Movies Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

[TheCryingElite]

Twas a simple and valid clarifying question. It was also succinctly answered by a mod.

This place has gotten so lame and argumentative over fuck all.

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Like I said, you have a bevy of information at your fingertips and you decided to come here to make up your mind, knowing full well how that was gonna go.
Anyway, if you don’t watch the movie, I’ll say you’re robbing yourself of seeing a fun and intense film.
Trust me, it’s not gonna change your mind about anything.

 

[DaysOfThunder]

I want to see this, but the trailer sucks!

 

[Adam34]

Pretty obvious what's going on here when you put PTAs last movie in context and the "Hollywood" reception that followed.

If you know you know. Some disgusting opinions here about this film. But people do enjoy larping, do they not?

 

[Adam34]

We shall see.

But I can't help but chuckle at the fact that it looks like a dark comedy lampooning a militant leftist militia and people are already decrying it as woke.

Haha this was so on brand for the left but it almost made seeing this film worth it

 

[chill doggie]

Beautiful cinematography, excellent camerawork.
Made me laugh quite a bit.


I would heavily recommend watching it in IMAX.

 

[chill doggie]

Got to see the final IMAX screening at my local theatre last night.

And I just barely realized the movie is 2 hours 40 minutes long when I got to my car and checked what time it was.

I think it’s a great testament for the engagement of movie, despite the slow pace at times I never felt like I wanted it to end or felt weighed down by the running time.

 

[Danespina]

Got to see the final IMAX screening at my local theatre last night.

Second last 70mm IMAX screening for me.
Wasn't a good day either, but me and my friend realized it was now or never, so we made it work. Glad we did.

 

[DaysOfThunder]

I saw it. Just an artsy fartsy dazed and confused politically motivated movie, with Leo running around like a French poodle, and Penn and Benicio just wasted talent for this parody.
Having lost all the battles, the Hollywood leftist resort to Kamala being a ghost writer for the failed script.

 

[DaysOfThunder]

If Guy Ritchie had directed it, maybe it would have been enjoyable!

 

[clutchCAT420]

I just wanted to see the scenes with el paso in the background.

 

[eddymotto]

If Guy Ritchie had directed it, maybe it would have been enjoyable!

I love this post so much

 

[Danespina]

If Guy Ritchie had directed it, maybe it would have been enjoyable!

I wish Michael Bay.

 

[eddymotto]

I wish Michael Bay.

Another great choice

 

[europe1]

This was a movie that I thought was good. But mostly because it was well-made. It flows and moves very smoothly, making for an easy watch. Its very propulsive despite being nearly 3 hours long. Its entertaining that way.

But on the narrative front it never wow'd me. It always zigged when I thought it would zig and zagged when I thought it would zag. So its not smart enough on the script front to be amazing. Nor does it have that rare "elevated' quality of something like There Will Be Blood or No Country for Old Men that makes you feel like you're watching something really deep or insightful.

Peen put on quite a performence. Extremelly the kind of shit actors love to do. But as someone else mentioned, those MAGA types are so outlandish they're basically impossible to satirize. Couid I believe that, say, Hegseth has those kinds of kinks to his wiring? Yeah. No issue.

But critically, I never thought DiCaprio's relationship with his daughter was that touching. And its supposed to be the beating heart of the movie. This flick kinda lacks an emotional core, imo. Its to scattershoot. Chase Infiniti (lol what a name) is to "decentered" to ever have those big cathartic moments, which is bad since she's the one whose supposed to have them. That ending when she's screaming: "Who are you" didn't land at all.

When it comes to movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio about white people having really fucked up opinions about non-white people... Killers of the Flower Moon blows this one out of the water.

 

[mozfonky]

Like I said, you have a bevy of information at your fingertips and you decided to come here to make up your mind, knowing full well how that was gonna go.
Anyway, if you don’t watch the movie, I’ll say you’re robbing yourself of seeing a fun and intense film.
Trust me, it’s not gonna change your mind about anything.

i love anderson's films, i didn't know this was out. Even his poorly or mediocre reviewed films like licorice pizza are great. Hollywood does not get more substantive than the stuff he does. He disguises it in wierd ways like the porno film or the "innapropriate" age between the stars of Licorice, just to test people I feel. If you got offended by it, you missed what he was saying.

