I didn't find Hereditary scary at all. Most horror isn't really scary to me (with a few exceptions, like The Ring and Blair Witch and Poltergeist because I saw it when I was like 7 fucking years old, thanks mom), so I more go for tense or atmospheric or unsettling or filled with dread.
I really want to see Suspiria. I expect my wife will hate it.
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Hereditary’s genius is the way it switches perspective/focus from one family member to the next. This allows it to prevent the viewer from puzzling out just what kind of horror movie this is, what exactly is going on that is precipitating these upsetting events. But it also represents how the family is divided from one another, unable to communicate properly (because, we come to find, the things they’re not communicating are horrible). It’s a thrilling mixture of grief, guilt, and horror that’s unlike any horror movie I’ve seen before. Really tremendous, innovative stuff. Scary might be the wrong word for it, but I found it both upsetting and extremely tense.
With both Hereditary and Suspiria I very much want to watch these films while also having a very strong impulse not to watch them, because I don't want certain images (or sounds, for that matter) to be burnt into my synapses. It's a bit of a conundrum.
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"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
Hereditary’s genius is the way it switches perspective/focus from one family member to the next. This allows it to prevent the viewer from puzzling out just what kind of horror movie this is, what exactly is going on that is precipitating these upsetting events. But it also represents how the family is divided from one another, unable to communicate properly (because, we come to find, the things they’re not communicating are horrible). It’s a thrilling mixture of grief, guilt, and horror that’s unlike any horror movie I’ve seen before. Really tremendous, innovative stuff. Scary might be the wrong word for it, but I found it both upsetting and extremely tense.
a great review of it said it was 'emotional terrorism' which feels accurate
I didn't find Hereditary scary at all. Most horror isn't really scary to me (with a few exceptions, like The Ring and Blair Witch and Poltergeist because I saw it when I was like 7 fucking years old, thanks mom), so I more go for tense or atmospheric or unsettling or filled with dread.
I really want to see Suspiria. I expect my wife will hate it.
I haven't seen it yet, but it looks right up my alley, and it's on my to-do list.
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Hereditary’s genius is the way it switches perspective/focus from one family member to the next. This allows it to prevent the viewer from puzzling out just what kind of horror movie this is, what exactly is going on that is precipitating these upsetting events. But it also represents how the family is divided from one another, unable to communicate properly (because, we come to find, the things they’re not communicating are horrible). It’s a thrilling mixture of grief, guilt, and horror that’s unlike any horror movie I’ve seen before. Really tremendous, innovative stuff. Scary might be the wrong word for it, but I found it both upsetting and extremely tense.
The dinner scene was one of the most tense things I've seen in a horror movie in a while. It felt uncomfortably real.
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The Oscars nominated fewer films this year than they have in at least a decade:
Just got back from seeing Isn't it Romantic with a date. I normally don't like romantic comedies but this one was really fun and meta. There were also a lot of blink and you'll miss it background gags with the rom-comified city.
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Just got back from seeing Isn't it Romantic with a date. I normally don't like romantic comedies but this one was really fun and meta. There were also a lot of blink and you'll miss it background gags with the rom-comified city.
Can you spoil the ending for me? It's the one thing I was worried about in the well-made trailer and my paying to see it is dependent upon it.
they don't make it so she embraces the bullshit of the movie world in her own world or whatever, basically it doesn't kiss moviemaking's ass and the power of film making the power of love possible, etc etc.
At this point there's no way the Dune movie lives up to the hype.
My strategy is that I don't really care one way or the other, so I am immune to hype!
Yay, apathy and cynicism!
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I was finally able to escape the confines of my house without children in tow and say Into the Spiderverse.
On of the best movies I've seen recently. Just goddamn amazing on every front.
One of the last movies I saw in theatres was Solo. Disney must be kicking themselves.
I somehow don’t think Disney is too stressed about 2019.
Considering their reaction to Solo's performance was to kill all their Star Wars character spin-offs, I think the idea that they didn't stress that decision is not well supported.
