Third Eye Film Society Forum Index
Author Message

<  Third Eye Film Forums  ~  Current Film Talk

billyweeds
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:49 am Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
carrobin wrote:
The only guest we had from "Smile" was the head of advertising, and he alienated the whole class when he revealed that their theme would be "Will she go all the way?" featuring the various beauty contestants. It was so far from the film's themes that everyone groaned. I think someone asked if he'd seen the movie. Fortunately, that idea was apparently left on the advertising room floor.


OMG. One of my best friends is an adman and he will be the first to state that advertising people are dumbasses. Your story certainly bears that out.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
bartist
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:56 am Reply with quote
Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 6941 Location: Black Hills
[quote="gromit"

Sorry to Bother You was fairly sloppy, but at least interesting. It reminded me of District 9.

[/quote]

Same impression - freshman mistakes, but funny and with something to say about capitalism. I saw influences, possibly, from "Office Space," and a resonance with (in the protagonist's interactions with Armie Hammer and the boiler room manager) "Get Out." The horse-men metaphor was well done as a way to talk about how corporate entities seek to maximize efficiency. I would rec the film on the basis of "here is a new director to keep an eye on."

_________________
He was wise beyond his years, but only by a few days.
View user's profile Send private message
billyweeds
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:09 am Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
Deleted.


Last edited by billyweeds on Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:37 pm; edited 1 time in total
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
billyweeds
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:15 am Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 20618 Location: New York City
billyweeds wrote:
bartist wrote:
[quote="gromit"

Sorry to Bother You was fairly sloppy, but at least interesting. It reminded me of District 9.



Same impression - freshman mistakes, but funny and with something to say about capitalism. I saw influences, possibly, from "Office Space," and a resonance with (in the protagonist's interactions with Armie Hammer and the boiler room manager) "Get Out." The horse-men metaphor was well done as a way to talk about how corporate entities seek to maximize efficiency. I would rec the film on the basis of "here is a new director to keep an eye on."



I think my problem with it is that it was overpraised. My birthday double feature last August was Sorry to Bother You plus First Reformed. Loved FR, was really disappointed in StBY. It started strong and quickly ran out of steam. But the hosannas from critics were the genuine cause of the disappointment. Too much adulation can lead to a meh result.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
knox
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:01 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 1245 Location: St. Louis
Anyone seen High Life?

Here is a wiki, on what sounds like a different approach to genre....

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Life_(2018_film)
View user's profile Send private message
gromit
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:32 am Reply with quote
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 9005 Location: Shanghai
Sounds interesting.
Though don't think I've liked a Claire Denis film.
They seem a little sloppy and a bit stodgy.
But I'd give it a whirl if I find it here.

_________________
Killing your enemies, if it's done badly, increases their number.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Befade
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:13 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 3784 Location: AZ
I liked Sorry to Bother You. I like it when a comedian slips into a more serious role. Melissa McCarthy and Steve Carrell.

Here’s a movie by the director of A Separation: Everybody Knows. Not as good as his others but interesting. Location.....Spain. Actors.....Javier Bardeen and Penelope Cruz. They were fun to watch.

_________________
Lost in my own private I dunno.
View user's profile Send private message
knox
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 4:52 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 1245 Location: St. Louis
Befade wrote:
I liked Sorry to Bother You. I like it when a comedian slips into a more serious role. Melissa McCarthy and Steve Carrell.


They weren't in StBY. Nor did the principal roles of that film strike me as too serious. I'm guessing we speak of 2 films with similar titles?
View user's profile Send private message
Syd
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 5:34 pm Reply with quote
Site Admin Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 12887 Location: Norman, Oklahoma
knox wrote:
Befade wrote:
I liked Sorry to Bother You. I like it when a comedian slips into a more serious role. Melissa McCarthy and Steve Carrell.


They weren't in StBY. Nor did the principal roles of that film strike me as too serious. I'm guessing we speak of 2 films with similar titles?


I don't think she was talking about them being in a film together, just about them taking more serious roles.

_________________
I had a love and my love was true but I lost my love to the yabba dabba doo, --The Flintstone Lament
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Befade
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 8:28 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 3784 Location: AZ
Whoops......I meant Can you ever Forgive Me? With MM not Steve Carrell. I’ve seen him in other serious roles. Have not seen the Sorry movie.

_________________
Lost in my own private I dunno.
View user's profile Send private message
Syd
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:58 pm Reply with quote
Site Admin Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 12887 Location: Norman, Oklahoma
moved to Couch with a View

_________________
I had a love and my love was true but I lost my love to the yabba dabba doo, --The Flintstone Lament
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
gromit
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:45 am Reply with quote
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 9005 Location: Shanghai
Picked up High Life, 1st Reformed and Shoplifters, so should get to them soonish.

Anyone have any thoughts on:
Old Man & a Gun -- Redford bank robber/fugitive film
All I See is You -- Woman gets her sight back, and life looks different
Dark River -- Brit family farm drama
A Simple Favor -- bitchiness?

I nearly bought one of the first 3.

_________________
Killing your enemies, if it's done badly, increases their number.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
bartist
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:41 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 27 Apr 2010 Posts: 6941 Location: Black Hills
(posted this on Sept 28....)

Quote:
A Simple Favor is a darkly funny Mommy Noir, with the always reliably cute and quirky Anna Kendrick, and a disturbingly dark Blake Lively. It's not a great movie - it's sort of like they turned Gone Girl into a screwball comedy - but it's fun and makes clever use of the Vlogger trope (Kendrick is a single mom with a cooking/crafts vlog that seems fairly dull in a chirpy way until her new best friend mysteriously disappears). Some nice supporting moments from Jean Smart and a congenial police detective.


IIRC Syd also commented on ASF.

_________________
He was wise beyond his years, but only by a few days.
View user's profile Send private message
Syd
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:41 pm Reply with quote
Site Admin Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 12887 Location: Norman, Oklahoma
bartist wrote:
(posted this on Sept 28....)

Quote:
A Simple Favor is a darkly funny Mommy Noir, with the always reliably cute and quirky Anna Kendrick, and a disturbingly dark Blake Lively. It's not a great movie - it's sort of like they turned Gone Girl into a screwball comedy - but it's fun and makes clever use of the Vlogger trope (Kendrick is a single mom with a cooking/crafts vlog that seems fairly dull in a chirpy way until her new best friend mysteriously disappears). Some nice supporting moments from Jean Smart and a congenial police detective.


IIRC Syd also commented on ASF.


I did, but I can't find out where. I had a similar reaction.

_________________
I had a love and my love was true but I lost my love to the yabba dabba doo, --The Flintstone Lament
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
gromit
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:20 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 9005 Location: Shanghai
Hmm ... I hated Gone Girl...

_________________
Killing your enemies, if it's done badly, increases their number.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail

Display posts from previous:  

All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 3149 of 3195
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... 3148, 3149, 3150 ... 3193, 3194, 3195  Next
Post new topic

Jump to:  

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum