There's no way anyone should prefer the new Rambo over Ad Astra unless you really like seeing Stallone waddle around for 70 minutes before something happens, and even then it's not a good something.
There's no way anyone should prefer the new Rambo over Ad Astra unless you really like seeing Stallone waddle around for 70 minutes before something happens, and even then it's not a good something.
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After hearing about how Rambo was racist right-wing MAGA infused propaganda (LOL) I wrote a review that paints the film to be a left wing revenge fantasy about smashing the patriarchy.
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Maybe my words were too polarizing. What I meant to say is that I got the distinct impression that Ad Astra would be another derivative space flick. Nothing about it seems interesting to me, and I love Pitt.
As for the whole Ad Astra "daddy issues" thing (and I haven't seen Ad Astra; I'm speaking generally about films here): one thing I absolutely detest is when a film is, on the surface, about something unusual or interesting (in this case, space travel and problems relating to it) but turns out to be about something utterly everyday and pedestrian (in this case - apparently - some father/son relationship issues). Look, if you want to give us On Golden Pond, go ahead and give us On Golden Pond - but don't dress it up as 2001 A Space Odyssey. This is why I was completely enraged by The Adjustment Bureau; I thought I was in for an exploration of the nature of reality, but in the end, it was just...a goddamn love story. Waste...of...my...time.
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Midsommar is amazing. If you want to retro fit it with a lense, think of it this way - it's a horror story for everyone in that film except Dani. For her, it's a fairy tale.
Many of the occurrences in the film can be almost interpreted as a manifestation of her own will. Think of the scene where all her 'handmaidens' start wailing when she does.
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RAMBO LAST BLOOD - 8
AD ASTRA - 5
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I saw Ad Astra and while I didn't love it, I enjoyed myself. The film has fantastic visuals as you would expect from a space film. I thought Brad Pitt was fantastic in a role that asked him to be really reserved.
Where some of my issues lie are with a few of the plot devices that get Brad Pitt to where he ends up going. Some of it felt illogical. The ending was somewhat anticlimactic. I told some friends afterwards how I would have ended it and they preferred my ending more. I also wasn't a fan of some of the narration.
I had no problem with the daddy issues. It was literally the entire point of the film from the start. I'm still not sure where that knock is coming from. It's not veiled or comes out of nowhere. At the end of the day, James Gray is an exciting young filmmaker.
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Yep audience score (89%) was bang on and critics (27% on Rotten) were wrong. Loved Rambo. It was super solid for me. Missed just a couple opportunities but for the most part was a great way to close the series. Grew up with Rambo... sad to see him go.
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