They Shoot Pictures recently updated their Top 1,000 films of the 21st Century So Far (as they do every year). It's an unwieldy amount of films for such a small period of time, which I appreciate because 'best of' lists are rarely so overstuffed. The reason I bring it up is because 2019 spells the end of another decade, which means a whole bunch of reassessment and 'best of the decade' lists are going to be everywhere come December, and they're going to massively reshift the entire list, as every film on it will be directly weighed against one another. So in a way, this might be a final look through a window of critical consensus on film from the early 21st century. Looking at it, especially at the stuff really high up can be a bit puzzling. I can't imagine, for example, WALL-E retaining its position in the top 15 or Get Out remaining outside of the top 100.
One thing that interests me is how popular and critical opinion can drastically change over time for just about any reason, and there are some lingering phantoms of previous opinion that haunt the list in its current form.
I'll take a Dune movie that's beautifully shot as a visual spectacle in the very least, and I'll probably get it
Dune is a good story with an extremely inventive and interesting world behind it; it just needs someone to embrace it and make it with loving craft. I think if anyone did, it'd be Villeneuve
Watching the latest Robin hood. Man, this is a bad Robin hood movie. There's some cool action scenes, and maybe if it wasn't a Robin hood movie it'd be ok, but it's just boring and bad. I hate the origin story in this one. If there had never been a Robin hood movie maybe it'd be good.
But we've had the Disney and costner version (I stand by it) , and even men in tights
Watching the latest Robin hood. Man, this is a bad Robin hood movie. There's some cool action scenes, and maybe if it wasn't a Robin hood movie it'd be ok, but it's just boring and bad. I hate the origin story in this one. If there had never been a Robin hood movie maybe it'd be good.
But we've had the Disney and costner version (I stand by it) , and even men in tights
Just got back from seeing Isn't it Romantic with a date. I normally don't like romantic comedies but this one was really fun and meta. There were also a lot of blink and you'll miss it background gags with the rom-comified city.
Can you spoil the ending for me? It's the one thing I was worried about in the well-made trailer and my paying to see it is dependent upon it.
they don't make it so she embraces the bullshit of the movie world in her own world or whatever, basically it doesn't kiss moviemaking's ass and the power of film making the power of love possible, etc etc.
Watching the latest Robin hood. Man, this is a bad Robin hood movie. There's some cool action scenes, and maybe if it wasn't a Robin hood movie it'd be ok, but it's just boring and bad. I hate the origin story in this one. If there had never been a Robin hood movie maybe it'd be good.
But we've had the Disney and costner version (I stand by it) , and even men in tights
IMO, the only good one.
Men in tights and the Costner version have the best versions of the Sheriff
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They Shoot Pictures recently updated their Top 1,000 films of the 21st Century So Far (as they do every year). It's an unwieldy amount of films for such a small period of time, which I appreciate because 'best of' lists are rarely so overstuffed. The reason I bring it up is because 2019 spells the end of another decade, which means a whole bunch of reassessment and 'best of the decade' lists are going to be everywhere come December, and they're going to massively reshift the entire list, as every film on it will be directly weighed against one another. So in a way, this might be a final look through a window of critical consensus on film from the early 21st century. Looking at it, especially at the stuff really high up can be a bit puzzling. I can't imagine, for example, WALL-E retaining its position in the top 15 or Get Out remaining outside of the top 100.
One thing that interests me is how popular and critical opinion can drastically change over time for just about any reason, and there are some lingering phantoms of previous opinion that haunt the list in its current form.
I 'member this list! It hurts my heart!
I understand it's about weak minded critics shifting opinions based on their twitter feeds a zing and weighs more to newer things and you all know I was going to go here but come on, Paddington 2 at 871, about three hundred below the newest stupid A Star Is Born? And Paddington 1 not even on the list, the same with Your Name?
It was a lot of fun and the CG was amazing. Great performances mixed with an anime as fuck asthetic.
While not high-art, it's probably the best live-action anime movie ever made, and I'm a big fan of how goofy Speed Racer is.
It's a shame it's going to bomb super hard.
I've been shitting on it because it looked stupid and generic but everyone is saying it's good and essentially Hansel and Gretel certified and now I feel like I should see it.
It was a lot of fun and the CG was amazing. Great performances mixed with an anime as fuck asthetic.
While not high-art, it's probably the best live-action anime movie ever made, and I'm a big fan of how goofy Speed Racer is.
It's a shame it's going to bomb super hard.
I've been shitting on it because it looked stupid and generic but everyone is saying it's good and essentially Hansel and Gretel certified and now I feel like I should see it.
/looks at RT
It does not look like most people are saying it's good. It's barely scrapping 60%.
It was a lot of fun and the CG was amazing. Great performances mixed with an anime as fuck asthetic.
While not high-art, it's probably the best live-action anime movie ever made, and I'm a big fan of how goofy Speed Racer is.
It's a shame it's going to bomb super hard.
I've been shitting on it because it looked stupid and generic but everyone is saying it's good and essentially Hansel and Gretel certified and now I feel like I should see it.
It was a lot of fun and the CG was amazing. Great performances mixed with an anime as fuck asthetic.
While not high-art, it's probably the best live-action anime movie ever made, and I'm a big fan of how goofy Speed Racer is.
It's a shame it's going to bomb super hard.
I've been shitting on it because it looked stupid and generic but everyone is saying it's good and essentially Hansel and Gretel certified and now I feel like I should see it.
/looks at RT
It does not look like most people are saying it's good. It's barely scrapping 60%.
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"Nothing is gonna save us forever but a lot of things can save us today." - Night in the Woods
a great review of it said it was 'emotional terrorism' which feels accurate
I haven't seen it yet, but it looks right up my alley, and it's on my to-do list.
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They have been consistent with classy 80's movies being Re:vi:ew:ed:.
The dinner scene was one of the most tense things I've seen in a horror movie in a while. It felt uncomfortably real.
I did some math to figure out why.
As well as my ax for trying to get the Academy to spread the love to as many deserving works and artists as possible.
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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jason-momoa-talks-join-timothee-chalamet-dune-1186928
blah blah, what ever. who's gonna play the Pug? Danny Devito?
Can you spoil the ending for me? It's the one thing I was worried about in the well-made trailer and my paying to see it is dependent upon it.
On of the best movies I've seen recently. Just goddamn amazing on every front.
One of the last movies I saw in theatres was Solo. Disney must be kicking themselves.
I somehow don’t think Disney is too stressed about 2019.
My strategy is that I don't really care one way or the other, so I am immune to hype!
Yay, apathy and cynicism!
Eh, I think that tone is played out.
You went to see Spiderverse without your kids? What kind of monster are you? (unless they're like under 5 or whatever...)
Considering their reaction to Solo's performance was to kill all their Star Wars character spin-offs, I think the idea that they didn't stress that decision is not well supported.
One thing that interests me is how popular and critical opinion can drastically change over time for just about any reason, and there are some lingering phantoms of previous opinion that haunt the list in its current form.
Dune is a good story with an extremely inventive and interesting world behind it; it just needs someone to embrace it and make it with loving craft. I think if anyone did, it'd be Villeneuve
But we've had the Disney and costner version (I stand by it) , and even men in tights
IMO, the only good one.
Men in tights and the Costner version have the best versions of the Sheriff
I 'member this list! It hurts my heart!
I understand it's about weak minded critics shifting opinions based on their twitter feeds a zing and weighs more to newer things and you all know I was going to go here but come on, Paddington 2 at 871, about three hundred below the newest stupid A Star Is Born? And Paddington 1 not even on the list, the same with Your Name?
Hugh Jackman. People will complain that he's too tall, but he'll win you over.
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It was a lot of fun and the CG was amazing. Great performances mixed with an anime as fuck asthetic.
While not high-art, it's probably the best live-action anime movie ever made, and I'm a big fan of how goofy Speed Racer is.
It's a shame it's going to bomb super hard.
I've been shitting on it because it looked stupid and generic but everyone is saying it's good and essentially Hansel and Gretel certified and now I feel like I should see it.
/looks at RT
It does not look like most people are saying it's good. It's barely scrapping 60%.
So was Rik Mayall.