One Battle After Another: New Leo + PTA Movie, opens 9/25 (3 Viewers)

[Ilov80s]

Well, saw it today. I’m probably directly in the middle of the target audience this movie was made for and I enjoyed it but movie of the decade? All the people saying it was one of the best movies ever? I don’t get it. It was good! I’d say 4/5 stars. But definitely not worth the hype. My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

For what it’s worth, I know a fair number of folks who have seen it and not a one of them has said it’s the movie of the decade or one of the best movies ever. And I don’t believe a single person in this thread has said that either. Which leads me to think this narrative (1) is being promoted by a bunch of pompous out of touch PTA devotee movie reviewers; or (2) is being created by some online bot algorithm created by the studio to generate buzz and juice box office receipts; or (3) is a combination of 1 and 2.

I have a friend who has seen it 4 times and feels that way. When I googled reviews when I got home I saw 2 that said that so idk.

Yeah there’s a lot of critics who are really behind it. I think part of it is the PTA effect. He is revered and they want to see his movie make money and finally win best picture. The other is the timeliness of it. It’s very easy to see parallels to things happening in our real world and we don’t always get that in big action comedies. It’s a rare amalgam of blockbuster entertainment and immediacy.

 

[Capella]

Well, saw it today. I’m probably directly in the middle of the target audience this movie was made for and I enjoyed it but movie of the decade? All the people saying it was one of the best movies ever? I don’t get it. It was good! I’d say 4/5 stars. But definitely not worth the hype. My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

For what it’s worth, I know a fair number of folks who have seen it and not a one of them has said it’s the movie of the decade or one of the best movies ever. And I don’t believe a single person in this thread has said that either. Which leads me to think this narrative (1) is being promoted by a bunch of pompous out of touch PTA devotee movie reviewers; or (2) is being created by some online bot algorithm created by the studio to generate buzz and juice box office receipts; or (3) is a combination of 1 and 2.

I have a friend who has seen it 4 times and feels that way. When I googled reviews when I got home I saw 2 that said that so idk.

4 times in the theater? Wow.

He *is* furloughed right now but yes.

 

[dgreen]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

 

[bigbottom]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

You didn’t like the car chase? I thought that was amazing. I’ve never seen a cinematically slow car chase done so well.

Or was there a ten minute conclusion that I’m not remembering?

 

[Joe Bryant]

My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

Same

 

[dgreen]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

You didn’t like the car chase? I thought that was amazing. I’ve never seen a cinematically slow car chase done so well.

Or was there a ten minute conclusion that I’m not remembering?

Oh, I loved that. “Ten minutes” probably isn’t an accurate estimate. Mostly talking about the Lockjaw stuff at the end, starting with him walking along the road. But, like I said, reading this thread I think has helped me understand what they were going for. I really do feel dumb that I didn’t pick up on the intentional ridiculousness.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

You didn’t like the car chase? I thought that was amazing. I’ve never seen a cinematically slow car chase done so well.

Or was there a ten minute conclusion that I’m not remembering?

Oh, I loved that. “Ten minutes” probably isn’t an accurate estimate. Mostly talking about the Lockjaw stuff at the end, starting with him walking along the road. But, like I said, reading this thread I think has helped me understand what they were going for. I really do feel dumb that I didn’t pick up on the intentional ridiculousness.

The ending was brutally bad. The Colonels face and then everyone who's ever seen a movie could have predicted nearly every line of the ending. It felt like the studio said they're out of money and let's wrap this up. Painfully predictable.

But I also fully acknowledge I'm monstly on an island here and most people loved it.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Still 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

 

[dgreen]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

Naming him Lockjaw should have been a big clue that they weren’t going for a ton of seriousness. Looking back, so much of the early scenes were setting the stage for what vibe they were going for. And I overlooked it all because I went in assuming it was supposed to be a serious drama/action.

 

[bigbottom]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

You didn’t like the car chase? I thought that was amazing. I’ve never seen a cinematically slow car chase done so well.

Or was there a ten minute conclusion that I’m not remembering?

Oh, I loved that. “Ten minutes” probably isn’t an accurate estimate. Mostly talking about the Lockjaw stuff at the end, starting with him walking along the road. But, like I said, reading this thread I think has helped me understand what they were going for. I really do feel dumb that I didn’t pick up on the intentional ridiculousness.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the colonel stuff at the end.

