I know exactly what you mean about that oft imitated wes anderson gimmick that’s becoming more and more common.
Like for example I thought asteroid city was pretty entertaining, but it could have been made by literally anyone who mimicks the wes anderson film style, it didn’t even have to be made by wes anderson which like, 20 years ago you couldn’t say.
Agreed, it’s certainly not for everyone, and I wasn’t too fond of the needlessly artificial and colourful set designs either, but Emma Stone’s performance in this is nothing short of breathtaking. How you can see her “grow up” mentally, how she plays the “child” in the beginning, I’ve never seen anything like it. That alone was worth the time and absolutely worthy of an Oscar, IMHO.
Emma Stone has come a long way from Easy A, she deserves credit for delivering more than the lines that are written on the page.
A working man
A Jason statham movie.
As this is a recommendation thread I don’t expect anyone to ever include this movie in this thread ever again. I watched it so you don’t have to
It’s fu^^^^g dire. It’s soo long , dull and I’m sure the costume and dialogue coach thought they were making a vampire movie, much of it is black latex/ biker leather and glam rock ‘fashion’ and the accents are like ‘what they do in the shadows’
I’ve tried several different Yorgos Lanthimos movies, and I’ve come to the conclusion that he has a definite vibe, and I definitely don’t like it. His house style is a weirdly styled delivery and wanton strangeness. I’m down with The Weird, but his work has never grabbed me.
I was sorely disappointed because I got him mixed up with Panos Cosmatos, and I slowly came to realize over the first 30 minutes of Killing of a Sacred Deer that it wasn’t the guy who made Mandy and Beyond the Black Rainbow
I did enjoy it overall, but as @shigginpit said it took me more than one sitting to finish it. I completely understand why people would dislike it, and Lanthimos’ movies are all in that camp. I also thought the ending was pretty weak. I loved the composition and camera work though, those were enough to make me finish the movie.
Doubt I’d ever rewatch it.
Can someone say something (anything) positive about companion? I’m like 6 minutes in and already feeling like I read too much into the rating and that this is a mistake. Hoping that I’m mistaken and just haven’t given it a chance.
I tried to watch a bunch of shit this past weekend.
Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus turned out to be the winner
it’s a solid 6/10 in my book
it would have been better if I didn’t hate all the characters
I’m literally like 7 minutes in and I hate everyone and everything about this movie so far and I know that it’s headed in a totally different direction, but this is just not how I wanted to get there.
I was scrolling through Prime and realizing I’ve never actually seen Con Air. I love me some Nic Cage, but this one somehow slipped through the cracks. I am rectifying the situation now. I’m off work tomorrow, so me and some Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA are going to see what all the fuss is about.
I was planning on watching Companion this weekend. I was really looking forward to it after spending all week moving houses, and you are really harshing my mellow, bro
couldn’t envy you more.
we need a report card
10/10
Primo cheese, and an absolutely stacked cast. It was so good, it almost made me miss the 90’s. Almost. Malkovitch is mostly a punchline these days, almost self parody, but he does a great sneering villain. Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Danny friggin Trejo, and of course Cage with hair that would make Fabio weep
I am now looking for an excuse (any excuse) to tell my daughter in a ridiculous accent “Put the bunny back in the box.”
I first watched this back in the 90s. It sticks with me to this day. Makes me nostalgic for 90s indie films.
This movie was so off the beaten path that I don’t even know how it got made. I probably have not seen this since I worked at a blockbuster, so you know how long ago that was.
I have to admit though, I cannot stand christina ricci beyond wednesday in the addams family. she’s up there with drew barrymore and kyra sedgwick in my list of actresses I can’t watch.
So that’s why we don’t jive……
I can see where you’re coming from regarding Cristina Ricci. But for this particular film, she connects., for me at least. You have to give credit to the effective use of Heart of the Sunrise by Yes for the soundtrack of the attempted murder of Scott Norwood, former Buffalo Bills kicker. Off the beaten path is a good description. I read a comment calling it a beautiful artsy fartsy movie. And that’s pretty much how I feel about it.
Definitely not the biggest Kyra Sedgwick fan, but pretty much everyone from Cameron Crowe’s Singles gets a lifetime free pass. Sure it’s of it’s Seattle as grunge took off era, but it’s a fucking excellent comedy and she’s great in it. As is Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Campbell Scott, Peter Horton, Pearl Jam, Shiela Kelly, Chris Cornell’s cameo, and even an uncredited Tim Burton. They don’t make em like that anymore. Sorry, I digress, Ricci and Barrymore, yeah, I get it…