Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 It was absolutely terrible. A dreadfully boring POS. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I thought the ending was the only thing good and interesting about it. Imagine if it was yet again another battle with a monster. Jees! The rest of the movie was too much 'been there, done that', but with an all-female crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I was surprised by how awfully generic most of it was. That and the cringe-worthy writing. The ending was the only intriguing part of the whole affair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I didn't like it much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,271 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 It was dreadfully cliched until the third act, then the third act was cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,979 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I have yet to see that. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, crocodile said: I have yet to see that. Karol Do yourself a favor and take a grapefruit spoon and gouge out your eyes if you feel a desire to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Earth is kicking out mankind. 5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I read that is one of the biggest waste of time on netflix. 90% of netflix is terrible programming. my sister and I saw The Kid who would be King. Light fare but certainly enjoyable and worth $6.25 Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I prefer Lifetime movies to most of the Netflix original movies I've seen. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Netflix is all about generating content, not quality. Not Mr. Big and The Illustrious Jerry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,490 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Maybe Netflix can turn it around, with THE IRISHMAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 13 hours ago, dougie said: I prefer Lifetime movies to most of the Netflix original movies I've seen. IO is a Mandalay production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 48 minutes ago, Richard said: Maybe Netflix can turn it around, with THE IRISHMAN? Oh I'm not saying something made or (partially) funded by Netflix cannot be quality. I'm just saying quality isn't their primary concern. Not Mr. Big and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: Maybe Netflix can turn it around, with THE IRISHMAN? Doesn't matter, it will still be a waste of time for Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,490 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 How can any Scorsese film be a waste of time?! Even NEW YORK STORIES is not bad. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 10 minutes ago, Richard said: How can any Scorsese film be a waste of time?! Shutter Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,942 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Not a bad film by any means. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Hmmm.....did Morlock like Shutter Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Wasn't the Morlock already a goner by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Its a Koray film for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,979 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 The Mule. I really enjoyed this. Eastwood's films tend to be a bit of a hit and miss. This one is necessarily brilliant in any way but it's still a very solid piece of filmmaking. Good writing, pacing, acting etc. No complaints whatsoever - definitely one if the better films I've seen so far this year. Good stuff. OK then... Vice starts in about 15 minutes. Karol Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,979 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Vice. OK so I don't really know what to make of this. The film was interesting to watch and is well made. Acting is good and such. But... I'm not sure whether I can go with the mixture of Guy Ritchie meets Oliver Stone type of collage cinema seriously any more. Back in the days when I thought JFK was cinema's greatest accomplishment (OK, maybe not that far) I would have been very impressed with this. But while it is technically impressive, Vice leaves me very cold and, quite frankly, bit frustrated. See, this film tries to be very clever (and it also keeps telling how clever it is) but also has an annoying tendency to explain everything it does...so that you don't miss it. Not very clever at all then. The funny thing is that while it addresses the media propaganda and its role in shaping political narrative, it is also sort of is...exactly that. And it knows it is. I don't particularly like being told what to think on any subject...even if I agree with what's been said. But there is probably no other way to create a work of "art" like this without making any sort of judgement and going one way or another. And that is why I generally dislike films based on "true events"... because it seems that "fact" is the most dishonest of subjects in dramatised setting. So yeah, it is entertaining...but ultimately only as a curiosity. Neither satire nor drama, I have no idea what is this supposed to be. Too smug for its own good --- I know this much. I did very much enjoy Nicholas Britell's score. Think it was quite well done. Karol The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thats one film that holds no interest to me. I lived through the reality A fantasy of it in unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,979 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Yes. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Thats one film that holds no interest to me. I lived through the reality A fantasy of it in unnecessary. Some people said the same thing about Titanic. Maybe just the really old people who thought they were on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Stefancos said: Its a Koray film for sure! Great movie, like Crash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, W0$ said: Some people said the same thing about Titanic. Maybe just the really old people who thought they were on it. Yeah thanks for playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Yeah, sorry about that. That joke was unfit for human consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,490 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Koray Savas said: Great movie, like Crash! Which CRASH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Not Cronenberg's! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Any Cronenberg movies recommended? I've seen Scanners, The Fly and A History of Violence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,490 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I'd recommend VIDEODROME, NAKED LUNCH, SPIDER, and DEAD RINGERS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,344 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The Mule - Clint Eastwood directs, produces and stars in this (unlikely as it seems) based-on-a-true-story drama about a 90-year-old drug 'mule'. Solidly entertaining, with Clint on wrinkly 'n' crabbily charming form and with able support from the likes of Bradley Cooper, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest, Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 15 hours ago, crocodile said: I did very much enjoy Nicholas Britell's score. Think it was quite well done. Good to know. I have been enjoying the score, but I have yet to watch the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 9:52 AM, Richard said: How can any Scorsese film be a waste of time?! Even NEW YORK STORIES is not bad. Shutter Island was a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Hmmm...agreed with Alex again. You two are so similar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Joe and I rarely agree, but when we do, it means it's the truth. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Or you are both wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, Stefancos said: Or you are both wrong! Not possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Its as possible and likely as you both being right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Its as possible and likely as you both being right. As likely for us as it is likey for Holmes and Moriarty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Saw If Beale Street Could Talk. Pretty much loved it, it was a beautiful film. My review. https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/973934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I wondered why its called Beale Street if its set in Harlem. Beale Street is in Memphis TN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 In the Book it's based off, the title was meant to be a reference to the song "Beale Street Blues", so more of a figurative reference then anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said: In the Book it's based off, the title was meant to be a reference to the song "Beale Street Blues", so more of a figurative reference then anything. I just read that. I assumed incorrectly that it was set in Memphis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 11 hours ago, Stefancos said: Its as possible and likely as you both being right. For a hardcore Trekkie, your logic is quite flawed, Steef. Lots of hard violence (in an exploitative way) and silly looking bad guys. It's a mystery that Mads Mikkelsen produced this. The best thing about it are the landscape shots in HDR. Still, I was able to finish it. 4/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,979 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Green Book. The film itself is painfully formulaic and we've seen it hundreds of times before... But because of the two leads and their great chemistry you sort buy it despite yourself. Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen are a pleasure to watch on screen. Ali is introverted, stoic and classy whereas Mortensen offers a hilarious comedic counterpoint. If you want to watch something uncomplicated but heart-warming this week look no further! Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I know of real places in the green book. Unfortunately I also know where blacks were not allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, crocodile said: Green Book. The film itself is painfully formulaic and we've seen it hundreds of times before... But because of the two leads and their great chemistry you sort buy it despite yourself. Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen are a pleasure to watch on screen. Ali is introverted, stoic and classy whereas Mortensen offers a hilarious comedic counterpoint. If you want to watch something uncomplicated but heart-warming this week look no further! Karol I missed it at TIFF but it won the festival prize, and seems to be the betting underdog horse for awards season, so I thought it would be more than the formulaic air of its trailer. Oh well. At least it sounds like a fun watch. On 1/28/2019 at 3:35 PM, Fancyarcher said: Saw If Beale Street Could Talk. Pretty much loved it, it was a beautiful film. My review. https://dailyuv.com/profile/2232/973934 Meh. Nice moments and nicely framed, but overall, comes off as kind of aimless and staged. A disappointing followup to Moonlight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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