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Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
I need to see this. Really love Lovecraft.
I heard this is supposed to be the first movie in a sort of Lovecraft Cinematic Universe.
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June
Member
Team America: World Police (2004) - 8/10
Haven't seen this since I was a kid. It's really damn funny. Good as anything Parker & Stone have done really. What really impressed me was how bloody gorgeous and unique the set design and detail is. Like they recreated Time Square and the pyramids and all that shit in miniature. Not often this type of look is achieved in a well budgeted film. The film is worth wacthing for it's asthetics alone honestly. Plenty of funny moments stand out but I I was cracking up when the secret spy got handed a hammer instead of a suicide pill. LOL.
Zodiac (2007) - 10/10
As good as ever. Constant mystery, Fincher's clean direction direction, and never feels slow for what is like a 3 hour film. I kind of didn't like Downey Jr.'s performance though.
Susperia (2018) - 1/10
I'm sorry but what the fuck is this. Off-tune storylines bloat this thing out, it visually looks drab as fuck, and the ending is just laughably cheap shock shit. I'm not even much of a fan of the original - Argento has done much better films - this is just pure garbage.
Haven't seen this since I was a kid. It's really damn funny. Good as anything Parker & Stone have done really. What really impressed me was how bloody gorgeous and unique the set design and detail is. Like they recreated Time Square and the pyramids and all that shit in miniature. Not often this type of look is achieved in a well budgeted film. The film is worth wacthing for it's asthetics alone honestly. Plenty of funny moments stand out but I I was cracking up when the secret spy got handed a hammer instead of a suicide pill. LOL.
Zodiac (2007) - 10/10
As good as ever. Constant mystery, Fincher's clean direction direction, and never feels slow for what is like a 3 hour film. I kind of didn't like Downey Jr.'s performance though.
Susperia (2018) - 1/10
I'm sorry but what the fuck is this. Off-tune storylines bloat this thing out, it visually looks drab as fuck, and the ending is just laughably cheap shock shit. I'm not even much of a fan of the original - Argento has done much better films - this is just pure garbage.
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Liljagare
Member
I really hope they make more of these but just with Nicholas Cage playing the main role. There is no point to get anyone else, he just is good at playing these really insane roles. Heck, cast Margot Robbie in it as well and make it a free-for-all.
Screamer-RSA
Member
Watched it again last night, stays amazing.
Warrior (2011)
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Warrior (2011)
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
Airola
Member
This one is coming by a surprise, but damn it we watched that universally hated Will Ferrell's Sherlock Holmes movie with zero, even negative, expectations and it was really funny. It was absolutely insane and bonkers and amazingly stupid, but it was like having Naked Gun without all the mini jokes all around the place but with all the parts where someone is a complete idiot and stumbles around breaking stuff. And I loved how it showed no shame for being what it is.
It's my second favorite Ferrell movie (Anchorman is the best), but then again I don't care about Will Ferrell movies that much in the first place. But really, this one was surprisingly funny.
It's my second favorite Ferrell movie (Anchorman is the best), but then again I don't care about Will Ferrell movies that much in the first place. But really, this one was surprisingly funny.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Finally saw El Camino.
Meh. It was very average. Kinda dull and as you all know I'm a huge Breaking Bad fan.
This felt a lot more dour and depressing.
I still kinda wanna know if the White family is doing okay.
Meh. It was very average. Kinda dull and as you all know I'm a huge Breaking Bad fan.
This felt a lot more dour and depressing.
I still kinda wanna know if the White family is doing okay.
Werewolf Jones
Member
It was real fucking good, a very nasty movie in the best of ways.
It was worth it for Criggy Bale shouting in Norf FC.
Watched Jojo Rabbit the other day. So Hitler was his stand right? It was okay, kinda goes in a bit too hard for a comedy.
Gonna watch Lords of Chaos tomorrow.
