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Shape of Water
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
28 Dec 2017 12:22
To: william (WILLIAMA)
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I guess I forgot (or never knew) he did Mimic. So that would be the first GdT film I've seen. Interesting to compare his approach to Tarantino, who possesses a similar mastery of film vocabularly and history, yet seems unable to transcend his own penchant for silliness.
From: william (WILLIAMA)
28 Dec 2017 21:33
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
5 of 17
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I kind of agree. Pulp fiction is almost completely sure-footed but there are just a few points where he gets carried away. For instance, the adrenaline shot is very funny but belongs in a different film because it just manages to overdo the implausibility - it breaks the (admittedly silly) science of Pulp Fiction's world. It would be fine in Kill Bill.
On the other hand, I kind of disagree, in that I like his silliness and it's quite useful in films like Inglourious basterds.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
29 Dec 2017 02:09
To: william (WILLIAMA)
6 of 17
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Yeah, I like his silliness too, but it is a limitation.
From: Laurence Burke (LAURENCE_BURKE)
17 Jan 2018 09:09
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
7 of 17
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I also like his silliness to friend.
APPROVED: 17 Jan 2018 12:02 by MILKO
From: william (WILLIAMA)
1 Jul 2018 11:20
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
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Finally saw it. Feeling a bit ambivalent really. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but at the same time I felt a bit 'is that all there is?' at the end. All of the performances were good, especially Sally Hawkins, but apart from her they didn't break a sweat fitting (albeit very well) into well-worn character roles. I felt the fish-man was underdone to the point where I longed for something to make me care about his fate, or think of him as anything other than a bloke in a fish costume. There was a kind of polished reproduction-world thing going on: the feeling that the world where the film was staged was an immense and detailed museum. Films that do this kind of things , for instance Amelie, the Grand Budapest Hotel, Hugo and probably several others, usually use the style to showcase fast-moving, complex plots. The plot here is as simple as it gets and the result is that although it looks gorgeous, it also looks (imho) a tad thin.
A few reviewers have said that it's his best film. For me it isn't quite up there with Cronos, the Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth.
From: Austin (COREY_AUSTIN)
3 Jul 2018 11:26
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9 of 17
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Hi friends does anyone watch Shape of Water movie is it really good movie? any suggestion
APPROVED: 5 Jul 2018 17:50 by MATT
From: william (WILLIAMA)
5 Jul 2018 13:37
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Can I assume that 42097.9 concerns 'Secrets of Netflix' or 'Grow an extra willy in 3 easy steps' or are all the mods off enjoying the exceptional UK sunshine?
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
5 Jul 2018 16:29
To: william (WILLIAMA)
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Perhaps another non sequitur like 42097.7?
From: william (WILLIAMA)
5 Jul 2018 21:22
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
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Quite likely. There's another post awaiting moderation somewhere. I can't remember which thread.
Edit: Oh, right. I see. And the other one as well.
EDITED: 5 Jul 2018 21:23 by WILLIAMA
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
6 Jul 2018 13:53
To: william (WILLIAMA)
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Speaks bottish...