Darrel Manson Report post Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Her is also better than S1m0ne Edited December 16, 2013 by Darrel Manson Quote A foreign movie can't be stupid.-from the film Armin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Her is also better than S1m0ne I assumed so, but I haven't seen it yet. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Arkadin Report post Posted December 16, 2013 What isn't better than S1m0ne? Quote I've Seen That Movie Too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Report post Posted December 20, 2013 Wikileaks: We Steal Secrets is probably a better version of Saving Mr. Banks. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nathaniel Report post Posted December 20, 2013 Spike Jonze's Her is like Demon Seed, only less pulpy and suspenseful. Quote "A great film is one that to some degree frees the viewer from this passive stupor and engages him or her in a creative process of viewing. The dynamic must be two-way. The great film not only comes at the viewer, it draws the viewer toward it." -Paul SchraderTwitter Letterboxd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Arkadin Report post Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Spike Jonze's Her is like Demon Seed, only less pulpy and suspenseful. Don't ever change, Nate. It might be the critical darling of 2013, but Her looks just awful. Edited December 20, 2013 by Ryan H. Quote I've Seen That Movie Too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Report post Posted December 20, 2013 It's not awful -- it's very good for what it is, and for what it's trying to do. But I found it a bit short of great. The hosannas from certain film critics strikes me as entirely predictable, but the plaudits have extended to some older critics, too, threatening to blow up my theory that this is a movie that generates its strongest response with 20- and 30-something white guys. Quote "What matters are movies, not awards; experiences, not celebrations; the subjective power of individual critical points of view, not the declamatory compromises of consensus." - Richard Brody, "Godard's Surprise Win Is a Victory for Independent Cinema," The New Yorker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter T Chattaway Report post Posted December 20, 2013 Nate's Demon Seed comparison reminds me of something I tweeted yesterday: I can't help wondering what the response to #Her would be if the genders were reversed. Don't call it #Him, though. That title's, uh, taken. Quote "Sympathy must precede belligerence. First I must understand the other, as it were, from the inside; then I can critique it from the outside. So many people skip right to the latter." -- Steven D. Greydanus Now blogging at Patheos.com. I can also still be found at Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. See also my film journal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted December 23, 2013 Pain and Gain is a better version of American Hustle. For serious. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Report post Posted December 24, 2013 Saving Mr. Banks was a better film about revisionist Hollywood historicizing than Argo. Quote 1More Film Blog Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema Faith and Spirituality in Masters of World Cinema, Volume II Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted December 24, 2013 Saving Mr. Banks was a better film about revisionist Hollywood historicizing than Argo. Sounds like we can pencil it in for ALL THE OSCARS. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NBooth Report post Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Setting the bar low here, but The Prophecy is a better movie about rebellious angels than Legion. Perhaps that's not fair, since I've not seen Legion. But I'm willing to bet I'm right. Edited December 24, 2013 by NBooth Quote Nathanael T. Booth More Man than PhilosopherTumblr--Twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter T Chattaway Report post Posted December 24, 2013 NBooth wrote: : Setting the bar low here, but The Prophecy is a better movie about rebellious angels than Legion. : Perhaps that's not fair, since I've not seen Legion. But I'm willing to bet I'm right. Oh, you are. Any movie about rebel angels that fails to even think of making Lucifer a part of the story (as Legion does) is automatically inferior to a film that does (as The Prophecy does). Quote "Sympathy must precede belligerence. First I must understand the other, as it were, from the inside; then I can critique it from the outside. So many people skip right to the latter." -- Steven D. Greydanus Now blogging at Patheos.com. I can also still be found at Facebook, Twitter and Flickr. See also my film journal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted December 27, 2013 Goodfellas is a better version of The Wolf of Wall Street. Also, Glengarry Glen Ross is a better version of The Wolf of Wall Street. Quote "Anyway, in general I love tragic artists, especially classical ones.""Even the forms for expressing truth can be multiform, and this is indeed necessary for the transmission of the Gospel in its timeless meaning."- Pope Francis, August 2013 interview with Antonio Spadaro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darrel Manson Report post Posted December 31, 2013 All Is Lost is a better version of Gravity Come to think of it, The Wall may be a better version than both of them. Quote A foreign movie can't be stupid.-from the film Armin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Drew Report post Posted February 14, 2014 The Big Bang Theory season 5 episode The Beta Test Initiation is a better version of HER. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iWcxlijzDM Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted March 26, 2014 Catch Me If You Can is a better version of The Wolf of Wall Street, although they both suffer from criminal over-narration. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrmando Report post Posted March 27, 2014 Pi is a better version of Taxi Driver. Quote Let's Carl the whole thing Orff!Do you know the deep dark secret of the avatars?It's big. It's fat. It's Greek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tucker Report post Posted March 28, 2014 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is not better than any film I can think of. And when I finished watching Silver Linings Playbook, which I did like, I had a sudden desire to see again Jerry Maguire, which I think is the better version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted April 12, 2014 The Comedy is a better version of The Great Beauty. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darrel Manson Report post Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Facing Fear (Oscar nominated short doc) is a better version of The Railway Man Edited May 19, 2014 by Darrel Manson Quote A foreign movie can't be stupid.-from the film Armin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Drew Report post Posted May 19, 2014 Godzilla doesn't hold a candle to Pacific Rim. Quote Formerly Baal_T'shuvah "Everyone has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can't let the world judge you too much." - Maude Harold and Maude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joel Mayward Report post Posted May 19, 2014 For comic book sequels involving multiple villains, brooding protagonists, and a tragic romance story, The Dark Knight is a better version of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Hamm Report post Posted May 22, 2014 For multiple realities layered within each other, and a "is this real or not" ending, eXistenZ is a better version of Inception. Quote "What's prayer? It's shooting shafts in the dark." -- Frederick Buechner, Godric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted August 9, 2014 About Time is a better version of Primer. Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
