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Wow I absolutely loved Nope. I think this is my favorite from Jordan Peele.

To me, there is so much to latch onto with this movie. The Gordy scene is the most horrifying, emotional, brilliantly constructed scene in any of his films. I didn't realize how little Steven Yeun was in this movie, so that was a minor disappointment cause I think he's so great in everything. But his whole storyline is phenomenal. How it connects to the Haywoods storyline also is great to me. There's a lot of incredible subtext, commentary, and themes in the movie - and what's it's ultimately talking about just really does it for me more than the other two. I think the third act finale is the biggest thing he's done on film, and it's super exciting, thrilling, and satisfying. I just loved this movie. I re-watched Us this week and I really enjoy that one, but Get Out is better. It's like a tighter movie experience. But for me, Nope says the most, does the most, and just delivers on what I personally find incredibly engaging. I know people might not like it as much as the other two, but it's the best movie I've seen in a while. I mean, I loved Everything Everywhere All At Once, but Nope was a more thrilling theater experience.
 
Bennnnn said:
Wow I absolutely loved Nope. I think this is my favorite from Jordan Peele.

To me, there is so much to latch onto with this movie. The Gordy scene is the most horrifying, emotional, brilliantly constructed scene in any of his films. I didn't realize how little Steven Yeun was in this movie, so that was a minor disappointment cause I think he's so great in everything. But his whole storyline is phenomenal. How it connects to the Haywoods storyline also is great to me. There's a lot of incredible subtext, commentary, and themes in the movie - and what's it's ultimately talking about just really does it for me more than the other two. I think the third act finale is the biggest thing he's done on film, and it's super exciting, thrilling, and satisfying. I just loved this movie. I re-watched Us this week and I really enjoy that one, but Get Out is better. It's like a tighter movie experience. But for me, Nope says the most, does the most, and just delivers on what I personally find incredibly engaging. I know people might not like it as much as the other two, but it's the best movie I've seen in a while. I mean, I loved Everything Everywhere All At Once, but Nope was a more thrilling theater experience.
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I still think Get Out is overall his best. Just so fully realized and smart. I think the thematic elements of Us and Nope are kinda half baked. Though still, they're both good, and Nope especially is a total blast.

You could definitely see the budget increase too. The alien looked fuckin sweet.
 
Bennnnn said:
Wow I absolutely loved Nope. I think this is my favorite from Jordan Peele.

To me, there is so much to latch onto with this movie. The Gordy scene is the most horrifying, emotional, brilliantly constructed scene in any of his films. I didn't realize how little Steven Yeun was in this movie, so that was a minor disappointment cause I think he's so great in everything. But his whole storyline is phenomenal. How it connects to the Haywoods storyline also is great to me. There's a lot of incredible subtext, commentary, and themes in the movie - and what's it's ultimately talking about just really does it for me more than the other two. I think the third act finale is the biggest thing he's done on film, and it's super exciting, thrilling, and satisfying. I just loved this movie. I re-watched Us this week and I really enjoy that one, but Get Out is better. It's like a tighter movie experience. But for me, Nope says the most, does the most, and just delivers on what I personally find incredibly engaging. I know people might not like it as much as the other two, but it's the best movie I've seen in a while. I mean, I loved Everything Everywhere All At Once, but Nope was a more thrilling theater experience.
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I was just thinking earlier that it's been a while since a movie stuck with me like this one has. I'm a big horror fan, so I don't really get that creeped out by films very often, but this one actually kind of got under my skin for some reason. In the best way possible, of course.

I still need to see Us.
 
I have a harder time understanding Spain Spanish than Latin American Spanish, but it was still nice to watch this one in the original. The landscapes were fantastic and the film was a touching portrait of friendship and the brutal realities we face in life.
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Hemotep said:
This was a fun one.
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Not sure how old your kids are but my kids highly recommend the book series too.

Hemotep said:
Come play a game with me.


These would probably change on any given day. 90 and 00 were fantastic movie years and there were so many I could have picked that I'd have been happy with. The others were a little more sparse, but I didn't dig too deep in my search so there are probably some bangers I forgot about.

1980 - Flash Gordon
1990 - Dances With Wolves
2000 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2010 - Kick-Ass
2020 - Love and Monsters
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1980 - Labyrinth
1990 - Strictly Ballroom
2000 - Toss up between Spirited Away and The Very Long Engagement
2010 - Also a toss up between The Grand Budapest Hotel and Black Swan
2020 - I have not seen enough recent movies (except kids movies).
 