MastAndo
Member
Just finished watch Doctor Sleep (Director's Cut) and I enjoyed it. It does have a different feel than the original, as it's more like a superhero origin flick with creepy moments rather than a full-on psychological horror. Still worth a watch, if you can manage the 3 hour runtime.
Also been on a LaBeouf kick lately and watched Honey Boy last week and Peanut Butter Falcon yesterday. I know LaBeouf gets a bunch of crap for his offscreen antics, but I've always thought the dude was a genuinely good actor, and his performances in these movies most certainly show his chops. They're both really enjoyable flicks in their own right, though tonally, basically complete opposites.
Oh, and lastly, I watched Memories of Murder, after having enjoyed Parasite so much. Bong Joon-ho is simply a master of his craft. It's a really well-made police procedural with moments of both humor and heavy drama, and a surprising number of drop kicks - always a plus.
Also been on a LaBeouf kick lately and watched Honey Boy last week and Peanut Butter Falcon yesterday. I know LaBeouf gets a bunch of crap for his offscreen antics, but I've always thought the dude was a genuinely good actor, and his performances in these movies most certainly show his chops. They're both really enjoyable flicks in their own right, though tonally, basically complete opposites.
Oh, and lastly, I watched Memories of Murder, after having enjoyed Parasite so much. Bong Joon-ho is simply a master of his craft. It's a really well-made police procedural with moments of both humor and heavy drama, and a surprising number of drop kicks - always a plus.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Watched 28 Days and Weeks Later again. I watch them usually once a year or once every two years. Just my favorite horror/zombie/infection type movies ever. Man do I crave a Months Later. The soundtrack, the atmosphere, the threat, the tension are all master class. Days Later especially, but Weeks is still pretty great too for a sequel that had a lot to live up to.
Classicrockfan
Banned
Jojo rabit I loved it,started funny than got sad but I loved the story,now it’s on to what we do in the shadows that I got from bestbuy.
Dark Star
Member
just watched Good Time (2017) with Robert Pattinson on Netflix.
my expectations were extremely low, going in blind and knowing nothing about the plot ... but I was blown away. Such a great flick. The trippy electronic music, the dark and gritty atmosphere. it all feels so primal. Sure, the story is kind of all over the place, but the twists and turns just work really well. It's probably Robert Pattinsons best role to date, he plays a really shady bank robber type character that you never really learn much about, but it's all about the attempt in saving his brother, and you can just see the wear and tear on his face the whole time...Reminded me A LOT of The Place Beyond The Pines.
Also watched Super 8 last night, and that was just ... nice. Like a really well made coming-of-age movie, which is sometimes rare. JJ Abrams channeling in his Spielberg influences were extremely charming. Surprised I didn't see it when it released, and it's odd that people don't talk about Super 8 that much, because it's genuinely great. I think of it as a precursor for what would become Stranger Things. It's almost like it takes place in the same universe.
my expectations were extremely low, going in blind and knowing nothing about the plot ... but I was blown away. Such a great flick. The trippy electronic music, the dark and gritty atmosphere. it all feels so primal. Sure, the story is kind of all over the place, but the twists and turns just work really well. It's probably Robert Pattinsons best role to date, he plays a really shady bank robber type character that you never really learn much about, but it's all about the attempt in saving his brother, and you can just see the wear and tear on his face the whole time...Reminded me A LOT of The Place Beyond The Pines.
Also watched Super 8 last night, and that was just ... nice. Like a really well made coming-of-age movie, which is sometimes rare. JJ Abrams channeling in his Spielberg influences were extremely charming. Surprised I didn't see it when it released, and it's odd that people don't talk about Super 8 that much, because it's genuinely great. I think of it as a precursor for what would become Stranger Things. It's almost like it takes place in the same universe.
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LemmingWithaParachute
Banned
The Banshee Chapter and The Signal (the one with Lawrence Fishburn) and THX 1138 are stupid fun. Slow burns, but worth it if thats your jam. Beyond the Black Rainbow is also great.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Uncut Gems - I don’t know what to feel. It was good but man was he frustrating with his gambling problems.
