Sulphur on 22/11/2019 at 05:03
Russian Doll actually takes a bunch of things from a pre-Groundhog Day story in terms of structure. I was impressed with its portrayal of NYC in those ways you mention, and the fact that it's got Natasha Lyonne doing essentially her Orange is the New Black character is another plus. It was a fun ride. I've got some more to say about it, but when I get my head back together probably.
Gryzemuis on 22/11/2019 at 12:08
Quote Posted by demagogue
... I don't know if you could do the speedrun trick for a Tarkovski movie ...
My brain ezploded ...
Why would you wanna do that ? If you want to do that, you can just as well watch something else. Maybe a Transformers movie would be better for you. I heard those are fast, have a lot of action, and there's a hot chick in them. Probably much better than that ancient russian junk. (Anything Russian is bad anyway, right ? Goddamn hackers are the cause of everything wrong in the US. Everything, I tells ya. So don't watch Russian movies. We're not commies after all, are we ?)
demagogue on 22/11/2019 at 14:11
Have you ever actually watched a 6-8 hour movie before, the average length of a Lav Diaz movie? If so, then it's hard to understand how you could equate wanting to watch them in an bit more accessible way as tantamount to watching the Transformers. I mean he could have a 40 minute scene focusing just on a fern and a few wind gusts. It'd be artistic, I'd like meditating on it for the first 15 minutes, but come on... And if you haven't than gtfoh and go watch some so you have some perspective on this.
In my younger days I'd be able to enjoy a 6 hour film straight, but these days I quite literally don't have that kind of time. But even still they are worth seeing in a form I can access. Man, even art has to cater to real life limitations sometimes.
And you missed the whole punchline. You couldn't do it for a Tarkovsky movie. If you're not watching one of his films to take in the full slow ambience then it's kind of pointless to watch it at all (which is different than Diaz). Also they're not quite that ridiculously long and plodding. Diaz makes Tarkovsky look like Michael Bay in comparison.
Gryzemuis on 22/11/2019 at 14:21
The remark about Transformers was a joke, of course. For the rest, I think we agree about Tarkovsky. I just rather not watch a movie, than watch it at 3x the original speed. I just was knocked out for a minute by the idea that someone would do that to Stalker.
henke on 9/12/2019 at 16:01
[video=youtube;ahZFCF--uRY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZFCF--uRY[/video]
Oddly serious tone, tho I like the restraint in this trailer. Doesn't seem like it gives away anything past the early parts of the movie.
[video=youtube;sfM7_JLk-84]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfM7_JLk-84[/video]
Weeeell it certainly looks flashy!
[video=youtube;RxAtuMu_ph4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxAtuMu_ph4[/video]
About time Black Widow got a standalone movie. Probably a good idea to go small-scale after the spectacle that the last 2 Avengers episodes were. Although as much as I like David Harbour, couldn't they give that role to an actual Russian actor?
[video=youtube;Og2vYP7VzUs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og2vYP7VzUs[/video]
Man, this trailer gives away a lot. A handful of character reveals and a pile of what I'm guessing are the best action-shots. Yet it fails to capture my interest. I mean, I'll probably go see the movie no matter what, but still, bad trailer.
Pyrian on 9/12/2019 at 19:34
So, wait, is Wonder Woman 1984 anything to do with Orwell's 1984? Or just, like, set in the 80's?
Renzatic on 9/12/2019 at 19:51
That new Ghostbusters trailer.
...it doesn't look terrible. Given that the entire cast of the original Ghostbusters (sans Harold Ramis for obvious reasons) is making a return to reprise their old roles, I'm very, very cautiously hopeful.
Starker on 9/12/2019 at 20:04
Quote Posted by Renzatic
(sans Harold Ramis for obvious reasons)
As far as you know.
Renzatic on 9/12/2019 at 20:04
Oh, that's right! THIS IS A GHOST MOVIE!
Phatose on 9/12/2019 at 20:26
Quote Posted by Renzatic
That new Ghostbusters trailer.
...it doesn't look terrible. Given that the entire cast of the original Ghostbusters (sans Harold Ramis for obvious reasons) is making a return to reprise their old roles, I'm very, very cautiously hopeful.
It's a movie about ghosts, we're living in the age of CG actor revivals, and it's subtitled
Afterlife. Being dead is not sufficient excuse for Spengler to sit this one out.
edit: Ah, TTLG, where if you take more then 30 seconds to make an obvious quip, someone will beat you to the punch.