It's been tough squeezing in foreign language films lately, but I checked another one off my watch list last night.

Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins (currently on Prime) is quite the spectacle, and surprisingly hinged. Being a remake probably helped keep it grounded overall, but there's still delightful bits of derangement you'd expect of Miike sprinkled in here and there. Great cinematography with a steady buildup and an off-the-walls (if somewhat overlong and exhausting) climax. Still, super enjoyable if you've any interest in stories of historic subterfuge and feudal combat. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the original, if it ever streams.

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EvanBenner said:
It's been tough squeezing in foreign language films lately, but I checked another one off my watch list last night.

Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins (currently on Prime) is quite the spectacle, and surprisingly hinged. Being a remake probably helped keep it grounded overall, but there's still delightful bits of derangement you'd expect of Miike sprinkled in here and there. Great cinematography with a steady buildup and an off-the-walls (if somewhat overlong and exhausting) climax. Still, super enjoyable if you've any interest in stories of historic subterfuge and feudal combat. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the original, if it ever streams.

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Watched this movie with a friend at an art theater in DC while drinking Sapporo tallboys. What a picture.
 
EvanBenner said:
It's been tough squeezing in foreign language films lately, but I checked another one off my watch list last night.

Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins (currently on Prime) is quite the spectacle, and surprisingly hinged. Being a remake probably helped keep it grounded overall, but there's still delightful bits of derangement you'd expect of Miike sprinkled in here and there. Great cinematography with a steady buildup and an off-the-walls (if somewhat overlong and exhausting) climax. Still, super enjoyable if you've any interest in stories of historic subterfuge and feudal combat. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the original, if it ever streams.

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The only Miike film I've seen is Ichi the Killer and it simultaneously made me want to watch his entire filmography and never see another movie of his again.
 
gaporter said:
The only Miike film I've seen is Ichi the Killer and it simultaneously made me want to watch his entire filmography and never see another movie of his again.
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Understandable! I'm currently at 10% of his filmography seen. As a director who puts out ~2 movies a year, there's certainly a lot to choose from, and the quality wavers wildly. He's a workhorse, but always delivers some level of signature absurdity that's distinctly his.

I liked Ichi overall, but the standouts for me are his horror fare: Audition, Imprint (a banned episode of Showtime's Masters of Horror series), One Missed Call (a clear product of its time as an early 2000's J-horror), and his segment of the Three Extremes anthology.

13 Assassins is easily his most accessible of what I've now seen with little peeks of that signature Miike flavor that don't overwhelm.

Happiness of the Katakuris is a wild one if you're in the mood for musical absurdist comedy. Sukiyaki Western Django is also a trip.

Gozu is far more akin to Ichi—transgressive for transgressive's sake. Aside from those two, everything else has been more palatable in my opinion.
 
kvetcha said:
13 Assassins is much more of an old-school crowd-pleasing action picture. I've got it on my Plex, which I think you still have access to.
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I still have access as far as I know, and need to start taking advantage of it more. Maybe I'll start with this one. 🤔 Thanks again!
EvanBenner said:
Understandable! I'm currently at 10% of his filmography seen. As a director who puts out ~2 movies a year, there's certainly a lot to choose from, and the quality wavers wildly. He's a workhorse, but always delivers some level of signature absurdity that's distinctly his.

I liked Ichi overall, but the standouts for me are his horror fare: Audition, Imprint (a banned episode of Showtime's Masters of Horror series), One Missed Call (a clear product of its time as an early 2000's J-horror), and his segment of the Three Extremes anthology.

13 Assassins is easily his most accessible of what I've now seen with little peeks of that signature Miike flavor that don't overwhelm.

Happiness of the Katakuris is a wild one if you're in the mood for musical absurdist comedy. Sukiyaki Western Django is also a trip.

Gozu is far more akin to Ichi—transgressive for transgressive's sake. Aside from those two, everything else has been more palatable in my opinion.
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Audition is one I've always meant to get to. That will probably be the next one of his I watch. It was available on streaming a while ago but not sure if it is now. Thanks for the recommendations!
 
Watched The Grey Man last night. It has some cool and unique action sequences, particularly one with fireworks that looked great. Some cornball dialog made me cringe a few times. The cast were all decent at times and meh at times, but it was an entertaining mind-dumb action movie. Two of the better played roles were far too limited in their screen time. Since it sounds like they're turning it into a Netflix franchise, a prequel based on those characters would be more compelling to me than a sequel.
 
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