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Borderline, but I decided not as crap. It’s pretty and colorful. The chopsocky is inventive. Some good “Japan is weird” memes. Had to explain smart toilets to my dad.
Make no mistake, it’s stupid. Like, really stupid. It’s not trying not to be stupid though.
Agreed. Also tried for some twists that didn’t work. And a weird movie choice by Brad Pitt! Super campy tone didn’t quite work for me. Director started out making the excellent John Wick and the stellar Atomic Blonde—two stylish movies that toed a fine line of treating an inherently campy premise very seriously by serious actors while quietly winking at their own ridiculousness—but then he went way over the top for Deadpool 2 and hasn’t been able to dial that back since.
That makes sense. I was trying to come up with a way to describe the tone, and “Deadpool without Deadpool” kinda captures it. Though I’m in the camp the first was better.
Now, Atomic Blonde is one of my favorite movies of all time.
That's such an epic movie, one of my favorites. Natalie Portman is terrific (most people think of her as Princess Amidala, I first think of Mathilda). Jean Reno is amazing, as is Gary Oldman. The little scene where he takes the drugs right before shooting up the apartment of Mathilda's foster parents shows what great actors can do without dialog (or super minimal dialog).
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
I do. None of it really landed for me until Chris Tucker.
Personally, I don't hate the Fifth Element, but I didn't get hooked. The only thing I found super memorable was the Diva Dance. (I later learnt that it was meant to be unsingable by a human. Except that humans are awesome and some really talented singers have managed to sing the critical part of this hypothetical space opera.)
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
I dig The Fifth Element largely for the visual power and how well it invokes a comic book aesthetic. Production design by Giraud and Mézières, costumes by Gaultier. Besson’s story is pretty solid, but doesn’t take itself all that seriously. It’s a very successful bit of world building.
It’s funny that the only piece that landed for you is Chris Tucker. I find his performance the only piece that doesn’t land solidly for me. It’s mostly because his voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me. His physical performance, though, is delightful.
Normally, this would be the case, but in The Fifth Element Tucker wiped the floor with him.
IMO, Tucker was the only part of the movie which truly delivered on the promise of how OTT it was all supposed to be.
Here’s an added unpopular opinion. Ian Holm is far less talented than people think. When he’s good, that’s because of the director. Besson wasn’t up to the task.
I was watching the scene from Alien where Ash malfunctions and I thought he was superb the way he physically portrayed it. I've seen that film so many times as one of my all time favourites and its one of those performances you don't notice is a performance and thats what marks its quality. You forget its an actor pretending to be an android, you're just watching an android malfunction.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
I dig The Fifth Element largely for the visual power and how well it invokes a comic book aesthetic. Production design by Giraud and Mézières, costumes by Gaultier. Besson’s story is pretty solid, but doesn’t take itself all that seriously. It’s a very successful bit of world building.
True, and at least I really think it is a great movie, but I just don't love it. There are a few movies like that, Pulp Fiction is one. Tenet is another case, but that is closer in the “I really like it.” but not in the “I love it.” territory.
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
True, and at least I really think it is a great movie, but I just don't love it. There are a few movies like that, Pulp Fiction is one. Tenet is another case, but that is closer in the “I really like it.” but not in the “I love it.” territory.
I’m with you on Pulp Fiction.
I mean, it’s a good movie. I like it. It’s entertaining and funny.
I mean, it’s a good movie. I like it. It’s entertaining and funny.
Yes, and I can see the attraction to others, the pithy lines, the settings, etc. I just don't, hmmm, love it.
My favorite Tarantino movie of all time is still Inglorious Bastards. Funny thing is that I saw the movie on a sort of date. (I realized later that it was a date … long story, stupid me.) #2 is Kill Bill.
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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That bugged me since it didn't quite fit on my screen. Also it was about 2 hours too long.
My wife was mad at me for watching Once Upon a Time in Hollywood without her, I told her she hadn't missed anything. It was about 2 hours of buildup to a scene where a bunch of women get brutally and graphically beaten.
I figured you'd be interested in the editing. Cutting between a dozen stories at the same time, and somehow it all makes sense. Plus all the costume changes within the Jobu scenes. Oh, and the fight choreographers (the plug-guys) are a self-taught YouTube pair. The video/CGI editors are reportedly self-taught as well. The whole movie was done on a $25M budget.
Filming the thousand faces of alternate Evelyns must have been a chore.
I'm not sure if I have caught the intent of the thread, but I think that the Long Kiss Goodnight qualifies for consideration. More quotable quotes than any movie other than The Princess Bride.
Chris. T.
"... in 6 months if WMD are found, I hope all clear-thinking people who opposed the war will say "You're right, we were wrong -- good job". Similarly, if after 6 months no WMD are found, people who supported the war should say the same thing -- and move to impeach Mr. Bush." - moki, 04/16/03
Filming the thousand faces of alternate Evelyns must have been a chore.
The prospective horror of trying to film something like that actually took me out of the movie a bit. I started to look for time-saving tricks they were using, and plotting out rough strategies.
Teeters on the edge, but I decided not crap. The dialogue tries for Whedon snark and lands only one out of 10. The worldbuilding asks more questions than it answers.
Wins “Best Shadowrun Movie” by default. My favorite part was the elf Fed, who does the best Wizards of the Coast art cosplay I’ve ever seen.
On Netflix, I am currently watching and not hating Warrior Nun. Apparently, it’s based on either some comic book or YA novel or somesuch. In any case, it definitely has a YA edge about it, but not distractingly so.
The throwing of the doll into space is the only bump I felt in the whole ride. Perhaps it was intentional, but I felt the effect was low quality. This in startling contrast to the giant Barbie.
This is a very funny but incredibly dark allegory for the Irish Civil War. The metaphors are very simple and easy to understand, but I had zero context, and am prejudiced by the American Civil War in terms of what to expect from such things. Needless to say, it made it hard to get what I was supposed to be taking away from it while I watched. Research was necessary afterwards.
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