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Post by cosmo on Jan 9, 2021 15:21:57 GMT -6
promising young woman was so damn good oh man, i really did not like it performances were great and i liked the visuals but that ending just left such a bad taste in my mouth i just think a graphic depiction of our heroine being smothered to death, while i'm sure the director intended for it to be confrontational/difficult to watch, really has any further meaning than that? felt like empty provocation to me but i'd like to watch it again, i couldn't even really focus on the last few mins bc of how annoyed i was lol I think your spoiler is on the mark. Her death was actually justified homicide because she was going to cut into him with the scalpel. He was defending himself. But, then the dipshits went and burned her body. Technically, they could have gotten away with it if they hadn't been so stupid. I think, in the end, her death meant nothing. Did she really get revenge for her friend? I would have liked the movie much more if she had just killed everyone.
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Post by Timbo on Jan 9, 2021 16:20:04 GMT -6
I thought it was great, and the ending stuck with me long after the movie was over. Its no WW1984 tho.
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Post by andrewvb on Jan 9, 2021 16:41:14 GMT -6
armond white's always delightful year end list is up: www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/the-16th-annual-better-than-list/speaking of promising young woman, it gets an especially spicy take: Ladies in Black > Promising Young Woman Bruce Beresford’s empathetic Australian “woman’s picture” features Julia Ormond’s striking comeback as an immigrant fashion doyenne from Slovenia, a Melania figure overlooked for the antics of Emerald Fennell’s misandrist comedy designed for Christine Blasey Ford believers.
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Post by munkivelli on Jan 9, 2021 18:31:10 GMT -6
armond white's always delightful year end list is up: www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/the-16th-annual-better-than-list/speaking of promising young woman, it gets an especially spicy take: Ladies in Black > Promising Young Woman Bruce Beresford’s empathetic Australian “woman’s picture” features Julia Ormond’s striking comeback as an immigrant fashion doyenne from Slovenia, a Melania figure overlooked for the antics of Emerald Fennell’s misandrist comedy designed for Christine Blasey Ford believers.I rather enjoyed Straight Up, but singling it out as the year's best film is definitely a take.
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Post by jazzpolice on Jan 9, 2021 20:07:41 GMT -6
Is Promising Young Woman actually streaming somewhere or are you all watching via other means?
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Post by cosmo on Jan 9, 2021 20:20:49 GMT -6
I saw it at AMC.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2021 20:26:58 GMT -6
What did you think? I think this could've been a really good movie, but it was too damn long. Not sure what all the critics saw in it. I wanted to like it more - loved the way it was shot and how Lonergan picked up on the daily life of New Yorkers. Wasn't a huge fan of Paquin and it felt like certain scenes were either completely unnecessary or were dragged on for too long. I had read some good things about it being a forgotten classic or something along those lines, but it was just okay in its current form. Which version did you watch? I did the 3 plus hour version. Curious what the differences between that and the theatrical version were.
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Post by munkivelli on Jan 9, 2021 21:31:44 GMT -6
Is Promising Young Woman actually streaming somewhere or are you all watching via other means? It'll be out to rent this coming week.
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Post by zircona1 on Jan 10, 2021 13:47:09 GMT -6
What did you think? I think this could've been a really good movie, but it was too damn long. Not sure what all the critics saw in it. I wanted to like it more - loved the way it was shot and how Lonergan picked up on the daily life of New Yorkers. Wasn't a huge fan of Paquin and it felt like certain scenes were either completely unnecessary or were dragged on for too long. I had read some good things about it being a forgotten classic or something along those lines, but it was just okay in its current form. Which version did you watch? I did the 3 plus hour version. Curious what the differences between that and the theatrical version were. I think I saw the theatrical version, which was 2+ hours. Didn't know there was a 3+ hour version.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2021 14:33:46 GMT -6
Well if you wanted to see an even longer version of a movie that is already too long, it is also available on HBO Max.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2021 23:04:56 GMT -6
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Post by rango420 on Jan 10, 2021 23:06:38 GMT -6
Tenet and Wonder Woman 1984 are the two best movies ever made.
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Post by munkivelli on Jan 10, 2021 23:28:37 GMT -6
Tenet and Wonder Woman 1984 are the two best movies ever made. Tenet was kind of trash, but fancy time-bending trash.
