I wish I had caught it on the big screen

by Jay, San Diego, Monday, March 16, 2026, 07:56 (74 days ago) @ PMan

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Complete thread:

I haven’t seen One Battle After Another - Jack, 2026-03-15, 21:11
- Dune 3 trailer is out! - MattG, 2026-03-17, 15:30
  - I'm sure he could change his mind - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-17, 15:56
    - Yes - and also the books get less audience friendly - MattG, 2026-03-17, 16:16
      - Those books probe interesting questions - IrishGuard, 2026-03-17, 17:51
        
        I don’t get how these movies work so well - MattG, 2026-03-18, 04:16
        
        I like the movies - Jay, 2026-03-19, 12:09
        
        The way I look at it - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-19, 12:15
      - "less audience friendly" is a kind way to put it. - nedhead, 2026-03-17, 16:43
- you know what was really good in the show last night - Jay, 2026-03-16, 17:58
- I highly recommend it. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-16, 08:35
- other BP nominees - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:52
  - Notes on all of them - Mike (Embrey), 2026-03-16, 10:01
    - These are good notes - bobbywal, 2026-03-16, 19:12
    - great note on the Hamnet Globe sequence - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:10
      - I fell asleep for Frankenstein. - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 16:37
      - P.S. see "The Bride!" - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:14
  - We discussed Marty Supreme in an aside - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:22
  - Sinners was really fun for us Irish studies types - HCE, 2026-03-16, 08:13
    - that sounds great - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:20
      - But the vampires are where the Irish stuff comes in - HCE, 2026-03-16, 08:57
        
        found this explanation much more insightful - Jay, 2026-03-16, 10:33
        
        That's great color. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 09:14
  - brief "Train Dreams" discussion here: - PMan, 2026-03-16, 07:55
    - I knew the producer back in the day-Teddy Schwarzman - atxND, 2026-03-16, 08:45
    - I really liked it. - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 08:07
    - I wish I had caught it on the big screen - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:56
      - Our one art house theatre showed it to packed audiences. - PMan, 2026-03-16, 08:01
        
        I want to open a single screen theater - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:12
        
        A Cinema Paradiso of sorts? - Grantland, 2026-03-18, 09:03
        
        Funny you mention Malick - Mike (Embrey), 2026-03-16, 10:15
- I am with those that were unimpressed - terribletr, 2026-03-16, 07:06
- I thought it was uneven. - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 06:37
  - Weapons was one of my favorites - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:28
    - We really enjoyed it too. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-16, 16:38
    - Much better than Sinners IMO - KGB, 2026-03-16, 07:59
      - I went in totally cold - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:05
        
        The POV shifts were a great touch, too. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:12
      - Agree on Sinners. I really liked the opening stretch. I wish - BillyGoat, 2026-03-16, 08:04
        
        I wanted to hear the full story of two brothers - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:07
        
        It's his Trojan Horse - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 08:11
        
        The Color Purple meets from Dusk til Dawn - San Pedro, 2026-03-16, 08:09
- I wasn't impressed - HCE, 2026-03-16, 06:25
- it's PTA, so it's always worth a look - Jay, 2026-03-16, 06:17
  - I just can never seem to get there with his stuff - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-16, 07:28
    - I think people are enamored with his style and flourishes - Jay, 2026-03-16, 07:48
      - I know this is a very contrarian-douche thing to say - KGB, 2026-03-16, 08:06
        
        no, I totally agree - Jay, 2026-03-16, 08:08
        
        If anyone other than DDL was playing that role - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-16, 08:31
        
        Agree on both. - KGB, 2026-03-16, 14:38
- It's excellent. - domer.mq, 2026-03-16, 05:16
- I watched it on a plane recently. - nedhead, 2026-03-15, 21:27
  - I really liked One Battle - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-16, 05:14
- I only saw it and Sinners. - Silk, 2026-03-15, 21:22

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I wish I had caught it on the big screen