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There are so many first-viewing pleasures in "The Master," like. . .

Posted by: second gary (a.k.a 80181597) on Jan 23, 10:12 in response to joeoftexas' post The Master (2012) A , Zero Days (2016) B+ , Fury (1936) B...

... the shot of Freddie Quell sprawled out in the crow's nest; all of JPHOE's vocal and physical work; the very theatrical first interview with Dodd; the introduction of "Get Thee Behind Me Satan," and later, "No Other Love"; the wild jail scene; the party with the journalist, and the surreal party scenes; the odd and wonderful final meeting with "Slow Boat to China."  Oh, and the terrible scenes with Quell as department-store family photographer.

So Who Saw What Last Week? {nm} tealfan Jan 23, 08:49

Sicario (B-)...minus because they made Emily look scared and incompetent rather than strong & capable like her past heroines {nm} tealfan Jan 23, 08:49

Del toro's performance was extremely overrated in that movie. And that forced signature ending was stupid. {nm} adrenalin112 Jan 23, 08:54

She's a strong person but an individual being played by the system. Scared, maybe, but not incompetant. {nm} numbersix_99 Jan 23, 09:08

I'm still trying to figure out the point of her banging her night vision helmet on that beam like a Stormtrooper =P {nm} tealfan Jan 23, 12:34

I liked that. It's realistic. People make mistakes in unclear situations. Happens to everyone. It's why I like Aliens so much ;) {nm} numbersix_99 Jan 23, 15:18

I think the film is pretty careful to establish Kate Macer's competence from the top, and I think it is a virtue of SICAR that. . . second gary Jan 23, 09:23

Yep (spoils) RogerMore Jan 23, 10:34

I agree that they established it at the beginning...but then her character did a complete 180 the rest of the movie, I thought... tealfan Jan 23, 12:39

too generous {nm} slipping jimmy Jan 23, 11:14

Founder (A-), Kingdom (2007) (B+) {nm} adrenalin112 Jan 23, 08:53

Elle (B+); Hidden Figures (B+); Neruda (B); The Age of Shadows (B) {nm} helmetz Jan 23, 08:53

Star Wars Rogue One (B+) {nm} blaze223 Jan 23, 08:55

Inferno (C), Lair of the White Worm (B), Poltergeist III (C+), Proof of Life (B+), Resident Evil: Afterlife (C+), Whole Truth (B), xXx (B) {nm} ~JPV~ Jan 23, 09:02

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (B-), Greek Wedding 2 (D) {nm} shadowking Jan 23, 09:04

La La Land (A+), Florence Foster Jenkins (A-) {nm} mexgoer33 Jan 23, 09:08

Moonlight (B), Memories of Murder (A), Manchester by the Sea (B-), Hacksaw Ridge (C-) {nm} numbersix_99 Jan 23, 09:09

La La Land: B, Split: C+ islander Jan 23, 09:13

The final four episodes of season 1 for The Good Place (A++), Snowden (C+) skamanfu Jan 23, 09:24

The Master (2012) A , Zero Days (2016) B+ , Fury (1936) B , Curve (2015) C {nm} joeoftexas Jan 23, 09:26

There are so many first-viewing pleasures in "The Master," like. . . second gary Jan 23, 10:12

Sully (A) . Southside With You (B+) {nm} tallbridge Jan 23, 09:29

Where To Invade Next (2015) (A+), La La Land (A+), Star Wars Rogue One (A-), The Accountant (A-). {nm} RotoHockey2013MainPort Jan 23, 09:37

Passengers (A-). {nm} RotoHockey2013MainPort Jan 23, 09:40

Hell or High Water (B), Fences (A-), The Monkey King 2 (C+) {nm} gsquared Jan 23, 09:51

"Stranger Things" (season 1, A) {nm} second gary Jan 23, 10:13

The Young Pope (B... so far) {nm} DTshakes Jan 23, 10:43





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