Let's Talk Movies #36 - 2020 - Yep it is a new decade

Vash01

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Just saw The Brutalist in a theatre full of 55+ folks. Though I was familiar with the basic plot, I was surprised at how bizzare it was. I loved the first quarter of the film, lost a little interest just before intermission, and I was scratching my head throughout the second half. I felt there were holes in the story. Brody was great. Didn’t care that much for Pearce but that was probably the character.

Btw if anyone is near Doylestown, there’s actually a famous “castle” there made of concrete, including the furniture. Built by Henry Mercer, it’s open for tours and is quite interesting.
We are all different. I didn’t get bored at all in such a long movie. It held my attention throughout. The plot is very interesting. It shows an immigrant (Laszlo) who moves to the USA with hopes. He is treated differently ) he is Jewish and poor, though talented). There is power play. The wealthy (Van Buren) has power. Laszlo and his wife have other problems too- many arising from what they went through during the war, and now problems in the USA. Laszlo has a lot of suppressed anger. He works through it and creates great art. He creates Brutalist architecture (hence the movie title). We see it in the Epilog. Great direction, acting, cinematography, and music. A lot of fine points. That’s how it came across to me.
 

Vash01

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Watching now and 😭 (still feeling very raw from the plane crash in the Potomac)

There will be another showing on CNN tonight.
Too bad I missed it. I had planned on watching but forgot. I hope they show it again.

In the theater I saw a poster of ‘Superman’. Not sure if they are showing the original.

There was a large group of kids waiting in line to see Dogman. Looked like a party. I was in a different theater.

Speaking of scary movies, I saw a trailer of a movie ‘Drop’- not sure if that’s the title- for the second time.

I am tired of movies using the supernatural, horror, or based on pure action. The trailers always show the loudest and high action scenes. That tells me not to see those movies.
 

Mozart

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Just saw Companion... really really good. Loved it. Seeing Love Hurts and Heart Eyes this weekend. My list so far:

  • Musafa Jan 2
  • A Complete Unknown Jan 7
  • Den of Thieves 2 :pantera Jan 9
  • Moana 2 Jan 14
  • Wolf Man Jan 16
  • One of Them Days Jan 20
  • Flight Risk Jan 28
  • Companion Feb 4
I am super excited about Love Hurts as I love Ke Huy Quan
 

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Too bad I missed it. I had planned on watching but forgot. I hope they show it again.

In the theater I saw a poster of ‘Superman’. Not sure if they are showing the original.

The poster you saw was for a brand new "Superman" movie which comes out this summer (July).

I think the CNN documentary on Christopher Reeves will be re-shone on CNN (especially if it wins the Oscar for documentary feature), and if you have MAX (formerly HBO MAX) I believe it is available to watch there anytime you want.
 

Buzz

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Another Jurassic World sequel.
 

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I have a $25 Fandango GC and I'm trying to decide whether to see Love Hurts (which looks a bit cheesy) or Captain America: Brave New World which dh wants to see but I'm not a big fan of the Captain America character and would rather they had stuck with promoting the Falcon character and made a movie about that.
 

Mozart

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I have a $25 Fandango GC and I'm trying to decide whether to see Love Hurts (which looks a bit cheesy) or Captain America: Brave New World which dh wants to see but I'm not a big fan of the Captain America character and would rather they had stuck with promoting the Falcon character and made a movie about that.
I am going to love hurts because of Ke Huy Quan mind you I go to the moves every week so probably would end up seeing it even if he wasn't in it. I have no interest in Captain america
 

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I have a $25 Fandango GC and I'm trying to decide whether to see Love Hurts (which looks a bit cheesy) or Captain America: Brave New World which dh wants to see but I'm not a big fan of the Captain America character and would rather they had stuck with promoting the Falcon character and made a movie about that.
I'm a little confused. Falcon became Captain America, right? It's the same character, he just took up the CA mantle after Steve Rogers gave him the shield. Obviously, you have the right to dislike the Captain America schtick, if that's what you're saying. But it is the same character within the MCU, he just has a different name. And I know way more about this stuff than I should, lol.

That being said, I think I'm leaning toward seeing Love Hurts this weekend rather than the Captain. I adore Ke Huy Quan.
 

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I still need to watch Everything Everywhere All at Once. I adore Ke Huy Quan from The Goonies.
 

