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Old 04-16-2023, 01:57 PM   #14721
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I really want to see The Fabelmans...
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Old 04-16-2023, 02:00 PM   #14722
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Old 04-16-2023, 02:03 PM   #14723
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I wanted to see it in theater but i missed hy a week
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Old 04-16-2023, 11:46 PM   #14724
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Mario movie

Fun

Nearly every beat in the movie was faithful to something from one game or another... cept there was this part in the beginning that seemed like more of a joke about gentrification in Brooklyn where they went into this yuppie condo and got attacked by a dog, but it wasnt the dog from duck hunt or anything, was just a random dog.

i liked that they shifted the narrative to be about mario saving luigi rather than saving peach, and the shared moment with him and DK wanting acceptance from their fathers was interesting. It was a very strange decision to portray DK as a young playboy nepo baby type of guy though, and Cranky Kong was uncomfortably jewish.

the use of licensed music was weird, didn't seem to fit... why have Take On Me playing during DK Jungle Parkway... i dunno. Generally the musical beats fit really well with whatever was going on though and it was really cool if you could pick up on the motifs and references. loved when they did the Mario Kart selection... Rainbow Road was a little dark though, kinda disappointing

I really loved the allusions to having to get the hang of the gameplay, and the platforming sections were really smartly done. Overall the movie was like 90% smartly done and 10% some strange choices (the misanthropic Luma, hardly any Yoshi)

lol @ conservatives calling it "anti-woke" because it did well at the box office... again they removed a potentially problematic misogynistic element of the standard mario plot (guy rescuing damsel in distress) and changed it to something more wholesome (guy trying to save his brother) but ok
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Old 04-16-2023, 11:48 PM   #14725
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I think it did a good job of balancing between characters you're rooting for to survive and those who you want to see get eviscerated.

Unlike the most recent chainsaw massacre, where everyone is awful so you don't even care if anyone dies.
I wanted to see all the different sub plots convene at one point but alas
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - 9/10

Was tremendous... glad I didnt wait any longer to see it. Wanted to watch it in theaters but then didn't.... then it came out on streaming service and I wanted to watch it but then didn't..... until now that is. Should have done it a lot sooner. Was great.
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@Ossman, yeah, the usage of licensed music in the Mario movie really "turned me off", especially considering the rich library of video game music they have that they could sample/remix/use....
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I was raking around in my dvd collection earlier, in one of the piles of unwatched old war films and apparently I already have Shenandoah.
Stuck it on when I found it, so far it’s probably the best James Stewart film I have seen. Winchester ‘73 was pretty good but this is old man Jimmy Stewart chewing cigars and throwing punches at trespassers.
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I have had “Mr Smith Goes To Washington” staring back at me for the last three/four years too, never even took the plastic wrapper off.
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Old 04-17-2023, 06:50 PM   #14731
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Old 04-18-2023, 12:10 AM   #14733
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - 9/10

Was tremendous... glad I didnt wait any longer to see it. Wanted to watch it in theaters but then didn't.... then it came out on streaming service and I wanted to watch it but then didn't..... until now that is. Should have done it a lot sooner. Was great.
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I have had “Mr Smith Goes To Washington” staring back at me for the last three/four years too, never even took the plastic wrapper off.
We watched this in my 12 grade government class and it was boring ah hell
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Old 04-18-2023, 03:04 AM   #14735
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RRR (2022) - 9/10 - Sweet as hell...

Wild Tales (2014) - 9/10 - Excellent...

Titane (2021) - 8/10 - cool...

Kung Fu Hustle (2004) - 8/10 - funny...

The Northman (2022) - 8/10 - cool...

Omar (2013) - 8/10 - good

The Handmaiden (2016) - 8/10

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) - 7/10 - 3d/visuals were sweet... story not that great

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - 7/10

Huda's Salon (2021) - 7/10

Incendies (2010) - 7/10

L.A. Confidential (1997) - 7/10

Raw (2016) - 6/10

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) - 6/10

Wasp Network (2019) - 6/10

The Great Dictator (1940) - 6/10

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) - 6/10

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Divine Intervention (2002) - 6/10

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This one is good.
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Jesus Christ, what a movie.
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We watched this in my 12 grade government class and it was boring ah hell
Yeah Frank Capra isn’t my kind of director, “It’s A Wonderful Life” is dreadful. However I have to watch it someday, my mum got me it for Christmas a few years ago along with a bunch of film-related stuff that she was really proud of. Most of it sucked besides the Big Lebowski shirt she got me. That thing is dope AF.

The truly awful aspect is that if I watch Mr. Smith I will feel compelled to endure Billy Jack Goes To Washington because… just because.
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Old 04-18-2023, 09:09 PM   #14739
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie - 2 1/2 stars out of 4

The rating is mainly for the gorgeous animation, the cute humor, the references, and a fun cast of characters. Let's not pretend we're getting a deep script or an interesting reflection of some aspect of life told through cinema.

