He just keeps making Drive over and over again
Artsy pink and blue vaporwave gore porn isn't cool anymore Refn, find a new angle
Artsy pink and blue vaporwave gore porn isn't cool anymore Refn, find a new angle
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The first full trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn's new Amazon Prime series TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
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Psh, completely fine by me, it's not like it's an over-saturated market or anything, there's only one game in town.
Plus I don't know about the whole "keeps making Drive over and over again" this is the only project since Drive that seems remotely similar.
It's very well shot, but I don't know if I can handle an entire season of people just whispering to each other.
It genuinely lives up to the hype. It was one of the worst movies I've seen. I hate calling something "pretentious" as a form of criticism, but goddamn, talk about breathing in your own shit.
i think they will show episode 3+4 at cannes. The show is not out yet
I truly love The Neon Demon and Valhalla Rising, which are other Refn films people call pretentious and overated and even I thought Only God Forgives was the worst movie I saw that year.
It was truly, actually, terrible. On like every front. Acting, dialogue, structure, etc -- it hardly holds together. It is the poster child for Pretense. It genuinely implies more meaning and intent than it actually has.
Nothing about it is pretentious though. Not even particularly ambitious.
Valhalla Rising was hit and miss for me, it's a good movie but the third act is reaaaally slow, even for this kind of movie.
I wanted to bump this since Refn revealed this:
That's...going to be something.
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1558170669
review by the guardian
review by the guardian
Yep this. I'll watch this for the atmosphere and audio-visual treat alone.
Peter Bradshaw's a good critic so positive comments from him are promising. I see he also liked Only God Forgives (I did too though not as much as him) so it may not mean much for others who disliked it.
Also, Refn is not remaking Drive over and over again. Go watch Pusher (particularly II) to see his style very much goes further back than Drive. This doesn't even resemble Drive anyway.
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So this is what it takes to be Kojima's best friend.
Man's the friend equivalent of a gold-digger.
Man's the friend equivalent of a gold-digger.
Yes, and they're what you'd expect from a NWR piece: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/too_old_to_die_young/s01
The dialogue is so unnatural
That's not necessarily bad, but the setting/dialogue of the trailer gave me true detective season 2 vibes
I dont know who refn was before DS. This shit looks hot. Plus Kojima!!!
Yo my man Reedus betta be here too with a baby doll somewhere lol. Madds too! Lol
Gonna watch like a hawk.
Yo my man Reedus betta be here too with a baby doll somewhere lol. Madds too! Lol
Gonna watch like a hawk.
I expect to either love this or completely hate it. There is no middle ground with this guy.
Loved Drive
Hated Only God Forgives
Loved Neon Demon
I'm ok with that.
Loved Drive
Hated Only God Forgives
Loved Neon Demon
I'm ok with that.
I can tell this is going to be polarizing, it's beautifully shot, and I always love the use of color in Winding Refns films. Some people definitely aren't gonna like how detached a lot of the characters feel.
I like what I've seen so far, but I don't think it will win NWR many new fans.
I like what I've seen so far, but I don't think it will win NWR many new fans.
Five minutes in and the monologue from his partner is making me uncomfortable. I hope this show doesn't double down on the misogynistic stuff. Beautifully shot though
Fine I made a thread
I know 😓
I know 😓
Ed Brubaker is one of the best comic book writers in the business. His run on Captain America is what Winter Soldier is based on.
Okay, I just watched the first episode. This is a seriously awful show.
It's pretentious beyond belief, features mind-numbing pauses between anything resembling plot development, the characters are devoid of any redeeming qualities. It just made me feel awful while watching it.
But what was your favorite part? The Dad growling at Miles Teller? The woman chained beaten mostly to death to a pole? The underage girl sex? The cop threatening to get rid of a ticket in exchange for sex?
None of this is engaging, and the visuals...well, get a new trick.
It's pretentious beyond belief, features mind-numbing pauses between anything resembling plot development, the characters are devoid of any redeeming qualities. It just made me feel awful while watching it.
But what was your favorite part? The Dad growling at Miles Teller? The woman chained beaten mostly to death to a pole? The underage girl sex? The cop threatening to get rid of a ticket in exchange for sex?
None of this is engaging, and the visuals...well, get a new trick.
Whew that's great to hear. I wasn't really looking forward to watching something that has 90+ minute episodes and now it sounds like I may not have to.