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kateee 01/03/21 5:49:15 PM #52: |
iiicon posted...
I was planning on seeing Parasite in theatres this spring but uhhh that didn't happen for obvious reasons.damn that sucks to hear i saw it back in October in a theater with like 10 other people i.e. i went by myself and there were 10 people in the entire room. i went in completely blind but walked out understanding all the hype and i'm not that surprised it blew up the way it did. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 01/03/21 6:47:26 PM #53: |
Have not seen it.
I have seen Snowpiercer, Parasite, and The Host. All three are excellent but Snowpiercer and The Host are particualr favorites for me. --- Hey, look on the bright side, there's nowhere but up from a canyon in hell. https://imgur.com/1e1e70S - https://imgur.com/a/bHIYzis ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 01/03/21 6:54:06 PM #54: |
As far as Mother --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/03/21 7:41:21 PM #55: |
ChichiriMuyo posted...
It doesn't even really use punctuation..........yeah those tonal shifts are Bong movie hallmarks SwiftyDC posted... Mother (2009) On the opening & ending. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Camden 01/03/21 7:54:45 PM #56: |
Are we rating it under any specific system or just however each person wants?
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kateee 01/03/21 8:02:43 PM #57: |
for the spreadsheet i will be recording on a scale of 1-10 with no decimals. this is for later when i maybe do some averages and things like that. i know some people prefer out of 5, letters, etc. but it's easier for me if everyone uses the same scale.
if you don't like that scale or don't want to give a rating, i can simply mark a movie as 'watched' instead of a rating for the recommendation list purposes so no problem. nothing in this topic will be forced upon you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 01/03/21 8:19:36 PM #58: |
I will rate Mother as a 10 then
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ChichiriMuyo 01/03/21 8:20:47 PM #59: |
SwiftyDC posted...
This movie also brought up questions about certain medicines and acupuncture therapy, like can a needle really help a woman get pregnant or even clear depression or bad thoughts and memories.While I don't believe in acupuncture having any mystical qualities to it, I do believe it has a degree of mental healing involved. From my experience with it, acupuncture puts you in a state that's very conducive to meditation and contemplation, and just getting the mind to settle down and not get/stay caught up in bad feedback loops is helpful. It won't solve all of your problems, but I definitely recommend giving it a try (at a licensed place, not some questionable old Asian woman) for some relief from things stress and anxiety. --- Congrats Azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/03/21 8:55:07 PM #60: |
anyway yeah i rewatched it. I last watched this in April 2018 and wanted to revisit it post-Parasite.
Parasite & Mother spoilers more Mother stuff there's some other stuff i want to comment on but i'll do that later. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tyder21 01/03/21 8:57:58 PM #61: |
I'll probably be popping in and out of this topic series depending on the weekly selection (Letterboxd in sig btw).
I managed to catch Mother in theaters almost exactly one year ago and don't really want to give it a rewatch at this time. For me it was very good, but not excellent - 7/10 (up to OP if this should be in the spreadsheet since it's not based on a recent rewatch). Frankly, Mother is also the film in Director Bong's filmography that has stuck with me the least (seen all 7). Bong Joon-ho's films largely fail to connect with me on any transcendent level. Not 100% sure what to blame in myself for not experiencing what others are experiencing, but it's potentially my overly western/basic tastes. Ranking: EXCEPTIONAL Parasite EXCELLENT Memories of Murder VERY GOOD Snowpiercer, Mother, Okja DID NOT LIKE Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChichiriMuyo 01/03/21 9:09:56 PM #62: |
kateee posted...
It's small details like this that make watching foreign films so difficult. This may not be necessary information, but a director like Bong doesn't put anything like that in the movie without purpose. He knew the South Korean audience would be able to make that connection easily, and thus he was telling them something about the character that really doesn't translate. --- Congrats Azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/03/21 10:19:20 PM #63: |
tyder21 posted...
