I think the unrealism is a you thing, because I have judges in my cases at work who talk like that, even though DiCaprio is supposedly doing a George circa 1880s-style of accent. I don't think the judges are that old, but it's an actual accent. You might not be acquainted with it because there's like 30 different southern accents, so pinning a single one as the southern accent of the U.S. is impossible. It certainly isn't what you'd hear in Alabama or Virginia. Still, it shouldn't be dismissed as unrealistic.I have this hang up about bad southern accents, and Leo's is one of the worst I've heard. It really pulls me right out of the movie.
Well, putting on a show does sound like the judges in my cases.Man I've lived all over this country and was born and raised in the south. Never heard anyone who wasn't trying to put on a show talk like that. My high school principle talked like it and everyone giggled at him behind his back for putting on the hollywood accent. I mean I'm far from the only person to feel that way about the Hollywood southern accent. If the word ends in an ER sound and they pronounce it as "iya" it's a red flag to me.
Hang on. Sam Jackson does that. I'd decided to watch the making of DVD and in a clip just now, he pronounces "here" as "he-ya".If the word ends in an ER sound and they pronounce it as "iya" it's a red flag to me.
Leo's character in the movie is putting on a show literally every second he's on screen in the movieNever heard anyone who wasn't trying to put on a show talk like that.
Leo's character in the movie is putting on a show literally every second he's on screen in the movie
To be fair, he don't want no trouble.I have been watching some movies lately where Jackie Chan hurts a lot of people. Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike (Police Story 4??), Project A, etc...
I love me some Jackie Chan. Rumble in the Bronx always will have a soft spot in my heart for them trying to pass off Vancouver, complete with mountains in the background, as New York. Twin Dragons was decent, and Rush Hour is a guilty pleasure. Even Shanghai Noon wasn't that bad. But when it comes to favorite Jackie Chan movies, I always fall back on Legend of Drunken Master.I have been watching some movies lately where Jackie Chan hurts a lot of people. Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike (Police Story 4??), Project A, etc...
It's hard to go wrong with pre-Hollywood Jackie ChanI have been watching some movies lately where Jackie Chan hurts a lot of people. Rumble in the Bronx, First Strike (Police Story 4??), Project A, etc...
Even hollywood Jackie was pretty good, so long as you steer clear of sequels.It's hard to go wrong with pre-Hollywood Jackie Chan
My favorite part of The Myth was in the outtakes, when Jackie's filming a fight scene atop an elevated platform, slips, and goes tumbling down like twenty feet of set. Everyone frantically rushes over, but Jackie just gets up, doesn't even bother brushing off the dust, he just climbs back up the twenty feet of set for another go at the scene.I like a lot if Jackie's older stuff, but I also really enjoyed 2005's The Myth, which I don't think got a US release. Not quite as frantic as some of his older stuff, but a nice mix of action, drama and some comedy.
They probably left it out of the movie because it's really dumb in the book.Horns
Decent movie, I suppose, though it drags on a bit in the second act, and the climax is rather underwhelming. Also, the horns are never really explained. Had to look up the Wikipedia article of the novel to see where they came from.
I honestly feel like this movies stands up. It's funny when it needs to be, it's serious when it should be, the fights are realistic enough to feel a bit gritty at times (especially the one against Shredder) despite the slapstick, and it has a bit of an emotional heart. Compare this to the new one by Bay and it's clear which is the better movie.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The stuff I liked as a kid is dumb now, but there's a bunch of stuff I didn't even notice that I like as an adult.
The emotional stuff surprised me, especially the campfire meditation scene. It was pretty much a goodbye.I honestly feel like this movies stands up. It's funny when it needs to be, it's serious when it should be, the fights are realistic enough to feel a bit gritty at times (especially the one against Shredder) despite the slapstick, and it has a bit of an emotional heart. Compare this to the new one by Bay and it's clear which is the better movie.
Here's another comparison to make: compare the 90's turtle series with the new one on Nick. The one on Nick is heads and tails better, proving once again that our TV sucked as kids.
Well yeah the new series has good animation and story telling, while the nineties one had awful animatronics and she who shall not be named.I honestly feel like this movies stands up. It's funny when it needs to be, it's serious when it should be, the fights are realistic enough to feel a bit gritty at times (especially the one against Shredder) despite the slapstick, and it has a bit of an emotional heart. Compare this to the new one by Bay and it's clear which is the better movie.
Here's another comparison to make: compare the 90's turtle series with the new one on Nick. The one on Nick is heads and tails better, proving once again that our TV sucked as kids.
Let me guess, great visuals, Michael Caine, and a story hampered by an ending so terrible it makes the rest of movie less enjoyable?did I miss the Interstellar thread?
since woof. That was bad.
Let me guess, great visuals, Michael Caine, and a story hampered by an ending so terrible it makes the rest of movie less enjoyable?
but it wouldn't be a Christopher Nolan film without Michael Caine.Kinda sounds like Contact, if you swap out Michael Caine for Matthew McConaughey.