Let's All Go to the Movies
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Litheum94
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Pretty sure it instantly swept the Razzies based on the trailer alone.
Went and saw The Lion King remake last night, and while it is visually stunning, I much prefer the original animated version.
The only differences I can think of are a new song from Beyonce, some modifications to the hyenas, and a pretty entertaining callback to Beauty and the Beast from Timon and Pumba.
It's fine, but certainly nothing that I would go out of my way to see unless you are fascinated by the visuals.
The only differences I can think of are a new song from Beyonce, some modifications to the hyenas, and a pretty entertaining callback to Beauty and the Beast from Timon and Pumba.
It's fine, but certainly nothing that I would go out of my way to see unless you are fascinated by the visuals.
I need to find a dine in theater that will do a private screening so me and my friends can get hammered and heckle this beautiful disaster of a movie.
Just get yourself a few sodee pops and top them off with whatever you choose to put into one of these
Just get yourself a few sodee pops and top them off with whatever you choose to put into one of these
Well I meant more for the heckling.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Been busy catching up on TV series lately. Trying to hit the theater three times this week, culminating in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood on Thursday. Thinking Spider-Man and maybe Crawl. May switch out the campy Crawl for the dead eyed reanimated corpse of a Disney blockbuster instead, showtimes pending.
LurchingBeast
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Why the fuck would you put out a best of the decade list in July? It's an obvious "we got there first" grab for clicks when audiences haven't even seen the full slate of fall films. No Arrival, Her, Birdman, Blade Runner, Spotlight, Dunkirk, Winter's Bone in the top 100 either. Weird all around. Looking forward to the deluge of these things later this year.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Crawl - 6/10
A no-frills romp through a flooded basement with inexplicably hostile alligators hot on the trail. Straightforward and very lean; what you saw in the trailer is exactly what you get. Horror director Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes 2006) does some of his best work in years turning the screws on the tension as the waters rise. Sure there is some daffy writing, the protagonist goes to Uof Florida and her dad calls her 'apex predator', and the absurd abundance of gators reaches Sharknado territory. Mostly though it's a clean 87 minute tension machine filled with limb-tearing gator violence.
A no-frills romp through a flooded basement with inexplicably hostile alligators hot on the trail. Straightforward and very lean; what you saw in the trailer is exactly what you get. Horror director Alexandre Aja (High Tension, The Hills Have Eyes 2006) does some of his best work in years turning the screws on the tension as the waters rise. Sure there is some daffy writing, the protagonist goes to Uof Florida and her dad calls her 'apex predator', and the absurd abundance of gators reaches Sharknado territory. Mostly though it's a clean 87 minute tension machine filled with limb-tearing gator violence.
Most definitely the sum of this movie. And while I get that, I'm not sure it delivers anything of worth to me. So, there are fortunate souls out there who live this life. They are very few and far between. Seems like a fun ride and most often by pure luck or accident. Its not something to aspire to, nor do I find it redeeming in anyway as he did next to nothing to deserve it.I don't think it ever mattered to him. The closest thing you'll get to an answer is probably this quote:
Failing upwards is very timely.
So I guess I'm supposed to dislike him but his charms supercedes that?
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
I believe you're overthinking the movie. It's an elevated stoner comedy featuring Final Boss McConnaughey navigating the weirdest group of supporting characters I've seen this century. It's a one-liner fest. I mean it's barely even a movie. I laughed so hard at Martin Lawrence's Captain Wack I nearly threw up. No spoilers though.
Enjoy the hedonistic voyage with an idiot savant who literally cannot fail.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Ohhhhhh Myyyyyyyyy
The theater I’m at is having projector issues. Going to show in digital so not a total loss but still.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
My AMC didn't get the movie in time for my 4pm showing. Looks like it's a clusterfuck elsewhere as well. Heading in to the 7 showing now.
LurchingBeast
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The most fun Tarantino in many years. I'll write up thoughts tomorrow. Excited to see it again which I haven't thought about one of his movies since maybe Basterds.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Once Upon a Time. . . in Hollywood - 8.5/10
My favorite Tarantino movies have always been the first four: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and the Kill Bills. I guess I prefer the more lighthearted Q style than the more recent stuff he's done. Not that Django and Hateful Eight are bad but they are so dour at points I haven't revisited them nearly as often as his other work. Well, Tarantino has finally made something that fits in more with his first act. OUATIH is the fun, ultra-hip, pop-culture obsessed Tarantino I fell in love with.
