s1ocki is highly otm in this thread
― Hungry4Ass, Saturday, 11 January 2014 06:14 (ten years ago) link
David Thomson reviews it.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 11 January 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
Sturges comparison in the first sentence :|
― Number None, Saturday, 11 January 2014 15:19 (ten years ago) link
I need him like the abscam needs the Turkey.
― Wild Mountain Armagideon Thyme (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
not read this thread but i saw this today and maybe i was in a shitty mood, or the film is just a bit shitty, but took me a long time to stop thinking that this just seemed far too much like several other (and better) movies. what was the point of this? everyone seemed like they were acting like the actors in those other films or had really modelled themselves on previous movie characters rather than people IRL (i.e. it never felt very believable for some reason). so while i think everyone did 'a great job' in their role, i never gave a shit. nice little twist towards the end, but i would rather have watched a film about jeremy renners character than these boring con-artists (or maybe i am just tired of films about assholes). expected this film to be more deliriously enjoyable a la goodfellas rather than a very studied version of it.
― StillAdvance, Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:37 (ten years ago) link
also the use of music was quite uninspired - cant argue that any of the songs were less than great but it seemed unimaginative to just use i feel love or bowie again. seemed like the music supervisor just knew the most famous/important songs of the period rather than the songs that someone with a deeper knowledge would have used. i feel love seemed too hip or something.
― StillAdvance, Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:40 (ten years ago) link
it's a funny case where the acclaim seems insane since there's just decades of smarter, funnier, better paced, better made films about the seventies and snookering etc etc, but its not like a movie where a bunch of decent actors get to act in a lightweight caper is the worst thing in the world. it's just so relatively negligible and slack. but then from my pov boogie nights mostly just a'ight, already too much of a "hooray for funny haircuts" 70s-hits-montage for me to get too excited, and i never liked casino.
― da croupier, Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:43 (ten years ago) link
its a film about several other films, so knowing about everything its doing
― StillAdvance, Sunday, 12 January 2014 10:43 (ten years ago) link
also, fake balding deniro>>>fake balding bale doing deniro
― StillAdvance, Sunday, 12 January 2014 11:39 (ten years ago) link
lol this was terrible.
― goole, Sunday, 12 January 2014 23:07 (ten years ago) link
well you've had a month of the ILE chorus singing in your ears too
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 January 2014 23:08 (ten years ago) link
it seems to be a pretty divided chorus, at least at first it was
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 12 January 2014 23:21 (ten years ago) link
btw i did indeed fish my phone out at one point, unlock it, open the notepad application, and write "long black road - from american hustle"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 January 2014 00:37 (ten years ago) link
you are a horrible person
― ★feminist parties i have attended (amateurist), Monday, 13 January 2014 00:52 (ten years ago) link
hahaha.
i was like what is this unknown billy squier song i'm hearing right now??
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 January 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link
or golden earring, actually, is the first band i thought it was
Golden Globes (Hollywood foreign press) like the movie anyway--
"best film comedy" plus acting awards for Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 13 January 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
i wouldn't call it a comedy
and i wouldn't exactly call what lawrence was doing "acting"
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 January 2014 16:37 (ten years ago) link
you sound like statler and waldorf, in the best way. :)
― ★feminist parties i have attended (amateurist), Monday, 13 January 2014 16:58 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfx3QAV64M
― ★feminist parties i have attended (amateurist), Monday, 13 January 2014 17:02 (ten years ago) link
What's the worst way?
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Monday, 13 January 2014 17:10 (ten years ago) link
there is none!
― ★feminist parties i have attended (amateurist), Monday, 13 January 2014 17:14 (ten years ago) link
they should just have S&W host the oscars.
you know what my favorite part of the oscars is?
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 January 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
the end!
you got to the end without telling us the punchline!!
― socki (s1ocki), Monday, 13 January 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
http://www.country933.com/files/statler-waldorf-boo1.jpg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 13 January 2014 18:07 (ten years ago) link
christ this movie was made quickly! Silver Linings Playbook was only out in late 2012. he doesn't sit about i have to give him that.
amazed at this being called 'a black comedy' by some folk. i liked it plenty though.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 11:06 (ten years ago) link
finally saw this last night
Feel like this boils down to everyone shouts at everyone while doing their hair. Supporting actor: HAIR CURLERSI liked how it looked, but it was like watching a bunch of really good actors all simultaneously going for it while the camera just rolls and rolls and rolls and hey fuckit we'll just edit a story into it who cares we look good right
It was fine but if this thing sweeps the Oscars I'm done.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 January 2014 01:58 (ten years ago) link
Classic January-February response from audiences, mostly deserved ("Uhh...this thing is loved?").
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 January 2014 02:01 (ten years ago) link
done with liking bad movies? as if! :)
xp
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 January 2014 02:02 (ten years ago) link
haha no smartypants done with awards bullshit
then again I say that every year and still get snookered
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 January 2014 02:05 (ten years ago) link
you can proceed as long as u know it's all bullshit to the core
like Obama
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Friday, 17 January 2014 02:06 (ten years ago) link
now see that's generous of you
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 January 2014 02:11 (ten years ago) link
lol <3
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 January 2014 02:12 (ten years ago) link
I was so bored by this I had to leave with 50 minutes to go. Only done that once before. I'm not proud but it felt right.
― kraudive, Saturday, 18 January 2014 01:01 (ten years ago) link
I felt kinda bored after 20 minutes and all I could think was "jfc I have two more hours of this?"
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 January 2014 02:14 (ten years ago) link
and yet, "it was fine" (throws up hands and puts on a Harold Lloyd film)
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 18 January 2014 02:40 (ten years ago) link
what did you eat that you're throwing up hands
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 18 January 2014 02:46 (ten years ago) link
a hand sandwich
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 18 January 2014 02:49 (ten years ago) link
this guy doesn't like it.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:05 (ten years ago) link
pretty sure that's a woman
― you are kind, I am (waterface), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:06 (ten years ago) link
this guy woman doesn't like it.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:08 (ten years ago) link
Much prefer Kevin's takedown of Argo last year...
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2013/01/down_with_argo_ben_affleck_s_iran_hostage_movie_is_the_worst.html
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:10 (ten years ago) link
Slate column is right about the twist, and the acting, but villifying Ordinary People is getting almost as boring as doing the same to Driving Miss Daisy (as much as I might agree they should've lost).
And Wolf is the worst nominee. (pending my likely never-watch of Captain Phillips)
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:20 (ten years ago) link
Argo is no good either.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:21 (ten years ago) link
that slate column is too careful about reassuring us that it IS a good movie and she DID like it
― socki (s1ocki), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Seriously, why didn't she just tear into one of the actually terrible films in the lineup?
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Monday, 27 January 2014 17:02 (ten years ago) link
I have no problem as long as she wrote the movie is bullshit tho.
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 January 2014 17:03 (ten years ago) link
So I saw this tonight, was really good if not classic or whatever
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 28 February 2014 04:39 (ten years ago) link