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EyeKanFly
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- #21
- Posted: 03/08/2023 21:57
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| BozoTyrannus wrote: | Didn't see Prey, but All Quiet on the Western Front was absolutely a willful absence.
Is it a good war movie? Meh, if I hadn't seen 1917 or Come and See or either of the 1930/1979 versions already, maybe I would have enjoyed it, but I can't possibly rank it alongside any of those prior films.
Is it a good adaptation of the novel? Not even close. One of the worst book to screen adaptations I've seen lately. Maybe the English translation of Rohmer's book that I read took very very great liberties and therefore maybe Edward Berger did an excellent job of adapting it. But if my translation of the book was correct, then this new version totally fails to grasp what makes the book interesting, or even its very point, and simply slapped the name onto an obnoxious loud generic war movie. |
Completely agree that this was an awful book-to-screen adaptation. That said, I thought it was effective as an anti-war movie. Certainly not as good as any of the other WWI films you mentioned (haven't seen Come and See and not even sure which war that focuses on), but I actually thought the dual narratives of Paul in the trenches and the diplomats negotiating armistice was was decent at representing how differently war touches everyone. AQotWF also retained THE trench scene which is so, so essential to the story and deeply disturbing and moving; that said, I think the 1930 and 1979 versions of that scene were significantly more effective and disturbing. The omission of Paul returning home was odd though, really glaring omission.
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Location: Detroit
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- Posted: 03/09/2023 04:10
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Yeah, I'm with Eye on a bit being a poor adaption but solid-to-semisolid film. I guess I'm kind of starved for war films because I wasn't adverse to any of the liberties taken.
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- Posted: 03/09/2023 15:02
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I had a bad year with films in 2022. I need to see a few more but those I did watch were not great. From best to worst:
I want you back This was a very palatable rom com. Hardly outstanding but good for a night in.
This is Christmas As sentimental and formulaic as you’d expect, but done well.
The Northman Well made and atmospheric but too depressing for me ultimately.
The Lost City Pretty low brow action comedy. It doesn’t hold together but has it’s moments.
Everything, everywhere all at once Gave me a headache. There were some funny moments but it totally disregards storytelling. Cinema losing the plot.
Good luck to you Leo Grande It has been praised for the sex positivity but I found this one so dull and a bit too preachy.
No need to tally as I haven’t seen enough films. I just feel bad about cinema and wanted a rant I guess  There must be films I’m missing (Banshees of Inisharin)but I’m struggling to find good storytelling from cinema these days.
I did love Phantom of the open, which I saw last year, but it’s not a 2022 film.
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AgainstMeAgainstYou
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Age: 29
Location: Ajax, ON
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- Posted: 03/09/2023 16:23
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The list in Letterboxd form!
TOP 50 FILMS
50: Lighting Up the Stars
49: The Sea Beast
48: Violent Night
47: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
46: X
45: The Black Phone
44: The Forgiven
43: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
42: Barbarian
41: Emily the Criminal
40: The Fabelmans
39: The Killer
38: Beast
37: Pearl
36: Ticket to Paradise
35: Holy Spider
34: The Whale
33: Resurrection
32: Corsage
31: Spoiler Alert
30: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
29: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
28: Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
27: Don't Worry Darling
26: All Quiet on the Western Front
25: The Quiet Girl
24: Aftersun
23: The Righteous
22: Babylon
21: Nanny
20: EO
19: The Menu
18: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
17: Avatar: The Way of Water
16: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
15: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
14: Bullet Train
13: Cha Cha Real Smooth
12: Broker
11: Living
10: Triangle of Sadness
9: RRR
8: "Sr."
7: Top Gun: Maverick
6: The Eternal Daughter
5: Tár
4: The Batman
3: The Banshees of Inisherin
2: After Yang
1: Everything Everywhere All at Once
TOP 10 MALE PERFORMANCES
10: Gang Dong-won as Dong-soo in Broker
9: Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler in The Batman
8: Justin H. Min as Yang in After Yang
7: Felix Kammerer as Paul Bäumer in All Quiet on the Western Front
6: Paul Mescal as Calum in Aftersun
5: Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney in The Banshees of Inisherin
4: Brendan Fraser as Charlie in The Whale
3: Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin in The Banshees of Inisherin
2: Colin Farrell as Jake in After Yang
1: Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once
TOP 10 FEMALE PERFORMANCES
10: Dakota Johnson as Domino in Cha Cha Real Smooth
9: Dolly de Leon as Abigail in Triangle of Sadness
8: Haley Lu Richardson as Ada in After Yang
7: Frankie Corio as Sophie in Aftersun
6: Hong Chau as Liz in The Whale
5: Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin in The Banshees of Inisherin
4: Tilda Swinton as Julie/Rosalind in The Eternal Daughter
3: Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in Tár
2: Stephanie Hsu as Joy Wang/Jobu Topaki in Everything Everywhere All at Once
1: Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once
TOP 10 SCORES
10: Top Gun: Maverick by Hans Zimmer and Harold Faltermeyer
9: Pearl by Tyler Bates and Tim Williams
8: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by Ludwig Göransson
7: Nope by Michael Abels
6: Empire of Light by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
5: Babylon by Justin Hurwitz
4: All Quiet on the Western Front by Volker Bertelmann
3: The Banshees of Inisherin by Carter Burwell
2: The Batman by Michael Giacchino
1: Everything Everywhere All at Once by Son Lux
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Hayden
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- Posted: 03/10/2023 02:36
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| theblueboy wrote: | | I had a bad year with films in 2022. I need to see a few more but those I did watch were not great. From best to worst: |
Y'got some time. Could always whip up a top ten by the deadline.
