LoathedVermin72 wrote:I'm sure you'll love Before Midnight. It's leagues better than the first two, and that's not a knock on the first two.
I really liked the first one and goddamn adore the second.
Yeah, the series improves with each entry. I'm lukewarm on Sunrise, but yes, Sunset is terrific. Especially that ending, hoo-boy. But Midnight is just on another level.
yeah, Midnight is that good.
As someone that has experienced a really meaningfull long term relationship, those movies know their subject.
The Argonaut wrote:Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Am I going to be bored?
Depends on the movie. Of the two I've seen, Tropical Malady was awesome, while Uncle Boonmee was a slog. Still really want to see the rest of his stuff, though.
What We Do in the Shadows was fantastic. Taika Waititi wasn't as great as I'd have hoped, but Jemaine Clement picked up the slack. Cori Gonzalez-Macuer (Nick, the regular bro) and Jackie van Beek (Jackie, the servant) had great supporting performances. A comedy that doesn't try too hard, but just enough to be ridiculous. 4/5
bodysnatcher wrote:All I know is that I messaged my wife earlier about this, and my iphone's autocorrect knew to put an é on the end of Beyoncé, and it changed "Beck" to "neck"
The Argonaut wrote:I am watching the 'Before Sunrise' series. I've seen the first two this week, and loved them both. I can't wait to see Before Midnight and I really hope that they keep making more of these.
I think I really appreciate cinema that takes advatage of actual time. It doesn't happen a lot in the movies. Other than these movies, I can really only think of Boyhood and the Up series. Yes, there are series like Rambo and Star Wars that were made over a generaion, but they don't use actual time in the same way. It's not a fundamental element.
Obviously, it happens in television. But there are so many episodes and a season every year, so you don't feel the jump in the same way.
Have you seen The Limey? That does some interesting, semi-experimental stuff with time and aging. I wouldn't say it has the same focus on it as the Linklater stuff (that dude is obsessed with it), but interesting nonetheless.
i adore The Limey
Jorge wrote:I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
tonight i'm seeing a screening of Idiocracy, with j. rosenbaum giving a talk beforehand
Jorge wrote:I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
The Argonaut wrote:I am watching the 'Before Sunrise' series. I've seen the first two this week, and loved them both. I can't wait to see Before Midnight and I really hope that they keep making more of these.
I think I really appreciate cinema that takes advatage of actual time. It doesn't happen a lot in the movies. Other than these movies, I can really only think of Boyhood and the Up series. Yes, there are series like Rambo and Star Wars that were made over a generaion, but they don't use actual time in the same way. It's not a fundamental element.
Obviously, it happens in television. But there are so many episodes and a season every year, so you don't feel the jump in the same way.
Have you seen The Limey? That does some interesting, semi-experimental stuff with time and aging. I wouldn't say it has the same focus on it as the Linklater stuff (that dude is obsessed with it), but interesting nonetheless.
This was okay. Definitely not deserving of a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ridiculous.
bodysnatcher wrote:All I know is that I messaged my wife earlier about this, and my iphone's autocorrect knew to put an é on the end of Beyoncé, and it changed "Beck" to "neck"
Harsh Times. Really bad. Basically an unconvincing, obnoxious homage to early Scorsese, but with the cheap style of a mid-'90s indie movie, that gradually becomes a far less compelling retread of Pusher. It's amazing that this guy went on to make Fury.
