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Pretentious people are breaking new records pretending to like turd quality
She was really good at playing stupid and unaware in NTTD, but this is absurd without meaning to be.
It encapsulates everything that is overrated about art house.
Yes. I felt she was one note throughout. Mostly tragic and tortured. Marilyn had many facets to her personality and Ana didn't get to explore much other than tragedy.
I believe the director said he always wanted to see an NC-17 Marilyn so that's what he made. Exploitation, IMO.
In fact one might be better off to go on pornhub and watch a 15 minute video of someone doing their "Marilyn" impression performing sex acts than sit thru a nearly 3 hour film of the same.
Isn't that a bit unfair? A girl shows some nipple. Pornhub is something else entirely. Have we gotten afraid of breasts again? 😉 Either way, I saw a different film, clearly. Yes, Ana Knock-Knock'ed her breasts into focus again, but that is not what this film is about. That's like saying that one should watch construction workers instead of MR for all the steel cutting done in that film. 😉
PULP FICTION is a true masterpiece that reaches higher and achieves more than most movies. It defined an era and a style; it may be the most influential American film since CITIZEN KANE. It’s more entertaining (to me) than THE GODFATHER (although not as mind-blowing as 2001). Bigger, more elaborate, more creative, with one iconic scene after another, PULP FICTION is Tarantino’s best movie (with the arguable exception of JACKIE BROWN—ymmv). I admit this is not a controversial opinion.
That said, DOGS may be more re-watchable. PULP can get long and boring after so many viewings (but the same is true for THE GODFATHER).
Haha! Yes my analogy is extreme. I like nudity as much as anyone :D
However, this film is complete fiction so the sex scenes are fantasy. For instance, Marilyn stood her ground when it came to the casting couch, this film portrays the opposite as an excuse to show her getting it doggy style in all it's NC 17 glory. I'd rather see a stronger Marilyn considering she was a very strong (yet vulnerable) person,
I agree. The middle section of Pulp (with Butch) goes on longer than it needs to.
Pulp is great, Dogs is very rewatchable, but The Godfather never gets boring. I discover new things each time I've watched it and that's many times.
Most influential since Citizen Kane? I'd argue against that. Influential for sure, not that groundbreaking, though.
Okay so I will most definitely watch it.
Films can stand out, and still be poor. If rewatchability takes a hit, I wouldn't claim it to be successful.
I had all but forgotten about that one. Silly fun for sure.
I think saying “art house films insist on being so hollow and slow” is a gross generalization. Some are, and they’re worse for it. No film intends to be these things. I haven’t seen Blonde yet and I’m sure it’s very possible I’d agree with your assessment of it, but to make that statement about arthouse films en masse I think is incorrect.
EON should take note of this, for Bond’s future.
Kubrick takes more than one watch to appreciate, honestly.
Usually my strategy is the following:
“I’ll watch Jurassic World with you if you watch 8 1/2 with me.”
Luckily, she also loves Bond films, so no negotiations needed there ;)
Absolutely true. The problem is that I can't get her convinced of that. She'll never watch The Shining again, I'm sure. ;-)
You're a lucky man. My wife is very critical of Bond. ;-)
I don't know how controversial this is, but I've never understood why people like TRUE LIES that much. Technically, it's a well-made film. Arnold is pretty good in it. But overall, I find the movie bloated, a tad dull, and a bit of a let-down considering Cameron's previous four films (as a director), which I absolutely love. True Lies is where I feel that Cameron began to lose his interest in strong plots.
Think it’s fine, especially Jamie Lee Curtis stands out for me, but she always does :)
Never considered it a great movie or anything, but I wouldn’t switch it off either.
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Agree totally! Never liked it, and the whole section with Bill Paxtons character is extremely tedious! As @Creasy47 says, Jamie Lee Curtis is the only reason to watch it, especially for her,ahem,. .dance scene!!
I never understood the appeal either. A controversial statement: the French comedy it's based on was way funnier.
Considering the Bond homages, one might think it'd be right up my alley, but no.
I remember at the time feeling it'd been so long since we had a new Bond film, most of the references wouldn't be caught anyway.
Maybe I'd appreciate the film more now?