Is this the original Danish movie, or the recent American remake? I have seen the original, and I loved it.Originally Posted by Devilspawn
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Is this the original Danish movie, or the recent American remake? I have seen the original, and I loved it.
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American remake. I'll have to check out the original.
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Haven’t seen the remake, but I’ll check it out whenever it goes to Netflix. If it’s a decent remake, I’ll probably feel the same about it as I did “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Absolutely loved the original with Noomi Rapace, and just “liked” the American remake with Daniel Craig. I just think there is a stronger emotional appeal when reading subtitles, but maybe that’s just me.
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It's on Netflix now, they're the ones who made it.
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye: 7.5/10
Had a rare date night with my wife and we decided to check out the local Mayan theater in Denver and this was the feature so we saw it on a whim. Jim and Tammy Faye were always on the pop culture periphery of my life growing up, and I mostly remember them as caricatures and punchlines on late night TV, especially after the scandals broke. This movie is a loose biography of their life and focuses on Tammy and is an engaging portrait of both them and the PTL (Praise the Lord!) Network they built and eventually stole from.
It's a bit confusing because the movie both wants us to understand and almost feel bad for Tammy Faye Bakker so the tone often shifts at breakneck speed. Ultimately I left with a better understanding of her as a person and what she wanted to be, but what she was or appeared to be overshadows any good will we are meant to feel towards her in my opinion. Feels like we are being spoon fed her perspective only, which I guess is the point of the movie but it feels one-sided.
It's also an interesting portrait of how evangelical Christians like Jim Bakker and Jerry Falwell used the popularity and influence with their mega churches to get their tentacles into politics during the Reagan years especially to help protect their tax exempt status. I did appreciate learning how much Tammy actually did adhere to the "love all" aspect of Christianity despite her faults though, and did take some of the edge I had always felt about her just based on what I had heard in the news.
Jessica Chastain is probably going to get an Oscar nod for her portrayal as Tammy, and Andrew Garfield did a fine job as Jim. Aside from the strong performances, the movie is merely an entertaining reflection of peoples intentions and what happens when money and power clouds them.
Trailer if you are interested, I imagine this will be streaming soon:
Last edited by MasterShake; 10-14-2021 at 02:42 PM.
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James Bond: No Time to Die 8.5/10
This film features beautiful locations and cinematography and just about every Bond cliche they can cram into Daniel Craig’s final appearance as the titular character. How much you’ve enjoyed this era of Bond will be proportional to how much you like this movie. I thought it was a mixed bag (the Craig series and this movie), but ultimately the finale is well done and feels earned. Bonus points for Rami Mark and his scenery chewing performance. My big problem with the latest films is that just aren’t very rewatchable and I can’t imagine going back to watch anytime soon, but it’s a great ride while it lasts.
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I really enjoyed this one. The reports of it being overly woke we're completely overblown. This was right there with casino royale for my favorite Craig Bond movie.
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I don’t pay attention to stuff like that so wasn’t aware it was considered “woke” lol
For me it’s Casino Royale, Skyfall, and this film in that order.
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My daughter and I are going to Halloween Kills tonight.
Prof Von HammurSchlong
Wife and i are going to see this on Tuesday.
Prof Von HammurSchlong
Same thing happened with Captain Marvel and Black Panther as well.
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Captain Marvel was garbage.
Prof Von HammurSchlong
The wife and i didnt find it that bad personally. Granted, i know nothing of the actual comics but i found all the triggering to be much ado about nothing. I didnt love it as much as Black Panther but never understood the outrage of CM. I just found the scenarios the same between CM and No Time to Die because often times the media makes a bigger deal out of something that they shouldnt.
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I never bothered to see it.
But you have pretty good taste in movies so I'll avoid it.
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I don't really care about the woke stuff, though Cpt Marvel was pretty overtly feminist, the problem with the movie was that it just wasn't good. It had a few okay laughs but there was next to zero tension. She was so all powerful that it killed anything that could even be considered suspense. I also found Brie Larson's performance to be terribly stiff and quite frankly horrible, which is a bummer because she is a more than capable actress, her performance in Room was as good as it gets.
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