Movie What's the last movie you saw? (7)

[Beerfish]

Really? I loved it, so much fun. Great film.

I guess we have different ideas on what fun and great mean. If it wasn't for the actual stunts it would have been a 4 from me.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Sean's top 100 of 2024 for all my Fennessey heads https://boxd.it/spJ1w

Good to see Red Rooms top 10, such an amazing and underseen movie.

I have a feeling Brutalist is his new Babylon....and I'm not falling for it again

 

[raskolnikov]

You Can't Run Forever

I watched this because I like JK Simmons as an actor. It was dreadful though and not even sure why I watched the whole thing.

1/10

 

[Beerfish]

You Can't Run Forever

I watched this because I like JK Simmons as an actor. It was dreadful though and not even sure why I watched the whole thing.

1/10

Did you write this review rask?

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Rewatched The Northman (2022) in preparation of Nosferatu.
I absolutely loved it first time round, didn't hit as hard 2nd time but but still pretty great, I understand more now why it gets mixed reactions.
Still wish I had seen this in the cinema.

 

[Sketi]

Nosferatu

Eggers' most well crafted and possibly most accessible movie yet, given it's a handsome period piece with great production design and dialogue you can actually understand. That being said, it still contains plenty of deranged shit to satisfy the fans of his off-kilter filmography. I'm not a huge fan of original filmmakers turning to IP generally, but this material is absolutely perfect for him.

Also shout-out to the marketing of this moving for putting out really good and restrained trailers. They left all the main images of Nosferatu out of the trailers which meant they were still really impactful by the time you watch the actual film.

Skarsgard, Depp and of course Defoe all killed it.

9/10

 

[raskolnikov]

Did you write this review rask?
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No. But it echoes my sentiments precisely.

 

[offtherails9]

Nosferatu

Eggers' most well crafted and possibly most accessible movie yet, given it's a handsome period piece with great production design and dialogue you can actually understand. That being said, it still contains plenty of deranged shit to satisfy the fans of his off-kilter filmography. I'm not a huge fan of original filmmakers turning to IP generally, but this material is absolutely perfect for him.

Also shout-out to the marketing of this moving for putting out really good and restrained trailers. They left all the main images of Nosferatu out of the trailers which meant they were still really impactful by the time you watch the actual film.

Skarsgard, Depp and of course Defoe all killed it.

9/10

Awesome. Planning on seeing this Sunday.

 

[BEaston]

I haven’t seen any of the directors movies so maybe I’ll try Lighthouse and if I like it I’ll go catch Nosferatu.

Lighthouse is probably his least accessible movie. I enjoyed it, but it's quite weird. Depending on your tastes, but maybe go with the northman first up.

 

[Cruyff14]

I guess we have different ideas on what fun and great mean. If it wasn't for the actual stunts it would have been a 4 from me.

Yeah fair enough.

I just found it a very fun and enjoyable film. Loved it.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Nosferatu:

Won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but I enjoyed it for what it was, will give it a 6.5/10.

 

[Beerfish]

Yeah fair enough.

I just found it a very fun and enjoyable film. Loved it.

I read an imdb review which distilled my feelings quite well. It basically said it had great stunts and action and stuff it just would've been nice if they'd spent another hour or so on the storyline for those of us who like those too.

 

[phantom13]

I read an imdb review which distilled my feelings quite well. It basically said it had great stunts and action and stuff it just would've been nice if they'd spent another hour or so on the storyline for those of us who like those too.

I’m not gonna do my usual contrarian thing here cause whilst I enjoyed it I actually completely agree with you.

It was made on a single page outline script completely reliant on the chemistry of its leads and whilst they are good, they’re also really really weird in it. It’s completely hit or miss.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Closer

Did I like it? I dunno. Brutal Clive Owen was ****ing compelling. And Pink Wig Natalie Portman was heavenly. But ****. Awful, awful people, the lot of them.

 

[Sketi]

Awesome. Planning on seeing this Sunday.

I'm sure it will divide plenty (which Eggers film hasn't?). It's surprisingly horny which I guess may put off some... but if you've enjoyed any of his stuff before I can't see why you wouldn't dig this.

