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I really enjoyed The Killing of a Sacred Deer. I thought it was much better than The Lobster (by the same director). It was equally surreal, funny, and visually beautiful, but it followed the logic of its premise far more effectively. The Lobster's last 30 minutes didn't make any sense by the rules it had set up for itself.
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I enjoyed Isle of Dogs. Beautiful visuals. So much attention to little detail. You could spend half an hour studying any freeze frame.
The script had lots of subtle jokes, but in my opinion the story was just okay. I definitely recommend the movie if you're a Wes Anderson fan though.
The script had lots of subtle jokes, but in my opinion the story was just okay. I definitely recommend the movie if you're a Wes Anderson fan though.
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69 on metacritic. 86% (7.6/10) from all critics on RT, 75% (7.1/10) from top critics. Those are the premier numbers, so expect them to settle about 5-10 points lower.
I also read a full synopsis. It's a mess. Tons of meaningless "shocking" moments. And it's only half of a movie.
I say this sincerely and not as a hater, but anyone saying this should be assumed to have literally no credibility. The ending is probably the worst part of the movie, for a few reasons. The people on the movie forum I frequent are dragging the ending.
I also read a full synopsis. It's a mess. Tons of meaningless "shocking" moments. And it's only half of a movie.
I say this sincerely and not as a hater, but anyone saying this should be assumed to have literally no credibility. The ending is probably the worst part of the movie, for a few reasons. The people on the movie forum I frequent are dragging the ending.
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I’ll see any blockbuster or shitpost-style comedy with halfway decent reviews, like when Will Ferrell wasn’t making total garbage and his movies got like 55s on Metacritic decades ago. These movies are going to intrinsically suck from a traditional critic’s perspective.
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I feel like Marvel movies generally do well with critics though. And most critics are not really evaluating whether it's a "good" movie, they're evaluating whether it's good at what it's trying to do.
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This is doing well with critics, just not at the same level as the best Marvel movies. It’s not going to be as beloved by critics as Black Panther, because it’s not making a heavy social statement. The average score for this whole set of movies starting with Iron Man is 84% on rottentomatoes, and this will be around there.
If you look at superhero movies outside of this Marvel set, the average review is probably terrible. We had the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman movies, Wonder Woman and that’s about it. Lots of Fantastic Four and Batman vs. Superman total abomination types. However, a lot of people liked Suicide Squad and probably some other superhero movies that critics hated, judging by IMDB. I think it’s remarkable that Marvel is doing so well with critics; they usually don’t react nearly as well to action blockbusters as they do to The Artist or The Shape of Water, which I’m not sure anyone aside from critics has seen or will ever see. I get that they might try to judge a movie on what the movie is going for, but it’s difficult to get past the bias for movies that are good in the traditional sense vs. movies that are going for sensory overload, removing the audience from reality and making recordbreaking amounts of money.
If you look at superhero movies outside of this Marvel set, the average review is probably terrible. We had the Christopher Nolan trilogy of Batman movies, Wonder Woman and that’s about it. Lots of Fantastic Four and Batman vs. Superman total abomination types. However, a lot of people liked Suicide Squad and probably some other superhero movies that critics hated, judging by IMDB. I think it’s remarkable that Marvel is doing so well with critics; they usually don’t react nearly as well to action blockbusters as they do to The Artist or The Shape of Water, which I’m not sure anyone aside from critics has seen or will ever see. I get that they might try to judge a movie on what the movie is going for, but it’s difficult to get past the bias for movies that are good in the traditional sense vs. movies that are going for sensory overload, removing the audience from reality and making recordbreaking amounts of money.
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I was thinking the best example of critics not really giving movies their proper shot in context are the Tyler Perry movies. I'm assuming black people in general love Tyler Perry movies, because they consistently do well at the box office and I've never heard of a non-black person seeing these movies. I'm sure they are terribly acted, scripted and directed from an objective standpoint.
I wish he had not been so great in Gone Girl. So much talent only being enjoyed by one subset of the population.
I wish he had not been so great in Gone Girl. So much talent only being enjoyed by one subset of the population.
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Only a fool would say such a thing.
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Yeah, I get it. This type of movie just really isn't my cup of tea. I much prefer the Spider-mans and Black Panthers to the hyper action packed extravaganza movies. They're functionally indistinguishable from something like Transformers to me.