It could be said that every movie he's done is a throwback in one way or another. His love for old Hollywood has been apparent from the beginning so it makes sense that he would make a movie that is literally a love letter to Hollywood's golden age. His obsession with westerns continues here; not only is his main character a prolific western film star, but the plot sort of plays out like an aging gunfighter movie that would star Gregory Peck or something. While I called Hateful Eight a 'greatest hits', OUATIH hits a bunch of Tarantino's favorite motifs, with enough shots of feet, driving, record player needle drops, and Red Apple cigarettes to fit into his larger weirdo canon. The wall-to-wall period soundtrack hits the mark 100% of the time.
Both DiCaprio and Pitt should see award season recognition but with both parts being so equal, I don't know which qualifies as lead. Their chemistry is magical, really selling the bromance at the center of the film. If I had to pick between them, I would give the nudge to Pitt's performance if only because his Cliff character is given more to play with on the fringes of the L.A. scene. His scene with Bruce Lee (played by a pitch perfect Mike Moh) was probably my favorite of the movie. I'm convinced Margaret Qualley is a star in the making after this, Fosse/Verdon, and Donnybrook all this year. Austin Butler as the menacing Tex Watson and Bruce Dern also have very memorable bit parts. Phenomenal ensemble cast.
I am very interested to see how divisive Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood is to both Q fans and the public in general. I suspect a fondness of old movies is required to draw you into the story, otherwise the stakes seem fairly low. The 'danger' seemingly around the corner is in the viewer's mind, knowing the inevitability of the well known part of the story. But this movie isn't really about that. It's a quirky story about the bonds of friendship in the weird world of 60's Hollywood that only Tarantino could tell.
My favorite Tarantino movies have always been the first four: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and the Kill Bills. I guess I prefer the more lighthearted Q style than the more recent stuff he's done. Not that Django and Hateful Eight are bad but they are so dour at points I haven't revisited them nearly as often as his other work. Well, Tarantino has finally made something that fits in more with his first act. OUATIH is the fun, ultra-hip, pop-culture obsessed Tarantino I fell in love with.
It could be said that every movie he's done is a throwback in one way or another. His love for old Hollywood has been apparent from the beginning so it makes sense that he would make a movie that is literally a love letter to Hollywood's golden age. His obsession with westerns continues here; not only is his main character a prolific western film star, but the plot sort of plays out like an aging gunfighter movie that would star Gregory Peck or something. While I called Hateful Eight a 'greatest hits', OUATIH hits a bunch of Tarantino's favorite motifs, with enough shots of feet, driving, record player needle drops, and Red Apple cigarettes to fit into his larger weirdo canon. The wall-to-wall period soundtrack hits the mark 100% of the time.
Both DiCaprio and Pitt should see award season recognition but with both parts being so equal, I don't know which qualifies as lead. Their chemistry is magical, really selling the bromance at the center of the film. If I had to pick between them, I would give the nudge to Pitt's performance if only because his Cliff character is given more to play with on the fringes of the L.A. scene. His scene with Bruce Lee (played by a pitch perfect Mike Moh) was probably my favorite of the movie. I'm convinced Margaret Qualley is a star in the making after this, Fosse/Verdon, and Donnybrook all this year. Austin Butler as the menacing Tex Watson and Bruce Dern also have very memorable bit parts. Phenomenal ensemble cast.
I am very interested to see how divisive Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood is to both Q fans and the public in general. I suspect a fondness of old movies is required to draw you into the story, otherwise the stakes seem fairly low. The 'danger' seemingly around the corner is in the viewer's mind, knowing the inevitability of the well known part of the story. But this movie isn't really about that. It's a quirky story about the bonds of friendship in the weird world of 60's Hollywood that only Tarantino could tell.
Yeah, I had good feeling I knew how the ending would go down early on, but it didn't really matter. That's what I love about some of his movies. The plot is just there because one has to be - it's more about enjoying the journey. It's just fun to hang out with the characters. As someone who is obsessed with the Manson murders and Tarantino, it was both impossible to reach expectations and impossible for me to hate if that makes any sense. The end of the 60s/beginning of the 70s Hollywood (and the US at large) is such and interesting period that's not often explored. The way I feel right now, I'd slot Once Upon a Time... into my personal top four, but I really need to see it again before I can fully, personally rank them. Pulp Fiction will always be number 1 with a bullet. It's my favorite movie, after all. That has a lot to do with me being 16 when it came out and it blowing my mind (saw it in the theater at least five times into late spring/early summer '95) and becoming a huge part of my cultural experience for several of the years that followed. It still holds up to me on rewatch, though.
Agreed on Qualley. I had to look her up after because I thought she was so good...and so fine tbqh. Margot Robbie didn't have a ton to do, but I thought she did it extremely well. The little girl was great, too, but yeah there were only two real showcase roles - for Brad and Leo, of course - and they delivered big time.