Scalamania Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) On 12/15/2017 at 11:37 AM, devils1854 said: Saw that this was getting Oscar buzz so I decided to watch it, and I understand the subject of the movie is one that tends to be in the wheelhouse of critics and of those that do the nominations for the awards, but this movie doesnt deserve anything. The first half of the movie is agonizingly slow, then it builds up to the ending that you knew was coming when you read the synopsis of the movie. The plot device that is used is hardly given any screen time until the end, instead they focus on a affair that really had no place being in the movie. A really choppy movie too. The director could have done a much better job of showing each characters point of view. If you want to watch a good movie about racism, watch 12 Years a Slave or Mississippi Burning, or a dozen others. This movie doesnt hold a candle to any of them. Disappointing to read - was looking forward to watch it this weekend but may look elsewhere. Edited December 18, 2017 by Remixxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Tag. It's weird. It's interesting at first, but....then it kinda fades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Battle Royale 2 sucks compared to the first one. Especially the main villain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils1854 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Remixxxxxxx said: Disappointing to read - was looking forward to watch it this weekend but may look elsewhere. I will say Hedlund gives the performance of his career and Mary J Blige is surprisingly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils1854 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 In case you were wondering what the best picture of the year, you now know. An absolute masterclass of directing by del Toro. Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Original Screenplay Best Original Score Best Costume Design Best Makeup Those are the awards the film will win. Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Other awards it will be nominated for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) The Disaster Artist was great. Extremely funny and to be honest, I cant think of a performance more deserving of an Oscar for best actor than Franco. He WAS Tommy Wiseau. And if he won think how great it would be for Franco to send Tommy up instead of accepting it himself. Probably would be the most entertaining acceptance speech ever. Edited December 19, 2017 by BroncosFan2010 adjusted 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I've seen a couple random ones lately. F the Prom which I loved for some reason, I Choose You was a pretty good one, 3 Billboards had some excellent acting and The Big Sick was enjoyable. For the most part I've enjoyed the movies this year. The only letdowns for me have been Atomic Blonde, Murder on the Orient Express, The Snowman, and maybe American Assassin/The Foreigner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Atomic blonde was a fun movie though.. the soundtrack was fire.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KManX89 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) I'm finally watching Detroit. I meant to see it sooner, but never got around to seeing it in theaters. For all the controversy surrounding this movie, I hear it's actually a good-to-great film buried behind tons of race-baiting, the discrepancy between Metacritic user and critic scores seem to reflect that. Plus it's got my boy, John Boyega. It reminds me of the backlash the live-action Ghost in the Shell got for its whitewashing (though they did make Scarlett Jo kinda look Asian), except it wasn't even a good movie sans the controversy. While Detroit's audience score is mixed, GitS was universally-panned by both audiences and critics alike. Edited December 20, 2017 by KManX89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 13 hours ago, BroncosFan2010 said: The Disaster Artist was great. Extremely funny and to be honest, I cant think of a performance more deserving of an Oscar for best actor than Franco. He WAS Tommy Wiseau. And if he won think how great it would be for Franco to send Tommy up instead of accepting it himself. Probably would be the most entertaining acceptance speech ever. I just got home from seeing it. I couldn't hold it together for Zac Efron's scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinneasGage Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 mother! was so good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils1854 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 1 hour ago, jfinley88 said: mother! was so good Thank you! Top 3 movie of the year so far for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KManX89 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 37 minutes ago, devils1854 said: Thank you! Top 3 movie of the year so far for me. I might rent that next. Detroit was good BTW, controversy aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLikeDefense Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I really enjoyed Paterson, I definitely am liking Driver as an actor. Up next is Silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 12/19/2017 at 5:13 PM, El ramster said: Atomic blonde was a fun movie though.. the soundtrack was fire.. I thought it sucked. Was super boring. Certainly not the female John Wick is cracked up to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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