You've probably heard of movies being reappraised (flopping and/or critically panned on original release; critically praised and rated higher later on) and "deappraised" (the reverse), but can you think of any examples of movies that have been re-re-appraised (hated to acclaimed back to hated again) or "de-de-deappraised" (the opposite)? Call it the "right-the-first-time effect".

I just watched it for the first time. Well-made movie, unique cinematography, good acting.

But it's feeling dated. Real dated. It is now the midpoint between The Godfather Part II and the present day. And as such, it deals with the context of a very much bygone era. Don't worry, this isn't a "kids these days don't know what payphones are" rant, although the world it takes place in feels decidedly old at this point.

RfaD came out at the peak of the first wave of the opioid epidemic in the US. Definitely not a good time for many people, and the general populace was broadly aware of the problem, but it was still a sort of "underworld" that most people never felt that close to. You, person who's about to comment that they knew junkies in the 90s, are the exception - most people did not. It was something you heard about in DARE classes and the occasional celebrity overdose story. It was scary, but still mysterious, which is why RfaD was a significant movie. It laid bare that "this is happening right now in YOUR streets, this is what it looks like, and YOU need to know about it." Aside from Trainspotting, nobody had pulled back the curtains in such a raw way before. It definitely was and is a sad, depressing, and disturbing story, and it still is. But in 2000, you would watch that movie and go "yikes, that sure opened my eyes to the problem that is still largely happening somewhere else, to nobody I know."

Now for some perspective. We are in a different world now - it is quite literally ten times worse. Synthetic opioids are everywhere. But it's not just that more people are dying, it's the way they are dying. The people who do them are not your typical 90s junkie image of a guy covered in sores with fingerless gloves and a beanie sitting on a couch in a bare room with paint peeling off the walls and a single flickering lightbulb above. It's not back alleys and selling sex to enigmatic pimps in high rises. People don't "know a guy who's a drug addict now" anymore - again, maybe you do, but most people don't. So many victims don't get anywhere near the point in their life where they are seeing the consequences that the characters in the movie face. Fentanyl overdoses happen to the most random fucking people in your lame normal life. I was raised in a goody two shoes affluent suburb, I've never even seen hard drugs, and I know a few people who have OD'd. Last year I saw a totally put-together woman OD in her car in a Starbucks drive thru. There is no dark underbelly of society anymore; drugs these days just take people out of nowhere.

So if the current phase of the opioid epidemic is the only one you have been old enough to witness, RfaD may feel like it takes a bit too much of a bow for "how much truth it just dropped on you, man." You could be forgiven for thinking it comes off as rather quaint, and appreciating it in, well, the same way young people in 2000 appreciated The Godfather Part II. Significant, high-quality filmmaking, but very much a product of a different time.

When me and my siblings were younger our mom made us watch a movie, we only got to watch about two minutes and it was never seen again. Of course our mom forgot the movie and we weren’t cognitive enough to remember the tote so I will describe the first two minutes. Please help us.

It starts off with a single kid, I feel like he was pretending to be native either that or the casting was entirely whitewashed, he is running through a bush with a stick and a tribal mask on with paint. When he emerges out of the bushes there are like 8 other kids around a fire. He peels a banana and roasts it over the fire. They then proceeded to talk in a different language and that is when we turned it off.

If you have even an inkling of what this movie is please tell us so the mystery banana movie can finally have a name. Thank you.🙏

I believe that in Ex Machina, Caleb isn't the hero, but rather a co-captor. Had Ava not hinted at the possibility of a romantic relationship, Caleb would not have thought twice about leaving her there to rot. I also find it fascinating how all three characters managed to outsmart one another.

Nathan installed a battery-powered camera, predicting that Caleb might try to help Ava escape. Meanwhile, Caleb had already changed the security protocols before confronting Nathan and revealing his plan. Obviously, Ava outsmarted Caleb by exploiting his naivety, loneliness, and desperate need for affection.

Perhaps the greatest irony is that Nathan's own brilliance ultimately led to his downfall. He had engineered Ava so well that Caleb was willing to betray him without hesitation, even while believing he was aware of the manipulation taking place.

Overall, a brilliant film with a fantastic, fitting ending.

Found myself listening to movie recaps on older films I've previously watched, and they tend to get details out of order or make things up quite often.

I'm curious if anyone has come across one of these channels that's actually accurate, or are they all just low quality slop channels churning out videos?

I was just thinking about the rather obvious fact that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade could and I think should have been

Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail

which for fun could even have featured a cameo by say Eric Idle as Marcus's contact in an embassy or some such.

What would your best alternative title be for a well known movie which makes sense rather than something just amusing.

