Writer/Director Adam McKay hits a home run out of the ballpark with an all-star cast and intelligent satire about modern media manipulation in Don't Look Up (2021). It’s tons of movie fun! (no kidding) Available now on Netflix.
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Last edited by Clint Hill; 12-30-2021, 06:52 PM.“Nothing is what rocks dream about†― AristotleTags: None
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This is really clever and a lot of fun. The acting is terrific, too."Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy b/c you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say." -- Edward Snowden
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I was underwhelmed. It runs 2 hours and 25 minutes essentially making the same point for an hour longer than necessary.
Advice from writer, Kelly Sue DeConnick. "Try this: if you can replace your female character with a sexy lamp and the story still basically works, maybe you need another draft.-
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Originally posted by sc111 View PostI was underwhelmed. It runs 2 hours and 25 minutes essentially making the same point for an hour longer than necessary.“Nothing is what rocks dream about†― Aristotle
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Show's how tough it is to execute a good story. You had DiCaprio, Lawrence and Adam McKay writer/director. Three talented, creative people who put out something that is long and a B- movie. It's hard to nail an idea on paper. That's why it's so hard to get read, agents/managers/producers know its hard to do too and the chances of one of those unsolicited pitches has an executed script behind it is probably closer to 0% than it is 1%.
I start movies all the time that I give up on after 20 minutes. I started Humans last night. I watched for 20 minutes as this family just kinda chit-chatted with each each other. I fell asleep on it. It got like a 93 on Rotten Tomatoes so something interesting must happen eventually but I couldn't get passed that first 20 min.
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I watched it last night and thought the first 20 minutes were really fun. But then it stalled out somewhere and became repetitive. I liked Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill's characters a lot, Jennifer Lawrence worked in her role. I didn't think Leo worked in his -- that character would have been better played by a more nebbish guy, like Adam Scott. Oh yeah, I also like the Laura Ingraham character. Made me chuckle.
Overall, I enjoyed it. I didn't love it.
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I wanted to like it, but gave up after an hour. I thought it was too boring, labored and predictable. It's certainly generated a lot of debate, though, which is good. It certainly benefited from being on Netflix, as I suspect it would have disappeared without a trace if released in theatres.TimeStorm & Blurred Vision Book info & blog: https://stormingtime.com//
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Originally posted by hscope View PostI wanted to like it, but gave up after an hour. I thought it was too boring, labored and predictable. It's certainly generated a lot of debate, though, which is good. It certainly benefited from being on Netflix, as I suspect it would have disappeared without a trace if released in theatres.
I liked it more than most people, and I didn't love it. I found it watchable.
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