A24 4,333 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, Tallguy said: Having seen Rushmore and The Royal Tenanbaums I'll disagree. These movies are 20 years old. People change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Man, I didn't even realize that Wes has already finished filming his next movie, apparently titled Asteroid City. And Tom Hanks is in it! I'm not sure I can handle this . @The Illustrious Jerry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_City The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Disco Stu said: I love every movie he's ever made. He wants to concentrate more on character, I'm there for it. He wants to concentrate more on visual whimsy, I'm there for it. I'm there for whatever he wants to do. He and the Coens are the only currently working directors that have carte blanche as far I'm concerned. I will enjoy anything they do. You’ll love the film then. It’s incredibly well shot and staged. I still liked and enjoyed it very much, just not my preferred type of Anderson. It’s essentially three vignettes vaguely stitched together. It’s generally much drier than his previous works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 The French Dispatch Possibly Wes Anderson's most exhausting film. This anthology picture is overflowing with so many ideas, brimming in rapid-fire, verbose, deadpan monologues, overwhelming subtitles, circuitous storytelling and swarming visual frames that are constantly shifting before your eyes...it's a lot to take in 90 minutes. But I can't help but smile at it. It's clearly a love letter to everything he loved about that era of American expatriates in Paris (not so subtly named "Ennui" in this film), rich in so many thoughts around the different facets of that community. I just don't think this film and its structure can really hold all of it, and his stylistic indulgence just further complicates things (it is his most beautiful looking film though...granted there are like 5 films in one here). Even his jokes don't quite punch through all the density as effectively. But, I do admire it, messiness and all. It's more interesting to me than Isle of Dogs. Desplat's score, more or less, felt insignificant. But does the job, as you would expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Thanks for the tip, @KK. I hope to see this, sometime. In the meantime, I'll rewatch DVDs of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, and THE DARJEELING LIMITED, which I purchased, recently, from my local thrift store, for the princely sum of 50p (about 75 cents), for both. How cool is that?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 3 hours ago, KK said: The French Dispatch Possibly Wes Anderson's most exhausting film. This anthology picture is overflowing with so many ideas, brimming in rapid-fire, verbose, deadpan dialogues, overwhelming subtitles, circuitous storytelling and swarming visual frames that are constantly shifting before your eyes...it's a lot to take in 90 minutes. But I can't help but smile at it. It's clearly a love letter to everything he loved about that era of American expatriates in Paris (not so subtly named "Ennui" in this film), rich in so many thoughts around the different facets of that community. I just don't think this film and its structure can really hold all of it, and his stylistic indulgence just further complicates things (it is his most beautiful looking film though...granted there are like 5 films in one here). Even his jokes don't quite punch through all the density as effectively. But, I do admire it, messiness and all. It's more interesting to me than Isle of Dogs. Desplat's score, more or less, felt insignificant. But does the job, as you would expect. I mostly agree with everything you say here. I only noticed original score in the last vignette, and thought it fit perfectly. I prefer Isle Of Dogs simply because it’s a cohesive singular story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 If you people think any of M Night Shamalan's films are among the worst movies ever made then clearly your film going experience is very very limited. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,389 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 There's this little art film that came out this weekend with lots of sand. DUNE (2021) I at least liked it. I'm waiting to see if it will grow on me or if I'll tire of it. I plan on seeing it at least once more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 They say its the new Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. I hear the score reminds folks of Howard Shore's work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 22/10/2021 at 9:24 AM, Disco Stu said: Man, I didn't even realize that Wes has already finished filming his next movie, apparently titled Asteroid City. And Tom Hanks is in it! On 22/10/2021 at 9:24 AM, Disco Stu said: I'm not sure I can handle this . Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 968 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 HALLOWEEN KILLS Wow, what a pile of bollocks. I quite liked the first instalment of this new Halloween timeline but this is just a mess. Spoiler How on Earth did he get away at the end? Why did none of the mob crowd bring a gun? Why was one of them equipped with merely an iron? I have so many questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Army Of Thieves (2021) Silly nonsense heist movie which plays as a backstory for Dieter, the safe cracker from Snyder's Army Of The Dead. FWIW, this prequel is more fun than Snyder's disappointing zombie movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Thanks for the tip, @AC1; I'll avoid. Edmilson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Dune (2021) Paul may not be a great fantasy hero like we're used to, he's certainly no Luke, Frodo or Harry Potter. But the movie is great! It's truly an experience that deserves to be watched in the biggest screen you can find. It's probably my least favorite Villeneuve movie and it's still a great film with amazing visuals. Zimmer's score works well in some places, but in other scenes it's rather obnoxious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 20 minutes ago, Edmilson said: It's probably my least favorite Villeneuve movie... I'd go for Maelstrom, an interesting and bizarre but rather messy film. My two favourite are easily Incendies and Sicario, respectively. I find it very difficult to compare the others that I've seen. I like them all and they all have great merits, and yet each of them has aspects that makes me find it less satisfying than I'd like. (I haven't seen August 32nd on Earth or Polytechnique.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: Dune (2021) Paul may not be a great fantasy hero like we're used to, he's certainly no Luke, Frodo or Harry Potter. But the movie is great! It's truly an experience that deserves to be watched in the biggest screen you can find. The biggest screen I can find is my telly. 1 hour ago, Edmilson said: Zimmer's score...i..s...obnoxious. Sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Didn't really like Indencies or Sicario or Arrival or Enemy or Blade Runner 2049 ... They all leave me somewhat cold. Will Dune bring any change in that? Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,221 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 There's no pleasing some people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I need a new cinematic hero. Snyder was a false prophet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, AC1 said: I need a new cinematic hero. Snyder was a false prophet. Waititi, Cuaron, Bayonna, Bong Joon-ho are currently some of my favourite although I am not sure they would be your cup of tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 No, I still await the one and true Messiah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: The biggest screen I can find is my telly. Believe, the movie will not look as great in home video as it looks in the theaters, IMAX specially. 4 hours ago, AC1 said: Will Dune bring any change in that? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 hour ago, AC1 said: No, I still await the one and true Messiah. I say you're the Messiah, Alex, and I should know; I've followed a few! Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 On 24/10/2021 at 4:47 PM, KK said: The French Dispatch Possibly Wes Anderson's most exhausting film. This anthology picture is overflowing with so many ideas, brimming in rapid-fire, verbose, deadpan monologues, overwhelming subtitles, circuitous storytelling and swarming visual frames that are constantly shifting before your eyes...it's a lot to take in 90 minutes. But I can't help but smile at it. It's clearly a love letter to everything he loved about that era of American expatriates in Paris (not so subtly named "Ennui" in this film), rich in so many thoughts around the different facets of that community. I just don't think this film and its structure can really hold all of it, and his stylistic indulgence just further complicates things (it is his most beautiful looking film though...granted there are like 5 films in one here). Even his jokes don't quite punch through all the density as effectively. But, I do admire it, messiness and all. It's more interesting to me than Isle of Dogs. Desplat's score, more or less, felt insignificant. But does the job, as you would expect. I just watched it at the cinema and the audience was so overstrained by it that they stopped caring and started talking. First time in years that I've had a bad experience with the audience I was with, but it were only the adults (probably expecting something on the level of a witless and unfunny German comedy), no adolescents that were annoying the other viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Army of Thieves was so much more enjoyable that Army of the Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 The Little Things (2021) One of the dumbest movies that I've seen in a long time. What's so dumb about it? Well, I don't want to spoil it for you. Hey, you might even like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage. It wasn't a great film but definitely a fun guilty pleasure. The actors really elevate this. Will Eternals be better? We'll find out tonight. