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Old 07-05-2017, 11:30 AM   #19721 (permalink)
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John Wick II



Spoiler for Jebus Christ:
1. Not many sequels live up to, let alone, surpass the original.
2. Talk about perfectly setting up another sequel. Jeez, I can't wait.
3. The slow buildup to "The Matrix" reunion was killer.
4. JW "How was he?" Charon "He's a good dog. I enjoyed his company."
5. Loved the nod to Enter the Dragon.
6. Winston "You have 1 hour."


****ing LOVED this movie.
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Old 07-05-2017, 05:11 PM   #19722 (permalink)
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Snowden (2016). My first Oliver Stone film, and the first I've seen starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (who did a really great job with the role of Snowden). The film adds a much-needed emotional context to the stoic and disassociated presence of Snowden in Citizenfour. Definitely watch Citizenfour first if you haven't seen either film. The documentary presents the actual interview footage between Snowden and Glenn Greenwald, in which Snowden's unemotional delivery might seem cold or even sociopathic without the context of what caused him to build those walls. The central character in Citizenfour is the story of mass surveillance, as Snowden communicated clearly that he didn't want it to be about him. The 2016 film adds all the personal backstory to frame why he is the way he appears in the documentary.

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You touched on one of the reasons why I think Oliver Stone is a terrible director: he presents himself as a lighter form of documentarian despite his films being full of overdramatization and pathos. Those tactics helped him dump gasoline on the fire that is the JFK conspiracy umbrella, with half truths put in the film for the sake of suspense being viewed as hard evidence by the public (I've seen people passionate defend facts that originated from the film, like the part where they go to the book depository to test out whether or not someone could fire six shots in that amount of time; for one they absolutely can and two that test never happened).

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is good for a pretty boy actor though.
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Old 07-05-2017, 06:08 PM   #19724 (permalink)
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You touched on one of the reasons why I think Oliver Stone is a terrible director: he presents himself as a lighter form of documentarian despite his films being full of overdramatization and pathos. Those tactics helped him dump gasoline on the fire that is the JFK conspiracy umbrella, with half truths put in the film for the sake of suspense being viewed as hard evidence by the public (I've seen people passionate defend facts that originated from the film, like the part where they go to the book depository to test out whether or not someone could fire six shots in that amount of time; for one they absolutely can and two that test never happened).

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is good for a pretty boy actor though.
I like Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July—and I liked Natural Born Killers when it came out, though I suspect I might not like it if I saw it now—but otherwise I tend to not like Oliver Stone movies. I think he gets way more praise than he deserves considering how much garbage he's put out in the world. I also think he personally is a horse's ass. I remember the moment I started thinking that was when I saw him in an interview, sometime in between Natural Born Killers and U Turn, whining about how John Woo's movies were too violent. On the positive side, he did give us The Hand and Conan so his record isn't 100% pretentious.
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Old 07-05-2017, 06:11 PM   #19725 (permalink)
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One of the original dystopian sci-fi movies. When I saw it was on SyFy I simply had to watch it, for probably the fourth or fifth time. Excellent stuff.
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I like Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July—and I liked Natural Born Killers when it came out, though I suspect I might not like it if I saw it now—but otherwise I tend to not like Oliver Stone movies. I think he gets way more praise than he deserves considering how much garbage he's put out in the world. I also think he personally is a horse's ass. I remember the moment I started thinking that was when I saw him in an interview, sometime in between Natural Born Killers and U Turn, whining about how John Woo's movies were too violent. On the positive side, he did give us The Hand and Conan so his record isn't 100% pretentious.
Ah, forgot about NBK. I think that's a good one, little overrated though. Never finished Platoon, I find a lot of the renowned war films to be rather boring, even Full Metal Jacket (the war part at least, the training part is great).
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Fantastically directed. Incredibly believable acting from everyone. The tension throughout this film is so palpable I was nearly gasping for fucking air at certain points. Kudos to you, Jon Stewart. Chula, don't let this slip you.
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I was thinking I should see that movie too, but I forgot it existed.
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Old 07-06-2017, 03:42 AM   #19729 (permalink)
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Neill Blomkamps project, Oats studio, has started to put out experimental film shorts on youtube and steam. The first film, Rakka, was pretty good. And Sigourney Weaver is in it so it can't be bad!


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I don't usually watch films but for some absolutely inexplicable reason, I decided to watch About a Boy yesterday. I remembered it as a very funny film, and I wasn't disappointed. Hugh Grant gives a brilliantly sardonic performance, and Nicholas Hoult is just fantastic. It's one of those films which doesn't really have a great payoff, or really go anywhere you wouldn't expect, but the content is satisfying on more than just a humorous level. I can't think of another film of it's type to deal with suicide for example. The comedy hits the spot and that's ultimately all I wanted.

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