• Changing RCF's index page, please click on "Forums" to access the forums.

Rate the last movie you saw

Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Watching Malcolm X, Selma is next..

I like old spike Lee, but man could he get in the way of a story sometimes..
 
Just watched suicide squad extended edition. Missed it at the cinema so not sure of the levels of re-edits done but it seemed to generally follow a plot and while i dont agree with all the characterisations (joker in parts, deadshot as willsmith being willsmith from independence day but dressed as deadshot) it works as a movie and was some great fun. 7/10
 
Selma is not as good as Malcolm X.

Mlk had it right, Malcolm didn't.
 
Really sad that Nocturnal Animals doesn't seem to be coming to any of my local cineplexes. Guess I'll have to wait for on demand/streaming.
 
kosis said:
Que?

Also, how did you see Spike getting in the way in X?
Click to expand...

His style at times deafens the story, it's too loud. Perfect for stuff like "do the right thing" but the first 20% was so loud..

It had potential to be better than your typical big studio bio pic and overall more worked for it than Against, it just could have been toned down
 
David. said:
His style at times deafens the story, it's too loud. Perfect for stuff like "do the right thing" but the first 20% was so loud..

It had potential to be better than your typical big studio bio pic and overall more worked for it than Against, it just could have been toned down
Click to expand...

Man, I loved X. Obviously it doesn't live up to Malcolm's legacy -what could?- but I thought it was great filmmaking. I know what you mean by some of Lee's signatures being loud, but I thought the first third was more bombastic on purpose, to accentuate the helter-skelter of his earlier years. I even thought the signature "floating effect" shot in the final 30 minutes was spot-on to how out of body he must have felt.

Didn't initially like that Lee replaced Malcolm's brother introducing Islam to him with the fictional version in the film, but I know why he did and why they needed a vessel for the conflict. But yeah, loved that film.

Malcolm X will forever go down as one of the most underappreciated historical figures in the last 100 years or so. Shameful that he's been reduced to mostly untrue talking points.
 
kosis said:
Man, I loved X. Obviously it doesn't live up to Malcolm's legacy -what could?- but I thought it was great filmmaking. I know what you mean by some of Lee's signatures being loud, but I thought the first third was more bombastic on purpose, to accentuate the helter-skelter of his earlier years. I even thought the signature "floating effect" shot in the final 30 minutes was spot-on to how out of body he must have felt.

Didn't initially like that Lee replaced Malcolm's brother introducing Islam to him with the fictional version in the film, but I know why he did and why they needed a vessel for the conflict. But yeah, loved that film.

Malcolm X will forever go down as one of the most underappreciated historical figures in the last 100 years or so. Shameful that he's been reduced to mostly untrue talking points.
Click to expand...
I felt mecca was shot beautifully.. but the importance of the trip was an afterthought.. i think it would have served better for the story if it showed cause effect rebirth more directly and linearly.



I hate history, I'm just learning about it, and really watched both so I could see the difference in how they communicated..

I can see an argument that without Malcolm, Martin wouldn't have been heard.. Malcolm did the dirty auto work necessary, bad cop good cop.. Is that how it went?
 
Malcolm was nowhere near as conventionally controversial as the perception would lead you to believe. To White America he was, only because he consistently voiced the right for reactionary defense. People hated that. He wanted Blacks to be armed. He wanted them to fight back. That is controversial to nobody but an oppressive entity.

What hurt him in public opinion is that he refused to work with individual Whites even when they empathized. The chickens coming home to roost moment. Jesus was Black. Those things pissed White people off. A Malcolm that was willing to work with Whites after Mecca didn't jive with the existing perceptions. Leaving the NOI was his death sentence.

But he mobilized communities. Had rapport with world leaders. Made the issues global by joining the US struggle with other nations. I'm convinced he would have done so much more even had he not been assassinated. So many other talking points but don't want to cloud the movie thread. Denzel and Angela Bassett killed it.
 
kosis said:
Malcolm was nowhere near as conventionally controversial as the perception would lead you to believe. To White America he was, only because he consistently voiced the right for reactionary defense. People hated that. He wanted Blacks to be armed. He wanted them to fight back. That is controversial to nobody but an oppressive entity.

What hurt him in public opinion is that he refused to work with individual Whites even when they empathized. The chickens coming home to roost moment. Jesus was Black. Those things pissed White people off. A Malcolm that was willing to work with Whites after Mecca didn't jive with the existing perceptions. Leaving the NOI was his death sentence.

But he mobilized communities. Had rapport with world leaders. Made the issues global by joining the US struggle with other nations. I'm convinced he would have done so much more even had he not been assassinated. So many other talking points but don't want to cloud the movie thread. Denzel and Angela Bassett killed it.
Click to expand...

+1
 
Rules Don't Apply: 7.0/10.0

Pretty good overall, but not great, great. Could have used more Beatty, but all the performances are great. Recommended for maybe Netflix, though it is nice to see Beatty back. Had not realized this was his first movie since Bullworth.

Alden Ehrenreich is a fantastic actor. He will be a great young Han Solo.
 
Swiss Army Man 7/10

Harry Potter becomes a farting corpse and talks about masturbating.
 
Watching Hell or High Water right now and holy hell that chick from Eastbound & Down let herself go.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Rubber Rim Job Podcast Video

Episode 3-15: "Cavs Survive and Advance"

Rubber Rim Job Podcast Spotify

Episode 3:15: Cavs Survive and Advance
Top