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Post by moviemanjackson on Oct 6, 2018 22:11:24 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic.
This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big.
Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act.
Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots.
Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length.
Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 7, 2018 1:22:33 GMT
Is it like the neo-noir equivalent to The Cabin in The Woods?
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 7, 2018 2:07:36 GMT
I'm going to see it, it looks entertaining if nothing else. Along with Halloween & First Man, this'll be a nice viewing month.
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Post by moviemanjackson on Oct 7, 2018 2:39:11 GMT
Is it like the neo-noir equivalent to The Cabin in The Woods? I don't think so but it is possible there is something I missed. There's really no deconstruction or satirical elements of this like The Cabin in the Woods had. Just a fairly solid but not spectacular neo-noir.
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Post by Nora on Oct 7, 2018 14:30:18 GMT
looking forward to it!
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Post by hi224 on Oct 7, 2018 19:20:12 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. You just really illustrated my concerns.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Oct 7, 2018 20:21:42 GMT
I'm excited to see it, but based on what I've heard it may not end up being as good as I hoped.
It looks gorgeous, though. That counts for something nowadays.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 7, 2018 20:26:38 GMT
Looks vaguely interesting, but definitely got a wannabe Tarantino vibe. Might check it out if I get a chance.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 7, 2018 23:33:07 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. I heard Offermans great as well.
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Post by moviemanjackson on Oct 8, 2018 0:50:24 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. I heard Offermans great as well. Not in it much but he's good for the runtime he's there.
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Post by merh on Oct 8, 2018 14:55:33 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. Aw. I was hoping for a Twilight Zone twist My kid says Identity
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Post by moviemanjackson on Oct 9, 2018 2:39:08 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. Aw. I was hoping for a Twilight Zone twist My kid says Identity There's vibes of Identity in this for sure.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 9, 2018 4:14:11 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. Are the twists contrived and how compelling is it.
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Post by moviemanjackson on Oct 11, 2018 1:48:38 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. Are the twists contrived and how compelling is it. Nah, some are good. Honestly, this felt light on twists though. Don't want to say entirely telegraphed but the twists are more "oh, this person isn't as bad as they initially appear to be." Some characters are compelling, like Bridges and Erivo to a lesser extent. They share a ton of screentime so their journeys and reasons at the hotel keep the movie afloat. You might be disappointed as it pertains to the reasons for Hamm and Johnson's characters for being there. Any extended time spent on them sadly doesn't go anywhere and/or it's not that interesting.
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Post by merh on Oct 11, 2018 8:44:52 GMT
My kid just got the fandango card numbers to order the tickets for the weekend. Angelika
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Post by Archelaus on Oct 11, 2018 18:35:07 GMT
The trailers caught my attention a few weeks ago and I'll see it next week.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 21:08:01 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. just got back from it & completely agree with everything you wrote in your review. Its good not great by any means. could have edited it down to 2 hours (it just went on for too long imo) . And the director definitely was influenced heavily by Tarantino . Overall I'd give it a solid 7/10 .
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Oct 12, 2018 21:59:12 GMT
The third act revelation of one of the characters should have been worked in earlier, and the additional info about another character wasn't really necessary considering how things turned out in the end. Still, because Bad Times wasn't awful, I'll give it a 7/10.
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Post by moviemanjackson on Oct 13, 2018 4:59:45 GMT
Saw on Wed via screening. It's good, but not great. I know that sounds basic. This is a good looking feature, Drew Goddard certainly nails that. The acting is great, standouts being Jeff Bridges (if this had a stronger plot, he'd be a contender for Best Supporting Actor in my opinion), Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Chris Hemsworth, though if you're expecting a lot of him the disappointment will be big. Of course it's one of those "everything gets intertwined" plots, but I don't know, the actual reasons for some of these people being there are truly uninteresting and honestly, the most interesting reason for a character being there gets introduced but dropped pretty fast. There's a secret about the hotel and what it actually does that gets brought up consistently but the true reason for why and the purpose for so kind of peters out after the first act. Some scenes are great and truly unforgettable, but others feel like a lesser Quentin Tarantino movie without the compelling dialogue or characters outside of maybe two. This has already gotten some comparisons to QTs stuff and I really see The Hateful Eight here, I think many of you will see it too in spots. Lastly, it is just too long. I definitely felt the 2:30ish length. Still, it's worth a view. No real substance outside of some brief allusion to feminism. I'd say a 6.5/10, maybe 7. just got back from it & completely agree with everything you wrote in your review. Its good not great by any means. could have edited it down to 2 hours (it just went on for too long imo) . And the director definitely was influenced heavily by Tarantino . Overall I'd give it a solid 7/10 . Thanks man! I get into it a little more (without spoilers) on my website moviemanjackson.com/2018/10/07/bad-times-at-the-el-royale/. I do think people should watch, but it is lacking a little substance and pacing.
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Post by merh on Oct 14, 2018 2:57:10 GMT
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