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Comment on How To Train Your Dragon | Official teaser trailer in ~movies
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How To Train Your Dragon | Official teaser trailer
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Comment on Wicked, Dune, It, and deceiving the audience about two-parters in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentClassifying both Prisoners and Sicario as “barely broke even” is incorrect as they both made profits from their theatrical releases alone. But even then, Sicario was an awards contender and...Classifying both Prisoners and Sicario as “barely broke even” is incorrect as they both made profits from their theatrical releases alone.
But even then, Sicario was an awards contender and Arrival was one of the most nominated films of its year.
Regardless, Villenueve’s filmography pre-Dune was still more successful than Jackson’s filmography pre-LOTRS. As Jackson’s biggest credits at the time were Frightners and Heavenly Creatures. Like I said, Villenueve already had a Best Director nomination prior to Dune, and even Blade Runner scored noms/wins.
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Comment on Wicked, Dune, It, and deceiving the audience about two-parters in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentYeah that’s an odd statement when Jackson was known as a genre director. Meanwhile Villenueve already had a couple of box office hits and an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Arrival.Yeah that’s an odd statement when Jackson was known as a genre director. Meanwhile Villenueve already had a couple of box office hits and an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Arrival.
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Comment on Wicked, Dune, It, and deceiving the audience about two-parters in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkYour example of Dead Reckoning Part 1 is pertinent, since part of the blame for that film underperforming at the box office is placed on it being a part one. Paramount even dropped the Part One...Your example of Dead Reckoning Part 1 is pertinent, since part of the blame for that film underperforming at the box office is placed on it being a part one. Paramount even dropped the Part One portion of the title and retitled Part two into “Final Reckoning” (I think this is dumb and they should have just stuck with Part Two or they should have never had part one in the first place).
It’s a reason why Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame were titled what they were titled (the original title for both was Infinity War Part I and Part II).
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Comment on The resistance is not coming to save you. It’s tuning out. in ~society
cloud_loud (edited )Link ParentI always point to the MLK/Marshall way of protesting, which were to target and break specific laws and challenge those laws in Court. That got results. It seems a lot of the protests now are more...I always point to the MLK/Marshall way of protesting, which were to target and break specific laws and challenge those laws in Court. That got results.
It seems a lot of the protests now are more inspired by the Iraq war protests (I would say Vietnam but those were more effective imo). Occupy Wall Street, many of the BLM protests, and now many of the Israel-Palestine protests are good at generating noise but not much else.
It’s difficult to have those conversations when the people protesting are solely interested in the noise they’re making.
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Comment on The resistance is not coming to save you. It’s tuning out. in ~society
cloud_loud Link ParentHonestly I think an issue is the hysteria we had the first time around made people feel burnt out. There’s still some of that around, but I remember people thinking really horrific things that...Honestly I think an issue is the hysteria we had the first time around made people feel burnt out. There’s still some of that around, but I remember people thinking really horrific things that didn’t ultimately come true. So because of that, the people that are able to remember the 2016 election, are kind of just numb to all of that.
Why waste the energy on hysterics again?
I do wonder how this is gonna affect mounting an opposition. Because that post-2016 fear and rage got Dems kicked into high gear and led to figures like Gretchen Whitmer. I wonder how the Dem landscape will look like without all that this time around.
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The resistance is not coming to save you. It’s tuning out.
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Comment on Oscars: Conan O’Brien will host Hollywood’s biggest night in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentWhat’d you used to do in late night and for which show, if you don’t mindWhat’d you used to do in late night and for which show, if you don’t mind
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Comment on Oscars: Conan O’Brien will host Hollywood’s biggest night in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentI don’t think the exact amount has been revealed, but years ago Kimmel stated that the pay is nothing (for these guys anyway). And it’s actually quite a bit of work for how low they’re paying, the...I don’t think the exact amount has been revealed, but years ago Kimmel stated that the pay is nothing (for these guys anyway). And it’s actually quite a bit of work for how low they’re paying, the assumption is “well you’re hosting the Oscar’s and that’s good enough.” It’s kind of a thankless job and is a reason they always have people turning them down.
Hosts bring their own writers. I’m not sure how much sway the production team has in that regard. Which brings me to: there’s different producers every year. Sometimes they’ll have the same producer/producing team a few years in a row, but in recent years they had changed them constantly (Steven Soderbergh produced the pandemic affected 2021 ceremony as an example).
Weirdly, they’ve been consistently using the same director for all the ceremonies. I imagine directing such a broadcast is highly complicated and not something that someone just wants to take up (I imagine they’ve been training a successor and if they haven’t they should really start).