 

[mozfonky]

This was a movie that I thought was good. But mostly because it was well-made. It flows and moves very smoothly, making for an easy watch. Its very propulsive despite being nearly 3 hours long. Its entertaining that way.

But on the narrative front it never wow'd me. It always zigged when I thought it would zig and zagged when I thought it would zag. So its not smart enough on the script front to be amazing. Nor does it have that rare "elevated' quality of something like There Will Be Blood or No Country for Old Men that makes you feel like you're watching something really deep or insightful.

Peen put on quite a performence. Extremelly the kind of shit actors love to do. But as someone else mentioned, those MAGA types are so outlandish they're basically impossible to satirize. Couid I believe that, say, Hegseth has those kinds of kinks to his wiring? Yeah. No issue.

But critically, I never thought DiCaprio's relationship with his daughter was that touching. And its supposed to be the beating heart of the movie. This flick kinda lacks an emotional core, imo. Its to scattershoot. Chase Infiniti (lol what a name) is to "decentered" to ever have those big cathartic moments, which is bad since she's the one whose supposed to have them. That ending when she's screaming: "Who are you" didn't land at all.

When it comes to movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio about white people having really fucked up opinions about non-white people... Killers of the Flower Moon blows this one out of the water.

killers was ok, but didn't it flop? I was the only person in the joint when i saw it. Couple funny parts and it was interesting seeing how the young Indians have gotten so much more vocal and dramatic, the real indians of my era or the era portrayed did not act like that.

 

[europe1]

killers was ok, but didn't it flop? I was the only person in the joint when i saw it. Couple funny parts and it was interesting seeing how the young Indians have gotten so much more vocal and dramatic, the real indians of my era or the era portrayed did not act like that.

158 million intake on 200 million budget, so yeah it was a bit of a flop. But that doesn't say anything about how good it is.

I just think the characters in Killers were a lot more interesting and insightful.

DiCaprio's character really loved his wife... but he was also such a spineless, craven, unmanly piece of chicken-shit that he agreed to poison her to death because... she's a squaw, isn't she? That's what he's supposed to do, isn't it? He's a man so afraid of going against the grain he plays along with the race-killings.

De Niro's character, similarly, is still vehemently insisting that he's a friend of the Indian even after he's been sentenced in court. Which is precisely the kind of bullshit confidence huckslers pull. They lie so vehemenly even they themselves believe it.

In this movie, all the bad guys are literally card-carrying racists. It's just less insightful and poignant.

 

[mozfonky]

158 million intake on 200 million budget, so yeah it was a bit of a flop. But that doesn't say anything about how good it is.

I just think the characters in Killers were a lot more interesting and insightful.

DiCaprio's character really loved his wife... but he was also such a spineless, craven, unmanly piece of chicken-shit that he agreed to poison her to death because... she's a squaw, isn't she? That's what he's supposed to do, isn't it? He's a man so afraid of going against the grain he plays along with the race-killings.

De Niro's character, similarly, is still vehemently insisting that he's a friend of the Indian even after he's been sentenced in court. Which is precisely the kind of bullshit confidence huckslers pull. They lie so vehemenly even they themselves believe it.

In this movie, all the bad guys are literally card-carrying racists. It's just less insightful and poignant.

I guess, kinda a pretty odd movie (killers) and then, of course, you read reviews and find out that the deniro character was a lot younger, but that's just a silly quibble. I remember reading his character died in the 50's or something and though, "the motherfucker lived to 125?"

Scorcese is a master filmaker so even if story or other things are lacking, they'll still be well done. Being an indian, i didn't want to miss it and I love scorcese and deniro. I suppose dicaprio should get credit, he doesn't often play unsavory/physically unnattractive characters so that was a bit of a stretch and that's good.

 

[Herwald]

I thought it was lame. I really wanted to like it too, got a large popcorn and everything smh.

Same. Ended up walking out 2/3rds in.

 

[lowlife]

Same. Ended up walking out 2/3rds in.

Damn the last 1/3 was the only decent part lol.