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Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-23-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Spider-Verse? :)

Spider-Verse?

:)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-31-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
One guy who was sitting behind me in the theater...

One guy who was sitting behind me in the theater must've fallen asleep during it, because I heard him start snoring about halfway through it...



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Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-17-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Well, while you could say that Spider-Verse may...

Well, while you could say that Spider-Verse may lack the genre deconstruction (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?&t=62775) of a Logan...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-17-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
While I wouldn't have minded seeing a few...

While I wouldn't have minded seeing a few Superhero movies here (particularly Logan (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/logan-2017/)), I'm more concerned about people possibly being dismissive of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-15-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
...although that being said, this list still...

...although that being said, this list still needs some more Spiderverse, if you ask me.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-15-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Yeah; good work, Jinn!

Yeah; good work, Jinn!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-13-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
I wasn't as big on Phantom Thread...

I wasn't as big on Phantom Thread (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/phantom-thread/) as some were; don't get me wrong, it was a good movie on the whole, but it was still too low-key an...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-05-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
How is that a big "moment of redemption" for...

How is that a big "moment of redemption" for Max?:

https://youtu.be/bOEcxxyOC-s

His car was being held hostage, Pappagallo refused to honor the deal he had made with the dead settler, he had...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-04-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
While I think I've expressed some form of this...

While I think I've expressed some form of this opinion before, I'll reiterate that I feel the Mad Max (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/tag/mad-max/reviews/) series hasn't always known what to do...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-03-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
But it was extremely convincing emotion that...

But it was extremely convincing emotion that suited that particular scene perfectly, and it's just one example from that film; you also have scenes like the one where Max holds Furiosa and the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-02-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
I dunno, I just don't see Mel's Max being able to...

I dunno, I just don't see Mel's Max being able to capture the same level of intensity as Hardy did in this scene:

https://youtu.be/BSU5q1Kia-w
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-02-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Eh, I don't mind that mode of Action movie (how...

Eh, I don't mind that mode of Action movie (how else would I be a fan of Speed (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/speed/) otherwise, eh?), but The Raid 2 spent way too much (unnecessary) time and...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-01-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Yeah, Fury Road is a movie that's grown on me to...

Yeah, Fury Road is a movie that's grown on me to become a pretty great movie, and probably my favorite Mad Max movie as well, and I actually prefer Hardy's take on Max to Gibson's now; I mean, Mel...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-28-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Haven't watched Jojo yet, so I can't comment, but...

Haven't watched Jojo yet, so I can't comment, but this discussion reminds me, have you ever checked out Lindsay Ellis's video on The Producers and the ethics of Nazi satire in general? I particularly...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-27-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Yeah, but at least it gave us this, huh?: ...

Yeah, but at least it gave us this, huh?:



https://youtu.be/ospx7tXWYbI
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-26-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Well yeah, I've never made it a secret that I...

Well yeah, I've never made it a secret that I wasn't a fan: https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/inglourious-basterds/ Totally, but if someone thought there was no character development in Fury...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-26-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
I only ever watched on a 10-inch tablet screen,...

I only ever watched on a 10-inch tablet screen, and I had no problem with liking it a lot as a result, so I wouldn't worry too much about that (and I also don't care about how "scientifically...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-26-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Me too, but it still made a profit of about $65...

Me too, but it still made a profit of about $65 million worldwide, which is better than it could've been for such a relatively "arthouse"-style wide release, so it could've been a lot worse. Also,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-24-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
I liked them both about the same, to be honest;...

I liked them both about the same, to be honest; yes, YWNRH felt less derivative of Scorsese and other 70's classics, but it also felt a bit more familiar than it should've, while I appreciated the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-24-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Mmm, by a little bit, but not by much, as he...

Mmm, by a little bit, but not by much, as he would've had to have had a better-developed motivation for that to be the case for me.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-24-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Yeah; while still a valid criticism on its own,...

Yeah; while still a valid criticism on its own, just focusing on ZDT doing things like not placing enough emphasis on the failures of the CIA's torture program feels like cherry-picking to me, in...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-24-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
I respect that, but for the reasons I've stated,...

I respect that, but for the reasons I've stated, I just don't think Villeneuve's direction suited Sicario very well, or that Del Toro's character added that much; sorry. I guess I feel similarly...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-22-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
I had issue with 2049's occasionally glacial...

I had issue with 2049's occasionally glacial pacing and somewhat unnecessary length both times I watched it (although less so the second (https://letterboxd.com/stusmallz/film/blade-runner-2049/1/),...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-22-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
Villeneuve's a really good director from what...

Villeneuve's a really good director from what I've seen (which is his last three movies), I just don't feel he was the right director for a Thriller like Sicario, as his overall style and sensibility...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-21-21
Replies: 508
Jinn's 100 Films of the 2010s
Posted By StuSmallz
https://i.ibb.co/CBjjtZh/z-Ngg-UV7-Kchks2cs-Ji-L9-...

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