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Old 05-19-2023, 01:14 PM   #14921
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“Buck And The Preacher” - 3.5/4

One of the very few Westerns to appropriately treat African American perceptions in the post-Abolition world. Sidney Poitier directs and stars alongside Harry Belafonte and it is a marvellous piece of movie magic that seems to have been critically overlooked and somewhat forgotten by the public.
I loved every minute of it and while it does have its issues, it’s a perfect companion piece to “The Scalphunters” in that it refuses to patronise the viewer or the subject at the heart of the film. It almost defies genre in the way it flies between drama and farce but it is too grounded in seriousness to be accused of being more than a dramatic anti-western with some fine comic relief to keep you sane while watching.

Harry Belafonte is extremely likeable in this film, and it made me realise that I need to dig into his filmography for more. Sidney Poitier must have been proud of directing this and probably quite disappointed with the lack of recognition it received given how well crafted it is across the board.

I highly recommend this film.
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Old 05-19-2023, 01:22 PM   #14922
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“Emperor Of The North Pole” - 3/4

No it’s not about the North Pole, it’s about hoboes riding the rails for free and the train conductor who takes personal offence to it.
Lee Marvin plays top hobo, Borgnine plays the conductor who kills hoboes with a fucking hammer!

This is objectively an insane film even for an anti-establishment story. Keith Carradine plays a young hobo who doesn’t quite get the gist or the point, so it’s not just a hard action drama it is a proper story actually inspired by Jack London’s time hoboeing with “A-No-1” some famous hobo in real life. I doubt they did anything that they do in this film but man is the action tense.

I thoroughly enjoyed it as a weird, random excursion into unfamiliar territory that immediately plunged into brutal violence and sadism. Ernest Borgnine and Lee Marvin are too good to look ridiculous even if they should.
Watch this film, it’s bloody nuts.
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Old 05-19-2023, 09:01 PM   #14923
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Burt Lancaster is always the best thing about every film he was ever in. I cannot get enough of him, and there’s so much left to go.
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Old 05-19-2023, 09:04 PM   #14924
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Currently enjoying “The Swimmer” before I finally watch “Elmer Gantry”. Sometimes it looks like he isn’t even trying, he’s just being himself. George Clooney must love him.
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Old 05-19-2023, 09:19 PM   #14925
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“The Swimmer” is some oddly packaged brilliance. A film about a man who swims through privately owned pools on his way home… like he’s creating a map home through pools.
Psychologically there is something wrong with the hero, he’s swimming away from his past or swimming towards the truth… it feels like it’s too smart for its own good and it probably is. A European idea but with American execution.
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Old 05-19-2023, 09:30 PM   #14926
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Jesus, this film has serious Stepford Wives energy but it’s all pointed at Burt. What do you think you are swimming away from Burt? Most importantly why is it so obvious that you are actually swimming towards it?!
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Great ugliness exists in the reactions of this films incidental characters towards the protagonist. He must be a bad man to some degree, a bad man with a fucked up past that money and swimming pools and booze have hidden him from for years.
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“Mummy says they’ll end up repressed!”

- Nudist geriatric.

One of many great gags in this bizarre but fantastic film.
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I feel a lot like I’m watching a Jodorowsky film with all of the symbolism replaced with literal equivalents or a French film that wasn’t too stuck up it’s own arse. This is a very fine example of Hollywood Philosophy, because it stamps the message on your head and then dares to tell you it used the wrong stamp on purpose.

Infuriatingly enjoyable, transparently philosophical and Burt Lancaster tells middle aged Joan Rivers she has nice hair.
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Old 05-19-2023, 11:10 PM   #14930
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The Swimmer (1968)

This is the fucking stupidest movie ever... Some guy decides he wants to "swim home" by going in various ppl's backyard pools, except he's like some sex pest trying to rape the women. This thing sucks

I found this without searching, just scrolling back through the thread and it so happens somebody else has seen it.

