I mean, from the perspective of that team or whatever they're called, sure, it's a visceral, tense and immersive depiction of their experience.
With the annexation talks and stuff from Trump, though, I found it impossible to enjoy. I was against the Iraq war from the get-go, but that doesn't mean all the movies about it are bad. I mean, I like Vietnam movies, but would have been unsupportive of that war, too. Anyway, in light of today's political climate and the saber rattling and aggressive posturing from the USA, I fkn had a sneer on my face through the whole movie.
Like, what are you #######s even doing there? And why are the "bad guys" actually just normal dudes trying to defend their neighbourhood and country just faceless NPCs for you to shoot for my entertainment? You're the bad guys for being there, yet the movie puts our sympathies with them without acknowledging or addressing the injustice of their presence in any way.
Then after the movie you get to see some behind-the-scenes footage of the actual soldiers showing the actors how to hold the guns and how to peek around the corners and stuff in the ways in which it went down in the actual battle(s). These invaders are showing how they positioned themselves to kill Iraqis in Iraq like we should be appreciating what they did, which was killing innocents because their government told them to.
That could be us. It will be Iranians. It is Palestinians. It is Yemenis. It is innocent people in El Salvador right now.
Sickening. Fk that movie. Nobody go.
I mean part of that is on you.
Watching the trailer it was very clear this was a propaganda/recruiting piece.
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Companion was a great movie, but I can't emphasize enough to try to go in cold. Even reading the plot summary on HBO basically gave away a primary reveal.
It's basically a slasher film. But that's all you should know (in case you don't like those).
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The official trailer was actually perfect. For whatever reason the Crave trailer is different and gives things away which is unfortunate. I consider it as a fantastic motion picture run time episode from the Black Mirror.
I've started not watching trailers for movies I believe I will enjoy already. I can usually buy in because of the director, the studio, the early hype, or recommendations from people I trust.
It's extremely rare that a trailer convinces me to watch something... but it's very common for a trailer to spoil a scene, a special effect, or a twist that I'd rather have not know about coming in.
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I've started not watching trailers for movies I believe I will enjoy already. I can usually buy in because of the director, the studio, the early hype, or recommendations from people I trust.
It's extremely rare that a trailer convinces me to watch something... but it's very common for a trailer to spoil a scene, a special effect, or a twist that I'd rather have not know about coming in.
I find it’s almost always the 3rd trailer that spoils something. There’s a teaser, which normally is very little. The main trailer, which is normally where you can decide if it’s for you or not. And the 3rd one seems to be to try and get people who decided it wasn’t for them to come and see it by giving away the whole bag.
I find trailers to be an artform in and of themselves. A great trailer can do a lot to build anticipation or just maybe gather an audience that wouldn't otherwise bother based on a description of the plot. It's kinda like being a good D.J. and sampling the catchy stuff and reformatting it into a new piece of art.
I mean, look at this trailer for the original Alien. You have no idea what's going on based on the trailer, and yet you feel compelled to watch this. It's brilliant.
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I'd seen In The Heat Of The Night tv show with Carroll O'Connor before, but I had never watched the movie with Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. What a fantastic movie; about a black detective that gets accused of a murder while passing through a racist small-town, and he turns around and solves the murder.
Very tragic that racism only seems to be getting emboldened again.
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I think it is because I don't know another one where all 3 hit such a high mark.
The contenders would be:
- The Godfather, but depends on how one feels about III
- Star Wars, but I think even though I like Jedi, it is a step down from the other - Toy Story? The third one is amazing. It's close. I would rank #2 or #3.
- Some would say BTTF but I never liked the third.
- The Man with No Name trilogy?
I think those are the contenders.
The Alien trilogy would be on the list but Alien3 is such a step down.
Linklater's Before Trilogy is nearly perfect. They're Romance stories so probably not as well regarded on a forum full of dudes but I love it.
It's not a true Trilogy but the Vengeance movies by Park Chan-wook are in contention as well.
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I find trailers to be an artform in and of themselves. A great trailer can do a lot to build anticipation or just maybe gather an audience that wouldn't otherwise bother based on a description of the plot. It's kinda like being a good D.J. and sampling the catchy stuff and reformatting it into a new piece of art.
I mean, look at this trailer for the original Alien. You have no idea what's going on based on the trailer, and yet you feel compelled to watch this. It's brilliant.
Unfortunately a lot of trailers now are designed to hook the audience by either showing too much of the plot and/or key moments. That Alien trailer is a great example of what a trailer should be at its very best.
We should share some of our all time favorite trailers, including those where the trailer was way better than the move. For me the shining example of that is this one:
I watched a great French crime/thriller called Only The Animals recently. The basic premise is during a snow storm in the middle of France, a women goes missing and only her car is found. It's one of those movies that tells the story multiple times through each characters view point. I thought it was fantastic and it kept me guessing until the end.
For me I'd also put The Dark Knight trilogy, Mad Max (first 3) and George A. Romero's Dead trilogy in the mix as well.
Can't really agree with those. For Batman the first is good, second legendary, but the third was a mess. And I love Mad Max, but really only the Road Warrior belongs in a best movies list. Thunderdome alone disqualifies the trilogy from a best-of-all-time list, and the first hasn't aged all that well