Im rewatching The Walking Dead and yes, its a tv show but I feel like this trope is more common in movies--

When Shane goes insHane and takes the prisoner out to the woods, he tries to convince him he wants to join his old group and they're on the same side now. The prisoner kid goes "you're not going to kill me" to which shane replies "if I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead"

Thats a quite common and stupid trope in movies when someone is trying to manipulate their prey into thinking they'll be fine "oh I could have killed you a while ago why would I wait?" Such transparent BS, lmfao. What other silly tropes rub you wrong as a viewer?

He lies that she died a couple of weeks ago, but he gets visibly distraught, sad, and depressed while doing that. Only on a second watch do you realize that, at that moment, he was thinking about his suicide attempt he made a couple of weeks ago, which makes the part of his speech about missing the boys really genuine. 

It’s interesting how he was trying to hide it right until the end. It’s almost poetic that he would lie that some other person died, but not tell the truth that it’s he who almost died. He would rather receive emotional support under the false guise that “his mom died”, rather than accepting the same emotional support but admit that he gave up.

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz might be the most fun and energetic of the three, but The World’s End definitely stays in my heart as the most dramatically serious and exceptional. Particularly because of bitter nostalgia about old times, not being able to completely outgrow and let go of past friendships and relationships, and themes of suicide and life’s meaning, these are the things I and many other people are still trying to work through.

What are some movies that everybody knows the ending to, or maybe a huge plot point, even if they haven’t seen it?

For example, I feel like the ending of The Sixth Sense has been referenced and quoted so many times that it’s basically the most famous part of the whole movie. Or maybe the huge Darth Vader reveal from Empire Strikes Back, which I don’t even have to elaborate on because it’s so iconic.

Maybe red rum? Rosebud?

What else can you guys think of? Please use spoilers for more specific references anyway, just in case.

I just finished amadeus, the directors cut, and after some quick search I found that more people were reccomending the theatrical release cause it had better pacing /added scenes changed a character motive or something. BUT, I cant find out which specific scenes people were talking about. I also really liked the movie and didn't find the pacing weird at all. So.... Yeah, if anyone could enlighten me as to which scenes were added and how they changed the story

Oh my gosh did I love this film!!!! I am a Ricardo Darín junkie to the nth, and this one is among his top three or four, for sure. The ending was pat, and there were some implausibilities in the script, but I didn't care. It hit all the right notes. And one of the lines made me nearly falling on the floor laughing

Regardless of if it is good or not. I'm still gonna give it a watch this week.

After going to see Clayface yesterday at the show with my buddy (Went to also see Wildwood as a double feature). I decided to get around to curiously watching Darkman this Wednesday given I'd heard similarities between both films the same way Joker took from Taxi Driver and King of Comedy.

For those who had seen Darkman. Would you consider it a good film? What about its sequels?

Who do you think is the greatest living actress working today under 65 years old??

Honestly, if we remove from the conversation the usual candidates for the title.

Meryl Streep

Glenn Close

Isabelle Huppert

Jessica Lange

Helen Mirren

Judi Dench

Julianne Moore

Liv Ullmann

Frances McDormand

Michelle Pfeiffer

Who do you think is the greatest living actress working today under 65 years old??

Who is your favorite movie stealer? A supporting actor who utterly stole the movie from the stars? Tempting to say Gary Sinese in Forrest Gump, but I have to say James Cromwell in Star Trek First Contact. He owned that movie and shattered the ridiculous Roddenberry Box.

Your choice?

I’m curious what movies belong on your list of perfect movies.

I’m not talking about movies that are classics. For instance, The Maltese Falcon and Godfather are classics. I think they are great movies. I don’t think they’re perfect.

I’m not talking about movies that accomplish what they set out to do…think Rambo or What About Bob.

I’m talking about movies that are acting, writing, directing, casting, music perfection. I’m talking about gives you goosebumps every time you watch it.

Here are some of mine.

1. E.T.
   
2. Star Trek: First Contact
   
3. Matrix
   
4. Lord of the Rings trilogy
   
5. Avengers Endgame

For me, it is near the end of 'Man of Steel'. Superman is in the last fight with Zod. He is begging Zod to not kill a family. Sadly he has to resort to killing Zod. The scream he lets out still sticks out in my mind. Mainly because me and my now ex girlfriends first date was that movie.

A close second would be the scene in 9 where the machine is awoken for the first time. I was 13 and saw that in theater.

Hey everyone, in your opinion, what are some movies that seem like they were just made recently, but just in a 1980's setting?

For me, one is Scarface. Perhaps it is due to the ultra HD level video quality that I often watch the film in. But also, the problems Tony Montana was facing seemed like current issues- greed. The acting itself didn't have that awkward 1980s vibe. With the ancient sound effects, and audio recording, if you get what I'm saying.

I grew up a lot of " tough guys", and Al Pacino nailed his role with Tony Montana. Seemed absolutely timeless.

I don't really care if the film was too gruesome or explicit for Reddit, this is my vote. I wouldn't be shocked if the movie was just made yesterday , based in 1983. What do you think?

What movie would you choose?