GypsyDishwasher
GypsyDishwasher t1_j28fxwt wrote
Reply to Bullet train is a really good film by memer2239
It was a mindless action film with a terrible plot and god-awful internal logic. A solid 9/10 that I highly recommend.
GypsyDishwasher t1_iy69u2h wrote
Reply to comment by getBusyChild in I'd like to pay homage to Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2 for one of the funniest comedic performances in movie history. by firkin_slang_whanger
It's one of the dumbest things ever put to film and it gets funnier every single time I see it. Best bit of live action cartoon silliness ever.
GypsyDishwasher t1_iu8hyta wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in My Thoughts on Zodiac (2007)… by Standard_Rip9349
Every time I watch the Lake Berryessa scene, my chest tightens up. Despite the lack of blood that most knife scenes in film have, it's one of the more visceral. The one breathless grunt the guy lets out on the first stab is worse than the girl screaming in abject terror.
GypsyDishwasher t1_iu8hglb wrote
Reply to My Thoughts on Zodiac (2007)… by Standard_Rip9349
It has a wonderful 'real life' depiction of the toll obsession can take on a person. Travelling across the state. Recruitinging your kids help you research a serial killer before your wife takes them away. Visiting a police station in the middle of the night to beg to see a file. By the end of the movie, Gyllenhall even starts to look tired and sick but can't stop because " I need to know who he is. I need to stand there, I need to look him in the eye, and I need to know that it's him." And it makes for a great catharsis moment when he finally does.
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Beyond that, I'll always say that using 'Hurdy Gurdy Man' to bookend the movie is one of the greatest uses of a popular music in film.
GypsyDishwasher t1_je8g6y2 wrote
Reply to comment by Dalekdude in How accurate was The Social Network by dothingsunevercould
"When there's emotional testimony, I assume that 85% of it is exaggeration."
"And the other 15?"
"Perjury. Creation myths need a devil."