 

[bigbottom]

Still 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

Yeah, but a moderately good but not anywhere close to great movie can get 95% on rotten tomatoes.

 

[Capella]

Still 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

Yeah, but a moderately good but not anywhere close to great movie can get 95% on rotten tomatoes.

Really? I think I’ve only seen a handful of movies at 95% there.

 

[Capella]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

You didn’t like the car chase? I thought that was amazing. I’ve never seen a cinematically slow car chase done so well.

Or was there a ten minute conclusion that I’m not remembering?

Oh, I loved that. “Ten minutes” probably isn’t an accurate estimate. Mostly talking about the Lockjaw stuff at the end, starting with him walking along the road. But, like I said, reading this thread I think has helped me understand what they were going for. I really do feel dumb that I didn’t pick up on the intentional ridiculousness.

The ending was brutally bad. The Colonels face and then everyone who's ever seen a movie could have predicted nearly every line of the ending. It felt like the studio said they're out of money and let's wrap this up. Painfully predictable.

But I also fully acknowledge I'm monstly on an island here and most people loved it.

I don’t understand why he didn’t just die in the car crash if they were going to bring him back in the next scene and kill him there. We already knew the Santa people were cartoonishly evil. Didn’t have to hammer it home.

 

[bigbottom]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning. From the point they jumped ahead until maybe the last 10 minutes, I really enjoyed it.

You didn’t like the car chase? I thought that was amazing. I’ve never seen a cinematically slow car chase done so well.

Or was there a ten minute conclusion that I’m not remembering?

Oh, I loved that. “Ten minutes” probably isn’t an accurate estimate. Mostly talking about the Lockjaw stuff at the end, starting with him walking along the road. But, like I said, reading this thread I think has helped me understand what they were going for. I really do feel dumb that I didn’t pick up on the intentional ridiculousness.

The ending was brutally bad. The Colonels face and then everyone who's ever seen a movie could have predicted nearly every line of the ending. It felt like the studio said they're out of money and let's wrap this up. Painfully predictable.

But I also fully acknowledge I'm monstly on an island here and most people loved it.

I don’t understand why he didn’t just die in the car crash if they were going to bring him back in the next scene and kill him there. We already knew the Santa people were cartoonishly evil. Didn’t have to hammer it home.

They were so evil they had to kill him twice!

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Still 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

Yeah, but a moderately good but not anywhere close to great movie can get 95% on rotten tomatoes.

Really? I think I’ve only seen a handful of movies at 95% there.

All it takes to get a "fresh tomato" is to be just slightly better than an average movie. So some pretty good but not great movies end up with a very high RT rating.

I think this movie is better than "pretty good" but not sure I can call it great for a few of the reasons discussed in this threat already. Like someone said, the very beginning and very end of the movie drag it down for me. I loved everything in between. The beginning had to be there to set up what transpired. The final scenes with Lockjaw were definitely indulgent and should've been cut.

 

[bigbottom]

Still 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

Yeah, but a moderately good but not anywhere close to great movie can get 95% on rotten tomatoes.

Really? I think I’ve only seen a handful of movies at 95% there.

There may very well be a correlation, but not necessarily a direct link. If the vast majority of people think a movie is good, even if it’s not great (or an all-time great), it should have a high rotten tomatoes percentage. Risky Business has a 98% rotten tomatoes score. It’s definitely a good movie. But it’s nowhere near great (in my estimation). Do most people think it’s an all time great movie? Maybe I’m the one on an island.

As for OBAA, I think it’s for sure a critic’s darling, which I mentioned upthread, which no doubt helps the numbers. The audience rating is at 85%, which means 15% didn’t like it and the other 85% ranged from good to great presumably. I am firmly in the good but not great category.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

Naming him Lockjaw should have been a big clue that they weren’t going for a ton of seriousness. Looking back, so much of the early scenes were setting the stage for what vibe they were going for. And I overlooked it all because I went in assuming it was supposed to be a serious drama/action.

That was me exactly.

I remember thinking, "Wait, did they say his name was Colonel Lockjaw"? By then it was just so stupid I think I honestly was just confused as like you, I thought it was drama/action.

The leaps of faith eventually got comical. DiCaprio steals a car and drives crazily to get away through the desert. And WOW, he winds up at EXACTLY the right vantage point to take the perfect shot at the guy he wants to kill at precisely the right time he's walking out of the building!

