Joel Mayward Report post Posted September 12, 2015 Hugo is a better version of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter T Chattaway Report post Posted September 12, 2015 Joel Mayward wrote:: Hugo is a better version of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet.You can't say that until you've seen *both* of them in 3D. 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
Joel Mayward Report post Posted September 12, 2015 Joel Mayward wrote:: Hugo is a better version of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet.You can't say that until you've seen *both* of them in 3D. That's fair. I watched Spivet last night via streaming, and was pretty disappointed, thought I wondered during some sequences if it would have been more immersive and captivating had I see it in 3D in a theater, the way I imagine it was intended. But I have seen both *without* 3D, and Hugo is the far better film. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted September 17, 2015 I expect a lot of disagreement over this, but...in that both are horror films built around a gimmick involving home technology which "captures" the film from the protagonist's perspective, Unfriended is a better version of The Visit. 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
Attica Report post Posted September 17, 2015 Yeah. Â You have my disagreement. Â Unfriended is alright and intruiging in that they were able to make a fairly entertaining film considering what they were working with. Â But it has nothing on the Visit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) For horror films which have a sixth sense protagonist who gets snow bound in a desolate mansion, and also have a pivotal scene which takes place in a bathroom with green walls, The Shining is a better version of Crimson Peak. For films with moody, Gothic set design, dark lighting schemes, and LOTS of gushing vibrant red liquid, Burton's Sweeney Todd is a better version of Crimson Peak. Edited October 16, 2015 by Evan C 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
kenmorefield Report post Posted November 4, 2015 Made in Dagenham is a better version of Suffragette. 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
kenmorefield Report post Posted November 6, 2015 Primary Colors is a better version of Our Brand is Crisis. 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
Evan C Report post Posted November 6, 2015 I thought both were really good, but Ida is a better version of Stations of the Cross. 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 November 9, 2015 Carol  is a better version of Blue is the Warmest Color. Quote A foreign movie can't be stupid.-from the film Armin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joel Mayward Report post Posted January 8, 2016 The Grey is a better version of The Revenant. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Joel Mayward said: The Grey is a better version of The Revenant. I was just going to say that. I'd rather watch The Way Back again, too. Edited January 9, 2016 by Tyler Quote It's the side effects that save us. --The National, "Graceless"Twitter Blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted January 13, 2016 For schmaltzy Oscar bait biopics in which Eddie Redmayne is vastly outperformed by his female co-star, The Theory of Everything is a better version of The Danish Girl. Â And I can't stand The Theory of Everything. 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
John Drew Report post Posted February 19, 2016 Touching the Void is a better survival story than The Revenant, and I liked The Revenant. 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 April 7, 2016 Midnight Special is a better version of Knowing. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted May 11, 2016 (edited) Frozen is a better version of The Huntsman: Winter's War. Edited May 11, 2016 by Evan C 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
Joel Mayward Report post Posted May 20, 2016 Sing Street is a better version of We Are the Best!. And I loved We Are the Best! Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Attica Report post Posted May 20, 2016 Sing Street is a great film. Â I actually came to post about it, but it doesn't seem to have it's own thread. Â That needs remedied. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Report post Posted May 22, 2016 Boogie Nights is a better version of The Nice Guys 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 May 22, 2016 13 hours ago, Tyler said: Boogie Nights is a better version of The Nice Guys Yes. Much. Quote I've Seen That Movie Too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted May 24, 2016 I was thinking Inherent Vice is a better version of The Nice Guys, but the sentence works just as well with Boogie Nights. 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
Joel Mayward Report post Posted July 1, 2016 Wreck-It Ralph is a better version of Finding Dory. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted December 12, 2016 (edited) This primarily refers to Margot at the Wedding and The Squid and the Whale, but... every Noah Baumbach movie is a better version of Manchester by the Sea. (I expect push-back on that.) Edited December 12, 2016 by Evan C 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
Joel Mayward Report post Posted December 12, 2016 11 hours ago, Evan C said: This primarily refers to Margot at the Wedding and The Squid and the Whale, but... every Noah Baumbach movie is a better version of Manchester by the Sea. (I expect push-back on that.) Lonergan's own You Can Count on Me might be a better version of Manchester, but I don't see the parallel with Baumbach's entire filmography at all. How would Mistress America, Frances Ha, or While We're Young even compare, either formally or in terms of themes or narrative? How about this year's De Palma? Even with the films you cited--I've only seen The Squid and the Whale--I can't seem to make the connection, apart from familial dramas which are both humorous and deal with grief. Quote cinemayward.com | twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted December 13, 2016 I saw Manchester as a story about flawed characters who suffer a lot of hardships due to misfortune, but their own flaws exacerbate those hardships. While most Baumbach films aren't nearly as grief-centered as Manchester, he excels at flawed yet sympathetic protagonists who make their lives even harder than they need to be, and that applies to most of his filmography, which is why I was thinking of Baumbach through most of Manchester. 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
