Movie review thread...
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@kid-chocolate said in Movie review thread...:
From that New Yorker article, this was weird, too. We’re going to be seeing and hearing lots more of this in documentaries, and it is a good ethical topic for conversation.
So now I can have AI voiceovers for deepfakes? What a time we're living in!
It wasn't his voice. But it was his words from an email he sent. People just seem to want to get outraged about anything
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So, I've completed my annual Oscars Best Film nominations watch, here is my ranking of them from worst to best in case anyone is bored at work at the moment.
Licorice Pizza: As I noted earlier in the thread, I can’t stand this film. But @MiketheSnow said it better than I can:
Was hoping they all went off the cliff as the truck was freewheeling backwards.
I really disliked the performances of the two leads which doesn’t help. Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch Drunk Love seem a long time ago now. 2/10Power of the Dog: Well, the NZ scenery was nice, but not much of a movie, all style over substance. Sorry Jane. Cumberbatch did his best DDL, and also stars real life couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons (Landry from Friday Night Lights) so lots of method acting going on. 5/10
West Side Story: I’m a fan of live theatre musicals, but I’m not a fan of film versions. Saw this with my Mum over xmas break as she loves the original. Was ok, but it’s still a film version of a musical. 6/10
King Richard: Feel good movie, easy viewing but that’s about all. Will Smith was pretty decent playing a fairly annoying character. A good support cast of the two young actors playing Venus and Serenda and John Berenthal as a tennis coach. 6.5/10
Don’t Look Up: Not as good as The Big Short, but still a fun-ish black comedy with some big stars. The credit sequence on the new planet had me in hysterics. Meryl Streep was hilarious as lady Trump and Leo and Jennifer Lawrence play scientists. 7/10
Nightmare Alley: This was the nominee I was least looking forward to as I thought it was a horror and the fish fucking movie put me off Del Toro. Anyway, it’s not a horror and there's no fish fucking. It’s actually a good drama-thriller. Was a little bit predictable in parts but the design of the film and cinematography is great. Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Defoe, and Rooney Mara star. 7/10
Drive My Car: A three-hour Japanese movie about staging a play – kind of. I really did not expect to like this and set aside three separate times to watch. I watched it in one sitting and it was weirdly interesting. Some Japanese, Korean, Chinese-American etc people star. 8/10
Dune: Great version from Villinenue which did really well so the second movie is being made. Thankfully! Timothy Chalemet, Oscar Issac and Jason Momoa were all good. 8.5/10
Belfast: A movie about the Troubles that some might find schmaltzy, but I didn’t think it was. Directed by Branagh and partially based on his childhood. I think that either this or The Power of the Dog will win the Oscar. I hope it’s this. Jamie Dornan was good as the Dad and Ciarn Hinds was a crack up as the grandfather. 8.5/10
Coda: Kind of crazy that a movie from early in 2021 and released on AppleTV+ has received a best picture nomination. This is my favourite of the nominees. Was much funnier than you’d expect for a movie about the issues of growing up hearing in an all deaf family. Sign swearing is a crack up. Wont win anything and it was B/S it didn't receive a best actress nomination. 9/10
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I struggled to get into Nightmare Alley.
@nepia said in Movie review thread...:
Sign swearing is a crack up.
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@nepia said in Movie review thread...:
So, I've completed my annual Oscars Best Film nominations watch, here is my ranking of them from worst to best in case anyone is bored at work at the moment.
Licorice Pizza: As I noted earlier in the thread, I can’t stand this film. But @MiketheSnow said it better than I can:
Was hoping they all went off the cliff as the truck was freewheeling backwards.