(up to OP if this should be in the spreadsheet since it's not based on a recent rewatch).i'm not taking the ratings aspect of this topic too seriously so how recent doesn't matter. more participation is always welcome! it would be just as if i was posting a "rate this movie" topic series. ChichiriMuyo posted... It's small details like this that make watching foreign films so difficult. This may not be necessary information, but a director like Bong doesn't put anything like that in the movie without purpose. He knew the South Korean audience would be able to make that connection easily, and thus he was telling them something about the character that really doesn't translate.ehh i agree on the purposeful directing especially when the evidence is clear, as i've commented similarly on a previous post. but i'd still be hesitant to embrace this particular theory so readily because as i've mentioned, one of the instances i talk about isn't even a clear shot and that connotation of the drink may not even be familiar to the average citizen. if i ever meet him, i would definitely love to ask him about it lol ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iiicon 01/04/21 12:49:56 AM #64: |
it was very silly of me to assume the kids would easily fall back into their regular school sleeping schedule after the holidays, giving me plenty of time to watch this tonight. oh well! tomorrow's another day
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Camden 01/04/21 3:39:06 AM #65: |
Overall I really liked the movie, solid 9/10. --- When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. Huh? Finger!? What the hell? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 01/04/21 5:18:40 AM #66: |
Mother
9/10 --- Hey, look on the bright side, there's nowhere but up from a canyon in hell. https://imgur.com/1e1e70S - https://imgur.com/a/bHIYzis ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aecioo 01/04/21 2:58:11 PM #67: |
Snake5555555555 posted...
Mother I think you said this better than I ever could. It's a common theme in all of his films I've seen, with Parasite being maybe the best example of it. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iiicon 01/05/21 1:37:53 PM #68: |
I watched it early this morning. I liked it! incredible and captivating performance from the lead. seemed like a bad, unsympathetic portrayal of neurodivergent people though.
I'll write more and read responses later tonight. --- ICON: Kiwami means extreme. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seginustemple 01/05/21 11:10:55 PM #69: |
kateee posted...
I think you may be on to something with this - I've seen The Host, Snowpiercer, and Parasite before but this was my first viewing of Mother. 9/10! I think Hitchcock would be impressed, this is a tight noir with well-executed tonal variety and substance. Unreliable protagonists keep us guessing and the twists never feel cheap. Joon-Ho's sense of dark humor always shines in perfectly placed moments. It doesn't hurt that the orchestral score was taking cues from Bernard Hermann's style at times! One common thread between the Bong Joon-Ho movies I've seen is he likes the tension of someone having to sneak out of a room without waking someone else up. In Host it's the little girl and the monster, in this it comes after the closet voyeurism (another noir trope) with the young couple. In Parasite this goes even further with an entire family sneaking out from under a coffee table while the rich sleep on the couch. It's an effective formula. Someone else said it but the bookend shots are fantastic, it really ties it together and leaves you on a high note. I was reminded of the danse macabre scene that concludes The Seventh Seal, although I kinda doubt it was referencing that intentionally. It just looked similar with the dancers silhouetted. And it was just shot with such style, great little moment of passion to cap it off. --- You bow to no one, azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 01/05/21 11:23:01 PM #70: |
very tempted to nominate Mother! for the fun of it
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kateee 01/06/21 1:33:17 PM #71: |
and then Mommy right after
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Xeybozn 01/06/21 1:44:54 PM #72: |
Watched Mother last night. I didn't like it as much as Parasite (only other Bong movie I've seen), but it's still a great movie. 9/10
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iiicon 01/06/21 1:56:16 PM #73: |
SwiftyDC posted...
I stopped and thought about the opening and ending scenes. On the bus, she started dancing after her acupuncture. In the opening, she was dancing without the acupuncture as she had forgotten her needle kit in the burning house. Probably thinking too much into it but I thought that was interesting.I don't think you're thinking too much on the specifics, but you might be thinking too literal. it makes sense, this movie is mostly told from the perspective of the mother who in addition to practicing acupuncture also dabbles in other types of holistic medicines (like the concoction she gives her son when he's injured, or the one for fertility), good fortune offerings (the beer, I think, to the police officers), and when the movie shifts perspectives it ascribes meaning to other things (Do-joon's method for memory, Ah-jung's rice beer as a metaphor for control), so we're often in very elevated, other worldly territory. but I think that second dancing scene is all about catharsis. she was in the junk collector's place to "open his heart" via that meridian in the thigh she mentioned, but she achieved the same effect on herself after she learned the truth about the night of the murder. there's probably something to be said here about her feeling great shame after learning the truth about that night and lashing out, connecting that to her shame about Do-joon remembering that his mother tried to kill both of them when he was five, and how immediately after that the mother was overwhelming by maternal instinct to protect her son at all costs. --- ICON: Kiwami means extreme. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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iiicon 01/06/21 2:07:00 PM #74: |
oh, ratings! I gave it 3 1/2 stars on letterboxd, which for me is borderline great. so mark me down as a 7/10
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kateee 01/06/21 2:54:16 PM #75: |
Camden posted...
