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Movies You’ve Watched Lately [OT] - 2023
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Billbofet
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This ^^
Watched this with my kids this weekend and we all really enjoyed it. I would say it's probably 20-25 minutes too long.
Good stuff overall.
GeekyDad
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I got about 25 minutes into Argo, and then almost threw up in my mouth. Fuck that piece of shit duckboy, Affleck. I've given him too many chances already. The fucker can probably act, but he'd rather stroke his own ego publicly. How the **** do you turn that story into a fucking hero's tale. Hope his wife face ****s him!
I watched Knock at the Cabin a couple of days ago and it just was not as intense as I thought it should be. I thought most of the actors did a pretty good job but I feel like the camera/filming wasn't shot well enough to show the emotions the people were going through. I was suppose to go see that Cocaine Bear today but failed that. Mostly been watching a lot of Indian or Bollywood films. I'll talk about those later.
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BadBurger
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Cobra (1980-something)
I can't decide if this is a terrible movie or avant-garde beyond its time. It's a parody of 80's movies while being an 80's movie that it parodies.
My favorite part is how this super hard boiled 1950's fashioned cop lives in Spanish Harlem and has a vaulted ceiling apartment in all white and pastel fashion like something out of Scarface.
I can't decide if this is a terrible movie or avant-garde beyond its time. It's a parody of 80's movies while being an 80's movie that it parodies.
My favorite part is how this super hard boiled 1950's fashioned cop lives in Spanish Harlem and has a vaulted ceiling apartment in all white and pastel fashion like something out of Scarface.
NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt
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I gave it 17 minutes and 27 seconds, and couldn't do any more.
The Green Hornet fucking sucks.
Guess I didn't do enough research.
Yeah that movie sucked
bitbydeath
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Fun first half, but was let down by the second half. Still worth a watch, Daniel is fantastic as Al.
Fun first half, but was let down by the second half. Still worth a watch, Daniel is fantastic as Al.
Doom85
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MaestroMike
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heat
operation fortune: ruse de guerre
operation fortune: ruse de guerre
I don't understand why they made jason statham invincible and his enemies so weak he never broke a sweat in the fight sequences
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GeekyDad
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What dosage does your doctor have you on? I have to watch it, usually, about every six months.
MaestroMike
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saw it on my hulu recommendations and popped it on haven't watched it in a long time which is kinda surprising since I really enjoy seeing de Niro and Pacino work together I've had the irishman and godfather II on replay multiple times I wish they did more movies together. for me the shootout scenes in this is really good can't think of a better movie than this
Valonquar
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Because Jason Statham is like that in every move he's in.
Was real disappointed in Operation Fortune. I guess Guy Richie is just done making great movies, and is just phoning in okayish movies. Snatch, RockNRolla, and Revolver were great, Wrath of Man was downright terrible, The Gentlemen was passable.
Raistandantulus
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The Menu - Delicious deconstructions.
BadBurger
Is 'That Pure Potato'
Brightburn (2019)
Stories based on the premise of an evil Superman-like character have been done several times before in comics, and in better and more inventive ways. This simply lacks imagination. The scope and stakes are small. It is loaded with lazy overused tropes. There are a few situations in which the characters behave in absurd, unbelievable ways.
It's fine visually though. Also unafraid of gore, showing what it would probably look like if a being with those kinds of powers attacked fragile, regular-human meat bags.
Overall: meh
Stories based on the premise of an evil Superman-like character have been done several times before in comics, and in better and more inventive ways. This simply lacks imagination. The scope and stakes are small. It is loaded with lazy overused tropes. There are a few situations in which the characters behave in absurd, unbelievable ways.
It's fine visually though. Also unafraid of gore, showing what it would probably look like if a being with those kinds of powers attacked fragile, regular-human meat bags.
Overall: meh
JimmyRustler
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Seen The Whale in cinema yesterday.
That was pretty intense. Would be surprised if Fraser doesn't get an Oscar for it. Hated the kid. So annoying.
That was pretty intense. Would be surprised if Fraser doesn't get an Oscar for it. Hated the kid. So annoying.
BadBurger
Is 'That Pure Potato'
Mandy (2018)
I just finished this one.
Magnificent cinematography. Really acute use of both vivid and muted color and changing perspectives. Its first and third acts are told largely visually à la Beyond the Black Rainbow and The Void. There's bits of allegory sprinkled throughout:
The third act, thanks to actions taken by Cage's character, returns the direction and visual narration back to that of the first - but in an even more surreal and exotic way, going so far as to leave the interpretation of some events up to the viewer.
The best part of the movie is Cage's thunderous and emotional performance. If, like me, you love the completely unhinged and wild Nic Cage he goes all in here at times. Ululations with berserk expressions, random lines of dialog belted out that made me burst out laughing - he really did the thing.
Anyway, it's not a masterpiece or anything, but it should more than entertain fans and I totally see why it was a critical darling in 2018. I just wish I had seen it sooner.
I just finished this one.
Magnificent cinematography. Really acute use of both vivid and muted color and changing perspectives. Its first and third acts are told largely visually à la Beyond the Black Rainbow and The Void. There's bits of allegory sprinkled throughout:
Such as a scene near the end of the first act in which Cage's character is stabbed in his side by a "sacred" knife , much like Christ was by Longinus, shortly before Cage's character is metaphorically reborn.
The second act is told in a more traditional, narrative manner - and they arrive here in an interesting way: it is made obvious, at least to me, that Cage's character is a recovering alcoholic. As the second act begins he retrieves a stashed bottle of vodka and begins chugging it. Despite being mostly aloof and reserved during the first act, the breaking of his sobriety appears to release his true self. He begins raging, wailing, but then centers and becomes more and more focused as the second act proceeds. This is in contrast to how alcoholics typically are, in which a "moment of clarity" during brief stints of soberness bring them to such a calm and aware state. And the direction and tone of the film changes right alongside Cage's new mental state for the remainder of the second act.
The second act is told in a more traditional, narrative manner - and they arrive here in an interesting way: it is made obvious, at least to me, that Cage's character is a recovering alcoholic. As the second act begins he retrieves a stashed bottle of vodka and begins chugging it. Despite being mostly aloof and reserved during the first act, the breaking of his sobriety appears to release his true self. He begins raging, wailing, but then centers and becomes more and more focused as the second act proceeds. This is in contrast to how alcoholics typically are, in which a "moment of clarity" during brief stints of soberness bring them to such a calm and aware state. And the direction and tone of the film changes right alongside Cage's new mental state for the remainder of the second act.
The third act, thanks to actions taken by Cage's character, returns the direction and visual narration back to that of the first - but in an even more surreal and exotic way, going so far as to leave the interpretation of some events up to the viewer.
The best part of the movie is Cage's thunderous and emotional performance. If, like me, you love the completely unhinged and wild Nic Cage he goes all in here at times. Ululations with berserk expressions, random lines of dialog belted out that made me burst out laughing - he really did the thing.
Anyway, it's not a masterpiece or anything, but it should more than entertain fans and I totally see why it was a critical darling in 2018. I just wish I had seen it sooner.
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bitbydeath
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Much better than I expected, easily Jordan’s best movie, IMO.
nightmare-slain
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those gun sounds
i'd love to see this movie in cinema or somewhere with a good sound set up.
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BadBurger
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those gun sounds
That movie has so many great small moments. Like when Val's character is walking away from the final bank robbery towards the get away car smiling, but spots the cops across the street, and in .05 seconds reverts into war mode and goes absolutely HAM.
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