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Max Sterling
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On no, absolutely. I think it had a nice mix of the "Race against time" story-line of the first move and the fever dream surrealism of the second. But if you don't know and love the first two, you didn't grow up with them, I could see it falling flat. I thought it was wholesome and fun.
siremobunny
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Dennis was hilarious. He's played by the same guy who plays NoHo Hank on Barry, who frequently also steals the show.
Bohnjaggs
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Yeah. I had to look it up halfway through to see who was playing the part and forgot that Anthony Carrigan was in this.
TenderLovingKiller®
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So Austin Powers International Man of Mystery and it’s sequels are on cable. I have not seen any of them in a while but watching them back, I can’t help but think these flicks should be the definitive example for diminishing returns. The first film is great, funny and goofy in the best ways you would want on a parody of this nature but the second film is just the same jokes but bigger and by the third film the things that made you chuckle the first time around now just make you groan.
Gavaxeman
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And spawned thousands of bad impressions
Bohnjaggs
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Oh, behaaaave....
tvham
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Funny, I just rewatched So I Married an Ax Murderer last night. It’s a bit dated but I still enjoy the hell out of it.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, I liked Mikes Myers movie run up until Austin Powers it just became too much of a thing and his head got too big (I remember reading he was a bit of a pill to work with too) after he crashed and burned with the Love Guru I think he’s seems like he learned and I enjoy when he occasionally pops up I’m things now.
tvham
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Yeah, it was funny, last night as I was watching he did a random voice and I instantly thought that that was the inspiration for his character in Bohemian Rhapsody.
Mr Moore
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Haha, just saw Tenet. What a load of stinking shit, lol. Putting good actors and expensive effects in couldn't stop it being an overly long and rather directionless B-Movie of the highest order. Worst Nolan by a country mile. And Michael Caine is starting to sound more like Withnail's Danny everyday!
Gavaxeman
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Told you I wasn’t sure ...can’t pretend I understood it ..but was in awe of the visuals ....
Or was I ?
Bennnnn
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Getting excited for Charlie Kaufman's newest one I'm Thinking Of Ending Things. I decided to read the book it's based on and am really loving it. It's a quick read, so I'm already halfway through. Aaaand very interested to see how he manages to twist and turn it into a new thing.
EvanBenner
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If anyone can adapt this thing, it's Kaufman. I'm stoked, but I queued the movie as part of my Letterboxd HoopTober challenge, so I'll be watching it a few weeks after it premieres.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Seems I've been on an A24 kick lately. With the last 4 being:
The Witch
The Lobster
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Hereditary
I enjoyed the tone and pacing of all these movies but felt the endings to be rather unsatisfying. Maybe it's an A24 thing, but I was left wondering why these characters that have gone through so much still seem very unaffected or aloof, satanic possession aside. Of these 4, Hereditary is maybe the only one I'd potentially re-watch, otherwise not a ton of re-watch value for me.
Taking a look at other items in the A24 catalog, I really enjoyed Ex Machina, The Florida Project, Moonlight, Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Eighth Grade, Mid90s. Based on that, would anyone recommend others in their catalog? The next 2 on my list are Room and Midsommar.
Others I've seen that were a miss for me: The End of the Tour (they tried hard to tone down the pretentiousness of the characters, maybe too hard), Swiss Army Man (just wasn't impacted by the story), Uncut Gems (liked it, just don't see myself ever wanting to revisit - tone is TENSE)
The Witch
The Lobster
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Hereditary
I enjoyed the tone and pacing of all these movies but felt the endings to be rather unsatisfying. Maybe it's an A24 thing, but I was left wondering why these characters that have gone through so much still seem very unaffected or aloof, satanic possession aside. Of these 4, Hereditary is maybe the only one I'd potentially re-watch, otherwise not a ton of re-watch value for me.
Taking a look at other items in the A24 catalog, I really enjoyed Ex Machina, The Florida Project, Moonlight, Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Eighth Grade, Mid90s. Based on that, would anyone recommend others in their catalog? The next 2 on my list are Room and Midsommar.
Others I've seen that were a miss for me: The End of the Tour (they tried hard to tone down the pretentiousness of the characters, maybe too hard), Swiss Army Man (just wasn't impacted by the story), Uncut Gems (liked it, just don't see myself ever wanting to revisit - tone is TENSE)
EvanBenner
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Seconding @Indymisanthrope's recos for:
Midsommar (especially!!)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Under the Skin
Green Room is great, but it's also A LOT. Super tense.
Others I've enjoyed:
Climax (Tense, but a spectacle. I also just love Gaspar Noe drug films.)
The Blackcoat's Daughter (a good companion to The Witch)
High Life (sci-fi with a distinctly French flare)
The Hole in the Ground was also fine but probably falls into the endings trap you've already identified.
I'm also super stoked for St. Maud and The Green Knight, so I hope they opt for VOD in lieu of theaters soon.
Bennnnn
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Well I guess I’ll bring up I’m Thinking of Ending Things first.
I feel weird after watching it. And I’m not 100% clear on...every aspect? But I really thoroughly enjoyed so much of it. It’s out there. Kind of creepy. Sometimes off putting. But it worked largely for me. Still gotta untangle all my thoughts. And I’m in the last bit of the book...which I think maybe would clear up the ending for me. Also I’ll say they are pretty similar but also slightly different in tone and how it’s presented...
I feel weird after watching it. And I’m not 100% clear on...every aspect? But I really thoroughly enjoyed so much of it. It’s out there. Kind of creepy. Sometimes off putting. But it worked largely for me. Still gotta untangle all my thoughts. And I’m in the last bit of the book...which I think maybe would clear up the ending for me. Also I’ll say they are pretty similar but also slightly different in tone and how it’s presented...
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Bennnnn
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I watched the first Bill and Ted last week and plan on doing the next one and the new one this weekend. So rewatching such a nostalgic movie, I was reminded again that things are often just better in our memories. It’s not a bad movie. It’s charming in places, and has a funny ending with a crazy dumb reveal. But it’s nowhere near as good as I remember it. I remember Bogus Journey so much less so this’ll be interesting.
But, and apparently this is a hot take, it’s like when I watched Space Jam a few years ago and realized it’s terrible (B&T isn’t terrible but it isn’t great). I was bummed. As a kid I was obsessed with that movie. I thought rewatching it would be a fun nostalgic time. But god that movie sucks. It’s a bad movie.
Oh I also watched Beetlejuice for some reason. That’s another nostalgic movie for me. But this one surprisingly holds up. I actually found it much funnier this time around. Haven’t seen it since I was young so a lot of things went over my head. Also I’m shocked...shocked that I watched this as a kid in school. What was the context of us watching it? I have no idea. But I remember that we did.
But, and apparently this is a hot take, it’s like when I watched Space Jam a few years ago and realized it’s terrible (B&T isn’t terrible but it isn’t great). I was bummed. As a kid I was obsessed with that movie. I thought rewatching it would be a fun nostalgic time. But god that movie sucks. It’s a bad movie.
Oh I also watched Beetlejuice for some reason. That’s another nostalgic movie for me. But this one surprisingly holds up. I actually found it much funnier this time around. Haven’t seen it since I was young so a lot of things went over my head. Also I’m shocked...shocked that I watched this as a kid in school. What was the context of us watching it? I have no idea. But I remember that we did.