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Post by smittysgelato on Feb 13, 2024 0:58:59 GMT
One more remark about Ex Machina: poor D.Gleeson is mocked regarding his role in Star Wars sequels but the man works with what he is given: same with Ex Machina. He can act, but the plot of the aforementioned movie is too shallow to offer some substance. Same with the other star there, Oscar Isaacs. He played his role with authenticity but his character is just paper thin. @smitty, I tried to watch another movie of this same director (Edgar Wright) Scott Pilgrim against the world. It was a disastrous attempt, I would say. I have not seen Scott Pilgrim vs. The World since 2010. I didn't care for it at the time. I wonder what I would think of it now. Anyways, Edgar Wright is a hit or miss filmmaker for me. I haven't seen Ridley's Napolean yet. I think my biggest fear, based on the trailers, is that it might really lean into the interpretation of Napolean as suffering from small man syndrome. Surely there is a more nuanced take on Napolean than that. Perhaps this interpretation is most observable when Napolean blasts the Great Pyramid at Giza. From what I understand, he never did that, but one could see how this can make him look like he can't let the Pharaohs of old outdo him. |
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Post by jppiper on Feb 13, 2024 1:58:34 GMT
One more remark about Ex Machina: poor D.Gleeson is mocked regarding his role in Star Wars sequels but the man works with what he is given: same with Ex Machina. He can act, but the plot of the aforementioned movie is too shallow to offer some substance. Same with the other star there, Oscar Isaacs. He played his role with authenticity but his character is just paper thin. @smitty, I tried to watch another movie of this same director (Edgar Wright) Scott Pilgrim against the world. It was a disastrous attempt, I would say. I have not seen Scott Pilgrim vs. The World since 2010. I didn't care for it at the time. I wonder what I would think of it now. Anyways, Edgar Wright is a hit or miss filmmaker for me. I haven't seen Ridley's Napolean yet. I think my biggest fear, based on the trailers, is that it might really lean into the interpretation of Napolean as suffering from small man syndrome. Surely there is a more nuanced take on Napolean than that. Perhaps this interpretation is most observable when Napolean blasts the Great Pyramid at Giza. From what I understand, he never did that, but one could see how this can make him look like he can't let the Pharaohs of old outdo him. Don't forget his muse Prequel-Hater Simon Pegg! |
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Post by tonyg on Feb 13, 2024 2:48:37 GMT
One more remark about Ex Machina: poor D.Gleeson is mocked regarding his role in Star Wars sequels but the man works with what he is given: same with Ex Machina. He can act, but the plot of the aforementioned movie is too shallow to offer some substance. Same with the other star there, Oscar Isaacs. He played his role with authenticity but his character is just paper thin. @smitty, I tried to watch another movie of this same director (Edgar Wright) Scott Pilgrim against the world. It was a disastrous attempt, I would say. I have not seen Scott Pilgrim vs. The World since 2010. I didn't care for it at the time. I wonder what I would think of it now. Anyways, Edgar Wright is a hit or miss filmmaker for me. I haven't seen Ridley's Napolean yet. I think my biggest fear, based on the trailers, is that it might really lean into the interpretation of Napolean as suffering from small man syndrome. Surely there is a more nuanced take on Napolean than that. Perhaps this interpretation is most observable when Napolean blasts the Great Pyramid at Giza. From what I understand, he never did that, but one could see how this can make him look like he can't let the Pharaohs of old outdo him. While I didn't watch the movie (for the reasons mentioned above) I think this is the least possible opportunity, because after all, they cast a tall actor for the role and he does look tall enough, at least in the trailers. This was big part of the critics in the beginning when it became clear who will play Napoleon in this movie: the actor is tall, Napoleon is not (actually he wasn't that small as he was depicted by his enemies but he wasn't tall either). I think that at least in this aspect the movie holds its ground. |
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Post by smittysgelato on Feb 13, 2024 6:17:54 GMT
I have not seen Scott Pilgrim vs. The World since 2010. I didn't care for it at the time. I wonder what I would think of it now. Anyways, Edgar Wright is a hit or miss filmmaker for me. I haven't seen Ridley's Napolean yet. I think my biggest fear, based on the trailers, is that it might really lean into the interpretation of Napolean as suffering from small man syndrome. Surely there is a more nuanced take on Napolean than that. Perhaps this interpretation is most observable when Napolean blasts the Great Pyramid at Giza. From what I understand, he never did that, but one could see how this can make him look like he can't let the Pharaohs of old outdo him. While I didn't watch the movie (for the reasons mentioned above) I think this is the least possible opportunity, because after all, they cast a tall actor for the role and he does look tall enough, at least in the trailers. This was big part of the critics in the beginning when it became clear who will play Napoleon in this movie: the actor is tall, Napoleon is not (actually he wasn't that small as he was depicted by his enemies but he wasn't tall either). I think that at least in this aspect the movie holds its ground. Well, a man doesn't have to be physically small to feel small inside so they could still go with that interpretation. |
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on Feb 16, 2024 21:56:34 GMT
Perhaps this interpretation is most observable when Napolean blasts the Great Pyramid at Giza. From what I understand, he never did that, but one could see how this can make him look like he can't let the Pharaohs of old outdo him.
