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Just saw Time Stood Still. Not much there. Just 2 guys becoming friends at a remote frozen place. Unless it was an allegory for something I missed?
I want to see Olmi’s Tree of Wooden Clogs someday.
Don’t take it so personally. It’s just my opinion, I’m sure everyone has their own preferences which films they’d like to see in the MCU. It’s a discussion board, after all. If you want a Young Avengers movie, then great. Tell us more about these characters and persuade us why you feel this is the next direction Disney should take, rather than an X-Men reboot, given how much money they paid to acquire them.
I disagree. Such a movie or TV show would go down like Eternals or be just a rehash of those DC hero tv shows (titans, heroes of tomorrow, etc). Honestly, most people don’t care about heroes they never heard of.
Mavel should focus its energies on an A-list hero movie, like, oh…. Fantastic Four, done properly. Sub-Mariner? X-Men?
Heck! I’d love to see a Spider-Woman film done right, going back to the roots of Jessica Drew as a Hydra agent. But I can see that casting would be very very difficult for this role
The mother was fine. The boy was fine. The girl was bad- bratty and her tenper tantrum nearly ruined the film for me.
The real world was not interesting. The fantasy world was more captivating.
But all in all, not a great film. Watch Jan Svankmajer’s Alice for a far better child actress in a fantasy dream world.
I’ll wait for it on Tubi. They stream a lot of Woody Allen films, so it’ll probably show up there sooner or later. Or free IMDB streaming, too.
I like Allen’s serious films like Interiors and Another Woman, too.
Didn’t care for Matchpoint, not sure why people like it so much.
Yeah, I came across this after watching some Jan Svankmajer puppetry movies. You might want to check out Alice, his mid-80’s films.
Blood Tea Red String is also very good and has a similar “horror” or adult fairy tale feel to it.
Wolf House seems to operate on dream-logic and is quite surreal, I’m glad it’s on Tubi.
Yes, it was entertaining. Moreso than the 1st film, or Shazam, or WW84. Or the Harley Quinn solo film.
For that matter, better than Shangchi and Black Widow, too. Haven’t seen Eternals or Spidey, so can’t judge there.
Yup, I liked the film. It did a good job of adapting a rather HUGE novel, or at least the first 1/3. The train trip is a highlight, and I liked how the film ended. I would have ended it there, too.
The novel gets too preachy at times, especially an INSANE forever-and-ever speech near the end, but the film manages to touch on this topic lightly without going overboard.
There’s some intelligence in how the film was made. That’s seldom seen in today’s fantasy / superhero film environment. It was smart to split it up into 3 parts, too. I haven’t seen parts 2-3, but part 1 was decent. Read the novel first though, otherwise it may be puzzling to follow.
It will be a complete travesty if WSS can’t even make as much at the box office as Cats.
I notice that most film musicals now are either remakes (Disney cartoons!) or adaptations of stage shows. It is not a working formula of late. Maybe Hollywood should go for an original, low budget musical. La La Land did well; it wasn’t great either but it was new and different.
For me, I would say none of them. He overacts in all the films I see him in. Hated his guts in Sophie’s Choice. Funny but annoying in Fish. Didn’t care for Big Chill. I’ve decided to avoid all his films henceforth, as I just don’t “get” him as an actor.
It’s right there, 1988, on your link. You can watch it on youtube. No subtitles, but you don’t really need them. There is only 1 child who does all the sparse narration, but if you read the novel, it’s easy enough to follow.
Filled with skeleton imagery, death symbolism, creepy dollwork, quite a film.
Art house film with a cool soundtrack, some nice B&W images here and there, but that’s about it. I got a loose “Lost Highway” vibe from it. For slow-paced artsy vampire films, I prefer the Nosferatu remake in the 70’s. Or either versions of Let the Right One iIn.
On a random note, i just saw Jan Svankmajer’s “Alice” last night. If you want to see a somewhat horrific, creepy version of Alice in Wonderland, this is a great film. It’s a loose adaptation but far better captures the darkness of Wonderland than any other film versions. Quite unique, really.
As a kid, I was BORED to sleep watching this film. After the ufos first show up and vanish, the film stops DEAD and we follow uninteresting days in the life of some boring guy until the finale. I felt the film meandered with poor focus. Odd, because I loved Jaws so much, with same director and actor.
I’d like to eventually try it again someday….
On the plus side, the Mother Ship model can be seen at the Air and Space museum near Dulles close to Washington DC. It’s very cool and has many little inside jokes built in. If you see it, look for the R2D2!
I thought it was silly back when I saw it in the theaters. I’m rewatching now on HBO as I type this. Still sillly, but surprisingly on par with what we see in CGI films today. But it’s a lot of fun. And, better than most superhero movies lately….
Yup. Best of the Disney MCU tv shows. Inagree with you.
I get a cold feeling from this film, like watching Citizen Kane. I sense its genius, but don’t care for it on an emotional level. I can’t remember which version I saw, but it was on broadcast tv.
Robin Hood! Love that one! Great tunes! They cut some corners (rotoscoping the Snow White dance or repeating the animation), but it’s classic old style Disney, their best of the 60’s- 70’s, since Sleeping Beauty.
Hailee makes it worthwhile. Plus, I like all the bright Christmasy lights. Almost feels like Eyes Wide Shut, but without the R-rated aspects. ;)
This is a very dated TV miniseries. Some of the acting is cringe-worthy and quite 80’s. The plot is silly, the direction bland. Anyone younger than 30 will likely be bored by both miniseries or the TV show.
That said, I own them all. Yes, it’s dated stuff, but I think you had to be there. V was THE miniseries event of the year. Personally , I prefer The Martian Chronicles, but I can appreciate both miniseries for their place in TV history.
It was okay. I liked Leaving Normal or Ruby in Paradise better. Or Paris Texas. All are superb splice of life films about just surviving. But all are old movies.
But It’s refreshening in this time and age to see a film like Land get released.