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[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★★ review of Mulholland Drive (2001)

“It’s been a very strange day.” “And getting stranger.” This film initially began production as a TV pilot for a David Lynch series to follow up his success with Twin Peaks. However, after the pilot concluded filming, the network was unhappy with several elements of it. Given that some of those...

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[hanselthecaretaker2]

Wicked.


“Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me whe…” oh my bad, wrong IP.

Couldn’t help drawing the comparison, regardless of trading in the muscles for mystics.

It didn’t sway my predictions any closer to musicals either, but like prior outings to Oz I expected as much going in. It’s enjoyable enough when Grande isn’t trying to steal the stage (and her arc really needs expanding to save her character in part 2), but more engaging when exposing the hypocritical flaws of human nature, along with digging into a character that’s worth rooting for even in the face of tragedy. While the baddies were rather predictably set up it’s always frustrating without fail to see these kind of witch-hunt setups. The ending may be set, but with any luck the yellow brick road to it will reveal a few new treasures.


Trap.

Certainly wasn’t a bad use of an aging Josh Hartnett, even with yet another generous helping of Shyamalanadingdong slop greasing the wheels to avoid a derailment. It’s mostly an inverse of Knock at the Cabin, which outside of the lead felt like the ending was all the movie had going for it.


Also watching Den of Thieves 2: Pantera while texting this for light background noise, and I’m still barely hanging onto it.

 

[Old_Hunter_77]

We finished season 1 of Invasion and then I went to read online reviews and wow did people hate this show hahah.
It's one of those things where I can agree with most of the criticism, but I enjoyed watching anyway.
The biggest criticisms are:

1- They take too long to get to the aliens, and when they get there it's underwhelming
Since I was going in for the drama and characters and treated the aliens more like monsters, I didn't have a problem with this. I think the marketing and folks' expectations hobbled its reception.

2- Sam Neil, the biggest name actor, only appears in the first episode.
This caught us by surprise- we got like 5 episodes in and my wife is like "where's the sheriff?!" and I'm like "oh yeah." Apparently there was some health issues and behind the scenes stuff that took him out and I'm sure that messed things up a LOT.

3- A bunch of spoilery plot stuff, character decisions, etc...
Yeah the writers had the characters take some huge leaps of logic and there was some wtf I'm obviously not gonna get into in case anyone wants to watch this.

If you take it as a bit of slickly produced TV schlock with a couple of solid actors then it's a good time.

 

[Old_Hunter_77]

A ★★★★★ review of Mulholland Drive (2001)

“It’s been a very strange day.” “And getting stranger.” This film initially began production as a TV pilot for a David Lynch series to follow up his success with Twin Peaks. However, after the pilot concluded filming, the network was unhappy with several elements of it. Given that some of those...

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For real an all-time favorite like top 5 movie for me. One of the few I've purposefully (meaning, not just cause it's on TV or as a joke or to have in the background while hanging out with folks) rewatched multiple times.

 

[thebobmaster]

For real an all-time favorite like top 5 movie for me. One of the few I've purposefully (meaning, not just cause it's on TV or as a joke or to have in the background while hanging out with folks) rewatched multiple times.

Legitimately still thinking about it after last night. That's the sign of a great movie. Came across this quote from Justin Theroux describing working with Lynch, and it really sums him up.


"You get the whole script, but he might as well withhold the scenes you're not in, because the whole turns out to be more mystifying than the parts. David welcomes questions, but he won't answer any of them."

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

+1 Mulholland Dr. being one of the best films ever made.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★★ review of Shutter Island (2010)

“Sanity's not a choice, Marshal. You can't just choose to get over it.” This film, an adaptation of the novel by the same name by Dennis Lehane, first began being considered for a film version in 2003, with Columbia Pictures being optioned the rights. However, they allowed the rights to lapse...

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[PsychedelicDiamond]

I gotta be the contrarian here, of Lynch's three movies set in Los Angeles, Mulholland Drive is actually my least favourite. Still a great movie, though.

 

[thebobmaster]

A ★★★★★ review of The Big Lebowski (1998)

“Yeah, well, you know, that's just like... uh... your opinion man.” Many of the characters in this movie were based on friends of the Coen Brothers. When it came time for casting, quite a few people were offered the role of the titular character. No, not The Dude, the actual Big Lebowski. Robert...

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[thebobmaster]

A ★★★ review of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

“I suppose you think I'm a greedy, unscrupulous sellout who'll do just about anything for money?” “Yes, that's right.” “...Well the money bit's true I guess.” This film only had a few minor issues when it came to production. The script was rewritten several times, by several different people...

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