Posts by Dennis Hall41

I can't even begin to process this—just totally lost for words. says:
Why would anyone even need to sit through the whole damn movie to realize it's garbage? You talk about "basic respect with the best intentions"... but what about the director actually showing some basic respect to the audience? Are we just supposed to be some mindless plebs—you know, just groveling the second some self-proclaimed genius decides to toss us a tiny crumb of their infinite wisdom? Or yeah.

What am I even supposed to say to you—besides the fact that your post is total garbage?
Where did you get the idea that "The Usual Suspects" or "How the War Started on My Island" are the pinnacle of cinema? Seriously—you can't find a real argument, so you're just trying to force this narrative that I'm "clueless" about movies—or even worse—trying to claim your taste is better than mine?

Honestly—the takes from people who didn't vibe with the movie (or hated it so much they walked out halfway through)—are just as valid as yours. It’s all about taste. One person loves it, another thinks it sucks. No deep philosophy needed there.

You noticing how you're jumping to conclusions again? — seriously.
I made my point—the massive impact that "Quiet Light" had on my genius.😁).
And I can't really take your judgment seriously—it's pretty obvious you didn't even finish the movie.

ruggedmarlin15 said:Look, I'm not trying to start a flame war here—honestly, I just don't get why nobody can give a decent explanation for the pacing of this movie. It shouldn't be that hard.

Here's my take—at least from where I'm sitting. I don't need gore, over-the-top editing, or some massive moral message for a movie to actually hit home with me.

From what I can tell—since I haven't been tracking the exact numbers of when people left the theater—it seems like a ton of folks walked out after maybe 15 or 30 minutes.
And honestly, that kind of defeatist attitude just rubs me the wrong way.
I mean, how are you supposed to appreciate someone like Hitchcock or Hitchcock when the first half hour SEEMS like nothing is happening before the plot and characters really start to ramp up?
I think you owe an artist a basic level of respect—just go in with an open mind instead of jumping to these hysterical, knee-jerk judgments.

I wouldn't even be talking if the people posting here had actually sat through the whole thing before dropping their "highly sophisticated" and "deeply relevant" critiques.

So, what's there to say?
If you think stuff like "Arrested Suspect" or "How the War Started on My Island" are the absolute peaks of cinema, then yeah—Reygadas definitely isn't your guy.

Emily Gonzalez51 said:Nice... 😁 But what was actually so great about it if more than 50 people walked out during the screening? Honestly, even you weren't really paying attention since you were too busy counting how many people left 😁. Is the whole movie just one endless long shot, or was it just the first half hour?

People walked out because they have zero depth or subtlety—they just want mindless action and fast pacing...
I still remember the screening of Weerasethakul's "Blessed yours"—a stunning film that those fake indie types in SC couldn't handle because it’s just too boring for them.

Matija Kluković seems to have been left out of this too—if I’m remembering right.
And those folks who voted for that last 22% sales tax option? They probably haven't even heard of half these authors.
Now they're all acting like classic old-school nostalgics—mourning those "golden eras" that never really existed.☕

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 🤷

Hollywood movies definitely leave that impression.
US indie films lean on that European style quite a bit—you know, gritty textures, raw framing, all that stuff.

I'm feeling pretty wiped out—so I'm just chilling with some Okonokos...
That riff in "One Big Holiday" absolutely destroys me...

Jonathan Ramirez6 said:What’s that one magic ingredient—the one thing that, if it were missing, would just kill the whole vibe?
.

You can't really put a finger on it.
That's why it's called magic—it's just like falling for someone... or a song.

Man... "Dondante" is easily one of the most intense things I've ever heard.
Between "Gideon" and "steam Engine"...
They’ve got at least twenty absolute classics in their catalog.

I always make sure to catch Damir Radić’s columns in National.
Not just because he’s incredibly well-read—super sharp and actually makes sense—but mostly because our tastes are basically identical.