Absolutely massive. Genuinely the most impressive spectacle of a movie ever produced. Such a massive spectacle in fact, that it essentially killed the Golden Age of Hollywood.
'And the Roman asked, "Was this well done of your lady?" And the servant answered, "Extremely well"'. The closing lines of the movie which really do serve as it's epitome.
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The Magnificent Ambersons 1942
Quite dull, really. Compared to Citizen Kane, this is a minnow of a film which consistently fails to capture the audience's attention. It's pacing is also quite strange, no doubt a result of the studio meddling which Orson Welles would later disavow.
Overall, one is left with the impression that were this movie produced by anyone other than Orson Welles, it would have been promptly forgotten.Translated from by
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Emilia Pérez 2024
Given that this was nominated for an Oscar, I thought that there would be something people had missed. It must have some redeeming feature. A song, a performance, even a single shot. Anything.
Nothing. It is a horrible movie from start to finish. The direction is unremarkable. The songs are monotone. The writing is appalling...like, where is half the movie happening? And as people better placed than I have pointed out, the engagement with trans issues is token at best,…
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