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ZZenith

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5. Friend, I don't get it either.

Reply to temporary311 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 15, 2023, 02:17 AM

Jul 2023

The “suspension of disbelief” is so necessary for me to enjoy a movie, and I can’t watch one of his films without sensing the director in the room, the camera person, the grips, hell, even the makeup artist just outside of frame. And the dialogue is nowhere near clever enough to hold my attention.

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I saw Asteroid City so that you don't have to [View all] NBachers Jul 2023 OP

Asteroid City? Wolf Frankula Jul 2023 #1

You could pretty much plug this review temporary311 Jul 2023 #2

Friend, I don't get it either. ZZenith Jul 2023 #5

You said it well Doc Sportello Jul 2023 #11

Yep Chi67 Jul 2023 #10

A premise for a good movie exists within this one but what was made is indeed a dull movie. LonePirate Jul 2023 #3

That's when I finally walked out - the lunch counter conversation with Johansson. NBachers Jul 2023 #4

There was a thread about this movie posted a few days ago Xavier Breath Jul 2023 #17

I still don't get what there is to get InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2023 #6

Take me down to the Asteroid City BWdem4life Jul 2023 #7

+1. From what I have read, sitting through the movie is far from paradise. n/t John1956PA Jul 2023 #8

Thanks! i will wait til its on netfix samnsara Jul 2023 #9

I saw it last week and loved it. royable Jul 2023 #12

This says it all for me ... marble falls Jul 2023 #13

It wasn't a late Friday night showing and it wasn't first week. royable Jul 2023 #14

And there we go- different people have different likes and dislikes - a well-rounded thread. NBachers Jul 2023 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2023 #16

I'm looking forward to seeing it. bif Aug 2023 #18

It is on PEACOCK now, so I watched it, or I tried to. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2023 #19

Saw it last night and really enjoyed it bif Aug 2023 #20

It's possible to both like Wes Anderson Xavier Breath Aug 2023 #21

I thought it was style over substance. bif Aug 2023 #22

Oh, it looked great. Xavier Breath Aug 2023 #23

His next project is a short bif Aug 2023 #24

Right, that's the one appearing on Netflix. Xavier Breath Aug 2023 #25

it looks dull. I was hoping it was a sci fi movie BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #26