Ngl kinda ashamed that this wasn’t even on my radar let alone watched it and I really like westerns and Peckinpah. Solid rec bro and Ima definitely have to watch at some point.
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ANYONE SEEN ANY GOOD MOVIES LATELY ?
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fair warning... it's a bit corny here and there in its own unique way but still much appreciated by the low class rats I run with
On the "ballad of..." theme I assume everyone has seen this gem...
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
But I'll put it out there on the off chance someone missed it.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
But I'll put it out there on the off chance someone missed it.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING
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Nope and ima check it out just for Peter Fonda. This fairly recent western was very entertaining
A lot of the old westerns have their corny moments and long ass goofy 70s sequences ala Butch and Sundance smh but they’re still some great films
Not a film but Swarm, the series, pretty fucking strange and really good. By Donald Glover of the Atlanta series. If you liked the weird side stories of Atlanta, you'll probably like Swarm.
Watched Saltburn, which was fantastic until the "reveal." Strange film. Not what one expects having seen the trailer. The very end, after the reveal, while unnecessary, works, really well, but kind of needed the reveal, or some other lead-up to it. Personally, I think it should have ended in the coffee shop. I dunno, I just fucking hate big reveals. I'd rather walk away thinking about it a bit more.
Watched Saltburn, which was fantastic until the "reveal." Strange film. Not what one expects having seen the trailer. The very end, after the reveal, while unnecessary, works, really well, but kind of needed the reveal, or some other lead-up to it. Personally, I think it should have ended in the coffee shop. I dunno, I just fucking hate big reveals. I'd rather walk away thinking about it a bit more.
That’s not a bad list. Ford v Ferrari was way better than expected, and have watched a few times. Agree that dunkirk was weird. Not in a bad way, but, weird. maybe the use of silence? Other than the deafening cannon and machine gun fire, it was a very quiet war movie. that scene inside the wrecked half-sunken trawler or whatever it was. Cillian Murphy’s story line.
bohemian rhapsody was solid. Way better than the Elton John film
speaking of bio-pics about music legends: are we curious about the Bob Marley bio pic coming later this year? beyond just being Bob Marley, the guy had a hell of a life. think of the material they have to work with. Could be epic.
Watched the first episode last night. Weird vibe. But I'm interested. At the very least I got to see William Baldwin going "grrrrrrrr... be a tiger". Weird stuff.
Wouldnt have posted the rec if I didn’t think it was up the erBBs alley. Things are only going to get weirder from here on outWatched the first episode last night. Weird vibe. But I'm interested. At the very least I got to see William Baldwin going "grrrrrrrr... be a tiger". Weird stuff.
The Endless is pretty good. I've got a thing for low-budget sci-fi, and while this has some holes in its story, it delivers.
Now I wanna see this duo's (Moorehead and Benson) other films.
Now I wanna see this duo's (Moorehead and Benson) other films.
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It's pretty good so far, I'm 4 episodes in I think. Strange yeah, sometimes apparently just for the sake of being strange. Sometimes I think NWR's weird stuff has no point. Like he's aiming for a [David] Lynchian vibe and doesn't pull it off the way Lynch did. Also, the pacing here is so deliberately slow as to be noticeable. I wonder what he was going for with that, except to have us go "OMG these shots are amazing." Some are good, some aren't. I have no issue with slow pacing, BTW, but this feels affected.
I’m on the 5th episode. Definitely not for everyone but I’m enjoying the noir vibe.
While slow pacing gets a little tiresome for sure, I also fully enjoyed the cinematography. That said a lot of the artsy shots run too long.
congrats on making it this far bro. If you can make it through episode 5 you’re home free lol. It gets weirder but I don’t remember anything as fucked up as ep 5
for me I’ve always enjoyed directors willing to work outside the box, use non linear narrative, etc. They’re few and far between so you take what you can get and TOTDY has a dank vibe along with some sweet ultraviolence coupled with a cool plot, interesting characters and was ultimately a thought provoking and enjoyable experience.
Agreed, I started it a couple of days ago then paused right after he arrived at Saltburn. Finished it last night and actually dreamt about it, which is the first time since I was a kid. There's plenty of uncomfortable scenes that make you want to squirm out of your chair. Not sure if the gummies helped or hindered my perception of it. I still have that feeling that I should've washed myself after watching it.
They can't do it now - everyone would be race/gender/species-swapped and Aubrey would be a diverse girlboss posing with an angry face all the time.
Crowe is also too old. It's a shame they never made more of those movies. The books are amazing. We might have to start reading books again.