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Melt Face Molly Drop said:
Whole concept is kinda cliche. “My husband is an undercover agent and I had no idea ahhhh.” True Lies comes to mind, as that one just got the 4K treatment.
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I think you can say that about a lot of movies these days. It's very hard to find something that hasn't been done before.

I'm in it for the entertainment and laughs, not the originality as that would be setting expectations to high.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
I think you can say that about a lot of movies these days
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This is mostly the reason I seek out older films/classics I’ve not seen before (pre-2000s at least). The amount of mediocre fluff that streaming services jam down our throats that passes as entertainment these days is laughable. So that’s where I get my laughs.
 
Bull Shannon said:
Poor Things was pretty good, though it didn't really rise to much beyond my expectations for something with such a long runtime. Funny enough, that's how I felt with The Holdovers: both good movies which held me for 20-30 minutes too many.
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I adored Poor Things and didn't feel the length other than being surprised by the false ending. By only major critique is
that the lack of menstrual blood at any point feels like a real oversight that is the result of a male creative team.
 
kvetcha said:
I need to watch Aftersun!
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My favorite film of the decade, I think.

Melt Face Molly Drop said:
This is mostly the reason I seek out older films/classics I’ve not seen before (pre-2000s at least). The amount of mediocre fluff that streaming services jam down our throats that passes as entertainment these days is laughable. So that’s where I get my laughs.
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There are sooo many good films being made though. Last decade honestly sits next to the 90's as my favorite decade of film. Love the 70's but a) it's hard to access some of the content and b) the creation of digital resulted in a serious indie boom. This decade started out slow because of the pandemic but this year has been excellent and last year was rock solid.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
I think you can say that about a lot of movies these days. It's very hard to find something that hasn't been done before.

I'm in it for the entertainment and laughs, not the originality as that would be setting expectations to high.
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Yeah, right there with you regarding Family Plan.
Cliche? Derivative? For sure
Fun to watch? Entertaining? Certainly.
There's movies and there's cinema.
This one is a movie.
Perfectly serviceable, entertaining for a family Saturday night watch but, otherwise unremarkable.
 
DownIsTheNewUp said:
What'd you guys think? Mr. Robot is a top 3 TV drama of all-time in my book and I like Homecoming a lot as well so my expectations were quite high.

Here's the review I left on Letterbox (with a 3.5/5 score):

Leave the World Behind is primarily an exercise in themes and tone.

The film does a phenomenal job of seeping you in a creeping sense of dread and paranoia. It's also gorgeously shot and features superb sound design and performances.

Unfortunately, the film goes the route of overtly explaining the puzzle instead of leaving the audience with just enough pieces to come to their own conclusions. And by doing so, some of Leave the World Behind's themes become muddled.

If Sam Esmail had made a few tweaks in the editing room, he could have had a cult classic with an iconic ending shot on his hands. Instead, Leave the World Behind is merely a fun ride that also mildly disappoints considering the standards set by Mr. Robot and Homecoming.

Still, I'll be first in line for whatever he does next.
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I watched this. I don't really know what to think of it as a whole but I enjoyed the journey watching it. I'm not familiar with his other works so this is the first thing I've seen of his. It reminds me of an M Night Shyamalan movie but with better dialogue and you don't get a definitive ending with most of the characters. That last bit bugged me a lot about it particularly with the runtime it felt like a cop-out.
 
zomgbear said:
I watched this. I don't really know what to think of it as a whole but I enjoyed the journey watching it. I'm not familiar with his other works so this is the first thing I've seen of his. It reminds me of an M Night Shyamalan movie but with better dialogue and you don't get a definitive ending with most of the characters. That last bit bugged me a lot about it particularly with the runtime it felt like a cop-out.
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I think thematically the way it end fits. It's a film of tone and themes which is what the book apparently was.

We live in a chaotic, emotionally draining world and a country inching closer and closer towards a technology driven dystopia. And within that world, people are grasping at straws to assert of sense of control and meaning over the chaos. Or to escape via pop culture, alcohol, music, ext.

The ending, minus the Friends bit, is also how the book ends. You know everyone involved knows about the bunker is likely heading there, you know its likely an act of war and that radiation levels are spiking and you know both families are going to hunker down together (which could be another moving all in of itself).

My issue is that more weight seems to be given to Ali's various hypothesis. Granted, part of that is sort of just that character being certain he is right.

But as a former editor who had always said working with Sam would be a dream (as far as his work matching my skill sets and sensabilities), I would have fought hard to cut that last monologue out. Because his explanation felt clunky and wasn't necessary. All you needed was all the little details that become available via the bunker when the girl turns the power on.

Also, give Mr. Robot a spin if you have Prime. It's a mashup of 90's and 00's influences that launched Remi Maliks career, pushed cinematorgraphy forward and has some really great twists. And everything was outlined from A-Z before the show was greenlit so everything holds together beautifully by the end.
 
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