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I know going into it that Midsommar is definitely one of those films that will be like 85+ on critic score on RottenTomatoes with like 30-45% Audience Score. I'm actually surprised to see it's more even...83-61. Hmm, I expected a bigger disparity like The Witch or It Comes At Night.
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What am I supposed to look up? Cinemascore asks people on the way out of the movie theater. Most of those people are what we call mainstream moviegoers. It's not a dirty word. It's just facts.
If you refer to Mark Ruffalo as the guy who plays Incredible Hulk, you're a mainstream moviegoer.
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My point was they both have the exact same CinemaScore. So your point made no sense.
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The new "Hellboy" was fun & entertaining, if you love monsters and such. Perlman, was sorely missed though. Even though the replacement gave it the old college try. 3 out of 6 beers IMHO
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Midsommar has a C+ CinemaScore. I was off but Midsommar has 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is still quite high. I'm not following you when you say they have the same score. If you're referring to Hereditary, it has a D+, which is laughable.
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Crawl:
Terrific "B" movie. What sounds like a laughable premise, (combine giant alligators and a category 5 hurricane) actually works. Though somewhat predictable, there are plenty of good jump scares, very good special effects, good direction, and competent acting. The filmmakers aren't afraid to kill off almost any character.
The movie is played straight as a drama (no dark or quirky humor).
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Midsommar was quite amusing but I still think Hereditary is better. Not sure if I should post this here or in the general movie conversation thread but this is a long video essay about Hereditary and damn! It is superb....
I did have a question about Midsommar and it's kind of gross but it was part of the film so....spoiler
I finally got around to watching The Silence last night, and you guys were right. I was a bit disappointed with it. The book was so good, I was really looking forward to this one. I didn't hate it, but it was a bit forgettable. For those that have seen the movie and not read the book I would highly encourage you to go read the story, it's a million times better.
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Definitely read the book, it was so good. It also makes me wonder why writers and directors opt to change certain things from the book. I understand why it might be necessary on some occasions, but when it's not it baffles me.
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Yeah, I don't get it either. People love books for a reason, then they change everything people loved about about the book for the movie. Like you said, I can understand when some things are changed because they wouldn't translate as well to screen, but some adaptations are just so wildly different from the source material that it's barely an adaptation.
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Lion King
We saw it in 3D IMAX. I liked it better than the original. Beautiful cinematography. Graphics were amazing.
5/6
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I agree with all this. I went to see it on RF's advice and was happy I did. I FAWKIN hate when movies put in silly humor... takes you out of the moment and this movie did not do that.. at all and I loved it for it. I was tense the whole time. They also didn't try and make an alligator the largest ever and it felt very real because of that. Well done.... 8/10
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Toy Story 4
A fitting coda and great thematic closing of the loop for the entire franchise.
8/10
Cold Souls
An interesting premise on the nature of souls and uniqueness that unfortunately doesn't drill deep enough.
6/10
Nocturnal Animals
An engrossing revenge tale that favors style over substance and which could have benefited from a stronger payoff.
7/10
Nocturnal Animals was a good one. I remember finishing and wanting a little more, too.
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The Lion King
Once you get past the technical wonder of the photo realism, you realize that it's a soulless venture outmatched by its predecessor in every single way. The voice actors phone it in, the musical numbers are devoid of the zest and vibrancy of the original, and the movie is just flat out boring. There is a significant advantage in animation as the characters are able to display emotional, enabling us to connect with them. There is no such connection to be found here as all the animals can manage is to move their lips.
Despite the probability that this film rakes in huge amounts of cash for Disney, it might be a pivotal moment in the way they approach future 'real life' adaptations. Hopefully for the better. In the words of Ian Malcolm "they were so busy preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
4/10
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Yeah, I know. And of course I'm also part of the problem. I knew that the film was a soulless cash grab well before I went into it, but the curiosity got the better of me. That, and the Lion King is my all time favorite Disney movie. Was curious to see the differences.
Disney doesn't care though, in the end they got my money.