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 On 31/10/2021 at 4:12 PM, Glóin the Dark said: I'd go for Maelstrom, an interesting and bizarre but rather messy film. My two favourite are easily Incendies and Sicario, respectively. I find it very difficult to compare the others that I've seen. I like them all and they all have great merits, and yet each of them has aspects that makes me find it less satisfying than I'd like. (I haven't seen August 32nd on Earth or Polytechnique.) I'm not sure whether I'm willing to see his first two movies out of respect of Villeneuve who stated himself that he doesn't really recognize these two movies as worthwhile. Just like Kubrick he kinda dismissed his early works. I really really want to see Polytechnique, but at the same time I'm really really afraid of the movie. As a feminist and as someone who got to witness a whole town being traumatized by a car rampage, this might really trigger me personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 6 hours ago, AC1 said: One of the dumbest movies that I've seen in a long time. What's so dumb about it? Well, I don't want to spoil it for you. Hey, you might even like it! It's a pretty bad movie indeed. Worst of all: it's also super boring. Anyone looking for a serial killer movie has a lot of better options from the 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, Edmilson said: It's a pretty bad movie indeed. Worst of all: it's also super boring. Anyone looking for a serial killer movie has a lot of better options from the 90s. Exactly. At times I thought this movie wants to be the new Seven (but fails miserably). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Eternals First: Chloé Zhao definitely is a talented director. There were a lot of gorgeous shots both intimate and on large scales The actors were all good nothing out of the ordinary but nothing bad either Visual effects are stunning, perhaps the best I've seen this year About the story in itself I liked it there are lots of unusual things for a Marvel movie which was quite refreshing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Eternals. It wasn't terrible and there's a lot to like about it but this movie felt quite bloated and mercilessly long. So, funnily enough, I was both intrigued and bored. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Dune (2021) That wasn't so bad. It's like the new Game Of Thrones (but with stiff characters and sans witty dialogue). Therefore I think it should have been a TV series. Now it feels like I have to wait two long years for the next 'episode'. The star of the movie has to be the production design which felt more impressive than everything else. 7/10 Brundlefly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,454 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Jungle Cruise It had a lot of potential of being a funny Raiders-like adventure in the jungle, but unfortunately this movie is painfully boring. Not even The Rock, who is one of the most charismatic entertainers in Hollywood these days, could save it. JNH's score is just too silly in context (he did a way better job 20 years ago in Atlantis, which is actually a better movie than Jungle Cruise). Also, it has a lot of crappy CGI, it's clear they filmed almost everything in front of a green screen in a comfortable LA studio. I miss when movies like this would actually go to exotic locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 5 hours ago, AC1 said: Dune (2021) That wasn't so bad. It's like the new Game Of Thrones (but with stiff characters and sans witty dialogue). Therefore I think it should have been a TV series. Now it feels like I have to wait two long years for the next 'episode'. The star of the movie has to be the production design which felt more impressive than everything else. 7/10 Fuck TV series, it has always been predestinated for the big screen. Edmilson and Chen G. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 59 minutes ago, Brundlefly said: Fuck TV series, it has always been predestinated for the big screen. The time movies were made solely for the big screen has long since gone. Their life after the theater is equally as important and certainly much more unduring (lasting decades instead of weeks) and directors that into account when they make movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 6 hours ago, AC1 said: Dune (2021) That wasn't so bad. It's like the new Game Of Thrones (but with stiff characters and sans witty dialogue). Therefore I think it should have been a TV series. Now it feels like I have to wait two long years for the next 'episode'. The star of the movie has to be the production design which felt more impressive than everything else. 7/10 Actually agree with you. If it could muster the same production values (this is key), I think the entire story would work really well in the miniseries structure. But I understand and admire Villeneuve's insistence on the big screen experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Still, 150 minutes of movie quality is much more worth than 450 minutes of series quality. It's not only the cinema experience, but also the mis-en-scène that I wouldn't want to miss. Chen G. and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 No Time to Die It's shot well and pretty entertaining, but all kinds of silly, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. But the story is littered with holes in plot and character motivations, and jumps around quite a bit between camp and self-seriousness (how much of is intentional...I don't know). Rami Malek is sadly given nothing to work with given his underwhelming, anemic, "creep in a mask" villain character. Craig gets a fitting farewell I suppose, though I didn't find myself