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uziq wrote:

tarantino as a director

Has he ever done anything which was not derivative?

I think in an interview he said he wants the last movie he makes to be an original work.

There's this dynamic at Marvel now I guess where prospective directors who grew up with the comic books are considered "red flags" and, er, too chained to the material. "We want people who are able make something that works as a movie!" to paraphrase, whatever that sentiment's supposed to mean. So I guess Marvel gets directors with no love for the movie they're making? Mocking regard is the best they can do? Output: mediocre, cynical, unwatchable comic book movies that even comic book nerds complain about.

Side-note:

On June 3, 2022, Sony announced the film would return to 1,000 theaters weeks after its initial theatrical and digital release. This was largely attributed to the film's influx in attention from internet memes in the weeks prior.[106] This decision was also met with criticism from various outlets, which speculated that the release was because Sony was unaware that the internet trend was not due to legitimate popular admiration towards the film.[107][108] Upon its re-release the film performed very poorly, making only $85,000 on the day it was released, with many outlets claiming the film bombed for a second time.[109][110] After a dismal $300,000 weekend performance in its re-release—a $289 per-theater average—Sony pulled the film entirely from theaters.[111][5]

How the #*& do big companies with resources like this get caught with their pants down so often on reading public mood? Hire some gen-zs to give you a clue ffs. Just picturing a boardroom of boomers looking like a bunch of deer in the headlights.

"How do you do, fellow kids" energy.

e: I'd like to know what tax breaks were involved.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2022-11-24 07:05:39)

Not really sure what the point was TBH, might as well have been 'Matrix Nostalgia'

That's pretty much a short summary of what critics said.

It's a Wonderful Life is one of those movies that gets put on every now and then and I just kind of put criticisms on hold for the duration. James Stewart spends so much time figuring out that he's peering into an alternate reality. Tries to talk to like 20 of his friends in a row, none of whom know him, and still doesn't get the hint. I suppose everything can be interpreted as an emergency, at-all-costs vision concocted by the angel-in-training to keep him from committing suicide, but it's kind of off-putting that so many characters' lives would have been miserable had they not been in their proper suburban place. Whatever it takes to keep the guy from offing himself, I guess.

I could spend a lot of time in hindsight picking apart the obvious prejudices, but it's hard to punch down too hard on a movie with "don't kill yourself" at its core.

An old timey curiosity.

I thought it was crap TBH.

It was 23 years ago, the only two things I can remember about it:

- It was very long

- It was crap

It was bad when it came out, the rest of Kubrick's films have not aged well at all.

I think I've seen most of Kubrick's work, wholly unimpressed with Full Metal Jacket also.

2001 and Dr Strangelove were good for their time.

I saw 2001 recently, apart from the music and the effects there's almost nothing to it, and my god its slow.

I like to watch

Avatar II - Sort of dozed through it/10

Honestly no idea what the point was, literally a rehash of every single part of Avatar I, including resurrecting Colonel Kitten Kill, but with none of the exposition.

So

- Very boring for anyone who saw Avatar I

- Incomprehensible for anyone who didn't see Avatar I

Every single theme was done to death about three times over.

Family-Environment-White men bad-Children are the future
Family-Environment-White men bad-Children are the future
Family-Environment-White men bad-Children are the future

OK we get it.

I never saw the first one.

Avatar 2- 5/10, with the only points scored for the visuals. The plot and dialogue are terrible. I think I counted at least 10 times I audibly laughed during the movie because of the dialogue. Absolute cringe. The plot is written to be comprehended by a 6 year old.

Watching the movie in IMAX 3D while on mushrooms was really the only saving grace.

Glass Onion- 8/10. I thought it was a very well-done movie. Not generally a fan of the non-reveal mysteries, but this one was compelling.

The Menu- 7/10. A little shallow in overall plot/storyline, but still a funny and dark satire on fine dining. Had me thinking about the movie even several days after.