No, what we have here is a love letter to little kids and the people who have been with this franchise since its inception. You can even look at it as an apology for that pile of shit from the '90s. Because of its lack of substance as far as story goes, there are scenes where it's pretty obvious they have to pad this out somehow, but even with that you're rewarded for your attention with some great visuals and in-jokes. I was one of the people who didn't give a shit about who was casted in what roles and at the end of the day, it didn't really matter. Everyone is either fine or flat out stellar, with Jack Black as Bowser falling into the latter category. Nobody is particularly annoying or kills the movie. Overall, when you picture what a Mario movie would entail, this would be it. If you want high cinema, this isn't it. If you go into it with your inner child in control, it's absolutely a fun experience.
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John Wick: Chapter 4 6/10

I gave it the score above as everyone likes multiple gunshots to the head. However, I found this entry fairly tired.
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Evil Dead Rise - 7/10

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Paddington - 7/10

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Both were pretty good and entertaining....
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie - 2 1/2 stars out of 4

The rating is mainly for the gorgeous animation, the cute humor, the references, and a fun cast of characters. Let's not pretend we're getting a deep script or an interesting reflection of some aspect of life told through cinema.

No, what we have here is a love letter to little kids and the people who have been with this franchise since its inception. You can even look at it as an apology for that pile of shit from the '90s. Because of its lack of substance as far as story goes, there are scenes where it's pretty obvious they have to pad this out somehow, but even with that you're rewarded for your attention with some great visuals and in-jokes. I was one of the people who didn't give a shit about who was casted in what roles and at the end of the day, it didn't really matter. Everyone is either fine or flat out stellar, with Jack Black as Bowser falling into the latter category. Nobody is particularly annoying or kills the movie. Overall, when you picture what a Mario movie would entail, this would be it. If you want high cinema, this isn't it. If you go into it with your inner child in control, it's absolutely a fun experience.
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Old 04-27-2023, 01:01 AM   #14746
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Watched Smile. The lead actor was really good at conveying fear. Not as hype.
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Old 04-27-2023, 12:56 PM   #14747
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The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan 7.5/10

If you like a bit of action and intrigue in a period setting, you can't go wrong with this first part of a two-film French adaptation of Dumas' classic. It is grittier than previous adaptations that I've seen, and also lacks the humour of the 70s classic with Michael York/Richard Chamberlain/Oliver Reed, though it doesn't suffer for it. I do feel that they could have spent a bit more time with the world building, instead of essentially throwing us straight into the story, but that is my only real gripe.

The camera work during the action scenes remind me of The Revenant.
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Old 04-27-2023, 04:29 PM   #14748
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The Summer of 42 (1971) - 8/10

The film spends the first acts telling an amusing coming of age story about 3 early to mid teenage boys as the discover sex, sexuality, biology and the social interplay between themsevles and women. And on that level it works pretty well.

There's charm in the protagnists quiet longing for the older girl next door. There's good laughs when the boys attempt to navigate this space. A stand out for me being one character running straight out of the film never to be seen again at the prospect of sitting next to a girl in theater.

During these first two acts the film is heading toward a high 6 or a low 7. You're having a good time for sure. But if you how act structure works it doesnt take a genius to smell there's a turn coming. Though tonally its very well hidden.

The strength of this film hinges on its 3rd act. And its a very very strong 3rd act.

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At the top of the film the previously mentioned protagonist's previously mentioned girl next door sends her previously unmentioned fiancé away to fight in WW2, this is 1942 after all.

At the top of the 3rd act she receives a letter. He's been killed in action. Our protagonist shows up the night she finds out. What plays out is a tragic scene of a boy losing his virginity to a beautiful woman. I have a thousand thoughts on this. Id write a novel going through it.

Sex up until this point has been portrayed as a game. Like kids playing tag. In this moment a dimension of sex enters the fim thats so complicad the main character has no skills to even comprehend whats occured.

Its a great scene and the film doesnt try to contextualize it with words. It deliberately leaves it unspoken and instead asks us to process it.


It ends up being a pretty daring picture.
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Old 04-27-2023, 08:53 PM   #14749
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Saw Juno for the first time since it came out. Right in the feels.
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Old 04-27-2023, 09:37 PM   #14750
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Juno really holds up. The bouncing dicks scene always gets a laugh
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Yep! One of the few scenes I remembered from the first time I saw it. Watching it in my thirties, Bateman's character certainly irked me a lot. Michael Cera on the other hand, his quirkiness and need to be honest with Juno even when he was anxious and afraid resonated with me.
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Easy A - 3/10


One joke told for 90 min. Thinks its super insightful. Emma Stone is lovely.
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Old 04-28-2023, 12:36 AM   #14753
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I haven't seen it since it came out. IIRC, Emma Stone gave a solid performance and her love interest in the movie went on to become a serial killer who loved to read and cage people.
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And the acting in the film isnt bad for the record. The writing is the issue. Lisa Kudrow is good. Thomas Hayden Church has a real charisma about him.

But the writing bangs a drum that attempts say "puritanical sexual social stigmas are derp" from the exact same direction for 90 minutes. We arent exploring this topic as theme in varied and interesting ways. Its the one note being played until we've moved through the formulaic plot progression that we've walked through a million times.

Now im not one to scoff at formula but if youre a writer who's decided youre going to do a strict genre piece you would think with the structure on autopilot youd be free to put your creative energy into making memorable characters...or dialogue...or jokes...maybe some clever misdirection ..ya know...literally any effort whatsoever.
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Working in tropes is fine. Its narrative shorthand for the viewing audience. Doesnt mean you phone the entire script in
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One joke told for 90 min. Thinks its super insightful. Emma Stone is lovely.


I love that movie so much…
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