 

[Sketi]

Lighthouse is probably his least accessible movie. I enjoyed it, but it's quite weird. Depending on your tastes, but maybe go with the northman first up.

I'd go The Witch personally but I agree that The Lighthouse might be the toughest entry point.

I'd rank them:

The Witch
Nosferatu
The Lighthouse
The Northman

Pretty incredible first 4 movies for a director

 

[Warsaw]

Monster - Hirokazu Kore-eda's (Shoplifters, Broker) latest, about a young boy who starts behaving erratically, and his mother who starts putting the blame at a teacher at his school. A film with a few things on it mind, amongst them perception and context. It takes some time for the story to piece itself together, for better or worse. Kore-eda is undefeated at extracting amazing performances out of kids. Dedicated to the goat Ryuichi Sakamoto, his final scored film. 8/10

Nosferatu - Have only seen clips of Murnau's 1922 original, of which this is a direct adaption of. But the story of Nosferatu/Dracula is familiar to anyone who's read Bram Stoker's text, watched Coppola's film or seen any of the numerous adaptations that have been mined from it.

Which is to say, aside from this Nosferatu looking, feeling, and sounding like the most Eggers movie imaginable, I found there was precious little to respond to beyond admiring the meticulous artistry on display. Kept thinking about The Witch whilst watching it (superior in almost every way except the budget) and how the vision is deftly supported by the execution. Nosferatu might just be execution.

 

[Beerfish]

Enemy. Jake Gyllenhaal. Picked it because I don't think I've ever seen a bad film he's been in and I'd never heard of it (2013). Got to the end and thought wtaf did we just watch? We looked at each other when it ended and were like wtf? Is that it? I did like it but I didn't understand it until we looked up an explanation. Then it all clicked and I felt like rating it even higher. Basic premise is he finds his doppelganger in a random movie and tracks him down. Weirdness ensues. 7.5/10.

 

[peternorth]

Mufasa: The Lion King

Excellent movie. A real tear jerker at times. Fantastic photo-realistically animation.

With the world so divided politically and at times in sport (Border-Gavaskar series), this movie shows us that if animals who are literally in a dog eat dog world can co-habitat, then humans can too

 

[JackOutback]

Wolfs… took advantage of Apple’s free weekend to start watching some of their original movies. Brad Pitt and George Clooney play two ‘fixers’, lone wolfs who can make any problem disappear, forced to work together as an incident gets more complicated. Directed by Doug Lima, there’s a touch of his first movie Go, mixed with the cool of Ocean’s Eleven, but not as frantic. Relies on the chemistry of the two leads and it works early, pretty cool and amusing, before petering out towards the end. 6.5/10

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Heretic - didn’t mind Grant’s performance..quite effective. Some good tense moments especially first half of the film, but I thought it went on a bit at times with the religious anecdotes etc. The whole thing in the end a little on the silly side for me - 6/10

 

[BEaston]

Enemy. Jake Gyllenhaal. Picked it because I don't think I've ever seen a bad film he's been in and I'd never heard of it (2013). Got to the end and thought wtaf did we just watch? We looked at each other when it ended and were like wtf? Is that it? I did like it but I didn't understand it until we looked up an explanation. Then it all clicked and I felt like rating it even higher. Basic premise is he finds his doppelganger in a random movie and tracks him down. Weirdness ensues. 7.5/10.

Great movie. One of Villenueve's best IMO.

 

[Sketi]

Nosferatu - Have only seen clips of Murnau's 1922 original, of which this is a direct adaption of. But the story of Nosferatu/Dracula is familiar to anyone who's read Bram Stoker's text, watched Coppola's film or seen any of the numerous adaptations that have been mined from it.

Which is to say, aside from this Nosferatu looking, feeling, and sounding like the most Eggers movie imaginable, I found there was precious little to respond to beyond admiring the meticulous artistry on display. Kept thinking about The Witch whilst watching it (superior in almost every way except the budget) and how the vision is deftly supported by the execution. Nosferatu might just be execution.

Bram Stoker's Dracula is on my list to watch next. Looks like it will be a good comparison point.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Dirty Harry

Awesome

 

[Beerfish]

I know what you're thinking.. did he give it 5 stars or only 4?