Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 A Quiet Place - A very intense almost dialogue free horror film, that relies more on the characters constant state of fear, and strong performances to carry it, along with Krasinki's solid direction. It's early, but I predict this'll end up on my top ten of the year. I liked it a lot. - 9 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 The Big Sick It has all the positives and negatives that come with an Apatow production. Grounded comedy woven into a heartfelt romantic narrative that’s overlong and underdeveloped. Odd how formulaic it is considering it’s based on Kumail Nanjiani’s actual life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 My review of A Quiet Place. https://dailyuv.com/feed/952201?location=norwich-vt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Ready Player One. Has its moments and ideas, though they're mostly in the first half or so and the whole thing gets lost in exaggerated geekiness (even for this sort of geek fest) and bumpy plotting. Nice score (I don't really see how a Williams score would have fit into this). And Spielberg sure knows how to do 3D. Also, Mark Rylance was wonderful. Overall though, Spielberg's recent "younger" films (although, can a film that celebrates 70s/80s geek culture really be aimed at an excessively young audience?) seem to be too childish in their characters, plotting and humour; much unlike his older classics that were "adult" films for youngish viewers. The musical easter eggs (King Kong and BTTF stood out to me) were among my favourites. And there was a moment that sounded deceptively like 1941 to my ears? (Apologies if this has been brought up elsewhere, I wasn't especially interested in the film and didn't read the respective threads) Matt C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,374 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Yes of course the 1941 musical reference was discussed (in the thread for the RP1 score) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,211 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Good. Not just my ears then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Truth or Dare This is so bad, it makes your typical Syfy DTV dreck look good. The concept is intriguing, but the execution is awful. Had the producers and director gone for a Final Destination-style approach (with the deaths in their gory glory) and more tongue-in-cheek, it might've been worthwhile. The cast does nothing to elevate the material, they're all pretty fodder for the illogical "truth or dare" curse. Blumhouse needs to be more selective about the scripts they pick. For every potential hit like Get Out, there's 4-5 worthless genre shits like Truth or Dare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,843 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 27 minutes ago, Matt C said: Truth or Dare This is so bad, it makes your typical Syfy DTV dreck look good. The concept is intriguing, but the execution is awful. Had the producers and director gone for a Final Destination-style approach (with the deaths in their gory glory) and more tongue-in-cheek, it might've been worthwhile. The cast does nothing to elevate the material, they're all pretty fodder for the illogical "truth or dare" curse. Blumhouse needs to be more selective about the scripts they pick. For every potential hit like Get Out, there's 4-5 worthless genre shits like Truth or Dare. For a moment there I thought you meant madonna's Truth or Dare which I love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Nope, I meant that toothless thriller that came out earlier this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 23 hours ago, Matt C said: Truth or Dare This is so bad, it makes your typical Syfy DTV dreck look good. The concept is intriguing, but the execution is awful. Had the producers and director gone for a Final Destination-style approach (with the deaths in their gory glory) and more tongue-in-cheek, it might've been worthwhile. The cast does nothing to elevate the material, they're all pretty fodder for the illogical "truth or dare" curse. Blumhouse needs to be more selective about the scripts they pick. For every potential hit like Get Out, there's 4-5 worthless genre shits like Truth or Dare. Sounds like someone likes Red Letter Media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 My review of Isle of Dogs. https://dailyuv.com/feed/953159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Looks awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 26 minutes ago, JoeinAR said: Looks awful Ok, so the font isn't what I would choose, but it doesn't look that bad. JoeinAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War - Still processing this, but wow just wow. It's rare to see a superhero film get me so emotional. Thanos was also a fantastic villain. I'd say more, but I think people should just see the film. I enjoyed it a lot. - 8.5 / 10 JoeinAR and John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Fancyarcher said: It's rare to see a superhero film get me so emotional. I'm not surprised. I've have heard it feels like a Star Wars movie and that the music is Williams-esque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Is it realistic and relatable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 No, but deep down it's what every JWFan wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I thought what every JWFan wanted was for Giacchino to be dragged into Hell by ravenous fanged demons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Next time it will be you who comes begging to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: I'm not surprised. I've have heard it feels like a Star Wars movie and that the music is Williams-esque. I wouldn't say Williams-esque but certainly pushing it in that genre's direction, yeah. The first one was more modern action thriller in comparison. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I'm generally not interested in these movies, but for some reason I was beginning to quite fancy this one. But then Drax revealed the big spoiler to a few of us elsewhere, so now I'll not bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,020 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Quintus said: I'm generally not interested in these movies, but for some reason I was beginning to quite fancy this one. But then Drax revealed the big spoiler to a few of us elsewhere, so now I'll not bother. If you treat them as a television series almost (one film leading into another) they're not that bad. Bergman or Kubrick these ain't but still better than most blockbusters. More fun anyway. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, Quintus said: I'm generally not interested in these movies, but for some reason I was beginning to quite fancy this one. But then Drax revealed the big spoiler to a few of us elsewhere, so now I'll not bother. Batman's not in Infinity War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 That's disappointing. I'll give it a miss then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Howard the Duck survives though. Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Is Supergran in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Yeah, and Superted? What about Bananaman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,554 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 He'd blow fucking Loki off the screen, I'm telling ya now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, Richard said: Yeah, and Superted? What about Bananaman? Oh man, the crossover movie to end them all. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,364 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Avengers : Infinity War - at 2-and-a-half hours this inevitably drags a little in places, but this is largely a successful mash-up of most of Marvel's on-screen heroes to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 So Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came up on TV... Simply put: no. Just...just, no. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,346 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I wonder what's the worst sequel: Crystal Skull or Prometheus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Isn't Prometheus a prequel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Attack of the Clones will always be the worst sequel/prequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 36 minutes ago, John said: Attack of the Clones will always be the worst sequel/prequel. There should be fan edit combining the three worst prequels/sequels ever....The Desolation of the Crystal Clones John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Oi! You leave the Desolation of Smaug out of this! It is not in the same ballpark as either of those two films. Its not even in the same galaxy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,532 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Yes, it's rather Attack of the Five Skulls. Sounds a bit more badass than crystal clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 The Kingdom of the Five Clone Armies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Somehow Prometheus was even worse than Crystal Skull. But yes, Attack of the Clones is worse than everything! Chen G. and Nick1Ø66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 30 minutes ago, Quintus said: Attack of the Clones is worse than everything! This demands a thread of its own! Not Mr. Big and Holko 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,673 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Nick1066 said: There should be fan edit combining the three worst prequels/sequels ever....The Desolation of the Crystal Clones The Last Desolation of the Crystal Clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 23 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: This demands to thread of its own! Indeed. From a film studies point of view, its an utterly fascinating subject. Its a masterclass at what not to do with big budget, serialized films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Chen G. said: Its a masterclass at what not to do with big budget, serialized films. The scene where Bilbo kills the baby spider in DOS reminded me of when Anakin killed those sand people. DOS and AOTC are tone poems to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 They do share some uncanny similarities, plot-wise. Gandalf, the character which inspired that of Ben Kenobi, goes to investigate a mystery; a character (I would say Thorin moreso than Bilbo) starts descending into darkness, etc... But they're really incidental more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nick1066 said: The scene where Bilbo kills the baby spider in DOS reminded me of when Anakin killed those sand people. Was that even a baby spider? To this day, I still have no clue what that thing was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 It has too many legs to be a spider. Whatever it was, it was effective; and that's what matters. Its much better than the original idea (which is the more "faithful" to the book) where Bilbo turns into a one-man army killing Spiders all over the place. I much prefer that sequence highlighting the Dwarves. I love how Dwalin just punches a spider in the face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, Chen G. said: They do share some uncanny similarities, plot-wise. Gandalf, the character which inspired that of Ben Kenobi, goes to investigate a mystery; a character (I would say Thorin moreso than Bilbo) starts descending into darkness, etc... But they're really incidental more than anything. I was kidding, but I actually do think that the PT and Hobbit have quite a few similarities, mainly in their weaknesses. I'm not saying they're equally weak (The Hobbit as a whole is undoubtedly better than most of the PT), but I do think both in terms of the films themselves, and in the production, the two trilogies are problematic in similar ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,950 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I can see where you're coming from with that argument, but I don't think I agree. I would say the similarities are mostly in the external, superficial aspects of the story and storytelling. The essence behind both stories and both storytellers is very, very different. On the one hand is an original story; on the other - an adapted one. On the one hand is a trilogy that was made up as its writer went along; on the other, one that was all produced simultaneously. On the one hand is a visionary writer/director who made an entire previous trilogy completely his own; on the other, an overrated writer/director who wrote and directed exactly one good film; and didn't write nor direct two of the entries in the trilogy he was following up. Star Wars is also a much more traditional narrative, compared to The Hobbit trilogy which has fifteen (!) protagonists, and generally many, many more characters in the periphery, as well. Screentime is very different, as well; the levels of violence, too. They're really not all that similar. The issue with The Hobbit is the short pre-production period; that always bodes ill in terms of production value, and in this case it also meant that the scripts weren't quite there in some respects and this cascaded into production and post-production, where the film's (especially the first one) would have benefited from another edit. With Star Wars, the issues stem more from George Lucas' ineptitude as a filmmaker. Whether its with plotting, dialogue, hesistation to go all out with the narrative (see the cut when Anakin starts killing the sand people), uninspired camerawork, flat lighting, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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