I know of course storytelling takes some leaps but it almost felt like they were sitting around writing it and it was, "These people will lap up anything, let's make the plot connect by...."

To add - BUT I think I would have done better with it going in if I was trying to see it as an absurdist comedy. Although to be fair, I'm not sure I could have given the topic.

 

[Joe Bryant]

On the Colonel Lockjaw thing, I think maybe the terrorists having goofy made-up names of their own just blended in with the Lockjaw thing.

 

[bigbottom]

On the Colonel Lockjaw thing, I think maybe the terrorists having goofy made-up names of their own just blended in with the Lockjaw thing.

Yeah, Ghetto Pat, Beverly Hills and some other names we can’t say here. Pretty sure one of the other military guy’s names was Sergeant Toejam or some such.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

Naming him Lockjaw should have been a big clue that they weren’t going for a ton of seriousness. Looking back, so much of the early scenes were setting the stage for what vibe they were going for. And I overlooked it all because I went in assuming it was supposed to be a serious drama/action.

That was me exactly.

I remember thinking, "Wait, did they say his name was Colonel Lockjaw"? By then it was just so stupid I think I honestly was just confused as like you, I thought it was drama/action.

The leaps of faith eventually got comical. DiCaprio steals a car and drives crazily to get away through the desert. And WOW, he winds up at EXACTLY the right vantage point to take the perfect shot at the guy he wants to kill at precisely the right time he's walking out of the building!

I know of course storytelling takes some leaps but it almost felt like they were sitting around writing it and it was, "These people will lap up anything, let's make the plot connect by...."

To add - BUT I think I would have done better with it going in if I was trying to see it as an absurdist comedy. Although to be fair, I'm not sure I could have given the topic.

Had tons of QT and Coen Brothers-type dark, ridiculous humor in it which I simply love (Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fargo, No Country For Old Men). Ya'll need to expand your cinematic horizons...

 

[Joe Bryant]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

Naming him Lockjaw should have been a big clue that they weren’t going for a ton of seriousness. Looking back, so much of the early scenes were setting the stage for what vibe they were going for. And I overlooked it all because I went in assuming it was supposed to be a serious drama/action.

That was me exactly.

I remember thinking, "Wait, did they say his name was Colonel Lockjaw"? By then it was just so stupid I think I honestly was just confused as like you, I thought it was drama/action.

The leaps of faith eventually got comical. DiCaprio steals a car and drives crazily to get away through the desert. And WOW, he winds up at EXACTLY the right vantage point to take the perfect shot at the guy he wants to kill at precisely the right time he's walking out of the building!

I know of course storytelling takes some leaps but it almost felt like they were sitting around writing it and it was, "These people will lap up anything, let's make the plot connect by...."

To add - BUT I think I would have done better with it going in if I was trying to see it as an absurdist comedy. Although to be fair, I'm not sure I could have given the topic.

Had tons of QT and Coen Brothers-type dark, ridiculous humor in it which I simply love (Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fargo, No Country For Old Men). Ya'll need to expand your cinematic horizons...

Big fan of both those. No expanding needed. This just didn't work for some.

This was another universe from a classic like Inglorious Basterds.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

Naming him Lockjaw should have been a big clue that they weren’t going for a ton of seriousness. Looking back, so much of the early scenes were setting the stage for what vibe they were going for. And I overlooked it all because I went in assuming it was supposed to be a serious drama/action.

That was me exactly.

I remember thinking, "Wait, did they say his name was Colonel Lockjaw"? By then it was just so stupid I think I honestly was just confused as like you, I thought it was drama/action.

The leaps of faith eventually got comical. DiCaprio steals a car and drives crazily to get away through the desert. And WOW, he winds up at EXACTLY the right vantage point to take the perfect shot at the guy he wants to kill at precisely the right time he's walking out of the building!

I know of course storytelling takes some leaps but it almost felt like they were sitting around writing it and it was, "These people will lap up anything, let's make the plot connect by...."

To add - BUT I think I would have done better with it going in if I was trying to see it as an absurdist comedy. Although to be fair, I'm not sure I could have given the topic.

Had tons of QT and Coen Brothers-type dark, ridiculous humor in it which I simply love (Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Fargo, No Country For Old Men). Ya'll need to expand your cinematic horizons...

