September 21, 2024Sep 21 Great surprise! Sometimes really emotional! But I have serious questions about some choices.
September 22, 2024Sep 22 A little bit hasty, but amazing overall. This is the perfect pre-Halloween blockbuster💯 @Jade Bahr I had a great time, there was a lot of goofiness and fun, but at the same time serious themes of grief and acceptance of loss were touched upon. Despite the name of the asshole ghost in the title, the main characters of this film are women of the Deetz family. Watching Winona, Jenna and Catherine interact was a real pleasure, they were so natural and genuine. And yeah, Tim Burton is still got it.
September 23, 2024Sep 23 On 9/12/2024 at 7:53 AM, Jade Bahr said: I like this movie but sometimes it's really schmaltzy - the cringey dialogs + the medicore stiff acting etc Definitely too long, the story boring and pointless that at some points I was close to fast forwarding lol It was written a long time ago and It laid out the beginning template for modern western fantasy so the books themselves were are not thrilling for me outside of the remarkable and ancient language. I like Fellowship and was often bored with the next two books, the Hobbit and the Silmarillion. I think Tolkein's great strength was worldbuilding and lorebuilding- populating the world with details in a elegant and intricate way. He was a weaker character writer and not quite up to modern standards. I saw the first 2 films in the theater and couldn't get into them as a teen. This was when the LOTR craze was happening and everybody went to see Return of the King. It was an event like the Starwars Prequels. I missed out on that as I didn't like the first 2 films. Then I read the books a few years ago and re-watched them & it was a completely different experience. The extended editions are more complete and in particular improves Fellowship of the Ring. I think Fellowship is a close adaptation and pretty much a masterpiece. But I still found Twin Towers & Return of the King to be too bloated with CGI action scenes. The worst part is how they omitted the Scouring of the Shire which is thematically important to the story and ultimate meaning. The actual books have few descriptions of violence or battles at all.
September 23, 2024Sep 23 10 hours ago, Cult Icon said: I saw the first 2 films in the theater and couldn't get into them as a teen. This was when the LOTR craze was happening and everybody went to see Return of the King. It was an event like the Starwars Prequels. It's quite the opposite for me. As a kid I loved all 3 movies (watched all of them in cinema etc) but now re watching those dead ass boring bad CGI filled extended cuts I wondered what the hell I liked about it as a kid 😄 Tried to read the books back then and failed. At least now thanks to TRoP I know why everyone is terrified of this eye.
September 23, 2024Sep 23 15 hours ago, Cult Icon said: It was written a long time ago and It laid out the beginning template for modern western fantasy so the books themselves were are not thrilling for me outside of the remarkable and ancient language. I like Fellowship and was often bored with the next two books, the Hobbit and the Silmarillion. I think Tolkein's great strength was worldbuilding and lorebuilding- populating the world with details in a elegant and intricate way. He was a weaker character writer and not quite up to modern standards. I saw the first 2 films in the theater and couldn't get into them as a teen. This was when the LOTR craze was happening and everybody went to see Return of the King. It was an event like the Starwars Prequels. I missed out on that as I didn't like the first 2 films. Then I read the books a few years ago and re-watched them & it was a completely different experience. The extended editions are more complete and in particular improves Fellowship of the Ring. I think Fellowship is a close adaptation and pretty much a masterpiece. But I still found Twin Towers & Return of the King to be too bloated with CGI action scenes. The worst part is how they omitted the Scouring of the Shire which is thematically important to the story and ultimate meaning. The actual books have few descriptions of violence or battles at all. Landscapes are the BEST. It is not bad movie, a classic, not my favorite but not bad.
September 24, 2024Sep 24 @Lilja K Finally watched LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍 Cami and her acting style + voice reminds SO MUCH of young Claire Danes it freaked me out (in the best possible way) 🤯 Joe Keery was hilarious (well until he wasn't lol). Aldis Hodge is freakin hot bonus 🍑
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