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Baloney Sandwich
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It was a great movie IMO, I realize the Ernest Goes to Camp crowd has a different opinion though
rockaction
Footballguy
Yes, because you haven't used that joke before. Seriously, you can still hate this movie, like serious movies, and love Casey Affleck and his send-up of Bostonians in the same breath.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
Lesson learned..."Life sucks then you die"
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Every movie can benefit from a romantic comedy subplot imo. Imagine how much better Silence of the Lambs would've been if Hannibal & Clarice got married at the end, jamming cake in each other's faces while the credits rolled.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Very late to the game on this one - I just watched it last night. I don't understand and was surprised at the amount of hate in this thread too - yeah, I am talking to you @rockaction. 
I think I am closest to @krista4 on this one, but liked it a bit more than she did. I posted in the movie thread, but will be more specific here:
++s:
- I thought Affleck was fantastic. Such an understated performance of somebody just absolutely shutting down from that tragedy. Basically he seems like he can't go the suicide route again, so has made the choice of punishing himself for life and basically pretending like he is dead.
- Williams was great as well, though not enough of her.
- I loved that there were a lot of things that we had to infer from little moments. The director respected the audience enough to not feel the need to have more dialogue or linger on things more than needed.
- Like Krista said - the little moments! Dealing with the body, unpacking the pictures of his kids, how uncomfortable it was when the girl was hitting on him at the bar, the way the flashbacks are done, and many others.
- The scene with the cops destroyed me as a father. It's one thing to forget something, but the fact that he had the thought that maybe he forgot something, thought "what could happen", and didn't go back just had me sobbing. Couldn't imagine that guilt.
--s:
- I hated the music as well. As much as I praised the director for not holding our hands with a lot of stuff, the music was over the top and Spielbergian in the way it was screaming "this is dramatic".
- I really disliked the nephew. She showed a few spots of emotion (being bothered by his dad's body in the freezer), but mostly it just felt all he cared about was using his uncle as a blocker so he could get his #### wet. Maybe a normal reaction, but I really didn't like him.
Overall I thought it was great though - 8/10 and one of the best of the year.
I think I am closest to @krista4 on this one, but liked it a bit more than she did. I posted in the movie thread, but will be more specific here:
++s:
- I thought Affleck was fantastic. Such an understated performance of somebody just absolutely shutting down from that tragedy. Basically he seems like he can't go the suicide route again, so has made the choice of punishing himself for life and basically pretending like he is dead.
- Williams was great as well, though not enough of her.
- I loved that there were a lot of things that we had to infer from little moments. The director respected the audience enough to not feel the need to have more dialogue or linger on things more than needed.
- Like Krista said - the little moments! Dealing with the body, unpacking the pictures of his kids, how uncomfortable it was when the girl was hitting on him at the bar, the way the flashbacks are done, and many others.
- The scene with the cops destroyed me as a father. It's one thing to forget something, but the fact that he had the thought that maybe he forgot something, thought "what could happen", and didn't go back just had me sobbing. Couldn't imagine that guilt.
--s:
- I hated the music as well. As much as I praised the director for not holding our hands with a lot of stuff, the music was over the top and Spielbergian in the way it was screaming "this is dramatic".
- I really disliked the nephew. She showed a few spots of emotion (being bothered by his dad's body in the freezer), but mostly it just felt all he cared about was using his uncle as a blocker so he could get his #### wet. Maybe a normal reaction, but I really didn't like him.
Overall I thought it was great though - 8/10 and one of the best of the year.
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh, man. Yeah I was a little hacked off when I wrote about it in the thread. I think Williams was awesome, Affleck was great in spots, and on the whole, I can appreciate the fact that it was well done -- I just didn't love it. Or like it. I thought some of it was needlessly maudlin. I have more thoughts, but I'm now fried from typing since around seven in the morning or so.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
Saw this awhile ago. Thought it was a good enough movie, but something I'll never watch again. Similar to Requiem for a Dream in that regard - 1 and done.
My favorite part was actually seeing the drummer get blamed for everything in band practice. The drummer always gets blamed - it cracked me up.
My favorite part was actually seeing the drummer get blamed for everything in band practice. The drummer always gets blamed - it cracked me up.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Swing 51
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krista4
Footballguy
Wow, we really did agree on just about everything other than overall score, which makes me feel like a genius since I highly respect your opinion on movies. I'd be between a 6 and a 7, I think, overall but agree with everything you've written.Very late to the game on this one - I just watched it last night. I don't understand and was surprised at the amount of hate in this thread too - yeah, I am talking to you @rockaction.
I think I am closest to @krista4 on this one, but liked it a bit more than she did. I posted in the movie thread, but will be more specific here:
++s:
- I thought Affleck was fantastic. Such an understated performance of somebody just absolutely shutting down from that tragedy. Basically he seems like he can't go the suicide route again, so has made the choice of punishing himself for life and basically pretending like he is dead.
- Williams was great as well, though not enough of her.
- I loved that there were a lot of things that we had to infer from little moments. The director respected the audience enough to not feel the need to have more dialogue or linger on things more than needed.
- Like Krista said - the little moments! Dealing with the body, unpacking the pictures of his kids, how uncomfortable it was when the girl was hitting on him at the bar, the way the flashbacks are done, and many others.
- The scene with the cops destroyed me as a father. It's one thing to forget something, but the fact that he had the thought that maybe he forgot something, thought "what could happen", and didn't go back just had me sobbing. Couldn't imagine that guilt.
--s:
- I hated the music as well. As much as I praised the director for not holding our hands with a lot of stuff, the music was over the top and Spielbergian in the way it was screaming "this is dramatic".
- I really disliked the nephew. She showed a few spots of emotion (being bothered by his dad's body in the freezer), but mostly it just felt all he cared about was using his uncle as a blocker so he could get his #### wet. Maybe a normal reaction, but I really didn't like him.
Overall I thought it was great though - 8/10 and one of the best of the year.
krista4
Footballguy
I haven't seen La La Land and don't intend to, but I thought Moonlight was better than this one. Still, Moonlight didn't pull me in the way it pulled many other people and I didn't absolutely love it. I would put this a bit above Lion, though.
I've heard High or High Water is great - really need to see that one.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Could be a basic difference in our rating system too. For me movies I think would be in my top 10-15 for a year get 8s. It does seem like it sucked me in slightly more too.
NorvilleBarnes
Footballguy
I couldn't finish La la land. And I like musicals. And films about Hollywood. Just horrible from start to middle.
KarmaPolice
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