Posts by David Price5

Or perhaps it was just some foreigner who isn't familiar with how we speak here and put a list together on their own..

For what reason?

He’s basically producing drama similar to Let It Be.

Peter Cooper5 said:I wasn't even expecting much, honestly. I just downloaded it because Adam Sandler was in it, so I figured I’d give it a shot and see what the deal was. I actually sat through it twice, but yeah... just isn't really my kind of movie.

So you picked it up thinking it would be a comedy along the lines of Waterboy or Happy Gilmore?

Peter Cooper5 said:I'm just not feeling it, honestly.

Did you go in expecting something like Magnolia or a straight romance? To me, this felt more like a slightly twisted take on a love story...

Dave Chappelle's block party on hip hop... there isn't any bling-bling or anything like that...

ruggedjackal46 said:Visually, the movie is a total stunner, but honestly? The world Paul Thomas Anderson builds—specifically the way these characters interact in such a bizarre, unsettling way—is something I don't think I ever want to revisit. There were stretches during the film where I just sat there in complete silence, kind of stunned by how uncomfortable it all felt.

Only the ending really matters..😁

redowl90 said:Dramedy - I have no idea what that means
Sci-Fi drama - this isn't a thing
drama - I don't know what that is
Animated (drama) - this doesn't exist

A dramedy would be something like Life is Beautiful... a Sci-Fi drama would be Blade Runner... drama would be anything European... and half of all animation falls under animated drama.

🙏
Budget
$18,500,000 (estimated)
And he actually stayed pretty close to the mark..

Sean Patel4 said:That wasn't quite my intention...

If you combine light years and miles, you get a light-mile...

I have been reflecting on those comparisons. The US isn't necessarily superior to Europe when it comes to filmmaking. Not every Hollywood production is a massive blockbuster with a $200 million budget, and frankly, not all European films follow that rigid, old-school formula either.

I thought we would achieve a much more professional look by doing things that way.

redowl90 said:Nowhere yet, until I made this post:

Most American movies—regardless of genre—outclass most European (or any other) films by lightyears when it comes to quality and all the metrics used to judge them.

Europeans will never be able to produce films like The Matrix or die hard 4. They are too preoccupied with being pretentious and self-indulgent, making movies solely for the sake of "art." They make those types of films meant for various festivals that indie crowds love to obsess over. But a movie isn't JUST art—it's much more than that. Americans get that, Europeans don't, while Asians seem to sit somewhere in the middle.

They really found that sweet spot... though things are starting to shift in Europe too. They're cranking out some excellent horror movies, and honestly, some pretty great action films as well...

I see that sentence again, and frankly, it doesn't hold water. You claim it’s the worst one out there, which implies you've somehow watched every single movie produced globally?

Coming from the US, even in the worst years, we still manage to put out about 50 excellent films...

Thomas Patel said:...well, in the exact same place I once argued that all American movies are mindless while European cinema is actually smart... 🤣

Go ahead and find my post where I actually said American film is superior to European film..

Thomas Patel said:Yeah, I did say that all American movies are mindless and that every single European film is brilliant—and then, being my usual self, I went ahead and doubled down on that in the very next post. 🙄

The only thing I never actually claimed was that American movies consist solely of those 20 blockbusters released annually. ☕

To keep things simple—and maybe save us all some time—my general take is just that European films tend to be better than American ones.
I know you guys feel the exact opposite, though. Fair enough! ☕

😂 Where on earth did we ever claim that American films were better than European ones?

Thomas Patel said:Come on, McDonald's,🤣
here comes another textbook example of someone just being mediocre—drawing conclusions that fit their own bias even though they aren't actually written anywhere.

Some people really need a map to find the point...

It’s not that *all* American movies are dumb, it's just that a massive majority of them are.
And yeah, there are plenty of stupid European films out there too.

Alright, go ahead, hit me with another comment... or maybe you could try sharing an actual opinion for once?!

I consider myself an average viewer. My tastes vary across all kinds of international filmographies.

The usual split between the Artsija crowd and the Kokičar group, lol.

Honestly, I think even this categorization is wrong. There is a perfectly good middle ground—people who genuinely enjoy every genre, from heavy European dramas to total American trash...

vividorca5 said:Back at it again with the Artsija vs. Kokičar divide lol

It’s just a fact of life. For every masterpiece drama, you're going to run into four or five mediocre ones. That applies to action movies too, whether you're here in the US or anywhere else in the world.

Given how many they churn out versus how many actually hold up, I’d say American films are the worst movies on the planet.

American films—just mindless fluff designed for everyone to follow easily.

😂

European films tend to be more intelligent and leave a much deeper impression. Sometimes you really have to watch a movie a few times just to fully grasp what happened.

😂..So that's the verdict? Every single American film is stupid, and not one European film is bad?

Oh, those tired old clichés... like when a Black executive suddenly becomes the boss. We've seen this trope played out far too many times already.

Olivia Evans8 said:Whenever I’m watching an American film, I can’t help but wonder why they just feel so... different from our local movies. The colors, the way things move, the whole vibe... it's just distinct. What's the secret sauce there? Is it some special camera filter? Or maybe all that heavy lifting done in post-production?

Even European films have that specific aesthetic, almost like I'm looking through a pane of glass 🤷

It really comes down to tradition and production style. It’s common knowledge that American audiences tend to favor happy endings and feel-good stories, which often leads to those warmer color filters. On the other hand, Europeans often lean toward gritty realism and heavy dramas, frequently using moodier, darker tones to achieve that effect.