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What's the budget on this?
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On 11/3/2019 at 3:02 AM, TLK said:
I liked the first five episodes but the rest of the show is very weak and completely misses the point of the book.
I think the 6th episode is the best and perhaps most acclaimed of the series. The long takes in the funeral home.
On a second viewing, the whole thing feels more complete. Even the end, which to me is still the only weak point of the series, feels a lot better.
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20 hours ago, MovieMan89 said:
What a film, my goodness. The seamless genre blending is absolutely mesmerizing, I truly don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it when it comes to genre mixing. Not even saying anything of the themes, performances, score, and cinematography - all first class. This movie will win Best Picture if the Academy Awards are based remotely on merit anymore.
Bong has always been the best at that. I've always said that he mixes genres as if they were all one and the same.
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2 hours ago, JB33 said:
Yeah, that's exactly what it seemed like, which is why the scene is harmless. It's Cliff toying with the memory in his head. This is now how QT is actually portraying Lee.
Agreed. The scene seems like both a daydream and a memory at the same time. Even so, it's not how Tarantino sees Lee, but how Cliff Booth sees him. Huge difference there.
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I didn't get to revisit as many of these as I'd have liked to, but something like this. (According to first festival/theatrical screenings, not US release dates)
1. Beau Travail
2. Eyes Wide Shut
3. Being John Malkovich
4. The Wind Will Carry Us
5. The Straight Story
6. Time Regained
7. Magnolia
8. Topsy Turvy
9. The Matrix
10. Rosetta
11. Fight Club
12. Three Kings
13. L'humanite
14. All About My Mother
15. Audition
16. Election
17. Toy Story 2
18. Ratcatcher
19. The Blair Witch Project
20. The Insider
21. Taboo
22. eXistenZ
23. The Limey
24. The Virgin Suicides
25. Bringing Out the Dead
Runners Up: Outer Space, The Iron Giant, Run Lola Run, American Movie, Ghost Dog, American Beauty, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, The Mission, Boys Don't Cry, Go, Pola X, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Sixth Sense, Dead or Alive
Further Personal Favorite: The Ninth Gate
I think the American Beauty debate is interesting. It hasn't held up as well as most other films because it seemed so fully formed in its time, especially when I was a freshman in college. I'm not gonna lie - I still think it's very good despite it not being a cool thing to like. But it doesn't hold a candle to the somewhat similar Magnolia, or precursors like Blue Velvet, and I think that's part of why the thrill of its newness faded fast. It's put together well and impresses on first viewing but it's not very deep or original in the final analysis.
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2 minutes ago, Avatree said:
Not any more? Err.. he never has? He's done one R-rated film, his first film Memento?
Following is his first film. Insomnia is also R. He started his career as a very adult director who made lean movies on a small budget, which is why some clamor for him to make a return to that territory.
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I think both parts of the story in this basically plotless movie are wonderfully intertwined on an atmospheric level, which is where this movie lives and breathes. The Mansons were incorporated from the second scene in the film, and frequently revisited throughout, which helps. But this movie is about the times, and the changing of times, and the confusion of the times, and perhaps a loss of innocence, and all of that is tied together. To me, saying that the Mansons don't belong in the movie is like saying that they don't belong in real life. They don't, and yet there they are, influenced by and influencing the times. It all feels right to me, and there's a lot to read into, and I'm happy he left it loose and the meaning of it all understated.
As far as Bruce Lee, I simply don't see the things described here as a bad thing. I don't think in these terms, but even if it is a white male fantasy, that's that character's white male fantasy. The film doesn't need to pass judgment on that character for fantasizing (if it's a daydream, as it felt to me, or a hazy memory, as it also felt) or for actually fighting Lee in that fashion (if it is a flashback). Maybe it's just something that happened. Maybe the Pitt character is simply a macho man who felt underappreciated who wanted to take down somebody who everybody admired in order to prove himself. Or, maybe the character actually is racist in some way. Maybe that is the point, and we see it through his eyes, and it just is what it is.
