Agree that was the only one I thought was unnecessary in the book.
Stagecoach
Discussion in the movie ranking thread had me curious about the 30s, so I figured Iād throw one on.
Great film. Itās a story about 9 people unfamiliar with each other on a stagecoach wagon traveling together across the American southwest in the mid- to late-19th century. The character development was top notch. Within about 20 minutes, I had a handle on who each of the 9 was and what their motivations were. The rest of the film is mostly each of the 9 interacting with each other in various ways that align naturally with their characters. It reminded me a 12 Angry Men a little in that way.
The existential threat from the savage Apaches throughout the film hasnāt aged great (nor did the line from the banker character about how we āneeded a president who is a businessmanā). I was actually hoping that the attack wouldnāt actually happen, as I donāt think it was necessary except to show off action scenes for the camera. Especially as the film did seem progressive in other ways, such as the positive treatment of the prostitute.
But I think thatās my only complaint. Great stuff and the 1.5 hours flew by.
Torn between 8/10 or 9/10, but I think Iām going to go 9 here. The character work from all involved is just too good.
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Love that one. Modern Times, M, The Thin Man, It Happened One Night, and Bringing Up Baby are some other 30s bangers that are currently streaming.
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You need to start making your way through Fordās filmography. Even though Iām not a fan of John Wayne every Ford movie Iāve done work for exhibited elite filmmaking skills with at least one eye popping scene visually in every movie.
Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Wagon Master, and The Searchers are all worth a look. He directs one segment of How the West Was Won, the movie thatās probably considered the death of the traditional western. Revisionist westerns would become popular after that, though even those would die out eventually. I am not a western fan but anyone would do great to study Fordās techniques.
On directing he famously said (paraphrasing) when you know whether the horizon should be at the top or the bottom of the screen youāre a director.
My favorite Ford is probably The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Also love My Darling Clementine, How Green Was My Valley, and The Quiet Man.
I never saw Valance but it looked like a good one.
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The MCU fanatics got pressed that EEAAO became the greatest multiverse film of all time and had to review bomb it to oblivion.
I love this film and would comfortably rank it in the upper tier of best picture winners for the 21st century.
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That movieās fine. In Oscars context itās just the movie that stole the rightful Oscars out from under The Banshees of Inisherin and Tar.
I have good news for you:
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is now available on Netflix, co-starring the guy from one of the movies you mention.
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I head from a couple of peaks blinders fans the movie is not good.
Iām a Peaky Blinders fan and the movie wasnāt great, but it wasnāt bad. Iād have preferred another TV season, but one of the main cast members dying in real life during the last season really changed the trajectory of where the show could go after that.
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Went to this again today. Still love it deeply. However, this time I went to a normal theatre instead of IMAX. It was my regular theatre. A modern, few years old, high tech theatre where I have seen a hundred movies or something.
And oh boy what a difference. It was sooooo dark! So bad that it was hard to see some of the action. It made the whole film seem duller and less full of life. It materially hurt the experience.
This is the first time Iāve seen and IMAX and normal screening so close together so either,
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they really are this different and I didnāt understand the difference
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the regular theatre is not tuned properly, but I think I would have noticed during one of the many other films Iāve seen there
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and maybe most likely (?) there is something about how this film is being screened in smaller theatres?
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As great in Keoghan was in Banshees, I definitely donāt go around watching movies because of him. Thatās a one-way ticket to watching shit like Saltburn.
I donāt think imax should make a difference to the brightness of the picture. Probably a problem with the second theater.
Possible for sure but Iāve seen so many movies there. I thought it was interesting wiper noted how dark it was for him too.
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There is something so odd about how keoghan looks that I find it endlessly distracting. Canāt really watch him him anything.
It definitely wouldnāt make my top half of 21st century BP winners. It probably escapes the bottom quarter, but only because they decided a few times to crown completely undeserving stuff like Green Book and Nomadland.
Had no problem with it winning, but thatās because I wasnāt really feeling any of the nominees that year.
man see? i walked out of there making an eye appointment 
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Pretty sure Iād take Green Book over EEAAO, but I havenāt seen either one in some time now (and only have seen each one once).
This is hands down the hottest take ever posted itt. 
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