That new Ghostbusters being all serious and reverent has deprived us of an ad campaign where Slimer is dressed up as characters from other popular movies of the current day, e.g., an Oppenslimer poster
The previous one was completely reverent and also included a product placement scene in a Wal-Mart where Stay Pufts interacted with brand food, so I guess... don't count that out yet?
That new Ghostbusters being all serious and reverent has deprived us of an ad campaign where Slimer is dressed up as characters from other popular movies of the current day, e.g., an Oppenslimer poster
Ever since someone said it looks like dlc for a movie I can't stop thinking about it
MaddocI'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother?Registered Userregular
The reaction to Boy and the Heron has me slightly confused, honestly.
Don't get me wrong, it is an astonishingly beautiful movie. It's also fairly incoherent and I kind of think it takes for granted an emotional response without putting in the work.
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The first half of Oppenheimer is pretty good. The second half is an absolute car crash, total structural mess, the film's ass falls off and it has no idea what it's doing or why.
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The first half of Oppenheimer is pretty good. The second half is an absolute car crash, total structural mess, the film's ass falls off and it has no idea what it's doing or why.
This is the first thing that has made me at all interested.
it's time to watch d.c. cab as i work from home and remember that weird time that bill maher was trying to be an actor
Or the theory that Gary Busey's character in it is the same one in Predator 2 he somehow saw a predator and was made in charge of a fed agency looking to capture one
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cj iwakuraThe Rhythm RegentBears The Name FreedomRegistered Userregular
Ehrlich always manages to bring up films I've never heard of, I'll give him that.
The first half of Oppenheimer is pretty good. The second half is an absolute car crash, total structural mess, the film's ass falls off and it has no idea what it's doing or why.
Funny, I thought the first part dragged, and the second/third act was when I was finally interested, like Nolan was finally getting to his thesis.
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I liked different parts for different reasons. The first part was structured like a heist, get the team together, the second was a panic attack if building pressure, and the third wad Robert Downey Jr being the biggest shit
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Ehrlich always manages to bring up films I've never heard of, I'll give him that.
It's one of the reasons I like his year-in-review edits. There's always something that flew beneath the radar. I mean, he also has his own tastes and isn't beholden to the zeitgeist, so it always feels like a very personal list that's made by someone who enjoys movies.
So I watched the Passenger the bumhouse one a rather odd violent movie
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MaddocI'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother?Registered Userregular
I liked Oppenheimer fine, I guess.
The very end of the movie being "But he felt bad about it" delivered like a plot twist was astonishingly cowardly and made me think worse of the entire experience.
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The first half of Oppenheimer is pretty good. The second half is an absolute car crash, total structural mess, the film's ass falls off and it has no idea what it's doing or why.
I disagree entirely, the second half is the main reason the movie is interesting.
The very end of the movie being "But he felt bad about it" delivered like a plot twist was astonishingly cowardly and made me think worse of the entire experience.
The very end of the movie being "But he felt bad about it" delivered like a plot twist was astonishingly cowardly and made me think worse of the entire experience.
That is one of the main themes of the movie, though.
Oppenheimer's pursuit of the Bomb is constantly contrasted to his relationship with Jean Tatlock. After she dies, when Kitty finds him out in the wilderness having a breakdown, she tells him that how bad he feels about the results of his actions does not entitle him to the sympathy of others.
Oppenheimer feels bad, and he should feel bad, but what punishment is appropriate for the scale of his sins? He argues feebly against the expansion of the nuclear bomb program, he can't bring himself to even stand up for himself in the security clearance hearings. He knows he has no leg to stand on.
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The edit someone did of What I've Done over the end scene of Oppenheimer was better than the actual film.
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MaddocI'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother?Registered Userregular
Oppenheimer
I never bought into the idea that he felt regret over anything, aside from maybe that the things he did didn't work out exactly how he wanted them to maybe?
But like, his actions themselves, I don't believe he felt contrition for anything.
Like, even the famous meeting with Truman feels fake to me in a way, both in real life and in the movie. I guess it is also partly that the Real Person Oppenheimer intrudes upon my thoughts of the movie.