Big fan of both those. No expanding needed. This just didn't work for some.

This was another universe from a classic like Inglorious Basterds.

Agreed, and that's fair Joe

 

[Ilov80s]

Just saw it. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read this thread first. I actually feel a little dumb now not recognizing that the ridiculousness was intentional.

I considered leaving before the movie jumped ahead 16 years. All I could think was, “This is so stupid” for most of the beginning.

That was me. If it was meant to be ridiculous, that wasn't conveyed well to start and for the first part I just wasn't able to suspend reality enough.

I also think a lot of it is the political violence was tough given the timing and it was hard to do the "Oh, he's just doing an absurdist comedy" at times.

Naming him Lockjaw should have been a big clue that they weren’t going for a ton of seriousness. Looking back, so much of the early scenes were setting the stage for what vibe they were going for. And I overlooked it all because I went in assuming it was supposed to be a serious drama/action.

Yeah one of the first scenes is the terrorist woman telling him get an erection and then they carried out a rather bizarre love affair. I’ll leave it at that. Seemed pretty crazy right from the the jump for me. But again, I do think having read the author before helps you prepare for it.

 

[Ilov80s]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I am not surprised that critics liked it, but I am still surprised by how many comments I see and hear about how funny it was, especially the Penn stuff. I often seem to be slightly "off" from the masses when it comes to humor in movies, though.

 

[Capella]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

My hot take is that the hateful eight is a better movie than Basterds (which I really like).

 

[Ilov80s]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

My hot take is that the hateful eight is a better movie than Basterds (which I really like).

Ok you lost me there!

 

[bigbottom]

I am not surprised that critics liked it, but I am still surprised by how many comments I see and hear about how funny it was, especially the Penn stuff. I often seem to be slightly "off" from the masses when it comes to humor in movies, though.

Leo on the phone trying to get the rendezvous point was one of the funnier things I’ve seen in a movie in a while. Loved it. Way funnier than the Lockjaw scenes, imo.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I am not surprised that critics liked it, but I am still surprised by how many comments I see and hear about how funny it was, especially the Penn stuff. I often seem to be slightly "off" from the masses when it comes to humor in movies, though.

Leo on the phone trying to get the rendezvous point was one of the funnier things I’ve seen in a movie in a while. Loved it. Way funnier than the Lockjaw scenes, imo.

I thought a bit of the Leo stuff was funny for sure, but my beef was many of the "bits" were on the trailers (which I usually am able to avoid) and IMO there was more stuff with Penn and Christmas tangents than there was of him for my tastes.

 

[KarmaPolice]

My take is that all of the movies Bronco listed besides Django are much better than One Battle, as are about 5-6 others from PTA alone. I usually like PTA's humor as well, but I wasn't having this one on my first watch. I won't rule out it growing on me, as many of his have over the years.

 

[Capella]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

My hot take is that the hateful eight is a better movie than Basterds (which I really like).

Ok you lost me there!

I know I am in the extreme minority there. Love the dialogue in eight, westerns and the contained setting they put them in.

 

[bigbottom]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

My hot take is that the hateful eight is a better movie than Basterds (which I really like).

Ok you lost me there!

I know I am in the extreme minority there. Love the dialogue in eight, westerns and the contained setting they put them in.

Kurt Russell’s destruction of a priceless Martin guitar is perhaps most horrifying thing I have ever seen on screen. Still have PTSD.

 

[Ilov80s]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

My hot take is that the hateful eight is a better movie than Basterds (which I really like).

Ok you lost me there!

I know I am in the extreme minority there. Love the dialogue in eight, westerns and the contained setting they put them in.

Kurt Russell’s destruction of a priceless Martin guitar is perhaps most horrifying thing I have ever seen on screen. Still have PTSD.

The prop master on that movie should probably never get hired again. What a screw up to let an actor handle that without making sure they knew it was a loaned museum piece and not a prop.

Reading more, Tarantino owns a lot of the blame as well. Sounds like probably knew what was happening.

 

[Todem]

Saw it last night on Imax.

Responses were fascinating. My impression is it'll be revered as one the greatest movies ever made. The audience in Knoxville, TN applauded at the end.

I thought it was ok.