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8 hours ago, ban1o said:
Someone else said this in another forum but most people are saying it was a flashback (which was my interpretation)....I don't know where the daydream/fantasy thing comes from. He was fixing the roof and then had a flashback on why he no longer works a stuntsman for Rick and has to be fixing roofs instead.
And as you can tell I did not love the Bruce Lee Scene. It was cringy as hell.
Why was it cringy? I genuinely don't understand that criticism, which was tossed around by some as early as its premiere.
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10 minutes ago, cannastop said:
Well it is taking space and resources from movies that otherwise could have been made. I admit I do have plans to see The Lion King, but I have mixed feelings about it.
This, 100%. It's shaping the industry, reverberating effects of how and what movies are being made, etc. That's the practical reason to be against certain films without simply being able to ignore them.
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On 7/12/2019 at 8:44 AM, Tower said:
I had to google who that is, and he seems to be a Youtube reviewer. I'm not sure why he would make a particular difference to this list, especially compared to the many reviewers on Youtube, some of whom are bigger than redlettermedia, like Jahns or Stuckmann.
Redlettermedia makes a difference because 1999 is the year of Phantom Menace. His elaborate and jokey reviews are famous for pointing out every single possible flaw and goof in, mainly, the Star Wars prequels. Many people I know credit him as being a key contributor to the prevalent opinion that the prequels are not in any way good. I think that's why it has been suggested that Redlettermedia may matter to the placement of films from 1999.
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Scar Jo is right, and doesn't sound entitled to me at all. Acting is playing someone you're not. Thats the fun, thats the challenge. The notion you have to turn something down because you aren't, say, gay or straight and the character is, is artistic restriction and is awful. That said, all should have equal opportunity based on talent and that obviously isn't the case.
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2 hours ago, tawasal said:
The guy who gave the rotten review to break the 100% streak, has also very recently ruined The Searchers (1956) 100% RT score with the only rotten review. I have looked at his other reviews and he comes off as a person who wants to be edgy and going against the majority in most of his reviews, I think for all the wrong reasons. He doesn't seem genuine in his reviews.
If you're talking about Kyle Smith, he's the opposite of edgy. He's an extremely conservative critic with, in my opinion, very safe, middle of the road taste.
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8 hours ago, catlover said:
Whaat? To me, Bao was cute, moving and so relatable.
Same here. Bao is the best in some time and I'm surprised that folks here didn't like it given its reception. It's quite unique, beautiful and deep.
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15 hours ago, CoolEric258 said:
I'm interested to see how this is divisive. Unless it's sympathetic to Cheney or the Bush administration, which I doubt, I can't see how it'll be divisive.
Divisive not only because of the political division, but because the movie, if it is anything like The Big Short, will be wild, fractured, chaotic editing, etc. Not for everyone in that regard.
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13 hours ago, ban1o said:
omg i just read the actress who plays the daughter is deaf in real life. I'm so glad Krasiniski cast a deaf actress <3 I wanted to go see this before but I'll definitely support now.
I really think this could break out to Get Out/Split levels. It looks great and different and intense. I honestly think the Pg-13/R thing is overblown. If a film is good it's good. The rating doesn't matter.
Same actress from Wonderstruck. Half of which took place in the era of silent cinema and was shot as though it was made then. She's a great little actress.
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58 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:
I already had my fix of "people go into video game world' with Jumanji 2 recently, what does RPO bring to the table that I need to see it?
Honestly, Ready Player One was one of the most impressive movies I've ever seen from a technical standpoint. Visuals, editing, clarity of action, mastery of technology...its astounding. Spielberg's greatest achievement on a technical level, imo. That's why you see it.
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28 minutes ago, Chewy said:
The idea that he's hopeful he'll see his mother again til the end is less depressing than him actually being allowed only a moment with her. Not sure how you got warm fuzzies out of that ending, it's even darker - he spent forever wishing only to be allowed a glimpse. But it's also much more removed from the actual movie that led up to it
Anyway we could argue this all day, just gonna agree to disagree
Isn't the actual idea even more depressing than that? That the boy isn't actually seeing his mother, but rather a recreation of her? And that he's only being allowed to so that the advanced AI can study him further like he's just some specimen? And that at the end they're shutting him down forever? I believe that's all why some people consider it one of the great and misunderstood twist endings of all time. It seems like the most sentimental thing Spielberg has ever done, but it's really the darkest.
