It is currently Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:38 am

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Manchester By The Sea
PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 8:48 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:35 pm
Posts: 18202
Location: Headed to the 19th hole
pizza_Place: Kaisers
Saw this on Saturday afternoon. The acting was outstanding and while I knew what the story was going to be about,
it was really damn sad. The movie was also about 2.5 hours long which was a bit more than I would have liked.
I'd be surprised if it isn't up for Oscar for best movie and probably best actor. I recommend it if you like to see the
movies that are going to in the mix for awards season early next year.

_________________
Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 10:43 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:28 am
Posts: 23825
Location: Boofoo Zoo
pizza_Place: Chuck E Cheese
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:22 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:52 pm
Posts: 12559
Location: Ex-Naperville, Ex-Homewood, Now Tinley Park
pizza_Place: Oh I'm sorry but, there's no one on the line
Just watched this the other day and can agree that the Best Actor award was deserved. I also agree that it wasn't the best picture... the thing is so depressing. I mean really depressing. Best picture needs some other notes, but definitely a great movie, and worth a watch.

_________________
"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 4:41 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 4:29 pm
Posts: 40648
Location: Everywhere
pizza_Place: giordanos
I thought it was depressing and not real easy to follow when drinking.

_________________
Elections have consequences.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 5:37 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:22 pm
Posts: 200
pizza_Place: Fasano's
Casey Affleck was quite good. But man so damn depressing.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:53 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:36 pm
Posts: 16815
pizza_Place: Il Forno in Deerfield!
yea I watched this, it was good but as others have said just wall to wall depression. I can't believe people went and saw a movie like this in the theatre. 100% no one who went on a date got laid that night.

_________________
LTG wrote:
Trae Young will be a bust. Book It!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 11:58 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:19 am
Posts: 23915
pizza_Place: Jimmy's Place
"overheard" some crap on NPR about the dude who wrote this. He said he goal before writing was to come up with the most depressing story he could think of. kind of a challenge to himself.

yeah the hell I'm going to watch something like that.

_________________
Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:06 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:39 pm
Posts: 19521
pizza_Place: Lou Malnati's
This just is not that good. You can tell the "big reveal" after the first flashback. It's basically bad stuff happens with zero redemption.

_________________
Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

The Missing Link wrote:
For instance they were never taught that Columbus was a slave owner.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2018 8:28 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:56 pm
Posts: 37832
Location: ...
finally got around to this. actually, it turned into kind of a lucas hodges trilogy weekend. "Lady Bird", "3 Billboards", and this.

really gut-wrenching film, but it's not just about grief and the inability to move on from it. the guy is damaged beyond saving, but the redemption is his coming to face it with emotion, which at least can break depression.

it's definitely not a movie to watch more than once, but it has some extremely emotional scenes.

affleck was perfectly cast. he just exudes agony. no wonder he's a shit in real life.

i found it very absorbing, and i'm glad i waited to see it. the boston cineverse is rivaling marvel as far as how expansive it is. but this, at its core, is very honest about pain and guilt.

also makes you feel a lot better about your own life afterwards.

:D :D :D out of :D :D :D :D


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2018 1:02 pm 
Offline

Joined: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:46 pm
Posts: 33813
pizza_Place: Gioacchino's
I thought it was great. There are things you don't overcome in life. I never cry at movies and I sobbed watching this.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 23 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group