MacMadame

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I'm a little confused. Falcon became Captain America, right? It's the same character, he just took up the CA mantle after Steve Rogers gave him the shield. Obviously, you have the right to dislike the Captain America schtick, if that's what you're saying. But it is the same character within the MCU, he just has a different name. And I know way more about this stuff than I should, lol.
In the TV show, they made a big deal about how he is going to take on the mantle of Cap. My response was: meh. :lol:
 

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I can’t wait to see Anthony Mackie’s Captain America! I was eh about his Falcon becoming Cap until I watched the tv show.

An adorable interview with the star of the movie Anthony Mackie.
 
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Mozart

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I have a $25 Fandango GC and I'm trying to decide whether to see Love Hurts (which looks a bit cheesy) or Captain America: Brave New World which dh wants to see but I'm not a big fan of the Captain America character and would rather they had stuck with promoting the Falcon character and made a movie about that.
The review embargo has been lifted for love hurts and they are very bad so recommend you go to Captain america
 

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Danny Ramirez interview on GMA
 

Vash01

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I saw Conclave for the second time today and enjoyed it even more than the first time. The ending didn’t bother me at all this time. This is a wonderful movie with wonderful direction and cinematography. I am sorry to see it is not getting the love it deserves.

Last week I saw The Brutslist for the second time. It helped clarify some things I had missed. I liked it again. The difference was that the first times liked the first half more. This time I liked the second half more. I think the epilogue could have been stronger (even a few minutes longer). Still a very good movie.

My suspicion is that the politics of Oscar favor A complete unknown. It is slightly overrated except for Chalamet’s performance. I still prefer Brody’s because he plays a very complex character and speaks a foreign language (foreign gestures too).

A complete unknown straightforward story. It is well told. A movie like this could have been made 10 years ago. I didn’t feel the director did something new. He did a good job and made a good movie. I won’t be surprised if it gets the BP and BA, but my choice would be Brutalist.

I really liked Ralph Fiennes’ understated and sensitive performance. Usually the Oscar goes to more dramatic performances like the other two.

This is a good year for movies. Three good movies that were nominated and the Indian movie What we see as light (?) that was not nominated. Those are the top movies for me this year.
 

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I finally watched Conclave the other night. I thought it was good but didn’t love it. I did think they could have had a voiceover type of reflection from Lawrence as he processed the reality of what they had done. As it was, yes, good acting, but I felt it ended abruptly.
 

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Saw Emelia Perez on Netflix. Loved it! So did dh. We knew very little about it in advance and so many things were a surprise. Zoe Saldana is new to me and she was fantastic. She sold every little movement of her head and body, every look. I'm a fan.
 

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Just came home from "I'm still here". Beautifully made movie in Portuguese with subtitles, it tells the story of a woman who is trying to locate her kidnapped/arrested husband during Brazil's military occupation period in the early 1970s. Torres was wonderful in the lead role, probably my favorite lead actress of this season, even beating out Demi Moore. The dynamics of the family are believable and draw you into the story. One of my favorite movies of my Oscar-movie-watching spree.

Now I just need to see Nickle Boys when it shows up in Reno.
 

Mozart

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I am a huge horror fan so I am biased but I really enjoyed Heart Eyes. It is basically the rom com version of scream. Old school slasher fun. The monkey, based on a stephen King sort story comes out next week and there is no review embargo so I have seen some reviews and it looks good. So many good horrors coming out lately.
 

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New teaser for the F1 movie just dropped:


More emphasis on the racing moments in this one, no cheesy dialogue - I'm guessing they've seen the overwhelming reaction to the whole stupid "we need to build our car for combat" part of the first trailer.

I think this movie is going to have an identity crisis, tbh. Parts of it - the inclusion of Crofty's voice, etc - feel like they're pushing it to be a movie for F1 fans, for those of us who love and know the sport. And then other parts of it - the cheesy combat line, the obvious romance sub-plot, the whole fact that Brad Pitt is 61... - feels like they're trying to bring in the casuals or those who know nothing about F1 but see this as similar to Top Gun. It can't be both things. It just can't.

It's also been confirmed that all 20 F1 drivers who started the 2024 season will be in it - some with speaking lines and some not. I assume that they're just going to do some sly editing to make it look like Daniel Ricciardo and Logan Sargeant finished the year as they should have.
 

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