Post by mslo79 on Jun 14, 2018 20:59:17 GMT
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I have to admit before seeing that movie that I just kind of assumed Vera Farmiga was going to be better (because at the time I never seen Kendrick before and my extreme bias in Vera's favor in general because she's an anomaly in attractiveness etc) but after seeing it, Kendrick held her own against Farmiga/Clooney (even though it's basically Clooney's movie) to where one could argue she was better etc. Kendrick just really suits that movie.
that director (Jason Reitman) has a pretty great rep with me so far as 5 out of the 6 movies he's directed (I have not seen Tully (2018) yet) stand out and it's one of Clooney's and Vera Farmiga's best movies to...
Jason Reitman's movies ranked/rated...
1.Up in the Air (2009) - 8-8.5/10 (my #1 movie of 2009)
2.Thank You For Smoking (2005) - 8/10 (my 4th or 5th favorite movie of 2005)
3.Young Adult (2011) - 7.5-8/10 (my #3 movie of 2011)
4.Juno (2007) (my #3 movie of 2007)
5.Men, Women & Children (2014) (my #1 movie of 2014)
6.Labor Day (2013-2014) - 2/10 (boring) (NOTE: for the record... it was a solid movie on my initial viewing but dropped off a cliff on a re-watch to the point I could not finish watching it due to boredom. it's fairly rare a movie will take THAT much of a hit from my initial viewing to a re-watch etc)
My favorite George Clooney movies...
1.The American (2010) - 9/10
2.Up in the Air (2009) - 8-8.5/10
3.The Descendants (2011) - 8/10
4.O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 7.5-8/10
My favorite Vera Farmiga movies (which no other actress I am aware of has a better batch of Top 5-ish level of movies overall)...
1.Source Code (2011) - 9/10 (my #1 movie of 2011)
2.Up in the Air (2009) - 8-8.5/10 (my #1 movie of 2009)
3.Running Scared (2006) - 8/10 (my #4 movie of 2006. also, this contains my favorite scene of Vera's which is the 'pedophile scene' (that's not as bad as it sounds))
4.At Middleton (2013) - 7-7.5/10 (my #2 movie of 2013)
5.The Departed (2006) - 7/10 (my #9 movie of 2006)
p.s. anything I score a 7/10 or higher is among My Favorite Movies in general which makes anything that scores a 7 or higher within my Top 187 movies at the moment.
End of Watch is my 2nd favorite movie from that director behind Street Kings (2008)(8/10) which I think is underrated as it's better than John Wick (2014)(6-6.5/10) which seems to be a popular action movie around here in recent memory as I mainly compare the two because Keanu is playing a tough guy who uses guns. like I could see John Wick is a bit more stylized but Street Kings just has more spark to the overall movie.
but anyways... of the top of my head, when I think Anna Kendrick movies I only remembered Up in the Air/Drinking Buddies as I had to look through her filmography before I noticed End of Watch which just goes to show she's a minimal factor in that as it's just not one of those movies I think of Anna Kendrick even though the movie is one of my favorites in general.
I understand as I assume it's appeal is limited given the kind of movie it is. so I am not surprised you said that as I would expect it to be the least liked movie of the three I mentioned with the general public as the other two likely have decent appeal with the masses etc.
but as a nice bonus for me... Olivia Wilde and Anna Kendrick are in this as both stand out in the attractiveness dept.
hell, come to think of it(what I mentioned in the above sentence)... off the top of my head, it's not often there will be at least two actresses that I think stand out in the attractiveness dept that appear in the same movie together. with that said... that still don't guarantee ill like the movie itself even though that happened in this case. still, it's only a 6-6.5/10 which means while I like it, it's still a bit shy of favorite movie level.
p.s. basically it's one of those movies that I consider 'the best of the rest' sort of thing in that when I exclude My Favorite Movies from the equation it's among a small amount (only 49 movies currently) that stand out. or to convert it to numbers... there is 364 movies TOPS (probably a bit less) that I scored in the 6/10 range (i.e. a mild Thumbs Up(basically my minimum score for a positive opinion of the overall movie)) and out of those only 49 scored a 6-6.5/10. so that's how I calculated the 'within my Top 236 movies' figure as I just added 187(My Favorite Movies)+49('the best of the rest'). but in a basic sense there is 551 movies tops out of the 2,200+ total movies I have seen that I give a Thumbs Up(i.e. re-watch worthy).
I don't like 'Up In The Air' but I love her performance in it; I think she steals every scene.
