VinylGuy wrote:Yeah, some of the effects with that water shots were weird...but once the whole things blows there are some very cool shots there...i kinda get why Berg gets so much shit over his movies, the guy is really strange and pro america and its almost impossible not to hate him...but he is getting better with each movie.
Yeah he's just like Bay. Tons of flag and military mastrabation.
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'm just a huge David Lynch fan. But up until this year, Mulholland Drive was his only film that I'd seen on the big screen. This last month has been a long Christmas Eve leading up to tomorrow night! It's so exciting!
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 loved this. Perfect mix of creepy and silly. Jordan Peele's directing is a little basic, but I think that could become an asset over time. The repeated image of the main guy falling into "the void" is sort of elementary in its execution (just a static wide shot), but the colors and depth of field are great. There was nothing remotely subtle about this movie, but I don't necessarily want to see Jorden Peele grow into subtlety. I feel like if he can become even more bold -- swing for the fences with strong one-dimensional characters and bold imagery -- he could be like a cross between Spike Lee and Ridley Scott.
That's like half of why I'm so excited for Lovecraft Country.
I kinda want to watch King Arthur. It looks terrible, yet the closest thing to an original flick that's out. I don't think I can sit through another Alien or Marvel movie right now.
BurtReynolds wrote:I kinda want to watch King Arthur. It looks terrible, yet the closest thing to an original flick that's out. I don't think I can sit through another Alien or Marvel movie right now.
I'll just watch some Netflix.
It was fine, but immensely forgettable. I had forgotten I had just been to the movies by the time I got to the parking lot
BurtReynolds wrote:I kinda want to watch King Arthur. It looks terrible, yet the closest thing to an original flick that's out. I don't think I can sit through another Alien or Marvel movie right now.
I'll just watch some Netflix.
It was fine, but immensely forgettable. I had forgotten I had just been to the movies by the time I got to the parking lot
I kinda liked it except for the reluctant hero bullshit. Just kill the bad guys you moron.
No one told me it had Death Dealer in it! That was bad ass.
