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I liked Dunkirk. Totally get the dialogue/sound issues. Of the ones I’ve seen Call me By your name is my pick to win best picture and darkest hour is probably second. Hope to see shape of water this week. Finally on at the cineplex.
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By any metric, 25th Hour is a great movie, but I'll never understand what thought process went in to casting Tony Siragusa to play the Russian mob guy.
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And Edward Norton's monologue was only the second-best in that movie.
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Curious to see that again. I saw a screening of it before it came out. It was shortly after 9/11, and it was the first movie to address 9/11. I was so hung up on the emotions of that aspect, it overshadowed the rest of the movie. It was incredibly emotionally powerful for me at the time, but it touched raw nerves. Curious to see what I'd think of it now. I also don't know how much editing they did after the screenings.*
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Baby Driver was a cool movie. Very formulaic plot, but the use of music and some of the set pieces were great.
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Yeah it was formulaic but really solid characters that drove the movie. Hamm, Foxx, and Elgort just were really good characters (maybe not as much with Spacey).
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Wife is having back surgery on Monday. She's basically been on bed rest since early January. The only thing she can really do outside of the house for any length of time is go to the fancy ass movie theater with the reclining seats. We saw Shape of Water a few weeks back, and now...
She got us tickets for Black Panther for Saturday... I'm psyched.
She got us tickets for Black Panther for Saturday... I'm psyched.
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Are you wearing costumes? I hear you’re supposed to dress up.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:42 pmShe got us tickets for Black Panther for Saturday... I'm psyched.
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An understated blackface is acceptable, I think.Moreta wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:09 pmAre you wearing costumes? I hear you’re supposed to dress up.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:42 pmShe got us tickets for Black Panther for Saturday... I'm psyched.
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They'll know you mean it in a nice way.A_B wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:10 pmAn understated blackface is acceptable, I think.Moreta wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 3:09 pmAre you wearing costumes? I hear you’re supposed to dress up.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:42 pmShe got us tickets for Black Panther for Saturday... I'm psyched.
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It's not racist if you're wearing blackface as part of a celebraish of African-American culture. Respectfully.
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I'll just wear a darth vader mask, then.
Thanks for the input fellas.
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4:30 tomorrow. Super looking forward to it.
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I watched it on the flight home tonight - wanted so badly to love it - and I have to say that it is a piece of crap.brian wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:35 pmI don't know if I've talked to anyone who actually liked it. Everyone I know who saw it said it sucked.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:34 pm Has anyone seen 3 Billboards? Seems like its getting the backlash treatment...like LaLaLand did last year.
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First half hour had me hooked, that soon turned to amazement at the coincidences and constant piling on of hardship. She couldn't just have told her daughter to walk to the bar? No, she had to yell at her "I hope you get raped!" That was the exact moment where I went from liking this movie to thinking that it was written by a student, or by someone who doesn't trust his audience to understand that Mildred has a lot of guilt. Not enough to tell people that her ex-husband was an asshole who beat her. No, let's show him grabbing her by the throat and have the son put a knife on dad's throat. Yet mere seconds earlier, the same son basically told mom that her accusing his father of abuse was a matter of opinion. And of course the Chief is going to kill himself (and that may have been the single worst developed character I have seen in a respected movie in years. He paid for the billboards and wishes her luck, yet sets her up to be crucified by the townsfolk? WHAT?
And the guy who took over the police force? He appeared rather conveniently. And Chief Willoughby's wife walks into the gift shop to drop off a letter just as Mildred is being threatened?
And the device of the posthumous letters? And Dixon can't smell smoke? And why does the Dinklage character get to throw exposition out at the 3/4 mark of the film? "Sure I'm a dwarf who sells cars who has a drinking problem..." who gives a fuck? You've been in two short scenes and the movie is almost done. You are barely a plot device. Go away. And the scene with Mildred and her ex's 19 year old girlfriend in the restaurant? "Take care of her Charlie." What? Why?
It became a hate watch, and then bordered on "Mystery Science Theatre" territory. Almost a parody of an Indy movie with a couple of extraneous scenes of Black folks just to give it some sort of credibility.
She's a great actress, but this movie is - to me - laughable.
It has been a long, long time since I was so disappointed by a movie. And the fact that this schlock is winning all kinds of awards tells me that I am in the minority here, but this is not a good film.
