I think the best approach is to find reviewers whose tastes largely align with your own. Their reviews can serve as a good reference when you’re looking for a movie you haven’t seen yet.
There are simply too many criteria you could apply. The “Cinesiasts”, for example—who like films like Citizen Kane or works by Ingmar Bergman, Aki Kaurismäki, and the like—naturally know a great deal about their field. However, that by no means means their reviews would be a good reference point for the general public, who simply want to be entertained and don’t place too much value on artistic merit or the most elaborate technical skills of filmmakers.
Just came home from watching it. I’ve read it quite a few times, both out loud to students and by myself, so I didn’t go in completely blind so to speak.
Still, it managed to confuse me a few times, especially the conversations, and at some points, a little who’s who. (Might just have been me, though. See below).
Still, overall, it was a pleasure to watch. Damon gives a good performance. It’s not the best he’s ever done, in my opinion, but he’s good enough to carry a large part of the movie by himself. There are other standouts from his crew as well, and Pattinson is his usual brooding self, which fits right in here.
It’s quite hard to write about further details without spoiling stuff, but one thing I can say is that the scenery is veet well done. If you go in expecting Greek summer weather, you’re in for quite the surprise. The backdrops were gorgeous as well. The CGI is also quite well made, imo.
Anyway, to be completely honest here, I have issues with my spine and right leg (the ischias nerve) so I’m pretty heavily medicated It might have put a positive tint on the whole thing, I don’t know.
(tl;dr) Still, in my opinion, it’s very much worth watching, and if you can afford it, it’s worth watching it in a movie theatre because of the effects and sound.
I have so little incentive to go to the movies these days that any negativity, deserved or not, is just enough.
The Odyssey trailers did not appeal to me much, so I’m confused by the praise it’s getting, is it because it’s actually good or normies just giving it 10/10 because it’s a Nolan movie. I watched Oppenheimer in theater and realized I could have saved the cost of the ticket and watched it at home without losing much, how does this movie compare to that, I’ve liked most of Nolans other movies except Tenet
I liked Tenet more than Oppenheimer, at least insofar as I feel like it benefited more from being on a big screen. Oppenheimer was a biopic first and foremost.
I’ll probably just wait for it to stream, I’m getting too old to be hyped up about most movies.
cars 2 is the best one fight me
Oh man, I knew I couldn’t be the only one!
fight me
Cars 1 is better
You, my friend… need to 🎶 find yourself. Yea, that’s when you find yourself 🎶
Cars 7: Mater’s Mutti’s Revenge was far more romantic than the title indicates
RT lost its credibility a long time ago and IMDB just results in the bell curve effect where most things end up at 3.5/5 which is too accurate/condensed for most people.
You need to follow a couple or even just one film critic who makes quality reviews on their own if you want good information.
If this is a place to throw hot takes: Battlefield Earth is better than Mad Max 1979, if only just marginally.
Is anyone else getting a little uncomfortable having their confirmation bias put in the spotlight like this?
Nah, I know I’m fickle
It’s a three hour movie. If you need a heuristic to justify why you saw it (or skipped it) do what is necessary.
This is gonna have to be a home viewing because there will NEED to be at least one pee break and stretch exercise in the middle.
They should bring back the intermission before people start bringing pee bottles.
I didn’t see it. And I’m not going to. I won’t even pirate it. It’s their IP and they’re free to enjoy it however they like.
Seeing it on Sunday!
I do have an issue with the amount of stars in the movie, especially Zendaya, but I’ll try to keep an open mind.
I don’t care about the historical accuracy or the racial makeup of the cast, all I care about is whether it’s a movie I enjoy watching.
especially Zendaya
She’s a stellar actress and a smokeshow.
I’m more annoyed that they included Matt Damon in the leading role. That guy’s been washed for years.
I don’t care about the historical accuracy or the racial makeup
I do think it’s very funny to be mad about Elliot Page for being transgender when I’d be more upset that he’s got zero tan in a movie about rugged sea faring people just north of Egypt.
Like so much Sword and Sandal that Hollywood produces, it’s way too white. Maybe make more movies that take place in the Baltics if you want to use this many Brits, Franks, and Nords.
Agree to disagree, I’ve never seen anything I’ve enjoyed her in.
Well, I’m a huge fan of Challengers. And she was a great Mary Jane in the Tom Holland Spidermovies.
She’s mid, I don’t give a shit if she’s in it or not tbh
I actually think Damon did a good job in this one
I saw it opening night! I enjoyed it, but I wouldn’t call it amazing. Solid 8/10 and no complaints
I don’t know how anyone can extrapolate from these aggregate reviews. Taste in art is so personal. I find these utterly useless. Personalized movielens ratings are a little helpful at least.
What’s really crazy to me is with movies like that that get drug through the social media culture war bullshit, all the people arguing about “how they should have made the movie” never seem to realize that they don’t get a choice about how anybody makes their movie. The movie-makers choose how they make their own movies, not the culture warriors or critics.
People should really back off and shut up about it all. “They should have done this, and the ending was all wrong” and so on. We don’t get a say in any of that. We just get to view the art that artists have created, and you can like it or not like it. That’s it.
So people shouldn’t be allowed to talk about movies they don’t like?
Is that what I said? Nope, read it again.
The general point was the public’s perceived entitlement that their opinion matters in how movies are made, while they are not involved in any of those decisions in reality.
If people are paying money for movie tickets, they are purchasing a product. Yes, their opinion on a product they paid hard earned money for matters.
If admission to a movie were free, then I might agree with you. But if people are paying for something, then it’s a product. If anything it’s Hollywood assholes that have a screwed up sense of entitlement in this scenario. It’s just another instance of wealthy people not appreciating the people who buy their products.
But people don’t know anything and you should form an opinion of your own. Even if it’s a garbage opinion everyone else hates.
me to all of them: i had fun at the movies :D