8/10
8/10
Armorian
Banned
Nightingale - I watched Chris Stuckman very positive review and decided to try it. It's amazing at times (beginning) and medicore for most of the time, very inconsistent. Characters make a lot of stupid decisions and I felt that the main antagonist is evil for the sake of being evil. Still it's rare too see movie in setting like that (19 century australia) and some scenes are brilliat and disturbing but why the hell they devided to shot it in 4:3? 7/10
A quiet place - Ignoring stupidity of the plot this movie is quite good, acting is ok and Emily Blunt looks amazing, but that ending... 8/10
Parasite - Oldboy is one of may favorite movies ever so I like some Korean cinematography. Aside from medicore acting of some actors this movie is great and refreshing, academy was right about this one
9/10
A quiet place - Ignoring stupidity of the plot this movie is quite good, acting is ok and Emily Blunt looks amazing, but that ending... 8/10
Parasite - Oldboy is one of may favorite movies ever so I like some Korean cinematography. Aside from medicore acting of some actors this movie is great and refreshing, academy was right about this one
9/10
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DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Been rewatching some movies. I haven’t seen in a while.
Before Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight... simply put the best romance movies ever. Just love the acting and the chemistry. It feels so real and genuine.
The Red Violin... have always liked this movie. Something about it just resonates with me.
Children of Men... one of my favorites from the 2000’s.
Before Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight... simply put the best romance movies ever. Just love the acting and the chemistry. It feels so real and genuine.
The Red Violin... have always liked this movie. Something about it just resonates with me.
Children of Men... one of my favorites from the 2000’s.
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
Motherless Brooklyn
I went in blind, girded myself for the 2:30 runtime and ended up rather enjoying it.
1950s America, a Private Investigator gets killed in the first act. His apprentice investigates. A true gumshoe-formula story follows.
Edward Norton plays the principle role of the apprentice - who happens to suffer from Tourettes syndrome - giving the actor the scope to flex some Rain Man method moments and giving the character a skill-set that suits the movie and a character flaw the illicits empathy and a modest amount of entertainment.
Whilst the movie is 30-45 minutes too long and the pacing isn't ideal, it looks great, the cast is superb (Norton has always excelled at psychologically compromised characters), the soundtrack is wonderful. Some details of the plot lost me - but I went along with the ride.
There are mild echoes of Polanski's Chinatown in this, which is no bad thing at all. It's also difficult not to think of a certain POTUS by the time you're into the final act - though I don't believe this movie is trying to put in much political commentary into it.
Besides being in the principle role, Norton also directed and wrote the screenplay. It turns out this is a long-gestated project since he acquired the rights to the 1999 source material.
If you're in the mood for a grown-up movie and have a good attention span, I think you'll enjoy this.
I went in blind, girded myself for the 2:30 runtime and ended up rather enjoying it.
1950s America, a Private Investigator gets killed in the first act. His apprentice investigates. A true gumshoe-formula story follows.
Edward Norton plays the principle role of the apprentice - who happens to suffer from Tourettes syndrome - giving the actor the scope to flex some Rain Man method moments and giving the character a skill-set that suits the movie and a character flaw the illicits empathy and a modest amount of entertainment.
Whilst the movie is 30-45 minutes too long and the pacing isn't ideal, it looks great, the cast is superb (Norton has always excelled at psychologically compromised characters), the soundtrack is wonderful. Some details of the plot lost me - but I went along with the ride.
There are mild echoes of Polanski's Chinatown in this, which is no bad thing at all. It's also difficult not to think of a certain POTUS by the time you're into the final act - though I don't believe this movie is trying to put in much political commentary into it.
Besides being in the principle role, Norton also directed and wrote the screenplay. It turns out this is a long-gestated project since he acquired the rights to the 1999 source material.
If you're in the mood for a grown-up movie and have a good attention span, I think you'll enjoy this.
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Bert Big Balls
Gold Member
The Dirt. A film about Motley Crue. Was actually really good.
