Red Mosquito

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:16 am**

Decided to watch and rewatch several Norwegian movies. It's obviously a much smaller nation than the US, but there's a few good movies made every year. Of course there have been poor movies and some atrocious acting as well, but the top end I usually enjoy as much as big international movies.

Yesterday I rewatched Hjertestart (Handle with Care). I remember hearing about before its release in 2017, buying the movie, and then enjoying it. But nationally it didn't seem to have much impact. Can't remember a friend or colleague mentioning it.

"After his wife's death, offshore oil worker Kjetil is having a hard time relating to his adopted son Daniel. In an act of desperation, he brings Daniel along to Colombia to search for the boy's biological mother."

Kristoffer Joner does a really good job in the lead, and won best actor of the year at the Amanda's (similar to the Oscar's, but for Norwegian movies).

Still enjoyed it. Maybe it could have used something extra to elevate it, instead it's fairly straightforward from start to finish. Tells a nice simple story.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 12:31 pm**

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.

The dialogue in this one might be the worst so far but most everything else is a step up. It's a tad low stakes and the action, while gorgeous and impressive, tends to rely too much on destruction porn for my taste.

Han is the standout character. Bow Wow is great in this. Lucas Black is a step up from Paul Walker. He's not totally three dimensional perhaps but we'll say he's up from Paul's one to a two directional character.

I got really pumped at the ending. That hit me harder than I ever would have expected. A genuine surprise.

Still not a great movie but overall better than the previous films. It's leaps and bounds better than 2F2F and, while not as much fun, still better than the first. And the plot is simplified and makes a little more sense. The visuals are great. The action is gripping and well choreographed. Best direction so far.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 12:33 pm**

Fast and Furious.

This movie is great. One of the best action films I've seen in a long time.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 3:37 pm**

Someone watch The Tomorrow War and tell me if it’s any good

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 3:42 pm**

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.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:04 pm**

Joey's out here championing normie movies the same way LV used to champion normie games (Call of Duty). I dig it.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:10 pm**

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.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:34 pm**

Ello Sailor wrote:Joey's out here championing normie movies the same way LV used to champion normie games (Call of Duty). I dig it.

LV also championed normie movies. The only man on the planet who's favorite directors were like, Ingmar Bergman, Todd Haynes, Kelly Reinhardt, Michael Bay, and Zach Snyder.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:36 pm**

Anyway I actually don't think it's surprising, Joe had the new Alannis Morissette album pretty high on his rankings last year. My man is well acquainted with normieism.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:41 pm**

wtf is a normie movie

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:45 pm**

Something the hogs like.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 4:47 pm**

So like most of the movies that have their own thread on this board.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:02 pm**

so im a normie

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:03 pm**

rank the normie movies.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:07 pm**

1. It's Marvel Time!
2. Car Go Fast
3. Watch Out, It's Another Marvel!
4. Marvel at Midnight
5. Oceans Eleven

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:12 pm**

Normcore: Endgame about to erupt in this thread.

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:14 pm**

Mickey wrote:1. It's Marvel Time!
2. Car Go Fast
3. Watch Out, It's Another Marvel!
4. Marvel at Midnight
5. Oceans Eleven

howling

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 5:49 pm**

none of you rubes have seen Lady Snowblood, you're all pretty normie to me

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 6:00 pm**

E.H. Ruddock wrote:none of you rubes have seen Lady Snowblood, you're all pretty normie to me

I watched The Crippled Avengers last night!!!

Posted: **Fri July 02, 2021 6:08 pm**

Mickey wrote:1. It's Marvel Time!
2. Car Go Fast
3. Watch Out, It's Another Marvel!
4. Marvel at Midnight
5. Oceans Eleven

The original Oceans Eleven is fucking kickass

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