Ossman this is a shameful review. I hope you were just in a bad mood. This film does not venerate its protagonist, it creates a path of opportunity for him to remember his numerous massive indiscretions and debts. It is almost a psychological thriller in that you just keep watching things get worse until the realisation sets in and all is doomed. He is a bad guy who has no idea about it, it is a fucking masterpiece.
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Old 05-19-2023, 11:22 PM   #14931
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Renfield: 8/10

It's almost Warm Bodies without being a love story, mixed with Face/Off and Kill Bill with Nic Cage taking Macho Man levels of coke.
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Old 05-19-2023, 11:35 PM   #14932
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Old 05-21-2023, 03:09 PM   #14933
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Watching "Fall" and I don't think I can finish this. I didn't know I was "afraid" of heights.
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So this movie isn’t bad bad. Some really heartfelt moments.
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Old 05-22-2023, 12:19 AM   #14935
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The Borderlands- 6/10

Mostly a below average found footage movie, but gets a couple extra points for a really great, and unexpected ending.
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So this movie isn’t bad bad. Some really heartfelt moments.
No wonder this movie felt "real"
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That film was recommended by the Critical Drinker. It is on my list of things to watch.
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That film was recommended by the Critical Drinker. It is on my list of things to watch.
Why am I not surprised?
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Do you have a problem with the Critical Drinker, Darlene my lad?
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His grift is very apparent, El Vaq.
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He's 'critical' of aspects of identity politics in TV and film ('the message'), but overall he is fair; I don't think he qualifies as a grifter.
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While I use "grift" loosely, he's definitely catering to a certain segment. To suggest that he's unbiased and fair is baloney.
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Here's a good example of why he attracts certain individuals. Why is it so difficult for people to understand that not everything is being marketed towards them...this show didn't "rock my world" but it has its place. Judging it based on the trailer alone is a stretch. This isn't smart or engaging. It was the popular thing to do at the time. He's merely a spoke in the giant grifter wheel.
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He does sometimes base his videos on trailers rather than wait until the show/film has been released, though later on he usually does a follow up or covers things in his super chats and other vids. Actually, he just released a video based upon the early reviews of Indiana Jones 5, rather than wait until seeing it in the cinema. Therefore, in some regards, he does do some shows/films a disservice.

Even though he does attract the anti-woke people (I probably fall into that category), he seems more disappointed than anything else by how popular franchises/shows/etc have been damaged or downright ruined by lacklustre talent and poor creative choices, coming from a position of both a fan and an actual published writer, who knows (or should know) more about writing interesting characters and logical character development and compelling/smart storylines.
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He does sometimes base his videos on trailers rather than wait until the show/film has been released, though later on he usually does a follow up or covers things in his super chats and other vids. Actually, he just released a video based upon the early reviews of Indiana Jones 5, rather than wait until seeing it in the cinema. Therefore, in some regards, he does do some shows/films a disservice.

Even though he does attract the anti-woke people (I probably fall into that category), he seems more disappointed than anything else by how popular franchises/shows/etc have been damaged or downright ruined by lacklustre talent and poor creative choices, coming from a position of both a fan and an actual published writer, who knows (or should know) more about writing interesting characters and logical character development and compelling/smart storylines.
Which is why calling him "fair" is wrong.

Not every character deserves a strong and compelling backstory. As a pro-wrestling fan, you understand that R-Truth and Lesnar aren't equals. Doesn't mean they cannot coexist in the same space. They both bring different things to the table. I don't care for the women's tag division in WWE. But I understand that some young girl must be heavily invested in the division's storyline and related drama. Not everything is catered to us.
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Watching "C'mon C'mon" tonight. Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal comes across so effortless. I don't like Gaby Hoffman. I don't get her?
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The Drinker is fn great. Maybe you don't agree with his style but he makes tons of logical sense.

