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Watched Sisu last night. Something of a poor man's Quentin Tarantino. You'll miss the snappy dialogue. Which is not say I disliked it. It's an hour and a half of nazis getting their comeuppance in the most brutal ways possible. The feel good hit of the summer, I say. I want whatever kind of dog that is too.
 
Took advantage of $7 Tuesdays at Landmark last night a watched Past Lives. Not sure I liked it quite as much as critics as I really felt the weight of its influences in places, and the cinematography was distractingly dark in a couple spots... but it was a very thoughtful, poetic and sweet film and I'd still give it a 4.5/5 I think.

Really made for an interesting back to back with Return to Seoul as some of the themes related to Korean culture overlap and both films were made by Southeast Asians who grew up elsewhere in the world. Put me in the minority who would call Return the better film though-- it was more ambitious, more complex in its themes, had more visual flair and a more demanding role for its lead actress.

Anyways, then I got home and pallet cleansed by watching Titane for the first time. What a trippy, weird ass fucking film that was.

Edit: Return and Past actually have almost identical Rotten Tomato scores. So maybe it's really just a matter of one being hyped and the other going under the radar.
 
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I'm still an AAA24 member, but they haven't done much for being a member lately. Now they have. They just released an app (eh) but also gave members a free ticket to Talk To Me. Unfortunately, I have to drive two hours away to see the free screening, but hey I got nothing going on. Should be fun - but it's not till next week. I don't know how much I'll use this app, but I hope they keep doing free screenings and stuff like this because it makes being a member worth it. Other than that, I probably should drop the membership. The birthday gift selection this year wasn't that great for me.
 
Been away from this thread for a minute because I haven't been watching much, but I have a couple of quick thoughts/impressions:
  • Corner Office looks wild - I'm not familiar with the director and knew nothing about the movie before watching the trailer just now.
  • Napoleon officially has my attention. I don't think I ever would've imagined I'd be interested in a Napoleon movie, but I love Joaquin and feel like Ridley Scott's filmography has far more hits than misses...
  • I am unreasonably excited for Oppenheimer!
 
avecigrec said:
Been away from this thread for a minute because I haven't been watching much, but I have a couple of quick thoughts/impressions:
  • Corner Office looks wild - I'm not familiar with the director and knew nothing about the movie before watching the trailer just now.
  • Napoleon officially has my attention. I don't think I ever would've imagined I'd be interested in a Napoleon movie, but I love Joaquin and feel like Ridley Scott's filmography has far more hits than misses...
  • I am unreasonably excited for Oppenheimer!
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My thoughts exactly on all three.
 
avecigrec said:
Been away from this thread for a minute because I haven't been watching much, but I have a couple of quick thoughts/impressions:
  • Corner Office looks wild - I'm not familiar with the director and knew nothing about the movie before watching the trailer just now.
  • Napoleon officially has my attention. I don't think I ever would've imagined I'd be interested in a Napoleon movie, but I love Joaquin and feel like Ridley Scott's filmography has far more hits than misses...
  • I am unreasonably excited for Oppenheimer!
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Check this one out before seeing the new Napoleon:
www.blu-ray.com

Napoleon Blu-ray (DigiPack) (United Kingdom)

Napoleon Blu-ray Release Date November 21, 2016 (Napoléon vu par Abel Gance | Limited Edition). Blu-ray reviews, news, specs, ratings, screenshots. Cheap Blu-ray movies and deals.
www.blu-ray.com www.blu-ray.com
 
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Corner Office needs to do something to distinguish itself from the Apple+ show Severance. It looks and feels exactly like that show.
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It's a movie though isn't it?

Edit: Sorry, thought you meant needs to do something as in for future seasons/episodes.

Given Severance is on hiatus because of the writer's strike, I'm OK with something to fill that void.
 
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Tonight's movie.
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Don't think i love this one like the last few, but there's really nothing else like these Mission Impossible movies, man. There's a sequence towards the end of this one that just goes crazy hard. Cruise is the man for the shit he pulls off, honestly.
 
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Don't think i love this one like the last few, but there's really nothing else like these Mission Impossible movies, man. There's a sequence towards the end of this one that just goes crazy hard. Cruise is the man for the shit he pulls off, honestly.
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this whole orient express scene is wilde.
The esxape from the train wreck even more than the motorbike parachute thing. Overall the series really excells on the actikn set pieces that are refreshingly non cgi dominated. The stories semm all to not matter and are just chases for the macguffin if the day. Even what'ssupposed the big shocking tragic moment was not really touching
 
I think I'm going to try to get out and see the new M:I movie sometime this week or next - since I'm on "vacation".

I've pretty much loved all of them - (John Woo's is a bit dated now, though), but since Tom and McQuarrie took over they have been excellent.


I may have to do a marathon before seeing the new one, though.
 
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LeeVing said:
I think I'm going to try to get out and see the new M:I movie sometime this week or next - since I'm on "vacation".

I've pretty much loved all of them - (John Woo's is a bit dated now, though), but since Tom and McQuarrie took over they have been excellent.
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I forgot how hard PSH went in MI:3. Still some great stuff in that one.

My wife and I are planning to do a double feature of Barbie and Oppenheimer next weekend. Gonna do a Friday matinee of Barbie and Saturday matinee of Oppenheimer. Don't think we could do both in the same day given 'Heimer's 3 hour runtime.
 
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I forgot how hard PSH went in MI:3. Still some great stuff in that one.
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Yeah...he was great in just about everything he was in.

Part 2 just has that dated John Woo-ness that didn't work then...more so now - the slow-mo doves and shit was OK when he did it in his original Chinese movies, but it didn't feel right in a M:I flick.

I really wasn't a fan of any of his US movies.
 
LeeVing said:
Yeah...he was great in just about everything he was in.

Part 2 just has that dated John Woo-ness that didn't work then...more so now - the slow-mo doves and shit was OK when he did it in his original Chinese movies, but it didn't feel right in a M:I flick.
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I recently revisited 3 to present, so I need to go back and rewatch I and II.

M:I I remember the score, the almost immediate killing of
Emilio Estevez
and the way he died, then of course the classic hanging from the ceiling scene. Not much else though. I feel De Palma didn't display too much of his flair that made him a cult icon director in the 70s and 80s, but maybe I just don't remember looking for those things back then when I didn't know him that well.
 
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