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NFT: Movie: Mother (possible spoilers)

JOrthman : 9/16/2017 4:14 am
Did anyone else see this yet? I don't even know if I can say good or bad. Has to be the strangest movie I've ever seen.
Haven't seen it, but I just read a scathing Rex Reed review.  
Crispino : 9/16/2017 8:10 am : link
He called it the worst movie of the century.
Thanks for the warning.  
Ira : 9/16/2017 8:24 am : link
I'll pass.
Going tonight  
UConn4523 : 9/16/2017 8:29 am : link
love Arnofsky. Highly doubt that reviewer doesn't have an axe to grind but hey, whatever pays the bills.
Of course it's a personal taste thing, and I'm not......  
Crispino : 9/16/2017 8:52 am : link
guided by critics' opinions, but Rex Reed is a very respected and established reviewer. Doesn't make him right, but I doubt he simply has an axe to grind with Aronofsky.
Usually when the critics  
Gman11 : 9/16/2017 8:59 am : link
give it a good score on rotten tomatoes, but the general public doesn't I stay away. This sounds like movies like Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity that the critics liked, but I should have asked for my money and that hour and a half back.
My wife saw it at TIFF  
BillT : 9/16/2017 9:15 am : link
She wasn't impressed with Aronofsky's overblown allegory and overall weirdness.
I generally laugh at "worst movie ever"  
UConn4523 : 9/16/2017 9:20 am : link
comments. In today's day and age if you don't like something instead of it just being that it's met with a scathing review, horrible Yelp posts, etc.

I saw Passengers a few weeks ago. I thought it stunk but worst movie ever made it wasn't.
RE: Usually when the critics  
Hereditaryemperor : 9/16/2017 9:25 am : link
In comment 13600161 Gman11 said:
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give it a good score on rotten tomatoes, but the general public doesn't I stay away. This sounds like movies like Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity that the critics liked, but I should have asked for my money and that hour and a half back.


Is Jennifer Lawrence allowed to ever get a bad review? Or as we, as a society, constantly giving her overrated ass praises. Much like of Carson Wentz, I just don't ...see it.
I actually can't stand Jennifer Lawrence  
UConn4523 : 9/16/2017 9:29 am : link
biggest over actor in the business IMO. She's why I originally didn't want to see it but I love Barden, Harris and Aronofsky.
Check some of the reviews on IMDB  
Ron from Ninerland : 9/16/2017 10:41 am : link
particularly those that describe the "plot". It sounds like Rex Reed was right. It also got an "F" on Cinemascope.
RE: RE: Usually when the critics  
Gatorade Dunk : 9/16/2017 10:54 am : link
In comment 13600173 Hereditaryemperor said:
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In comment 13600161 Gman11 said:


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give it a good score on rotten tomatoes, but the general public doesn't I stay away. This sounds like movies like Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity that the critics liked, but I should have asked for my money and that hour and a half back.



Is Jennifer Lawrence allowed to ever get a bad review? Or as we, as a society, constantly giving her overrated ass praises. Much like of Carson Wentz, I just don't ...see it.

What did Uncle Clint think? Maybe take him to Buckle's (which only exists in Amarillo, where you're likely from) and then relax to watch Wolf of Wall Street (2013)?

"GO"
To switch the subject to a different movie  
Bill L : 9/16/2017 12:27 pm : link
I see "It" last night and didn't think it was either scary or particularly good. I saw a lot of hype about it at its opening but not sure I get why. Maybe it's just me.
Enough of the Uncle Clint stuff, that won't get  
Hereditaryemperor : 9/16/2017 12:52 pm : link
me rilled up. but now that you mentioned it.

I hate the way he holds the bar in his hands. He cheats on his wife. Sitting there waiting for the big BBQ surrounded by family that bring sin hoards of money, so he don’t have to hold down a 9 to 5er. You would understand if you new him. Northern NJ guy who talks with a NY accent.

Also, by the way, walked out of It...dont bother. It was very boring.
RE: I actually can't stand Jennifer Lawrence  
Mr. Bungle : 9/16/2017 1:06 pm : link
In comment 13600174 UConn4523 said:
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biggest over actor in the business IMO.

Mark Wahlberg says hi.
I don't consider him an actor  
UConn4523 : 9/16/2017 1:10 pm : link
he's a guy who got lucky and power to him, but actor he is not.
A good friend from Brooklyn was  
rebel yell : 9/16/2017 1:44 pm : link
a sound engineer for many of Aronofsky's movies (Requiem for a Dream, etc.) I was hoping he'd be working on this one, but he isn't. I love DA's work, but it's an acquired taste and definitely not for all.
RE: Enough of the Uncle Clint stuff, that won't get  
Gatorade Dunk : 9/16/2017 4:43 pm : link
In comment 13600271 Hereditaryemperor said:
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me rilled up. but now that you mentioned it.

