Random Movie Talk XV: You Asked For It, Cobbler

[cobl04]

I saw Poor Things last night and thought it was outstanding. I found the first fifth really disconcerting (and was having lots of woke thoughts like is this really offensive that they have Emma Stone playing someone disabled? These men are taking advantage, in many different ways, of a disabled child?! This is fucked up) but I kept my patience and was rewarded dearly. What a beautiful, funny, fascinating and uplifting film.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Without Apollo Creed, there is no Rocky. RIP Carl Weathers.

 

[cobl04]

Hope he's enjoying a cheap stew in heaven.

 

[Digital Spy 2]

One of my favourite things that I saw on TV last year was Dark Waters - a true story about how DuPont manufactured stick free pans but contaminated all the water supplies and air around this manufacturering plant. The chemical in question is called PFOA, but any chemical with PF in its name can cause cancers, heart diseases and birth defects in children. At the end of the film they said that most people in the world have this chemical inside of them and it can never be removed.

That is something else to add to my ever growing list of anger I said to myself.

 

[bono_212]

I'm just saying, if the song's not in the movie, I'm finna be disappointed.

 

[cobl04]

I saw Kinds of Kindness tonight and I don't think I can say I enjoyed it, though it was fascinating, well-made and well-acted. Jesse Plemons, who I only know as Todd from Breaking Bad, was fantastic. It's stuck with me today. I thought the first short film was the best, followed by the third, then the second, although the second had the funniest scene with the homeshot porno. Overall, a bloody slog to get through and not an enjoyable night at the movies.

 

[monkeyskin]

Was surprised to see it streaming on Disney+ already, was intending to watch it next week. Not sure how I feel about Yorgos Lanthimos to be honest, I really liked The Favourite but nothing else I've seen of his has matched it. As you say, they're definitely not enjoyable.

 

[cobl04]

I'm not a film buff at all so take everything I say with a grain of salt, but of his I have only seen (and absolutely adored) Poor Things, I left it feeling so joyous. I'm not sure I went in to KOK expecting something similar, but it certainly didn't get anywhere near my feelings on PT.

 

[phanan]

RIP James Earl Jones

 

[Hewson]

Just saw this on the news.

RIP. Absolute legend.

93 is a pretty good run, but sucks we'll never hear anything new from that amazing voice again.