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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 29, 2018 5:10:59 GMT
Just got back from a double-feature of this and The Shape of Water. Now there's a dual billing to make Freud blush. I definitely need a day or two to mull it over, but trust and believe that I am seeing it again in a few days. Your status line though  That's quite the double feature, I hope you enjoyed both films. Phantom Thread is the best piece of cinema in at least nine years as far as I'm concerned, and I caught The Shape of Water again today and I'm just in love with that movie as well. |
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Post by pacinoyes on Jan 29, 2018 10:33:06 GMT
I rank it third below and 2nd isn't much of a stretch either. I think he took great care into how he put the pieces of this character together and the things that interest him and haunt him are happening very closely near each other too. It's a very great internal performance, the kind that we'll study for a long time - heck maybe not even study it - but psychoanalyze it.  I'd have to go back a long way maybe to something like The Woman Next Door (1981) that had this same kind of relationship focused, sinister push-pull to it for me. 1. TWBB * 2. In The Name of the Father (Hopkins) 3. Phantom Thread * 4. My Left Foot * 5. GONY (Brody) 6. Lincoln (Phoenix) |
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Post by wilcinema on Jan 29, 2018 10:57:28 GMT
I just want to say I hate you guys so much.
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Post by Film Socialism on Jan 29, 2018 23:29:43 GMT
ddl has to be the most boring working actor
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Post by moonman157 on Jan 30, 2018 0:08:09 GMT
ddl has to be the most boring working actor This is a mind bogglingly bad take |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 4:23:16 GMT
ddl has to be the most boring working actor i thought u didn't care about actors but ok |
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Post by alexanderblanchett on Feb 3, 2018 19:42:29 GMT
What a beautiful thing on the eyes. It really works for all senses. A great character drama with strong performances and a great direction.
The film describes a very complicated relationship and explores it to its deepest core. Its how the film works, rather than having a complex story it has complex character and thus works as the mother of character studies. Its a beautiful swan song for masterclass actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Once again the Day-Lewis gives a fantastic performance and is in total control of his character. Its really hard to imagine any other actor in that role, because they would have easily hammered it up but Day-Lewis totally embodied that role. Great and unpredictable performance once again. I wasnt too fond of Vicky Krieps. Its probably not her fault, because it felt like she was constantly in "awe" when she acted towards Day-Lewis. She was quite good in her scenes alone but alongside Day-Lewis it felt she hesitated a little (MINUS the dinner scene, where she was really great). Lesley Manville was good as it was a great character, on the surface you would expect her to be the bitch of the show but then you figure out that it is just "show" and that she is truly good hearted. The look was fantastic, and not only the costumes, but also the whole set decoration. A fantastic cinematography, decent score and a very soulful screenplay that constantly kept you interested in the characters. Great PTA film, best since "There Will Be Blood". Mr. Day-Lewis you will sorely be missed.
Current nominations for:
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Original Screenplay
Best Costume Design*
Best Production Design
Best Cinematography
Rating: 9/10
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Post by pessimusreincarnated on Feb 6, 2018 19:35:38 GMT
I hesitate to call this an out-and-out masterpiece, because I just saw it for the first time last night, and it could use another watch for me to piece everything together, but...wow.
PTA has done it yet again. This is a sumptuous feast for the senses and a wonderfully layered character piece, absolutely ravishing from start to finish. Some of his most richly confident cinematic and thematic work to date. It's a film of such incredible range and nuance, jumping from astute costume drama to absurdist comedy to disturbing psychological thriller (that's right, this is to some degree a thriller in my eyes) with hawk-like precision. At the center of it all are two of the best performances of the year by far- Daniel-Day Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock and Vicky Krieps as Alma Adler fucking light up the screen. These characters are lavishly captivating, emotionally complex, and fully-realized, and their chemistry works like gangbusters. They're some of Anderson's finest creations, right alongside Daniel Plainview and the duo from The Master.
I could go on and on (I didn't even detail how terrific Lesley Manville is, elegantly playing the foil to both main characters), but I owe this film another go before I wrap up my thoughts on it. At this juncture though, it goes without saying this is my favorite film of 2017. *chef's kiss*
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Post by notacrook on Feb 7, 2018 0:31:42 GMT
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Post by mrimpossible on Feb 7, 2018 16:36:57 GMT
Yeah after another viewing this is my favorite film of the year. His 2nd best film behind There Will Be Blood.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Feb 7, 2018 20:50:51 GMT
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Feb 15, 2018 0:43:33 GMT
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Feb 21, 2018 10:17:56 GMT
FINALLY watched it. My thoughts: I cant claim to have quite made that expression at any point, but for several extended periods of the film I could feel myself with a monster grin on my face, born from complete disbelief of how much I was loving what I was seeing and it has been a while since that happened. In particular the contrasting breakfast scenes, the failed romantic dinner scene & the omelette scene. In fact, now that I think about it, most of the films best scenes centered around meals. |
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Post by wallsofjericho on Feb 21, 2018 10:26:49 GMT
I have it under TWBB but might actually prefer it to The Master.
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Post by wilcinema on Feb 21, 2018 22:52:35 GMT
This movie was a cinematic orgasm. It has a slow start, and it actually is a slow film, but even if the pace is slow, it's like a volcano that is constantly ready to erupt. It had a sort of spider's web effect on me, in that at a certain point I realized that I was actually IN the movie. Do you know what I mean? It was the strangest feeling I've had in a while in a movie theater, but I found it incredibly immersive, which is a surprising quality for a film made like this. I was deeply invested in this power struggle that involved not two, but three actors, and the editing was so outstanding that some of these triangle scenes were edited as some Mexican stand-offs of sorts. Add the eerie score by Greenwood and this gorgeous cinematography and there you have an unforgettable character study.
It's the best movie Hitchcock has never done.
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Post by ingmarhepburn on Mar 7, 2018 1:34:21 GMT
Just came back from seeing this.
Such a marvelous and engrossing film. The cinematography is outstanding and definitely the best thing about it. The way the camera moves around the sets, the characters and those gorgeous dresses, every shot seems so carefully planned that it confers an almost poetic beauty to some scenes. The score is also exquisite. Right from the first minute we hear it, we know we are in for something charming, refined and timeless. And of course, the acting is sublime. Vicky Krieps' performance seems effortless and always commanding, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. Day-Lewis disappeared completely inside that chatacter and gives, as far as I'm concerned, the best performance by a male actor in a leading role of 2017. Their relationship is so complex, as their personalities. Now that I think of it, this might also be a good example of a character-study film.
I should mention that I was never a big P. T. Anderson fan. I hated Magnolia, and I forgot There Will Be Blood almost right after finishing it. But this is in a whole different league. This is art. Pure art.
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Post by AKenjiB on Mar 8, 2018 5:00:42 GMT
I’d probably rank Phantom Thread in the middle of PTA’s overall filmography, #5 of 8 but I think most of PTA’s films are masterpieces and this only helps solidify that. It’s wonderfully acted and really disappointing that Vicky Krieps wasn’t even an Oscar contender, let alone a nominee, the music is probably my favorite score of the year and it’s often shockingly funny. Also, it’s worth noting that I really don’t care about the fashion scene at all. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the talent involved, I don’t think I would’ve been interested in a film like this. But I felt throughly engrossed from beginning to end. Probably #3 of the year for me.
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Post by JangoB on Mar 29, 2018 10:39:36 GMT
Greatest deleted scene in history? It just may be. Although I do think it was the right decision to remove it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2018 17:08:47 GMT
lmao carrot juice great stuff lololol |
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Post by Miles Morales on Mar 29, 2018 17:15:15 GMT
It's wayyyy out of character for the Woodcocks. Still a fucking hilarious scene though |
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Post by Zeb31 on Mar 29, 2018 17:36:03 GMT
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Mar 31, 2018 13:46:18 GMT
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Post by finniussnrub on Mar 31, 2018 21:17:32 GMT
"Good. I would have hated to have done that to your second favorite one. A waste of tea" aka why Day-Lewis is the greatest.
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Post by pacinoyes on Mar 31, 2018 21:25:19 GMT
When he first starts spitting the water he looks quite deranged, great stuff, great performance indeed.
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Post by FrancescoAbides on Mar 31, 2018 22:56:40 GMT
glorious stuff
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