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Comment on How do I trick my brain into accepting eating less? in ~health
cloud_loud Link ParentNo offense man, but you’ve been very defensive throughout the whole thread lol. Why even ask for advice if you’re just gonna reply like this to a lot of the people.No offense man, but you’ve been very defensive throughout the whole thread lol. Why even ask for advice if you’re just gonna reply like this to a lot of the people.
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Comment on How do I trick my brain into accepting eating less? in ~health
cloud_loud LinkHonestly none of the examples I’ve read of your meals have been healthy. You need to eat like actual food. Protein, I eat animals so chicken, beef, pork, lamb, I don’t know the vegetarian options....Honestly none of the examples I’ve read of your meals have been healthy. You need to eat like actual food. Protein, I eat animals so chicken, beef, pork, lamb, I don’t know the vegetarian options. Vegetables, whole grains, potatoes. You know, proper meals.
Your caffeine intake is actually crazy, and I say that as someone that is hyper caffeine dependent due to the heavy workouts that I do (caffeine also increases anxiety just so you know). The small bits of exercise you do, in my opinion, shouldn’t really affect your appetite. Especially not to the point where you’re eating a high caloric fried food at 2am.
You need to fully change the lifestyle you have and wean off the caffeine.
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Oscars: Conan O’Brien will host Hollywood’s biggest night
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkEmilia Perez I thought this was so… boring. The directors last film The Sister Brothers, was similar. Slow, meandering, pointless, dull. But now we have awkward musical numbers thrown in. I think...Emilia Perez
I thought this was so… boring.
The directors last film The Sister Brothers, was similar. Slow, meandering, pointless, dull. But now we have awkward musical numbers thrown in.
I think it’s actually wild that this is a giant Oscar contender. It would be one of the worst Best Picture nominees this decade for sure.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentI like this one a lot. Surprisingly mature film from Ritchie.I like this one a lot. Surprisingly mature film from Ritchie.
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Comment on Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy | Official trailer in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentThe third film, Bridget Jones Baby, is about the character being pregnant at a geriatric age.The third film, Bridget Jones Baby, is about the character being pregnant at a geriatric age.
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Comment on Dwayne Johnson became the world’s biggest movie star. Now he’s trying to disappear. in ~movies
cloud_loud Link ParentBeetlejuice didn’t flop. Christmas film releases in November are pretty normal. Violent Night released in November back in 2022, and The Grinch released in November back in 2018.Beetlejuice didn’t flop.
Christmas film releases in November are pretty normal. Violent Night released in November back in 2022, and The Grinch released in November back in 2018.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy | Official trailer
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Dwayne Johnson became the world’s biggest movie star. Now he’s trying to disappear.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
cloud_loud LinkAnora I’m not the biggest Sean Baker fan. I haven’t seen Red Rocket, but I don’t really care for The Florida Project. I really liked Tangerine though. I liked this a lot. The first act is so-so,...Anora
I’m not the biggest Sean Baker fan. I haven’t seen Red Rocket, but I don’t really care for The Florida Project. I really liked Tangerine though.
I liked this a lot. The first act is so-so, it meanders too much and could have been cut in half. But after that it becomes, essentially, a screwball comedy. It’s really funny and beautifully shot on 35mm. Mikey Madison is great, she’s basically doing Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn accent but it works for the character.
There’s an emotional undercurrent to the film about the main character’s loneliness and lack of actual affection that works well, that seems to be what high brow critics are focusing on. But I still see this primarily as a screwball comedy, the stakes aren’t that high throughout the film.
Heretic
Really liked this. Its cinematography and score are surprisingly beautiful. All the performances are great and Hugh Grant’s charm is effectively utilized.
Another surprise is how much it analyzes and examines our relationship to religion and faith. It gets into things much deeper than you would expect. For all the marketing saying it is not a criticism of Mormonism, it is very clearly a criticism of organized religion at large. While atheism is presented to be “the truth” it shows that whether or not you’re nihilistic about life determines your outcome.
Pretty cool stuff.
Blitz
A subsequent dud for Steve McQueen after his frankly overrated Widows. It’s clear this is McQueen’s attempt at making Empire of the Sun, it doesn’t work because his inherent style is the antithesis to Spielberg. McQueen’s films are often subtle and cold, and this is him trying to be sentimental. It doesn’t work. Its narrative gets disrupted too often to build momentum, it often feels preachy and cartoony. A lot of the dialogue felt like stuff out of Wonka or Mary Poppins.
Overall, it’s just a bore.
This is so… disappointing.
I remember there was a clip circulating around of a Dragon animatronic which claimed to be from this film (it wasn’t) but that idea excited me.
I don’t understand the point of this considering everything looks the same except with real people. Yes, I know people say live-action remakes are unnecessary. But I thought, at the very least, there would be a more realistic look to everything.