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11-05-2022, 01:01 PM #1301Registered User
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11-09-2022, 02:32 AM #1303Mike Pow
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11-11-2022, 10:42 AM #1304
DECISION TO LEAVE
The latest film from Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) is a slick neon noir with a heavy Hitchcockian slant. Teeming with gullible protagonists, sly femme fatales, slick camera work, and interesting flashbacks, it can at times be confusing ( perhaps due to some lost-in-translation glitches?), but it is always entertaining and engaging.
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11-18-2022, 03:17 PM #1305
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Given del Toro’s previous filmography I was expecting a much darker take on the classic tale. Instead, we are given what feels like an update to the seminal 1940’s Disney version*, albeit with stop motion animation and a time shift to Mussolini era Italy (I am still trying to figure out del Toro’s fascination with fascism, given that this is the third film in which he uses it as an underlying theme). The film is definitely geared towards family viewing with musical numbers and slapstick humor integrated between the blunt social/political commentary, however the three never seem to mix cohesively making for an uneven endeavor. Additionally, while the character design of Pinocchio is great, a number of other characters seem terribly familiar in look and style, lending the film a disarming sense of deja vu.
My advice is to forgo rushing to the cinema to see it and just wait for its Netflix debut on December 9.
*In recent interviews del Toro has mentioned that the Disney version is one of his favorite films and left a lasting impression on him as a childLast edited by dookeyXXX; 12-15-2022 at 09:18 AM.
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11-19-2022, 11:28 PM #1306
Saw the trailer for this last week and thought it looked really cool.
Sadly, super limited release…(although since it’s a Janus Films production it may very well end up on the Critereon Channel)
https://eo.official.film/
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11-22-2022, 01:37 AM #1307
BARDO, FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS
A week ago an acquaintance explained the concept of bardo to me after I showed him the trailer to the film. I was hitherto unfamiliar with the term before this. I also stopped listening to his lengthy and winded exposition, one because I got bored, but two because I feared it might ruin my movie going experience.
Personally, I feel the less you know about the Buddhist theory going into Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s latest effort, the more enjoyable and mindfuckingly good it will be to experience. That said, when the end of the film came I remembered what that acquaintance had been blabbering about and it made the previous 159 minutes make a bit more sense.
Whether you go into it with ignorance or armed with basic Buddhist bravado, BARDO is a visual feast best viewed on the largest screen possible. It is a whirlwind story about life, death, identity, art, commerce, social media, memory, the past, the present, commerce, history, elitism, genocide, racism, as well as being an arty rumination on mid-life crises. It’s also a wonderfully giant puzzle with myriad pieces floating around and around, that when they finally find their place make for a richly layered story worth repeated viewing.
Plus this is probably one of the coolest trailers ever:
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11-23-2022, 01:33 AM #1308
THE MENU
Prepare yourself for an ambrosial outing which delivers piquantly skewered satire aimed squarely at those who have elevated eating to an unaffordable luxury. Borrowing elements of Agatha Christie and Richard Connell, plus well-aimed digs at entitled pseudo connoisseurs, the film manages to offer up some nice and twisted moments. Though devoid of any sweet surprises, the plot fits together like a well-oiled jigsaw puzzle that’ll make you smile when it all comes together. The cast is stellar, making good with largely stock characterizations ( douchey tech bros, the washed-up actor, the self-righteous critic and her pandering editor, etc.), but there are some rich turns from Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, and Anya Taylor-Joy tucked in between the amuse bouche and dessert.
This would make a great pairing with Flux Gourmet, Triangle of Sadness, or Don’t Worry Darling.
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11-26-2022, 06:50 PM #1309
BONES AND ALL
Caught a 9:10 am screening in an empty theater this morning.
This film joins the ranks of such fare as RAW and GINGER SNAPS, in that it is a totally f$&ked-up coming of age story. It’s pretty much an after school special gone off the rails, with a road trip and search for birth parents sub-plot.
Lottsa disturbing supporting characters and while the finale isn’t much of a surprise, those involved did a decent enough job of quasi-misdirection up until the final moments of the third act.
The grue is thick and the violence is unnerving, mostly because it comes out of nowhere or after long bouts of rose colored lens affected romance and drama.
Up to this point I haven’t really understood all the hype about that Chalemet kid, but he is pretty damn bueno in this film. And Michael Stuhlbarg and Mark Rylance are insanely creepy, stealing their scenes like professional criminals.
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11-27-2022, 01:33 PM #1310
Watched this last night. Initially I was put off by the what I considered a way-too-heavy layering of retro songs, but I stuck it out, and ultimately found it to be pretty interesting and satisfying. Definitely an ambitious undertaking - I think Wilde & Co pulled off a pretty cool little mind excursion.
