Posts by Jose Miller17

Icepick said:The Incredibles is an animated movie, while GNISS definitely isn't...

Well, almost... feels like they filmed nearly everything against a green screen anyway..:-)

Adam Wright56 said:Look, I think this movie is great, but not in the way classics like "Murder on the Orient Express," "Star Wars," "Dr. Strangelove," "The Godfather," or "Metropolis" are great.
It works because it's essentially bad, but not "bad" in the way movies like "Alucard," "The Matrix Revolutions," or "King Arthur" are bad.

No, wait... what I mean is that it's actually a good thing the director wasn't better. If a top-tier director had handled this, we’d probably be stuck with some pretentious garbage, an exhausting slog, or a soulless Disney flick for kids.
Instead, we have a movie you can actually laugh at—something you watch with friends and enjoy without feeling like you're being treated like an idiot. 😉
I'm not talking about the director as a person, just the direction itself. Whoever directed this, they hit the sweet spot.

I don't follow your logic entirely. To me, this movie isn't quite bad enough to be "good." If it were, it would be in that realm of pulp stuff like Peter Jackson or whatever. I didn't see that here. There are hints of it, but the director and producers seem like they just panicked and tried to please everyone. They didn't commit. They wanted to be halfway serious and halfway funny, but you can't really do both without losing the flavor.
..Anyway, happy birthday, and take it easy on the beer!! 😬 😁

This is what happens when you don't listen to Richard Howard2 while he’s walking you through it page by page...
...besides, Adam Wright56, aren't you getting a little too worked up over this movie? 😁...you're acting like it was poorly directed on purpose...I think you're lowballing the director here. "On purpose"? Good grief, making something look that bad takes just as much talent as making something look good.:-)...

Karen Diaz32 said:Yikes. Apparently, you can't even mention Spielberg without getting canceled, let alone say anything bad about the author. 😁
I'm out of here!
👋

Figures...😛

Karen Diaz32 said:Honestly, that movie is basically the definition of style. He directed it with such ease you'd never guess it was his debut. It just needs a bit more work on the script.

Maybe we got a little ahead of ourselves there... I'll admit, the film is visually stunning, right from the opening logo. 😍 It’s got style, I'll give it that—definitely leaning into those Metropolis vibes—but as far as directing goes? Not so much. 😕"Easy" is probably the last word I'd use to describe this. Isn't the whole point of classic storytelling to actually, you know, tell a story? This director seems to be struggling with that basic concept. Watching this felt like a five-day marathon. Honestly, there were moments I thought I’d have to manually fast-forward just to survive. 😁Almost finished with my journal. The script is idiotic, but honestly, the execution is just as bad.

nimblemarlin17 said:You can't have your cake and eat it too. Once they build a theater with those fancy recliner seats, get ready to get robbed.

...I swear there’s some devilish conspiracy linking mobile carriers to those oversized lounge chairs...😁 😁...

Richard Howard2 said:I mean, they’re already ripping us off with $10 ticket prices—sometimes up to $12—just so we can sit through 15 minutes of commercials for AT&T or FOX before the movie even starts. Look, I get the basic rule: if you aren't paying, you're watching ads, which is how FOX operates. But forcing ads onto something I actually paid a premium for? That's a whole different level of shady.

You don't see this stuff out in the Midwest... it's just us big city types getting screwed over...👋 😁

Richard Hernandez13 said:The quality here is top-tier. 🙄

...🤣..

Elizabeth Wells31 said:This whole festival thing is just massive overhype.
Last year, when they started (or was it the year before?), it was actually cool because they had Sokurov, but now they’re clearly biting off more than they can chew.
It’s not easy to find a mountain of actual one-take films... we barely have enough for one... so in a year or two, we'll basically be living in Soderbergh's Schizopolis (doesn't matter that it isn't a single shot, it's still a great movie!) 😁
I get that it's nice to see what people can pull off in a single shot... but calling itself the OneTakeFF... that's... well, if nothing else, it's certainly bold. 😍
They even have TheRope by Alfred Hitchcock, so I wouldn't be surprised if they added a section for retrospective one-take classics...😍
In the meantime, we'll probably just turn into Colombia. smh 😁

Hehe... well put...

Carol Jackson45 said:That song from the Rave, "Dreams are my reality," is by some guy named Richard Sanderson (who even is that?), and Cook da Books sing a track from Rave 2 called "Your eyes." I actually have both at home, even if they're incredibly cheesy.😁

And they sound almost identical... :-)

Karen Diaz32 said:exactly 👍

I honestly think you’re still completely lost on this...😁😁😁

Karen Diaz32 said:😍 I just wanted to see what kind of meltdown happens when I poke the *deity*. 👋

So, how's the reaction? ...

kokakoka said:Sure, Lars von Trier is the ultimate proof of that. 😁

You're missing the point. Maybe you don't dig Lars, but using him as an example is a total swing and a miss...

Reading the intro post... Richard Hernandez13 has some decent premises, but the conclusion is just pure sensationalism...😁

It’s happening in Poland too... probably the same type of guy, some kind of polyglot...😁

Sophia Evans76 said:I caught what was easily the most unique film at this year's film festival yesterday.
It was Innocence by Lucille Hadzihalilovic. The guy introducing her spent a few minutes struggling just to pronounce her last name before finally giving up... 😁
By the way, Lucille is Gaspar Noé’s partner and collaborator... 😁

I don't think I've ever seen so many single middle-aged men in one room... without judging, I figured they were all just world cinema buffs and NFT members 😁 sitting next to me was this massive, sweaty, balding guy in a suit... he was wheezing, sweating through his shirt, sighing loudly, and at one point, actually snored... 😁

Took about five minutes into the movie for me to realize how "naive" I actually was.

Hopefully you don't have a baby face, otherwise those 'cinema lovers' probably just ignored you entirely...😁😁

Matthew Thomas17 said:And as for McDonald's, 😁

Honestly, I doubt "Mc" is actually shocked here... these corporations know exactly what they're doing...
Like you said, once things head across the pond, all you have to do is wait for those massive lawsuits to hit... :-)

🙂 ...now this is what I call cinematic insanity...:-

Since you brought up the new Takashi Miike... I was wondering if you experienced it like this:

" 30+ scenes where the lead just mows down random people in quick, one-minute bursts. A little dialogue here, a kill there. Then, somehow, the people who were just murdered start rambling about deep philosophy. Cut to the next scene—which looks identical to the last one, just with slightly different philosophical nonsense. Throw in some nudity, and there's your whole movie. Two hours of pure trash. My advice? skip it. The lesson here? don't watch Takashi Miike films. "...

😁

The movie is alright... more interesting as a trend than anything else.
(Probably only shocking to Americans, though... :-)