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Are we going to get a Game of Thrones ending?
Dagin Babi and his crew's placement in The Pit? (mild spoilers, I guess)
There was way too much singing.
Episode 4
Getting a bit repetitive now.
Season 9 teaser.
Beautiful score.
Amanda Plummer and Judy Davis
So wft were they shooting anyway?
Dennis Caleb McCoy
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I don’t know what to make of it lol.
He either sold his soul to the devil, and the devil came to collect.
Oooor… with the loss of his wife and the pressure of the plummeting ratings, his mind broke, he went into some sort of state and killed everybody. Lilly’s head wasn’t split open when he came to. IDK if demons can regenerate dead girls’ heads after they’re done shooting electricity at people…
You don’t have to root for her if you don’t feel like she is rootable-for.
I wouldn’t classify her as a final girl, she was the villain. The film is purposefully playing with our preconceptions and misleading us as to who is actually the bad “guy” here.
So, as you’re watching it, going on the information you have at that moment, you go from rooting for a vulnerable little blond lady, being chased by a crazy-nutso coked-up Kyle Gallner, to like… not, cuz she killed a bunch of people, and like tortured him and stuff…
Plus, I don’t think the film is telling us how to feel about any of these people, sometimes we kinda have work it out ourselves.
This movie is exactly why I prefer going in with as little to no knowledge of the plot as possible.
I hated it for the first 10 minutes. Why are you telling me this is shot on 35mm? What’s with the out of order narrative? Are we doing a Tarantino thing, what’s the deal?
I stuck with it though, and it won me over. Pretty clever, the out of order narrative made sense, great performances.
After watching the whole thing, I have no complains. Except for the 35mm notice, this is not needed information lol.
Fuck yeah, SK!
I just finish it, and I went in as blind as I could. As I was watching it, I was thinking “So a pretty good blend of Death Becomes Her and Benny Benassi’s Satisfaction video”. Metaphors, disgustingness, pretty cool colour pallet – perfectly satisfactory. I though the fight between Andie MacDowell’s offspring and DemiFly is gonna be it, and was like “okay, is _this_ what all the fuss was about?”. Not bad by any means, but not mind blowing.
And then the second activation happened. And this French woman gave us a grotesque, wonderful monster thing, worthy of Cronenberg or Carpenter! Putting on the earrings had me in stiches. From that point on until the end – perfection.
Here's to more top notch body horror, and ladies being disgusting!
11/10 Detached Boobs
Bonus IRL review – Two women can’t follow basic instructions, proceed to annoy a helpdesk representative.
Aren't the movie descriptions pulled from IMDB? IDK if a correction is made there, if it'll reflect on MC.
I post sporadically now, but aren't there only 2 Mods left? I doubt anyone is in charge of much of anything.
But at least we know Jim isn't dead 👍
I too woudn't call Maïwenn beautiful per se, but she has an interesting face. I'd much rather that, than bland beauty, and she was good in the role imo.
Plus, beauty standards change and people are cast according to the tastes of their time (along with hair, make up and costumers following modern sensibilities sometimes). Cleopatra is still hailed for her beauty to this day. I've seen busts of Cleopatra, I wouldn't call her an enourmous beauty, but you don't see women like that being cast to play her. Far cry from Elizabeth Taylor.
I found Johnny Depp more distracting to be honest haha.
Overall though, I enjoyed the film.
I regret nothing!
I probably won't remeber I saw this in 2 weeks, but still, it was an ok watch.
The movie ended, and then in just kept going for another hour!
Either the Hunger Games bit should've been cut down significantly, since it's not about them anyway (and they weren't that interesting imo). Or, the story should've been split into two movies. As is, it just felt like two different movies glued together.
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Sound of Metal (2019)
Ruben can’t hear so good no more, and has to learn how to deal. IDK why I was under the impression this was going to be similar to Whiplash… maybe cuz the guy was a drummer? Turns out I’m a dumber. I found Ruben to be a frustrating character at times. The doctor says no loud noises, and you go straight back to banging drums… But, real people are frustrating like that, so it’s no detriment to the film. This made his journey and gradual acceptance and finally being at peace with his situation more satisfying. And the character's own frustration was very well depicted by Riz Ahmed. Didn’t this win Best Sound Design at the Oscars? Because the sound design was indeed very good. Yeah, good movie.
The One (2001)*
Jet Li has to stop himself from killing himself. The opposite of Highlander, in that there absolutely, under no circumstances cannot be Only One. But there’s still lightning energy transfer thingies when one moves close to becoming The One. This movie uses Let the Bodies Hit the Floor, Down with the Sickness _and_ Last Resort unironically. The early 2000s were a more innocent time. I wish Jet Li had more fight scenes with himself (or, you know, with his body double) because that was the only fight scene I actually enjoyed. You can see The Matrix influence clearly. Jason Statham was fun. It had a kooky, sci-fi premise which I liked, and miss. For what this movie is, it was fine.
Can't see a theme this week, but if you type The One in the MovieChat search, the first hit is not The One, it's Kanoe Reeves, which is cute.
*Edit: This did _not_ come out in 2021 lol
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Billy Elliot (2000)
Billy has a dream, and that dream is to dance goofy all over the place. Seriously though, I know he took ballet, but that dancing he was doing was definitely not ballet lol. Anyway, I’ve seen this a few times now, and the dancing was never my favourite part. What I enjoy is the emotional contents, and the performances. The British have a knack for making these types of movies set in the backdrop of some sort of community struggle, but they’re never overly inspirational or dripping in saccharine. The humour and growth of the characters flow naturally, and reality is never forgotten. I’d put The Full Monty and Kinky Boots in this same category. Rating – If I see it on TV again, I’d probably watch it.
I Girasoli (1970) Sunflower
Giovanna and Antonio get hitched during WW2. Then he goes off to the Russian front, and never comes back. Years after the war Giovanna goes to Russia looking for him, unconvinced that he is dead. What she finds there is his new wife, and his child. This film is very zoom heavy. Also, lots of people crying in train stations. Sophia Loren has some very overly dramatic moments in this film, which I’ll chalk up to Italians just being dramatic people (as per stereotype). The first half was a bit boring. The second half was more interesting and emotionally packed, and I enjoyed the performances more. Especially Sophia Loren’s, once she stopped throwing herself about. The quiet realization when she meets the Russian wife, etc. It’s the sadness of a lost love, and people moving on. But also all those years lost in grief and stuck in limbo, is he alive isn’t he, when she could’ve moved on with her life. Half good – half ok-ish.
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