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Comment on Jason Reitman's ‘SNL 1975' screens to positive reactions, eyeing 2024 release in ~movies
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Comment on 'Skibidi Toilet' film & TV franchise in the works from Michael Bay in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentCringe is definitely not outdated, and calling something the Ohio version is more like calling something the discount version of something. The Ohio trend was over a year ago at this point and...Cringe is definitely not outdated, and calling something the Ohio version is more like calling something the discount version of something. The Ohio trend was over a year ago at this point and doesn’t get used anymore. (ex: you look like Margot Robbie from Ohio also see: Walmart version of Margot Robbie).
People still use cringe, I don’t know why it would become outdated.
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Comment on A Complete Unknown | Official teaser in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentAt least Chalamet is actually singing the songsAt least Chalamet is actually singing the songs
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkTwisters I actually saw this twice. I saw the original for the first time a few months ago. I didn’t particularly care for the original, but it is one of my friends all time favorites. I like this...Twisters
I actually saw this twice. I saw the original for the first time a few months ago. I didn’t particularly care for the original, but it is one of my friends all time favorites.
I like this more than I like the original. I liked it a lot more the first time I saw it than I did the second however, that first watch I was just sucked into how fun it is. How pretty the film looks (it being shot on 35mm is much appreciated). How impressive the set pieces are. And how attractive and charismatic Glen Powell is. The second time is when the flaws of the script became more noticeable. Although, I think some of it is on purpose to try to emulate the blockbusters of the 90s (like the original Twister).
I would have liked if Christopher McQuarrie did a rewrite for it, Joseph Kosinski (director of Top Gun: Maverick) came up with the story and was originally set to direct this. And I think there’s a lot of good ideas here (especially the Tornado Wrangler angle which is what separates it from the original) but it just doesn’t quite get all the way there to make it as good as Maverick was.
Still though it’s a lot of fun, and it’s a well made blockbuster. It’s directed by an Oscar nominee and you can tell Chung really tried to make something special here.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentI think from the get go of Man of Steel people were disappointed. That initial trailer was very well received. I remember liking it enough when I watched it as a 13 year old. I did a rewatch of it...I think from the get go of Man of Steel people were disappointed. That initial trailer was very well received. I remember liking it enough when I watched it as a 13 year old. I did a rewatch of it in 2020, after several attempts of doing that previously.
Man of Steel feels like the bigger disappointment for me. Every time I listen to the score, every time I see the cinematography for it (gorgeously shot on 35mm), every time I see Henry Cavill in the suit. It feels like it should be better than it is. I don’t even mind the grounded approach they were going for, I think there’s an angle there it just wasn’t very interesting.
By the time we got to BvS and JL it was like yeah this might as well get worse. I think Wonder Woman was the only one that I really enjoyed for a while, but when I rewatched that a few years ago I ended up not liking it as much.
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Comment on A Complete Unknown | Official teaser in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentI like James Mangold as a director overall. Loved 3:10 To Yuma and Ford v Ferrari. And I still enjoyed Walk the Line, I just didn’t like it as much as I should have considering how big of a Johnny...I like James Mangold as a director overall. Loved 3:10 To Yuma and Ford v Ferrari. And I still enjoyed Walk the Line, I just didn’t like it as much as I should have considering how big of a Johnny Cash fan I am. I’m an even bigger Bob Dylan fan so this better be good.
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Terrifier 3 | Official teaser
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Comment on A Complete Unknown | Official teaser in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkSurprising to see this so early since I think most assumed it’d be a 2025 release. Looks solid, looks like Mangold is using the visual language he established in Walk the Line. I wasn’t the...Surprising to see this so early since I think most assumed it’d be a 2025 release. Looks solid, looks like Mangold is using the visual language he established in Walk the Line. I wasn’t the biggest fan of that film but I’m hopeful this is better.
