Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
What did I just watch? I thought this movie was pure tripe.
- Frayed Knot
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Doesn't seem like my cuppa either.
I've made no attempt to see it despite it being all over cable and winning a boat-full of awards.
I've made no attempt to see it despite it being all over cable and winning a boat-full of awards.
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- Johnny Lunchbucket
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
The first time they went kung-fu it was fun, the next 25 weren't as fun.
- batmagadanleadoff
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Yeah. I bailed out at about the 45 or 60 minute mark.Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:28 am The first time they went kung-fu it was fun, the next 25 weren't as fun.
- A Boy Named Seo
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Started and couldn't get through it.
I like action.
I like sci-fi.
I like family stories.
But they couldn't make chicken salad from this chopped up chicken.
Later
I like action.
I like sci-fi.
I like family stories.
But they couldn't make chicken salad from this chopped up chicken.
Later
I blame Susan Collins
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group". George Carlin
I have never insulted anyone. I simply describe them, accurately.
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group". George Carlin
I have never insulted anyone. I simply describe them, accurately.
- Lefty Specialist
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
No, you're not. I loved it; my wife hated it.
Even duct tape can't fix stupid. But it can sure muffle the sound.
- metsmarathon
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
i gotta get around to seeing it...
Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
From reviews and discussions of the movie since it first came out, I get the impression that that how well people liked it is inversely proportional to their age - the younger the reviewers, the higher the rating and vice versa.
Later
Later
I blame Susan Collins
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group". George Carlin
I have never insulted anyone. I simply describe them, accurately.
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in a large group". George Carlin
I have never insulted anyone. I simply describe them, accurately.
- Frayed Knot
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Using 'Rotten Tomatoes' as a gauge, both the critics and the audience reviews were very high.
I got about a half hour in recently and was totally lost, both because i had trouble understanding the dialogue due to accents and very rapid fire delivery, and also lots of trouble following the plot.
Maybe I'll give it another shot, maybe not.
I got about a half hour in recently and was totally lost, both because i had trouble understanding the dialogue due to accents and very rapid fire delivery, and also lots of trouble following the plot.
Maybe I'll give it another shot, maybe not.
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- A Boy Named Seo
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Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
It's super weird and very challenging (in a good way, like pretty much all A24 films are). It puts a middle-age female immigrant as the bad-ass hero figure, which is a late change to the script and central to the whole thing. Jackie Chan was originally supposed to be the protagonist and it would've been a completely different (less successful IMO) movie if they'd stuck with him instead of Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn. There's also a queer daughter storyline and some hilarious Georgia O'Keefe-like vagina imagery that helps drive a "strong women bossing shit" message underneath. When it ended, I was like "what the fuck was that???" but wanted to watch it again right away.
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