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Saw One Battle this afternoon. Wow. Now I understand the hype. Utterly compelling. Tension just mounts and mounts. Loved it .

Posted by: goodvibe61 on Sep 27, 17:08

Great storytelling going on with this film. This just grabbed me and would not let go. I did not know where the film was going; I thought maybe I'd have an inkling, being the big Thomas Pynchon fan that I am. But it's not that, it's not that close a telling of the Pynchon story. And i loved not knowing where it was going.

The performances are outstanding. Leo is probably going to get undersold compared to his costars, but he is fantastic in this. Incredible. You could see so many acting noms for this; almost every major performance will be included in that actor's very best work. You could see all 5 perfs getting nominated in a perfect world (that won't happen, but it will be interesting to see).

And the score. Wow! Pay attention to it while you're watching the film; it really creates the tension. It's unique and bold.

PTA sure is a great filmmaker. This is one of his best. Kudos to everyone involved. Tremendous piece of work. I cannot wait to see it again; I see the horror stories about the Vista screenings; I think my next turn will be the Irvine Spectrum IMAX. Thanks to the Alamo for the lovely experience today.

Saw One Battle this afternoon. Wow. Now I understand the hype. Utterly compelling. Tension just mounts and mounts. Loved it . goodvibe61 Sep 27, 17:08

oscars are complete bull**** but they may as well rename the best director award this year to the PTA award Moviesnob Sep 27, 21:09

I love Sinners. If I was voting for director; I'd probably vote for PTA. Several things about it are truly masterful. {nm} goodvibe61 Sep 28, 00:19

And yet, there must be a reason why PTA hasn't won an Oscar...I think he wins for screenplay over director. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Sep 28, 07:12

More reason that he's "due to win". {nm} Antibody Sep 28, 07:41

No one is "due"...Christopher Nolan finally won because he made a great movie that appealed to all branches of the Academy TheWeekendWarrior Sep 28, 07:51

And Warners has a real quandary right now, because Ryan Coogler's Sinners made them $336 million worldwide. One Battle won't even come close TheWeekendWarrior Sep 28, 07:55

One Battle After Another hits at the right political moment. Some voters will see SINER just as a horror film. {nm} Antibody Sep 28, 08:02

Oscars are not voted in a vacuum. Emotions, timing and past history factor into it as much as "merit" which is completely subjective. {nm} Antibody Sep 28, 07:57

And they don't vote until January. You have no way of telling what percentage of the Academy are liberal Americans. TheWeekendWarrior Sep 28, 08:12

Gleiberman "think a solid segment of the audience for this movie is going to come from the right. " Antibody Sep 28, 08:27

It's definitely possible. {nm} TheWeekendWarrior Sep 28, 09:10

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