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LurchingBeast
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This might shock you but Craven didn't write or direct Wishmaster, but was executive producer so he got his name on the poster for commercial reasons.
Not that he wasn't above writing and directing campy shit, such as the dog's flashback scene in The Hills Have Eyes 2.
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He "farmed out"... Wishmaster... (IE: Didn't make it)
That statement is still technically correct.
LurchingBeast
Like many Korean movies, Parasite is commentary on social inequality but the delivery from an original idea was so crushing.
Like many Korean movies, Parasite is commentary on social inequality but the delivery from an original idea was so crushing.
The first third of the film is dark comedy, but I loved that the final third took such a hard turn where shit literally flows down hill. Seriously had my jaw on the floor marveling at the sheer briliance throughout that flood sequence. I still haven't completely figured out what the title refers to (I'm sure it's meant to have open interpretation)
On the second viewing, I'm gonna pay MUCH closer attention to the rock since Director Bong pointed out in the Q&A to keep an eye on it's location relative to the plot progression. There's tremendous symbolism in water and rocks all over the place that I'll watch out for - such as how the Park family had plenty of expensive bottled water, how the Kims got drenched.
On the second viewing, I'm gonna pay MUCH closer attention to the rock since Director Bong pointed out in the Q&A to keep an eye on it's location relative to the plot progression. There's tremendous symbolism in water and rocks all over the place that I'll watch out for - such as how the Park family had plenty of expensive bottled water, how the Kims got drenched.
LurchingBeast
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The Laundromat - 5.5/10
The second best Soderbergh film of 2019 plays like a star-studded, serialized The Big Short with whimsical explanations of how the rich hide money. It is structured with a few sub-stories sprawling out from the shady businessmen who run a massive off-shore tax scheme played by Antonio Banderas and a Gary Oldman, the latter at his most cartoonish. Meryl Streep of course gets top billing as a retiree left in the lurch by the schemes, trying to navigate the murky waters of borderline fraudulent activities. Some of the segments miss their mark, such as Jeffrey Wright and Matthias Schoenarts' short stories, while others are genius, as is the story of the wealthy family lead by a philandering patriarch played by Nonso Anozie. That story alone is worth the 95 minute run-time of an otherwise mostly middling movie.
On Netflix
The second best Soderbergh film of 2019 plays like a star-studded, serialized The Big Short with whimsical explanations of how the rich hide money. It is structured with a few sub-stories sprawling out from the shady businessmen who run a massive off-shore tax scheme played by Antonio Banderas and a Gary Oldman, the latter at his most cartoonish. Meryl Streep of course gets top billing as a retiree left in the lurch by the schemes, trying to navigate the murky waters of borderline fraudulent activities. Some of the segments miss their mark, such as Jeffrey Wright and Matthias Schoenarts' short stories, while others are genius, as is the story of the wealthy family lead by a philandering patriarch played by Nonso Anozie. That story alone is worth the 95 minute run-time of an otherwise mostly middling movie.
On Netflix
LurchingBeast
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There are so many threads to pull with that movie I would think it impossible to catch every one.
The density in what it says about class warfare is fucking astounding. In order to ascend from the bottom, others must come down. But make no mistake, the rich are safe atop the ladder. The poor are just fighting other poor people for scraps. You have the family literally fighting to the death with other working class people while the Parks' standing is never in doubt.
I am fascinated by Geun-se, living in the subterranean bunker for years on end, worshipping Mr. Park for 'providing' when Park doesn't even know he's alive. It's a spot on portrayal of the type of person who will ruthlessly defend the rich with the hopes that something will eventually trickle down to them. But as we see with the storm, only shit rolls downhill, and Geun-se isn't much more than a socially isolated bootlicker.
As for the rock, I can only assume. It was said to bring wealth and Min's grandfather was casting it off as he had too many, even keeping them all over his house. Ki-woo's plan to kill Moon-Gwang and Geun-se with a rock representing wealth is obviously metaphorical in a movie about class warfare. Especially when it backfires and it is Ki-woo, who calls the rock 'metaphorical' upon receiving it, who ends up crushed by it.
Mr. Kim's wife calling him a cockroach shortly before he and the family have to scatter under the table was on the nose as well. There was a lot of foreshadowing done through dialogue like that.
I am fascinated by Geun-se, living in the subterranean bunker for years on end, worshipping Mr. Park for 'providing' when Park doesn't even know he's alive. It's a spot on portrayal of the type of person who will ruthlessly defend the rich with the hopes that something will eventually trickle down to them. But as we see with the storm, only shit rolls downhill, and Geun-se isn't much more than a socially isolated bootlicker.
As for the rock, I can only assume. It was said to bring wealth and Min's grandfather was casting it off as he had too many, even keeping them all over his house. Ki-woo's plan to kill Moon-Gwang and Geun-se with a rock representing wealth is obviously metaphorical in a movie about class warfare. Especially when it backfires and it is Ki-woo, who calls the rock 'metaphorical' upon receiving it, who ends up crushed by it.
Mr. Kim's wife calling him a cockroach shortly before he and the family have to scatter under the table was on the nose as well. There was a lot of foreshadowing done through dialogue like that.
LurchingBeast
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Zombieland: Double Tap - 5/10
The sequel to the 2009 breakout hit offers fan service in abundance while not really adding anything to the first movie. It's fine if all you want to do is shut your brain off and live with the snarky makeshift family again for an hour-forty. The signature gags aren't as original as they were in 2009 and the laughs are more forced this time around. But Woody and Eisenberg are still fun together and Zoey Deutch's airhead character brought more laughs than I anticipated after seeing the trailers.
I couldn't get over how Double Tap was structured the exact same way as the first movie. The same beats, mostly the same plot, and the same type of grand finale. This time around the finale was slapdash and not at all interesting.
The filmmakers were trapped by the success of the first movie and the passage of time. Anything less than all out fan service was probably too risky of a proposition. But it needs to be interesting to be as exciting as the original, and in that regard it falls short.
The sequel to the 2009 breakout hit offers fan service in abundance while not really adding anything to the first movie. It's fine if all you want to do is shut your brain off and live with the snarky makeshift family again for an hour-forty. The signature gags aren't as original as they were in 2009 and the laughs are more forced this time around. But Woody and Eisenberg are still fun together and Zoey Deutch's airhead character brought more laughs than I anticipated after seeing the trailers.
I couldn't get over how Double Tap was structured the exact same way as the first movie. The same beats, mostly the same plot, and the same type of grand finale. This time around the finale was slapdash and not at all interesting.
The filmmakers were trapped by the success of the first movie and the passage of time. Anything less than all out fan service was probably too risky of a proposition. But it needs to be interesting to be as exciting as the original, and in that regard it falls short.
LurchingBeast
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Whoopsie I made a bunch of rapid edits
Believe A24 picked it up for late November/early Dec?
LurchingBeast
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I knew A24 picked up U.S. distro but I wasn't sure it was getting a theatrical run. Let's hope it gets a better release than Skin, which was a few indie theaters and right to VOD the next week. In Fabric is in my top 10 of the year right now and I would love to see it somewhat locally.Whoopsie I made a bunch of rapid edits
Believe A24 picked it up for late November/early Dec?
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‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ to Be Rereleased in Theaters With Extra Footage
Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood' is headed back to theaters with new footage, Sony announced Wednesday.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Tarantino releasing an extended cut of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood this weekend apparently with 10 mins more footage.
LurchingBeast
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'Auteur weighs in on Marvel' gets better by the day!
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