I remember watching The Force Awakens and everything just felt off. A while later I found the Drinker and he pretty much summed it all up.
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Critical Drinker is basically Seanny One Ball if he had a YouTube channel so I can understand why GD isn't a fan.
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Which is why calling him "fair" is wrong.

Not every character deserves a strong and compelling backstory. As a pro-wrestling fan, you understand that R-Truth and Lesnar aren't equals. Doesn't mean they cannot coexist in the same space. They both bring different things to the table. I don't care for the women's tag division in WWE. But I understand that some young girl must be heavily invested in the division's storyline and related drama. Not everything is catered to us.
Nah. Nobody is interested in the women’s tag division.
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The Critical Drinker is like most YouTube or pop culture personalities; he’s a caricature of himself. He’s worked out what works, what gets a reaction and views and doubled down on it.
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Watching "C'mon C'mon" tonight. Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal comes across so effortless. I don't like Gaby Hoffman. I don't get her?
I just resumed watching this film. Oof.
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Critical Drinker is basically Seanny One Ball if he had a YouTube channel so I can understand why GD isn't a fan.
Bastard, now I have to watch him to see if there’s any similarity.
Last time I got hammered I ended up watching Mary Poppins and singing along. Later there would be sadder films with more of an “ugly cry” vibe.
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Miller's Crossing (1990) - 8/10

A hard film to rate. I really really enjoyed this but it does feel like its something *I* would enjoy more than *people* would enjoy. The Coen Brothers always write smart scripts and this one is definitely up there near the top of their pile, but maybe its too smart for its own good

The film spends the first act announcing its characters through well written dialogue but doesnt actually allow us to meet manyof the people until later. Or we meet a character once, memorably in all fairness, and that character returns not in personbut in prose later.

And thats kinda the issue if i dare to call it an issue. The film is demanding that you keep up and its probably a big ask for most viewers.

The scenes themselves are brilliantly performed and the dialogue wont let you down but following who are the players and what the throughline is could be tricky and on some level that has to be a mark against the script.

Now personally i really enjoyed watching all these planets orbit around one another and the climax was very very satisfying.

Another thing i enjoyed that i could easily call a negative is the film exists as a meta comedy against the genre of the ganster films of the 30s and 40s. Its never completely serious. The major beats of the script played straight could absolutely work but they play every scene very subtly as a mockery. And i really loved it. But i wonder if that this film is made for my sensibilities and if i recommended it to someone else howd they think about it.

My enjoyment was at minimum a 9/10. But i really wonder if this film is leaving a lot on the table. That if say Scorsese made this film instead if it would be an all time classic. I dunno. I really liked it though.
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Here's a good example of why he attracts certain individuals. Why is it so difficult for people to understand that not everything is being marketed towards them...this show didn't "rock my world" but it has its place. Judging it based on the trailer alone is a stretch. This isn't smart or engaging. It was the popular thing to do at the time. He's merely a spoke in the giant grifter wheel.
His take here is spot on. I dont watch his content though. Once youve heard a dozen of his takes you can suss out his opinions without sitting through his content.

That said grifter he is not. There's no con here. He just disagrees with your world view and is sick of being criticized for not falling in line. That isnt nefarious.

In this day age the most Punk Rock thing you can do is be a traditionalist. And thats all his videos really are. The punk spirit living on. "Dont tell me what to think society."
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Fast X 6/10

The last FF movie I saw was probably number 6, plus the Shaw and Hobbs spin-off. Since FF6, they have ramped up the ridiculousness to 11.

Jason Momoa enjoys himself as the villain and is the best thing about the film.
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Do they go into space again?
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I'm afraid not.
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Literally my 1st thought when i saw they were making a new one was "how do they top muscle cars in space?" Ive only ever seen 2 of those movies. The original and the 1st one with the rock. The original was an ok movie.
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I have seen the first one, the third one and the fourth or fifth one. I think.

I have definitely seen 1&3, big chunks of 2 and either 4 or 5.

1 has the best song, three is the best shit.
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