• @[email protected]
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    2217 hours ago

    Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is an impenetrable mess that cinephiles will feel obligated to see anyway.

    One reviewer went right for the throat.

  • @[email protected]
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    214 hours ago

    I quite enjoyed Megafapolis. I was a little tired and spent by the end…wait we’re talking about Megalopolis. Ooooooohhhhh, I thought we were talking about Megafapolis. Still a good movie.

  • Jo Miran
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    I genuinely want to catch an IMAX showing before it is too late. It’s like being able to watch the Hindenburg disaster in person.

    • @[email protected]
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      122 days ago

      Any idea on what the movie is actually about? I saw an interview with Aubrey Plaza where they asked her and she gave a very vague answer.

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        342 days ago

        The professional reviews are hilariously mixed, I’m pretty sure Coppola unwittingly made a movie that also serves as a litmus test to see how pretentious and up your own ass you are.

        The honest reviews are basically, this made no sense, I don’t know what he was thinking. The positive reviews can be boiled down to “if you have to ask, you’re not sophisticated enough to understand”.

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          621 hours ago

          Is this going to be like Starship Troopers, where everyone comes back a decade later and says it was good, actually?

          • @[email protected]
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            618 hours ago

            I think Starship Troopers had the opposite problem where people weren’t thinking about it hard enough.

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            102 days ago

            I’d say less, because the movie makes itself completely clear that it’s a fable about power and greed.

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            22 days ago

            The reception of it appears to be, but prob only because Coppola is seen as more prestigious by critics because he never made a batman movie.

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              I don’t think Batman makes Nolan any less prestigious. It might even make him moreso, if only because of The Dark Knight. He was able to pour even more money into whatever he wanted to after that.

              He’s still one of the few directors that have full control over their movies.

      • JoYo
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        152 days ago

        it’s a retelling of the fall of rome set in modern new york city.

        it’s alright, wow platinum (plaza) was amazing.

        • @[email protected]
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          42 days ago

          That sounds interesting. I feel like that tiny but of context would probably draw more people to see it. Not sure why they kept it all mysterious.

          • JoYo
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            12 days ago

            i think the trailer makes it pretty obvious. i feel like people are making more analogies to trump and musk that are kinda ridiculous. it’s like how populist characters in film used to be compared to Julius Caesar; like sure that’s apt but also stfu and listen to the story.

            also plazas ass is so nice.

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            -321 hours ago

            because you don’t feed the viewer biases. like good music, it can be interpreted in many ways. let the viewer decide for themselves. if the viewer is too dimwitted to draw their own conclusion, then let them fuck off as dimwits should.

  • JoYo
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    332 days ago

    i saw it yesterday, it was great.

    the movie makes it clear the story is a fable and that’s what it is.

    • @[email protected]
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      202 days ago

      It’s okay to be wrong /s

      But seriously, I’m glad you liked it. I have no horse in this stable

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        i feel like people are making more analogies to trump and musk that are kinda ridiculous. it’s like how populist characters in film used to be compared to Julius Caesar; like sure that’s apt but also stfu and listen to the story.

        also plazas ass is so nice.

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          Hmm, I hadn’t really noticed those comparisons yet.

          Plaza is about the hottest lady of all time honestly.

          Edit: someone downvoted this. What a douche.

          • JoYo
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            settings has an option to remove downvotes from the UI.

            if someone isn’t willing to attach their username to their displeasure then I don’t care.

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              nah. I like calling people out for giving the single downvote they use as the “I disagree with you” button as if it matters.

          • @[email protected]
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            Edit: someone downvoted this. What a douche.

            Dude, that was me. It was precoffee and I fat fingered the vote buttons lol

          • JoYo
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            12 days ago

            i haven’t read any reviews but some friends also saw it and made the comparison.

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      i can’t wait to see it. they don’t make good movies any more. this might be the exception.

      Coppola might be one of the last great filmmakers left. I fear there won’t be any good movies ever made again after he and a few others pass away. It seems there is no good taste left in younger generations.

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        59 hours ago

        I enjoyed Megalopolis but I won’t pretend it’s absolutely amazing and perfect. It’s a mess, but it’s a beautiful mess that was entertaining and thought provoking. What you’re complaining about isn’t a problem of the younger generations, but of the studio execs pumping out Movie Product after Movie Product

          • ArxCyberwolf
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            912 hours ago

            Who said anyone felt attacked? It’s far more likely to be a passing observation to your comment which does come across that way.

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              well, i guess when everything sucks, you get to be snobby about it. maybe we should try to fix it rather than attack the messenger.

              • ArxCyberwolf
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                Or you could lighten up and stop pretending like the whole industry is beneath you. I hear life is a lot less miserable that way. But hey, what do I know?

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                  you know how long it takes to find a decent movie now? forever. the whole industry is beneath me. I gave up and watch ancient mesopotamian docs and otis gibbs.

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                  410 hours ago

                  I’m not sure if this person is trolling, or has their head so far up their ass they can see daylight, but either way I wouldn’t bother arguing with them.

          • Zement
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            Probably yes. Idk what he has against Iron-Man or X-Men.

          • Zement
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            514 hours ago

            Lots of great movies done by my generation. Go watch some old cowboy movies with the manly men killing some Indians.

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              that’s boomer movies, dufus. i’m solidly gen X, the greatest generation since… the greatest generation.

              • Zement
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                So same generation… only difference, you are pretentious. Well, rage bait a little harder.

  • @[email protected]
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    352 days ago

    “This movie forced us to update our site’s code to account for decimals in the rating system.”