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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I just checked it out last night, i had a feeling it was a fun project for the actors, regardless of the overall quality, i wanted to see how they enjoyed performing.

To be honest i didn't hate it. It was longer than it should be, sucked itself off while also having awkward theater kid feeling moments. But i didn't find it as disjointed as everyone talked about, if you watch some media that's figurative you'll be fine, it's mostly more or less just a linear narrative following the main characters.

Honestly it wasn't the worse use of my time, for me. My partners watched with me and one left feeling frustrated at the conclusion (no spoilers) and felt their time was wasted, while the other just could not have their attention held, there were a lot of 'i am deep' shots that if you dont enjoy that you just wont.

All that is to say I didn't pay anything for it, so i had less reason to come in with any expectations. Oh, and I never found I liked the Godfather or his other "classics" so i came in expecting an old man's passion project and that's what i got. The actors felt like they had a blast so i couldn't help watching the whole thing for them.

All and all, if you can see it for free and appreciate it for what it was (a fun bad movie) i think it's fine. If anything i found the ending to be a bit saccharin for a movie that tried to be dark? Some of the parts wrapped up ridiculously im still kind of stunned.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s wild this mf made an Atlas Shrugged-ass movie while everyone out here is living like Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle.

Read the room, guy

Nice theater tho!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't understand what you are saying but I want to.

Care to tell me what is the message of atlas shruggs and the jungle are?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

The Jungle was a book exposing the nightmares of the industrial revolution, especially in the meat packing industry.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Atlas Shrugged is the conservative wet dream of "what if the rich people that totally do all the work and hold everything together got tired of the poors being so whiny and ungrateful and stopped." It's an-cap fan fiction.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ayn Rand wrote robber baron fan fiction

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

And then died living off social security and Medicare.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

"Robber baron" needs a resurgence for modern times

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

From reading the penny arcade blog about it and watching the trailer, it seems to be an arthouse movie that just happens to be made by the most famous people on earth. You might love it or hate it but most people just won't get it either way

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds to me like some self indulgent, pompous, crap but that's just me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I agree, it was shallow and pedantic.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Damn, cinema tickets have really gone up in cost

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

To be fair, that includes a large popcorn.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

My favorite part is when the main character shouts "its megalopolin time" and then he megalopped all over the place

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have to ask. What about this movie is so bad

I haven't seen it, I hadn't even heard of it until yesterday. But you don't get a flop THIS epic without some Morbius tier blunders

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I haven't seen it and, although I know it gets panned a lot for various reasons, I highly recommend at least reading the snippets of reviews of the film by critics to get an idea. Even a lot of the so-called positive films are basically 'this movie clearly sucks, but I liked it anyway.'

Basically, it's a very expensive, pretty, and totally incoherent mess of a film that a few people feel is profound but most people think is a colossal piece of shit.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/megalopolis/reviews

Also, some theaters have a lady stand in front of the screen and lip synch to a specific scene and then leave for some reason. Don't ask me to explain that.

Edit: also, that link provides you with gems like this one from Richard Roeper-

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Ya but i heard there’s an Amy Plaza face sitting scene. Seems like this years movie of the year to me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

perfect place to fuck in a theatre