The World's End.
It made me laugh a few times, and I loved how quickly it turned serious in the Gents.
While it is the weakest of the Cornetto Trilogy, it is still pretty good. I also LMAO when he's running around in a Sisters of Mercy t-shirt years later.
Which one is the best? I haven't seen Hot Fuzz yet, but apparently that one made the most money.
Shaun>Hot Fuzz>World's End
That said, I enjoyed all three. Hot Fuzz is in many ways a flip on Shaun (Simon Pegg goes from least skilled to most skilled, etc.). It also has little references to Shaun that you will love.
I will also say that I've watched Hot Fuzz probably more times than Shaun or Worlds End, even if Shaun is a little bit better.
How can you have any pudding if you won't eat your meat?
ppp good. It was definitely understated, almost to a fault cuz really not too much happens with the characters/story. But for what it was I enjoyed it, the main actress was rly good. The framing is the real reason to watch it tho, the whole movie was eye candy. Almost worth watching just for a tour of the town as much as it is for the actual plot/characters
For a first feature for the director/writer that's about as good a start as you can hope for
Yaaaaaa
I read afterwards that the guy who made it is a YouTube film video essayist and this was his first dip into movie making. That’s so impressive, makes me appreciate the movie even more. You can sorta tell how much he studies movies because the way he framed everything was so artistic and perfect. I almost liked the interior shots more than the exterior, did you notice how he kept placing mirrors on the edge of the frame to create even more depth? There’s this one shot of Cho using that technique and it’s so great
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I saw someone on Letterbox suggest that the director/two leads turn this into a Before Sunrise type series where he two characters run into/meet up with each other way down the line at various points of their lives. Wouldn’t that be great? Probably in a new city known for its architecture or overseas in some beautiful country/city somewhere. I like the idea of their statuses changing and that’s what each new one is mostly about. Like this one was clearly about their parents but eventually they’ll die and maybe their careers or relationships or parenthood are at the forefront of the next ones. I think that’d be great
goooood solid stuff. Not a super thrilling movie but I'm glad they didn't ham it up too much and seemed to just give all the facts, no huge exaggerations or forced themes from what I could tell. Just a nicely done, brisk movie that I can't really fault for anything. Hanks was great as always, Eckhart was very likable, Eastwood did a great job (he was 86 when he directed, that's crazy)
ppp good. It was definitely understated, almost to a fault cuz really not too much happens with the characters/story. But for what it was I enjoyed it, the main actress was rly good. The framing is the real reason to watch it tho, the whole movie was eye candy. Almost worth watching just for a tour of the town as much as it is for the actual plot/characters
For a first feature for the director/writer that's about as good a start as you can hope for
Yaaaaaa
I read afterwards that the guy who made it is a YouTube film video essayist and this was his first dip into movie making. That’s so impressive, makes me appreciate the movie even more. You can sorta tell how much he studies movies because the way he framed everything was so artistic and perfect. I almost liked the interior shots more than the exterior, did you notice how he kept placing mirrors on the edge of the frame to create even more depth? There’s this one shot of Cho using that technique and it’s so great
Also Boc
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I saw someone on Letterbox suggest that the director/two leads turn this into a Before Sunrise type series where he two characters run into/meet up with each other way down the line at various points of their lives. Wouldn’t that be great? Probably in a new city known for its architecture or overseas in some beautiful country/city somewhere. I like the idea of their statuses changing and that’s what each new one is mostly about. Like this one was clearly about their parents but eventually they’ll die and maybe their careers or relationships or parenthood are at the forefront of the next ones. I think that’d be great
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That could be good but I dunno, seems like it'd be a little more convoluted (them meeting up a couple more times) in the case of this movie/these characters? Speaking of which, I really gotta add Before Sunrise to my watchlist THX FOR THE REMINDER
and ya, the shot/scene that really stuck out to me above all others was the scene of Jin and Eleanor on the couch where it's entirely framed by the mirror sitting on the dresser. It was a little SHOWY but it wasn't really distracting either, it was such a unique/interesting way of framing what would otherwise be a pretty average scene
really enjoyed it, Segel was surprisingly gr8. The dialogue approached Kaufman-ish existentialist territory which I loved, tho mostly cuz it had the luxury of pulling straight from transcripts from such a brilliant guy. I feel like I really should read Infinite Jest now
I was so tired and had to rewind cause I dozed off partway through it and ended up watching it over a stretch of like four hours. I do not think it helped the viewing experience
Honestly, I don't know how you run FE AND watch so many movies at the same time, AND know who the directors were, etc lol. AND play games, etc.
#impressed
It's the opposite of impressive
Well, I never pay attention to directors, etc when I watch movies. I just like the movie or I don't. So, at least this gives me a different perspective.
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