It’s pretty straightforward—if you’re a fan of Mr. Bean, this one is going to hit the spot for you. I had a good laugh, and honestly, I wasn't looking for anything deeper than that from a comedy. There’s this great energy where you just want to dance along to the music, and I really appreciated how the movie takes these subtle, clever little jabs at the film industry and the people hanging out at festivals in Nice. 😁
It’s a pretty fun little flick that keeps the jokes coming—even if they are a bit predictable at times—along with one longer gag that sticks around. It's just perfect if you're looking for something easygoing to watch while you relax.
Plus, you've got a chef from South Park popping up in there (not an actor, but actually the character 😬).
silentharbor88 said:Don't let the chatter about ASUS get to you too much. He might sound a bit clueless and write like he's lost his way, but don't let that fool you—he really is just out of his depth.
It looks like someone here has been spending their weekend catching up on some old Marx Brothers movies. 😛
Has anyone actually sat down and watched this movie?
I didn't quite catch it from the very beginning—to be honest, I caught maybe the first twenty seconds before switching over to something else—but I jumped back in right when that trio was setting up their prison break and managed to escape thanks to a guard's help.
The sheer amount of comedic beats is almost unbelievable; they feel like little side quests happening alongside the main plot rather than being built into the core of the story itself. You have two guys plotting an escape, while the third guy just hitches a ride with them and refuses to leave their side, even when they try to shake him off pretty aggressively. At one point, they need to lay low, so they duck into a movie theater and watch a film; the place is practically empty, yet everyone is totally captivated by whatever is playing on the screen. And then there are the comments: "Man, she's gorgeous. I can't believe she's doing that with a dog." Later, during the getaway, one of them gets a massive toothache and threatens to kill the other if he doesn't pull it out using some ancient-looking pliers. Naturally, the guy goes ahead and pulls it. Then, that third guy who wouldn't take a hint (the one who pulled the tooth) finds his... girlfriend or wife (all I know is they have a daughter) and is absolutely over the moon. She’s clearly stressed out, though, because she blew all her cash on clothes after being promised she'd host some major TV show. She spent about 2.5 million dollars, but it doesn't really matter; the fugitive isn't even mad. Then she tells him she's got someone else, but he just shrugs it off, saying it's fine as long as they're together. In the end, he, she, and their daughter wind up on this stone-hauling barge—completely broke, without clothes, without anything.
Basically, it's pure madness.
The way I've described it makes it sound like a straight-up comedy, but it really isn't. To me, it felt like a movie about friendship and those unbreakable bonds that tie people together, as well as the kind of people who would stab you in the back at the drop of a hat—which, in this context, actually serves to make the themes of loyalty and obligation hit much harder. One of the duo ends up betraying his partner and vanishing. Then, this guy who seemingly falls into the mix out of nowhere turns out to be a friend of the guy with the missing tooth, and he manages to find them a way to escape... provided they can cough up 300,000 bucks for the getaway.
There's even a scene where the protagonist gives a sea burial to his fallen comrade—the one whose tooth he pulled—laying him out on a wooden surface, covering him with a flag from Turkey that the guy had been carrying around the whole time, and pushing him out into the open ocean.
I found myself feeling skeptical about the movie more than once, but I just couldn't seem to pull myself away. There were constantly these new, intriguing scenes popping up that kept me from changing the channel.
casualotter21 said:Goodness, we are really going big here! Honestly, as long as we all play nice, I don't think Blacky or Mirror will feel the need to step in.
Once the bickering starts, though, just imagine Blacky and Mirror sitting right there in the front row, popcorn in one hand and a cold beer in the other, just soaking up the whole show. 😁
fadedsailor932 said:...I'm grabbing my popcorn, taking a seat right in the front row, and just waiting for CNN to catch wind of this thread. 😁
...Count me in too! I'll follow fadedsailor932's lead by bringing along some drinks and an extra bucket of popcorn before settling into my chair to wait for the show to start. 🤣
Jamie Sanchez48 said:Man, look at all these comments... this guy easily belongs in a top 10 list of the most clueless people on any movie forum. We really ought to start a dedicated thread just for these kinds of mindless takes.
That’s an interesting bit of self-reflection right there. I’m not entirely sure why that specific comment was quoted, though—I suppose it was just for the visual layout.
I actually enjoyed the movie; it falls right into that category of films where you’re tossed straight into the thick of the action without much context, and even the bits of info you pick up along the way don't necessarily clear things up by the end.
I can't help but wonder how different the experience would be if we were kept completely in the dark about the gods and their business until maybe that final quarter of the film. Or perhaps what if we didn't see them at all, but were left with subtle hints that Nikopol wasn't quite himself the entire time. Then again, maybe that should have been obvious from the very first moment he stepped onto the screen. Who knows.
On another note, while those two gods are just idling away the time, they have this exchange along the lines of, "Should we cheat?" followed by, "Absolutely!" Does that dialogue carry some deeper weight regarding how the rest of the story unfolds? Or was it just included as flavor without any real connection to the plot?
quietdriver3 said:In other words, we can all agree it could have been better... just a tiny bit... a smidge... a hair more polished... 😁
If we really take that logic to heart, then absolutely everything—without exception—could always be improved, even if it's just by a fraction.
It actually brings to mind those perpetually dissatisfied mothers-in-law who make life a little harder for their daughters-in-law by constantly finding something to nitpick. It’s always something; maybe the soup is a tad too salty, or perhaps it needs a pinch more salt, or maybe it’s slightly too hot, or maybe it’s a bit too lukewarm, or the coffee is just a touch too sweet, or maybe it’s a little too bitter, or the room feels a bit stuffy, or maybe it’s a little too drafty, or the curtains are just a bit too bright, or... well, you get the picture, right?
I’d like to weigh in on those famous first ten minutes too.
A movie's opening has to feel fundamentally different from the rest of the story, mostly because neither we nor the characters actually know what's going on yet. It's like pulling back layers of a veil with every new piece of information until everything finally becomes crystal clear—except, of course, for those little gaps left intentionally to make us wonder how things were actually achieved and stuff like that. *
If they had tried to explain everything upfront, we would have ended up with either a) three hours of pure, unadulterated boredom or b) a total disregard for the laws of physics that would have required endless explanations involving Hesenberg's compensators and whatnot.
The movie avoided both of those traps, and honestly, I'm really glad it did.
To me, the mark of a great film is that it doesn't get bogged down in tedious, unnecessary details. As far as I'm concerned, this one hit that sweet spot perfectly.
* (Of course, there are certain movies where you're just thrown right into the heat of the action at the very start, and part of the fun is playing catch-up to figure out what's happening.)
Richard Howard2 said:It feels like there’s enough ground there for a lawsuit, you know, based on things like harassment, extortion, and coercion.
Honestly, you really ought to run something like that by a lawyer to see if it holds any water.
My only real concern is whether it would actually lead to anything tangible, because it feels a lot like a digital version of spam, and we all know how much of an uphill battle it is to actually win against those kinds of nuisances.🙄
I just sat down to watch Riddick and his chronicles today, and man, I swear those commercials lasted longer than fifteen minutes. It wasn't even that they were promoting a ton of upcoming movies, but rather those endless breaks between segments that really got under my skin—it felt like I was spending more time staring at ads than actually watching the movie itself.