The actual combat scenes here aren't shot incredibly well, but they are pretty crazy in their detail and choreography. Gore looks absurd too. Felt like watching Call of Duty in a good way at times.
Sadly the rest of the movie exists and it's a bit crap. Even outside of the obvious America first politics. The performances are pretty fucking good but the story is crap.
If this was a Chinese propaganda film about the heroic communists fighting in the Korean War I'd have loved it. Alas.
Watched it twice in a row. No extra thoughts to add. It's the best I've ever seen.
I'm convinced that the people who like this movie follow pages on Facebook called like "Science Is Awesome" and they stare slack jawed at a video of some nerd talking about clouds as if it's the smartest shit on earth. Literally every single line of this movie is a cliche. It's like a logic puzzle designed for a 12 year old, and all these people who are supposed to be written as tenured professors are so stupid that they can't…
Don't really know where they go from here. Ti West put so much time into developing this thematic world and then forgot to say anything with it. He also forgot to write an ending.
MaXXXine looks incredible. The sound design is amazing. The music choices are perfect. The practical effects and SO badass. Mia Goth and the rest of the cast just absolutely killed it. The writing is quite good. The plot over the first hour or so is pretty…
