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mildly inebriated at 9:00am on a tuesday in bed haven’t slept in ~20 hours unemployed for the third week in a row but it’s okay because devin sawa is going insane on my computer screen

every vampire prior to this gets a star revoked for not matching ryan coogler’s freak

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This feels like the type of movie I’d expect to see had Kamala Harris won the election. It’s got a sort of “defeat the bad guy and everything will go back to normal” type ending which, while I do appreciate the optimism of it all and viewed from a more generalized lens it’s undeniably a really fun movie, it almost feels overly simplistic at times especially coming from the guy who made such nuanced and intricate films as Parasite and Memories of Murder. Even so, Bong’s portrayal of Trump era American fascism here is uncomfortably accurate while still retaining his unique genre blend (sauce?) of comedy and action/thriller from past releases. It’s also just incredibly hard to complain when the film’s average number of Robert Pattinsons per scene exceeds one.

It's like if the Resident Evil 5 team pulled all the wrong notes from Annihilation. Somehow it pulls off this insane balancing act of feeling like a 2014 direct to streaming 6/10 blockbuster attempt and looking like a 2025 Apple TV exclusive series that you've never heard of but inexplicably is on its fifth season.

imagine all the freaky shit they could do with like wires and pistons and sockets and and...

I feel like I'm missing something. I don't know what people like in this movie because there's no way it's the characters or story, the fun violence stuff doesn't come until a full hour in, and although there were some good visual gags, I didn't find it particularly funny or even "turn your brain off" entertaining. It's not bad, there's definitely some cool moments and I didn't hate the plot but I was expecting more with how some people talk about it. I will say the editing is kinda sick and so are Mia Goth's overalls.

So many incredibly provocative images in this. The garbage crane, the sunroof, the sign language from behind? For a movie who's main draw would logically be its writing and acting, both of which are incredible in their own right, it really is such a treat to look at.

What really spoke to me about this movie is how it tackles the uniquely cruel and unfair process of reconstructing someone's thoughts before death. It's unknowable. To make assumptions about it is to project your own tainted image of the person onto their memory. In an ideal world those thoughts would be left unknown and untouched, but that's too often not the case.

Top tier action choreography as always but it's padded out more than Scott Adkins' fat suit.

So many good fights in here but the first one in the antique weapon room is one of my favorite fights of all time. It's such an awesome and well utilized set piece that doesn't overstay its welcome. I think that really the movie's (and the series') biggest flaw is how long some of the fights go on without any meaningful change in set or tactics--the armored guys come to mind--although it's all so well choreographed and shot that I honestly don't really care all that much. It's hard to argue for *less* action in a movie like this.

So, so much better than the first one. A massive improvement on every level. The action is more prevalent and exciting, the script has a more cohesive tone, it's funnier, the dull coloring is fixed and replaced with an awesome sort of neon noir look. To me this is the real John Wick 1. Keanu Reeves still can't act tho

It's kind of baffling to me that this movie became as influential as it is. Don't get me wrong, the action is incredibly fun and well directed but everything surrounding it just kind of stinks? The acting is terrible, the script is boring and everything except for like two (ittedly good) scenes is bathed in this awful blue green tint that removes all of the color and life that the later films are known for. It's a film best watched through youtube clips and reddit memes (which might explain why otherwise unremarkable things like the pencil line became so iconic).

Something about the modern musical biopic just rubs me the wrong way. This is definitely one of the better ones however. If you are a real Bob Dylan fan I feel like you'll get a lot more out of this than I did.

The film practically screams at you "go create something!" and I mean that in a good way.

freakishly impressive in every department

Winona Ryder in this is maybe the best anyone has ever looked on screen.

One of the most bizarre performances from a lead actor I've ever seen. Every line delivery was perfect. Loses steam in the third act but overall I enjoyed it.

Watched on Wednesday December 18, 2024.

I kept thinking along the lines of "this is one of the most incredible things I've ever watched but I think it's the type of movie that falls off towards the end" and that just never happened. Every single shot is utterly breathtaking and every line Joaquin Phoenix delivers hits like a freight train. And the sound? And the editing? Unbelievable.

This movie taught me that the Korean word for "what?" is roughly "mwuah?" and I think that's wonderful.

God this movie is good to look at but if it wasn't so fucking pretty I'd probably rate it lower if I'm being honest.

(maybe part of it is that I'm four seasons deep in Game of Thrones so the political plot feels kind of shallow by comparison)

beautifully animated, highly emotional, compelling characters, subverted all my expectations, could probably benefit from being fifteen minutes shorter

I almost never watch comedy specials but I'm convinced that this has to be one of the greatest ever made. It has to be, right? I cannot stop thinking about it.

movies are so cool

There are definitely some great moments (barbershop quartet and puppy kicking come to mind) but as a whole I just think it's kind of alright

my dad got to pick the movie this time lol

A really fun mix of The End of The Fucking World and Bones and All plus a killer soundtrack. The world needs more cannibal/vampire love stories that are actually good.

completely unintelligible but I was fully into it the whole way through

I have an embarrassingly strong phobia of needles and despite the fact that there are more needles in this movie than I have maybe seen in my entire real life, none of those scenes come came close to making me feel as sick as some of the shit that comes in the third act. I like gross movies--the medpod scene from Prometheus is one of my favorite set pieces of all time--but I involuntarily put my hands up to shield myself from one scene because it was so unbelievably nasty. I have never done that before. I think this might be the only time I say this but I'm kind of glad I didn't see it in theaters.

happy belated birthday Mads Mikkelsen

The side character casting in this is targeted specifically at me. 

