demosthenes
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Seeing the night before tonight. Good dinosaur next weekend. Big short weekend after that. Star wars weekend after that and reveant/hateful 8 weekend after that.
Awesome.
Awesome.
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15 Films to See in December (what are you watching?)
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LegalEagleMike
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Guaranteed to see Star Wars, MacBeth, and The Hateful Eight Will likely see a few of the others after the Holidays.
Not sure about an embargo but the premiere isn't until the 14th.
Infernostew
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Karmpus
Star Wars
Joy
Hateful Eight
The Reverent
Macbeth
Star Wars
Joy
Hateful Eight
The Reverent
Macbeth
metsallica
Member
This is an amazing month! Is there a 70mm Hateful Eight list out yet? AMC Lincoln Square won't do me dirty, right?
Androidsleeps
Member
MUST watch:
Youth
Anomalisa
45 Years
Son of Saul
Macbeth
The Lady in the Van
The Revenant
The Hateful Eight
Joy
Holy fuck, that's a lot of movies to be excited for in one month. And I bet most of them will end up on the best of the year lists.
Not really "excited" for The Big Short nor The Heart of the Sea, but I guess I'll check them out at some point.
Youth
Anomalisa
45 Years
Son of Saul
Macbeth
The Lady in the Van
The Revenant
The Hateful Eight
Joy
Holy fuck, that's a lot of movies to be excited for in one month. And I bet most of them will end up on the best of the year lists.
Not really "excited" for The Big Short nor The Heart of the Sea, but I guess I'll check them out at some point.
Discotheque
Banned
star wars, chiraq, macbeth, son of saul, new kaufman, youth, revenant, hateful eight, prolly hitchcock/truffaut, heart of the sea and arabian nights too
God damn.
only watching star wars, revenant and hateful eight in theaters though.
God damn.
only watching star wars, revenant and hateful eight in theaters though.
I'd like to see:
Anomalisa
The Hateful Eight
Macbeth
The Revenant
Most will have to wait until January, since I'll be away from LA over the holidays, and these aren't really movies I'd suggest to take my parents to.
I'll wait to stream Chi-Raq. I'll probably get sucked into seeing Star Wars eventually, but I just don't care anymore. The prequels ultimately sucked away all of my interest in new Star Wars stuff, much to the chagrin of my entire childhood. I don't like JJ Abrams either, so that ain't helping.
Anomalisa
The Hateful Eight
Macbeth
The Revenant
Most will have to wait until January, since I'll be away from LA over the holidays, and these aren't really movies I'd suggest to take my parents to.
I'll wait to stream Chi-Raq. I'll probably get sucked into seeing Star Wars eventually, but I just don't care anymore. The prequels ultimately sucked away all of my interest in new Star Wars stuff, much to the chagrin of my entire childhood. I don't like JJ Abrams either, so that ain't helping.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Seen Macbeth already. Great film.
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Oh, and I guess I'll see a Star War.
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Oh, and I guess I'll see a Star War.
FreshCakes
Banned
My wallet is going to cry after this month...
Thebeardofknowledge
Banned
The Revenant Looks soooooooooo fucking good
If Leo doesn't win an Oscar this year
Fuck the Academy
If Leo doesn't win an Oscar this year
Fuck the Academy
Discotheque
Banned
in leo's case there's always someone better up against him. i wouldn't call any of his losses snubs.
Skyward Sheep
Banned
I'm in for Macbeth, Hateful Eight, Star Wars and maybe The Revenant.
Expendable.
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No apathy here -- simply prefer to more highly recommend movies I've already seen and can verify are great. (p.s. Aloha is decent, and I haven't see The Sea of Trees yet, but even in your opinion, 98 out of 100 isn't bad!)
I haven't watched the trailer, but Trick 'r Treat was so much fun and I can watch Adam Scott do anything for any amount of time.
Shockingly, not yet.
I think the second film is the best in Arabian Nights. The third will test your patience, but it's a fascinating project overall.
