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Post by ck100 on Sept 15, 2020 2:06:10 GMT
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Post by dirtypillows on Sept 16, 2020 5:34:16 GMT
I won't be watching it. There is no way in hell Fletcher can be touched. Her dead eyes would put a chill on Michael Myers. |
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Post by Marv on Sept 19, 2020 14:18:55 GMT
Ill prob watch eventually. Id like to give Cuckoos Nest a rewatch tho because i always felt Ratched was an overrated villain. She always made the lists and when i finally saw the movie i thought...shes just an unsympathetic nurse.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 19, 2020 14:42:36 GMT
It looks horrible but that's probably because I don;t understand why there was a need to attach a known character to it.
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Post by bess1971s on Sept 26, 2020 14:53:01 GMT
Watched it, enjoyed it and looking forward to another season.
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Post by Nora on Sept 27, 2020 13:55:11 GMT
I won't be watching it. There is no way in hell Fletcher can be touched. Her dead eyes would put a chill on Michael Myers. exactly. i gave it a shot couldnt make it through second episode because i kept comparing it and it wasnt coming on top. i wish it was not connected to the film at all, it could so very well stand on its own. the comparing is what hurts is the most. that and the over stylization plus the fact that now the bad guys look and act grotesque cartoonish characters wheareas in the movie they were clearly human as in you could imagine such human exist and behave within the reality ot your normal world, and thats what contributed to the overall chilling effect. |
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 27, 2020 15:03:45 GMT
I'm going to check this out for curiosity sake.
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Post by Vits on Oct 6, 2020 9:30:23 GMT
I'm on E6. The title character goes to a puppet show. In her mind, the puppets represent her and the people from her past. Not only she confronts her inner demons, but she hears everyone around her laughing at her tragic life (they're actually laughing at HANSEL & GRETEL). This scene is very good, but it would've been brilliant if it wasn't for 2 big issues:
-Some of the adoptive parents are too cartoony. I mean, slapping a kid literally just for speaking?
-The scene cuts back and forth between the puppets and actual flashbacks. Using just puppets would've had so much more impact, since the viewer would've had to imagine real people doing/saying those things. And there's already a narrator, making the "visual aids" even less necessary. |
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Post by Vits on Oct 7, 2020 8:33:44 GMT
I finished.
It's usually easy to tell what famous villains deserve a prequel. In some cases, it'll be a complex analysis on how they became evil that will add depth to the character. In other cases, it'll be an unnecessary explanation about a simplistic backstory that will take the mystique of the character away. I wanted to keep an open mind with RATCHED. Even though that nurse usually appears in "Best Villains of All Time" lists, I don't consider her to be in the same league as others. Don't get me wrong. She's not a good person, but she's not the Devil either.
If they had simply wanted to make an adaptation of the novel ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST without any connections to the movie, it would've been acceptable to reinterpret things. However, the movie is listed as a source material in the credits (and Michael Douglas produced both projects), so we're supposed to believe that this is a direct prequel. The narrative and visual style of both fictional worlds don't match. Speaking of, I'd argue that this is the best-looking show Ryan Murphy has ever been involved in. The use of color in pretty much every scene is gorgeous. Unfortunately, they use tracks from old movie scores in every episode. That kind of thing only works when you directly reference a scene. Even if the music had been original and it had tried to emulate that "sound," it still would've clashed with the shot compositions. The way the camera is constantly moving is impressive, but it's also too modern. Most of the actors understand that this is campy horror and chew the scenery the right way (Jon Jon Briones being the cast's M.V.P.), while others cross the line (Sophie Okonedo is painful to watch).
They announced a second season before the first season was even released. Shouldn't this be a mini-series? What else is there to tell? Actually, I'd argue that not much has been told. So many story arcs this season don't feel relevant in retrospective. I know that one of Ryan's trademarks (even when he's a producer but not a writer or director) is to use a big ensemble, but did this series need one? Did the makers think that surrounding Mildred with people who are worse than her and people who are almost as bad as her would make her more likable? This is the rare streaming series that would've worked better on TV, because the pacing of the season as a whole is more suited for a weekly release, not for binge-watching.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 7, 2020 17:54:23 GMT
It looks gorgeous. But I'm leery. Not too fond of the idea about Ratched getting an entire series-length origin story.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 7, 2020 22:13:45 GMT
its garbage.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 11, 2020 3:20:12 GMT
They need to do a prequel show about the Roman Polanski character in Chinatown
and Mayor Vaughn from Jaws
and Dick Hallorann from the Shining.
The world has demanded prequels about them.
It's why cinema was created, to have these prequel series.
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Post by Eλευθερί on Oct 12, 2020 8:32:34 GMT
I’m four episodes in and giving up on it. This might have worked as a movie, but as a series there’s too much torture porn to endure. I see don’t any protagonists other than Nixon, and she’s pretty milk-toast. Otherwise, all the main characters and most of the side ones are loathsome. The story gets more interesting, or surprising, as it goes along.
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Post by Eλευθερί on Oct 12, 2020 8:38:44 GMT
I finished. It's usually easy to tell what famous villains deserve a prequel. In some cases, it'll be a complex analysis on how they became evil that will add depth to the character. In other cases, it'll be an unnecessary explanation about a simplistic backstory that will take the mystique of the character away. I wanted to keep an open mind with RATCHED. Even though that nurse usually appears in "Best Villains of All Time" lists, I don't consider her to be in the same league as others. Don't get me wrong. She's not a good person, but she's not the Devil either. If they had simply wanted to make an adaptation of the novel ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST without any connections to the movie, it would've been acceptable to reinterpret things. However, the movie is listed as a source material in the credits (and Michael Douglas produced both projects), so we're supposed to believe that this is a direct prequel. The narrative and visual style of both fictional worlds don't match. Speaking of, I'd argue that this is the best-looking show Ryan Murphy has ever been involved in. The use of color in pretty much every scene is gorgeous. Unfortunately, they use tracks from old movie scores in every episode. That kind of thing only works when you directly reference a scene. Even if the music had been original and it had tried to emulate that "sound," it still would've clashed with the shot compositions. The way the camera is constantly moving is impressive, but it's also too modern. Most of the actors understand that this is campy horror and chew the scenery the right way (Jon Jon Briones being the cast's M.V.P.), while others cross the line (Sophie Okonedo is painful to watch). They announced a second season before the first season was even released. Shouldn't this be a mini-series? What else is there to tell? Actually, I'd argue that not much has been told. So many story arcs this season don't feel relevant in retrospective. I know that one of Ryan's trademarks (even when he's a producer but not a writer or director) is to use a big ensemble, but did this series need one? Did the makers think that surrounding Mildred with people who are worse than her and people who are almost as bad as her would make her more likable? This is the rare streaming series that would've worked better on TV, because the pacing of the season as a whole is more suited for a weekly release, not for binge-watching. Judy Davis is awesome in this. Sarah Paulson is also great. I'm not sure why you disliked Sophie Okonedo's performance. It was supposed to be painful to watch. That was the whole point. I think the only thing I agree w/ you about on this show is that it's a joy to look at in terms of colors and lighting. But really the whole thing—costumes, makeup/hair, set design, etc. Music. 8/10
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Post by Vits on Oct 12, 2020 9:13:29 GMT
I'm not sure why you disliked Sophie Okonedo's performance. It was supposed to be painful to watch. That was the whole point. Yes, we're supposed to feel bad because of how much the character suffers. I meant that she wasn't believable as the character.
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