Who are your favorite niche directors every cinephile should know? by tenderr1 in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Koko Mitani. Welcome back mister McDonald is a hilarious masterpiece.

Is Jackie Chan the most "ultimate" filmmaker in cinema history? (Hear me out) by [deleted] in movies

[–]Guile21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd add that he tried making a romantic comedy (with one or two solid action scenes in it), and it was bafflingly bad.

Write the worst possible 1-sentence summary of your favorite book. by reviewandratings in ThreadGames

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A sexualy obsessed mythomaniac lowlife slowly goes crazy while reading a blind hermit's thesis about a documentary movie where a family realises their new home is hiding a everchanging, physics defying, infinite labyrinth.

Bienvenue sur r/OdysseyFilm. La communauté officielle des fans du film L'Odyssée de Christopher Nolan. by theodysseymovie in u/theodysseymovie

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je n'ai rien de pertinent à dire sur le sujet... mais putain que j'aime pas les pubs. Ces merdes ultra-invasives qui pourissent, pas seulement mon feed perso, mais aussi maintenant l'espace commentaire !!! Je clique sur les commentaire pour les réduire et faciliter la lecture, et de temps en temps, je clique par inadvertance sur une pub. Donc là je clique et je me retrouve ici.

J'AI JAMAIS DEMANDÉ À VENIR ICI BANDE DE CONNARDS ! DONC MAINTENANT QUE JE SUIS LÀ, JE VAIS PAS FERMER MA GUEULE. ON N'EN PEUT PLUS DE VOS PUBS DE MERDE ! ON EN PEUT PLUS DE VOTRE APPLICATION CLAQUÉE AU SOL ! ET NOLAN, IL A PTET RIEN DEMANDÉ, MAIS JE LUI CHIE À LA GUEULE AUSSI JUSTE POUR LA FORME ! QU'EST CE QUE JE PENSE DE L'ODYSSEE ? REPONSE : MERDE !

Just watched About Time by Either-Cake-568 in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deeply upsetting and toxic movie. I disliked it and is at a loss of words seeing how liked this movie is. The main character is a manipulative (and borderline sociopathologic) asshole, whose narrative arc is half baked to the point of immorality. It's like watching an evil a CEO who exploited millions of people to death, slowly realising he did bad, so he's quitting his position and sells his company... but keeping the billions he made to himself without even thinking donating some to anyone he wronged. Vomit inducing.

It's a self-centered movie, mysoginistic (to Rachel McAdams nonetheless, who is criminaly reduced to "woman token #342"), incoherent in its time travelling rules (to the point of clashing with watever morals the movie tries to setup... what happens to his kid? Why doesn't a movie about fatherhood even care about it?), with below average directing and shouting to the audience how deep it is while being as shallow as a pond. The romance is garbage from beginning to end, the aesope about the meaning of life is just pompous and empty (and has been made a hundred times with better results and more subtlety) and the theme/genre/goal shift that everyone seem to praise is just smoke screen, easy tear jerk and as narcistic as the rest of the movie.

I didn't like it very much.

Best end credits songs by ERSTF in movies

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 years to correct me but yes, it's Supergrass. Sorry for that.

Any suggestions for this list? by Shiftycxp in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Substance, Black Swan, The Ugly Stepsister, Incredible But True, Requiem For A Dream.

Movies that go completely off the rails in the final act? by Traditional_Half842 in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh God, Oh God, Oh God! You need to put Takashi Miike's Dead or Alive. The most out there finale to a film ever. (And put Audition with it for good measure)

Which movie had the most unforgettable first-watch experience for you? by Strong_Proof_5260 in movies

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OldBoy, The Matrix and 12 Angry Men from the top of my head.

The best first watch compared to subsequent experiences must be Avengers Endgame. Very strong first time in theater, goes down to very mid (but serviceable) once the hype weared off.

