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Coulda fooled me if you said Wes Anderson directed. A decent movie but considering the subject, lacking in both tragedy and awe. The music, though charming, was perhaps too saccharine, too sentimental? What do a closeted gay man, an oppressed black woman, a communist and a fish monster have in common?
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Maxwell Lord posted:Universal must be pissed that after years of trying and failing to get the Dark Universe crap going, GDT went and made a Creature from the Black Lagoon movie that will inevitably be better than anything they manage. clearly the problem was that Tom Cruise didn't gently caress the mummy
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My wife saw that new movie mummy movie and said the mummy fucks... Did she lie to me?
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Maxwell Lord posted:Universal must be pissed that after years of trying and failing to get the Dark Universe crap going, GDT went and made a Creature from the Black Lagoon movie that will inevitably be better than anything they manage. I think I read that they actually turned his idea for a CFtBL movie down.
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Malcolm Excellent posted:My wife saw that new movie mummy movie and said the mummy fucks... Did she lie to me? The mummy tries to seduce Tom Cruise by psychically sending him nude selfies, but once they meet up they don't get far enough for him to crack open his shell.
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Death By The Blues posted:Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat movie. well, sort of, maybe not https://twitter.com/RealGDT/status/946118030236508161
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Good movie, though the fishman lacked a character beyond "victim"/"raw protein diet is a necessity". He was basically an animal that she tries to save, and also has sex with. They needed to do more than a single music/sign language montage, though I guess his signing at the end at least confirmed Koko-level humanity. Audience lost their poo poo when Michael Shannon's wife brought him that loving green jello cake. All the colors were great as you might expect from a GDT film. turtlecrunch fucked around with this message at 04:33 on Dec 28, 2017 |
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Pick posted:I was expecting to love this film. It's.... okay. I mean, it's pretty good. This is exactly my take on it. The fishman doesn't really have a character.
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Yeah, even his body language is pretty staid.
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yeah i gotta say there were a few moments where I was thinking how animal-esque the fish guy was, but i suppose it's not a whole lot different than like, george of the jungle.
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Pick posted:Yeah, even his body language is pretty staid. I was hoping for lots of physicality, isn't the point of the Gillman (and Doug Jones for that matter) that he's lithe and graceful? Even when he's clumsy on land is an opportunity to make him sympathetic, but almost every time, they play it as pathetic. For much of the movie, he's a houseplant.
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He actually came across as very heavy to me, and slow, which doesn't play to how Doug Jones tends to act. Abe, for example, got a lot of characterization from the way he used his hands and his lithe fidgetiness.
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Great movie and Del Toro made me feel smart for guessing early on that Eliza's neck scars would turn into gills. The colors might be the best part. Teal!
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Took my mom to see this yesterday because we're both big Del Toro fans, and it was awesome. The theater was pretty packed but I think me and mom were the only people under 70. Looooooooooooooots of old couples going to see this movie. I was curious about what most of them thought, but I did hear an old lady with a cane whisper "that was beautiful..." while we were walking out. Also pretty interesting to see a movie set in the 50's where our good guys are a woman with a disability, a black woman, an old gay man, a russian spy I guess, and a fishman.
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Loved this movie. Though I'm disappointed how tame the sexual stuff was. However, the pussy eating was pretty shocking.
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Pasketti posted:The theater was pretty packed but I think me and mom were the only people under 70. Looooooooooooooots of old couples going to see this movie. I was curious about what most of them thought, but I did hear an old lady with a cane whisper "that was beautiful..." while we were walking out.
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I was so worried when the spotlight hit Elisa and was shocked when a perfectly designed black & white scene followed. The contrast popped instead of looking gray and awful like so many half-assed modern attempts.
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This movie is a lot like Crimson Peak---I liked it, but didn't love it and probably won't watch it again. Mike Shannon steals the show although I'd like to see him play a character who's not a complete psychopath (I should really watch this movie where I hear he plays Elvis?) I'll repeat what others have said, I felt like the Fishman spent too much time flopping around and being pathetic/miserable without ever developing much of an actual personality, which undercut the romance. I did like how viscerally gross they managed to make 1962 look in general. There's an interesting theme where as disgusting as everything in the era is made to look the corny old movies they watch are portrayed as transcendent.
