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Sun May 13, 2018 3:04 pm

mfaith wrote:
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mfaith wrote:Is that movie good?
It's a movie. I wish I liked it, as Yorgos Lanthimos' work is truly great. It's aiming for Dogtooth level of uneasiness, but seems to keep in mind the fact that people really liked The Lobster so it's also trying to straddle that films 'quirkiness'.
Finally watched The Lobster, and man I really enjoyed that. What an odd film (in a good way). :pint: Have Dogtooth queued up next to watch.
If you enjoyed THE LOBSTER, check out THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. I enjoyed it slightly more than LOBSTER. Both are very good.
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Sun May 13, 2018 3:12 pm

My ranking would be Dogtooth > Killing of a Sacred Deer > The Lobster

Haven't seen Alps yet, but it's on the list. Sounds interesting: "Actors start a unique business where they impersonate deceased people to help their clients through the grieving process."
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Mon May 14, 2018 9:35 am

RottenAtom wrote:My ranking would be Dogtooth > Killing of a Sacred Deer > The Lobster

Haven't seen Alps yet, but it's on the list. Sounds interesting: "Actors start a unique business where they impersonate deceased people to help their clients through the grieving process."
Alps might still be on Amazon Prime Video, can't recall if it still is. It used to be. I like it a lot, but I don't like it as much as his other 3 films mentioned above.
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Mon May 14, 2018 1:10 pm

Cinlabyrinth wrote:
RottenAtom wrote:My ranking would be Dogtooth > Killing of a Sacred Deer > The Lobster

Haven't seen Alps yet, but it's on the list. Sounds interesting: "Actors start a unique business where they impersonate deceased people to help their clients through the grieving process."
Alps might still be on Amazon Prime Video, can't recall if it still is. It used to be. I like it a lot, but I don't like it as much as his other 3 films mentioned above.
It is. It's on my list. Dogtooth isn't however.
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Mon May 14, 2018 1:23 pm

Cinlabyrinth wrote:
RottenAtom wrote:My ranking would be Dogtooth > Killing of a Sacred Deer > The Lobster

Haven't seen Alps yet, but it's on the list. Sounds interesting: "Actors start a unique business where they impersonate deceased people to help their clients through the grieving process."
Alps might still be on Amazon Prime Video, can't recall if it still is. It used to be. I like it a lot, but I don't like it as much as his other 3 films mentioned above.
What's your personal ranking?
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:00 pm

Is the Speed Racer movie good? I never saw it. I used to watch the original anime, but I remember hearing the movie was so bad when it came out I just avoided it altogether.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:09 pm

It's ridiculous. I don't even know how else to describe it besides that.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:14 pm

It just knows its an adaptation of a cartoon and doesn't try to be anything else for better or for worse. That being said the effects are dazzling and its a fun watch. You just gotta know what you're getting into. I dig it.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:17 pm

Mondo wrote:Released in 2008, and under appreciated in its time, SPEED RACER is a jewel in the crown of the Wachowski's epic filmography...
I saw it in theaters and remember very little about it... and I think this hype-bot description of saying it is underrated is a bit of a reach. Artwork on the vinyl is beautiful though, maybe a rewatch is in order so I can see what all the fuss is about.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:24 pm

I've always loved Speed Racer, but then again I liked the whole Matrix trilogy.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:28 pm

i love speed racer.

and the matrix trilogy as well.

reloaded is alot of fun.

and revolutions is just laborious. thats its biggest problem.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:31 pm

I don't find Revolutions to be a bad movie in itself as much as it just feels like it isn't a Matrix movie - doesn't belong in that narrative arc, especially with so much of the focus on Zion. But I feel that way with a lot of movies that get turned into trilogies - I enjoy Back to the Future 3 for what it is but its Western slant makes it not fit in as well next to 1 and 2.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:35 pm

the battle of zion goes on for way too long. and especially since it essentially ends in a truce. which kinda negates the 50+ minute battle we watch.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:45 pm

It's just odd to have a first movie where Zion is just a Macguffin for people doing slo-mo bullettime and kung fu but then switch over to dedicating a major chunk of the third movie to new people in mech suits shooting down robo-squids.

Anyway, Speed Racer's definitely worth checking out.
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Mon May 14, 2018 3:54 pm

The Matrix came out of nowhere in 1999, the year of hype for Phantom Menace and was a refreshing savior for the debacle that ended up being Episode I. Loved it. Reloaded was fun and set up opportunities and ideas which were then all squandered by Revolutions when the series disappeared up it's own arse. Tarnished the original in my mind. Can't see the first without thinking of the trilogy.

Never wanted to see Speed Racer, looks terrible based on trailers.
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