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Post by rango420 on Jan 10, 2021 23:38:27 GMT -6
Tenet had the classic issue where it should have either been a 90 minute movie where they cut out all the time explaining or a 3 hour movie where they double downed on it but its a very goofy fun movie.
Wonder Woman 1984 is one of the worst movie I've ever seen and I loved it.
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Post by munkivelli on Jan 10, 2021 23:42:19 GMT -6
Tenet could have been perfectly crafted or had a million plot holes and inconsistencies, and I would not have been able to tell the difference.
WW84 wore it's stupid plot proudly on its sleeve and I liked it much more for that very reason.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jan 11, 2021 7:17:47 GMT -6
incredible. the end of this movie is fucking scary.
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Post by Kamera on Jan 11, 2021 8:52:45 GMT -6
Has anyone here seen Bacurau?
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Post by cosmo on Jan 11, 2021 20:52:43 GMT -6
This was pretty much what you would expect. Paper-thin plot with tons of action sequences. Mindless entertainment, but lots of fun.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2021 9:05:27 GMT -6
good lord, Bill and Ted Face the Music has NO right to be half as good as it is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2021 9:08:21 GMT -6
promising young woman was so damn good oh man, i really did not like it performances were great and i liked the visuals but that ending just left such a bad taste in my mouth i just think a graphic depiction of our heroine being smothered to death, while i'm sure the director intended for it to be confrontational/difficult to watch, really has any further meaning than that? felt like empty provocation to me but i'd like to watch it again, i couldn't even really focus on the last few mins bc of how annoyed i was lol so we talked about it this for like an hour after the movie ended cause we also had super mixed feelings about it! we basically agreed that she had to die because her obsession with revenge had become so absolute and detrimental that there was no real way back to normalcy even once she got what she wanted. now whether or not it needed to go the route of slowly showing us her getting smothered...eh. i also didn't love that choice but it didn't totally ruin the story for me.
i thought it was all worth it to have her final 4D chess move or whatever payoff during the final scene at the wedding.
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Post by munkivelli on Jan 12, 2021 17:12:18 GMT -6
Saint Maud has a release date now. January 29th limited theatrical, Feb 12th on EPIX
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Jan 12, 2021 18:51:49 GMT -6
Rewatching this tonight for the first time since theaters
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Post by cosmo on Jan 13, 2021 21:19:39 GMT -6
I saw this today. Very well made and acted. A little slow in places, but a good plot and story. It's been done before but this is worth a look. If you like westerns, you'll love it. Btw, I usually don't like children's acting skills in movies but Helena Zengel was really good.
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Post by Kamera on Jan 13, 2021 21:37:13 GMT -6
I’m going through the Peter Sellers collection on CC and started with The Ladykillers. I’ve only seen the 2004 version prior and the 1955 version is infinitely better.
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Post by teekoh on Jan 13, 2021 21:41:32 GMT -6
It’s so good.
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Post by Kamera on Jan 14, 2021 12:32:52 GMT -6
A Matter of Life and Death is honestly probably in my top 10 favorites of all time at this point. constantly gets better with every viewing. Is this Archers film worth picking up on blu ray? I keep hearing how similar it is to Soul.
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Post by thebosma on Jan 14, 2021 13:18:21 GMT -6
A Matter of Life and Death is honestly probably in my top 10 favorites of all time at this point. constantly gets better with every viewing. Is this Archers film worth picking up on blu ray? I keep hearing how similar it is to Soul. I’d call it essential
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 13:22:35 GMT -6
i mean i said it's in my top 10 of all time lol of course im gonna say you should get it
it's not exactly like Soul but Soul definitely borrowed a few ideas and images for sure
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jan 14, 2021 13:34:58 GMT -6
A Matter of Life and Death is honestly probably in my top 10 favorites of all time at this point. constantly gets better with every viewing. Is this Archers film worth picking up on blu ray? I keep hearing how similar it is to Soul. yeah its so good
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Post by rango420 on Jan 14, 2021 13:46:52 GMT -6
Unfortunately the new Serenity guy movie is just boring and bad instead of awesome and bad but It does have an Edgar Allen poe runner that is baffling in a way no movie has been since Serenity.
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