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wipeout364
Member
If you are a glass half full person the good news is it can only go up from here.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
All I want to know is if it's worse than the latest Thor movie. If it's not I'm still in.
Fools idol
Banned
Post in thread 'Beau Is Afraid trailer (Ari Aster's new movie - Hereditary, Midsommar)'
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/beau...e-hereditary-midsommar.1649675/post-267811895
as I said there, in my other thread... going to be a marmite. I enjoyed it personally.
It's just a few hours of total madness. Kind of reminded me of the latest Twin Peaks season where you just dunno wtf is going on
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/beau...e-hereditary-midsommar.1649675/post-267811895
as I said there, in my other thread... going to be a marmite. I enjoyed it personally.
It's just a few hours of total madness. Kind of reminded me of the latest Twin Peaks season where you just dunno wtf is going on
TheDreadBaron
Member
Nothing I love more than a creator letting loose and disregarding the audience’s precious sensibilities. Oh waaaah give me a simple story that a child can follow, I don’t want to think or feel anything uncomfortable. Haven’t seen the thing, but now it’s got my attention.
DKehoe
Member
Yeh reading people talking about this has made me curious to see it. Fuck this attitude that the artist has some obligation to give the audience what they want. Give me what you think is interesting.
Doom85
Member
RT critics have it at 74% and audiences are at 86%. Seems like a bunch of people expecting the film to be straightforward when it was never meant to be. Don’t show up to a David Lynch film and expect a John Woo film. Nothing wrong with either, and both have their place.
Also, that guy who yelled at people not to clap is a total basic bitch. If people enjoyed the film, they can express that at the end, anyone who gets in their face for that needs to fuck off hard.
Also, that guy who yelled at people not to clap is a total basic bitch. If people enjoyed the film, they can express that at the end, anyone who gets in their face for that needs to fuck off hard.
nightmare-slain
Member
Can't wait to see it! Been looking forward to this since I saw Midsommar. Obviously back then I didn't know what it would be but still I was excited so see what Ari Aster done next.
The movie was originally going to be called "Disappointment Boulevard" so maybe that would have been a better name! /s
I have no idea when this is out in the UK but I know I'll be there day 1 like Hereditary and Midsommar. Seeing both those movies in cinema was an amazing experience.
Edit: bbfc is saying 19th May for UK.
The movie was originally going to be called "Disappointment Boulevard" so maybe that would have been a better name! /s
I have no idea when this is out in the UK but I know I'll be there day 1 like Hereditary and Midsommar. Seeing both those movies in cinema was an amazing experience.
Edit: bbfc is saying 19th May for UK.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
As others have said, now I want to see it.
nightmare-slain
Member
Lol seriously? You can have an opinion but c'mon.
Ginger & Rosa
Bling Ring
Under the Skin
Life After Beth
Ex Machina
Room
The Witch
The Lobster
Swiss Army Man
Into the Forest
The Blackcoat's Daughter
It Comes at Night
A Ghost Story
Lady Bird
Hereditary
Eighth Grade
Midsommar
The Lighthouse
Uncut Gems
Saint Maud
Green Knight
Lamb
The Tragedy of MacBeth
X
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Whale
And that's just the ones I've seen. Either you have shitty taste or are trolling lol. How can you say they have only made 1 good movie? That's crazy.
dorkimoe
Member
I should rephrase to of the ones I have seen. I have seen probably 6-7? which isnt a lot in the grand scheme of things but all but one sucked ass.
Lol seriously? You can have an opinion but c'mon.
Ginger & Rosa
Bling Ring
Under the Skin
Life After Beth
Ex Machina
Room
The Witch
The Lobster
Swiss Army Man
Into the Forest
The Blackcoat's Daughter
It Comes at Night
A Ghost Story
Lady Bird
Hereditary
Eighth Grade
Midsommar
The Lighthouse
Uncut Gems
Saint Maud
Green Knight
Lamb
The Tragedy of MacBeth
X
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Whale
And that's just the ones I've seen. Either you have shitty taste or are trolling lol. How can you say they have only made 1 good movie? That's crazy.