There's certainly a bit of Anakin in Bonaparte, especially when we consider the more war-focused TCW. Dashing, daring, headstrong, very cocky, pushing one's luck to the absolute brink and yet still surviving; having the whole continent/Galaxy in admiration of your military feats. A passion for older women. Still someone who can get on and bond with others, but ultimately one who falls to their own hubris, believing themselves to be invincible. Anakin has to spend the rest of his life in a large black suit, Napoleon is exiled onto an island on the other side of the globe. A big debate with regard both characters as to what degree they engaged in warmongering.
Live fast, die young....
He was average height for his era. Europeans are a good deal taller nowadays than back then, two centuries ago, so you have to put things in context. The short man canard is British propaganda.
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Post by Subtext Mining on Feb 17, 2024 7:44:56 GMT
In this story-crafting video on characterization, there's a brief but positive nod to Anakin.
And Jar Jar too!
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Feb 26, 2024 3:04:54 GMT
Finished seeing Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie. Frankly, I don't know what to make of this movie. It certainly leaves you with a lot to think about.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Feb 26, 2024 5:31:49 GMT
Finished seeing Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie. Frankly, I don't know what to make of this movie. It certainly leaves you with a lot to think about. I saw that one when I was like 10 or 11. I picked up on the language of it immediately. "Boy those roses sure are red..." I definitely need to watch it again. I watched Innerspace and *batteries not included recently. I was really pretty underwhelmed by both. There's a point in some movies where the stress that the characters go through outweighs any of the enjoyment you get from watching it. |
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Feb 26, 2024 21:16:08 GMT
I'll be damned if this didn't tick all my boxes.
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Post by smittysgelato on Feb 27, 2024 5:03:11 GMT
Horizon looks promising. Although, the last few films featuring Costner didn't quite work for me, but I will still give Horizon a try.
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Post by Ingram on Feb 27, 2024 23:10:39 GMT
I chimed in about it over at Blu-ray.com... reiterated, it doesn't have quite the glow for me. I'm seeing mostly covered territory, at once posturing a Western genre language while also very safe and by-the-numbers. Moreover, it has a certain '90s Oscar bait ceremony to it but now with the added Yellowstone (not a fan) veneer, which is vaguely off-putting for me. The flipside is that, to share the sentiment, it will be nice to see in theaters an ambitious Western drama intended for adults.
I was never a Dances With Wolves guy—the damn thing is four hours long, feels like it's eight hours long, is bland and, yes, rather cringy 'white savior' romanticized; the latter being a criticism that I for one, light-years removed from wokeness, am hard pressed to employ. Hot take: I instead prefer Costner's much maligned The Postman. That movie is also overlong and vain but at least a little more original with its spin on being a post-apocalyptic Western and therein more entertaining with degrees of schlock. I do appreciate that he's, ahem, back in the saddle helming yet another "epic" endeavor involving horses and rugged American landscapes with as much melodrama as can be mustered.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Feb 27, 2024 23:41:08 GMT
Dances With Wolves was very early 90s. People were really watching Full House when that movie came out, ya know?
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Post by Ingram on Feb 28, 2024 0:18:08 GMT
People were really watching Full House when that movie came out, ya know? God I hated that show. Nightmare fuel.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Feb 28, 2024 0:55:32 GMT
People were really watching Full House when that movie came out, ya know? God I hated that show. Nightmare fuel.
one time i woke up in the middle of the night with the TV on and i see the Del Rubio Triplets on a darkly lit stage and they're singing a twisted version of "Whip It" and suddenly John Stamos comes flying out on a wire. The girls point and laugh. Uncle Jessie shrugs. I'm not entirely sure if I'm still dreaming or not. |
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Post by Subtext Mining on Mar 2, 2024 7:53:43 GMT
I finally saw Adaptation. I wish I hadn't put it off for do long, it's exactly my kind of movie.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on Mar 2, 2024 8:13:56 GMT
I finally saw Adaptation. I wish I hadn't put it off for do long, it's exactly my kind of movie. for years i lived under the assumption that Adaptation was the same movie as Sideways. I saw Sideways last year. Might as well set myself all the way straight. |
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Post by eljedicolombiano on Mar 2, 2024 20:40:00 GMT
Greatly enjoyed Michael Mann’s Ferrari
Fine recommendation Sir Ingram 😎
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Post by Somny on Mar 2, 2024 23:54:59 GMT
Greatly enjoyed Michael Mann’s Ferrari Fine recommendation Sir Ingram 😎 I really enjoyed the film as well and was delighted to read Ingram 's excellent write-up here. By the way, here's a SW-relevant quote from the real-life Enzo Ferrari: “I am convinced that when a man tells a woman he loves her, he only means that he desires her and that the only perfect love in this world is that of a father for his son.” |
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Post by Subtext Mining on Mar 6, 2024 7:46:11 GMT
And the funny thing about Toni Basil and my childhood is, Oh Mickey is the first new song I was old enough to be consciously aware of the concept of it being brand new and heard for the first time. And my next door neighbor and friend for the rest of my childhood was named Mick(ey) and we watched the video for that song premier for the first time on TV together at his house and went wild with excitement. Other contenders for first new song I was aware of being new are I Love Rock N' Roll, Who Can It Be Now?, and Lennon's Watching the Wheels and Woman. Movies are The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining, Raiders of the Lost Ark and James Bond: For Your Eyes Only. My earliest memories involve people saying "I am your father!" "Heeere's Johnny!" "Jason's gonna get ya!" "We don't need no education." Which was right around the time Hayden and Natalie were being born. |
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Post by Subtext Mining on Mar 7, 2024 19:06:57 GMT
As an Episode II fan, I'm glad I got today's Wordle in one guess.
Wordle 992 1/6
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