I really disliked the performances of the two leads which doesn’t help. Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch Drunk Love seem a long time ago now. 2/10Power of the Dog: Well, the NZ scenery was nice, but not much of a movie, all style over substance. Sorry Jane. Cumberbatch did his best DDL, and also stars real life couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons (Landry from Friday Night Lights) so lots of method acting going on. 5/10
West Side Story: I’m a fan of live theatre musicals, but I’m not a fan of film versions. Saw this with my Mum over xmas break as she loves the original. Was ok, but it’s still a film version of a musical. 6/10
King Richard: Feel good movie, easy viewing but that’s about all. Will Smith was pretty decent playing a fairly annoying character. A good support cast of the two young actors playing Venus and Serenda and John Berenthal as a tennis coach. 6.5/10
Don’t Look Up: Not as good as The Big Short, but still a fun-ish black comedy with some big stars. The credit sequence on the new planet had me in hysterics. Meryl Streep was hilarious as lady Trump and Leo and Jennifer Lawrence play scientists. 7/10
Nightmare Alley: This was the nominee I was least looking forward to as I thought it was a horror and the fish fucking movie put me off Del Toro. Anyway, it’s not a horror and there's no fish fucking. It’s actually a good drama-thriller. Was a little bit predictable in parts but the design of the film and cinematography is great. Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Defoe, and Rooney Mara star. 7/10
Drive My Car: A three-hour Japanese movie about staging a play – kind of. I really did not expect to like this and set aside three separate times to watch. I watched it in one sitting and it was weirdly interesting. Some Japanese, Korean, Chinese-American etc people star. 8/10
Dune: Great version from Villinenue which did really well so the second movie is being made. Thankfully! Timothy Chalemet, Oscar Issac and Jason Momoa were all good. 8.5/10
Belfast: A movie about the Troubles that some might find schmaltzy, but I didn’t think it was. Directed by Branagh and partially based on his childhood. I think that either this or The Power of the Dog will win the Oscar. I hope it’s this. Jamie Dornan was good as the Dad and Ciarn Hinds was a crack up as the grandfather. 8.5/10
Coda: Kind of crazy that a movie from early in 2021 and released on AppleTV+ has received a best picture nomination. This is my favourite of the nominees. Was much funnier than you’d expect for a movie about the issues of growing up hearing in an all deaf family. Sign swearing is a crack up. Wont win anything and it was B/S it didn't receive a best actress nomination. 9/10
Thanks for this
Don't Look Up for the win because virtue signalling.
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@mikethesnow I thought Don't Look Up was a stinking turd. I thought satire was built on wit and irony
I gave up on Power of The Dog within 20 minutes but Dune was one of the best things I've watched in a long time. Clearly in the Dogmeat canon space opera trumps virtue signalling every time.
Do hope Dune doesn't get too prissy when it comes to the eco-warriordom.
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@nepia said in Movie review thread...:
So, I've completed my annual Oscars Best Film nominations watch, here is my ranking of them from worst to best in case anyone is bored at work at the moment.
Licorice Pizza: As I noted earlier in the thread, I can’t stand this film. But @MiketheSnow said it better than I can:
Was hoping they all went off the cliff as the truck was freewheeling backwards.
I really disliked the performances of the two leads which doesn’t help. Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and Punch Drunk Love seem a long time ago now. 2/10Power of the Dog: Well, the NZ scenery was nice, but not much of a movie, all style over substance. Sorry Jane. Cumberbatch did his best DDL, and also stars real life couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons (Landry from Friday Night Lights) so lots of method acting going on. 5/10
West Side Story: I’m a fan of live theatre musicals, but I’m not a fan of film versions. Saw this with my Mum over xmas break as she loves the original. Was ok, but it’s still a film version of a musical. 6/10
King Richard: Feel good movie, easy viewing but that’s about all. Will Smith was pretty decent playing a fairly annoying character. A good support cast of the two young actors playing Venus and Serenda and John Berenthal as a tennis coach. 6.5/10
Don’t Look Up: Not as good as The Big Short, but still a fun-ish black comedy with some big stars. The credit sequence on the new planet had me in hysterics. Meryl Streep was hilarious as lady Trump and Leo and Jennifer Lawrence play scientists. 7/10
Nightmare Alley: This was the nominee I was least looking forward to as I thought it was a horror and the fish fucking movie put me off Del Toro. Anyway, it’s not a horror and there's no fish fucking. It’s actually a good drama-thriller. Was a little bit predictable in parts but the design of the film and cinematography is great. Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Willem Defoe, and Rooney Mara star. 7/10
