What movies are you watching?

[Monkey_Driven]

Everything is based on a true story...

from a certain point of view.

Great, now I have a boner.

[epilogue]

Everything is based on a true story...

from a certain point of view.

Great, now I have a boner.

[Monkey_Driven]

Everything is based on a true story...

from a certain point of view.

Great, now I have a boner.

Stop it, I'm at work!

[epilogue]

AL

[Monkey_Driven]

Guys, I'm happy to report I am 2/3 of the way through Goodfellas!

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Guys, I'm happy to report I am 2/3 of the way through Goodfellas!

the last third blows

[Monkey_Driven]

Guys, I'm happy to report I am 2/3 of the way through Goodfellas!

the last third blows

I see what you did there. Do they allow movies in prison?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Guys, I'm happy to report I am 2/3 of the way through Goodfellas!

the last third blows

I see what you did there. Do they allow movies in prison?

yea just watched coco

[Monkey_Driven]

Guys, I'm happy to report I am 2/3 of the way through Goodfellas!

the last third blows

I see what you did there. Do they allow movies in prison?

yea just watched coco

Did everyone cry?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Guys, I'm happy to report I am 2/3 of the way through Goodfellas!

the last third blows

I see what you did there. Do they allow movies in prison?

yea just watched coco

Did everyone cry?

just Bruce and D’mitri

[Anders]

Watching Justice League now.

[Monkey_Driven]

Watching Justice League now.

Godspeed.

[Anders]

Thank you. Just half an hour left. Not loving it like I had hoped. But it’s not annoying me either. Fine for a regular Monday evening.

[LoathedVermin72]

Rewatching The Post. Man, this movie kinda floors me. Spielberg's natural intuition for composition - and I mean everything that entails: blocking, framing, lighting, camera movement, editing - is just unparalleled. I didn't even notice the first time (and no one seems to be talking about) how many floating long-takes are used, which I think is because they are so organic and seamless - the opposite of the show-stopping showiness of someone like Alfonso Cuaron. He always thinks about how each shot and cut will affect the whole of the work. There's one beautiful one near the beginning where the camera tracks characters while being separated by a row of desks before cutting through an aisle to get closer and then following them into an office and gracefully moving around them to the other side of the room. Just effortless, fluid, magnificent. Never calls attention to itself - it simply breathes naturally. The film is buoyed by constant, subtle visual vitality.

On top of that, Spielberg's love of character idiosyncrasies is in full effect; again, I keep noticing things I didn't catch the first time around, especially with Streep's character. Taking off her large earring to answer a phone call, for example. Just an consistent stream of tiny details to give the characters (and the movie) a sense of life and personality. My god, what a talent he is.

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[LoathedVermin72]

Eff you trag!!!!!

[tragabigzanda]

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.

[LoathedVermin72]

Streep is pretty amazing in it. I’ve never been a big fan of hers but she won me over here.

[epilogue]

Rewatching The Post. Man, this movie kinda floors me. Spielberg's natural intuition for composition - and I mean everything that entails: blocking, framing, lighting, camera movement, editing - is just unparalleled. I didn't even notice the first time (and no one seems to be talking about) how many floating long-takes are used, which I think is because they are so organic and seamless - the opposite of the show-stopping showiness of someone like Alfonso Cuaron. He always thinks about how each shot and cut will affect the whole of the work. There's one beautiful one near the beginning where the camera tracks characters while being separated by a row of desks before cutting through an aisle to get closer and then following them into an office and gracefully moving around them to the other side of the room. Just effortless, fluid, magnificent. Never calls attention to itself - it simply breathes naturally. The film is buoyed by constant, subtle visual vitality.

On top of that, Spielberg's love of character idiosyncrasies is in full effect; again, I keep noticing things I didn't catch the first time around, especially with Streep's character. Taking off her large earring to answer a phone call, for example. Just an consistent stream of tiny details to give the characters (and the movie) a sense of life and personality. My god, what a talent he is.

Verm can you tell me more about the ghost/skeleton/shrouded figure please.

[Strat]

Tom Hanks is usually great, but here he just looks tired. Meryl Streep is a snoozer in this movie. How many times did he go: "Oh...oh..." while trying to process the implications of whether or not she would let them run the story? Is hand-wringing-via-face what qualifies for top-shelf acting now?

But honestly, I don't blame either of them, I think the script was probably quite anemic. All of Spielberg's master craftsmanship holds up in spite of the thin material.

Im glad Im not the only one that may have been a little let down by the overall movie. There were moments I enjoyed and generally, its always a pleasure to watch these actors manage their craft, but there was a missing intensity of sorts. It fell a little flat for me.

Ill have no problem watching it again. Im a bit distracted these days. Maybe my opinion shall change.

Meryl Streep was best when expressing insecurity and doubts, but couldnt really drag me on board with much of her performance. Which is strange.