Microplastics polluters:
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I did not enjoy that movie. It was disturbing
I guess Iâll check this out sometime.
Wouldnât normally be interested, but itâs top 25 on IMDB, so maybe Iâll like it.
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Have you see Into the Spiderverse?
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Yeah, jumping right into Across the Spider-verse without seeing Into the Spider-verse probably wouldnât be advisable.
Really, if you have a general anti-superhero bent Iâm not sure youâll like any of it.
That said: if youâre going to continue your project of watching all of the major Oscar nominees, Across the Spider-verse might land in Best Picture in the coming year and force your hand.
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I think youâre correct about watching Into the Spider-Verse first, but I disagree with the quoted part.
Whether youâre a long-time fan or generally donât enjoy superhero movies, the Spider-Verse movies are a huge breath of fresh air. I wish more movies were this inventive and dynamic. The visuals alone are stunning. You could watch it on mute and still feel unable to look away.
(a moment of silence for the VFX artists who were worked to the damn bone to get the two movies out)
Dammit I gotta watch 2 movies?
Hopefully the other one is also on Netflix?
EDIT: Just checked and itâs not. LOL.
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âAcross the Spider-verseâ is more properly referred to as âAcross the Spider-verse Part 1.â
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I mean I agree with you, I liked these, but with full context I just donât have great confidence heâll be into them. Itâs possible Iâm misinterpreting this data point:
But if heâs basically saying that little of the appeal of Avatar 2 was in the visuals, he doesnât strike me as a film-watcher who is inclined to have a film be rescued by the factors you named.
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Avatar 2 is a poor litmus test though. The whole thing felt redundant and I stopped watching after five minutes.
Thatâs not true, I skipped ahead randomly, hoping the slot machine would deliver anything worth my time.
As a litmus test for how much value a person puts into the A/V experience of a movie, I firmly disagree that Avatar 2 is a poor one. I donât disagree about the redundancy criticism of the overall movie, but the visuals of that movie are stunning IMO. Of course, weâre just discussing your hypothetical premise where the visuals alone could carry Spider-verse to success with someone who doesnât care about the story, an element which isnât certain to be the case here but just feels kinda likely.
To be clear: I would not hesitate to recommend Spider-verse to most people. Really strong stuff. And I could be wrong on this. Just offering up my suspected outcome.
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I hear you, but I still disagree. I think the visual achievements of Avatar are soulless and not very interesting. I am not interested in things that are merely technically impressive. What does either Avatar show us that you cannot instantly experience with a simple Google search? Iâd argue not much at all.
You have to be very much into CGI and practical effects pushing the envelope of what we perceive as real, which is fundamentally a different experience than the UN-reality explored by Spider-Verse. The latter is offering a dynamic experience you wonât find anywhere else.
These are not apples to apples.
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I recently rewatched The Departed and am surprised at how much Iâve grown to like it. The two biggest (IMO) issues are still thereâNicholsonâs completely ridiculous performance and the idea that no one can figure out that Damon and DiCaprio are both molesâbut they didnât bother me as much this time around. Vera Farmiga is really good, and Wahlbergâs ridiculousness (in contrast to Nicholsonâs) is perfect.
Itâs still easily behind Goodfellas, Casino, and Wolf of Wall Street for me and not as good as Taxi Driver or Raging Bull (although Iâd rewatch The Departed before either one of those), but am happy with the rewatch.
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Unrelated, Iâm listening to the most recent (3 hour!) Blank Check podcast on The Social Network and found this interesting:
In this scene:
âIf you guys were the inventors of FacebookâŚyouâd have invented Facebookâ
That was apparently Sorkin taking the opportunity to lash out at all the people who had complained that he had stolen their idea for The West Wing. âI actually came up with the completely original idea of a TV show that focused on people in the White House. The West Wing was more or less my idea.â âOh yeah, if you were the creator of The West Wing, youâd have created The West Wingâ
I like the idea of Sorkin-with-a-huge-chip-on-his-shoulder writing Zuckerberg-with-a-huge-chip-on-his-shoulder as part autobiography.
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That movie has so many memeable moments.
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Watching something called 101 scariest horror movie moments on IFC and so far itâs been a bunch of old turds.
Ok this japanese Pulse movie looks kind of cool, finally
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If youâre testing stuff out, would you consider the Japanese remake of Cube? Link is to watch it free on Tubi.
Iâm so curious whether itâs as good as the original, but itâs in Japanese, so I canât watch it until Iâm alone.
To be clear, the original was a definite taste and not A-list quality, but it was so unique in concept, and I love an ending whose ambiguity sparks my imagination rather than frustration.
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Its not, its almost the exact opposite. Hate to be a bearer of bad news, but I would 100% skip it. Watch the original again if you want a Cube fix.
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That sucks. Man does that suck. The original is a classic.
Is it worse than the second one aka Cube 2: Hypercube? I would find that hard to believe.
I kinda liked the prequel.