by "mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
Published 12/23/2017 at 09:58
by "mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
Published 12/23/2017 at 09:58
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STARS: 1
The good thing about being sick as a dog and sequestered is the opportunity to catch up on some movies. Sicario, Bright, Spectre for starters...
First up, Spectre. Awesome movie but falls into the stereotypical Bond trope of repeatedly escaping overly complicated means of execution. The DB10 couldn’t handle for shit, loosing grip constantly. The XC75 was amazing
Next, Sicario. Holy shit. I can hardly imagine a more thorough and provoking way to bring the daily horrors of Mexican cartel wars and border towns to the American masses. The overall plotline is a little cliche, but it’s an extremely powerful movie.
Lastly, Bright. Netflix bet BIG on this one and needs it to be a hit. I think it paid off. It can be somewhat heavy handed with it’s message of equality of the races, and there’s a few pieces they started to develop that simply hit a brick wall, but overall it was a pretty damn good use of my last 2 hours. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
12/23/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 0
I enjoyed Sicario. But my only issue was it seemed a little too melodramatic and artsy (and like you say, predictable. Forcing a young female agent into harm’s way with little training or briefing? Sure, let’s do it!).
It’s a movie I enjoyed, but would have rather seen a good documentary on the same topic since reality is often stranger and more interesting than fiction. That said, the best parts of Breaking Bad for me were the interrelations between domestic and Mexican drug producers.
"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
12/23/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 1
Of those three, I’ve only seen Spectre. I think it was fun but ridiculous and not very memorable.
Casino Royale and Skyfall are easily still the best of the Daniel Craig 007 movies.
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
12/23/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 0
I enjoyed bright. Not a great movie but I don’t regret watching it. I feel like they’re setting up for a sequel. I hope they are just to explain some of the stuff they brought up and never resolved.