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It was compelling, and DiCaprio has long been a favourite actor of mine (Gilbert Grape days), and the blunt nature of. . .

Posted by: second gary (a.k.a 80181597) on Jan 18, 17:24 in response to ndmaster's post An A but you didn't enjoy it? How does that compute?

... Euro-American / Native North American transactions was fresh and visceral.  Tom Hardy and Domnhall Gleeson were fine.  It's hard to say, but it was exhilarating in a kind of dull way.

If I were to change anything... well, the geography of the film is a little erratic.  Some scenes take place some way from the mountains, and others are, well, they are plainly the plains.  The sound world is also disappointing: I heard too many familiar sound cues in the forest.  I think the encounter between Glass and the buffalo herd is a little... convenient.  Who could resist such a scene in making a pre-railroad western?  Okay, but still.  I also thought the forests were, well, to even a little trained eye they were not very old looking.  Last summer I did a series of east coast old growth hikes, and even the remnant forests in Ontario and New York can be spectacular, and these forests weren't.

So... it was very admirable, but it wasn't as interesting to me as "Birdman" or "Amores Perros."

 

 

who seen what? Look of Silence (A for Adi's got some big steel balls on him) slipping jimmy Jan 18, 10:42

Spotlight: B+, The Big Short: A-, Pontypool: D {nm} shaunwins Jan 18, 10:46

The Intern (B-), Jem and the Holograms (D), Sicario (A) {nm} ~JPV~ Jan 18, 10:50

Also, The Condemned 2 (D) {nm} ~JPV~ Jan 18, 10:50

I know Jem was work related but it still makes me laugh every time you mention that you made a night out of it buddy. Some things you hold.. Willroast Jan 18, 12:34

Yeah, although hardly the worst movie of 2015. Forgot to add Hellions which I gave an F-. {nm} ~JPV~ Jan 18, 13:02

The Big Short A- (Steve Carell fits in surprisingly well), Straight Outta Compton, B+ {nm} RickandMorty Jan 18, 10:56

Spotlight (A+), The Big Short (A), Hitman: Agent 47 (C+) {nm} alfjox Jan 18, 10:56

First Blood (1982) A , Top Gun (1986) B+ , Sunshine Superman (2014) B , Irrational Man (2015) B- , Long Weekend (1978) C- , {nm} joeoftexas Jan 18, 10:58

The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) (2015) D+ , Unfriended (2014) F {nm} joeoftexas Jan 18, 10:59

An A for first blood , really ? What did i miss there ? {nm} jmt-nl Jan 18, 11:02

First Blood is a fantastic movie slipping jimmy Jan 18, 11:46

thanks! And I agree! Adi is a kind, gentle human being with remarkable strength. {nm} Moviesnob Jan 18, 10:59

dude, the first one he talked to, i'm thinking "okay, maybe you shouldn't be digging up skeletons with these guys." by the time he went to slipping jimmy Jan 18, 11:02

the whole idea of confronting was his idea too. Really, thanks for watching {nm} Moviesnob Jan 18, 11:08

Moonshine kingdom A {nm} jmt-nl Jan 18, 11:03

Oh... And for the years end score; hatefull eight , A {nm} jmt-nl Jan 18, 11:05

you mean the year end score i put together? posted last week, link inside islander Jan 18, 11:32

I know :-) and very wellcome and respected it is everytime year ! Just planning ahead {nm} jmt-nl Jan 18, 13:31

Daddy's Home (A). Force Awakens 3rd viewing (A) {nm} Dorfman Jan 18, 11:08

Theater for Star7 at 1pm show was still half full. {nm} Dorfman Jan 18, 11:08

Or half empty :D {nm} hyperzeitgeist Jan 18, 11:23

yep {nm} Dorfman Jan 18, 14:34

It was. . . both. :) {nm} second gary Jan 18, 17:07

I can't decide...I'm being torn apart {nm} tealfan Jan 18, 17:24

Theeb (B+); A War (B+); Eye in the Sky (B+); Listen To Me Marlon (B+); The Brand New Testament (B+); Viva (B); Rams (B); {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:08

Mustang (B); Les Cowboys (B); Dheepan (B); Oriented (B); The Fencer (B); The Hateful Eight (B); Labyrinth of Lies (B) {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:11

Really, Les Cowboys B? I found it too far fetched to be believable. {nm} EuroFund Jan 18, 13:23

The Hunting Ground (B); Where to Invade Next (B); A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (B); Broadway: The Golden Age (B) {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:14

Sorry, it's for "Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age," the new sequel to "Broadway: The Golden Age." {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:42

City of Gold (B-); The Assassin (C+); The Good Dinosaur (C+); Cemetery of Splendor (C-) {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:17

jesus {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 18, 11:17

Palm Springs Film Festival {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:22

oh, that makes sense {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 18, 11:28

I think Brand New Testament could be a bit hit with the posters here {nm} Moviesnob Jan 18, 11:17

It really is a hoot. {nm} helmetz Jan 18, 11:23

Woman in Gold (B); The Last Samurai (A-). {nm} hyperzeitgeist Jan 18, 11:24

the death of superman lives what happened: b, phantom menace and attack of the clones "anti cheese edit": c-, d-, a for editing islander Jan 18, 11:28

Bearded Kurt Russell Western Double Bill: The Hateful Eight (B-), Bone Tomahawk (C+) {nm} numbersix_99 Jan 18, 11:42

The Martian (A) {nm} tealfan Jan 18, 11:44

Revenant (C-) {nm} skunkrunner Jan 18, 12:12

Absolutely Anything (B), Black Mass (B+), Hotel Transylvania 2 (B-), Fantastic Four (2015) (C-) {nm} gsquared Jan 18, 14:09

The Revenant (A-); The Big Short (B+); Mistress America (C+) {nm} lesana Jan 18, 14:11

The Revenant (A, but I confess I didn't enjoy it that much. It is wholly admirable.) {nm} second gary Jan 18, 17:06

An A but you didn't enjoy it? How does that compute? {nm} ndmaster Jan 18, 17:15

It was compelling, and DiCaprio has long been a favourite actor of mine (Gilbert Grape days), and the blunt nature of. . . second gary Jan 18, 17:24

But dat bear doe {nm} DTshakes Jan 18, 17:29

Bone Tomahawk (B+) People Places Things (B). Predestination (B) {nm} CoffinDancr Jan 18, 17:16

The Hunting Ground (B+), Like Sunday Like Rain (B-), 5 to 7 (C-), Spring Breakers (D) {nm} warcraft86 Jan 18, 18:26

Revenant B. A good movie but just dragged could of cut an hour from it. Phillips Jan 19, 05:09





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