I believe with the original The Shining, Kubrick went against King's vision and gave subtle FUs to him throughout the film here and there (a google search would find those examples I'm sure). I'm sure King had more say with this film this time around. I dunno - I was annoyed by the hipster feel to the villains in this one. The lady wasn't particularly scary with the English accent, and neither was her side kick. I guess that was the annoyance while watching the flick, which was distracting. If you're going to have evil characters who do evil things, at least don't have them parading around like hipsters.
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Forgot to mention, watched Into The Wild on Netflix and after a search it's over 10 years old. Really good story based on a real life individual. Sean Penn directed. The lead actor has been playing the same character in every movie since, it seems, but nonetheless was one of the top 50 movies I've seen all time.
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I found The Shining references to be a bit too over the top, and seemed to be played for fan service rather than moving the story along.
It's a direct sequel with characters and story threads carried over from the first film. Not to mention that Danny's return to the Overlook is an important part of the plot. Kinda hard to make that movie if you don't reference the original.
I believe with the original The Shining, Kubrick went against King's vision and gave subtle FUs to him throughout the film here and there (a google search would find those examples I'm sure). I'm sure King had more say with this film this time around. I dunno - I was annoyed by the hipster feel to the villains in this one. The lady wasn't particularly scary with the English accent, and neither was her side kick. I guess that was the annoyance while watching the flick, which was distracting. If you're going to have evil characters who do evil things, at least don't have them parading around like hipsters.
I liked the movie but it wasn't perfect as I thought it was too long and plodding. As much as I'm smitten with Rebecca Ferguson, I feel she's too stunning to play an evil villain. I think an actress like Eva Green who has the ability to put on that crazy face look would have been better.
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You can't bring up Into the Wild without mentioning the epic Eddie Vedder lead soundtrack.
Also, hot tip, do not watch if you are alone in a foreign country missing friends and family. So many feels.
Vedder's soundtrack was amazing, and overall I enjoyed the movie but I feel that it should be viewed more as a Cautionary Tale rather than an Inspirational one.
This kid had a lot going for him, a lot of advantages and a lot of people willing to help him out and move on with his life.
And yet he died in a bus in the middle of nowhere pursuing an ill-planned and not particularly rational dream.
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Am I the only one who despised his character throughout the movie? Just such a selfish person who consistently thought he knew better than everyone else around him. Someone who was unwilling to heed the slightest bit of wisdom from another person, and it likely ended up costing him his life.
Just a bummer of a film all around.
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I definitely took into the wild as a cautionary tale. I too only recently watched this a couple of months ago. The guy simply was living this whimsical fantasy of being free and really didn't educate himself enough to survive alone in Alaska. The idea is fine in of itself but he just wasn't anywhere close to being ready. If a hunter who gave you a ride to the middle of nowhere says you're not ready and gives you a pair of boots, you're not gonna agave a good time.
One thing to survive warmer climates and a totally different beast surviving the North.
There is a companion documentary piece somewhere with McCandless’ sister who he was close to and describes his thought process better than “Into the Wild” did.
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There is a companion documentary piece somewhere with McCandless’ sister who he was close to and describes his thought process better than “Into the Wild” did.
Basically said he knew he was going to die, wouldn’t have eaten that by mistake. Didn’t have a good relationship with his parents, including physical abuse.
Really too bad they painted him as a stupid selfish kid, when there was more to that.
Just watched Gemini Man.
I don’t know how or why this movie got made. Wafer thin plot, story and character development. I get that this was supposed to be a technological achievement in filmmaking but I don’t care.
Poor CG, an unusually uncharismatic Will Smith, and a plot probably written on the back of a bar napkin. It’s pretty clear to me Ang Lee has no idea how to create proper action sequences (Crouching Tiger aside).
A total yawn fest. I give it an uncanny valley out of 5.