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Sinding Johansson posted:What do a closeted gay man, an oppressed black woman, a communist and a fish monster have in common? Oppressed solidarity my dude
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I knew it was a solid Del Toro effort when a dude got shot through both of his cheeks. Horrific facial injuries are his thing.
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Didn't the girl in Pan's Labyrinth get shot in the gut, too? This was a good movie. Sally Hawkins has really nice calves.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:This is exactly my take on it. The fishman doesn't really have a character. Also, weird out there thing I noticed: Strickland is modeled after Ronald Reagan. Really. The "You can tell a lot about about a fella's character..." spiel is directly from a similar Reagan quote about jellybeans. Strickland literally says, "There you go again." There is another reference to Reagan's love of simple candies like jelly beans. My theory is the conception of Strickland is that he's a protagonist from another movie. Another film exists that shows him braving the Amazon and conquering the creature. We're just seeing the continuation of that stock B-Movie where Stickland is played by Reagan.
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I haven't seen this yet but where do you guys rank it among Del Toro's best? I had a friend say it was his best film but they haven't seen The Devil's Backbone soooooooooooo
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Pan's Labyrinth is his best that I've seen and Pacific Rim is the most fun but this is definitely high quality Del Toro.
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His best are Devil's Backbone and Blade 2.
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To me Shape of Water and Blade II are his best.
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Cronos is my fave.
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If Marvel was good they'd have Del Toro direct a Blade III. Like literally just call the movie Blade III instead of Blade Trinity.
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CountFosco posted:Cronos is my fave. This flick rules and I stupidly always forget it exists, everyone in this thread should watch it.
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Cronos, Devil's Backbone, and Pans are his best. Shape of Water comes close though. I also have a huge softspot for his Hellboy movies, if only because his style is so fun to watch in a pulp comic book way.
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Really liked it more than I thought I would. Lots of old people in the theater. Thought they might get offended but they were laughing a ton.
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Sinding Johansson posted:Coulda fooled me if you said Wes Anderson directed. A decent movie but considering the subject, lacking in both tragedy and awe. The music, though charming, was perhaps too saccharine, too sentimental? What do a closeted gay man, an oppressed black woman, a communist and a fish monster have in common? It is from MASTER STORYTELLER Del Toro, so you must be mistaken.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Cronos, Devil's Backbone, and Pans are his best. The package Criterion put together with those 3 films is one of the best things they've ever put out.
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Timeless Appeal posted:Also, weird out there thing I noticed: Strickland is modeled after Ronald Reagan. Really. The "You can tell a lot about about a fella's character..." spiel is directly from a similar Reagan quote about jellybeans. Strickland literally says, "There you go again." There is another reference to Reagan's love of simple candies like jelly beans. My theory is the conception of Strickland is that he's a protagonist from another movie. Another film exists that shows him braving the Amazon and conquering the creature. We're just seeing the continuation of that stock B-Movie where Stickland is played by Reagan. I dig it. My partner and I agreed that we were very glad that the fishman's backstory wasn't really explained at all, just "Amazon, villagers worship him." A different movie would have a hokey flashback showing ooga booga rituals and Strickland trapping him. Save that stuff for an artbook. I haven't seen Cronos and now I have to after reading a brief description. Sounds great.
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yo can anyone sneak some guerrilla style footage of fishman going downtown on homegirl asking for a friend thanks
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banned from Starbucks posted:yo can anyone sneak some guerrilla style footage of fishman going downtown on homegirl asking for a friend thanks Just FYI direct fishmans fuckin' happens offscreen, although there is a scene where fishman hugs her while she is nude.
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banned from Starbucks posted:yo can anyone sneak some guerrilla style footage of fishman going downtown on homegirl asking for a friend thanks yeah the scene of him eating pussy is him literally eating a feline cat, not a sex act. sorry
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I realized earlier the film this reminds me of the most is Amelie with horrific violence
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Pomp posted:I realized earlier the film this reminds me of the most is Amelie with me horrific violence It's very, very Jeunet.
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