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Sammyd1108 t1_j6ivv2u wrote

Reply to comment by SwimmingLaddersWings in I just finally watched Bone Tomahawk last night by utopiandiorama

Slow doesn’t bother me at all, Terrence Malik is one of my favorite filmmakers, but I guess I just didn’t see what you saw in Dragged Across Concrete.

I love crime movies, but that one didn’t do anything for me. All of his movies have had a B movie feel to them, and I feel like that worked great with Bone Tomahawk since it was partly a horror film, but it doesn’t work as well with crime films.

Silence is such a good movie though, but I have no desire to ever watch it again, lol. Actually it’s similar to Malik’s most recent film. They’re both great, but because of how long and the subject matter, I don’t feel the need to watch them again.

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3720-To-One t1_j6ivqnx wrote

Reply to comment by datraceman in Garden State. And Zach in general. by BatmanMK1989

I dunno… I was in college in the mid/late 2000s and I just found Garden State to be boring and uninspiring.

It seemed to me to be a typical indie film that lacked typical plot elements, and was just a slice of time out of the characters’ lives, without any real plot complication or climax, or resolution.

Some people like those kinds of movies, I’m not a huge fan.

Different strokes for different folks.

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Psychological-Rub-72 t1_j6ivb0y wrote

Reply to What year did movies start to incorporate "post-credit" / "stinger" / "credit cookie" bonus scenes during/after the credits coming on? by Boston_Baked

I remember seeing airplane in the theater. The credits started to roll and as we got up to leave with everyone else the people behind us said "Their friends told them there was something after the credits" so we stayed. They went back to the guy waiting in the taxi . 1980

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MurielHorseflesh t1_j6iuyos wrote

Reply to I need one movie recommendation from 2022 to make 50 movies total. by red_riders

This was released in 2021 but was released on streaming and VOD in 2022 so I’d argue it counts.

De uskyldige (The Innocents) is a Norwegian supernatural thriller written and directed by Eskil Vogt. It’s about a group of young children who live on a Norwegian housing estate and hang out together in the woods when all the other kids leave for vacation in the summer. The children start to develop strange powers and the film takes a very dark turn.

It’s filmed in a very naturalistic way and the child actors are amazing making it even creepier.

One of the main characters is severely autistic and the child actress playing her does an incredible job of portraying it.

It’s in Norwegian obviously so expect subtitles but if you can handle that, this is one of the best movies I have seen in years.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/hm45yGSwArY

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SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6iuqz5 wrote

Reply to comment by Sammyd1108 in I just finally watched Bone Tomahawk last night by utopiandiorama

I don’t mind slow. Plenty of my favorite movies oat are slow. Silence is maybe top 3 Scorsese for me and it’s one of his slowest films as well.

Concrete is slow but it’s packed with substance and incredible dialogue and character moments. I don’t think another writer/filmmaker has crafted such a great world in the crime genre as Zahler since arguably Michael Mann did for Miami Vice.

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SendMeNudesThough t1_j6iudoz wrote

Reply to comment by EscapeTomMayflower in What year did movies start to incorporate "post-credit" / "stinger" / "credit cookie" bonus scenes during/after the credits coming on? by Boston_Baked

>It didn't become common/huge until the MCU with Iron Man in 2008.

I think Pirates of the Caribbean was the first modern series that made post-credit scenes a staple of the franchise. I think that's the first time it "caught on"

I remember when those movies were popular and people would tell you to stay until after the credits for a surprise, and every installment in the franchise had a cheeky post-credit scene that would reference something from the movie

The first Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) had an after-credit scene that shows the monkey, Jack, sneak back into the cove and steal cursed gold, which was why Jack would stay an undead monkey for the remainder of the franchise

The second one, Dead Man's Chest, returns to the tribe that worshipped Cpt. Jack Sparrow and shows that they're now worshipping the dog that was left behind.

Third one, At World's End, has a post-credit scene showing Will as the captain of the Flying Dutchman coming ashore to see Elizabeth and their son.

It's not until Dead Men Tell No Tales that the aftercredit scenes shift to teasing an upcoming installment though, as that one ends with a post-credit scene in which they tease the return of Davy Jones

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stumpcity t1_j6itwjl wrote

Reply to New Poster for 'Creed III' by MarvelsGrantMan136

Was already excited to see what Jordan does with full creative control here, and to see how this story plays out without any of Stallone's weird self-fetishizing being hamfistedly inserted into the narrative (Creed II).

And then you add Jonathan Majors looking more ripped than 1982 Stallone and weathers COMBINED...

...and then add that Jordan said the fight scene choreography was inspired by BOXING ANIMES.

top this all off with another Ludwig Goransson score? I'm all in.

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SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6itq4s wrote

Reply to comment by gee_gra in I just finally watched Bone Tomahawk last night by utopiandiorama

I would say most of them aren’t good lately. I can name plenty of names. Richard Linklater, Jennifer Kent, Rian Johnson, Ryan Coogler ever since Disney bought him, Martin McDonagh, Pablo Larrain, David Lowery, Julia Ducournau, Sean Baker, Chloe Zhao, Alice Wu, list goes on and on

These new filmmakers are shit. The Safdies and Zahler are maybe some of the few ones that have talent.

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