It comes at night - terrible
hereditary - terrible
uncut gems- fine
ex machine- meh
ghost story- boring
everything everywhere- great
room- didnt finish
nightmare-slain
Member
Alright, to be fair I did think some of those were weak but still enjoyable. If I had to cut that list down to ones I really liked then it'd be
Under the Skin
Life After Beth
Ex Machina
The Witch
Swiss Army Man
Into the Forest
The Blackcoat's Daughter
A Ghost Story
Lady Bird
Hereditary
Midsommar
The Lighthouse
Saint Maud
Green Knight
Lamb
The Tragedy of MacBeth
X
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Whale
El Pistolero
Banned
Well, this has at least motivated me to watch it at some point...under influence. Love Hereditary; Can't stand Midsommar...
Doom85
Member
If you haven’t seen X’s prequel “Pearl”, I highly recommend it. Great character writing, and Mia Goth, who already did great in her dual roles in X, absolutely kills it in the titular role especially in the final ten minutes of the film. Apparently the studio chose not to submit the film for Oscar nominations, but my salty side can’t help but suspect they knew the Oscars refuse to give any notice to films in the horror/slasher genres (Silence of the Lambs and Get Out I think managed to overcome this bias obstacle due to being seen as more belonging in the thriller genre to some) and it sucks because Mia Goth absolutely deserved a nomination (and the film could have gotten a few technical nominations, it does a great job capturing the Technicolor era of cinema).
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Under the Skin, The Witch, Blackcoat's daughter, It Comes At Night, Saint Maud, Lamb and X are my favorites
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Came in to say this. That movie was so bad.
Fools idol
Banned
The film is a dark comedy, it's not a horror film at all and it doesn't try to be. There are horror-esque like moments and disturbing imagery throughout but it isn't scripted and constructed as a horror film if that makes sense.
It's a clear departure from his usual films. While I don't think it's his best (Hereditary still holds that candle in my opinion), it is a great film in it's own right. The character of Beau is acted so well by Jo-Phe that I tip my hat to the guy for making a believable lunatic.
I have never seen a film so twisted and deeply disturbing but manage to be hilarious at the same time. None. For that alone, it deserves credit.
Imagine the effect of no orgasm or masturbation your entire life and then how much regret and guilt it harbours on your mental health.
Imagine if Jacob's ladder, Cuckoo's nest (Nicholson) and Suspiria had a three-way baby.
It's a clear departure from his usual films. While I don't think it's his best (Hereditary still holds that candle in my opinion), it is a great film in it's own right. The character of Beau is acted so well by Jo-Phe that I tip my hat to the guy for making a believable lunatic.
I have never seen a film so twisted and deeply disturbing but manage to be hilarious at the same time. None. For that alone, it deserves credit.
Imagine the effect of no orgasm or masturbation your entire life and then how much regret and guilt it harbours on your mental health.
Imagine if Jacob's ladder, Cuckoo's nest (Nicholson) and Suspiria had a three-way baby.
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Ballthyrm
Member
Not if they just broke the glass.
Joaquin phoenix is often trying to do role that are really out there. So no surprise there.
He should do another movie with Nicolas Cage and Daniel Radcliffe so they can make the weirdest movie possible.
Sonik
Member
Lol seriously? You can have an opinion but c'mon.
Ginger & Rosa
Bling Ring
Under the Skin
Life After Beth
Ex Machina
Room
The Witch
The Lobster
Swiss Army Man
Into the Forest
The Blackcoat's Daughter
It Comes at Night
A Ghost Story
Lady Bird
Hereditary
Eighth Grade
Midsommar
The Lighthouse
Uncut Gems
Saint Maud
Green Knight
Lamb
The Tragedy of MacBeth
X
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Whale
And that's just the ones I've seen. Either you have shitty taste or are trolling lol. How can you say they have only made 1 good movie? That's crazy.
The Witch
Midsommar
Green Knight
Ex Machina
The Lighthouse
X
are boring, pointless and extremely pretentious. Hereditary is good, Under the Skin is interesting but not very good, The Whale was pretty fucking forgettable and mediocre and Everything Everywhere All At Once is great. That's all the movies I've watched, most of the rest I avoided because I know what I would be getting into.