Acting was excellent. Beautifully shot. Required some huge leaps of faith I wasn't expecting. I was surprised at the comedic attempts as I thought it was going to be much more realistic and dramatic. The comedy and ridiculous caricature parts felt weirdly disjointed.

It definitely did not feel too much "action movie". I'm not a big fan of gratitous over the top gross violence and they handled that perfectly I thought.

The political violence and how it was portrayed was nauseating.

The last hour was predictable but also very well done.

The daughter was fantastic and will be a superstar.

I expect I'll be in the very small minority to not be fawning over it.

Weird. Not a single person applauded at a packed theater here in So Cal. I walked out of there having no idea how I felt about the movie. Though for sure it was over hyped. At least they tried to do something big. Just don’t know if they pulled it off. May win awards as there just isn’t much competition these days.

I don’t think I’ve ever been at a theater where people applauded at the end unless someone who was involved in making the movie was there.

Rocky II, Rocky III and Rocky IV there was thunderous applause when I was a kid. Great times at the movies.

 

[Todem]

Well, saw it today. I’m probably directly in the middle of the target audience this movie was made for and I enjoyed it but movie of the decade? All the people saying it was one of the best movies ever? I don’t get it. It was good! I’d say 4/5 stars. But definitely not worth the hype. My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

For what it’s worth, I know a fair number of folks who have seen it and not a one of them has said it’s the movie of the decade or one of the best movies ever. And I don’t believe a single person in this thread has said that either. Which leads me to think this narrative (1) is being promoted by a bunch of pompous out of touch PTA devotee movie reviewers; or (2) is being created by some online bot algorithm created by the studio to generate buzz and juice box office receipts; or (3) is a combination of 1 and 2.

I have a friend who has seen it 4 times and feels that way. When I googled reviews when I got home I saw 2 that said that so idk.

4 times in the theater? Wow.

The last I saw a movie 4 times in the theater was Superman The Movie in 1979.

Lol and tickets were $1.25

 

[Todem]

Still 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

I think Rotten Tomatoes is BS. I think movie critics are all BS and in this day of social media a lot of what is out there is utter BS.

When it comes to stream…..I will see it.

I love Decaprio. He is my favorite actor of my generation. But I will wait to watch it on my home theater.

I feel like movie buzz is all contrived and paid for and has been for decades and decades. I always judge for myself as everyone should.

Many times I have gone the opposite of the herd on many movies.

 

[Capella]

Well, saw it today. I’m probably directly in the middle of the target audience this movie was made for and I enjoyed it but movie of the decade? All the people saying it was one of the best movies ever? I don’t get it. It was good! I’d say 4/5 stars. But definitely not worth the hype. My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

For what it’s worth, I know a fair number of folks who have seen it and not a one of them has said it’s the movie of the decade or one of the best movies ever. And I don’t believe a single person in this thread has said that either. Which leads me to think this narrative (1) is being promoted by a bunch of pompous out of touch PTA devotee movie reviewers; or (2) is being created by some online bot algorithm created by the studio to generate buzz and juice box office receipts; or (3) is a combination of 1 and 2.

I have a friend who has seen it 4 times and feels that way. When I googled reviews when I got home I saw 2 that said that so idk.

4 times in the theater? Wow.

The last I saw a movie 4 times in the theater was Superman The Movie in 1979.

Lol and tickets were $1.25

Wow. We go like once a week.

 

[Capella]

Better than Basterds fot me but I’ve always been a little less enamored with that movie than others. It has 2 of the best scenes of the last 25 years but is a little light in some other spots imo.

My hot take is that the hateful eight is a better movie than Basterds (which I really like).

Ok you lost me there!

I know I am in the extreme minority there. Love the dialogue in eight, westerns and the contained setting they put them in.

Kurt Russell’s destruction of a priceless Martin guitar is perhaps most horrifying thing I have ever seen on screen. Still have PTSD.

Crazy scene. The actresses’ reaction was genuine as she knew it wasn’t a prop. She looks offstage as it happens.

 

[Smack Tripper]

by and large a snooze broken up by some decent shots/sequences

A movie that felt to me like it was trying to serve many masters and did none of them well

A nearly three hour film and I have zero investment in anyone by the end.

