Sadly, DH confirmed for me that the horror elements in Renfield have too much gore for me to enjoy it, which is a shame because the trailer was so appealing!
I enjoyed it but there was a lot of not watching on my part.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
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megan walker - May 12, 2023 5:00:47 pm PDT #3280 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Laga - May 14, 2023 1:25:50 pm PDT #3281 of 3455
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Oh yes I watched a lot of Renfield from behind my hands
Matt the Bruins fan - May 15, 2023 6:56:08 am PDT #3282 of 3455
"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
Too Much Gore is a high bar for me that it fell far short of, but I do wish it had been funnier.
Steph L. - May 15, 2023 7:05:09 am PDT #3283 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Too Much Gore is a high bar for me that it fell far short of
As long as the violence is wildly over the top (think the Kingsman movies), I am oddly fine with it. I just hate realistic violence. I had zero problem with Renfield ripping off a dude's arms at the shoulder and beating him with one of them, because that is super over the top.
I'm also starting to think I would watch Nicholas Hoult do just about anything, so that might have been a factor as well.
megan walker - May 16, 2023 10:01:15 am PDT #3284 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm also starting to think I would watch Nicholas Hoult do just about anything, so that might have been a factor as well.
This is not quite me but I do think a major flaw with the film was spending too much time with the police storyline rather than Renfield and his issues.
Kate P. - May 20, 2023 9:24:59 pm PDT #3285 of 3455
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Just saw Polite Society today and it has got to be one of the most Buffista-esque movies of all time. It is so fun and stylish and bonkers and trope-y in the best way. It's about a teenage British-Pakistani girl who wants to be a stunt woman, and her sister who's marrying this guy who seems too good to be true. Lots of great fight scenes; I especially loved the ones with everyone in their gorgeous elaborate wedding finery. Highly recommended!
Tom Scola - May 24, 2023 12:38:55 pm PDT #3286 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Posted in the Spoilers thread about the upcoming Batman movie that has the Flash in it.
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2023 7:46:24 am PDT #3287 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
We saw the Flash movie last night, and it was decent -- better than Batman v Superman and better than Justice League for sure (I only saw the original release of Justice League, not the Zack Snyder cut). Michael Keaton as Old Man Batman was a delight. I like Ezra Miller as the Flash (although they are a shitty person).
But it honestly suffers in comparison with the TV show, which already covered the topic of how Barry Allen needs to stop fucking up the timeline by running into the past. And as a multiverse movie, it's unfortunate that it's out at the same time as Across the Spider-Verse, because nothing comes close to Across the Spider-Verse. And the CGI is terrible.
Unrelated to the Flash, the trailer for Indiana Jones makes me want to see it entirely for Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2023 11:23:21 am PDT #3288 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I’m sitting down to see it now!
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2023 2:54:34 pm PDT #3289 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
What did you think, Tom?