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Hivemind
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Snyder cut is "better" but its definitely still terrible. Far far far too long, with tons of completely unnecessary filler, and tons of decisions made by Snyder purely to drive up internet chatter (like the aspect ratio and releasing a black and white cut).
Jags
Mildly Disturbed
It's a much better movie, but you're right about the length. So many redundant scenes with the villain giving updates to his boss via Zoom, that weird-ass bit where those ladies serenade Aquaman, what seemed like a half-dozen unnecessary epilogues, and on and on.
If they made that movie to begin with and cut an hour out of it to tighten it up, it probably would have been pretty well-regarded. Definitely the best of the Snyder DC movies, though that isn't saying very much at all. But yeah, The Snyder Cut shines mostly in comparison to the dogshit version Joss Whedon handed in. Judged on its own merits, it's an overlong slog.
CapitalsCupReality
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Really liked it, but doesn't seem like it would have a lot of replay value.
John Price
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So I've been talking about this in other HF threads, but the Whedon cut is whelming. To my understanding he took the Snyder cut and cropped like 2 hours out of it.
The Snyder Cut is pretty solid. The beginning is boring but the ending is amazing. It's mindblowingly good and I am very loathe to praise Snyder.
I would strongly recommend watching the 4 hour Snyder Cut. It gets tenuous at times but the payoff is worth it
John Price
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Because people lazily compared it to Taxi Driver
"it's the same movie"
Did Taxi Driver also have a Batman?
I think it’s that, and they’re expecting the movie to be about the Heath Ledger version of the Joker.
Jags
Mildly Disturbed
This is fair, though I think the devil is in the details on this one. It's overlong, but when he was making it he knew it would air on HBO Max, which opened the door to him doing a 6-chapter version with minimal edits that functions more like a TV series. If they'd insisted he make it as a palatable movie, the 4-hour runtime would have been a dealbreaker, he would have had to make cuts, the most obvious cuts (the many redundancies and indulgences, the epilogues that serve no purpose in a story that isn't being continued) add up to about an hour, and it would have tightened up the story and pace dramatically.
It's good as a TV project where Snyder got to do whatever he wanted. It would have been way better if he'd been encouraged to edit it down to reasonable movie length. Way too much fat on that bone.
Hivemind
We're Touched
Hivemind
We're Touched
Because it's derivative. I don't think it's bad by any means, but it borrows very heavily from not just Taxi Driver but also The King of Comedy. Once again, I don't think it's bad, I just think other movies have done similar things to a higher standard. And because it played things so grounded, it didn't really end up as a "comic book movie" nor a subversive exploration of the possibilities of comic book movies.
Just finished watching Severance (a dark office comedy starring Adam Scott on Apple+) the other night. I really love a show with a fun/creative (but also simple) "What if...?" concept. ("What if you could separate your work self from your home self?") All of the world-building + character/plot development that stems from the premise is handled in fun/interesting ways. Also, the show thankfully doesn't get lost up its own conceptual ass: it's easy to follow, and even the thinky parts are laid out clearly. And the last episode was one of the tensest episodes of television I can remember watching recently.
Highest recommendation for anyone who likes weirdo office shows with a heavy dose of 1984/Brazil-esque dystopian oppression.
Highest recommendation for anyone who likes weirdo office shows with a heavy dose of 1984/Brazil-esque dystopian oppression.
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Umm…..one of mine and @usiel favorites…..I still need to watch the last season. Been letting it marinate…..do not want it to end lol….
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It's good. One of the seasons was seemed to be a carbon copy of another. I like how a couple of characters went from bad guy, to good guy, and back again.
I’m fully in now, Alfreds daughter was just captured by the Dane brothers. At this rate I’ll be all caught up by next weekend lol
Hivemind
We're Touched
I haven't watched the latest season (came out about a month ago), but I binged this pretty early on during the pandemic. Not terrific, but it was a worthwhile watch. Better staying power than Vikings, but it does get kinda samey after a while.
Yeah love me some TLK. Holding off finishing the current season since its the last (though they announced a TLK movie to finish things up). Books are great also.
Agreed about Severance its worth a watch so far so good interesting premise just a couple of episodes in. Kinda reminded me of Devs early on but its different though with less creepy vibe that devs has which is just a neutral statement.
Finished up a couple of recent SK romantic drama series but don't think anyone here is interested in those, heh.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned The Company of Witches which is on the 3rd season but it is decent (books are decent as well).
Halo eps 3 was aight. Not really familiar with the Halo genre and nothing is exactly original but the back story stuff shows some substance despite plot lines not treading new scifi ground (thats not necessarily required for me to like but when done averagely comes across as derivative.
Watched the first episode of Ozark and wasn't hooked. Might come back at some point but I have a bunch of other things in the queue first. Worth the watch? Maybe it was just a bad first impression. I didn't like a single character in the opening episode.
But Peaky, love that show. Season Five's ending was a total bummer though, and I wonder how they manage the real-life death of Helen McCrory... RIP Aunt Polly.
John Price
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I definitely recommend it if you find the time, season one takes a bit to get its footing but by season 2 you will be hooked and really takes off by the 3rd season. The acting and especially Bateman are great in this show. It’s definitely a good show to watch with your significant other as well