Drive My Car: A three-hour Japanese movie about staging a play – kind of. I really did not expect to like this and set aside three separate times to watch. I watched it in one sitting and it was weirdly interesting. Some Japanese, Korean, Chinese-American etc people star. 8/10
Dune: Great version from Villinenue which did really well so the second movie is being made. Thankfully! Timothy Chalemet, Oscar Issac and Jason Momoa were all good. 8.5/10
Belfast: A movie about the Troubles that some might find schmaltzy, but I didn’t think it was. Directed by Branagh and partially based on his childhood. I think that either this or The Power of the Dog will win the Oscar. I hope it’s this. Jamie Dornan was good as the Dad and Ciarn Hinds was a crack up as the grandfather. 8.5/10
Coda: Kind of crazy that a movie from early in 2021 and released on AppleTV+ has received a best picture nomination. This is my favourite of the nominees. Was much funnier than you’d expect for a movie about the issues of growing up hearing in an all deaf family. Sign swearing is a crack up. Wont win anything and it was B/S it didn't receive a best actress nomination. 9/10
I’ve only seen two of these.
I really need to stay in more.
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@dogmeat said in Movie review thread...:
@mikethesnow I thought Don't Look Up was a stinking turd. I thought satire was built on wit and irony
It was decent at best but it’s ‘right on’
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@dogmeat said in Movie review thread...:
@mikethesnow I thought Don't Look Up was a stinking turd. I thought satire was built on wit and irony
I gave up on Power of The Dog within 20 minutes but Dune was one of the best things I've watched in a long time. Clearly in the Dogmeat canon space opera trumps virtue signalling every time.
Do hope Dune doesn't get too prissy when it comes to the eco-warriordom.
I was watching that with some left leaning family members who were lapping it up. There was a good film in there somewhere, just needed a heavy handed editor. They kept repeating the same scenes over and over.
Not as clever as it thought it was.
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@kirwan said in Movie review thread...:
Not as clever as it thought it was.
i think that was my exact review. And not very subtle.
half hour too long as well.
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It was as subtle as it needed to be for Americans who dye their hair attention grabbing colours, announce their pronouns to anyone not listening and scream their opinions to people trying to engage in debate.
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
It was as subtle as it needed to be for Americans who dye their hair attention grabbing colours, announce their pronouns to anyone not listening and scream their opinions to people trying to engage in debate.
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@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
It was as subtle as it needed to be for Americans who dye their hair attention grabbing colours, announce their pronouns to anyone not listening and scream their opinions to people trying to engage in debate.
LOL what is that gif?
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@machpants said in Movie review thread...:
@canefan said in Movie review thread...:
@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
It was as subtle as it needed to be for Americans who dye their hair attention grabbing colours, announce their pronouns to anyone not listening and scream their opinions to people trying to engage in debate.
LOL what is that gif?
Just googled it
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@nepia said in Movie review thread...:
I think I'm going to move it up my list since all you old conservatives are rallying against it.
Don't Look Up. No.1 of 10.
As mentioned when I first watched it, it's not for us oldies.
We had the far better and way funnier 'Mars Attacks'
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@mikethesnow said in Movie review thread...:
@nepia said in Movie review thread...:
I think I'm going to move it up my list since all you old conservatives are rallying against it.
Don't Look Up. No.1 of 10.
As mentioned when I first watched it, it's not for us oldies.
We had the far better and way funnier 'Mars Attacks'
I too am an oldie who is a big fan of Mars Attacks.
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Clash of the Titans
Great fight scenes and supporting cast……which is great because Sam Worthington is one of the most shithouse actors I think I’ve ever seen on screen. What this short haired, Aussie as a shrimp on the barbie bloke is doing in a movie set in Ancient Greece is anyones guess.
Still, it’s good entertainment despite him
3 Liam Neesons out of 5 Ralph Feinnes.
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