Escape to the Movies: Foxcatcher - Subtle, Dark, Excellent
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I love how the first bit of the trailer is so serious then that happens. It's like they just went "fuck it" and turned on the Awesome Generator.
Still, there's really nothing wrong with a film being blatant Oscar bait so long as its still good, right? (Obligatory The Last of Us reference). Assuming it is good, of course, I've yet to see it.
Still, there's really nothing wrong with a film being blatant Oscar bait so long as its still good, right? (Obligatory The Last of Us reference). Assuming it is good, of course, I've yet to see it.
Wait, wait, did I see Dame Maggie Smith in the middle of that?
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To be honest I was not terribly interested in this movie. But I caught the trailer, and man, did Carell's performance in those few brief scenes catch me off guard. I had never seen him in anything asides from comedy before, but he just came off as downright chilling. Maybe I will give this one a shot once I can rent it.
Good make-up or did he get really old really fast?
I am indifferent toward the riding with raptors stuff. I can find a lot of justifications for that. But I don't know how you can call the genetic hybrid thing original.
A lot of people are comparing it to Deep Blue Sea, which is not inaccurate. And that movie was a deconstruction. It was fun precisely because it was hyper aware of all its overused tropes and lampshaded or subverted them. The mix-and-match monster is hardly anything new.
A lot of people are comparing it to Deep Blue Sea, which is not inaccurate. And that movie was a deconstruction. It was fun precisely because it was hyper aware of all its overused tropes and lampshaded or subverted them. The mix-and-match monster is hardly anything new.
OK, firstly, the dinosaurs being geneticially modified was a major plot point in the original film, so how the hell can this be the first time dinosaurs have been genetically modified. And secondly, dinosaurs lived for nearly 150 million years and we've identified thousands of different species just from the few fragments we've managed to dig up, but somehow genetic modification is the only way they can think of to find an interesting one? Seriously? While I entirely agree that a motorbike chase involving velociraptors is indeed awesome (although it would be better if there were a flamethrower and/or lasers involved), the sheer stupidity involved in the rest of the film doesn't really bode well.
As for the actual review, never heard of it, never heard of the events it's based on, have absolutely no interest in watching it. I just came here to talk about dinosaurs.
As for the actual review, never heard of it, never heard of the events it's based on, have absolutely no interest in watching it. I just came here to talk about dinosaurs.
I'm sure Carell will be far more recognizable once we hear him speak. It's like casting Tom Hanks as Walt Disney; you can disguise his face all you want, but that'll only make it more jarring to hear his voice coming out of it.
The problem with security raptors is that it shits all over the first jurassic parks themes of uncontrollable nature.
Wow, two sources I love, Movie Bob and National Review polar opposites on this one.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/392708/foxcatcher-2014s-worst-movie-be-yond-lights-hits-high-note-armond-white
"Foxcatcher Is 2014?s Worst Movie"
Makes me want to see it all the more.
And Mark Ruffalo does look amazing.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/392708/foxcatcher-2014s-worst-movie-be-yond-lights-hits-high-note-armond-white
"Foxcatcher Is 2014?s Worst Movie"
Makes me want to see it all the more.
And Mark Ruffalo does look amazing.
I'm not quite sure what to make of this movie getting three and a half stars at the bottom of the transcript--that's a score of 70%; a C- in most of America--yet being described in the review's very title as "excellent," to say nothing of the fairly glowing praise throughout.
I'm going to guess that guy hated the hell out of Pain and Gain as well.Gorfias said:
On Jurassic Park: no one? Absolutely no one is going to mention the Sea World scene at all? As far as I'm concerned it's the only thing that had me interested since it seems like the whole thing is just going to retread the theme of "this all looks incredible but it's actually a really bad idea seriously don't make this real."