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Wife turns to me as we walk out of black panther and says, sheepishly, 'how come I thought this was going to be a civil rights movie?' LOL. She's not always entirely culturally aware but I almost fell over laughing. She enjoyed it, just thought she was going to see something entirely different.
FWIW, I really enjoyed it. Not my favorite movie ever, but it was very well done. I also have a huge crush on Letitia Wright, who was fantastic.
FWIW, I really enjoyed it. Not my favorite movie ever, but it was very well done. I also have a huge crush on Letitia Wright, who was fantastic.
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Just watched. And your review is fake news.Pruitt wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:18 amI watched it on the flight home tonight - wanted so badly to love it - and I have to say that it is a piece of crap.brian wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:35 pmI don't know if I've talked to anyone who actually liked it. Everyone I know who saw it said it sucked.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:34 pm Has anyone seen 3 Billboards? Seems like its getting the backlash treatment...like LaLaLand did last year.
SPOILERS COMING...
First half hour had me hooked, that soon turned to amazement at the coincidences and constant piling on of hardship. She couldn't just have told her daughter to walk to the bar? No, she had to yell at her "I hope you get raped!" That was the exact moment where I went from liking this movie to thinking that it was written by a student, or by someone who doesn't trust his audience to understand that Mildred has a lot of guilt. Not enough to tell people that her ex-husband was an asshole who beat her. No, let's show him grabbing her by the throat and have the son put a knife on dad's throat. Yet mere seconds earlier, the same son basically told mom that her accusing his father of abuse was a matter of opinion. And of course the Chief is going to kill himself (and that may have been the single worst developed character I have seen in a respected movie in years. He paid for the billboards and wishes her luck, yet sets her up to be crucified by the townsfolk? WHAT?
And the guy who took over the police force? He appeared rather conveniently. And Chief Willoughby's wife walks into the gift shop to drop off a letter just as Mildred is being threatened?
And the device of the posthumous letters? And Dixon can't smell smoke? And why does the Dinklage character get to throw exposition out at the 3/4 mark of the film? "Sure I'm a dwarf who sells cars who has a drinking problem..." who gives a fuck? You've been in two short scenes and the movie is almost done. You are barely a plot device. Go away. And the scene with Mildred and her ex's 19 year old girlfriend in the restaurant? "Take care of her Charlie." What? Why?
It became a hate watch, and then bordered on "Mystery Science Theatre" territory. Almost a parody of an Indy movie with a couple of extraneous scenes of Black folks just to give it some sort of credibility.
She's a great actress, but this movie is - to me - laughable.
It has been a long, long time since I was so disappointed by a movie. And the fact that this schlock is winning all kinds of awards tells me that I am in the minority here, but this is not a good film.
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Well, great minds don't always think alike.
In the cold light of day, I think I hate this movie even more. Its sneering contempt for its subjects, its cheesy plot devices and worst of all,
In the cold light of day, I think I hate this movie even more. Its sneering contempt for its subjects, its cheesy plot devices and worst of all,
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I legitimately hope he’s better soon but it couldn’t have been that “massive” if he’s tweeting about it a few hours later. My uncle had a massive heart attack once and could barely move for days.
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I enjoyed the movie, but I also got a free screeners copy and watched from the comfort of my living room. But, I had a lot of issues and I can see where people are picking it apart for valid reasons.
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Not so much of a spoiler as a sensitive topic. I haven’t seen the movie yet. In fact, I’ve only seen Get Out and Dunkirk of the BP noms. I’ve clearly been slacking.
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I've only seen the aforementioned Three Billboards and Get Out which is absolutely amazing. That's the movie that people will be talking about 20 years from now.
I'm planning on seeing Lady Bird this weekend and of the others, I want to see Dunkirk, The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour and probably will sometime in the next few months.
Have no interest at all in the other three.
I'm planning on seeing Lady Bird this weekend and of the others, I want to see Dunkirk, The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour and probably will sometime in the next few months.
Have no interest at all in the other three.
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Phantom Thread and CMBYN were both pretty excellent.
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We watched 'Wonder' the other night (my kids picked it out). Pretty standard disease/uplifting movie fare. Lots of questions, many regarding Owen Wilson's character.
1-What the hell did he do for a living? His family lives in a huge brownstone in New York City, wife (Julie Roberts) doesn't work, both kids go to private schools, and he never seems stressed out and he's got plenty of time to be around the house. Very suspicious.