A24 is the Marvel of snobbish Hollywood, most of the shit they do are bland but good looking, full of pointless allegory but no substance or good story and characters. What the fuck was the point of Green Knight? What was the story there other than the fucking allegories and references to other sources?
Thirty7ven
Banned
If the comic book coma induced people talk shit about this movie it probably means it’s amazing.
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RAÏSanÏa
Member
Is that the last movie you watched? The comparison is odd.
It's hilarious how powerfully Marvel films get into some heads that it becomes the lens through which they view everything. The slightest bit of agitation and the pressure of it discharges in misdirected rage.
RAÏSanÏa
Member
Syncretism?
DKehoe
Member
I'd also recommend Aftersun, my favourite film from last year
Lol seriously? You can have an opinion but c'mon.
Ginger & Rosa
Bling Ring
Under the Skin
Life After Beth
Ex Machina
Room
The Witch
The Lobster
Swiss Army Man
Into the Forest
The Blackcoat's Daughter
It Comes at Night
A Ghost Story
Lady Bird
Hereditary
Eighth Grade
Midsommar
The Lighthouse
Uncut Gems
Saint Maud
Green Knight
Lamb
The Tragedy of MacBeth
X
Everything Everywhere All At Once
The Whale
And that's just the ones I've seen. Either you have shitty taste or are trolling lol. How can you say they have only made 1 good movie? That's crazy.
Um, what?
Spaceman292
Banned
u suck at having opinions lmao
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
I realize the comparison is absurd but that's just my MO. I'm huge fan of A24 and Ari. The last film I watched at the cinema was Crimes of The Future and the last film I watched at home was Skinamarink.
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nightmare-slain
Member
I haven't seen it yet but it's on my list. I wanted to watch it after I saw X but couldn't find a way to watch it. I'll have a look again now.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
bonus:
Now I'm off to check when it's airing in a theater nearby, haven't done that in a while
That's wild it just occurred to me that it has to be some kind of marketing. Right? RIGHT!?
Laieon
Member
As a fan of slasher movies, it's nice that we've reached the point where one can be called pretentious.
Pearl > X though.
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Werewolf Jones
Gold Member
A24 Year Old Virgin strikes again.
(I'll still watch it even though I hate this dudes movies.)
(I'll still watch it even though I hate this dudes movies.)
Slicker than your average
Banned
I like how the guy said not a single person best clap..
Those Americans still clapping at movies and meal times eh?
Those Americans still clapping at movies and meal times eh?
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Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Guy might be one of those stuck in the 80's slasher fans you know Michael and Jason and their ilk so he doesn't appreciate a non shlocky slasher.
Fools idol
Banned
despite these supposed 'career ending' hyperbolic tweets, the meta review score has actually gone up over the weekend to 7.8/10 average which is currently higher than any of Ari Asters previous movies.
Pretty funny how a loud a vocal minority can be at times.
Several celebrities that went to screenings also made instagram stories about how much they enjoyed the film, some calling it a masterpiece, others saying it's Phoenix' best role ever. Not surprise, and I don't agree entirely having seen it myself BUT it is up there.
Pretty funny how a loud a vocal minority can be at times.
Several celebrities that went to screenings also made instagram stories about how much they enjoyed the film, some calling it a masterpiece, others saying it's Phoenix' best role ever. Not surprise, and I don't agree entirely having seen it myself BUT it is up there.
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Sonik
Member
I like slasher movies too, this wasn't a slasher movie, more like a tedious, pointless movie full of pretentious themes about sexuality and aging with some extremely lame slasher movie scenes at the end.
Fools idol
Banned
Man, Ebert was one of the fucking worst ego ever
He def had some shitty takes later in years he got but he sure knew from what point of view your supposed to critique from.
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So many spicy takes in here. Particularly about MIDSOMMAR (nowhere near as good as HEREDITARY but still an awesome version of "GET OUT" but for millennials).
Did see the three hour run time for BEAU and raised an eyebrow, but after Ari's two latest I'm down for the ride.
Did see the three hour run time for BEAU and raised an eyebrow, but after Ari's two latest I'm down for the ride.