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Mrebo said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Collipso said:

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - cool movie, had the potential to be the best Harry Potter franchise movie, but failed because of a confusing plot. I really liked the characters and the part of the story where they’re looking for the lost creatures in New York, and really liked the chemistry between the characters. Unfortunately I didn’t like the Obscurus part of the plot, and honestly it felt like it belonged in a completely different movie, given the huge tone discrepancy between it and the other subplots.

Edit: I liked how it portrayed the US as super conservative 😉

That, and the whole movie looked like a cartoon.

I agree with you both and I was most put off by the generic action movie ending.

How I felt about Iron Man.

Fantastic beasts was a terrible film. Saw it show up on Amazon prime or Netflix or something and gave it a watch. I don’t think I finished it.

Seems like a bunch of big-name actors we’re excited by the idea of being in the next Harry Potter franchise. CGI was pretty terrible and the film relied heavily upon it. But that’s just what I remember I have no intention of seeing it again to determine if my accusations are just.

joefavs said:

As far as next movie seen goes, my local theater finally got The Shape of Water, so I’ll be going to see that in a couple hours.

Beautiful film. Same ending as Pan’s Labyrinth, but a beautiful film.

joefavs said:

Had a Christopher Nolan double feature of The Prestige and Interstellar this weekend. Now, The Prestige has been a favorite of mine since it came out, more on the strength of its tone, cast and production design than on it’s admittedly sort of preposterous story, but I was really knocked out by Interstellar, which I haven’t seen since its 2014 release. I get the sense that a lot of folks think it’s kind of middling Nolan, but after this viewing I really think it might be my favorite. It hits a lot of sweet spots for me.

Other than that, I watched A Hard Day’s Night while more than a little drunk on Friday, after listening to Ken Jennings talk about it on the Movie Crush podcast at work. I picked up the Criterion blu-ray of it a few months ago but hadn’t gotten to it yet. Sweet Christ is that ever a beautiful transfer.

As far as next movie seen goes, my local theater finally got The Shape of Water, so I’ll be going to see that in a couple hours.

Interstellar and The Prestige are my favorite Nolan movies, followed closely by Dunkirk, Inception and The Dark Knight. I still have to watch Memento. Is it any good?

Memento is great.

Interstellar is overrated though.

TV’s Frink said:

Interstellar is overrated though.

Overruled.

Handman said:

TV’s Frink said:

Interstellar is overrated though.

Overruled.

Counter-overruled.

TV’s Frink said:

Memento is great.

Interstellar is overrated though.

Interstellar is actually underrated.

People tend to criticize the third act a lot, and while I agree that the whole Matt Damon part wasn’t the highlight of the movie, it’s not as bad as it’s made out to be imo.

Ok, so I think we’ve proven it’s properly rated.

Which is to say it’s fine. Not great, not terrible.

TV’s Frink said:

Ok, so I think we’ve proven it’s properly rated.

Which is to say it’s fine. Not great, not terrible.

No.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Like six or seven sober barneys

Six, but only because of the effects.

I think I’d give it 8 sober Barneys, maybe 9.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

It’s between good and great.

Maybe.

Memento is absolutely fantastic.

DominicCobb said:

TV’s Frink said:

Ok, so I think we’ve proven it’s properly rated.

Which is to say it’s fine. Not great, not terrible.

No.

Dom is right. Interstellar is a wonderful film.

The Phantom Menace (1999)

Really boring but the best of the three prequels. Blu-Ray Commentary was genuinely interesting.

6/10

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Memento (2000)

Really really engaging. Especially on a second watch.

9/10

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Dunkirk (2017)

It’s not a war movie. There are no characters, however the audience is a character. A compelling one at that.

8.5/10

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Interstellar (2014)

Weird. Some of the most awe-inspiring visual effects/sound design I’ve ever seen.

8/10

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The Truman Show (1998)

Went in knowing nothing. Left very depressed.

10/10

I haven’t seen Memento in about 12 years. I have no idea whether it’s better than Interstellar or not. I just really love Interstellar.

joefavs said:

I haven’t seen Memento in about 12 years. I have no idea whether it’s better than Interstellar or not. I just really love Interstellar.

It’s still good, but it’s not.