The Hateful Eight is much more streamlined and focused than Django, and more fun overall.
Supposedly some screenings will happen between the premiere and the opening, but not many. Smaller markets aren't getting any at all.
In NYC, it's at Village East Cinema. It looked fantastic!
Storm Raider
Banned
The further I got down the list the more excited I got that The Hateful Eight will be #1 on the list.
Tarantino is a genius, and this movie is going to be insane.
Tarantino is a genius, and this movie is going to be insane.
Vincent Grayson
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Star Wars (already got tickets for the family)
Hateful 8 if I can find a nearby theater showing it in 70mm.
Revenant, Macbeth, and The Big Short are all definite-watch movies for me, but unlikely to be something I see in theaters.
Hateful 8 if I can find a nearby theater showing it in 70mm.
Revenant, Macbeth, and The Big Short are all definite-watch movies for me, but unlikely to be something I see in theaters.
demosthenes
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Ohhh, forgot about Joy, want to see that as well. Busy month!
MoG EclipsE
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Is Macbeth not being released in Canada? Can't seem to find a theater playing it here in Ottawa...
The new Kaufman is out this month?! I've been reading about that concept for years, can't believe it's here so quickly. Looks incredible.
This month is absolutely jam packed.
Star Wars
The Revenant
Macbeth
Chi-Raq
Anomalisa
Son of Saul
The Hateful Eight
Maybe even Krampus down the line for some cheesy horror. Not to mention there are many holdovers from November. I need to get going.
This month is absolutely jam packed.
Star Wars
The Revenant
Macbeth
Chi-Raq
Anomalisa
Son of Saul
The Hateful Eight
Maybe even Krampus down the line for some cheesy horror. Not to mention there are many holdovers from November. I need to get going.
Kicking things off with Krampus tomorrow.
But I know I will see all of the top 10 pics listed eventually.
Going to a Dec 17th showing of TFA.
Dec 25th is brutal though, there are no less than four films coming out that day I want to see. Revenant will be first though. Probably double feature it with The Hateful 8
But I know I will see all of the top 10 pics listed eventually.
Going to a Dec 17th showing of TFA.
Dec 25th is brutal though, there are no less than four films coming out that day I want to see. Revenant will be first though. Probably double feature it with The Hateful 8
Expendable.
Member
It looks like I'm allowed to say The Hateful Eight is an immense amount of fun. Tarantino's not saying much new, but he makes sure you're breathlessly glued to every word and gesture. I loved how the ultra wide aspect ratio and framing allowed for multiple performances in the corner of frames. One of many reasons to see again, which I'll certainly be doing. Aside from Samuel L. Jackson owning it, Kurt Russell and Tim Roth are MVPs. The 70mm experience, with overture and intermission, is essential viewing.
I'm guessing that there is still no complete list of theaters that will be showing it in 70mm?
I would go almost anywhere in the state of Florida to see it, but so far I think the closest announced location is Atlanta.
Expendable.
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Nope :/ However, it's going to be in the top 44 markets in the US, so you can deduce from that.
Concrete Charlie
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The Revenant definitely and probably Star Wars.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Damn this month is looking good. I've been wanting to see MacBeth and The Revenant since I saw their first trailers. I'll most definitely catch the Hateful Eight at least in January. I already have tickets to Star Wars too.
SamuelSupreme
Banned
Anyone know if I can see Chi-Raq in a theatre in Toronto or can I sign up for an Amazon Prime membership and view it from there?
True Savior
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Arabian Nights (Vol1) is a piece of shit.
It is also very hard to even grasp some concepts of it without being portuguese and understanding what it is actually parodying. The film will naturally fly over people's heads.
It is also very hard to even grasp some concepts of it without being portuguese and understanding what it is actually parodying. The film will naturally fly over people's heads.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'm interested to hear about Morricone's score, especially because he hasn't even seen the movie yet.
Expendable.
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I know it's getting to at least 300 theaters here in the US, so might have a chance. Not on Amazon or Prime yet.
