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I didn't like Timecrimes at all but I loved this. It's great magical realism- they don't get hung up on just why this is happening but flesh it out just a little, and the characters are always understandable. The cast is just perfect. You feel like it could have all fallen apart if they didn't have just the right people. The Drafthouse preshow for this has the director talking about which films he stole from while making this, citing influences from Young Adult to King Kong to Uncle Bonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.
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Okay, so paid, professional film criticism is dying a slow and painful death, and yet, Rex Reed is still getting work.
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Apr 23, 2017 19:17
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MinibarMatchman posted:haha holy poo poo that review is ghastly. "director's name sounds like a mexican dish" jesus christ, get hosed. Rex Reed has always been more interested in making quips than reviewing. In his review of Repo Man he wrote that Alex Cox "shouldn't be allowed to direct traffic."
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See I think there's a bit of subtle commentary here even if it isn't developed much- the movie is about two Americans who have trouble appreciating the effects their actions are having half a world away. South Korea is being terrorized because of their drama. Granted SK is a developed nation so it's not quite the third world exploitation analogy it could be, but it is an odd wrinkle.
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