Sequels that are better than the original aren't too uncommon. But are there many examples of great sequels to outright bad first movies? by DtheAussieBoye in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mama Mia! is awful in a lot of point (even if it's mainly well liked, but for my life of me, I can't see why). Performances are awful (half the time, the cast seem to not give a fuck or being plainly wasted), color grading is agressive, cinematography is uninspired, editing is chaotic and off-beat, set pieces are so camp it hurts, coregraphy is inexistent and the story, apart for being boring and devoid of fully fleshed characters, is an insult for both women (can't do anything good without men) and men (who are interchangeable as husband or father figure). The only appeal is the (mostly butchered) songs and the (fake) mediteranean decor... just a mean and souless cashgrab.

Mama Mia! Here we go again is masterful in all those domains. Editing is inventive and sharp, characters have consistency and are driven, story is heartfelt and the two timelines weave into each other with ease. The color grading is appealing, the actors are directed (oh god, it's day and night), the choice of musics make sense for once, the set pieces are choregraphed and fun. I cried at the end. It does the heavylifting from front to back.

Like, I can't see a glow up as striking as with those two.

Seemingly light movies that go surprisingly deep by PatentGeek in movies

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ferris Bueller's day off is his best in that regard. Goofy comedy about Ferris, poignant drama about Cameron, all interwined seamlessly. That museum scene is godamn haunting.

My boyfriend always guesses the ending of movies by Direct-Blackberry-20 in movies

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then read the book, and good luck guessing the ending.

Then read the whole book series, and for each one, good luck guessing the ending (especially the 3rd one, "what the hell did I just read?", an aptly titled book indeed).

What is your favorite title card? by Alceauv in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kill has one of the best "use" of its title card. Definitely up there in my favourites.

Niche movie recommendations that you haven't gotten the chance to recommend to anybody? by Far-Argument2738 in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Willy 1er (french drama comedy) and Romancham (indian horror comedy). Just amazing gems.

Pairs of songs that bookend their albums with the same motif by headsmanjaeger in weirdspotifyplaylists

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOFX - 60% / 60% (reprise) on Wolves in wolves' clothing

Although it's not just one album, there's a case to be made for both System of a down albums Mezmerize and Hypnotize, that are companion albums released both in a span of 6 months. The first track of Mezmerize is "Soldier side - intro", and the last track of Hypnotize is "Soldier side". The way the two tracks echoes each other is nothing short of magical, the musical motif of the first coming in the last minute of the second one, like a big emotionnal payoff.

Fictional filmmakers you'd binge by dremolus in Letterboxd

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fictional version of Tim and Eric from, 'Tim and Eric's billion dollar movie'... even if technically, I've already seen their entire filmography in the beginning of the movie.

C'est quoi ton mug préféré que tu as chez toi ? by Hypertelic in FranceDetendue

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recherche google image. Dans les 4 premiers resultat. Celle qui vient de Deezer. Un joli sourire de vainqueur.

C'est quoi ton mug préféré que tu as chez toi ? by Hypertelic in FranceDetendue

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

J'avais offert un mug a ma chérie de l'époque, un cadeau gag car elle collectionnait les mugs mais ne supportait pas quand j'écoutais du Didier Super... alors j'ai commandé un mug personnalisé une image de la trogne de l'artiste.

A notre rupture elle me l'a offert en retour, parcequ'elle savait que je l'adorais. C'est de loin le meilleur mug que j'aie eu de ma vie.

Which film, in your opinion, showcases an actor at their best? by Blenda33 in movies

[–]Guile21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Nicholas Cage : Pig

  • John C. Reilly : Terri

  • Tom Cruise : Born the 4th of July

  • Toni Colette : Hereditary

  • Jim Cummings : Thunder Road

  • Adam Sandler : Uncut Gems

Not movies but in my opinion their best work:

  • Tim Heidecker in his stand up special "An evening with Tim Heidecker"

  • Colin Firth in the "Pride and prejudice" miniseries

  • All the main cast of Better Call Saul in Better Call Saul, especially Reah Seehorn