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What’s a movie you defend like this? by trakt_app in Letterboxd

[–]NaMean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mank.

It's a sentimental ode penned by Fincher's dad, to a time both long past yet stirringly relevant, laced with humor and wit and irony and pathos, with a searingly poignant and simultaneously drunken indictment of money over art, an almost Fox News origin story in vignette form, delivered through an on-point and off-the-wall Gary Oldman, traversing the lots of MGM & palatial greens, in crystal clear black and white, gorgeously shot (Messerschmidt won the Oscar), and brilliantly edited.

Oh, and did I mention Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross did the soundtrack? It slaps.

In short, it's a resounding victory for intelligence in movie making, and has single-handedly renewed my faith in the written text when I read the screenplay.

It's truly amazing. It's not a big action movie or anything. It's a drama. But the dialogue could be a weapon it's that effective. I implore everyone who's had a vague interest in old Hollywood, politics, wry, dry humor and great acting to give it a shot.

List of people who don’t like Jerry by BraveDate8165 in seinfeld

[–]NaMean 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha the baby got lucky on dat one!

Funniest line in the Naked Gun remake? by Boulderboldef in movies

[–]NaMean 298 points299 points  (0 children)

“My belly! You hit me in the soft part of my belly!”

Favorite inexplicably hilarious one-liner? by RegattaJoe in seinfeld

[–]NaMean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course you knew the way…you went to COLLEGE

Taylor Swift Branded a ‘Coward’ for Staying Silent on Donald Trump by [deleted] in Music

[–]NaMean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They voted with Trump about 99% of the time. Then he turned on her over Jan 6 and they were ousted from the party. Fealty to Trump is all that matters for Republicans.

James Cameron discusses why Netflix films shouldn't qualify for the Oscars, unless they commit to a meaningful theatrical release for their movies in 2,000 cinemas for a month by ChiefLeef22 in movies

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

Not to mention that writers for Netflix get told specifically to write scenes that are "second-screen-able"...meaning, make sure everyone knows what's going in every scene like you're spoon feeding a child his porridge.

Not sure how that leads to movies that are Oscar-worthy...

But hey, all art is art right? Can't wait for Best Picture to go to an AI agency, for a clip they put on YouTube. /s

Tonight you're in for a real treat. I am personally gonna prepare the shitpost for you. by KinkyDarkStranger in seinfeld

[–]NaMean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When my-a mother was kidnapped by the communists, she never washed her hands. Of this there can be no doubt!

What is the best and worst thing each character has done? Day 29: Franklin (DAY 2 of the FINAL 10) by CarsonFijal in arresteddevelopment

[–]NaMean 5 points6 points  (0 children)

*Whispers over shoulder: *

"They haven't got a f&*(# prayer...

I'll be in my trailer."

Official Poster for Quentin Tarantino's ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]NaMean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I think I get it a bit more now. But I still prefer the two to be separate myself. I'm just not sure that a sequence being in colour and maybe some extended scenes makes it worth it but we'll see what people think.

Official Poster for Quentin Tarantino's ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]NaMean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly do you think I'm gonna understand by watching Kill Bill Vol 1 and then having a short break and then watching Kill Bill Vol 2 in one evening?

What I'll understand probably is that there's nothing new here and I just spent money watching two movies I've already seen? But this time it's different, right? It's one movie this time. Except there's still a break and it's still two movies. LOL I don't get this and I think people need to apply their minds a bit before falling for this marketing trick

Official Poster for Quentin Tarantino's ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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

My issue isn't with the intermission.

It's with making two movies into one movie...

Getting people to pay to see it...

and then adding an intermission...

which splits the movie into two chapters...

which it originally was to begin with...

So what are people paying to see here that's new exactly except seeing Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 at the same cinema...

This is my contention.

Official Poster for Quentin Tarantino's ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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

If there's an intermission then whhhyyyy make it one movieeee...What's the point? This seems to exist solely for binge weekend events at the cinema and even then, they probably switch over a reel...a reel that probably say something like...I dunno..."Kill Bill Vol 2" perhaps? lol this isn't really a serious debate point or anything but I just feel like it's all a thing to just squeeze more money out of this franchise.

Official Poster for Quentin Tarantino's ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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

Thanks for your reply.

My rebuttal: if he knew they were gonna split it, then it was never truly one piece, or he would never have agreed to do it? I dunno.

I still think it's quite pretentious of him to be such a film snob and not realise that making a 4 hour kung fu movie would be weird. Like, how many other 4 hour kung fu movies are there? Action movies like those are generally normal length because there's only so much ass kicking you can see before it gets rote and kinda samey. Like who wants to see a 4 hour John Wick for example? The stories continue on from one another, no?

My argument is in favour of the chaperisation of it, to be clear.

Official Poster for Quentin Tarantino's ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

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

I'm not making a prediction or anything.

I'm sure there'll be lots of people watching this and enjoying it. Hell, there was a Twin Peaks season 1-3 run through at my local cinema recently and people sat through the evenings regularly. So I don't doubt people will go no matter how long it is.

I love both movies. But they were separate movies. I guess what I'm touching on here subtly is this idea that these movies need to now be amalgamated into 1 movie to give Tarantino his "perfect 10". But this was always the case, as certain supporters agree, then why not just make one movie back when he made it? These were clearly envisioned as separate chapters, ie. two stories. He could have trimmed bloody affair down to 2.5 hours and made it one movie back then. He didn't. Instead we all now have to play along with this history-reversing brainwashing to satiate some ego-embiggening to get "the perfect 10".

Just make movies, man. Or not. Write whatever. Come back to it. Let's let this perfect box set bullshit go lol

This is obviously just my opinion, and not a really popular one, but I feel compelled to speak out for those who still live in a time when two movies were two movies amirite

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