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A Complete Unknown | Official teaser
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Comment on Movie of the Week #39 - Barbie in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentYou can feel about it however you’d like. That’s my issue though is that it’s written for people to sort of nod their heads to but because it doesn’t really work to get to that moment I think it...You can feel about it however you’d like. That’s my issue though is that it’s written for people to sort of nod their heads to but because it doesn’t really work to get to that moment I think it can take people out of the movie. I had a female friend of mine enjoying the film and then said she got sucked out of it in that moment.
It works differently for different people, but it feels like the films momentum stops for that monologue rather than bringing it to an emotional climax like it should have, like the Little Women monologue did.
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Comment on Movie of the Week #39 - Barbie in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkI’m gonna quickly pat myself on the back for predicting that this would be a Best Picture nominee before most were predicting it. As well as predicting it’d be a box office hit (although I never...I’m gonna quickly pat myself on the back for predicting that this would be a Best Picture nominee before most were predicting it. As well as predicting it’d be a box office hit (although I never thought it’d make as much as it did).
I liked this enough when it first came out. Gave it a 3.5 on Letterboxd. I thought it was really funny, especially the Ken portions of the film. It’s also just a really easy watch, it’s short and fast paced.
I like a lot of the dialogue, I like that it’s an homage to His Girl Friday and the work of Preston Sturgess with the quick wit of it all. And I like the colors of the real Barbie world.
I always thought the cinematography was lacking. Especially in the real world where it feels like a car commercial. But even the Barbie world stuff doesn’t have anything interesting happening with the camera, most of the visual interest has to do with the production and costume design.
I love the soundtrack to this. From the Dua Lipa song, to the Karol G song, to the Oscar winning Billie Eilish song.
The feminism of it all is fine. The monologue America Ferrera has is reminiscent of the monologue in Little Women although the Little Women monologue felt earned emotionally and was delivered by a stronger actress. And because it wasn’t earned her (Ferrera’s character lacks any development) it comes across as pandering. I think the additional line in Ronan’s monologue in Little Women “but I’m so lonely” also gives that speech humanity which the Barbie speech lacks.
I’m in a weird position with this film where I liked it less than a lot of people when it came out, and now that’s it’s sustained backlash for a while I like it more than a lot of people. Despite my opinion on the film never changing. I’m sure it’ll eventually swing back the other way.
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Comment on Movie of the Week #39 - Barbie in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentNah, pandemic had already been well over at that point. Spider-Man: No Way Home had that post-pandemic euphoria but by the time Barbenheimer came around that wasn’t really a factor anymore. The...That whole frenzy seemed like some sort of "pandemic is finally over" mass euphoria.
Nah, pandemic had already been well over at that point. Spider-Man: No Way Home had that post-pandemic euphoria but by the time Barbenheimer came around that wasn’t really a factor anymore.
I think it's gone the Avatar route of being a massive financial success but there is practically no discourse or cultural impact outside of some relatively small or niche communities or groups.
The thing with Avatar is that it did have a cultural impact, and it’s not niche. It’s just heavily mainstream to the point that online fan communities of it don’t exist. It’s very much a general audience thing rather than something we’re used to seeing a lot of online stuff about like Superhero movies.
Even then Barbie doesn’t really fit that bill since it does have pretty heavy online support with countless TikTok edits and memes (which absolutely counts for cultural impact). Even if the initial buzz sort of of faded, doesn’t mean it’s had not staying power. Not that staying power has anything to do with being a blockbuster, you make a billion dollars you’re a blockbuster.
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Comment on How Universal burned a swath through the heartland and south, “sold fun” and propelled ‘Twisters’ to $80m+ opening in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentI think that’s minimizing how crazy this week has been. You just can’t compare the normal Trump news cycle with what went down these past few days. It’s not really a remake, I don’t think you can...Context-less, no. With context where every week Trump is doing something in the news, it does feel a bit tone-deaf.
I think that’s minimizing how crazy this week has been. You just can’t compare the normal Trump news cycle with what went down these past few days.
also, Twister is really the best a family can do to "escape" ? a remake of a drama-documentary about Storm Chasters? It's a pretty slow box office since all attention is on Deadpool x Wolverine, but still.