2-Own Wilson and dogs....do dogs show up to the set, see Wilson, and think "Oh...this ain't good for my character".
1-What the hell did he do for a living? His family lives in a huge brownstone in New York City, wife (Julie Roberts) doesn't work, both kids go to private schools, and he never seems stressed out and he's got plenty of time to be around the house. Very suspicious.
2-Own Wilson and dogs....do dogs show up to the set, see Wilson, and think "Oh...this ain't good for my character".
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I do not watch ANY movie with a dog in it without consulting this site first: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:58 am We watched 'Wonder' the other night (my kids picked it out). Pretty standard disease/uplifting movie fare. Lots of questions, many regarding Owen Wilson's character.
1-What the hell did he do for a living? His family lives in a huge brownstone in New York City, wife (Julie Roberts) doesn't work, both kids go to private schools, and he never seems stressed out and he's got plenty of time to be around the house. Very suspicious.
2-Own Wilson and dogs....do dogs show up to the set, see Wilson, and think "Oh...this ain't good for my character".
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I prefer the graffiti at bus stops method.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:05 pmI do not watch ANY movie with a dog in it without consulting this site first: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/
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My wife took my daughter to see that movie the week it came out. They were both traumatized.Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:18 pmI prefer the graffiti at bus stops method.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:05 pmI do not watch ANY movie with a dog in it without consulting this site first: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/
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Right outside the Westside Pavilion in my old hood.Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 2:18 pmI prefer the graffiti at bus stops method.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:05 pmI do not watch ANY movie with a dog in it without consulting this site first: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/
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That dog was such an asshole that I could not garner a shred of sympathy for it.
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I'll have to bookmark that site. My kids both said 'Oh no...not the dog!'.Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:05 pmI do not watch ANY movie with a dog in it without consulting this site first: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:58 am We watched 'Wonder' the other night (my kids picked it out). Pretty standard disease/uplifting movie fare. Lots of questions, many regarding Owen Wilson's character.
1-What the hell did he do for a living? His family lives in a huge brownstone in New York City, wife (Julie Roberts) doesn't work, both kids go to private schools, and he never seems stressed out and he's got plenty of time to be around the house. Very suspicious.
2-Own Wilson and dogs....do dogs show up to the set, see Wilson, and think "Oh...this ain't good for my character".
And, to be honest, the kids face wasn't all THAT fucked up. I mean, he's got Owen Wilson as a father....what's Wilson's excuse?
And it bugs me that Julia Roberts is now reduced to the "loving wife/mother" roles. Soon she'll have the 'concerned wife on the phone' parts (think of Laura Linney in 'Sully')
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Coincidentally, my family watched Wonder this past weekend as well. I liked it. It was a nice, heartwarming story. And as DiS pointed out, some pretty big names in it for a small movie.
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It was very heartwarming....made my GF cry!
And it reminded me a bit of that awful 'Dolphin Tale' movie. That thing had Harry Connick, Jr, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, and Kris Kristofferson in it. That's a lot of big names for a movie about a disabled dolphin. I would joke that they all had boat payments to make.
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Meryl Streep has a .607 OBP in terms of Oscar Noms vs. Appearances.
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I might have misted up a bit. I've sent my smart, sweet, special-needs kid off to school and known that fear of what may happen inside those doors. So maybe it hit a bit close to home.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 amIt was very heartwarming....made my GF cry!
And it reminded me a bit of that awful 'Dolphin Tale' movie. That thing had Harry Connick, Jr, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, and Kris Kristofferson in it. That's a lot of big names for a movie about a disabled dolphin. I would joke that they all had boat payments to make.
Totally Kafkaesque
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The stuff about the older sister being "left out" is what got to my GF. She always worries that her older daughter took on a heavy burden due to the younger autistic daughter.Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 3:37 pmI might have misted up a bit. I've sent my smart, sweet, special-needs kid off to school and known that fear of what may happen inside those doors. So maybe it hit a bit close to home.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:01 amIt was very heartwarming....made my GF cry!
And it reminded me a bit of that awful 'Dolphin Tale' movie. That thing had Harry Connick, Jr, Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, and Kris Kristofferson in it. That's a lot of big names for a movie about a disabled dolphin. I would joke that they all had boat payments to make.