It's a slow burn plot, with an emphasis on the slow, and that sort of worked for me
I liked the pacing too, once I got used to it. The trailers are incredibly misleading.
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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Jessica - Feb 23, 2018 3:37:44 am PST #1425 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Calli - Feb 23, 2018 4:42:33 am PST #1426 of 3463
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The trailers seem to be saying, essentially, "Marvel couldn't be bothered to make a Black Widow movie, so we stepped in." Is that not what Red Sparrow is?
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 23, 2018 6:39:13 am PST #1427 of 3463
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My impression is that they might as well have named Joel Edgerton's character Trapper John.
Jessica - Feb 23, 2018 6:53:23 am PST #1428 of 3463
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is that not what Red Sparrow is?
She's a Russian secret agent with a color/animal code name and a backstory involving ballet, but other than that, no. It's a slow talky espionage story and J-Law's motivations and choices are driven by a completely different set of pressures.
Calli - Feb 23, 2018 10:22:37 am PST #1429 of 3463
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
She's a Russian secret agent with a color/animal code name and a backstory involving ballet, but other than that, no.
OK. Sounds like it could still be interesting, though. I just won't watch it with my original expectations.
megan walker - Feb 23, 2018 10:40:24 am PST #1430 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's definitely more like a Le Carré novel than an "action" movie, that's for sure. The film had a few too many "I can't watch this" parts for me, but I think I am going to check out the novel. It is rated very highly on Goodreads.
msbelle - Feb 23, 2018 12:05:01 pm PST #1431 of 3463
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It felt very la femme Nikita from previews.
Vonnie K - Feb 25, 2018 2:14:38 pm PST #1432 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Just came back from Annihilation. Based on words of mouths, I was expecting it to be pee-in-pants scary and it's... not, in the standard sense. It's sci-fi with horror elements rather than straight-up horror, and jump scares are few and far in between. It is leisurely paced and quietly builds up dread, with a dazzling final act that amps up the otherworldly and leaves you with more questions than answers. I found the whole thing profoundly disquieting and disorienting. I kinda want to know more about this world, so might be checking out the books on which the movie is based. The cast, of mostly women, is dynamite.
At any rate, I liked it a lot. I think it's coming to Netflix soon-ish but it's a type of movie better seen on the big screen.
Atropa - Feb 25, 2018 3:45:16 pm PST #1433 of 3463
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just got back from The Lodgers, and wheeee! Total Gothic with a capital G Atropa catnip.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 25, 2018 4:40:52 pm PST #1434 of 3463
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Just got back from Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool. Sad, but very good. It was great to see Annette Bening in a starring role again, and this is the sort of movie Jamie Bell should be making rather than crap like that Fantastic Four movie.