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Yeah I stumbled onto that several years ago, I've watched it multiple times.
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Hmm...I just didn't get it with "Sinners." If Coogler just made a period piece about music and the South, it might've been something. Mixing it w/ a generic vampire flick didn't do anything for me (I saw several reviews on imdb say it was basically "From Dusk Til Dawn," only not as good, hard to argue with that). Had a good cast and some good performances. Michael B. Jordan was always an athletic well built guy, but dang he was stacked in this one.
Wow, they snuck Lola Kirke into this and I didn't even recognize her. I thought she'd pretty much quit Hollywood to focus on music.
edit--one of the songs during the movie I thought sounded like The Carolina Chocolate Drops, sure enough Rhiannon Giddens was listed in the credits; so was Lars Ulrich from Metallica; Lola Kirke sang several songs too
Wow, they snuck Lola Kirke into this and I didn't even recognize her. I thought she'd pretty much quit Hollywood to focus on music.
edit--one of the songs during the movie I thought sounded like The Carolina Chocolate Drops, sure enough Rhiannon Giddens was listed in the credits; so was Lars Ulrich from Metallica; Lola Kirke sang several songs too
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Man of Steel (2013)
With the recent Superman hype decided to rewatch this Zack Snyder effort. I holds up very well and is a much better movie than I original thought. First of all, Henry Cavill is Superman. This is perfect casting. He plays it straight with a smile. The rest of the cast is top shelf. The story by Chris Nolan is entertaining and true to the comic. There are a few holes in the plot but they tend to come from the film making.
Snyder tends to the indulgent. The entire Perry While hero section should have cut. And the final showdown between Superman and Zod should have been treated as an anti-climax not the full out epic Zack delivers. It actually detracts from a very satisfying end. I also have to take issue with the sound. The movie is big enough without turning the volume up to eleven to make it dramatic. It would be a better experience if the sound was less extreme on both ends.
That said three stars. Giant spectacular movie making. A lot of fun. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed it.
With the recent Superman hype decided to rewatch this Zack Snyder effort. I holds up very well and is a much better movie than I original thought. First of all, Henry Cavill is Superman. This is perfect casting. He plays it straight with a smile. The rest of the cast is top shelf. The story by Chris Nolan is entertaining and true to the comic. There are a few holes in the plot but they tend to come from the film making.
Snyder tends to the indulgent. The entire Perry While hero section should have cut. And the final showdown between Superman and Zod should have been treated as an anti-climax not the full out epic Zack delivers. It actually detracts from a very satisfying end. I also have to take issue with the sound. The movie is big enough without turning the volume up to eleven to make it dramatic. It would be a better experience if the sound was less extreme on both ends.
That said three stars. Giant spectacular movie making. A lot of fun. I'm surprised how much I enjoyed it.