OT: Movie Thread

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Can’t recommend this movie enough

 

[CDJ]

Saw X

Magnifico. Beautiful piece of Americana

 

[24giovanni]

Saw movie central intelligence 2016. Didnt stop laughing through it. 10/10 chris rock and the rock.

 

[hrdpuk]

I like twisted demented trash movies

"Devil's Rejects" comes to mind

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Great Movie!

 

[smithformeragent]

Killers of the Flower Moon… it’s Scorsese.

Not sure what else there is to say about the guy at this point.

You know what you’re getting with him and it’s usually excellent.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

the Prestige has been on lately.
still has to be my fav movie ever. such a great movie from start to end.

 

[Blowfish]

Killers of the Flower Moon… it’s Scorsese.

Not sure what else there is to say about the guy at this point.

You know what you’re getting with him and it’s usually excellent.

It was excellent!

 

[smithformeragent]

the Prestige has been on lately.
still has to be my fav movie ever. such a great movie from start to end.

Underrated Nolan

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Underrated Nolan

its so good. the answers are in front of you the whole movie

 

[smithformeragent]

its so good. the answers are in front of you the whole movie

Yep.

I was reading a bit about how the film differs from the book.

The film definitely isn’t a “whodunit”.

 

[Gee Wally]

Jenna Ortega spotted filming scenes for ‘Beetlejuice 2′ in Melrose

The “Wednesday” actress was seen in a purple-and-black-striped dress riding a bicycle into the backyard of a house Thursday afternoon.

www.masslive.com

 

[smithformeragent]

Saw the new Napoleon movie.

Didn’t hate it, but it was very bizarre and disjointed.

 

[GordonHowe]

Saw the new Napoleon movie.

Didn’t hate it, but it was very bizarre and disjointed.

Thanks for the review.

I may bother, I may not. I like Ridley Scott, and JP is, well, JP.

Bonaparte is an interesting case. I visited his tomb at

Les Invalides - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I stood precisely where Hitler stood in 1940,

 

[smithformeragent]

Thanks for the review.

I may bother, I may not. I like Ridley Scott, and JP is, well, JP.

Bonaparte is an interesting case. I visited his tomb at

Les Invalides - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I stood precisely where Hitler stood in 1940,

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Just snagged this on Kindle.

 

[smithformeragent]

Finally saw Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Very good.

Rewatched The Godfather.

Masterpiece.

Rewatched Godfather Part II.

Very good movie.

 

[Gee Wally]

The Killer
on Netflix.
Not bad. Low budget John Wick kinda thing.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136617/

 

[GordonHowe]

France Scoffs at an Englishman’s ‘Napoleon’ (Published 2023)

French critics considered Ridley Scott’s new biopic lazy, pointless, boring, migraine-inducing, too short and historically inaccurate. And that’s just to start.

www.nytimes.com

Finally saw Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Very good.

Rewatched The Godfather.

Masterpiece.

Rewatched Godfather Part II.

Very good movie.

Many critics believe Part II is actually better. I've actually never watched either all the way through, so no humble opinion here.

Looking forward to viewing Everything All At Once.

 

[jgatie]

Everything All at Once was a lot of fun. Very good movie.

 

[GordonHowe]

 

[smithformeragent]

Can’t recommend this movie enough

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Giving it a go.

 

[Babajingo]

Good movie. Goes back to the roots of Godzilla. Human story line is very, very good.

 

[RoccoF14]

Saw the new Napoleon movie.

Didn’t hate it, but it was very bizarre and disjointed.

I haven't seen it yet, but I think its impossible to tell that story in a 2hr movie. There's simply too much to cover in too little time.

That's a subject more suited for a miniseries IMHO.

Everything All at Once was a lot of fun. Very good movie.

I saw it, and I enjoyed it. However it gave me a headache. I'm not a fan of the alternate reality schtick..

 

[GordonHowe]

Just watched Air.

"Engaging and likable,"

 

[Aussie Bruin]

I haven't seen it yet, but I think its impossible to tell that story in a 2hr movie. There's simply too much to cover in too little time.

That's a subject more suited for a miniseries IMHO.


I saw it, and I enjoyed it. However it gave me a headache. I'm not a fan of the alternate reality schtick..

I'm not going to see it. For starters you're right, it's not possible to effectively cover such a life in so short a time. The French-made Napoleon mini-series from about 20 years ago had a decent crack over the course of 6+ hours and did a reasonable job of it, despite a relatively small budget, but even that had to cut quite a few corners.

And from what I've read some of the characterizations and depictions of events in the film are miles wide of the mark. I don't expect full historical accuracy in these things, but changes from the reality that are plain lazy or seem to have no real justification should be avoided. Casting a 49-year-old man to portray someone who's career started at 24 and was done by the time he was 45 probably wasn't the smartest decision either. So I think I'll save my money.

I'm not sure any biopic that tries to cover a large portion of a person's life has ever been very good. I much prefer a film like Spielberg's excellent Lincoln that hones in on one or two particular episodes and uses those to make a thoughtful character study of the subject. Oppenheimer was more expansive but was still built largely around a couple of key periods in his story. That's the way to go IMO.