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JudasMyGuide said:
Although, while I haven't watched that one yet, my intuition tells me that I'm going to feel the movie's being somewhat overhated. We'll see.
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Is it getting hate? General consensus seems to be that everyone recognises it's bad and made by someone who's completely lost the plot but the film is still watchable, maybe even enjoyable if you can laugh at it. Not that I've seen it, my only experiences are listening to a podcast review and skimming through YouTube comments after watching a few clips. I'll watch it at some point for shits and giggles, though.
 
I adore this film—and several others with Pierre Richard. La Chèvre (1981) is a classic.
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Watched Lee (2023), a British biographical war drama starring Kate Winslet.

Following a war correspondent (Winslet) through bits and pieces of WWII, including taking a picture in Hitler's own bathtub. Pretty powerful film, but a Hollywood production it ain't. I understand there was a lot to cover, but it does pull the film down to jump from scene to scene so quickly.
 
I saw this movie in my childhood, in a movie theater. Yes—even in the USSR, they showed some carefully selected “strategic enemy” films back then. I don’t care if it’s a bit naive, like Enemy Mine (which I also saw in the theater). Now I’ve had a good time—and moist eyes.
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Ballerina is among the best in the John Wick franchise.

If you like the John Wick movies, even if you only liked the first one, Ballerina is worth watching.
 
Yesterday evening, me and wifey watched The Blues Brothers for our film club.

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And ... I don't know how to put this, but people who have made this a classic surely do have a strange view on what amounts to comedy. Or even an interesting film.

It was incredibly tedious and thoroughly unfunny; James Belushi was a very talented comedian (elsewhere I have seen moments of his where he was downright brilliant), but this is an utter waste of potential. And mind you, I should (in theory) like the overall aesthetic, music makes up a significant part of my life and in certain metrics, I analyse art and text for a living and for my pastime, yet I was completely baffled at this. I don't understand this movie and I don't understand its cult. It usually doesn't even attempt to be funny, mostly it's just stuff blowing up, deadpan people in sunglasses, things crashing into other things and some shouting. Yeah, and music cameos, but I don't get any kind of satisfaction from realising that this stereotypically gobby black woman is played by Aretha in particular and that it's hey, John Lee Hooker playing Boom Boom in the street.
It gives me Who's That Girl flashbacks, only unlike that particular headache on wheels you can't even say this film could use a strong dose of Ritalin, because so many scenes are just going on and on, droning without a point, just ... being there.

The trolling in the restaurant was almost the only scene that really approached some attempt at comedy, or maybe I just don't understand this type of humour (Carrie Fisher shooting at them with rocket launcher certainly doesn't fit my idea thereof).

I suppose it's the general SNL vibe or maybe just 80s US as well - I mean, I also don't really understand the mass appeal of John Hughes' comedies - maybe it was something in the water at that time or whatever...
 
JudasMyGuide said:
I suppose it's the general SNL vibe or maybe just 80s US as well - I mean, I also don't really understand the mass appeal of John Hughes' comedies - maybe it was something in the water at that time or whatever...
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What???
Uncle Buck is a very nice film.

National Lampoon's Vacation, European Vacation, Christmas Vacation—pure gold, in my opinion.

But man, Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) is an absolute MASTERPIECE. Brilliant and flawless from start to finish. It’s not just a comedy (though it’s excellent on that front), it carries these deeper undertones… By the end of the film, it’s hard for me not to get teary-eyed. Absolutely brilliant. One of the best movies ever, as far as I’m concerned. I’ve watched that film several times—it's just that good.

Did you watch it? And it didn’t move you at all? What a bummer.

edit: Watch Planes, Trains and Automobiles with your wife—I bet she’ll love it. :cool: Also, I’m not particularly fond of The Blues Brothers.
 
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Awesome thriller movie from India. If you could get your hands on an english dubbed version or with subtitles, do not miss!

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Spaldy said:
It's not a wild take, it's just having poor taste in cinema. Same goes for The Blues Brothers, which is a stone cold, cast iron masterpiece.
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I do think comedy is subjective, so I'm willing to give Judas some leeway for his lack of interest in Blues Brothers.

But to discount a man who completely encapsulated (and inspired) the feel of the 1980s and gave us no fewer than 5 all-time classics is definitely poor taste.
 
I think that it is fair to say that the pop culture king of 80s movies was John Hughes. It feels like every major movie about being a teen in that era was from his pen.
 
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