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I really like the last act of The Guest 
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Jul 26, 2015 23:01
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axleblaze posted:I really like the last act of The Guest Me too. I thought it was very entertaining.
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Jul 26, 2015 23:13
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Buzzard is up on Amazon Prime. I kind of hated it, but it's worth a watch if you want to see a Nightcrawler parody/homage directed by Clerks-era Kevin Smith after he watched a lot of Jim Jarmusch
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Jul 26, 2015 23:14
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axleblaze posted:I really like the last act of The Guest Me too. There is pretty much nothing I would change about The Guest.
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Jul 26, 2015 23:35
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Honestly, I think the angle it takes works, because the film presents itself as a Message Film about PTSD and war for about the first fifteen minutes... then slowly goes further and further off the rails until the main character is fighting Nick Fury in the middle of a school haunted house to the sounds of Perturbator. It's not like the last act is some jarring shift, the film methodically builds into it.
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Jul 26, 2015 23:40
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Holy poo poo Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp looks amazing. Gonna watch it wif my lady tonight.
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Jul 26, 2015 23:58
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magnificent7 posted:Holy poo poo Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp looks amazing. Bad news... It's out on the 31st
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Jul 27, 2015 00:00
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I love the third act of The Guest. Even beyond the whole "over-the-top goodness" idea, the fight in the haunted house is amazing, the thumbs up and the "I don't blame you!" is hilarious, and it has one of the greatest last lines ever.
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Jul 27, 2015 00:04
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Well the third act of The Guest maintains the quality directing, score, cinematography, etc. yes. I just think that the actual plot of the third act is disappointing compared to the many theories I came up with while watching it, none of which sound like I'm describing the climax of a Jean-Claude Van Damme film. e: it's like if Drive had ended with Ryan Gosling being a Terminator, basically
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Jul 27, 2015 00:07
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a worthy uhh posted:Bad news... It's out on the 31st Dammit. It better be amazing.
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Jul 27, 2015 00:15
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magnificent7 posted:MOTHER FUCKER. Yeah they have that stupid trailer blueballing everyone when you turn Netflix on. I clicked on it thinking it was up.
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Jul 27, 2015 00:23
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Cinema Paradiso is on Netflix and terrific if you haven't gotten around to seeing it yet.
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Jul 27, 2015 01:52
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So I tried watching Longmire but I bailed after 25 minutes or so (when he gets punched by the Indian). Is this series worth trying again at some point? I started watching Broadchurch instead and it seems far more engaging after one episode.
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Jul 27, 2015 02:31
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david_a posted:So I tried watching Longmire but I bailed after 25 minutes or so (when he gets punched by the Indian). Is this series worth trying again at some point? It's not exactly bad, but it's telling that the demo it's super popular with is 30+ year old Southerners. Like when my girlfriend worked at Wal-Mart she said so many rednecks bought the DVDs of that show it was insane. Basically it's like a lower rent Justified I guess, or a high rent Walker Texas Ranger.
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Jul 27, 2015 03:09
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precision posted:It's not exactly bad, but it's telling that the demo it's super popular with is 30+ year old Southerners. Like when my girlfriend worked at Wal-Mart she said so many rednecks bought the DVDs of that show it was insane. 
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Jul 27, 2015 03:12
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axleblaze posted:I really like the last act of The Guest I loved the entire movie. I treated it like I was watching a vampire film and it was fun as all hell. precision posted:
I am confused. This would be the best movie ever, but your tone doesn't sound like you agree. 
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Jul 27, 2015 08:58
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precision posted:It's not exactly bad, but it's telling that the demo it's super popular with is 30+ year old Southerners. Like when my girlfriend worked at Wal-Mart she said so many rednecks bought the DVDs of that show it was insane. Speaking of Justified, is it good? Heard real mixed things but I'm down with the whole lawman with a six shooter deal.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:02
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Rough Lobster posted:Speaking of Justified, is it good? Heard real mixed things but I'm down with the whole lawman with a six shooter deal. Absolutely. Check that poo poo out.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:30
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Rough Lobster posted:Speaking of Justified, is it good? Heard real mixed things but I'm down with the whole lawman with a six shooter deal. Yeah it's a pretty entertaining show. It has a few ups and downs plot wise, just kinda had a few arcs that were a little more boring than the rest but overall it's totally worth it.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:47
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"Blisster" posted:The Third Man is amazing ... I know the zither soundtrack is sort of famous but I did find it wore on me a bit. I genuinely hate that soundtrack, none of it works for me.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:58
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LORD OF BUTT posted:Honestly, I think the angle it takes works, because the film presents itself as a Message Film about PTSD and war for about the first fifteen minutes... then slowly goes further and further off the rails until the main character is fighting Nick Fury in the middle of a school haunted house to the sounds of Perturbator. It's really pretty jarring. Generally slow small town thrillers don't [spolier]cap it off with a brief action movie, then suddenly a knife fight at the haunted prom[/spoiler], but seamlessness ain't the point.
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Jul 27, 2015 13:41
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Rough Lobster posted:Speaking of Justified, is it good? Heard real mixed things but I'm down with the whole lawman with a six shooter deal. The seasons vary in quality but they're all good. I'd say seasons 2 and 3 are the show's peak. It suffers from "should have ended sooner" syndrome.
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Jul 27, 2015 14:47
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RE: Justified, I never got tired of hearing Walton Goggins play Boyd and aside from the Michael Rappaport season, all of the guest villains have been pretty much top-notch (even Mike O'Malley). I really love that small town-feel and setting, so I'm a huge fan of the show.
