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Yeah, noMoonrise Kingdom was awful.
Yeah, noMoonrise Kingdom was awful.
I’m a huge Wes fan, like top 5 directors for me. I liked Phoenician Scheme. I did not like French Dispatch really, but I really liked Asteroid City.
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Darjeeling Limited and Grand Budapest still remain my favorite.
Yeah, no
I didn’t like it at all. It was emotionally manipulative and 20 minutes too long. One of the things that got on my nerves was how repetitive the dialogue was. We heard it the first ten tomes he said how important family was. Italians are big on family. Got it. So is every culture.
Lorraine Bracco is really good and carries the movie through some weak dialogue. Drea de Matteo is a good actress within a tight range. The rest of the cast is fine other than Vince Vaughn, who tries to play it more emotional but ends up at smartass, because that is the only gear he has.
It's the lemons.But….Susan Sarandon is 78 years old. My god.
She needs to be studied by anti-aging scientists.
His movies just got worse when he stopped his partnership writing with Owen Wilson. There was always the emotionally cut off flat characters throughout his films but they would still bring some sort of realism when they would show true emotion at times. Dignan was an amazing character and played brilliantly by Owen Wilson. He was full of life, unintentionally hilarious, and sad. Chas was so closed off until he wasn't and the emotion was so real and poignant it made his character feel real and memorable, same for Richie.Worst take in the history of the Boneyard.
Moonrise Kingdom was terrific.
Grand Budapest Hotel is my favorite.
Royal Tennenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom and Rushmore just behind.
It's called having a good plastic surgeon and not going crazy and overdoing it like everyone else in Hollywood.I actually enjoyed it - just kind of a happy movie. The cast was terrific, even Vaughn, against all odds.
But….Susan Sarandon is 78 years old. My god.
She needs to be studied by anti-aging scientists.
It's called having a good plastic surgeon and not going crazy and overdoing it like everyone else in Hollywood.
Agreed. She is in pretty rare territory for that age.You need a hell of a lot more than that at 78.
His movies just got worse when he stopped his partnership writing with Owen Wilson. There was always the emotionally cut off flat characters throughout his films but they would still bring some sort of realism when they would show true emotion at times. Dignan was an amazing character and played brilliantly by Owen Wilson. He was full of life, unintentionally hilarious, and sad. Chas was so closed off until he wasn't and the emotion was so real and poignant it made his character feel real and memorable, same for Richie.
Moonrise Kingdom is just so pretentious and soulless. The characters are devoid of any real human emotions and the dialogue from the kids is ridiculous...there's just no reason to connect or care about any of them.
I get that's his thing but the heart he had in those first few movies writing with Owen Wilson was completely gone. I saw it so long ago but it was such a bad experience I won't watch it again to give it another chance.
His movies just got worse when he stopped his partnership writing with Owen Wilson. There was always the emotionally cut off flat characters throughout his films but they would still bring some sort of realism when they would show true emotion at times. Dignan was an amazing character and played brilliantly by Owen Wilson. He was full of life, unintentionally hilarious, and sad. Chas was so closed off until he wasn't and the emotion was so real and poignant it made his character feel real and memorable, same for Richie.
Moonrise Kingdom is just so pretentious and soulless. The characters are devoid of any real human emotions and the dialogue from the kids is ridiculous...there's just no reason to connect or care about any of them.
I get that's his thing but the heart he had in those first few movies writing with Owen Wilson was completely gone. I saw it so long ago but it was such a bad experience I won't watch it again to give it another chance.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Yours is really bad.
HIGH NOON: Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. (1952, black and white)
It gives you courage to watch Cooper in action in this movie.
I remember catching that for the first time at one of those fundraisers on campus years ago. Great movie, Grace Kelly!HIGH NOON: Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. (1952, black and white)
It gives you courage to watch Cooper in action in this movie.
Well, we don't need to watch this one now with this spoiler filled review.Plane (2023) - Gerard Butler is an airline pilot. Has to fly a New Years Eve flight through Indonesia. A wild storm takes down the plane.
Wait...so he loses power and instruments and crash lands on an island with no government but run by militants. All but 2 passengers survive. The plane has minimal damage!!
So, with the Luke Cage guy, he goes off to find a way to communicate with his airline. He succeeds!!
They drive a truck back to the survivors but not until the militants round up the passengers and bring them to their lair.
Wait, Gerard and Luke Cage follow and...with the aid of US paratrooper super soldiers they pound the militants, save the survivors and get back to the plane!!!
Yes, the militants follow and are decimated in a shootout.
Wait, Butler, during the firefight, fixes the planes brakes, loads everybody on...AND TAKES OFF!!!!!
With little fuel and power, he makes it to an island 50 miles away, flying at 400 feet, and lands the plan again!!! With little damage except 1 blown engine.
Overall, a pretty damned decent movie!