It’s a shame, had a very pacy first act

I’ve heard Strangelove comps which is absurd to me. I recently watched Mars Attacks and I was thinking that was better satire than this

It’s very difficult tonally for an old white guy to satirize black people

Maybe it’s just the Pynchon source material equalling death for PTA

I’ll rewatch this but I suspect it will be the feel after going back to Inherent Vice, it stinks

And I like PTA, I love Licorice Pizza but this whole thing feels like the emperors new clothes,it’s a message not a movie

 

[Ilov80s]

Interesting the reactions here and the demographic we obviously represent. I think this movie is all but a lock to become part of the cannon where in 10-20-30 years people talk about the movies of the time, this will be held up still. Not saying that as my personal opinion of it, just from the writing on the wall/reading of the tea leaves. Same is true for Parasite which also had a lot of detractors on the board.

 

[bigbottom]

Interesting the reactions here and the demographic we obviously represent. I think this movie is all but a lock to become part of the cannon where in 10-20-30 years people talk about the movies of the time, this will be held up still. Not saying that as my personal opinion of it, just from the writing on the wall/reading of the tea leaves. Same is true for Parasite which also had a lot of detractors on the board.

Whoa, it did? Parasite was awesome!!

 

[The Longtime Lurker]

Boogie Nights is my favorite movie, for those that have seen both how do they compare? Must see, or skip this one?

 

[bigbottom]

Boogie Nights is my favorite movie, for those that have seen both how do they compare? Must see, or skip this one?

Loved Boogie Nights. Found One Battle After Another funny and entertaining. But not on the level of Boogie Nights.

 

[beer 30]

My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

Same

You went to see it with @Capella's wife too? What are the odds?

 

[Ilov80s]

Boogie Nights is my favorite movie, for those that have seen both how do they compare? Must see, or skip this one?

Tough to say. I think most people here would say Boogie Nights is a lot better. I think it's a bit closer. Very different movies though.

 

[Ilov80s]

Interesting the reactions here and the demographic we obviously represent. I think this movie is all but a lock to become part of the cannon where in 10-20-30 years people talk about the movies of the time, this will be held up still. Not saying that as my personal opinion of it, just from the writing on the wall/reading of the tea leaves. Same is true for Parasite which also had a lot of detractors on the board.

Whoa, it did? Parasite was awesome!!

Yeah a lot of people here have posted over the last few years in the movie thread that they didn't think it was all that good or was mostly hype or some kind of weird Oscar thing.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Interesting the reactions here and the demographic we obviously represent. I think this movie is all but a lock to become part of the cannon where in 10-20-30 years people talk about the movies of the time, this will be held up still. Not saying that as my personal opinion of it, just from the writing on the wall/reading of the tea leaves. Same is true for Parasite which also had a lot of detractors on the board.

Whoa, it did? Parasite was awesome!!

Yeah a lot of people here have posted over the last few years in the movie thread that they didn't think it was all that good or was mostly hype or some kind of weird Oscar thing.

With "a lot of detractors" or "lot of people", what would you say is the % of people here who didn't like it?

It seems to me that in some cases when something is nearly universally praised (like One Battle After Another or Parasite) people seem to fixate on the few that don't feel like the majority.

What would you guess is the actual percentage that didn't like Parasite?

 

[Todem]

Well, saw it today. I’m probably directly in the middle of the target audience this movie was made for and I enjoyed it but movie of the decade? All the people saying it was one of the best movies ever? I don’t get it. It was good! I’d say 4/5 stars. But definitely not worth the hype. My wife whispered to me at one point “when does this become great?” Never did for us.

For what it’s worth, I know a fair number of folks who have seen it and not a one of them has said it’s the movie of the decade or one of the best movies ever. And I don’t believe a single person in this thread has said that either. Which leads me to think this narrative (1) is being promoted by a bunch of pompous out of touch PTA devotee movie reviewers; or (2) is being created by some online bot algorithm created by the studio to generate buzz and juice box office receipts; or (3) is a combination of 1 and 2.

I have a friend who has seen it 4 times and feels that way. When I googled reviews when I got home I saw 2 that said that so idk.

4 times in the theater? Wow.

The last I saw a movie 4 times in the theater was Superman The Movie in 1979.

Lol and tickets were $1.25

Wow. We go like once a week.

I am talking seeing the same movie 4 times in the theater LOL!

 

[Todem]

Boogie Nights is my favorite movie, for those that have seen both how do they compare? Must see, or skip this one?

Boogie Nights is a top 10 type for me as well. A perfect movie.