TwinIon Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Looks pretty funny, and wow, what a cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 That looks pretty darn tootin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Haven’t seen J Law in a minute. Good to have her back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Looks great. And yeah, that is a terrific cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 We need some kind of special holiday to just sit back and appreciate DiCaprio at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 This looks like the perfect sort of material for McCay. Vice was a misstep but it looks like he recovered and found a premise that is equally hilarious and biting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Looks incredible. The trailer gives away that the comet enters the Earth's atmosphere, and in any other movie I would assume that's a spoiler and that it hits the Earth and kills everyone...but in this one, I assume that something happens and no one dies (or just some third world people) and then the rich/powerful characters go "see, nothing to worry about in the first place!" And then no lesson is learned (which is the lesson of the movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I've always been a huge fan of Adam McKay and always felt he was meant for more than just the Will Ferrell comedies he was doing (even though those are mostly excellent, except for Anchorman 2). I really liked both The Big Short and Vice a lot. But apparently this is a really bad film, guess we'll see: Don't Look Up Review: This Smug, Shrill Disaster Movie Satire Is Just A Disaster WWW.SLASHFILM.COM Don't Look Up is one of the worst movies of the year, although Leonardo DiCaprio still turns in a memorable performance. ‘Don’t Look Up’ Review: Get Ready to Root for the Comet COLLIDER.COM Adam McKay’s obvious and condescending satire feels like a mediocre ‘SNL’ sketch stretched to 2.5 hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 I'm in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It’s at 58% on RT which is still in the mixed range. It could still drop more, but as of now I’m still willing to give it a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, Komusha said: It’s at 58% on RT which is still in the mixed range. It could still drop more, but as of now I’m still willing to give it a chance. The average rating on RT is a 6.4, which is still in the "good" range, and pretty much means that the people who *did* like it thought it was really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 i’ve seen a few reviews that made me really interested in this. i DIDNT like Vice AT ALL so i wouldn’t be surprised if this doesn’t hit for me but i’m still hopeful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Yeah I mean I'm still hopeful but still a surprise is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 It honestly might benefit from lowered expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 This made AFI’s top ten films of the year list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Satire like this doesn’t work in our current reality, I feel. Not but a handful of chuckles for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 hours ago, sblfilms said: Satire like this doesn’t work in our current reality, I feel. Not but a handful of chuckles for me. It's a shame because the premise is incredibly funny (that even an imminent asteroid/comet impact could be waived off as fake news/inconsequential). Judging from history, I think that the next decade will be filled with mostly escapist fantasy since as you said, the current reality will probably drive people to avoid darker stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 10:15 PM, sblfilms said: Satire like this doesn’t work in our current reality, I feel. Not but a handful of chuckles for me. I’m still interested in seeing this but I feel like the election of Trump sorta destroyed satire in general. Or at least has made it much harder to pull off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 145 minutes?!! More like Don’t Look Up the runtime. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 There's a solid 14 minutes of credits, but still, the movie feels long. And yeah, light on the laughs. Considering the talent involved, it's wild that this this movie doesn't make any kind of impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Yeah, it’s also waaaay too long which makes worse the weak laughs-per-minute of the movie even if it were 90-100 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Maybe it’s because of my lowered expectations but I liked this one just fine. It’s almost better to not view as a comedy. It might have worked better if it leaned more into the farce side of the premise but oddly enough I found the ending to be moving. For something this serious it hits a little too close to home given the last presidency. A lot of viewers will be turned off by that alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 i thought this was fine. not that funny though. why the fuck is this so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 It needed to either be more or more serious. The movie picks a middle lane that never fully works. Still appreciated it for its ambitions though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 This tweet is funnier than the whole damn movie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 9 hours ago, Komusha said: This is tweet is funnier than the whole damn movie. YIKES 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 I had a huge smirk on my face for the entire movie. I thought it was brilliant. It’s amazing he wrote it as climate change satire, but it’s equally as accurate for COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TwinIon Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 I agree that it's way too long, especially since it only really has one joke. I also agree with @Komusha that the tone is never really fitting. It's alternating between entirely too cartoonish and not quite cartoonish enough. That said, I did feel the frustration of the main characters, which I think is very much the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 This lecture sucked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Liberal boomers seem to really like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Komusha said: Liberal boomers seem to really like this. @gamer.tv is a liberal boomer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Komusha said: Liberal boomers seem to really like this. I think it's going to be popular with the "refer to MSNBC hosts by their first name" crowd (ie, my parents). My problem with the movie is it just wasn't that funny. The running gag of the general and the snack was by far the best bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 One good thing I actually feel I have to say about this movie: Mark Rylance. WOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Anathema- said: One good thing I actually feel I have to say about this movie: Mark Rylance. WOW. he was kinda distracting because he sounded like a more sinister version of his ready player one character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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