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49 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:
SP's luster has really dimmed now for film buffs, hasn't it?
There was a lot of surface appeal in the premise and style but the movie itself just felt so lifeless, imo.
I don't think that's true. Judging by the film polls of the best films of the decade by fandor and the AV Club in 2015, the movie has gained in support. It placed in the top 40 of both lists.
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1 hour ago, baumer said:
If we are going past two decades, why is Sixth Sense, The Blair Witch Project and World War Z not listed here?
I understand that @davincicode1 is thrilled with the performance of the film, as he should be, but you are keeping out a bunch of films. Also, taking nothing away from Get Out, but when you take a gross from 1999 like Blair Witch, it certainly usurps Get Out. Again, take nothing away from Get Out, it's a terrific performance. I just think your agenda is a little transparent with this. If you are going by the last 20 years, where is Sixth Sense? And why is the 1999 BWP not on the list?
He definitely meant past two decades, as in the pre-determined time frames of what we typically refer to as decades (80s, 90s, etc), not actually 20 years. But Signs and World War Z and I Am Legend should all definitely be on there.
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13 hours ago, The Futurist said:
Pattinson is such a dreadful actor I have no idea why "auteurs" still find it "cute" to cast him.
These guys have really low standards.
As usual, he was laughable in this.
He's great in a small role in The Childhood of a Leader.
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18 minutes ago, KGator said:
I've lived in 10 different states over my life (though for 2 I wasn't there during an Easter) and have never had an "Easter Monday" off. The only way I could see this happening is for children/teachers who might have their spring breaks scheduled for the week after Easter Sunday. Other than that . . . who is getting Easter Monday off? God knows my college spring breaks always seemed to be in early March. I can see religious schools automatically taking their Spring Breaks over the week after Easter Sunday and I have seen some schools just take the Friday before Easter and the Monday after for "Easter Break" but those are usually the exception. I'd be all for making the Monday after Easter a Holiday but . . . it hasn't happened yet.
That being said, Easter 2016 was one of the earliest Easters I can remember (Late March?) so I suspect a lot of Spring Breaks just happened to fall the week after which helped boost the BvS numbers.
I've always had Easter Mondays off. I went to Catholic grade school and a public high school. My girlfriend is currently a teacher at a public school, and they also get Easter Monday off...they don't say it's because of Easter Monday, though. They just usually schedule an institute day that day or something else. Point being, I think that Easter Monday is such a large thing for so many people that schools would rather just make up an excuse to give kids that day off out of respect to the amount of people who celebrate Easter. At least where I'm from and what I see.
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31 minutes ago, filmlover said:
I'm reminded of Aeon Flux, which also didn't screen for critics before opening. Clearly this is a disaster and the studio knows it.
@EmpireCity liked it, so I thought it might be okay. Too bad.
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25 minutes ago, Barnack said:
Since a lot of time getting burned using that metric, (MadMax Fury Road had a very late embargo lift) I try not to put too much weight on it, but when the embargo lift after the movie release in some main market, it is hard to not be pessimistic.
Fury Road embargo lifted the Monday of its week of release. That is still early, especially considering it's Warner Bros. It lifted right after its Cannes premiere. Lifting on a Wednesday as opposed to a Monday or even Tuesday is usually not a great sign. I think only movies that are trying to be kept totally secret have their embargoes lift on Wednesday (10 Cloverfield Lane, for example) and still end up doing great critically. Obviously, it could still do ok, though.
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2 hours ago, baumer said:
The Rock in the summer in Towering Inferno in China?
45/125
You guys are crazy if you think it will flop.
Totally agree. Not sure where the negativity is coming from.
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Wednesday Numbers (11/6/19)
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What was Parasite's theater count last week? And for how many more weeks do we expect it to expand?