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chris

chris

Glass Onion

An absolut blast of a movie. Fun and entertaining. It's like a love letter to Agatha Christie (especially Hercule Poirot stories) and a parody of these type of movies. Similiar to "Clue" or a more serious "Murder by Death". Daniel Craig even wears a similiar bathing attire Peter Ustinov wears in "The evil under the sun" and the music is similiar too.

The movie has also funny cameos of Angela Lansbury, Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Grant, Serena Williams and many more.

The main cast is awesome and you will really hate Edward Norton's character, who is not unlike certain tech bros that should not be named.

I wonder if we get another Knives out mystery movie in the future if this one is successful enough.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

chris said:
Glass Onion

An absolut blast of a movie. Fun and entertaining. It's like a love letter to Agatha Christie (especially Hercule Poirot stories) and a parody of these type of movies. Similiar to "Clue" or a more serious "Murder by Death". Daniel Craig even wears a similiar bathing attire Peter Ustinov wears in "The evil under the sun" and the music is similiar too.

The movie has also funny cameos of Angela Lansbury, Stephen Sondheim, Hugh Grant, Serena Williams and many more.

The main cast is awesome and you will really hate Edward Norton's character, who is not unlike certain tech bros that should not be named.

I wonder if we get another Knives out mystery movie in the future if this one is successful enough.
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We're getting at least one more, since Netflix ordered Knives Out 2 AND 3 at the same time.
 
Shawn

Shawn

Something that I feel needs to be really acknowledged with Glass Onion is how different the narrative is from the first one despite the same writer/director. There is a twist in both films that are both very different and ingenious.
 
Krisken

Krisken

Shawn said:
Something that I feel needs to be really acknowledged with Glass Onion is how different the narrative is from the first one despite the same writer/director. There is a twist in both films that are both very different and ingenious.
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Yeah, he has talked about that. The second movie was very much influenced by the pandemic and his desire to be somewhere nice and not be cooped up.
 
Tress

Tress

Violent Night

Ever want to see Santa fuck up some criminals with a sledgehammer? It was stupid, fun, didn’t take itself seriously one bit, and was thoroughly entertaining.
 
evilmike

evilmike

Tress said:
Violent Night

Ever want to see Santa fuck up some criminals with a sledgehammer? It was stupid, fun, didn’t take itself seriously one bit, and was thoroughly entertaining.
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After all the years of a similar debate, the main question I have "Should Violent Night be considered a Die Hard movie?"
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Luck (2022)

I was in the mood for something light, so gave this a chance last night.

Ehhhh, it was...fine, I guess? The animation was nice, the characters were cute. But it felt like two thirds of the movie was just explaining the magical world. Which normally would be fine, but in this case it was just exposition, move along to next part, exposition, etc. It felt less like a movie and more like a tour.

They kinda stuck the landing, though. Everything came together in a sweet, mildly satisfying way. I'm glad I didn't pay to see it and likely won't ever watch it again, but I don't necessarily regret spending the time to watch it.
 
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chris

chris

Dave said:
3 are basically A Christmas Carol. Yet you left out the Muppets Christmas Carol. And Anna and the Apocalypse.

For shame.
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What are the three Christmas Carol movies? The only ones I put in are Scrooged and Muppets Christmas Carol. I haven't watched Anna and the Apocalypse.
 
Dave

Dave

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I liked it well enough but not nearly as well as others here. I thought the satire was REALLY heavy handed. Like, over the head with a mallet kind of heavy handed. Yeah, there were a lot of parts worth watching and I'll absolutely watch it again, but only to see some things I missed.

But yeah, a decent enough movie if you can stand the movie's maker not giving you any credit.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Dave said:
I liked it well enough but not nearly as well as others here. I thought the satire was REALLY heavy handed. Like, over the head with a mallet kind of heavy handed. Yeah, there were a lot of parts worth watching and I'll absolutely watch it again, but only to see some things I missed.

But yeah, a decent enough movie if you can stand the movie's maker not giving you any credit.
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We're in an age where if you try to use subtlety, then people like Ben Shapiro don't understand you're making fun of them. That he hated the movie means they did their job.

In fact, I would even go so far as to say that the fact we are in a post subtlety world is one of the major themes of the movie. Everyone is looking for complexity but it's really just straight forward
 
Dirona

Dirona

Glass Onion (Netflix)
Goofy, well acted, well paced, even pretty well written. Generally just a great popcorn movie, with a side of totally un-subtle satire.
Definitely felt like a modern call-back to Poirot at times, in the best way.