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Jul 27, 2015 14:57
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I watched The Guest last night and loved it. Adam Wingard has great soundtracks for his movies. I liked the 3rd act, too. Then I wanted something lighter and binged through the first four episodes of Bojack Horseman season 2, and it's awesome. They're really mixing the elements together well, letting the characters live more, while still bringing a cynical weight to the drama, which I love. The chicken episode is hysterical.
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Jul 27, 2015 15:06
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Yea, add me to the pile of those who really enjoyed The Guest. I had read a little too much about it so I didn't go in completely blind but it was still a really fun ride. Wingard is definitely someone I'll be paying close attention to, I look forward to whatever he does next. That's also two really good performances now by Maika Monroe, I just saw It Follows recently as well.
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Jul 27, 2015 15:16
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That first trailer they released for First Day of Camp has me kind of excited. I'm cautiously optimistic since I didn't think Wanderlust was funny and I couldn't get through They Came Together last night. So I watched The Guest instead and it was pretty badass. I can understand that some people wanted a different third act and I think that version could have been good, too. But I have a soft spot for 90s "trashy" thrillers that I used to watch on Cinemax or wherever, and The Guest made me think of those. FishBowlRobot fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Jul 27, 2015 |
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Jul 27, 2015 16:19
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Rough Lobster posted:Speaking of Justified, is it good? Heard real mixed things but I'm down with the whole lawman with a six shooter deal. I started watching it because I wanted more Seth Bullock, but I stayed for Walton Goggins. Don't get me wrong, Timothy Olyphant is fantastic so I still got my Deadwood fix, but the way Boyd Crowder delivers his lines is just next level.
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Jul 27, 2015 16:33
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Olyphant is so much better in Justified than in Deadwood it isn't even funny. He is and always has been the consistent low point of Deadwood (such as it is), but his smart aleck ultra-hardboiled character in Justified is way better.
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Jul 27, 2015 16:34
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Olyphant is so much better in Justified than in Deadwood it isn't even funny. He is and always has been the consistent low point of Deadwood (such as it is), but his smart aleck ultra-hardboiled character in Justified is way better. I loved Olyphant in Deadwood. He came off as such an immature little baby, while looking like he should be your standard issue brooding Clint Eastwood type, it was great. Our white hat is this sulky wiener who spends most of the series digging in his heels & refusing to step up.
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Jul 27, 2015 16:46
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Speaking of Justified and westerns, the 4th season of Hell on Wheels was added on Netflix recently. It's generally a solid western frontier story with a good dash of Civil War aesthetic thrown in. It's highly dramatized/fictionalized of course, but all in all I think the quality of the show has maintained itself. I was glad to see there was a new season up because I just wrapped up season 3 of Sons of Anarchy and that turned out to be a bit of a slog to get through. Should I forge ahead? I've heard negative things about the quality of the show as it drags on.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:21
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Season 3 of that show was by far the worst.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:23
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Season 3 of that show was by far the worst. Was season three the one where they went to Ireland? I lost pretty much all interest in the series at that point and never came back.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:34
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LogisticEarth posted:Speaking of Justified and westerns, the 4th season of Hell on Wheels was added on Netflix recently. It's generally a solid western frontier story with a good dash of Civil War aesthetic thrown in. It's highly dramatized/fictionalized of course, but all in all I think the quality of the show has maintained itself. Sons of Anarchy is melodrama for dads who buy Harley(tm) branded apparel so that people know wherever they go that they own a Harley(tm) and only ride it on weekends if it's sunny out or rev it in their garage once in a while during the week if upper management gives them poo poo about their TPS reports. I slogged through it and besides the gaping plot holes my favorite parts were whenever they had to edit The gently caress out of chase scenes to give the illusion of speed to these modified tractor engines on wheels. I like to compare it to Spartacus, which is actors having fun chewing scenery with a terrible script, whereas SOA is actors chewing scenery dead serious with a terrible script.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:36
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mysterious frankie posted:Was season three the one where they went to Ireland? I lost pretty much all interest in the series at that point and never came back. Yep. It was a nightmare thaterased all goodwill I had for that show.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:37
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LogisticEarth posted:I was glad to see there was a new season up because I just wrapped up season 3 of Sons of Anarchy and that turned out to be a bit of a slog to get through. Should I forge ahead? I've heard negative things about the quality of the show as it drags on. I'd say you should probably stop now. The only entertainment I got out of the last few seasons was the SA thread, other than that it was wasted time I wish I had used differently.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:39
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Walt Goggins is fun in it, and Kim Coates will probably never have another similar opportunity but gently caress that show.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:40
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LogisticEarth posted:Speaking of Justified and westerns, the 4th season of Hell on Wheels was added on Netflix recently. It's generally a solid western frontier story with a good dash of Civil War aesthetic thrown in. It's highly dramatized/fictionalized of course, but all in all I think the quality of the show has maintained itself. Did season 4 get any better? I enjoyed the 1st season but gave up after 4-5 episodes of the 2nd season and from reading the above the 3rd season sounds terrible.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:43
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Yep. It was a nightmare thaterased all goodwill I had for that show. Man, that must have been a hell of a bad season; it didn't just stop my interest in the show, it apparently caused my brain to format that portion of my memory, so that now only "Ireland", "Peggy Bundy Biker Wife" and "it's sort of a white trash Hamlet" remain, wedged awkwardly between my new address and how to make bacon in an oven.
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Jul 27, 2015 20:53
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The main thing I recall about SOA is that they handled a rape with remarkable maturity and sensitivity, considering the rest of what the show is like.
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Jul 27, 2015 21:02
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:The main thing I recall about SOA is that they handled a rape with remarkable maturity and sensitivity, considering the rest of what the show is like. Also the woman being raped is the writer's wife IRL, and the writer is well known for his cuckold fetishism. And making the audience listen to her sing. coyo7e fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Jul 27, 2015 |
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