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Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 4:29 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I think i'm the only one here who didn't like Babylon :comp:

It seems like most people who watched it didn't like it, it got pretty bad reviews and social media is full of people making fun of specific scenes

Still hoping to watch it someday, it sounds at least interesting

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 4:46 pm

Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I think i'm the only one here who didn't like Babylon :comp:

It seems like most people who watched it didn't like it, it got pretty bad reviews and social media is full of people making fun of specific scenes

Still hoping to watch it someday, it sounds at least interesting

I wish you the best.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 4:50 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:I’m like 30 minutes into Under the Silver Lake. Much goofier than I expected. Feels like a late period John Waters movie.

i had to bail on this. i may try it again when i'm in a different mood, but it wasn't grabbing me. All its attempts at surrealism and style felt like some film school grad just cribbing from other movies. It was pissing me off.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 4:56 pm

Malloy wrote:
tree_ wrote:The Heartbreak kid. I respect the Farrelly brothers quite a bit. It’s not easy to have so many clever jokes packed in a short movie, as stupid and vulgar as they can be


you should get your hands on elaine may's far superior version

Surely a different animal

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 4:57 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:I’m like 30 minutes into Under the Silver Lake. Much goofier than I expected. Feels like a late period John Waters movie.

i had to bail on this. i may try it again when i'm in a different mood, but it wasn't grabbing me. All its attempts at surrealism and style felt like some film school grad just cribbing from other movies. It was pissing me off.

You should stick to Puss In Boots level stuff

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 4:59 pm

Jorge wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:I’m like 30 minutes into Under the Silver Lake. Much goofier than I expected. Feels like a late period John Waters movie.

i had to bail on this. i may try it again when i'm in a different mood, but it wasn't grabbing me. All its attempts at surrealism and style felt like some film school grad just cribbing from other movies. It was pissing me off.

You should stick to Puss In Boots level stuff

Puss In Boots laughs in the face of this movie!

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 5:22 pm

Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I think i'm the only one here who didn't like Babylon :comp:

It seems like most people who watched it didn't like it, it got pretty bad reviews and social media is full of people making fun of specific scenes

Still hoping to watch it someday, it sounds at least interesting


You should watch it on the cinema for the correct experience. Like Avatar.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 5:23 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:I’m like 30 minutes into Under the Silver Lake. Much goofier than I expected. Feels like a late period John Waters movie.

i had to bail on this. i may try it again when i'm in a different mood, but it wasn't grabbing me. All its attempts at surrealism and style felt like some film school grad just cribbing from other movies. It was pissing me off.


Under the silver lake is one of the best movies from recent years Trag. Just give it your attention.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 5:47 pm

Anders wrote:The Book Thief


Thought this was just ok. My mother and my wife seemed to think more highly of it. Naturally a powerful story at times, taking place during ww2. The movie also looks good.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 6:11 pm

VinylGuy wrote:
Jorge wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I think i'm the only one here who didn't like Babylon :comp:

It seems like most people who watched it didn't like it, it got pretty bad reviews and social media is full of people making fun of specific scenes

Still hoping to watch it someday, it sounds at least interesting


You should watch it on the cinema for the correct experience. Like Avatar.

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Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 6:37 pm

Yes goddamnit yes!!

And ask for the biggest screen they have !

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 7:29 pm

Watching Belle now. Plan on watching Blue Ruin next, either to close out the weekend, or tomorrow. Have seen neither before.

Will then have 20 movies left from my list of 2013, ten I have seen before and rated highly, and ten well rated movies, that I’ve never seen before.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 7:30 pm

Blue Ruin is wonderful. I love Jeremy Saulnier.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 7:32 pm

Look forward to it.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 7:44 pm

Blue Ruin is awesome. Very sticky too. I find myself thinking about it at random occasions.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 7:56 pm

yeah, i need a rewatch soon.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 9:34 pm

Under the Silver Lake

Spoiler: show
"I am the voice of your generation."

Terrific.

In Trag's defense, it does start slow.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 9:43 pm

I did find Belle interesting. Googled the true story afterwards, and found that the movie had taken a lot of liberties. Of course a movie is a work of art, and can be enjoyed without being a true story. But sometimes, when a true story is told with falsehoods, I think it diminishes the end product in my mind.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 10:02 pm

I'm really surprised you're not feeling Silver Lake, trag.

Seems up your alley.

Re: What movies are you watching?

Sun February 05, 2023 10:22 pm

Maybe trag isn't the man we thought he was, after all
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