Noah Baumbach's THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED) with Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Elizabeth Marvel, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson

i probably said that already

Not to say that Jeff Daniels does an awful job, but Hoffman is better at being whatever exact same character that Jeff Daniels plays in the other one in the same way Jim Carrey is better at being the same character Jeff Daniels plays in Dumb and Dumber.

The NYC MoMA audience reacted with laughter when the doctor said in consultation with the family that they should prepare to say, "I love you, I forgive you, forgive me, thank you, goodbye."

I laughed too.

The funniest scene: in the restaurant.

apparently those words are part of some bestselling formula

greenberg was so bad i kinda want to never watch his movies. ben stiller played a carpenter! i'm so sure.

francis ha was only good cuzza gerwig and she probably wrote the best stuff for it.

sundance woody allens usually suck. they don't know anything. they have no wisdom.

when greta gerwig breaks up with that dude i hope she has a wonderful career as a writer and director though. she's got the stuff.

PN: Disagree strongly about Jeff Daniels in The Squid and the Whale--I think he's amazing, one of my favourite performances of the past couple of decades. I find his self-absorption and casual rudeness and superciliousness entirely convincing (and like nothing I've ever seen Daniels do). I didn't believe the Hoffman character for a second; all I could see was Dustin Hoffman doing Dustin Hoffman schtick.

otm

never watched it more than in passing but that is my impression of what daniels character is like on that hbo sorkin show

Daniels does turn in a good performance but Hoffman IS the self-absorbed, casually rude, supercilious guy who is schticky.
Daniels "dumbness" is also more believable in Dumb and Dumber, but that just means he hasn't committed to the character as Jim Carrey has.

I mean if the argument is the more off-target you are from what Noah Baumbach intended, the better, I wouldn't protest.

you guys have to see jeff daniels in Godless on Netflix. so good. Godless definitely better than The Squid & The Whale. though Godless is over 7 hours long so maybe that's unfair.

francis ha was only good cuzza gerwig and she probably wrote the best stuff for it.

when greta gerwig breaks up with that dude i hope she has a wonderful career as a writer and director though. she's got the stuff.

c'mon, not giving NB any credit for (whatever) good films GG has done with him isn't fair

greta gerwig is unimpeachable & noah baumbach is bad is a really boring stance

don't you mean "corny"

anyway I watched this and thought it was fine, engaging and funny where it needed to be but not up there with his best. Cast were all fine, even Sandler. There were some minor things that bugged me, like the lawn argument/fight, Matthew's phone interactions w his 5yo son, and the strange editing choices (ranging from abrupt cuts to fade-outs to title cards, all to no discernible purpose that just made the pacing feel a little wonky). A lot of deadpan laughs though.

greta gerwig is unimpeachable & noah baumbach is bad is a really boring stance

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, November 28, 2017 4:34 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they both are huge mediocrities is my booming stance

you'll change your mind once you watch Lady Bird.

trailer makes it look extremely rote but i will see it

Don't ever watch trailers! I don't.

some of us aren't accredited bloggers and sit through that shit when we pay

uh no you come in late – that's what I do. Just walk in 15 minutes after the posted time. At worst you'll get the last 40 seconds of the last trailer.

sometimes the theaters here fill up, as the tumbleweeds blow through the South Florida 'plex

"accredited bloggers"

Wow.

I go to shows before noon. No way am I fighting evening crowds.

they both are huge mediocrities is my booming stance

― -_- (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, November 29, 2017 11:36 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nahhh

I thought people didn't go to movie theaters anymore

Everyone who's not an accredited blogger.

I'm a little surprised Netflix bothered with theater distro

they're in the business now, dude. Prestige, so it's not just another fucking TV thing for normies.

distributing the imminent Woody Allen film, then a dozen next year.

no sorry, the Woody is Amazon....

https://qz.com/1104262/netflix-will-release-more-movies-next-year-than-disney-and-other-studios-combined/

it was financed by Netflix

No, it was independently financed; Netflix bought distribution rights after the fact. One suspects that Baumbach made theatrical release a condition of sale.

basically, Shakey Fuck Off Part CCLXVII

Um what did i do now idgi

Given that Baumbach won a bunch of awards/plaudits (incl an Oscar nomination) for Squid and the Whale, which this film most closely resembles, why the hell would he settle for a streaming release?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000876/awards

btw he will be presenting a 35mm print of Meyerowitz in NY this weekend, and also this all-time great

http://metrograph.com/film/film/264/letter-from-an-unknown-woman

Way into this. What an ensemble. Seems like a MoMA audience ^^ would be the ideal crowd to see this with.

guess I should watch this. interesting how his star has been eclipsed by Gerwig now.

A few years ago, this probably would have been the Oscar contender and Lady Bird would've been on HBO.

Lady Bird is fresher, though. Whereas here -- if you want to see New Yorkers trying to find parking spots, Squid and the Whale 2, this delivers.

Also am a sucker for movies/etc about the change in status symbols in NYC culture: this, Oh, Hello in its own way, While We're Young (more stacks VHS tapes, as here), and so on.

does flopson like 'margot at the wedding'? curious

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Tuesday, October 31, 2017 1:25 AM (seven months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ya this one is his best imo

Seeing this a second time, I just love the structure of the whole thing, how it takes so long to get all the siblings in the same room.