Reno
The In Kraut
No, because Seven Psychopaths mostly got very good reviews.
What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
and a lot of bad ones
Reno
The In Kraut
Hardly any film gets 100% acclaim. 82% positive reviews on rottentomatoes officially makes it a well reviewed film. Always good to look up if you want to check what the critical consensus is for a film.
Not sure what papers and magazines you read, but the reviews I read here were mostly positive.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seven_psychopaths/
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
first three reviews listed:
there's not much point to a meta-film once the actual film has ceased to grip.
Self-aware stupidity does not equal wit.
After a while the narrative falters, the ideas flag and it simply gets dull ...
And plenty then several that say its sharp and scabrous.
Reno
The In Kraut
I was less of a fan of the film than many people here are and I agree that it doesn't do the meta thing nearly as well as Charlie Kaufman's films do, but there is plenty about it which is great. I just thought it was disappointing in comparison to In Bruges. Anybody who calls it a "steaming pile of horseshit" would be a bit of a twat in my book and Peter Bradshaw certainly is. Awful film critic and one of the reasons why I can't be arsed with The Guardian anymore.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
aah, I was thinking more of the Telegraph bloke
Reno
The In Kraut
Funnily enough I never read the Telegraph. Strange that.
Quite like Kim Newman though.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I watched that recently too. Fantastic film. Didn't realise how much Leone pinched from Yojimbo! I love the scene where he tells the carpenter to get three coffins ready.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
I'd heard the lines about Clint's mule being offended quoted in something else, and I'd thought it was a pisstake. . . how wrong I was!
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
" I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it."
Voley
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I love that one, too. I bought a Blu-Ray player for the first time recently and have been buying up all my favourite old films again. This is near the top of the want list:
Voley
🐀
I like the way that you can only read that in Clint's voice." I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it."
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
That mule dialogue reminded me of Dhango Unchained - the way Waltz's character would introduce his horse as if it were a person!
Voley
🐀
I've not seen/read either. I've only ever read one John Le Carre but I might try some more now. Is Smiley's People a separate thing to this?I really hated it, but I'm a huge fan of the book and the BBC adaption and perhaps I'd feel differently if I wasn't comparing it to them.
I though Oldman bore an uncanny resemblance to Sir Robin Day in it
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Just watched The Woman on blu-ray (bargain for ~£3 from Play!). Pretty powerful film which will disturb anyone coming to it as a straight horror flick.
Me76
Not very good lurker
Watched Young Adult today. Didn't really enjoy it. Bitch of a character who doesn't seem to learn anything from the beginning to the end. Luckily it was only 1hr 25 so at least I didn't waste a lot of my life on it.
I haven't seen Django Unchained yet but was listening to an interview with Jaime Foxx and apparently the horse he rides is his own.
I haven't seen Django Unchained yet but was listening to an interview with Jaime Foxx and apparently the horse he rides is his own.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Yeah, I heard this too....
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I love that one, too. I bought a Blu-Ray player for the first time recently and have been buying up all my favourite old films again. This is near the top of the want list:
Not with that shit cover I hope! Those films had perfectly good artwork they don't ned some photoshop shiteon the cover.....
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
His performance made the film for me, I've not seen that in anything for a very long time.
I saw Django Unchained, I think Reno was pretty much spot on when he said that the first two thirds really worked and then the last third fell away. Jamie Foxx was better than I thought he might be and the rest of the cast was good.
Reno
The In Kraut
I watched Magic Mike, which isn't bad despite a slightly predictable plot. Soderbergh's more mainstream films generally are better than his personal projects and this has some good acting and dialogue. It's awfully coy about the stripping scenes though and I'll never understand why in the sex industry men are required to look like plucked chickens.
DotCommunist
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Yes, I liked it
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Yes, I liked it
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