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Post by Tweet on Oct 13, 2021 13:41:09 GMT -6
I guess I will blame my girlfriend’s cat for these added distractions. Little dude decided to throw a vase off a shelf 2/3s of the way in. Will I give it another shot? Who knows!
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Post by scoots on Oct 13, 2021 13:52:45 GMT -6
Heck I'd think a cat throwing a case off a shelf would enhance a horror movie experience, but maybe that's just me.
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Post by Tweet on Oct 13, 2021 14:11:53 GMT -6
It wasn’t that scary I feel like?
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Post by jazzpolice on Oct 13, 2021 14:28:50 GMT -6
I watched Midsommar last night. Good but weird! Like really weird! It probably would’ve been better if they cut like a half hour out of it but it was good. And weird! On the contrary, the extended director’s cut is actually even better Co-sign.
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Post by jazzpolice on Oct 13, 2021 14:31:52 GMT -6
Saw Lamb last night. Not very scary but I've gotten used to A24 marketing things as scary when they really aren't. It's certainly very odd though. Nothing special but I'm glad I saw it once.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 14, 2021 7:33:38 GMT -6
Saw Lamb last night. Not very scary but I've gotten used to A24 marketing things as scary when they really aren't. It's certainly very odd though. Nothing special but I'm glad I saw it once. It was funnier than it was scary. I was quite unprepared for Ada's first appearance after the brother arrived. Also, the film festival is starting for me today, and I just bought a ticket to see Flee on Saturday. Hope I can get through the fest without getting too exhausted!
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Post by wanny on Oct 14, 2021 7:56:00 GMT -6
I'm a really big fan of Midsommars first two acts, I don't really like the final third that much.
I'm a much bigger fan of Hereditary
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 14, 2021 7:59:51 GMT -6
I like Hereditary more, but I related more to that expression of how grief can drive people to do crazy things.
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Post by cosmo on Oct 14, 2021 10:55:04 GMT -6
i went to see No Time to Die on friday. first in-theater movie for me since january 2020. i thought the numerous delays for various reasons would've allowed them to tweak things. i think it just allowed them to drag it out. the ending seemed to take forever. but i think i liked it enough. I saw this last night and thought it was ok. And I know this will make me sound like a pig, but I was seriously distracted by the Cuban girl's cleavage.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 15, 2021 20:05:12 GMT -6
I just saw Parallel Mothers at the film festival. Man, that was great. Almodovar has really surprised me with this and his last.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 16, 2021 15:13:45 GMT -6
Okay, Flee was awesome. That's probably gonna be one of my favorites for the year.
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Post by munkivelli on Oct 16, 2021 15:48:54 GMT -6
Okay, Flee was awesome. That's probably gonna be one of my favorites for the year. Def one of the best I've seen this year as well.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 16, 2021 20:03:20 GMT -6
Okay, Flee was awesome. That's probably gonna be one of my favorites for the year. Def one of the best I've seen this year as well. I almost went for the virtual option, but I watched the trailer again before buying my ticket and then felt like I had to see it in a theater. I'm so glad. I've had such a great time going back to the movies and this was so worth it. I want to see it again.
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Post by scoots on Oct 16, 2021 20:06:40 GMT -6
Taking a break from the horror movies. One of my favorites.
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Post by munkivelli on Oct 16, 2021 21:07:26 GMT -6
Def one of the best I've seen this year as well. I almost went for the virtual option, but I watched the trailer again before buying my ticket and then felt like I had to see it in a theater. I'm so glad. I've had such a great time going back to the movies and this was so worth it. I want to see it again. You could still see it a second time virtual:p I think its playing virtually at a few other festivals coming up too.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 16, 2021 21:26:06 GMT -6
I almost went for the virtual option, but I watched the trailer again before buying my ticket and then felt like I had to see it in a theater. I'm so glad. I've had such a great time going back to the movies and this was so worth it. I want to see it again. You could still see it a second time virtual:p I think its playing virtually at a few other festivals coming up too. I'd seriously consider it, but I have two other virtual screenings I still have to watch along with maybe three more movies over the next week. I think I can wait until it's in theaters in December.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 17, 2021 20:04:19 GMT -6
Last night, I streamed Acts of Love through the film festival. I wasn't sure what to think at first, but it turned out to be a pretty interesting exploration of what love is and gay relationships. I'm not sure about the seizure inducing photo montage at the end, though. That went on a bit too long.
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Post by munkivelli on Oct 17, 2021 21:20:27 GMT -6
Watched a bunch of Chicago Film Fest things this weekend, and here are mini-reviews:
Mad God - Could have used some dialogue or a decipherable plot, but felt worthwhile as someone worked 34 years on it, and the visuals are neat.
Paris, 13th District - insanely horny and kind of aimless, but I think I liked it?
Hit the Road - this was great
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Mostly good. Some bits were a little contrived, but I dug it.
The Worst Person in the World - I think I need a second viewing on this, but it was 2/3rds an awesome film, but the last third lost me a bit
Petite Maman - best thing I saw all weekend
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 18, 2021 17:21:21 GMT -6
So I'm sitting in an empty row at Music Box waiting for Dune to start and some reject came along and sat down right next to me. Even though the entire row was otherwise empty. And they're not even selling to reach capacity in the theater.
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Post by neader on Oct 18, 2021 17:21:53 GMT -6
Just got a great seat by this random at Dune. So excited!
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Post by neader on Oct 18, 2021 20:22:29 GMT -6
Best movie I've seen this year. Wowowowow.
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 18, 2021 20:42:39 GMT -6
I feel like I will see images of Timothee Chalamet from this movie for the rest of my life because I teach teenage girls.
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Post by llamaoftime on Oct 18, 2021 21:48:46 GMT -6
I know I'm incredibly late to this but I finally watched Hereditary and that was incredible but also horrifying
I've honestly been kind of scared to watch it up to this point and I was not wrong for that
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Post by teekoh on Oct 18, 2021 22:05:39 GMT -6
Dune ruled
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Post by ultravisitor on Oct 18, 2021 22:14:40 GMT -6
I know I'm incredibly late to this but I finally watched Hereditary and that was incredible but also horrifying I've honestly been kind of scared to watch it up to this point and I was not wrong for that Yeah, seeing that not even a month after my brother died was very unsettling.
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Post by scoots on Oct 20, 2021 12:50:23 GMT -6
Just purchased a screening to Lamb for next week. $20 but eh I'm not going to movie theaters yet so what the hell. I'm a sucker for A24.
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Post by munkivelli on Oct 20, 2021 12:53:28 GMT -6
Just purchased a screening to Lamb for next week. $20 but eh I'm not going to movie theaters yet so what the hell. I'm a sucker for A24. I think I'm gonna wait for the probable PVOD release the next day. The sound issues with The Green Knight screening room have me skittish.
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Post by scoots on Oct 20, 2021 13:00:27 GMT -6
Yeah I'll let you know if there are any issues with this screening. We were able to get everything fixed on the audio side thanks to our soundbar, but it should never have been an issue in the first place.
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Post by neader on Oct 21, 2021 6:52:23 GMT -6
Saw C'mon C'mon two nights ago for the film fest and that was absolutely fantastic. Still thinking about it.
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Post by zircona1 on Oct 21, 2021 7:10:34 GMT -6
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