@realSausageFlask
Banned
Watched wind river and American made recently. Both excellent
Got about half way through American Made, just could not stand Tom Cruise and that accent a second longer.
I remember what I believe is the source material - Cocaine Cowboys - being at least one million times better. It's a documentary.
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bitbydeath
Gold Member
Spider-Man Far From Home.
The villians in both of these new movies have been fantastic. I feel the action is still a bit lacking compared to Tobey McGuires movies. I guess it’s the Disney/kid influence dumbing it down a bit.
7/10
The villians in both of these new movies have been fantastic. I feel the action is still a bit lacking compared to Tobey McGuires movies. I guess it’s the Disney/kid influence dumbing it down a bit.
7/10
Grinchy
Banned
I got about 30 minutes into Ford V Ferrari. It was like someone got a movie directing kit where they are just coloring in the shapes with different actors they chose, but all the beats were pre-determined by the derivation of the 1000 identical movies that came before it.
It reminded me of Bohemian Rhapsody where it's probably enjoyable if you've seen less than 20 movies in your life.
It reminded me of Bohemian Rhapsody where it's probably enjoyable if you've seen less than 20 movies in your life.
MastAndo
Member
I've been on a Korean movie kick, so I watched The Handmaiden last night. Really well-crafted movie, with interesting twists and turns. The acting was on point and the cinematography/set design excellent. From a cinematic standpoint, it checks all the boxes...BUT, at the risk of sounding like a prude, I didn't realize I was signing up for softcore porn. Don't get me wrong, I love porn, but I had just cranked beforehand and I didn't really have interest in a 10-minute scissoring session in an already long movie, particularly with the boyish young ladies that were involved. If I happened upon these scenes on xvideos, I would have clicked off in 5 seconds - but I guess the movie wouldn't have worked with busty latinas, unfortunately.
A minor and very personal grievance. It's an excellent film, otherwise.
A minor and very personal grievance. It's an excellent film, otherwise.
sonomamashine
Member
I already postes it but no one paid attention, i encourage anyone to go see this master piece
ZeroZeroQuatre
Member
Finally came to see Color Out of Space, one of the movies I've been anticipating the most since its announcement. I avoided trailers and went in entirely blind.
I was under the impression that this would be a tonally faithful adaptation, despite taking place in a contemporary setting - which didn't bother me at all.
The opening was mesmerizing, those luscious woods... very thick atmosphere ! Aaaand... that was it.
After that, everything broke apart.
The movie felt cheap and lazy, and tragically failed to capture the essence of the novel. Instead of building on the atmosphere it put the emphasis on gimmickish gore and attempts to shock. Idiotic CGI jump-scare included.
Showing instead of suggesting. Yeah. Shoving down our throat.
It was the anti-Color Out of Space par excellence, there was nothing Lovecraftian here and it felt more like a poor-man's The Blob / The Thing.
Mediocre movie riddled with Lovecraft fan-service to milk the name, the fanboys, and ultimately manufacture that shared-universe to milk'em even more, like a...
I wanted to love it. I didn't.
For the more authentic experience, go watch Die Farbe (2010) instead. And to scratch that Nicolas Cage itch, go watch Mom and Dad (2017). Two far more enjoyable experiences.
Or just watch freaking Mandy again.
I was under the impression that this would be a tonally faithful adaptation, despite taking place in a contemporary setting - which didn't bother me at all.
The opening was mesmerizing, those luscious woods... very thick atmosphere ! Aaaand... that was it.
After that, everything broke apart.
The movie felt cheap and lazy, and tragically failed to capture the essence of the novel. Instead of building on the atmosphere it put the emphasis on gimmickish gore and attempts to shock. Idiotic CGI jump-scare included.
Showing instead of suggesting. Yeah. Shoving down our throat.
It was the anti-Color Out of Space par excellence, there was nothing Lovecraftian here and it felt more like a poor-man's The Blob / The Thing.
Mediocre movie riddled with Lovecraft fan-service to milk the name, the fanboys, and ultimately manufacture that shared-universe to milk'em even more, like a...
