Posts by Mark White11

Honestly, if they’d gone with dick fingers instead of those hot dog fingers, I bet 😁northerncrane4
would've actually loved it.

Brazil is easily one of the best movies ever made. Seriously, the director's cut is everything.

northerncrane4 said:It’s honestly bizarre that this isn't even available on streaming yet—not counting those low-quality CAM versions—and there's zero sign of a theatrical release here in the States. There's an unsynchronized screening playing in Austin on May 20th, and I've been debating whether to make the trip, but I likely won't be able to pull it off by then.

Man, if you had actually gone, we would've just laughed our heads off when you stormed out of the theater all pissed off 😁
Plus, you would've had to sit through the whole damn thing! 🎉

northerncrane4 said:Yes—I watched it through to the exact point I mentioned in my previous post.

So you basically watched thirty minutes of the movie? You're talking to me like we're brothers here, man, but that's hardly enough time to start getting all worked up about it—honestly, it’s a little unfair.

northerncrane4 said:The plot is actually incredibly predictable—it’s just your typical woke family drama. What you *can't* predict is what the next scene will be, because they are completely random. Real unpredictability requires some kind of causality—something skillfully hidden from the viewer that becomes clear upon revelation. That isn't happening here. It's just a series of random clips thrown into the most obvious story about acceptance imaginable. And some of those clips drag on for an eternity. As for that misinterpreted pop-science philosophy about the multiverse being triggered by individual choices? It's even more idiotic than the idea that Earth is the center of the universe.

So, you actually sat through the whole thing?

gentleharbor3 said:Unique? This movie screams AliExpress, but I agree. Don't even enter the thread until you're mature enough to process the fact that different tastes exist. 👍 It makes you wonder what you actually took away from the film if not that? That's the central theme—accepting others and things that are different. The movie could have easily been called Live and Let Die!

Oh, give me a break. You talked all this trash and now you're stuck eating it, kiddo.

Is there a raccoon pulling your strings or something? Because you're out here posting total nonsense trying to compare this flick to Parasite.

wiredcyclist18 said:I honestly don't get the hype surrounding this movie. It’s just painfully dull and confusing—I mean, I get that it's supposed to be disorienting, but this thing just drags on forever... I hit the ninety-minute mark and basically just fast-forwarded through the rest. People keep trying to compare it to Parasite, but let's be real, it doesn't even come close to being anything like Parasite.

I honestly don't think anyone on the internet has ever compared this to Parasite—and honestly, why would they? For starters, one's Korean and the other's Chinese, plus they aren't even close in terms of genre or tone. Comparing them just feels totally pointless.
And honestly? This movie is like, a hundred times better than that overrated Parasite.

gentleharbor3 said:Total garbage. 👍 I watched the whole thing from start to finish, and 🙂 comparing it to Parasite is a joke. This is just some Disney-style New Age fable about empowerment wrapped up in a TikTok aesthetic.

What is even the point of these words? Honestly, this is literally the only movie of the year that isn't owned by Disney—since they basically own everything now—and then people go and write this kind of nonsense.

So, you get this totally unique movie where the lead is a 59-year-old Chinese woman absolutely wrecking everyone in her path—and somehow, even that doesn't feel like enough! Look, I get it—you might not love it, and honestly, it’s definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but man... at least show some respect for the sheer ambition and how fresh this whole thing feels.

Honestly, I should probably just stop touching this thread altogether... it’s better for my sanity if I stay out of this one.

frozenskipper12 said:Now I'm actually starting to consider whether I should even bother watching it.

Just kidding, I watched it, and the film is an absolute disaster.

I don't know, man... I kind of don't believe you since you're always joking around.

mellowskipper said:So, if it's such a 10/10 masterpiece, why on earth didn't they include more of it in the trailer? I mean, I guess maybe they were trying to keep some surprises... but still.

I swear, I could show you some absolutely killer trailers for movies that end up being total 2/10 trash—those trailers seriously lie to your face. Like, what is the deal? Why don't they just dump the entire two-and-a-half-hour movie into the trailer instead? Just save us all the time!

It’s been forever since I’ve actually given a movie a perfect 10/10, but honestly? This one earned it.

Btw, for anyone who felt like turning it off halfway through—hang in there. Trust me, those last 45 minutes totally make up for everything else.

You're overreacting—it’s definitely better than the sequel, which was just straight-up nonsense. That one was absolute garbage.
I mean, the tone is all over the place, but I think the real issue is that it barely even feels like a Kingsman movie. Still, it’s got some cool ideas and clever bits tucked in there, plus a couple of fun action sequences and a pretty brutal twist right in the middle.

It’s almost three hours long, yeah—no lie. Honestly, I was fully prepared to just zone out because usually, movies like this totally bore me to tears, but it actually flew by and I thought it was amazing.
I’m definitely not an expert when it comes to this kind of cinema, so I don't have a ton of other movies to compare it to, but for me? It totally hit the spot.

vividmarlin11 said:this director’s career just seems to lose its way more and more as he gets older—his best work was basically his debut, and now he’s mostly just coasting on this specific aesthetic that's pretty much the only consistent thing left in his entire filmography.

Hmm, I don't think his first movie was The Kennedys, which is actually his best one.

I honestly thought this movie was beautiful, though—the first story was definitely the standout, then the third one, while the second felt kind of like the weak link.

Wow, I’m honestly surprised by how much you guys are loving this! To be real with you—I was pretty disappointed. The whole "horror" vibe just didn't land for me at all. It's probably Wright's weakest work yet, if we're being honest.

Honestly, it’s pretty weak. There might be a decent movie buried somewhere under the surface, but they absolutely smothered it with constant nods to future characters and the show itself—it's like they couldn't help themselves, which makes almost everything feel like a total miss.
It fails as a standalone movie, and even as a prequel to The Sopranos, it’s just mediocre at best. 👎

"Stop living in the past, you work in a museum!"—that’s basically what the husband snaps at his wife during their blowout fight at the start of the movie. Honestly? Most of the dialogue feels like it was scribbled down by a middle schooler, and don't even get me started on the exposition... it's just painful.

The core concept is actually pretty solid, but they clearly didn't do the homework. They barely scratched the surface regarding the actual consequences of rapid aging or how fleeting life really is. If they had taken the time to actually flesh out the characters and their relationships, they could have turned this into something deeply moving, but instead, the pacing is way too rushed. It misses the mark completely, which is such a bummer because the cast is actually talented. Total waste of potential.

It’s honestly wild how they took such a killer premise and turned it into this incredibly dull, cookie-cutter movie 👎

I’d much rather just watch Ready Player One—I mean, that one has its own fair share of issues too, but I think the difference in the director’s touch is pretty obvious...

I took a look at the list of people who weren't fans of The Tough Guy—which, personally, I actually thought was pretty solid—but this one? It’s easily two steps below that.
It’s basically just a road movie mixed with some drama; there isn't much tension or high stakes, even though he and the kid are constantly on the run and dodging the people hunting them down.
It feels kind of formulaic to me, which honestly isn't surprising when you consider the lead is a 91-year-old legend acting as the producer, director, AND star. Massive respect to him for still grinding this hard at his age, but maybe it’s finally time to hang it up and relax a bit.

If you want my rating, it’s a lukewarm 5/10. It does have a few sweet moments tucked in the middle involving a widow and her family, but that's about it.

Honestly, I’m actually starting to appreciate Malignant way more now that I’ve sat through this total disaster 👎

It’s actually the same director who helmed the original back in 2017.