Jack Quaid nails his role as a hillbilly redneck despite his incredibly jarring phenological nepo-baby characteristics. There’s an actress who plays an ant that looks alarmingly like the receptionist from Better Call Saul but is not her. Cathrine Waterson is in this and she looks exactly like she did in Alien: Covenant but with less of a perm. The guy from Blue Ruin is an fbi agent in this too.

this movie feels almost inscrutable to me but fuck if it doesn't make me feel something deep within

I've written deleted about ten sentences trying to encapsulate my feelings on this movie but I really think you just gotta watch it.

I'm curious if it's touched on more in the book but I like how Rosamund Pike's character keeps saying that she was "trapped" with Ben Affleck and that he took away her ability to be a free woman, which isn't really a lie, but then she ends up being stuck living with a different insufferable guy and has to frame him and escape again. And we learn that she did the same thing to another guy (probably). And then she gets stuck with Affleck again! Who she will presumably frame and escape from Again!

watched this drunk in bed on election night while the whole world crumbled around me

Im officially a Scott Pilgrim head. I was really surprised how well the live action worked. It’s actually a really great adaptation of the original comic’s style. However, there is a part of me that sincerely believes that Scott Pilgrim is a story that just simply works better in a hand drawn medium. Watching the recent anime definitely played a hand in that. Even so, there's so much more good than bad here that I have to recommend. This movie rocks.

SCOTT PILGRIM RANKING
1. COMIC (tied between vol. 4 and 5 for fav)
2. ANIME
3. MOVIE
4. GAME (haven’t played sorry)

Logging this as a movie because I watched it in one sitting no pee breaks.

They kind of fucking nailed it. The art style rules, the writing is funny and compelling, the sound design just works and all the music rocks. My one gripe comes from the pacing. By the time the finale rolled around I just wanted more of the characters hanging out and connecting (the Kim and Knives scene was so sweet). The meta film set and shonen final boss stuff was cool but it got to be a little much after a while. Overall though it’s one of my favorite shows I’ve watched in a while. There’s just so much cool shit in here.

Watched on Tuesday November 5, 2024.

"so, I went into the room that makes you kill yourself"

"you went to the what?"

"the room that makes you kill yourself."

"the room that makes you kill yourself?"

"yeah man the room that makes you kill yourself."

"Excuse me?"

"I gotta tell you about this room. It made me kill myself."

don't watch old noir films after quitting smoking worst mistake I ever made

It definitely holds its own but I kept thinking "damn I should rewatch [insert another detective thriller ie. Seven or True Detective]."

+ half a star for that crazy upside down shot and the aspect ratio stuff.

before battinson we had crackinson

battinson is just a normal ass guy with the worlds first truly bulletproof suit and the worlds scariest car and it fucking rules

Look I'm not that well versed in horror so take this with a grain of salt. Genuinely one of the scariest thing I have ever seen second only to The Witch. Unfortunately, it falls into the trap that all found footage falls into which is showing too much of the creepy stuff in the scares but oh my god the moments before those are some of the most horrifying shit. The fucking shuffling thing is the worst scene I have ever seen in my life I broke into cold sweats when it started moving.

Regarding the plot, I was kind of expecting it to be more out of touch or something given that it follows a group of live streamers (eugh) but I was pleasantly surprised. It's not incredible or anything but I didn't find the characters annoying or grating. I was kind laughing along at a few parts like the party and the drive. The fact that it's a live stream also leads to some really unique and clever scares that I don't think could be done otherwise. The "who's filming" moment will live rent free in my head for the rest of my life.

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Realizing that the title comes from batman literally climbing out of a big hole was one of the sillier moments in the movie for me. That and the literal nuclear bomb that goes off in the Gotham equivalent of the New York bay that has seemingly no repercussions for the city whatsoever. Just an all around silly movie.

I recognize the technical achievement and vital piece of film history that it is and... I ire it I guess. I wanted to like it but the way characters talk in circles about nothing left me kind of bored if I'm being honest (the cellar conversation in particular).

On reflection I appreciate the balls it has to do that twist ending. When I first watched it, I was surprised by the seemingly out of nowhere bleakness but to a certain degree the whole film has that kind of tone. I was just blinded by the ittedly comedic low budget-ness to take note.

the coen brothers can do no wrong

oh my god

really solid all around. Some truly hilarious line deliveries in here.

he's cooking ---> KILL TATSUKI FUJIMOTO ---> he's cooking

Nolan has a particular style of pacing that can be very hit or miss for me but here it hits and it hits hard. Even if the plot doesn't necessarily make sense all the time it just feels so slick that it honestly doesn't matter anymore. I also love the way Gotham looks in this movie. It's so oppressive and massive but also totally believable.