It’s not really a remake, I don’t think you can classify Twister as a docu-drama either. It’d be like calling Fast and Furious (the original) a docu drama. Twister and Twisters are largely spectacles, that’s kind of what escapism is.
But it’s not a slow weekend at the box office, opening to over 80M is big. That’s what Dune 2 opened to. Twisters is a domestic hit. Twisters is also attracting a different demographic than what Deadpool and Wolverine will be attracting. Twisters is playing more middle America and is more walk up heavy than superhero movies are. It’s also skewing more female than Deadpool will.
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Comment on How Universal burned a swath through the heartland and south, “sold fun” and propelled ‘Twisters’ to $80m+ opening in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentI don't think it's dumb that this past week's turbulence, not just the attempt but everything else that's happened, has made people seek out escapism. It's why movies soared during The Great...I don't think it's dumb that this past week's turbulence, not just the attempt but everything else that's happened, has made people seek out escapism. It's why movies soared during The Great Depression and even The Great Recession.
That is a weird way to phrase it though.
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How Universal burned a swath through the heartland and south, “sold fun” and propelled ‘Twisters’ to $80m+ opening
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Comment on US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate in ~news
cloud_loud Link ParentI don't actually think there would be that much criticism over it. People had already largely assumed that Biden would be a one term president, and during the 2020 primaries they essentially tried...I suspect that if Biden had never decided to run for a second term, that it wouldn't be viewed that way at least. Granted I am sure some would still criticize it, because incumbents do have some advantages and giving up incumbent advantage might be seen as a strategic misstep
I don't actually think there would be that much criticism over it. People had already largely assumed that Biden would be a one term president, and during the 2020 primaries they essentially tried to force Biden to say that he would be a one term president. His 2020 primary platform was basically "I'm the only one that can beat Trump" with policy largely being secondary. People voted for him during the 2020 general, because he wasn't Trump. He never seemed to be a two term president.
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Comment on US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate in ~news
cloud_loud LinkThis has been a surreal week lol. I can not believe this stuff didn’t happen back in late 2022 for an open primary to take place. Instead we’re getting either a deeply unpopular replacement in...This has been a surreal week lol.
I can not believe this stuff didn’t happen back in late 2022 for an open primary to take place. Instead we’re getting either a deeply unpopular replacement in Kamala or someone that no one has ever voted for. Disaster.
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Comment on Conclave | Official trailer in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkThis is one of those widely predicted Oscar films. I'm not really feeling it. It looks way too baity to the point where I think it's gonna be one of those widely predicted films that ends up...This is one of those widely predicted Oscar films. I'm not really feeling it. It looks way too baity to the point where I think it's gonna be one of those widely predicted films that ends up flopping come the December precursors.
I'm sure it's a solid movie like 2022's She Said. Maybe my gut instinct is wrong here, I don't even know what Focus would do in the case of this flopping. Bikeriders flopped at the box office and Nosferatu is a horror film.
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Conclave | Official trailer
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Comment on Russo Bros in talks to direct next two Avengers film in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentThe writers of Infinity War and Endgame (Markus and McFeely) were the writers responsible for Captain America: The First Aveneger, The Winter Soldier, and Civil War. Before that they had written...The writers of Infinity War and Endgame (Markus and McFeely) were the writers responsible for Captain America: The First Aveneger, The Winter Soldier, and Civil War. Before that they had written the screenplay for The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe as well as the screenplay for Pain and Gain (speaking of Michael Bay).
Ironically they also wrote The Gray Man.
I've heard about this for a while, it's going to take place during one night one production of the show and it stars Gabriel LaBelle (The Fabelmans). I'm excited for it. With both this and A Complete Unknown coming out this year despite being expected later is pretty interesting. I guess studios saw that the Oscar season this year is looking kind of weak and are taking advantage of it.
It's weird this is being released by Sony and not Universal (SNL is an NBC show). But Sony hasn't had an Oscar contender since their double punch with Hollywood and Little Women.