It's quite good. Very noticeable and triumphant at the beginning, then subdued until the last half, where it kicks in and becomes almost genre-esque. To be honest, I was more focused on other things in the first viewing, but look forward to revisiting to zero in on it.
Expendable.
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The Revenant embargo is up -- a lot to like, but a bit disappointing overall. My take below:
[Review] The Revenant
[Review] The Revenant
John Dunbar
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so have you seen joy and know it's rubbish or are you just reasonably assuming that it is more trash from david o. russell?
Expendable.
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No, haven't seen yet. After his last few films, losing faith though. I've heard quite bad things about this one, too.
internetwolf
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krampus
star wars
and that one with the bear
star wars
and that one with the bear
AngmarsKing701
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Star Wars - already have tickets to see it on the 20th. Will need to avoid the internet for two days.
We usually also go see something on Christmas Day. I'm not sure what that will be. I thought Revenant wasn't opening until Jan 8 (maybe that's its wide release date). Not sure my teenage boys will have interest in Joy. If In the Heart of the Sea or MacBeth is still in theaters then those could be in the running.
Edit: Actually Point Break is also in the running. For a "hey it's Christmas Day and I just want to have a relaxing time not having to think too deeply about stuff and have fun" it's probably going to be a throwaway two hour movie (the first one was).
We usually also go see something on Christmas Day. I'm not sure what that will be. I thought Revenant wasn't opening until Jan 8 (maybe that's its wide release date). Not sure my teenage boys will have interest in Joy. If In the Heart of the Sea or MacBeth is still in theaters then those could be in the running.
Edit: Actually Point Break is also in the running. For a "hey it's Christmas Day and I just want to have a relaxing time not having to think too deeply about stuff and have fun" it's probably going to be a throwaway two hour movie (the first one was).
I saw Krampus yesterday. I thought it was a lot of fun, but definitely not a classic or anything. The designs on all the monsters are really good, there's a lot of cool moments.
It reminds me a lot of Gremlins, in that it's very much a kids' movie except for the fact that it's way too scary and intense for children. If it had some better characters and maybe 15 minutes less runtime I would rate it a lot higher.
It reminds me a lot of Gremlins, in that it's very much a kids' movie except for the fact that it's way too scary and intense for children. If it had some better characters and maybe 15 minutes less runtime I would rate it a lot higher.
NaughtyGod
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No asian movies and especially no Korean movies who makes the best movies these days. A failed list of predictable Hollywood movies that will soon be forgotten next summer.
TheExhaustedWalrus
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Star Wars
The Revenant
The Big Short
And that's about it.
The Revenant
The Big Short
And that's about it.
UberTag
Member
I've been getting bad vibes from it as well. Despite being a perennial favorite in most of the end-of-year Gold Derby awards categories for a number of months, the buzz has clearly been muted and it's not showing up in any of the smaller end-of-year award circuits (even for nominations) whereas other late-release films like The Revenant and The Hateful Eight have made their expected appearances. My take from that is that it'll wind up as this year's Unbroken and open up space in the best actress, supporting actor/actress and picture categories for other films to be recognized when it fails to register.
This may be the film where Russell's smoke and mirrors fail to engage the mainstream critics. I wasn't much of a fan of American Hustle myself. (Did enjoy Silver Linings Playbook... in spite of its faults.)
That "near-comical excess" remark in your Revenant review has me concerned, Expendable. They're going to go overkill with what the trials they throw at DiCaprio in this, aren't they? Ah well... at least it'll be pretty.
Messofanego
Banned
The Revenant embargo is up -- a lot to like, but a bit disappointing overall. My take below:
[Review] The Revenant
"And although most other characters leave less of an impression than the bear that lacerates Glass throat..."
Ouch lol
Speaking of survivalist movies, have you seen Theeb? Don't know if it's out in USA, but I found it to be great. Lawrence of Arabia setting/time but told from the other side as it follows a kid through all the shit.
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