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What if you took "Drive", and swapped the ultraviolent, brooding, neon-lit affect of Nicholas Windig Refn for the pop-addled, needle-dropping auteurism of Edgar Wright? Well you might get Baby Driver.  Starring Ansel Elgort as B-A-B-Y Baby, a young but troubled getaway man whose tinnitus-blocking set of rockin' tunes gives him nerves of steel; Lily James as his ladyfriend; Kevin Spacey as Here's the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byb2eJ_lLes I mean, as trailers go, there's a lot to like here. That careening bright red Subaru whipping all over the frame, those gleaming Wayfarers, that soundtrack! This has all the feel of a classic chase/heist movie mixed with a jukebox framing device, but not without a dose of whimsy and weirdness - I love that Mike Myers joke in the trailer and I hope it plays as well in the film. I expect lots of delicious diegetic/musical moments as this is after all an Edgar Wright picture. It's gonna go vroom real fast, the soundtrack is going to kick rear end, Baby is probably going to end up driving for his life to get away from some very great vengeance and furious anger, and it seems to tilt way further toward an abundance of action beats over comedy beats moreso than anything Wright has done to date bar possibly Ant-Man. It premiered at SXSW this month and people seem pretty happy with what they've seen. A lot of the story beats (a getaway driver balancing his blossoming romance against the potentially lethal pressure of one last job) seem very, very Drive-esque, but what more does a movie of this style need, really? One last thought: I absolutely love the connection between the ubiquitous "baby" of vintage pop and R&B, and the stone-faced, near-anonymous driver archetype. strangemusic fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Mar 13, 2017 |
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Baby Driver, you been down too long in the midnight sea...
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Mar 13, 2017 20:05
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Looks great, but if one of the songs used isn't "Leader of the Pack" then man, wasted opportunity for sure.
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Mar 13, 2017 20:06
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Jon Hamm gonna steal your girl, Baby.
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Mar 13, 2017 20:56
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precision posted:Looks great, but if one of the songs used isn't "Leader of the Pack" then man, wasted opportunity for sure.  That and "Be My Baby," of course.
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Mar 13, 2017 21:07
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The trailer looks like poo poo but I have faith in Edgar Wright
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Mar 13, 2017 23:58
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Come on, you didn't even like the part with the Mike Meyers halloween masks?
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Mar 14, 2017 20:25
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I really dislike Ansel Elgort. The term "punchable" must have been coined just for him.
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Mar 14, 2017 20:29
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He's got that "drawing of guns on homework later used in trial" look.
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Mar 14, 2017 20:39
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This looks interesting. It looks like a slight departure from his previous movies, but I'm excited to see how it comes together. Hot Fuzz is one of those movies that comes as close to perfection for me.
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Mar 14, 2017 22:36
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Spatulater bro! posted:I really dislike Ansel Elgort. The term "punchable" must have been coined just for him. 
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Mar 14, 2017 23:30
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Mean Bean Machine posted:The trailer looks like poo poo but I have faith in Edgar Wright To me it looks like the trailer was put together with the goal of drawing in people that normally give his films a pass, I'm sure it will end up being all Edgar Wright-y. Not worried.
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Mar 14, 2017 23:39
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raditts posted:Come on, you didn't even like the part with the Mike Meyers halloween masks? It's a man, baby! haha the jokes write themselves!
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Mar 14, 2017 23:51
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I have tinnitus should I become a getaway driver? Did not realize it gave you special abilities.
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Mar 14, 2017 23:53
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Pycckuu posted:It's a man, baby! haha the jokes write themselves! Heyoooooo
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Mar 15, 2017 06:58
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Here, have the better International trailer: https://youtu.be/z2z857RSfhk
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Mar 15, 2017 08:26
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DrVenkman posted:Here, have the better International trailer: https://youtu.be/z2z857RSfhk This is indeed significantly better. "SHAHP!" strangemusic fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mar 15, 2017 16:42
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DrVenkman posted:Here, have the better International trailer: https://youtu.be/z2z857RSfhk drat, that really is a lot better.
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Mar 15, 2017 18:40
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That looks like a more fun Edgar Wright film now. I wonder how his engines feel.
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Mar 15, 2017 21:33
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It's cool to see how much he's improved in directing action. It was the weakest part of Hot Fuzz, but he made huge leaps and abounds in Scott Pilgrim and even in The World's End.
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Snowman_McK posted:It's cool to see how much he's improved in directing action. It was the weakest part of Hot Fuzz, but he made huge leaps and abounds in Scott Pilgrim and even in The World's End. The action got better, everything else got worse.
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Mar 27, 2017 04:22
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That tracking shot of Baby running across tables seamlessly warmed my heart.
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Mar 27, 2017 04:24
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Its like Driver only with a kid who has a dumb name!
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Mar 27, 2017 12:15
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precision posted:Looks great, but if one of the songs used isn't "Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats" then man, wasted opportunity for sure. Agreed.
