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There was one aspect of the movie I liked, butt I’m not going to mention it here.
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Ah that’s too bad. It goes way over the top with the Cronenberg/body horror aspects, but there was so much that I liked about it. Demi should win for her role, and it looks like she will. Plus it was really artfully done and had lots of homages to Kubrick, Cronenberg, De Palma/Stephen King, plenty others… And the message is obviously a hugely important one.
I got way more out of it than I’d anticipated, and was blown away by Demi.
After *loving* Poor Things and being discouraged by mixed reception and long runtime on this one… finally got around to Kinds of Kindness —
Yorgos is back in dark and creepy form with this one. Not quite as creepy or twisted as Killing of a Sacred Deer and not as darkly funny as The Lobster but close. The lowered expectations helped, but I enjoyed it.
But it’s definitely not for everyone, very non linear and twisted.
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My daughters made me watch Wicked. Musicals are not my genre. But, I really enjoyed it. I wish we had paid the extra $10 to purchase it instead of just rented.
I'll probably buy it later for my daughter.
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Non linear and twisted....
After *loving* Poor Things and being discouraged by mixed reception and long runtime on this one… finally got around to Kinds of Kindness —
Yorgos is back in dark and creepy form with this one. Not quite as creepy or twisted as Killing of a Sacred Deer and not as darkly funny as The Lobster but close. The lowered expectations helped, but I enjoyed it.
But it’s definitely not for everyone, very non linear and twisted.
Sounds great. I'll have to check it out.
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Totally agree. My family and I are huge fans of the Broadway musical - having seen it 5 times including the original Broadway production with the original cast in 2005. I was skeptical of the movie version but we all very much enjoyed it. In fact some aspects of the movie are better than the play ("Dancing Through LIfe"). The entire movie was the first Act of the play. It's my understanding that the 2nd movie will incorporate the Play's 2nd Act as well as a portion of the Wizard of Oz story.
My wife and I are watching the Oscar Best Picture nominees over the next few weeks. We saw "Dune: Part Two" on Friday night. It was too long and too confusing. Honestly, it was sort of a mess. I gave it a "C". It would have gotten a lower grade but for the good special effects, cinematography, and art direction.
"Emilia Perez" was last night. I gave it a "B". Zoe Saldana was superb. She was the focus of the film despite the title. She should have been nominated for Best Actress. She will have to content herself with winning Supporting Actress. To me, the musical aspect of the film didn't work. There were some nice songs but many were simply distracting to the plot. A straight-line narrative would have been better - one that explored more deeply both Emilia's desire to change and Rita's relationship with Emilia's kids. This film got 13 nominations and may win. I always root against a Netflix streaming flick vs. a theatrical movie. I have a feeling that another film I haven't seen yet will grab the big prize.
"Emilia Perez" was last night. I gave it a "B". Zoe Saldana was superb. She was the focus of the film despite the title. She should have been nominated for Best Actress. She will have to content herself with winning Supporting Actress. To me, the musical aspect of the film didn't work. There were some nice songs but many were simply distracting to the plot. A straight-line narrative would have been better - one that explored more deeply both Emilia's desire to change and Rita's relationship with Emilia's kids. This film got 13 nominations and may win. I always root against a Netflix streaming flick vs. a theatrical movie. I have a feeling that another film I haven't seen yet will grab the big prize.
Felt similarly about both.
Dune was fine. A nice popcorn movie dressed up as more than that. Star Wars lite in every way.
Emilia is not nearly as bad nor as good as people seem to be saying, IMO. It has its merits and it has its problems.
At the risk of sounding like a nerd who gives two fucks about Lucas, Villeneuve, or Frank Herbert, I will say that Lucas ripped off Herbert's novel first.
That’s fine by me, I’ve never read a sci-fi novel and don’t ever plan to. Not my thing.
But in terms of cinema, A New Hope and Empire are so far superior to Dune 1 & 2 that it’s not even fair to compare them, IMO. When you factor in the era and the impact on movies, movie-making, movie-going, they’re light years ahead.
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Poor things was amazing
After *loving* Poor Things and being discouraged by mixed reception and long runtime on this one… finally got around to Kinds of Kindness —
Yorgos is back in dark and creepy form with this one. Not quite as creepy or twisted as Killing of a Sacred Deer and not as darkly funny as The Lobster but close. The lowered expectations helped, but I enjoyed it.
But it’s definitely not for everyone, very non linear and twisted.
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Watched it this weekend. I thought it was great and really appreciated the simplicity of it.
One of the best things I’ve seen all year, up with Sing Sing and Anora. Skillfully evokes and balances emotions of all kinds, including plenty of humor.
And a great one to watch today for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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Really liked it too.
One of the best things I’ve seen all year, up with Sing Sing and Anora. Skillfully evokes and balances emotions of all kinds, including plenty of humor.
And a great one to watch today for Holocaust Remembrance Day.
My thought is that a movie should stand on its own regardless of the source material. I don't give a damn whether the book, TV series, short film, comic book, previous version of the movie, etc. was good or not. The only question to me is: "Does the movie I'm currently watching move me in some meaningful way or is it simply a waste of time?"
No argument from me. Star Wars quite clearly shaped our derivative, IP-driven media culture and exhibition patterns in more significant ways than Herbert's novel or any of its adaptations.
And for all the shit the franchise rightly receives, what Lucas often does not get credit for are the strange ways in which he forever considered himself an avant-garde artist (the sfx artists on the first film are a who's who of West Coast experimentalists). His USC student films are a case in point, as well as Filmmaker, his documentary on the making of Coppola's The Rain People.
Understood as such, Lucas's 'art' innovates a disposition towards business that comes to define Silicon Valley.
What does "move [you]" mean? Does a movie have to produce an emotional reaction of some sort? If so, how broadly is "emotion" understood in this formulation?
I ask because I love John Wick films, Jackie Chan films, and Gene Kelly films for the same kinetic sort of reasons. But I would never really describe those films as moving (though I do get a bit weepy at singing in musicals in my dotage).