METAL ON METAL Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Was fortunate to see the limited cinema run of this on Wednesday at a tiny cinema in Rome. This has a totally different feel to the original, it’s much more grandiose and can be considered style over substance initially but it gets a lot stronger in the second act and nails the third for me. Benoit Blanc is definitely more lighthearted and almost an imitation at times but Craig still plays it well. I really loved it though, it has a fantastic cast who all put in a great shift - especially Janelle Monae, who is just fantastic in everything. Big Dave Bautista continues to be the best, absolutely nails the absurdity and immaturity of a Joe Rogan/bro character. I’ll forever be in love with Kate Hudson. The cinematography is beautiful, just as you’d expect from Rian Johnson. Not sure if I prefer it to the first film (my Mrs did), but I’m definitely going to be rewatching it when it’s on Netflix next month. A very solid 4/5 for me, potentially even higher when rewatched with fresh eyes that didn’t include a long day of sightseeing prior. Definitely recommend seeing it on the big screen before it’s on Netflix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted November 26, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 26, 2022 @METAL ON METALI'm off to see this with my mum on Tuesday. We're both looking forward to it. I really enjoyed the first one, but my mum hasn't managed to see it the whole way through because she rarely gets the time to watch a movie in one sitting. Hopefully she gets the chance to before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 @jazzygeofferzthankfully theres no real mention of or anything carried over from the first film in this one, so if she doesn’t manage to watch the first one it shouldn’t affect her enjoyment of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted November 26, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 26, 2022 I think I preferred the first, but it's a fun film and the change in setting and scale definitely makes it feel fresh. A lot of films have tried to copy Knives Out and failed which shows how good the original was. Glass Onion is the only one that comes close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted November 27, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 27, 2022 Glass Onion Is not as good as the first. But the bar was set so high anyway. The cast didn’t gel as well as the characters in knives out. Kathryn Hahn is underused. Janelle Monàe was great though, as was Big Dave And Craig looks like he loves every second. Still a solid 8/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rule One Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Ghostbusters Afterlife No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. *Continuous Michael Scott No Gif* No no no no no. Angry boomer type here. Just no. Paul Rudd carried this 2 hours of crap. Get fucked. Aside from the shite CGI and weak enemy, the all female Ghostbusters was way better. (And this is coming from someone who thought it deserves better praise than it got from the boo boys.) Farewell my youth, it has been shat upon from a monstrous height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 1, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Rule One said: Ghostbusters Afterlife No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. *Continuous Michael Scott No Gif* No no no no no. Angry boomer type here. Just no. Paul Rudd carried this 2 hours of crap. Get fucked. Aside from the shite CGI and weak enemy, the all female Ghostbusters was way better. (And this is coming from someone who thought it deserves better praise than it got from the boo boys.) Farewell my youth, it has been shat upon from a monstrous height. I’m confused. Did you or don’t you like the film. Please be clearer. P.S. Spoiler You’re wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Ghostbusters Afterlife is fine. The original is lightening in a bottle, the right people, the right film and the right time. They’ll never recreate that and if they did you’d still need to rewind your age to truly appreciate it. As far as pale imitations go Afterlife is decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted December 1, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted December 1, 2022 I didn’t like Afterlife. A year on it feels even more like two hours of hollow nostalgia pops. “Here’s a thing from the original! *reverent music*”, and repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 The problem with AFTERLIFE was that people just want to see the original Ghostbusters. As someone said, the first one is a pure moment of magic and the first half of number 2 is great. It was like the new STAR WARS films. Just show me the original three and get on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted December 1, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2022 35 minutes ago, Factotum said: The problem with AFTERLIFE was that people just want to see the original Ghostbusters. As someone said, the first one is a pure moment of magic and the first half of number 2 is great. It was like the new STAR WARS films. Just show me the original three and get on with it. Then just stay home and watch the original (not you, just people with that view). I don't understand what people really expected from Afterlife. It did exactly what I expected it to. Pay tribute to the original whilst making a film for a new generation of fans. And I'll say it. Ghostbusters is a 7 out of 10. Nostalgia does a lot of heavy lifting. It's not as funny as you think, it isn't as scary as you remember. It had a great cast, with a good script, at the right time. It is not the masterpiece people will tell you it is. Films like Back to the Future hold up much better than Ghostbusters do. We watched Ghostbusters before Afterlife and my daughter thought it was good, but enjoyed Afterlife more (and probably because she could relate to the characters more). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted December 1, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: And I'll say it. Ghostbusters is a 7 out of 10. Nostalgia does a lot of heavy lifting. It's not as funny as you think, it isn't as scary as you remember. It had a great cast, with a good script, at the right time. It is not the masterpiece people will tell you it is. Films like Back to the Future hold up much better than Ghostbusters do. I'd go one further and say this is being generous. Never understood the love for Ghostbusters, it's about as average as it gets. Venkman is one of the most overrated characters in film history. I do think this about a lot of 80s comedies though. Coming To America is shite too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted December 1, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, Lorne Malvo said: I do think this about a lot of 80s comedies though. Coming To America is shite too. Trading Places, on the other hand, is great. Until the last 20 minutes, when you get Dan Akroyd in blackface and lots of other weird stuff and it all goes off the rails a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Hannibal Scorch said: I don't understand what people really expected from Afterlife. It did exactly what I expected it to. Pay tribute to the original whilst making a film for a new generation of fans I liked it, I just think that the people who will come out to watch it will be filled with nostalgia and that's the audience you're playing to. Do any kids give two shits about GHOSTBUSTERS anymore? I was just confused what the aim of it was. Hardly a new generation going around loving those characters (I can't actually remember a single name of any new character from it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Weezenal Posted December 1, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2022 Agree about the original Ghostbusters, it's a good film but not as great as you probably remember it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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