Movie Talk (New Films, Old Films... doesn't matter) (62 Viewers)

[swag]

Finally saw Summer of Soul. Love the concept, the music, the acts, and the resurfacing of lost history.

But being a fan of Questlove and all, the narrative, audio quality, and weight of the film was a bit lacking.

 

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[IlCapitano]

Wrath of Man is fantastic. Love Ritchie's movies

 

[Dostoevsky]

I really liked The Last Duel. Huge influence by Kurosawa but still a very enjoyable movie. It definitely deserved better rating and better box office.

 

[s4tch]

https://deadline.com/2022/01/michae...ick-hughes-evans-the-raid-netflix-1234907004/

i bet they'll screw it up somehow even though it is a simple recipe. this was the original:

 

[GiocataGrande]

I really liked The Last Duel. Huge influence by Kurosawa but still a very enjoyable movie. It definitely deserved better rating and better box office.

interesting. I thought it was pretty bad. One of the weaker Ridley Scott movies i have watched and im a fan.

 

[Dostoevsky]

interesting. I thought it was pretty bad. One of the weaker Ridley Scott movies i have watched and im a fan.

What made you dislike it?

https://deadline.com/2022/01/michae...ick-hughes-evans-the-raid-netflix-1234907004/

i bet they'll screw it up somehow even though it is a simple recipe. this was the original:

Again with the same crap

Oh and Michael Bay of course they will screw it up.

 

[radekas]

I really liked The Last Duel. Huge influence by Kurosawa but still a very enjoyable movie. It definitely deserved better rating and better box office.

interesting. I thought it was pretty bad. One of the weaker Ridley Scott movies i have watched and im a fan.

I found it great, but I love history and this movie was probably one of the first to show the reality of european late medieval knighthood. Like yeah, you have a castle and servants, but you can't really afford it so your everyday life is signing up for random wars and suing your neighbours/superiors for money or land.

Or you can be popular with your superior and just get everything you want for free.

Also it was interesting that it showed what a squire actually was. Not some kid running around his knight. You could be a lord, a land owner, a castle owner and still be a squire.

 

[GiocataGrande]

What made you dislike it?

First of all its a copy of, or rather inspired by Rashomon, a movie that i like, so i might be biased in that sense.

When it comes to the actual movie:

The separate story line was interesting conceptually but felt kind of "old" to me the third time with the Lady's perspective. Personally i found this repeatable structure to be more of a hindrance than an asset in this movie. The pacing also felt off at times.

The scenography was beautiful, the stage set in medieval France is very interesting to me as i love medieval history.

Therefore i was disappointed to see this movie become more of a "drama" based on 3 people, rather than a depiction or a portrait of what society was in that time and all its details. There is off course, some historical value in the movie, but it was much smaller than it could have been.

I wish they skipped the "drama" with the girl, the personal dramas etc and focused more on the society, structure and history. But i guess that is more of a personal preference anyway.


Acting:

Matt Damon to me did decent in this movie. He lacks charisma but that might be the point since he is supposed to be a brute anyway.

Adam Driver on the other hand did a very fine job and his character felt more complex and well put together. I wanted to know more about him as he seemed much more interesting.

The Girl had a pretty face but thats about it. Forgettable.



The duel at the end was intense and well put together, so a plus for that.

All in all a okayish movie , but it lacks punch and becomes to narrow for me to give it more than a 6/10 at best.


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I found it great, but I love history and this movie was probably one of the first to show the reality of european late medieval knighthood.

I do too and wish they did more of it rather than making it about a threesome drama.

 

[Dostoevsky]

Fair enough. Not your cup of tea. But the movie itself was meant to be such drama intertwined between the same story from different point of view, so it's your wish it was something else rather than a story based on three characters. It's surely a personal preference, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I expected exactly what was given and I wasn't dreaming on other parts being insert. Like we already mentioned, it was heavily inspired by Kurosawa and at that it did a very good job on telling the (simple) story, and despite story being repeated I didn't find it dull nor boring at any point. The acting and scenography were indeed beautiful and no complaints here either.

 

[radekas]

I do too and wish they did more of it rather than making it about a threesome drama.

Well since it was based on historic threesome drama that's one of the best documented court cases of medieval times I think they gave us as much of that as they could. It would have to be a completely different movie without that rape case. Not that I would mind a movie 100% focused on those times and its society.

As for the story being shown from 3 perspectives I actually enjoyed it and the little differences between them influenced by the way characters thought about themselves.

 

[GiocataGrande]

Well since it was based on historic threesome drama that's one of the best documented court cases of medieval times I think they gave us as much of that as they could. It would have to be a completely different movie without that rape case. Not that I would mind a movie 100% focused on those times and its society.

As for the story being shown from 3 perspectives I actually enjoyed it and the little differences between them influenced by the way characters thought about themselves.

Fair enough. It seems like this comes down to personal preference more than the movie being bad or anything else. Completely understand why people would like this movie, for me it just didnt "hit the spot"

 

[Dostoevsky]

I watched The Devil's Backbone and I really liked it. I think Guillermo del Toro is amazing and I can't wait to watch Nightmare Alley.

 

[ALC]

I saw Blow Up from ‘66

the main actor is a legend lol, great movie overall

 

[suligodsilla]

Guillermo del Toro is overrated, he is not even the best del Toro

 

[Dostoevsky]

I saw Blow Up from ‘66

the main actor is a legend lol, great movie overall

Man, I have that movie on the wishlist for like 5 years at least and I never got around to watch it lol.

 

[ALC]

Man, I have that movie on the wishlist for like 5 years at least and I never got around to watch it lol.

it’s funky as hell, you should watch it.

 

[Osman]

King Richard.


Utterly fantastic movie. Had me glued to every scene from start to finish, wholesome and charming sports movie, through the ups and downs of a remarkable family. Wish it kept going throughout their early pro careers, but as title said, its about their father and not their legendary efforts later.

 

[Stevie]

Power of the dog

What a pile of shit. The fact this is leading the awards this season is pathetic.

The woke movement has ruined Hollywood. Any movie with a hint of homosexuality or relationship trouble is considered great.

 

[lgorTudor]

@DAiDEViL gonna scout and report back later
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/065779-000-A/1000-arten-regen-zu-beschreiben/

The door has been closed for many weeks. A teenager has locked himself in - shutting out a helpless father, mother and sister. In Japan, youths like him have already been given a name: Hikikomori (the secluded). The phenomenon is also beginning to spread throughout the Western world.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5667296/?ref_=tt_rvi_tt_i_1

 

[Stevie]

The new Texas chainsaw massacre looks like absolute trash.