They're not about that but your post did remind me of another of my favourite WW2 films, The Human Condition. It's three films but pretty much just one really long one and it's incredible.
Haven't posted in here since ap.net, but figure why the fuck not: Favorite movies I've seen in the last month or so are probably The Road to Glory, The Merry Widow, Through the Olive Trees, The Farewell, The Hanging Tree, Papillon and Hot Fuzz.
I decided to watch a few Will Ferrell movies I hadn't seen before. Step Brothers wasn't as funny as people made it seem, Semi-Pro was mostly a bore, but Blades of Glory was a little funny. Overall, though, I was impressed by Ferrell's commitment to physical comedy, especially compared to how Adam Sandler stands in an air conditioned room with cargo shorts and a t-shirt on while his Saturday Night Live friends do the work and all he does is yell or make a face.
Just saw The Matrix in Dolby. I haven't seen it in like ten years. I had it on VHS, then on DVD, but I think that's the first time I saw it in theaters. Some of the visuals don't hold up, but some scenes are still simply stunning. The soundtrack is classic, but I found the score to be really quite unnerving, in a good way. Like, the movie as a whole is kind of split between being a very serious sci-fi film and a very fun blockbuster, but somehow when it all comes together, it works. Now that I'm older, I feel like I've gained a deeper understanding of the movie upon rewatch. What I still don't understand is what the right means when they say "red pill."
Parasite - 9/10 In Fabric - 5/10 Good Boys - 8/10 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 8.5/10 Revenge - 7/10
Ready or Not reaches Purge levels of anti-bourgeois propaganda and I was enthralled the whole time. Also shockingly well produced for something that on paper screams B-movie
Not that I didn't get it the first time, but as with most things, Atomic Blonde makes more sense the second time around, with subtitles on. Behind-the-scenes features on the DVD make me appreciate just how much work they put into making the action sequences. I love Charlize.
That is a terrible way to try and defend a film. The human experience is a universal one, and great films cut across gender and race and sexual orientation and class. It just wasn't particularly good.
One of the best films of last year was about a middle-aged Mexican maid who feels lost because of the death of her child and how she will never truly be a part of the family she works for. It is a lot harder to "relate" to that character than it is to white high schools.
Alright I decided to put together the list of every movie I've seen this year ranked because I'm bored. What do I need to give a re-watch based on its ranking? 1. Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood 2. The Beach Bum 3. Us 4. Booksmart 5. Hustlers 6. Her Smell 7. Glass 8. Rocketman 9. Wild Rose 10. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 11. Blinded by the Light 12. Toy Story 4 13. High Life 14. Under the Silver Lake 15. Avengers: Endgame 16. Good Boys 17. Transit 18. The Farewell 19. The Souvenir 20. Sword of Trust 21. The Peanut Butter Falcon 22. Late Night 23. Shazam! 24. Ready or Not 25. Spider-Man: Far From Home 26. Pokemon: Detective Pikachu 27. Serenity 28. Stuber 29. Fyre 30. Love, Antosha 31. Where'd You Go, Bernadette 32. It: Chapter Two 33. Captain Marvel 34. Isn't It Romantic 35. Cold Pursuit 36. Long Shot 37. The Lion King 38. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 39. The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley 40. The Angry Birds Movie 2 41. Hellboy
I think mine would be something like: Toy Story 4 The Farewell Booksmart Once Upon a Time in Hollywood How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Us Yesterday The Dead Don't Die Late Night Dumbo Good Boys The Last Black Man in San Francisco Missing Link Wild Rose* Gloria Bell The Goldfinch John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Pokemon Detective Pikachu Rocketman Godzilla: King of the Monsters Where'd You Go, Bernadette Avengers: Endgame Blinded by the Light Spider-Man: Far from Home Shazam! Fyre Someone Great The Lion King Men in Black: International The Kitchen Murder Mystery Captain Marvel Dark Phoenix Aladdin
I have the AMC subscription. 20 bucks a month and you can see up to 3 movies a week. So I rolled the dice on some random shit I'd likely not have paid for.
I watched Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, and Angel Has Fallen all for the first time this week. I regret nothing.