Absolutely would recommend. And Craig/Blanc has some excellent lines.

Avatar: Way of Water (in theatre)
Very pretty. Not so much plot as it gets in the way of the pretty. What plot there is, is predictable and heavy handed. Your brain does not need to be engaged in order to enjoy this film. And in fact, if you pay too much attention, that would probably detract.

As someone with some claustrophibia and a deep fear of drowning, there are some scenes near the end that may be a problem if you have similar issues.

If you got a movie gift card for XMas, this is a reasonable use of it.
 
Dave

Dave

Staff member
I think my biggest issue with Glass Onion is the tonal shift from the first one. The original was a pretty serious movie while this one was very much a comedy. If you were expecting drama it could be a bit of a shock to the system.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

I recently introduced my best friend to Gremlins and Gremlins 2. They loved them both.

But now that I've watched them back to back for the first time in a long time, I can safely say that I like the sequel more. It's tonally more consistent, the creature redesigns are fantastic. And once it gets going, it's a non-stop gag-a-minute freight train of comedy. The visual gags alone are great, with the gremlins doing all sorts of ridiculous things, but there are a ton of one-liners that you might miss if you aren't paying attention, like the PA system.

Don't get me wrong. I ADORE the first one. It's iconic. And half of 2's jokes don't work without the set up and knowledge of the first one. But I feel like GREMLINS 2 doesn't get as much love at it deserves.

Plus, it's one of those times where Hollywood executives had little to no oversight. Joe Dante would only sign on if had full creative control. And execs amazingly gave it to him. It's every director's dream and he made full use of that creative control.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

ThatNickGuy said:
I recently introduced my best friend to Gremlins and Gremlins 2. They loved them both.

But now that I've watched them back to back for the first time in a long time, I can safely say that I like the sequel more. It's tonally more consistent, the creature redesigns are fantastic. And once it gets going, it's a non-stop gag-a-minute freight train of comedy. The visual gags alone are great, with the gremlins doing all sorts of ridiculous things, but there are a ton of one-liners that you might miss if you aren't paying attention, like the PA system.

Don't get me wrong. I ADORE the first one. It's iconic. And half of 2's jokes don't work without the set up and knowledge of the first one. But I feel like GREMLINS 2 doesn't get as much love at it deserves.

Plus, it's one of those times where Hollywood executives had little to no oversight. Joe Dante would only sign on if had full creative control. And execs amazingly gave it to him. It's every director's dream and he made full use of that creative control.
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(This is only a tease, because I like Gremlins 2 also)


Or, if you're in Canada
 
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ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Tinwhistler said:
laaaaame.
I popped my VPN to a Canadian server, and found a link that hopefully works and edited my post.
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Heh, I've seen that skit before but I love it. Apparently, that's part of what the creative process was like. When they were making the movie, and coming up with a lot the quick visual gags, they passed a hat around and let people write whatever crazy idea they could think of. And tried to implement as many as possible. That's where you get stuff like gremlins doing a conga line.
 
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Shawn

Shawn

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

2022 was a rather tame year for animation. Turning Red was okay but fared far better than Pixar’s other film this year: Lighthear. Strange World was basically a Disney throwaway film. Most everything that came out this year hasn’t been very impressive. Then at the very last moment we get Puss In Boots. I’ve hear Del Toro’s Pinocchio is also a sight to behold and I will get around to that. But I absolutely have to praise Puss in Boots here for now.
It’s got fantastic animation, beautiful backgrounds, and quite a bit of feels. Surprisingly the humor takes a bit of a backseat here. It’s funny, but it’s also quite emotional when it needs to be. It also gets really dark at times too. Like “is my kiddo doing okay right now?” kinda dark.
Plot gist is Puss is on his last life and teams up with Kitty Soft Paws and a therapy dog (who may be the best character in the film) to race for a wishing star against Jack Horner and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The usual subversion and reinvention of fairy tales that are common with the Shrek universe are plentiful here. Goldilocks and the bears are a British crime family and Jack Horner is a Pie Empire magnate with an affinity for magical objects. There is an another villain, a bounty hunter, that has to be one of the most terrifying and well designed characters in the film.
This may be one of my favorite films from Dreamworks, and it really somehow keeps up with the studio’s ability to make sequels to their films work even better than the first (Shrek 2. Kung Fu Panda 2. How to Train Your Dragon 2.).
I highly recommend this one if you have kids or just like animation.
 
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