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What MOVIE(s) have you been....seeing? watching?
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Big Lebowski is one of my all-time favorites, but I totally get how people don't care for it.Erik Twice wrote: I watched two more movies:
The Big Lebowsky: Even though it has an increasingly complex plot, this is not a film about anything in particular. Rather, it's more about an attitude, a way of seeing life than anything else. Which I think is really interesting and fun but, sadly, I don't think I'm the audience for this. I was left a bit...confused, not feeling I quite got the film. I had a similar experience with Fargo which I attributed to me not understanding its very American context but it might be I just don't get Cohen Brother films. Kind of a shame, really.
A lot of the "lack of plot" comes from the whole noir detective genre. If you're interested, The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart is a great place to start, then The Long Goodbye with Elliot Gould is a remake/satire of that, which then leads into Big Lebowski. However, you don't need to know any of that to just appreciate the goofiness of it.
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Legomancer wrote: Watched 1776, first one on my 2016 Movies to Watch list. It's a lot of fun, but the songs are real clunkers.
I liked 1776 but on my playlist I have Hamilton followed by 1776. 1776 sounds so dated vs. Hamilton that I can't listenn too it.
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Jexik wrote: Saw Deadpool on Sunday and liked it a ton the first time. Saw it second time on Wednesday and most of my loud laughs were replaced with smiles. I caught a few lines and visual gags that had zipped by me the first time, but it was much less enjoyable. I kind of wished I just saw it the once since it left such an impression with me that night.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Scott Pilgram and even Speed Racier I laughted more the 2 and 3 viewing then then1st. I walked out of Deadpool thinking, yeah that was fun and enjoyable but I can careless if I ever see this or Deadpool 2 ever again.
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And The Witch does get to that heavier stuff. I wouldn't dare spoil anything even though it's not one of those horror movies that depends on a shocking twist. But several things that are normally off limits in feature films are very much in play here. The night I saw it there were a couple of scenes that made the audience uncomfortable enough that I heard defense mechanism tittering here and there.
I did find the language hard to understand at times, mainly when a character was quickly reciting a prayer. Normal conversation and so forth was fine although I admit it's probably just short of needing subtitles. Other than that, the main criticisms that I've heard about it are that it is unrelentingly grim (which is true--it's one of those movies) and that it is predictable. I disagree with the latter. While the overall arc of the story was pretty much in line with "a New England folktale," the movie still surprised me over and over again. So anyway, it gets my hearty recommendation provided that you are in the mood for a well made, disturbing, creepy, but not necessarily scary horror movie. Definitely not a popcorn flick.
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As far as the language, I do look forward to seeing it again on DVD with subtitles. But for the most part, the important plot elements and dramatic moments were understandable.
The director of The Witch is apparently making a Nosferatu remake. Normally I'd scoff at that being remade, but I think in his hands it might be great.
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Personal footnote: just after the movie, I went to the theater bathroom to take a piss, along with various other movie patrons. To my immediate right was the little boy's urinal, and this short, stocky middle-aged dude stepped up to take a piss. It sounded like he was using a garden hose at full velocity, and I was so keyed up from Deadpool that I couldn't help laughing. Out loud. It was that kind of funnier than it should be laughter that only bubbles up in the most inappropriate situations, like a funeral. I give the movie credit for being that funny.
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By contrast, Deadpool was very fun and almost instantly forgotten.
Both have their place, I suppose, but compared to The Witch, Deadpool is like empty calories.
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