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by mahboi3 hours ago |
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upvoteby ButlerianJihad2 hours ago|
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Back in 1987, my parents had purchased a 4-head VHS recorder, and I rented another device from Video Library, and I set my mind to the monumental task of editing the entire run of Married… with Children into a single tape containing only scenes with Kelly [Christina Applegate] and I succeeded beyond my wildest dreams
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upvoteby dd8601fn3 hours ago|
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Saying “Nolan was wrong” is begging for a fight.

But his weird sound mixing philosophy (experience over clear dialog / dialog as sound effects) makes me nuts. So fix those too, please.

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upvoteby settsu1 hours ago|
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My working theory to this point is that he made the movies he had to make then, as he got increasingly successful, he gradually transitioned (back?) to making movies he wanted to make. Which, as it turns out, I'm less enamored with then his post-big break efforts. Oh well.
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upvoteby dd8601fn1 hours ago|
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Yeah I'm pretty sure he has the juice to kinda do whatever he thinks is best.
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upvoteby mahboi3 hours ago|
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Nobody can fight me on that because I don't know who Nolan is. Guessing he's a director, but in that case, didn't know he directed Oppenheimer. I'm part of the popcorn reviews, not the tomato ones.

The movie is bad cause nobody can tell what is going on, or they can but it's a chore without reward. "3 weeks earlier" kind of crap every 30 seconds in the movie. Even the big plot twist is, "this scene with Einstein that you thought happened early in the timeline actually happened at the end, wow." But maybe it can be fixed.

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upvoteby dd8601fn2 hours ago|
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Yeah. One of the more celebrated filmmakers out there. If you google him you’ll see familiar stuff.

I personally liked Oppenheimer fine as it was (except the crappy explosion), but I can see why others might not.

I also enjoyed that old Paul Newman, John Cusack, etc one that focused less on Oppenheimer. Fat Man and Little Boy.

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upvoteby mahboi2 hours ago|
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Hm, Dark Knight is a top one. Interstellar was amazing until the end with the black hole unraveling the plot, but I blocked that out and only remembered the rest until I rewatched recently. Dunkirk was good but kinda slow plot-wise. What I'm getting is his films are exceptional in a lot of ways like audio/visual but don't necessarily have good plots, which idk if that's even his fault. Those didn't have jumpy timelines, though.
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upvoteby dd8601fn1 hours ago|
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Messing with time is certainly a thing he does. Momento, Inception, Interstellar, Oppenheimer, Tenet... probably others I wouldn't remember.
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upvoteby mahboi58 minutes ago|
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Hm yeah, sounds like the majority of his movies do jump around. I don't remember Inception, saw that on release.

Interstellar's plot is about messing with universe time, but the movie isn't jumping around points in story time. There's just the astronaut and Earth storylines with a little crossover, and each mostly moves forwards only. I liked that part a lot actually.

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upvoteby ngc2482 hours ago|
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Memento was his peak and he hit new highs with inception ... its been all downhill after that ...
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upvoteby segsgsgsgs1 hours ago|
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maybe you shouldn't be making comments on movies. it's like talking about war and peace and you are like who is tolstoy. maybe just keep your mouth shut
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upvoteby mahboi56 minutes ago|
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Nope, I spent my 3 hours watching it in an IMAX theater. If anything, knowing the director adds bias.
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