Here are a couple articles on the "Volcano House" featured in the film...
https://www.desertsun.com/story/dese...piece/91225446
https://www.sceen-it.com/sceen/6199/...-Volcano-House
Also, back in the late 80's I remember seeing and liking very much a quirky indie film named Bagdad Cafe. I never realized it was/is an actual place down in SoCal off Hwy 40 not far from Barstow. (It's mentioned in that first article linked above.) Passed by there many times over the years driving cross country.
The haunting theme song made a lasting impression on me - still gives me chills hearing it again after all these years.
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11-27-2022, 02:11 PM #1311Registered User
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Bagdad Cafe is truly a gem. Great holiday film, or just about any other time too! So many good characters, but Jack Palance really stands out.
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11-27-2022, 02:23 PM #1312
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11-28-2022, 03:53 AM #1313
GLASS ONION***
Agatha Christie is either smiling broadly or rolling over in her grave right about now. The latest Knives Out entry is no less than the fourth whodunnit film to be released in theaters since August, all of them owing no small debt to the grand dame of murder mysteries.
Anywho, I really enjoyed the original Knives Out. This venture took a little more time for me to warm up to it. I chock up my initial lukewarm reaction to the ADHD-styled exposition, wind whipped pacing, and paper thin characters. But by the advent of the third act I realized that all of those perceived shortcomings were merely writer/director Rian Johnson’s sneakily excellent means of misdirection and distraction. I fell for all the sleights and feints and red herrings and never guessed who the villain was, even though they were hiding in plain sight the entire time. The third act and conclusion are delightfully delicious as all the puzzle pieces fit together just so and even the predictable reveals still manage to come off as clever and elicit smiles and a few laughs.
Definitely not as tightly woven as the first film, but still a richly engaging endeavor all around. That said, I may have liked See How They Run just a smidge better.
***Leaving theaters Tuesday 11/29
Coming to NF 12/23
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11-28-2022, 10:54 AM #1314Registered User
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Was Daniel drinking Belvedere and dancing?
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11-28-2022, 11:09 AM #1315Registered User
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The Unofficial Ongoing Current Movies in Theaters thread
I enjoyed it more the first. Really well done and impressive follow up. Glad I dragged my ass to an actual theatre to see it as well. Felt let going to the movies back when movies weren’t all Franchised Universe. Impressed w all the cameos as well. Looking fed to watching it again on Netflix to see if I notice and continuity or logic errors but on first viewing it was pretty tight. Highly recommend. Although his accent still bugs me
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11-29-2022, 02:47 PM #1316
I am still trying to wrap my head around NF’s business model.
Glass Onion cost 40M.
NF paid in excess of 400M for it and one more sequel.
They released it in approx 600 theaters for only 7 days (for a comparison, Wakanda Forever was released in over 4000 theaters when it opened; Amsterdam was released in over 3000; TAR was released in over 1000 theaters).
Insiders guesstimate that Glass Onion took in over 15M between W and Sunday last week.
Wakanda Forever took in 46M for the same time period on 7X the screens (rough math hypothetically means that if Glass Onion had opened on 4000 screens during the same period it "might" have net 90M...)
Imagine if they had released it on 4000 theaters...and the question is: why didn't they? The secondary question is: why didn't they give it a longer theatrical release window? I could understand if they had marketed it as an "event," but they didn't.
I find it hard to believe that NF is gonna recoup the 400M they spent purely on new subscriptions.
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11-29-2022, 03:01 PM #1317
Yeah. I would have paid to see it if I was able to, but couldn’t until next weekend, so I guess we are seeing the murder Santa movie instead
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11-29-2022, 03:08 PM #1318
That badass Santa flick actually looks kinda fun (it's directed by Tommy Wirkola, who made Dead Snow and The Trip, the latter of which is on NF and a few folks around here dug it; the film is also produced by David Leitch, best known for directing Atomic Blonde, John Wicks 1&2, Hobbs & Shaw, Deadpool 2, and Bullet Train, so, if nothing else, at least the action sequences should be bueno).
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11-29-2022, 03:39 PM #1319
Yeah, first preview I saw for it looked weird, but the later ones make it seem pretty fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53e4HHnx_s
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11-30-2022, 01:06 PM #1320
Okay, so I am still leery of going to the movies in a packed theater. Since the advent of Covid I have rigorously schedule my movie going outings around when the least number of people go to the theater. To date I have been lucky to pretty much end up in theaters by myself, which is kinda cool to have a private screening.
But I also kinda miss the audience involvement, especially in comedies and ridiculous action films.
I think I want to see this film with the largest, rowdiest audience possible…
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11-30-2022, 01:54 PM #1321
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11-30-2022, 04:04 PM #1322
Directed by Elizabeth Banks, fwiw…
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12-01-2022, 11:57 PM #1323
But where’s Mutt Williams?
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12-05-2022, 10:28 PM #1324
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12-06-2022, 10:48 AM #1325
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