I have to admit before seeing that movie that I just kind of assumed Vera Farmiga was going to be better (because at the time I never seen Kendrick before and my extreme bias in Vera's favor in general because she's an anomaly in attractiveness etc) but after seeing it, Kendrick held her own against Farmiga/Clooney (even though it's basically Clooney's movie) to where one could argue she was better etc. Kendrick just really suits that movie.
that director (Jason Reitman) has a pretty great rep with me so far as 5 out of the 6 movies he's directed (I have not seen Tully (2018) yet) stand out and it's one of Clooney's and Vera Farmiga's best movies to...
Jason Reitman's movies ranked/rated...
1.Up in the Air (2009) - 8-8.5/10 (my #1 movie of 2009)
2.Thank You For Smoking (2005) - 8/10 (my 4th or 5th favorite movie of 2005)
3.Young Adult (2011) - 7.5-8/10 (my #3 movie of 2011)
4.Juno (2007) (my #3 movie of 2007)
5.Men, Women & Children (2014) (my #1 movie of 2014)
6.Labor Day (2013-2014) - 2/10 (boring) (NOTE: for the record... it was a solid movie on my initial viewing but dropped off a cliff on a re-watch to the point I could not finish watching it due to boredom. it's fairly rare a movie will take THAT much of a hit from my initial viewing to a re-watch etc)
My favorite George Clooney movies...
1.The American (2010) - 9/10
2.Up in the Air (2009) - 8-8.5/10
3.The Descendants (2011) - 8/10
4.O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - 7.5-8/10
My favorite Vera Farmiga movies (which no other actress I am aware of has a better batch of Top 5-ish level of movies overall)...
1.Source Code (2011) - 9/10 (my #1 movie of 2011)
2.Up in the Air (2009) - 8-8.5/10 (my #1 movie of 2009)
3.Running Scared (2006) - 8/10 (my #4 movie of 2006. also, this contains my favorite scene of Vera's which is the 'pedophile scene' (that's not as bad as it sounds))
4.At Middleton (2013) - 7-7.5/10 (my #2 movie of 2013)
5.The Departed (2006) - 7/10 (my #9 movie of 2006)
p.s. anything I score a 7/10 or higher is among My Favorite Movies in general which makes anything that scores a 7 or higher within my Top 187 movies at the moment.
'End Of Watch' is compulsive viewing and Kendrick has electric chemistry with co-star Jake Gyllenhaal.
End of Watch is my 2nd favorite movie from that director behind Street Kings (2008)(8/10) which I think is underrated as it's better than John Wick (2014)(6-6.5/10) which seems to be a popular action movie around here in recent memory as I mainly compare the two because Keanu is playing a tough guy who uses guns. like I could see John Wick is a bit more stylized but Street Kings just has more spark to the overall movie.
but anyways... of the top of my head, when I think Anna Kendrick movies I only remembered Up in the Air/Drinking Buddies as I had to look through her filmography before I noticed End of Watch which just goes to show she's a minimal factor in that as it's just not one of those movies I think of Anna Kendrick even though the movie is one of my favorites in general.
I'm afraid I didn't enjoy 'Drinking Buddies' one iota.
I understand as I assume it's appeal is limited given the kind of movie it is. so I am not surprised you said that as I would expect it to be the least liked movie of the three I mentioned with the general public as the other two likely have decent appeal with the masses etc.
but as a nice bonus for me... Olivia Wilde and Anna Kendrick are in this as both stand out in the attractiveness dept.
hell, come to think of it(what I mentioned in the above sentence)... off the top of my head, it's not often there will be at least two actresses that I think stand out in the attractiveness dept that appear in the same movie together. with that said... that still don't guarantee ill like the movie itself even though that happened in this case. still, it's only a 6-6.5/10 which means while I like it, it's still a bit shy of favorite movie level.
p.s. basically it's one of those movies that I consider 'the best of the rest' sort of thing in that when I exclude My Favorite Movies from the equation it's among a small amount (only 49 movies currently) that stand out. or to convert it to numbers... there is 364 movies TOPS (probably a bit less) that I scored in the 6/10 range (i.e. a mild Thumbs Up(basically my minimum score for a positive opinion of the overall movie)) and out of those only 49 scored a 6-6.5/10. so that's how I calculated the 'within my Top 236 movies' figure as I just added 187(My Favorite Movies)+49('the best of the rest'). but in a basic sense there is 551 movies tops out of the 2,200+ total movies I have seen that I give a Thumbs Up(i.e. re-watch worthy).