... Iä, iä, Alpaca ! lol
For the more authentic experience, go watch Die Farbe (2010) instead. And to scratch that Nicolas Cage itch, go watch Mom and Dad (2017). Two far more enjoyable experiences.
Or just watch freaking Mandy again.
Karma Jawa
Member
I thought Dave Made a Maze was entertaining.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
Made it through the first half of Jojo Rabbit, but then the seriousness kicks in and I have seen too many holocaust movies in my life.
Also watched the first third of Alien:Covenant yesterday before i had to go to sleep, and this is much better than I anticipated after all the horrible reviews.
Will be interesting when the shittiness kicks in in this movie..
Also watched the first third of Alien:Covenant yesterday before i had to go to sleep, and this is much better than I anticipated after all the horrible reviews.
Will be interesting when the shittiness kicks in in this movie..
Fox Mulder
Member
saw this a few years ago and it was crazy. Just got it on iTunes for $5 to watch it again.
sonomamashine
Member
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Watched LEGO Ninjago with the family this weekend. The series is one of the best modern "kids movie with nods to the adults" franchises. Ninjago plays on the kung fu / Power Rangers tropes. Visual design is eye-popping. Highly recommended as long as you... y'know... are aware that it's a kids movie.
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Great stuff. Earthy. Lumbering. Remorseless.
Having watched Vince Vaughn in a season of True Detective it's already evident he has more acting ability than the early part of his CV would suggest. The shaved head and oh-so-deliberate gait of his character are imposing and a great fit for this movie. In a way you don't want a mega-star or stereotyped actor in this role - you want somebody who you think you know but has some deeper stuff going on inside and Vaughn delivers that and makes you feel that much more wary of what he could unleash when pushed.
And the film pushes. And pushes. And pushes. And even when he does what seems to be the best thing he can, he gets pushed and pushed more and more. Morbid curiosity was rarely so gratifying.
There is some grotesquely strong imagery here. Both graphic and on screen and also in the barbaric threats being made. This is not a film that compromises.
Also, goddamn, Don Johnson just keeps on getting better with age. What a treat!
Great stuff. Earthy. Lumbering. Remorseless.
Having watched Vince Vaughn in a season of True Detective it's already evident he has more acting ability than the early part of his CV would suggest. The shaved head and oh-so-deliberate gait of his character are imposing and a great fit for this movie. In a way you don't want a mega-star or stereotyped actor in this role - you want somebody who you think you know but has some deeper stuff going on inside and Vaughn delivers that and makes you feel that much more wary of what he could unleash when pushed.
And the film pushes. And pushes. And pushes. And even when he does what seems to be the best thing he can, he gets pushed and pushed more and more. Morbid curiosity was rarely so gratifying.
There is some grotesquely strong imagery here. Both graphic and on screen and also in the barbaric threats being made. This is not a film that compromises.
Also, goddamn, Don Johnson just keeps on getting better with age. What a treat!
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EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.1
So much better than the original.
1. it has Oscar award winners, who have had success.
2. recently effect, you're seeing Netflix go all in on big budget movies
3. likable cast
4/5
TheSadRanger
Banned
Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark
This such a strange and yet fascinating movie. At first glance it's a B movie horror flick based upon a popular 90's book series.
Yet it's set in the late 60's with Nixon's election and Vietnam in the background. It's like it's aimed for a younger audience with it's PG-13 rating yet placing the setting the late 60's gives it many story beats that only people in their late 30's plus with parents who grew up in that era could understand.
There is a weird dichotomy to whom this movie is trying to actually appeal to. The movie is loaded with classic cars fitting it's time period with some clear effort going into it's production values. While CG is used, there is some great usage of practical makeup effects and artistry.
The biggest downfall is that the story just relies on too many modern tropes of "figuring out what the bad thingy wants or how to appease it".
It's a shame because the movie has everything else going for it.
I liked the movie, but I think it could have been so much more with some tweaks to the story.
