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The Revenant
The Revenant
#1The Revenant
Posted: 12/30/15 at 11:19pm
Did anyone else see this? GAWD. The cinematography is the only redeeming quality of this film. Too bad it was tainted by the most ridiculous story of unrelenting suffering and tragedy since Legends of the Fall (but without the glamour). When the best thing you read about DiCaprio's performance is his commitment, you know something's up. I mean, sure, he's usually committed to his roles, so if that's the selling point of this film, then why the fuss? His performance is about as nuanced and layered as a used piece of Fruit Stripe gum, but that's not really his fault. It's the story that from the get-go unrealistically depicts the nonchalance of the behavior of a psychopath that never justifies his actions other than as to be a catalyst for the hero's narrative. I won't provide any spoilers, but if you've seen the film, you probably know what I mean. The biggest spoiler is seeing the film. Well, fans of unending suffering and brutality might find it a real popcorn-muncher and there's a nod to Empire Strikes Back for the Star Wars fans, but this movie is probably best enjoyed by editing out everything that has a person in it and just admiring the beautiful scenery.
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#2The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 12:03am
From just watching the trailer makes you think this is not more than a film about suffering and maybe revenge, nothing in it made you think this would be an enjoyable night at the movies. Think I'll pass
Well I didn't want to get into it, but he's a Satanist.
Every full moon he sacrifices 4 puppies to the Dark Lord and smears their blood on his paino.
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FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#3The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 12:07am
Saw the preview before The Big Short tonight and even that was a slog. The preview not The Big Short, which was good, although I have a soft spot for the unseen Margin Call in the US economic collapse genre.
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#4The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 12:09am
From just watching the trailer makes you think this is not more than a film about suffering and maybe revenge, nothing in it made you think this would be an enjoyable night at the movies.
See, I didn't have a real problem with it when it was a more satisfying and plausible story, like Winter's Bone. This ain't that.
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Updated On: 12/31/15 at 12:09 AM
#5The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 9:50am
I suffered through the whole 2.5 hours along with DiCaprio. This is another example of Iñárritu taking a simple, highly implausible story and stretching it out as long as he can for some kind of visual impact. There was really no way DiCaprio could have survived what happened to him during that time. Everyone keeps praising Tom Hardy who I do actually like but here he was nothing more than a cartoonish mustache-twirling villain.
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#6The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 11:31am
The movie is basically "Say, did you like the constant peril of Gravity but wish it had more flesh being ripped out of carcasses? Have I got a picture for you!"
#7The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 8:31pm
It really does look so pretentious and boring with a performance for DiCaprio that seems to beg the Academy for an Oscar.
Namo, MARGIN CALL is a terrific film, I'm curious to see THE BIG SHORT.
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#8The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 9:25pm
ClydeBarrow, the movie is based on a true story. You can read what actually happened to the guy in real life in graphic detail and it's pretty horrifying.
#9The Revenant
Posted: 12/31/15 at 11:23pm
No interest in seeing this film, but yeeeeah for the love for Margin Call, great film.
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#10The Revenant
Posted: 1/3/16 at 6:34pm
I know it hasn't had its wide release yet, but it has only grossed 100,000 dollars so far.
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Fantod
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#11The Revenant
Posted: 1/3/16 at 7:30pm
Call_me_jorge said: "I know it hasn't had its wide release yet, but it has only grossed 100,000 dollars so far
"
Yeah, that's not true. It's grossed over $1 Million, which is especially impressive given that it's only released in 4 theatres.
#12The Revenant
Posted: 1/4/16 at 8:51am
Fantod said: "ClydeBarrow, the movie is based on a true story. You can read what actually happened to the guy in real life in graphic detail and it's pretty horrifying."
It's very loosely based on on a true story that has no first hand account or eye witnesses. The revenge aspect of the film is completely fabricated.
I haven't felt this tortured by a move since The Passion of the Christ.
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#13The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 11:26am
Another racist portrayal of manifest destiny. DiCaprio is absolutely awful. I imagine it will clean up at the Oscars.
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~ Muhammad Ali
Fantod
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#15The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 12:29pm
I believe Borstalboy was saying that it was racist towards the indigenous people, not towards white people, which it basically is.
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#16The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 12:47pm
I believe hork was echoing that in a manner using humor.
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Updated On: 1/17/16 at 12:47 PM
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#18The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 1:45pm
I was indeed. Indigenous people actually come off better than the whites. How is it racist towards indigenous people? And which ones? Pawnee? Sioux? Both?
FindingNamo
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#19The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 2:00pm
I believe fantod apologized.
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Borstalboy
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#20The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 2:04pm
The indigenous people in the film are storytelling devices and nothing more. It's a monument to the struggle and of course the indomitable spirit of the White American Male. The Oscars will love it.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
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#21The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 2:09pm
This is what you get when heterosexual men make movies.
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#22The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 2:34pm
FindingNamo said: "I believe fantod apologized.
He didn't apologize, and there was nothing to apologize for. And anyway, we wrote our posts at the same time, so I didn't see his until after I posted mine.
#23The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 2:38pm
Borstalboy said: "The indigenous people in the film are storytelling devices and nothing more. It's a monument to the struggle and of course the indomitable spirit of the White American Male. The Oscars will love it.
Well, this particular white American male, anyway. It's a survival/revenge tale. It has no socio-political agenda. It wasn't even made by a white American.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#24The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 3:43pm
A film of staggering vapidity, the perfect followup to the equally vapid BIRDMAN. Useless from start to finish.
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FindingNamo
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#25The Revenant
Posted: 1/17/16 at 4:09pm
It has no socio-political agenda.
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