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I feel about this exactly as I felt about every episode I've ever seen of Flight of the Concords. It's entertaining without ever being hilarious and inmediately forgettable but still fun.
Was Boy good? Eagle vs Shark was so brutally awful.
The Princess and the Pilot - B-
Playtime (rewatch) - A
The Hobbit - C-
The Comedy - D+
Kings of the Road - C+
The Odd Couple - B
Red Rock West - C-
The Hunger Games - D-
Prometheus - C
Tangled - C+
I laughed quite a bit.
"It's a real mess in there. On the upside I think she had a really good time".
This was great.
Last 10 Movies Seen
(90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)
Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
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This got so many fantastic, hearty laughs out of me. Pretty easily favourite comedy of last year in terms of the amount of sheer gags I want to watch it all over again for.
Maybe the shortest 85 minutes I've sat through in a long time. There was a point before its epilogue that was so briefly harrowing because I thought it was already over, but it was nice enough to fit a few more awesome moments in before truly ending. There's just such a razor-sharp subtlety to so much of the physical comedy here. Just thinking about the very first shot makes me grin.
There's nothing else I can really say about it that wouldn't just devolve into a transcripted version of people reiterating and one-upping each other with their favourite bits after they see something. So, just watch this, especially with people you may know who've missed Conchords nearly as much as me and my friends, as a big audience theatre experience isn't really a reality for it anymore (at least in North America), despite it absolutely deserving that sort of huge audience. Jemaine needs to direct more ASAP.
***½ / 8.3
Last 11 things I really enjoyed:
Speed Racer (Wachowski/Wachowski, 2008)
Safe (Haynes, 1995)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Parker, 1999)
Beastie Boys Story (Jonze, 2020)
Bad Trip (Sakurai, 2020)
What's Up Doc? (Bogdanovich, 1972)
Diva (Beineix, 1981)
Delicatessen (Caro/Jeunet, 1991)
The Hunger (Scott, 1983)
Pineapple Express (Green, 2008)
Chungking Express (Wong, 1994)
Should we bump this to 2015?
It's pretty good. The novelty wears off after a bit; the concept itself is so funny that even something like Clement vacuuming the stairs while floating made me laugh, but eventually it comes down to the plot and suffers for it. Nothing after the Masquerade was interesting, and the resolution is a little too hurried and unsatisfying (one character's fate is just kinda ok whatever and then the movie is over). But it's incredibly fun and charming overall, and I was smiling like an idiot. Waititi is so cute in this movie.
Giving up in 2020. Who cares.
maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore (Sky Hopinka) ***½
Without Remorse (Stefano Sollima) *½
The Marksman (Robert Lorenz) **
Beckett (Ferdinando Cito Filomarino) *½
Night Hunter (David Raymond) *
Did you stay until after the credits?Quoting Grouchy (view post)
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Hahahah no, I hadn't seen that.
Really funny and wonderful film. It's more comedy than horror but that's okay.
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Very fun. As others noted, nothing quite amazing, but it's so charming and effortless in its approach. It does peter out, but until then, it's good indeed.
Kinda wish Waititi hadn't been marginalized in the third act.
The Boat People - 9
The Power of the Dog - 7.5
The King of Pigs - 7
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