Interesting discourse on All Quiet On The Western Front. I also initially had some impartial feelings after watching it, but there was something about the film that stuck with me for an unusual amount of time (yet— I had no idea what it was— just kept running around my head). Despite the occasional anomaly (Son of Saul, Come And See, The Thin Red Line), I'm not really a battle-centric war-film person (usually it has to have a unique perspective, like Grave of The Fireflies, Army of Shadows, Pan's Labyrinth, Banshees, Casablanca, etc...)— wasn't in my top 50 of the year at all until I gave it a (slight) rewatch/skim. While it's undeniably another (unneeded) slice of 'war-porn'— we... have a lot of those... (and I'm sure people are still thinking about 1917)— I can't deny it as a cinematic spectacle. Visually, it's remarkable. Between the set designs, costume designs, make-up, cinematography, blocking— it captures the textures of WWI with gripping detail.
It's terrifying. Blunt. Brutal. Bleak. —and I understand the criticism that it's just another war movie we've all seen before/+ it kinda missed the moral of the original story— but I think from a production standpoint it's a true feat. While still being an anti-war film, the crucial complexity of the core ethics to the original are somewhat (and unfortunately) in the air, but I think had they been more true to the source material it would be a triumph.
Not one of my favourites of the year, but it'll land on my list. It's impressive work. And Felix Kammerer might even land my actors list.
(I've yet to give the film a score/review — would probably float between a 3.5 or 4/5)
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Hayden
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- Posted: 03/10/2023 02:46
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And thanks AgainstMeAgainstYou 
It's a shame you didn't like Everything Everywhere All At Once, but oh well. Not for everyone I suppose.
I'll tally your lists in a sec.
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BozoTyrannus
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Age: 32
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- Posted: 03/10/2023 03:00
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Forgot these
ACTORS
1. Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
2. Paul Mescal (Aftersun)
3. Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
4. Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inisherin)
5. Song Kang Ho (Broker)
6. Nicolas Cage (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent)
7. Peter Dinklage (Cyrano)
8. Bill Nighy (Living)
9. Woody Harrelson (Triangle of Sadness)
10. Paul Dano (The Fabelmans)
ACTRESSES
1. Danielle Deadwyler (Till)
2. Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider)
3. Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
4. Cate Blanchett (Tar)
5. Florence Pugh (The Wonder)
6. Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
7. Frankie Corio (Aftersun)
8. Kerry Condon (Banshees of Inisherin)
9. Jamie Lee Curtis (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
10. Evan Rachel Wood (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story)
MUSIC
1. Cyrano
2. RRR
3. Babylon
4. The Bob's Burgers Movie
5. All Quiet on the Western Front
6. Banshees of Inisherin
7. Aftersun
8. Belle
9. Everything Everywhere All at Once
10. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
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Hayden
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- Posted: 03/10/2023 03:22
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| AgainstMeAgainstYou wrote: | 4: The Batman
3: The Banshees of Inisherin
2: After Yang
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Yeah— not a bad stretch for Colin Farrell as of late. Gave The North Water a watch last month— incredible performance in that too.
And thanks Bozo Will tally. Working on my own acting lists but they're surprisingly safe/obvious at the moment— hoping to find some slightly more interesting picks this month (if not, is what it is— still happy with it).
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AgainstMeAgainstYou
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- Posted: 03/10/2023 05:53
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| Hayden wrote: | | AgainstMeAgainstYou wrote: | 4: The Batman
3: The Banshees of Inisherin
2: After Yang
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Yeah— not a bad stretch for Colin Farrell as of late. Gave The North Water a watch last month— incredible performance in that too. |
It's funny, because after my rewatch of Banshees (which saw it jump about 10 spots up my list) I made note of that same phenomenon. He's arguably had one of the greatest years for an actor in...well, ever, really. My only immediate comparative example is 1967 for Sidney Poitier.
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mickilennial
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- Posted: 03/11/2023 17:35
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I really don't see what people see in the Weird Al movie and I'm a huge fan.
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