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Mar 27, 2017 14:55
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General Dog posted:The action got better, everything else got worse. Even though Hot Fuzz is still my favorite I disagree with this, like, a lot. SP and TWE might not have the same joke density or whatever but there's a much more interesting, character-driven story underlying both films than there is in Hot Fuzz. I think a valid argument could be made that they're better overall movies.
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Mar 27, 2017 18:26
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Good news: https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/846551961897881600
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Mar 28, 2017 04:56
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I'm a little bummed that I'm not getting an Edgar Wright movie as a birthday present but it's hard to complain about getting it a month and a half early.
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Mar 28, 2017 05:49
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Colonel Whitey posted:Even though Hot Fuzz is still my favorite I disagree with this, like, a lot. SP and TWE might not have the same joke density or whatever but there's a much more interesting, character-driven story underlying both films than there is in Hot Fuzz. I think a valid argument could be made that they're better overall movies. The World's End was significantly worse than Shaun or Hot Fuzz. Attempting to tackle themes like becoming an adult and alcoholism didn't really made the story any deeper or more interesting, but it did make it less funny and slower paced. I've rewatched the first 2 tons of times, and I don't think I'll ever have a desire to see TWE ever again after the one time in theater.
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I'm a big fan of Edgar Wright's work, especially the Cornetto trilogy and Scott Pilgrim, I'd say Ant-Man too but he only did the script (though you can tell from the direction and camera shots, it was meant to be his own thing, sadly). I've got some high hopes for Baby Driver, mainly because he really has a thing for 70's cult films, like The Driver funnily enough, so I'm keen to see what he's got planned soon. Junior Jr. fucked around with this message at 13:57 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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Mar 28, 2017 13:55
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Megasabin posted:The World's End was significantly worse than Shaun or Hot Fuzz. Attempting to tackle themes like becoming an adult and alcoholism didn't really made the story any deeper or more interesting, but it did make it less funny and slower paced. Yeah, same. I liked the premise, the execution much less so.
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Mar 28, 2017 15:56
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Scott Pilgrim though was energetic, thick with detail and self-reference, full of great cameos, weirdly faithful to the comic (for the first half), and very dedicated to a specific zeitgeist.
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Megasabin posted:The World's End was significantly worse than Shaun or Hot Fuzz. Attempting to tackle themes like becoming an adult and alcoholism didn't really made the story any deeper or more interesting, but it did make it less funny and slower paced. Fair enough if it's just not to your tastes, but being less funny or slower paced doesn't make it categorically worse. Also this post is hilarious Junior Jr. posted:I'm a big fan of Edgar Wright's work, especially the Cornetto trilogy and Scott Pilgrim, because these are the only films he's directed (I'm aware of Fistful of Fingers but that only played in one theater, come on) Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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Colonel Whitey posted:Fair enough if it's just not to your tastes, but being less funny or slower paced doesn't make it categorically worse. uhh Spaced, music videos for The Bluebells, Daft Punk, and Mint Royale, Asylum, Dead Right (that student film he made with his schoolmates). That one Pizza Hut commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27otZ9SIFnE I know I mentioned just his films, but I have been following him for years. and that one theater you're thinking of is the Prince Charles Cinema in London, unless it also played somewhere in a US theater years later. Junior Jr. fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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Mar 28, 2017 20:09
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Yeah you're right I just assumed we were talking movies since, you know, CineD. Also holy poo poo I haven't seen that Pizza Hut commercial, that is great. Nick Frost cameo! Junior Jr. posted:and that one theater you're thinking of is the Prince Charles Cinema in London, unless it also played somewhere in a US theater years later. I think I recall him tweeting about a one-off screening in the States sometime last year. It would be cool if it got a Blu Ray release, or even just included as an extra on Baby Driver like he did with Dead Right on the Hot Fuzz disc. Colonel Whitey fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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Mar 28, 2017 20:16
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That's okay, I got what you were saying but hopefully that's cleared up now.  Just don't assume I don't know poo poo about my favourite director ever. got it? 
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Mar 28, 2017 20:29
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Junior Jr. posted:That's okay, I got what you were saying but hopefully that's cleared up now. No problem! I generally do assume that since it's so rare for me to find someone who even knows who he is. I should respect anyone posting in an Edgar Wright related thread!
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Mar 28, 2017 20:35
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Colonel Whitey posted:I think I recall him tweeting about a one-off screening in the States sometime last year. It would be cool if it got a Blu Ray release, or even just included as an extra on Baby Driver like he did with Dead Right on the Hot Fuzz disc. I think there actually was a US screening two years ago, also the cinema I mentioned did a 20th anniversary re-release for A Fistful of Fingers, I did buy a ticket but then I only went and lost it. 
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Mar 28, 2017 20:40
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I've watched Hot Fuzz like 20 times and Scott Pilgrim maybe 5 or 6 It took me two sittings to even get through The World's End. It was good, but man it was not great.
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Mar 29, 2017 01:29
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The World's End is great you maniacs
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I really liked The World's End when I saw it, but ever since I would be more likely to watch Shaun, Hot Fuzz, and Scott Pilgrim than revisit it. Still makes it one of the best British films released though.
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