Movies Thread

[Paine]

Just got back from seeing Sinners. I enjoyed it and would recommend anyone go see it. That being said, felt the writing wasn’t as tight as it could’ve been. There were a lot of themes bouncing around to the point that the film ended up feeling a bit messy/muddy. Especially with the ending. Still would recommend since it is good to see directors take risks with new ideas rather than be forced to rehash old IPs.

 

[duluoz]

I like Coogler and root for him, but Sinners doesn’t look like my kind of movie. Plus I never like when one actor plays twins or two characters, etc. It’s such a distracting gimmick. Oh look, one touched the other one or handed him something — cool!

I’ll probably see it eventually, but overall I’d like him to get away from the Creeds and Wakandas of the world and get back to the kind of story he actually told well — Fruitvale Station.

 

[an0maly]

Sinners -- Really a remarkable film with a set of fine performances and a unique historical presentation. The core story and the supernatural trappings were interesting, but the stylistic presentation is more what makes it one of the best of this year.

Another one of the top five so far is Warfare. This is a true story, a simple one, with astounding realism in its depiction of the worst horrors of modern combat. It has scenes that are extremely difficult experiences for the audience, along the lines of the opening of Saving Private Ryan or the sniper scene in Full Metal Jacket. Great films can do almost anything, and if soldiers in our world have to live these events it's not asking too much of us to see a realistic depiction of war, like this film shows us with supreme direction, acting and writing.