This such a strange and yet fascinating movie. At first glance it's a B movie horror flick based upon a popular 90's book series.
Yet it's set in the late 60's with Nixon's election and Vietnam in the background. It's like it's aimed for a younger audience with it's PG-13 rating yet placing the setting the late 60's gives it many story beats that only people in their late 30's plus with parents who grew up in that era could understand.
There is a weird dichotomy to whom this movie is trying to actually appeal to. The movie is loaded with classic cars fitting it's time period with some clear effort going into it's production values. While CG is used, there is some great usage of practical makeup effects and artistry.
The biggest downfall is that the story just relies on too many modern tropes of "figuring out what the bad thingy wants or how to appease it".
It's a shame because the movie has everything else going for it.
I liked the movie, but I think it could have been so much more with some tweaks to the story.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Sonic the Hedgehog was surprisingly decent. Also Jim Carey looked like he had returned to form, he even looked younger than his other recent stuff.
8/10
8/10
Ailynn
Faith - Hope - Love
Kumomeme
Member
last year korean movie The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil pretty good though..it suprise me that the movie didnt end up as one of best korean movie 2019...totally underrated
based on true story and Slyvester Stallone will do remake version of this movie with Balboa Productions partner ( Ma Dong-seok returning to reprise his role)
based on true story and Slyvester Stallone will do remake version of this movie with Balboa Productions partner ( Ma Dong-seok returning to reprise his role)
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LokusAbriss
Member
Watched Demolition (2015, Jake Gyllenhaal) again the last days. One of my favorites:
Nightcrawler an Dead Men Down are also pretty good in my eyes:
Nightcrawler an Dead Men Down are also pretty good in my eyes:
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DonJorginho
Banned
Watched Good Time for the 20th time, one of the greatest films of the last decade and shows off just how amazing of an actor Robert Pattinson is.
Also watched Her again, which is an amazing, emotional experience with two powerhouse performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.
Finally watched 1917, pretty average plot, acting and storyline but amazing visuals. Nowhere near as good as many hyped it up to be but was an enjoyable time none the less.
Also watched Her again, which is an amazing, emotional experience with two powerhouse performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.
Finally watched 1917, pretty average plot, acting and storyline but amazing visuals. Nowhere near as good as many hyped it up to be but was an enjoyable time none the less.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
Rocketman, fantastic movie, great songs, great plot, doesn’t slow down much. 9/10.
Taron was excellent as Elton.
Taron was excellent as Elton.
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
In the Shadow of the Moon
On one level this is right up my alley. I'm a sucker for anything involving time-travel / time-paradoxes / time-lines / parallel dimensions.
I didn't really know these were a factor in this movie until I was mid-way through. I was only watching it because it had Boyd Holbrook in the principle role and I loved Narcos.
The film opens with a brief scene of 2024, city in tatters. No people. Decay. Doom. Devastation etc.
We then zip back to the late 1980s where film follows a police officer who observes a night of seemingly impossible and unrelated grisly deaths all by one perpetrator. By the end of the first act it's apparent things are not normal at all and science fiction has a part to play. The rest of the film follows the next 36 years of this officer's life in 9 year intervals - until we get to the big reveal and conclusion where, finally, it all makes sense.
There is a 12-Monkeys vibe running through this movie, though this is very much the lesser of the two films.
On another level I grew increasingly uneasy with the tone and message of this movie and, ultimately, what ended up souring the entire experience for me was this messaging - none of which was necessary at all. In order to elaborate on that, I will now spoil the story:
What a shame.
On one level this is right up my alley. I'm a sucker for anything involving time-travel / time-paradoxes / time-lines / parallel dimensions.
I didn't really know these were a factor in this movie until I was mid-way through. I was only watching it because it had Boyd Holbrook in the principle role and I loved Narcos.
The film opens with a brief scene of 2024, city in tatters. No people. Decay. Doom. Devastation etc.
