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Jig: favorite Cohen brothers movies?

Favorite turtorro work?

And to anyone.. other stuff that has lot of dialogue that.. has several conversations going on at the same time? Like Capote, jail cell, or bastards, at the bar?
 
I just saw "Dope" and it was a fun movie that I'd recommend. Definitely broke down a lot of movie stereotypes, and has a similar feel to Stranger Things where you are following around some young kids who are in way over their heads. It's more of an action comedy.
I had avoided it in the past because for some reason I thought it would be some sort of tragic inner city drug dealer movie. I love those but for whatever reason, I hate to see them "miss" and I thought it would.
Well it was more of an action comedy, and the message and tone that I thought it was going to be about was completely off.
The kids also have a punk rock band and their songs are catchy and don't suck.
I am a horrible movie critic but I thought it was creative, awkward, face-paced, and funny. I recommend.
 
A monster calls: 9/10

Powerful, poignant and beautiful film that left me in tears. Just a unique movie dealing with grief using folklore
 
David. said:
Jig: favorite Cohen brothers movies?

Favorite turtorro work?

And to anyone.. other stuff that has lot of dialogue that.. has several conversations going on at the same time? Like Capote, jail cell, or bastards, at the bar?
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Big Lebowski could easily be the answer to both of your questions, but No Country might just barely edge it out.

Any Tarantino is always going to be dialogue driven...check out Four Rooms. It's a quirky one and definitely a love it or hate it movie. Tim Roth is in it, who I love and Tarantino does as well.

Concept is... Four rooms in a hotel, four different directors, one of whom is Tarantino. Lot of dialogue in Tarantino's room.

Woody Allen was always very dialogue driven, with the conversations being very intimate, even though he's a weirdo. Not necessarily fast paced conversation, but his movies were all about conversation, often with very funny narration. Take the Money and Run is a good example.

Monty Python were the ultimate in absurdist multi-conversation interruptive nonsense. Plus sight gags at the same time. I'd imagine you've watched some of that by now?

Heat has some GREAT dialogue, plus that fucking amazing shootout. Anything with Pacino really...
 
macbdog said:
I'll simplify this for all of you: if you love Cormac McCarthy books/movies, then you have serious self-loathing issues. That said, I love them. I also realize they are not anyone with a positive outlook on life's cup of tea. Your have to look way too hard for the silver lining to the point most just make it up. NCFOM- it ends with the biggest badass being exposed as a fraud. Not as principaled as he claimed he was, trying to buy his way out of fate. And that monologue at the end... Pulling teeth. At least in the book I can stop and go back to it. No such luck in the movie.
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Blood Meridian is currently sitting on my shelf behind like 10 other books I need to read.
 
Have you guys seen Way of the Gun? Don't remember if we talked about it in this thread. Worth a watch for the amazing opening scene/ Sarah Silverman dialogue alone where she's yelling at Del Toro and Phillippe's characters for sitting on her boyfriend's car. One of my favorite film openers. It was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (writer of The Usual Suspects). Could be a bit more tightly written though, as it's about 20 minutes too long.
 
Just caught The Score for the first time on Showtime yesterday...not sure why it took me so long to watch this movie but i thought it was great. De Niro and Norton had great chemistry and even though it was Brando's last film, you didn't get the sense he was mailing it in a la Dr. Moreau.

It's a heist movie that doesn't waver from the set-up much...aside from a lame romance b/w De Niro and Angela Basset (which luckily hardly occupies much screen time), the heist scene kept me on the edge of my seat.

Norton also has to go "full-retard" a few times as a cover-up and he nails it. It's amazing that the film survived both Norton and Brando's egos but I am glad it did.
 
kosis said:
Have you guys seen Way of the Gun? Don't remember if we talked about it in this thread. Worth a watch for the amazing opening scene/ Sarah Silverman dialogue alone where she's yelling at Del Toro and Phillippe's characters for sitting on her boyfriend's car. One of my favorite film openers. It was written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (writer of The Usual Suspects). Could be a bit more tightly written though, as it's about 20 minutes too long.
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Loved that movie. That opening scene was epic. :chuckle:
 
Magnificent seven

8/10

I have a man crush on Chris Pratt
 
Arrival. Really good and I recommend everyone see it. It would have been even better had Interstellar not still been fairly fresh on my mind. It sorta delved into the same topics about time and humans conquering how time controls us in a linear fashion. Even so, still very good and a pretty unique take on an alien movie.
 
Manchester by the Sea - New Englanders are assholes/10

I get why people like this movie. Good acting. Some truly gut wrenching scenes. The characters were definitely "flawed" and therefore relate-able. I really liked the camera work and editing.

There were a lot of "slice of life" moments which I felt were unnecessary. Like there were a few different shots of someone taking out the trash, someone driving in traffic, someone setting the table for dinner, etc. I get that it was supposed to convey "Hey, these are real people with normal, mundane lives" so you can relate to them. I get it.

But just about every single character was an asshole. None of them ever got likeable. They were assholes, and they had asshole problems, and acted like assholes when their asshole solutions didn't work. By the end I was hoping everyone would just remain miserable. There was little meaningful resolution other than "I hate this place because all the assholes around here treat me like an asshole, even though I am an asshole".

Also, you hear Tommy Heinsohn in the background of one scene. Perfect commentator for a movie about assholes.
 
natedagg said:
I just saw "Dope" and it was a fun movie that I'd recommend. Definitely broke down a lot of movie stereotypes, and has a similar feel to Stranger Things where you are following around some young kids who are in way over their heads. It's more of an action comedy.
I had avoided it in the past because for some reason I thought it would be some sort of tragic inner city drug dealer movie. I love those but for whatever reason, I hate to see them "miss" and I thought it would.
Well it was more of an action comedy, and the message and tone that I thought it was going to be about was completely off.
The kids also have a punk rock band and their songs are catchy and don't suck.
I am a horrible movie critic but I thought it was creative, awkward, face-paced, and funny. I recommend.
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I thought it started out great, but it denigrated to a drug/money in possession dilemma, which has been done a lot (50 pills, go, etc)
 
Maximus said:
Loved that movie. That opening scene was epic. :chuckle:
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God, I hate Sarah Silverman, that scene is my go to scene when I need a pick me up.
One of the best camera work I have seen and the sound track, damn
 
La La Land -- 8/10

My wife and I went yesterday; I didn't need to be compelled to go. Really wanted to see what the buzz was all about. I liked it a lot, save for a few moments. So much piano/jazz that I was feeling good throughout. Be ready for music. I always find it cool to see the contrasting movie scenes inside the walls of places like Warner Brothers. The nostalgia honestly had me catching feelings; it brought me back to my grandparents' living room when I was a kid.. The ending put a bad taste in my mouth, but everyone else seemed to like it.
 
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