Re: What movies are you watching?
Posted: Thu March 24, 2022 12:36 pm
Very much so. And I'm cool with Affleck.tree_ wrote:Is Damon better than Affleck? I’m not sure. Probably
Very much so. And I'm cool with Affleck.tree_ wrote:Is Damon better than Affleck? I’m not sure. Probably
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.
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.
The Argonaut wrote:Nice run of movies there. Big fan of '71 over here, glad you liked it. I've seen that probably four or five times now.
I like The King, too. I think it's underrated. I think it confused people because it is very much not Shakespeare but also very much Shakespeare and people weren't sure what to make of it? I don't know. I remember liking it a lot
Enemy is great, if that's one that you haven't seen.JuanHamm wrote:The Argonaut wrote:Nice run of movies there. Big fan of '71 over here, glad you liked it. I've seen that probably four or five times now.
I like The King, too. I think it's underrated. I think it confused people because it is very much not Shakespeare but also very much Shakespeare and people weren't sure what to make of it? I don't know. I remember liking it a lot
What did you make of Robert Pattinson in The King? I think I'd have to watch it again to properly judge his performance.
'71 I watched because Sean Harris was in Green Knight and The King, so I looked him up and that movie caught my eye. I'm really glad I did because it was terrific.
I need a movie recommendation for tonight. There are still two Villeneuve movies I haven't seen, but Lenny didn't give them a glowing recommendation, so I'm not sure...
I watched it when it was new, so I'll admit that Pattinson doesn't stand out in my head still. Joel Edgerton definitely does. And Timothee Chalamet saying "dauphin"JuanHamm wrote:What did you make of Robert Pattinson in The King? I think I'd have to watch it again to properly judge his performance.
Don't listen to lennyJuanHamm wrote:Yeah, Enemy and Prisoners.
Wat whyThe Argonaut wrote:Don't listen to lennyJuanHamm wrote:Yeah, Enemy and Prisoners.
Yeah I think this checks out. He was outstanding in Gone Girl as someone whose motives you can't quite pin down, and I think he hit some similar (good!) notes in Deep Water, but the material was just a lot simpler and more heavy-handed.Jorge wrote:I saw a tweet the other day that said something like "all those years trying to sell Affleck as a leading man, when he's at his best when he's playing weirdos, villains, and sad sacks." I think there's something there
Those movies are worth looking at. Especially if he loved Dune and Arrivallennytheweedwhacker wrote:Wat whyThe Argonaut wrote:Don't listen to lennyJuanHamm wrote:Yeah, Enemy and Prisoners.
JuanHamm wrote:I'll watch Enemy tonight