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04-22-2023, 06:42 PM | #24361 (permalink) | |
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Spoilers ahead btw A lot of the movie can easily be called plagiarism, but I think there's a severe degree of homage in the movie meant to show the kinds of things that would influence a character like that given that he refuses to interact with anything unless he's forced to. The protagonist is as if you never touched your controller in a videogame and got all of the essential narrative sequences that make more sense when you fully play the game, and with his reclusive nature I think they're saying he's understanding the world through the lens of media far more than he realizes, hence the heavy degree of reference. There are parts directly taken from Synecdoche, New York, It's Such a Beautiful Day, Mulholland Drive, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things from what I noticed, and parts of Antkind (which I'm still working on). I prefer Midsommar to Hereditary btw and thinking more about it, Scaring the Beaus is probably his best. Hereditary drives at his most powerful messaging, but his other films are just some pure ass cinema that I can't help loving. I might catch Evil Dead tonight. Not even that crazy about the series, but the new one looks like a blast.
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04-23-2023, 07:18 PM | #24363 (permalink) |
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Enjoyed “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”. Very fast, kinetic pacing with a cool narrative structure. There are some ridiculously tense scenes where characters are making/moving bombs that were particularly awesome. Good cast that executes the solid script well, and the eco “terrorists” have well defined motivations. Big recommend
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04-25-2023, 11:46 AM | #24364 (permalink) |
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Saw Beau is Afraid again. God I love it. There are several interpretations of what is even happening and all of them are interesting to consider. There are still a couple things that I’m not sure how to analyze:
Spoiler for “Beau is Afraid”:
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05-01-2023, 12:18 PM | #24365 (permalink) |
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Polite Society: absolutely awesome. Reminded me a lot of Scott Pilgrim but honestly kind of better? Good performances, hilarious script, fun plot structure and pacing. 4/5
Sisu: a pile of garbage. What movie are people watching that is leading to this getting good scores? This is the most boring version of "some villainous people ****ed with the wrong guy" movie that I've ever seen. People say that John Wick fans will love it. Why? John Wick actually does **** and beats people up. Almost every "cool" thing Sisu guy does is off screen. The movie is gray, bland, lifeless, and boring. 1/5
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05-01-2023, 02:30 PM | #24366 (permalink) |
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Bacurau Hell. Yes. Fantastic film. Tarantino fiends would love this. Slow start with such a wonderful tone shift midway through. Doesn't hold your hand. Don't touch my f*cking hand. Gah, so good. |
05-02-2023, 09:30 PM | #24367 (permalink) |
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Dope hardboiled cop/yakuza movie. There is a scene some guys might wince at, some unlucky guy had pearls in his shaft "surgically removed". |
08-22-2023, 07:22 AM | #24368 (permalink) |
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Just watched "Dune" and it was a visual masterpiece. By the way, who else here has Firestick? I stumbled upon this fantastic website https://www.firestickhow.com/bestbuy-iptv-review.html which offers plenty of great tips and guides. It's a great resource for expanding your entertainment options.
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