WWAW The Northman?

[Easily_Remembered]

Heard a lot about this movie over the last few days, and successfully convinced the wife to catch a late screening of it last night.

I enjoyed The Witch ( I'm not a Reddit faggot, so I am not doing the double v bullshit) but didn't catch The Lighthouse, so I didn't really have any expectations going in.

Beautiful lush photography and visuals - should definitely be seen on the big screen. Very grim and absent of humor and levity, which makes it appropriate for it's period and content. Reversal of a lot of Hamlet tropes as well. Makes me wish that we would have gotten the Mel directed Berserker with Leonardo DiCaprio, as Mel excels at directing period pieces ( Apocalypto is phenomenal).

Says a lot that the younger people in the theater who were fucking applauding the Dr Strange trailer were stunned into silence by the ending, and were all but groaning. People today can't take a movie that doesn't have the comedic sidekick, quips or pop culture references, it seems.

Not saying that it's perfect - it's not. But it was a welcome antidote to the juvenile bullshit that is currently polluting theaters today.

What say you, bruthamen?

 

[guest]

I liked it a lot. It starts out better than it finishes, but it's still a "dudes rock" kinda movie.

 

[Meownaw]

I never saw The Witch but I saw The Lighthouse and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to seeing this too but enough with the THE titles already what is this a Seinfeld episode?

 

[guest]

Wwawt Wind River? I thought it was legit.

 

[Easily_Remembered]

It starts out better than it finishes

Don't we all

 

[JoeCumiaDotCom]

What's it about, a North man?

 

[LingerLonger]

Apocalypto was a million times better. Alexander Skaarsgard played a gay vampire named 'Northman' on HBO for several years. The movie reminded me of 300. Basically a bunch of Hollywood fags acting out their reddit tier fantasies of what an alpha male is.

 

[Easily_Remembered]

Apocalypto was a million times better. Alexander Skaarsgard played a gay vampire named 'Northman' on HBO for several years. The movie reminded me of 300. Basically a bunch of Hollywood fags acting out their reddit tier fantasies of what an alpha male is.

Apocalypto really is fawkin good.

 

[Cuphead]

Really fucking good movie. Eggers is awesome. Really liked The Witch and loved The Lighthouse also. Northman is just an all around well made film from acting to the production. Really fucking brutal too. The first 45 minutes were perfect, but it does slow down a bit once they get to Iceland. Was kind of hoping it would have had a larger scope, but the 3rd act and ending were pretty great. It's not the kind of film you see on the big screen anymore and I'm shocked the studio gave him a $90 million budget for it. As you said it's not perfect, but still one of the best movies I've watched in a while.

 

[Not bad]

Haven't seen it yet but I like Skarsgard. He was a cold ass nigga in Hold the Dark.

 

[guest]

Apocalypto was a million times better. Alexander Skaarsgard played a gay vampire named 'Northman' on HBO for several years. The movie reminded me of 300. Basically a bunch of Hollywood fags acting out their reddit tier fantasies of what an alpha male is.

I didn't put that together. My wife used to like True Blood and we watched it years ago. Eric Northman, right. That show was gay as hell but quite fun, kind of like this place

 

[guest]

Haven't seen it yet but I like Skarsgard. He was a cold ass nigga in Hold the Dark.

He's in a long term relationship with Kenny from 30 Rock. Sorry to break the illusion.

 

[Guinness525]

When Willem Defoe showed up and we got that trippy “bark like a dog” scene, I knew I was in for a treat.

Definitely his most impressive film on a technical level but honestly, the story felt kind of generic. It’s a testosterone-fueled revenge story and it’s fucking great, but you’ve kind of seen it before (King betrayed by jealous brother; son grows up and seeks revenge). The Lighthouse was more inventive and less predictable IMO.

But I’m being a snobby cunt. I fucking love this director. He doesn’t make films for the casual Friday night popcorn pigs; he takes his shit seriously. This is definitely worth seeing in theaters.

 

[ThePepsiColaRapist]

Loved it.
Seen it twice.
The Witch is the best film of this century.
Eggers is the future of cinema.
I hope

 

[Not bad]

He's in a long term relationship with Kenny from 30 Rock. Sorry to break the illusion.

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Every brotherman needs a close friend.

 

[aRTie02150]

I'm guessing no forced diversity?

 

[guest]

Every brotherman needs a close friend.

A "companion" if you will.

 

[Easily_Remembered]

I'm guessing no forced diversity?

Not a tranny or poc to be seen.