[Tsundoku]

Well, you have my attention ...
(Australian movie too!)



Not too shabby an accent on Asa as well.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 24 September 2026 - 10:06 AM

[QuickTidal]

Tsundoku, on 14 July 2026 - 10:45 AM, said:

I ... have no frickin' idea WTF this is ...

If anyone is curious about this and isn't sure whether they want to see it or not. Then plot has been leaked, and as someone who would have been on the fence about seeing it (Innaritu is hit or miss with me), I'm glad I know now as I won't see it.

MAJOR spoilers

Spoiler

The whole movie is a play about the real digger financed by his nephew. It’s all based on real events that happened in that world and is meant to teach us about satire as a coping mechanism. So it’s a play within a movie.

[Cause]

Resident evil movie punched well above its weight. Very fun, very good

[QuickTidal]

2024's French language THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is incredible. Start to finish, not a wasted frame. Amazingly acted, and scored, and shot and directed. Not an easy project to nail, but man do they do it!

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QuickTidal, on 26 June 2026 - 12:21 PM, said:

Sigh, I had issues with this adaptation and the anachronisms therein, but the more I watch the trailer the more I'm sucked in, so I'll stay mum for now and see what the actual film looks like before weighing in fully. It definitely looks better than the Netflix P&P

Saw this on Friday. Georgia Oakley I apologize, I did NOT know you had this much game. My gods this was stunning. As a die-hard Austen fan this sits in the top three adaptations for sure (behind 1994 PRIDE & PREJUDICE, 2020's EMMA, and now this 2026 SENSE & SENSIBILITY), even with some MILD anachronisms for the time period it never drops all the way into 2005 P&P levels of anachronisms. For example, unbound hair in a lot of scenes but Oakley keeps them to private moments at or near home and when the women go out with the men or go into society they pull their hair up and don bonnets. The movie already beat the 1996 And Lee attempt by ACTUALLY featuring the third sister (Margaret) which Lee had largely excised into a minor role, and spent more time with the mom which Lee also largely ignored. This was also the most complete translation of book to screen, so much was left out in the 90's version to tighten it to a 1.5hour affair, so at 2hrs and 11min this new version of the story really has a chance to breathe and let the characters inhabit the story.

The fact that this is like only Oakley's second film is an astonishing feat, it smacks of ability throughout on a directorial level. Diana Reid's screenplay is at times quiet and reserved, but it's never afraid to let the characters absolutely bombastically react too. In a few moments Oakley lets the characters behave in VERY realistic ways with specific movements or truisms that you don't usually see in Austen adaptations where everyone is usually super afraid of letting the characters just be "human"....three moments come to mind here, one is when Marianne is bereft about Willoughby's behaviour and she goes out onto the moors in the rain and screams his name and it's almost unintelligible...so real, same is true of when Edward comes calling and Elinor still thinks he's married Lucy Steele and she needs to bring herself to confront him and is standing against a wall and makes this very "I'm frustrated" movement with her body and felt super real, and lastly a scene with young Margaret that shows her youth in eating fresh blackberries from a bush barehanded, mouth, dress and fingers dyed purple from the juice...again these human moments are not the normal stuff you see in Austen adaptations and they were SO welcome and added so much nuance.

The cinematography was brilliant throughout, as was the lighting. There's a ball scene in a manor house and the lighting on the set was largely the evening sun waning into setting, that orange-y amber glow...my gods it just makes everything so much more visually appealing.

The score by Roger Goula (who I had never heard of before) was amazing throughout, and I immediately grabbed it on Apple Music to listen to in the car on the way home. Just brilliant.

the actors were all incredible, but Daisy Edgar-Jones was a MAJOR standout as Elinor...my goodness she was amazing. There is a gravitas she brought to the role that I was constantly impressed with, while also being still genuinely a girl in her early 20's, Herbert Nordurm is amazing as Colonel Brandon in every scene, and Fiona Shaw turns in a funny as hell performance as the constantly loquacious Mrs. Jennings. Esme Creed Miles and Catriona Balfew were also excellent. Just a well rounded cast who performed really well together.

I can't say enough nice things. This was wonderful and Georgia Oakley is one other watch out for. Easily in my top 3 films of 2026.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 19 October 2026 - 11:43 AM

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

We watched Clue over the weekend - I was completely unaware of it before Tim Curry's passing.

It's beyond silly and is an absolute joy as a result. I read afterwards that they filmed three different endings of "whodunnit" for the release in cinemas, and it's fun seeing all three on the end of the film now.

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TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 20 October 2026 - 09:37 AM, said:

We watched Clue over the weekend - I was completely unaware of it before Tim Curry's passing.

It's beyond silly and is an absolute joy as a result. I read afterwards that they filmed three different endings of "whodunnit" for the release in cinemas, and it's fun seeing all three on the end of the film now.

An absolute classic movie. One of his best performances as well.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

QuickTidal, on 20 October 2026 - 11:11 AM, said:

TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 20 October 2026 - 09:37 AM, said:

We watched Clue over the weekend - I was completely unaware of it before Tim Curry's passing.

It's beyond silly and is an absolute joy as a result. I read afterwards that they filmed three different endings of "whodunnit" for the release in cinemas, and it's fun seeing all three on the end of the film now.

An absolute classic movie. One of his best performances as well.

He really is brilliant in it.

There has been a lot of shouting "Ruuuuuun down the hall!" in our house since