I hate the way he holds the bar in his hands. He cheats on his wife. Sitting there waiting for the big BBQ surrounded by family that bring sin hoards of money, so he don’t have to hold down a 9 to 5er. You would understand if you new him. Northern NJ guy who talks with a NY accent.

Also, by the way, walked out of It...dont bother. It was very boring.

Good thing you're still in the Amarillo area so you don't have to see him too often, crazyeddie.
What the fuck ...  
Route 9 : 9/16/2017 5:19 pm : link
are you two talking about?
its torture porn...sorry for the spoilers but  
GMAN4LIFE : 9/16/2017 5:19 pm : link
its going for shock. and this movie has to be one of the worst. not the worst but one of the worst movies i have ever seen
RE: Of course it's a personal taste thing, and I'm not......  
Mr. Bungle : 9/16/2017 5:21 pm : link
In comment 13600159 Crispino said:
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guided by critics' opinions, but Rex Reed is a very respected and established reviewer. Doesn't make him right, but I doubt he simply has an axe to grind with Aronofsky.

You sure he doesn't?

"From the idiotic drug-addict hokum Requiem for a Dream to the overrated, overwrought and over-hyped Black Swan, which I called 'a lavishly staged Repulsion in toe shoes,' the films of wack job Darren Aronofsky have shown a dark passion for exploring twisted souls in torment. But nothing he’s done before to poison the ozone layer prepared me for mother!, an exercise in torture and hysteria so over the top that I didn’t know whether to scream or laugh out loud."
RE: I don't consider him an actor  
Mr. Bungle : 9/16/2017 5:23 pm : link
In comment 13600280 UConn4523 said:
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he's a guy who got lucky and power to him, but actor he is not.

But he's been paid to act in many mainstream films.

What's your definition of 'actor'?
The Happening was a good movie lol  
Hereditaryemperor : 9/16/2017 5:31 pm : link
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RE: The Happening was a good movie lol  
Route 9 : 9/16/2017 5:33 pm : link
In comment 13600445 Hereditaryemperor said:
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No questions asked about this guy anymore
I'm being facetious  
UConn4523 : 9/16/2017 5:33 pm : link
he's a terrible actor. My comment was more towards Jennifer Lawrence usually being held in high regard when I haven't liked a performance of hers since Winters Bone.
Agree with the OP  
UConn4523 : 9/16/2017 10:04 pm : link
quite possibly the weirdest thing I've ever seen. Didn't hate it, certainly didn't like it. Just fucking weird.
Have gone to two to three movies a week  
Marty866b : 9/16/2017 10:36 pm : link
For over 20 years. Love the movies obviously. Mother is the WORST MOVIE EVER. It is very disturbing and makes no sense. This cast must have been on drugs to take their roles.
RE: Have gone to two to three movies a week  
Del Shofner : 9/16/2017 10:51 pm : link
In comment 13600619 Marty866b said:
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For over 20 years. Love the movies obviously. Mother is the WORST MOVIE EVER. It is very disturbing and makes no sense. This cast must have been on drugs to take their roles.


lol - there you have it. Think I'll skip this one.
RE: Have gone to two to three movies a week  
mdc1 : 9/16/2017 10:52 pm : link
In comment 13600619 Marty866b said:
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For over 20 years. Love the movies obviously. Mother is the WORST MOVIE EVER. It is very disturbing and makes no sense. This cast must have been on drugs to take their roles.


not hard to understand, given the decline of Hollywood. They are selling out to the Chinese.
it just makes no sense...  
GMAN4LIFE : 9/17/2017 7:35 am : link
they were just going for shock...

hell the bad reviews arent bashing it enough. its so dumb.
Wasn't the greatest of movies by any stretch  
nyjuggernaut2 : 9/17/2017 10:10 am : link
but if you were able to catch the whole "God, Mother Nature, humans" allegory then you can at least understand the premise. It did catch me off guard at first as based off the trailers I thought I was going to see a psychological thriller...boy was I wrong.
My opinion...  
Daniel in Kentucky : 9/17/2017 8:24 pm : link
His best movie was Pi; and only good movie.

I worked 20+ years a go at Blockbuster Video and am most probably in the 99th percentile for viewed movie content.

Former film student major as well.

He has generated a collection of some of the worst movies I've ever seen.

Noah - one of the worst.

He must be someones nephew or son to maintain his current status and relevance.
Loved Black Swan  
UConn4523 : 9/17/2017 8:52 pm : link
and the Wrestler was very good. Noah was weird but a cool attempt at telling a story everyone knows in a completely unique way. The Fountain was good too though it's been a while since I've seen it. I remember liking Pi too but that must have been 17 or 18 years ago when I saw it so I barely remember it.

He's a polarizing director, but guys like him are good for hollywoood.
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