BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
I mean, unless you were expecting the boom boom of a marvel movie I don’t get it.
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BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
Iheartfootball wrote:BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
Sounds like you were expecting something different than what you watched. I'm curious, do you have any specific constructive feedback?
Turk Nowitzki wrote:Part 1 of the final season for Bojack Horseman dropped today. Only watched the first episode but it was excellent.
MoreTrife wrote:Love seeing two buffoons have a buffoon competition.
emunney wrote:I hope none of you guys who feel slighted by people not liking Joker become the Joker because of it
Yeah, the music was jarring. When the Cream song came on, I couldn't stop my eyes from rolling. Its like they needed to satisfy a "Clapton Quota" to meet requirements of an authentic Scorese homage.ReasonablySober wrote:Iheartfootball wrote:BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
Sounds like you were expecting something different than what you watched. I'm curious, do you have any specific constructive feedback?
I don't think you needed to expect a Marvel kind of experience to not like the movie. Plenty of critics loathed it too.
I didn't like it, but that was mostly out of not needing to see a sad, mentally ill guy resort to extreme violence when he's off his meds. Also the music was the absolute worst.
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Iheartfootball wrote:BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
Sounds like you were expecting something different than what you watched. I'm curious, do you have any specific constructive feedback?
BMatt07 wrote:Iheartfootball wrote:BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
Sounds like you were expecting something different than what you watched. I'm curious, do you have any specific constructive feedback?
I had a few issues with the film overall.
I disliked the overall Taxi Driver-like feel of the movie. It didn't feel very original to me, it actually felt like a bit of a ripoff.
I also didn't think Joaquin Phoenix's acting performance was all that spectacular to be honest (I realize I'm in the minority here). I thought his physical transformation was far more impressive than any acting he did in the film. Overall, it seemed like a desperate performance with a sole purpose of hunting for an Oscar nomination. The plot was just slow, cringey, and dull.
When I picture the Joker, I picture a villain who is cunning, intelligent, and diabolical. This depressed and and mentally weak version of the character just didn't do much for me. I don't want to see a frail old man Joker dancing and prancing through Gotham.
Also, since when is Joker like 45 years older than Batman?
Iheartfootball wrote:
I appreciate your criticism. Your review makes sense to me based on your expectations. I had spoken to many people about the film before I saw it and it exceeded my expectations. I was watching it purely through the lens of mental illness and how someone can develop into a pure sociopath. Or psychopath of you like. I feel like the major bone of contention for some folks is that that was not the film they wanted to see. Which I completely understand. If it were a standalone movie not tethered to an already existing universe I wonder if as many people would have seen it or if it would have elicited such a strong response.
Maybe it put a mirror up to where we are as a society and we don’t like what we see. The human experience can be ugly and violent and that’s not fun to watch.
Thanks for your thoughtful feedback.
MoreTrife wrote:Love seeing two buffoons have a buffoon competition.
Bucksfan28 wrote:Iheartfootball wrote:
I appreciate your criticism. Your review makes sense to me based on your expectations. I had spoken to many people about the film before I saw it and it exceeded my expectations. I was watching it purely through the lens of mental illness and how someone can develop into a pure sociopath. Or psychopath of you like. I feel like the major bone of contention for some folks is that that was not the film they wanted to see. Which I completely understand. If it were a standalone movie not tethered to an already existing universe I wonder if as many people would have seen it or if it would have elicited such a strong response.
Maybe it put a mirror up to where we are as a society and we don’t like what we see. The human experience can be ugly and violent and that’s not fun to watch.
Thanks for your thoughtful feedback.
Side question: Youve said youre doing graduate study currently, right? Is this related to that?
BMatt07 wrote:Iheartfootball wrote:BMatt07 wrote:Joker was terrible..
For all of the praise I had been hearing about the film, I was expecting so much more.
What a waste of 2 hours.
Sounds like you were expecting something different than what you watched. I'm curious, do you have any specific constructive feedback?
I had a few issues with the film overall.
I disliked the overall Taxi Driver-like feel of the movie. It didn't feel very original to me, it actually felt like a bit of a ripoff.
I also didn't think Joaquin Phoenix's acting performance was all that spectacular to be honest (I realize I'm in the minority here). I thought his physical transformation was far more impressive than any acting he did in the film. Overall, it seemed like a desperate performance with a sole purpose of hunting for an Oscar nomination. The plot was just slow, cringey, and dull.
When I picture the Joker, I picture a villain who is cunning, intelligent, and diabolical. This depressed and and mentally weak version of the character just didn't do much for me. I don't want to see a frail old man Joker dancing and prancing through Gotham.
Also, since when is Joker like 45 years older than Batman?
Turk Nowitzki wrote:Part 1 of the final season for Bojack Horseman dropped today. Only watched the first episode but it was excellent.
Whiteman wrote:Turk Nowitzki wrote:Part 1 of the final season for Bojack Horseman dropped today. Only watched the first episode but it was excellent.
I'm four episodes in now, absolutely loving it.
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