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Johnbobb 01/06/21 8:13:31 PM #76: |
I do appreciate that the mother was just an honestly incredible portrayal of a mother. I feel like all too often (at least in American cinema) the middle-aged mother character is some kind of cliche, whether it be the overprotective goofball or the nagging wife, but this was just such a powerful performance; she doesn't let the focus fall off of her and her motivation for even a moment throughout the runtime.
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kateee 01/07/21 12:58:43 AM #77: |
eyyy it's almost the end of the first week which means it's time to pick our next movie soon. as i've said before, the plan is to have the movie picked by Friday which means that whoever's turn it is that week to nominate should have a batch to vote on by some time on Thursday so it will allow people time to vote and have something picked by Friday.
idk if CoolCly watched the movie but if he did, he can nominate 3-5 movies for everybody to vote on. if he did not (60% rule), then it moves to icon. sorry if it seems like i'm just adding things on all the time but i forgot to account for some possible situations and i want to iron out consistent times and rules so everyone can easily know what's going on without constantly asking for confirmation. for the first few weeks (let's say 5), you won't be moved to the bottom of the list for not meeting the 60% (3/5). hopefully as the first few weeks go by everyone will get used to the process and things will become automatic. i'll put all the info in the spreadsheet or something because i can't edit the fucking opening post. and of course, if there are a lot of objections i'm always open to changing thingss. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 01/07/21 1:11:44 AM #78: |
I'm Eastern time zone just to mention.
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Camden 01/07/21 1:24:13 AM #79: |
Pacific as well.
Also, I'll toss on a @CoolCly just to help grab their attention. --- When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. Huh? Finger!? What the hell? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CoolCly 01/07/21 1:34:27 AM #80: |
im watching the movie but icon can recommend this week
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SwiftyDC 01/07/21 2:00:11 AM #81: |
Pacific here.
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iiicon 01/07/21 2:28:15 AM #82: |
aw I was looking forward to what Cly would nominate. it'd probably be a tonal shift from this week!
I'm gonna keep with my theme of recommending movies I haven't seen but would like to, so while I don't endorse these fully, they're certainly on my list to watch. I'll also list where you can watch it in the States, since that's where most people here are. Kajillionaire - SpectrumTV for streaming, $5.99 to rent on all the usual services Portrait of A Lady On Fire - Hulu for streaming, $1.99 to rent on YouTube/Google Play (although it says it's in SD?), or $3.99 on Apple Sound of Metal - Amazon Prime for streaming Blade Runner 2049 - unavailable for streaming. $3.99 to rent on all the usual services Midsommar - Amazon Prime and kanopy for streaming, $3.99 to rent on all the usual services Hopefully this is good cross section of genres and interesting movies for people to pick from. Sorry if there's nothing from Netflix or Disney, Netflix is kinda garbage for movies lately (and I've seen all their recent ones I wanna see anyway). I'll link to reviews for the two newer movies people might not be familiar with (I assume people know what Blade Runner, Portrait and Midsommar are). Both are from Breakfast All Day, a trio of LA critics who used to host What the Flick? before that show was cancelled. Sound of Metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmm3C1J6ZOk Kajillionaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJJW7cscCek --- ICON: Kiwami means extreme. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/07/21 2:35:46 AM #83: |
iiicon posted...
aw I was looking forward to what Cly would nominate. it'd probably be a tonal shift from this week!i was thinking the same thing! i'll @ everyone for the vote in a sec ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/07/21 2:52:56 AM #84: |
Vote for any and all movies you would be interested in seeing for the next week (~Jan. 8th, NA). You may rank your votes from most preferred to least (do not rank movies you would not vote for) so i don't have to @ you back in case of a tie. If you do not intend to vote and are fine with whatever wins, please reply with "No Vote" so there is as little of a waiting period as possible. If you list multiple movies in your vote but you are not ranking them, please include "Not Ranked" along with your vote. Please try to vote within 24 hours.
