Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: Well, it's been two years since I first and last saw this and I must admit that my problems with the character development still remain. However, I do think that the third act just flows tremendously well and Greig Frasers work, holy shit. Very impressive and the VFX are the best of any Star Wars film, too (yeah including TLJ). Pretty amazing stuff. Still can't stand the score though lol I mean what even was that besides capturing Williams' fart and then trying to copy that.
Videodrome: So uh, there were such gross parts in this lol. Anyway, I quite liked Woods' performance in this. Cronenberg is definitely one of the more skilled directors at creating a very... Odd and uncomfortable atmosphere, like, you want to know what it's about and you don't because it grosses you out. Quite liked the story.
Vice: Finally saw this and well, what an enormous information dump all things considered. For me it wasn't necessary to have this whole bizarre adaptation of Cheney's career, there was too much narration for my liking, although I did found the way they incorporated that particular person to be rather nice and tbh effective as well. That fake out end credits though, one of the best laughs of the film. However I must admit that the combination of "all this is bizarre" and "biopic" felt uneven at times, more so in the first half of the film. I don't know if that's because it takes time getting used to or that there were in fact more jumps from the one style to the other.
Anyway, Bale was top notch (okay when is he not...) but dammit, it doesn't even feel or look like acting. He just is Cheney wtf. Terrific work. Adams is great too, as ever. It has a very effective supporting cast overall. The make-up work is fantastic.
Loved Fraser's work, especially during the more realistic scenes.
I must admit that the credit scene didn't do much for me. It's obvious what point it's trying to make, but it felt like too much on top of it all.
My Name is Nobody: This was fun, it's very aware of its tone and while I thought the sped up parts went a bit too far here and there, the story makes up for it. It's quite endearing actually.
The Firm: I saw this for the first time a loooong time ago. I still really love this. I'm a sucker for lawyer/courtroom thrillers/dramas. This has got a great cast, is directed by Pollack, who's work I admire and it's also so 90s which makes it even better lol. I wish Cruise would turn back to drama and not only doing action films. Sure he's great in that, and the films are pretty good, but he's also a wonderful dramatic actor.
Videodrome: So uh, there were such gross parts in this lol. Anyway, I quite liked Woods' performance in this. Cronenberg is definitely one of the more skilled directors at creating a very... Odd and uncomfortable atmosphere, like, you want to know what it's about and you don't because it grosses you out. Quite liked the story.
Vice: Finally saw this and well, what an enormous information dump all things considered. For me it wasn't necessary to have this whole bizarre adaptation of Cheney's career, there was too much narration for my liking, although I did found the way they incorporated that particular person to be rather nice and tbh effective as well. That fake out end credits though, one of the best laughs of the film. However I must admit that the combination of "all this is bizarre" and "biopic" felt uneven at times, more so in the first half of the film. I don't know if that's because it takes time getting used to or that there were in fact more jumps from the one style to the other.
Anyway, Bale was top notch (okay when is he not...) but dammit, it doesn't even feel or look like acting. He just is Cheney wtf. Terrific work. Adams is great too, as ever. It has a very effective supporting cast overall. The make-up work is fantastic.
Loved Fraser's work, especially during the more realistic scenes.
I must admit that the credit scene didn't do much for me. It's obvious what point it's trying to make, but it felt like too much on top of it all.
My Name is Nobody: This was fun, it's very aware of its tone and while I thought the sped up parts went a bit too far here and there, the story makes up for it. It's quite endearing actually.
The Firm: I saw this for the first time a loooong time ago. I still really love this. I'm a sucker for lawyer/courtroom thrillers/dramas. This has got a great cast, is directed by Pollack, who's work I admire and it's also so 90s which makes it even better lol. I wish Cruise would turn back to drama and not only doing action films. Sure he's great in that, and the films are pretty good, but he's also a wonderful dramatic actor.