And then the little "We destroyed the world" bit to Einstein, pfffffffffffft.
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Yeah, Real Oppenheimer never struck me as feeling soul-crushing guilt over his actions. It inspired him to want to speak out against it and make changes, but it didn't seem like he wasn't losing sleep over it.
The building the bomb stuff was pretty boring to me because that's all been well tred territory for me. The shift into the movie becoming paths of glory is what really shocked me.
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in conclusion, Oppenheimer is a land of contrasts.
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
I always got the impression it was all about whether he COULD do it, not whether he SHOULD do it.
Honestly having the vast majority of pop culture output be totally uninteresting to me is kind of freeing. I already have too many books to get through in one lifetime.
But what changed whether he would feel regret or not was that SOMEONE was going to create an atom bomb, soon. Regardless of what he did. He just did it sooner for his country. It wasn't preventable by them. They all knew that.
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I'd be down for watching Mando in theaters, seems fun to me.
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MaddocI'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother?Registered Userregular
My only interest in those characters is low stakes space adventures, so I've already solidly come to terms with the fact that they have nothing to offer me.
But what changed whether he would feel regret or not was that SOMEONE was going to create an atom bomb, soon. Regardless of what he did. He just did it sooner for his country. It wasn't preventable by them. They all knew that.
I really have this synced up as being about the mandalolrian.
The first half of Oppenheimer is pretty good. The second half is an absolute car crash, total structural mess, the film's ass falls off and it has no idea what it's doing or why.
The first half of Oppenheimer is pretty good. The second half is an absolute car crash, total structural mess, the film's ass falls off and it has no idea what it's doing or why.
I haven't seen Oppenheimer but the bolded describes significant chunks of most Christopher Nolan movies IMO. He's one of the crop of modern directors who is excellent at staging and filming a scene but struggles at keeping a coherent narrative going for more than a fraction of an hour.
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The previous one was completely reverent and also included a product placement scene in a Wal-Mart where Stay Pufts interacted with brand food, so I guess... don't count that out yet?
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Don't get me wrong, it is an astonishingly beautiful movie. It's also fairly incoherent and I kind of think it takes for granted an emotional response without putting in the work.
This is the first thing that has made me at all interested.
Funny, I thought the first part dragged, and the second/third act was when I was finally interested, like Nolan was finally getting to his thesis.
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It's one of the reasons I like his year-in-review edits. There's always something that flew beneath the radar. I mean, he also has his own tastes and isn't beholden to the zeitgeist, so it always feels like a very personal list that's made by someone who enjoys movies.
I disagree entirely, the second half is the main reason the movie is interesting.
That is a wild take on it
That is one of the main themes of the movie, though.
Oppenheimer feels bad, and he should feel bad, but what punishment is appropriate for the scale of his sins? He argues feebly against the expansion of the nuclear bomb program, he can't bring himself to even stand up for himself in the security clearance hearings. He knows he has no leg to stand on.
But like, his actions themselves, I don't believe he felt contrition for anything.
Like, even the famous meeting with Truman feels fake to me in a way, both in real life and in the movie. I guess it is also partly that the Real Person Oppenheimer intrudes upon my thoughts of the movie.
And then the little "We destroyed the world" bit to Einstein, pfffffffffffft.
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at least try to make it a play on Lone Wolf & Cub like come on
I really enjoyed season one and half of season two, but i have not had the desire to bother watching the third season
I'm feeling star wars fatigue
Disneys really got us in a homer Simpson in hell being force fed donuts situation
I really have this synced up as being about the mandalolrian.
I like the movie. is there anything special about the 35mm experience of it?
really the only knock against the idea is accepting i'm old enough that "starts at midnight" makes me question life choices.
Probably not, but I'd still see it.
So you're saying it's a Nolan.
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I haven't seen Oppenheimer but the bolded describes significant chunks of most Christopher Nolan movies IMO. He's one of the crop of modern directors who is excellent at staging and filming a scene but struggles at keeping a coherent narrative going for more than a fraction of an hour.
Edit: heh, beaten by Zombie Penguin
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.