Kajillionaire (2020) Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019) Sound of Metal (2019) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Midsommar (2019) @Aecioo @Camden @CoolCly @jcgamer107 @Johnbobb @Mythiot @Raka_Putra @Seginustemple @Snake5555555555 @Suprak_the_Stud ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/07/21 2:53:11 AM #85: |
@ViolentAbacus
@Xeybozn for the three users below, you didn't say whether you wanted to be put on the recommendation list so let me know if you do! i'll @ you weekly for the votes/movie announcements if that's the case @tyder21 @ChichiriMuyo @Mega_Mana ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 01/07/21 2:58:28 AM #86: |
Ranked
Sound of Metal (2019) Kajillionaire (2020) --- Hey, look on the bright side, there's nowhere but up from a canyon in hell. https://imgur.com/1e1e70S - https://imgur.com/a/bHIYzis ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/07/21 3:01:31 AM #87: |
so you can simply list your votes like this:
Kajillionaire (2020) Sound of Metal (2019) Midsommar (2019) Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019) and i will assume they are ranked unless you say "Not Ranked" (this post will also serve as my vote) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raka_Putra 01/07/21 3:46:58 AM #88: |
Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) --- Into the woods, but mind the past... Into the woods, but mind the future! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mythiot 01/07/21 4:00:02 AM #89: |
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019) Sound of Metal (2019) Midsommar (2019) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Camden 01/07/21 4:01:31 AM #90: |
Sound of Metal (2019)
Kajillionaire (2020) Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019) Already seen 2049 and Midsommar. --- When someone is giving you his opinion, you should receive it with deep gratitude even though it is worthless. Huh? Finger!? What the hell? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 01/07/21 8:38:50 AM #91: |
Kajillionaire (2020)
Only one I haven't seen --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ViolentAbacus 01/07/21 8:41:58 AM #92: |
Kajillionaire (2020)
The plan is to hopefully watch Mother tonight, but if I'm not able to then definitely tomorrow. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tyder21 01/07/21 8:45:34 AM #93: |
Sound of Metal (2019)
Kajillionaire (2020) You can definitely keep me on the @-list. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SwiftyDC 01/07/21 10:17:28 AM #94: |
Kajillionaire (2020)
Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019) Sound of Metal (2019) --- dilateDChemist Last minute changes killed my bracket - still would've got destroyed by azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard!
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jcgamer107 01/07/21 12:02:53 PM #95: |
Well I'm sure most people have seen it but I gotta vote Midsommar 1st, and I would recommend the director's cut for a different viewing experience (just saw it for the first time last weekend). Blade Runner 2049 2nd.
Mother reaction incoming. --- azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xeybozn 01/07/21 12:11:05 PM #96: |
Midsommar (2019)
Portrait of A Lady On Fire (2019) Sound of Metal (2019) --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Suprak the Stud 01/07/21 12:19:35 PM #97: |
I am fine with any that are streaming and will go with the group consensus.
Also: I finished Mother last night. I am at work so I don't have time to post full thoughts just yet (I'll try to tonight), but overall I thought it was excellent. I haven't seen Parasite but now I really want to if the general consensus is that it is the better film. --- Moops? "I thought you were making up diseases? That's spontaneous dental hydroplosion." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kateee 01/07/21 2:35:31 PM #98: |
@Suprak_the_Stud
do you have access to kanopy? (free with library card) so i know which movies to count your vote towards for stream votes. i have you down for netflix, hulu, hbo max, disney, and peacock ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seginustemple 01/07/21 4:12:32 PM #99: |
Blade Runner 2049
Sound of Metal Portrait of a Lady On Fire --- You bow to no one, azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Suprak the Stud 01/07/21 4:20:50 PM #100: |
I do not! I can try to get one soon if it is free though as I do have a library card.
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kateee 01/07/21 4:27:57 PM #101: |
if your library carries it, it's great yea!
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