We then zip back to the late 1980s where film follows a police officer who observes a night of seemingly impossible and unrelated grisly deaths all by one perpetrator. By the end of the first act it's apparent things are not normal at all and science fiction has a part to play. The rest of the film follows the next 36 years of this officer's life in 9 year intervals - until we get to the big reveal and conclusion where, finally, it all makes sense.
There is a 12-Monkeys vibe running through this movie, though this is very much the lesser of the two films.
On another level I grew increasingly uneasy with the tone and message of this movie and, ultimately, what ended up souring the entire experience for me was this messaging - none of which was necessary at all. In order to elaborate on that, I will now spoil the story:
In a nutshell, this movie asks the popular hypothetical question:
"What if you could go back and kill Hitler before he came to power?"
Except Hitler isn't the portent of destruction and desolation this film opens with. The offender is right-wing thinking.
The indiscriminate murders committed by the impossible protagonist at the opening of the film are, in fact, the removal of wrong-thinkers who would have started to mobilise and contribute towards more extremist campaigns. These campaigns would ultimately lead to the destruction of civilisation we were shown a glimpse of at the very start of the film.
The impossible protagonist, assumed to be an indiscriminate remorseless murderer for the main thrust of the movie is revealed to be a character on the "right side ofhistory future" instead. Taking the necessary steps to secure civilisation.
The officer who has obsessed to getting to the bottom of these crimes, and sacrificed the relationship with his daughter, his career, his credibility in pursuit of the truth - is now forced to accept that the ends justify the means.
As worrying as the 'it's ok to murder wrong-thinkers' tone is, there are further wokeness boxes to tick.
All the principle characters portrayed as doing [greater] good (the murderer, the scientist that works out how to kill people remotely, how to navigate a timeline) are POCs.
The officer is white, the murderer is POC. No connection apart from coincidence, right? WRONG. She's his grand-daughter courtesy or his daughter having a child with a POC boyfriend referenced in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it line of dialogue. GOTCHA!
The climactic revelatory montage as murderer explains to officer is cut with pictures of the wrong-thinkers holding books about past presidents of the USA, or bashing away at keyboards with a stars-and-stripes flag pinned above them (these sort of montages used to feature swastikas, but I suppose being a wrong-thinking american citizen = being a nazi).
"What if you could go back and kill Hitler before he came to power?"
Except Hitler isn't the portent of destruction and desolation this film opens with. The offender is right-wing thinking.
The indiscriminate murders committed by the impossible protagonist at the opening of the film are, in fact, the removal of wrong-thinkers who would have started to mobilise and contribute towards more extremist campaigns. These campaigns would ultimately lead to the destruction of civilisation we were shown a glimpse of at the very start of the film.
The impossible protagonist, assumed to be an indiscriminate remorseless murderer for the main thrust of the movie is revealed to be a character on the "right side of
The officer who has obsessed to getting to the bottom of these crimes, and sacrificed the relationship with his daughter, his career, his credibility in pursuit of the truth - is now forced to accept that the ends justify the means.
As worrying as the 'it's ok to murder wrong-thinkers' tone is, there are further wokeness boxes to tick.
All the principle characters portrayed as doing [greater] good (the murderer, the scientist that works out how to kill people remotely, how to navigate a timeline) are POCs.
The officer is white, the murderer is POC. No connection apart from coincidence, right? WRONG. She's his grand-daughter courtesy or his daughter having a child with a POC boyfriend referenced in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it line of dialogue. GOTCHA!
The climactic revelatory montage as murderer explains to officer is cut with pictures of the wrong-thinkers holding books about past presidents of the USA, or bashing away at keyboards with a stars-and-stripes flag pinned above them (these sort of montages used to feature swastikas, but I suppose being a wrong-thinking american citizen = being a nazi).
What a shame.
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Bigrx1
Banned
Finally saw Parasite with a friend of mine - thought it was overrated personally after all the hype. It was good but I didn't think it was award worthy the acting was good, none of the characters likeable in my opinion, was too long and the symbolism beat you over the head too much. 6/10