I had a similar experience in Mississippi with the first live action Mortal Kombat, then once again much later with Django Unchained.
Same for me with The Color Purple just recently. Definitely a cool theater atmosphere.
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In defense of ālong,ā I will say that it does feel to me like the time spent on an epic like The Irishman, spanning the significant passage of time in charactersā lives, almost feels like it enhances the emotional impact as things wind down. I admittedly sat down to the Irishman with a plan of two hours one day and the remainder the next day (thus undermining the artistic vision of the film, but Iām mere flesh and blood). However, it drew me in enough that I just hammered through the whole thing. I found myself glad at the end of it that I didnāt watch it in chapters; the long sit felt like it was to the movieās benefit since it was so well-executed, and I feel like I might have appreciated it less if I had broken it up aside from short bathroom breaks.
All of that said, I agree with econophile that Killers of the Flower Moon feels like the breezier movie even though itās of similar length to The Irishman.
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:nodrake: warching a 3-hour movie in one sitting
:yesdrake: binge watching 4 hour-long episodes of a tv show
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I went to see Jungle Fever in a theater just outside of Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA.
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Oh ye of little faith, itās doing way better than that.
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Love it. Sorry James, I generally go in for your shit but Im probably gonna pass on this one
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Itās up to 35% now with 14/44 positive reviews.
And with praise like this, who needs a fresh score lol
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Christopher Nolan was accepting an award and told a story about doing a brutal Peloton workout when the instructor suddenly started ripping one of his movies. The internet activated and quickly found the clip. Extremely amusing to think that heās gasping for air and then starts hearing this.
https://x.com/nextbestpicture/status/1742735892324700514?s=46&t=MZ6hDo7KHLKIDL2qeG0oqg
https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/1743054404532503025?s=46&t=MZ6hDo7KHLKIDL2qeG0oqg
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I like that sheās saying it in perfect āpeleton voiceā
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Iām late to the party but my favorite movie of 2023 was Killers of the Flower Moon, tho I still havenāt seen Godzilla. Iāll say my favorite 2023 movie that a lot of people didnāt see was Infinity Pool, big recommend if you like indie horror. Iām becoming a big Brandon Cronenberg stan.
Also, I donāt know who needs to hear this but Wizard of Oz is a fantastic rewatch if you need something family-friendly. Well-crafted, impossible not to love, Margaret Hamilton is an absolute beast, just brings it in every scene, one of the all-time greatest movie supervillains.
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Donāt really think Iāve heard Paul Giamatti be interviewed before, but heās highly enjoyable this week on Maron.
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I watched Possessor (i think you recommended it) and really liked it so subsequently watched Infinity Pool when it also came to Hulu. Gotta agree with your Brandon Cronenberg praise. Heās not gonna be for everyone but I dig it.
Probably a very hot take but Infinity Pool would have been better with a different actress playing Mia Gothās character, i am not a fan of hers.
Her yelling James over and over again with that terrible voice is seared in my brain and not in a good way.
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My dad took my brother and I to see the original Total Recall at a theater in a Black neighborhood. Best theater experience of my life. I was 14, my brother was 11.
This scene was the best. People standing up yelling, āSHOOT THE BITCH! SHOOT THE BITCH!ā
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Iām going to try and catch Infinity Pool this weekend, itās been on my watchlist for a while and never got around it. I liked Possessor and Iāve always been a fan of the Cronenberg family body horror.
I knew nothing about Mia Goth prior to seeing Pearl and she was a powerhouse in the film. Her performance as well as Emma Stoneās in Poor Things are the two that really stuck with me this year. It was awards worthy imo but Pearl is a horror movie so thatās never going to happen.
I have not seen her in anything else so Iām curious if Iāll appreciate her less in Infinity Pool or if the Pearl love remains undiminished.
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Pearl was the prequel to X, which she was also in.
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Iām aware. Maxxxine, the third in the trilogy, should be out this year sometime.
After surviving a massacre in X, Maxine (Mia Goth) moves to Los Angeles in the early 1980s to pursue her dreams of becoming a famous actress.
Teaser Trailer
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