very emotionally invested (Zimmer's wrap-up cue was definitely trying though!). And the score works quite well actually. Overall, it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, KK said: Actually agree with you. If it could muster the same production values (this is key), I think the entire story would work really well in the miniseries structure. But I understand and admire Villeneuve's insistence on the big screen experience. The thing is, it felt so Game Of Thrones to me that it was like watching a long pilot for a prestigious Fantasy show on HBO. Needless to say that the TV series will have to divide the budget of one single movie over 8 episodes and so it probably will never look as expensive as the movie. And yes, Villeuve made sure everything looked huge, but somehow that sense of scale was not lost on my TV. However, I rather spend 450 minutes in this universe than 2h 35m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, AC1 said: The thing is, it felt so Game Of Thrones to me that it was like watching a long pilot for a prestigious Fantasy show on HBO. Needless to say that the TV series will have to devide the budget of one single movie over 8 episodes and so it probably will never look as expensive as the movie. And yes, Villeuve made sure everything looked huge, but somehow that sense of scale was not lost on my TV. However, I rather spend 450 minutes in this universe than 2h 35m. The world-building in the film is more interesting than the characters themselves anyway. And I think there are also natural "episode breaks" in the film itself that would probably move the plot along in a more dynamic way. Ex. First episode is the Atriedes family moving to Arrakis + Benne Gesserit stuff. Second episode, explore that world. Another episode, the family gets wiped out. etc etc But yea, TV money is still not as big as movie money, so I guess I'll take the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 47 minutes ago, KK said: Ex. First episode is the Atriedes family moving to Arrakis + Benne Gesserit stuff. Second episode, explore that world. Another episode, the family gets wiped out. etc etc And you would have plenty of room for another episode in between that has all the trust issues between Leto, Jessica, and Thufir Hawat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I definitely could have seen that movie split into parts further. But its not doing that brilliantly in the box-office that Villenueve would have been confident to pitch a 3 or 4-part film series! Be that as it may, I loved the film the way it is. Sure, it isn't perfect, but I actually disagree with arguments levelled against its characters: I definitely felt the plight of the characters, especially Jessica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Red Notice A fun, brainless movie. Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds make a good duo, unfortunately Gal Gadot deliveres a terrible performance, ruining some of the scenes Plot is okay, not really important though here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 No Time To Die (2021) There are plenty of thrilling action sequences or set pieces, but overall, this Bond movie misses the class and finishing touch of Sam Mendes. And therefore there are a few too many times where you think: Hmm, that's not handled very well, or, I wouldn't have done it that way. The direction or storytelling itself (how you tell it) was sometimes a bit surprisingly deficient resulting in moments, dialogue, or even scenes that bring the movie down a notch. 6/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Ghostbusters : Afterlife - in which Egon Spengler's daughter inherits the 'dirt farm' that he'd holed up in and moves there with her kids. The small town nearby seems sleepy, but of course it's not long before things turn spooksome. An amusing, nostalgic and poignant sequel which compensates for whatever the hell that thing in 2016 was supposed to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 The Ghostbusters movie from 2016 was feminist and progressive and modern and brave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,360 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 And a big-ass flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 Night Teeth This is yet another bad Netflix original. The premise is interesting enough (there's some kind of rift between different vampire groups in modern day LA, and a hired driver gets caught up in it, driving 2 vampires around as they kill others without realizing it at first), but it's totally scuttled by poor execution (bumbling "action" scenes, set design, pacing, acting, everything etc). I was on board when I saw Sydney Sweeney was in it, but it turns out she and Megan Fox are only in the movie for literally one scene and that's it (See above - there, now you don't need to see the movie). Don't bother with this clunker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 I wholeheartedly recommend The Harder They Fall on Netflix. Great cast, visuals, and soundtrack. The whole thing is dripping with style. There are a few racially based jokes that are made at the expense of whites, and are laugh out loud funny, one is dialog and the other is visual. Very delightful. JNHFan2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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