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The Killer was extremely well made, but that’s kind of the baseline for Fincher. Can’t say it worked that well for me as a whole – the movie’s amorality was not quite fun enough to make up for how nihilistic the whole thing felt. Maybe that’s the point?
 
kvetcha said:
The Killer was extremely well made, but that’s kind of the baseline for Fincher. Can’t say it worked that well for me as a whole – the movie’s amorality was not quite fun enough to make up for how nihilistic the whole thing felt. Maybe that’s the point?
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I mean, say what you will about the tenets of Hannibal Lecter as a serial killer, dude, at least he had an ethos.
 
LeSamourai said:
I mean, say what you will about the tenets of Hannibal Lecter as a serial killer, dude, at least he had an ethos.
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It basically feels like it was written to undercut the philosophical assassin tropes laid out in, like, Le Samourai, but the protagonist is too cool and the world around him is not quite absurd enough for it to really land that way. The humor is there, but it requires work on the audience's part.
 
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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers
Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Captain America: Civil War
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Captain America: The First Avenger
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Thor Ragnarok
Doctor Strange
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Avengers: Endgame
Thor
The Incredible Hulk
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
Black Widow
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 2
Captain Marvel
Ant-Man And The Wasp
Ant-Man
Thor: The Dark World
 
kvetcha said:
It basically feels like it was written to undercut the philosophical assassin tropes laid out in, like, Le Samourai, but the protagonist is too cool and the world around him is not quite absurd enough for it to really land that way. The humor is there, but it requires work on the audience's part.
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What I found weird was it felt like his actions often clearly subverted the rules in his voiceover, but he mostly got away with all the mistakes he made? I mean, zoom out and it’s basically a movie about a guy who kills a bunch of people because he fucked up and couldn’t follow his own program. But…the program got him through in the end. All in all, a very well-made movie, but I fall somewhere between the people who think this is a brilliant meta-exercise for Fincher and a by-the-numbers thriller.
 
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What I found weird was it felt like his actions often clearly subverted the rules in his voiceover, but he mostly got away with all the mistakes he made? I mean, zoom out and it’s basically a movie about a guy who kills a bunch of people because he fucked up and couldn’t follow his own program. But…the program got him through in the end. All in all, a very well-made movie, but I fall somewhere between the people who think this is a brilliant meta-exercise for Fincher and a by-the-numbers thriller.
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Yeah, exactly. I think Fincher mines plenty of dark humor from the fact that the Killer is a control freak but things never actually go to plan - once he begins his mantra, he’s inevitably interrupted by some complication he didn’t anticipate. Yet he keeps waxing philosophical.

I think for the movie to really land for me it needed to be 25% sillier.
 
Playing the score/soundtrack for Emanuelle Around the World reminds me that I really should finally start watching the movies in the box set. For how much I spent on it, it really should be watched and not just sit there.

I did see this nice write up in Variety...
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‘The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle’ Blu-ray Box Set Offers a Different Gaze at the Sexploitation Series’ Complicated Legacy

Severin Films' 'The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle' takes a thoughtful look at the complicated legacy of Laura Gemser and her sexy film series.
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And the Bluray.com review...

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The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle Blu-ray (DigiBook)

The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle Blu-ray Release Date August 29, 2023 (Black Emanuelle, Black Emanuelle 2, Emanuelle in Bangkok, Emanuelle in America, Emanuelle Around the World, Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals, Porno Nights of the World, Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World, Sister...
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