What movies are you watching?
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Re: What movies are you watching?
I liked the first half better than the second. Too many lawyers and greed.
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I mean, that's literally the message of the movie.Anders wrote:I liked the first half better than the second. Too many lawyers and greed.
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Yes, sad.
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I agree. It's not a fun movie to watch. Though, Driver is outstanding as usual.Anders wrote:Yes, sad.
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I love watching him. My favorite part of the movie was more or less any scene he was in.
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Anders wrote:I love watching him. My favorite part of the movie was more or less any scene he was in.
totally agree
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So Joker was fantastic. What a fucking performance. Well shot as well. Didn't know whether to laugh or cry at half of it. Very impressed. Reminded me a little bit of Mother! in how quickly things unravel at the end.
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Hustlers was really good
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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oktragabigzanda wrote:nahLoathedVermin72 wrote:Hustlers was really good
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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I don’t think criminal punishment was the point of any of it? It’s a movie about capitalism that follows complicated, morally ambiguous characters. It’s a movie that leaves you unsure of how to feel about anyone in it or anything they did. It’s very Wolf of Wall Street-esque in its mix of murky, uncomfortable social commentary and characters that are often “fun.” I LIVE for this gray area.tragabigzanda wrote:the stakes were so low! "One girl was sentenced to six months in prison and the other had to serve probation for two years." wtf?!LoathedVermin72 wrote:oktragabigzanda wrote:nahLoathedVermin72 wrote:Hustlers was really good
Also beautifully directed, filmed, and acted, with some fascinating sound design choices near the end.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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But it made a gigatonillion dollarstragabigzanda wrote:Joker.
I thought this was awesome, but it helped that I was in the right mood to see it; could otherwise be really difficult to connect with.
This movie does not need a sequel though.
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
Embarrassing? Awkward? I couldnt even finish this garbage....the¨score¨? the acting? My god.
Embarrassing? Awkward? I couldnt even finish this garbage....the¨score¨? the acting? My god.
BONE FUCKIN´ TOMAHAWK.
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Hustlers is brilliant. Joker to me is kinda like There Will Be Blood; not a brilliant film, but a brilliant performance. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot I have not seen and am shocked Guy saw it. Proud of you, Guy. 
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J&SBR is not good, really not good. But there was one joke that I had to rewatch because it made me laugh real hard. That said, the filmmaking is super shoddy and the self-insertion and meta references went overboard into embarrassing territory.
Hustlers I haven't watched yet; I came close to watching it in an airplane three days ago but saw that it had been edited for content so decided against it
Hustlers I haven't watched yet; I came close to watching it in an airplane three days ago but saw that it had been edited for content so decided against it
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You made the right decision.theplatypus wrote:J&SBR is not good, really not good. But there was one joke that I had to rewatch because it made me laugh real hard. That said, the filmmaking is super shoddy and the self-insertion and meta references went overboard into embarrassing territory.
Hustlers I haven't watched yet; I came close to watching it in an airplane three days ago but saw that it had been edited for content so decided against it