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In my watch list. re: Da 5 Bloods - New Spike Lee movie on Netflix Discussion Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82 on 6/13/20 at 5:23 am to Fewer Kilometers This movie kinda went off the deep end. Boseman's character was just really underdeveloped and it was missing a lot of emotion. Thankfully it looks like Spike Lee’s done it again. The treasure is not clean, legitimate money up for the taking which is why it was to be laundered by the French guy who gets killed. Review embargo just lifted for Spike Lee/Netflix's Vietnam war movie Da 5 Bloods. A fairy tale ending commences replete with social justice donations based on the gold that has revealed the inner demons still at work in history and the souls of the characters embodying it. A thrilling, provocative action-adventure with soul. it was a mess. Something else noteworthy in this confrontation is the other side of the argument, the merchant who shouts furiously, “You killed my father!” Earlier in the film, Paul nears the brink of another outburst as he is unsettled by what turns out to be two older Vietnamese war veterans, who offer Da Bloods a round of drinks in the name of solidarity. This is an archive only. I hated Delroy Lindo's character too, about how confusing his characterization is. Who Is The Best Defensive Coordinator Urban Meyer Has Ever Coached Against? For one thing, the journey back to the heart of the jungle of Vietnam tears everyone apart. Man this movie really sucks lol. News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. Maybe it gets better, but the first 1/3 of that screenplay must be confusing as hell story-wise. The scene where they first come to collect the gold and Delroy is being a complete asshole refusing to recognize their truth,,,to me that was the moral ambiguity right there. Constantly. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul's concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature -- while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War. my biggest issue with it is the script is just plain bad. I see the smoke from the explosion outside the FOB on a clear and brisk autumn morning, I see the heat of cannon explosions in black hot on thermal imagery in the dead of a nighttime raid. Excited to hear this mostly delivers. There is so much shame and embarrassment involved. I had the same feeling too when he like used real photos of dead Vietnamese children. But there’s a lot of problems, Watching it rn. A bit late but - I really enjoyed it. This was a fucking terrible movie. A lot of people here are both overpraising and also over-hating the film. i only got 45 minutes in, had to stop it. I just watched the film and I want my 2hrs back. If it's not listed here then we didn't have an official discussion on it. (No spoilers) (Original post) Croney: Jun 16: OP: Complicated is right. Love the album so the moment I first heard the first song I smiled. Thankfully, Da 5 Bloods is a tremendous experience, though it is also clear that the copious amounts of Spike Lee’s famous idiosyncrasies hurt as often as help. Most times I couldn’t tell if it was a comedy or if it was just poor writing, it felt like a parody of something I couldn’t put my finger on, and it was thoroughly uncomfortable to watch. A lot of people here are both overpraising and also over-hating the film. I returned home to my parents’ divorce. His recent run of movies has nearly been enough for me to forgive him for Oldboy. PFC Andrew Cashe enlisted this year, following in the footsteps of his father, the late SFC Alwyn Cashe. I personally thought there were some hilariously bad moments here and there, definitely a large step down from BlackKklansman. My first pledge was in high school, going to boot camp as a reservist my junior year. Rotten Tomatoes: 90% - 29 Reviews - 7.8 Average, Metacritic: 84/100 - 17 Reviews - Universal Acclaim. So I clicked on the movie on Netflix and it said it was part of the "Black Lives Matter Collection" and then I went to Prime and Black Lives Matter was it's own genre. This is a frequently fierce, fascinating picture. News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. The script implodes, the editing becomes sloppier, and the soundtrack becomes more disjointed. The first 30 or so minutes were somewhat dull but I found myself very engaged and kinda emotionally tired by the end. Really excited for this. Alot of the tracks used in this film are both very bad, and out in very inappropriately. Sierra Madre is my favourite film right now. Correct me if I'm wrong but a more subtle message is that dysfunctional things and arbitrary chaos arise from such events?? In my watch list. This bloody jungle adventure is a pure, uncompromising Spike Lee Joint. In BlackKklansman, he breaks the fourth wall to educate the audience at the very end of the film, making it both shocking and effective (debatable), here, he deliberately has his characters give introductions to crucial Vietnam war characters, complete with the splicing of photographs/real footage. Last Vegas), and the 1st half comes off as a drama comedy almost, then it straight up turns into a bad action movie. If it was only 90 minutes or so it would have been an ok movie. I thought it was weird that when Eddie died, no one really anguished in pain or lamented. (One of the characters in the present day uses a super 8 and they cut to some of his shots and I kept thinking they should've just used that). The first break happens in the second fucking shot of the movie (post documentary footage). JackInGreen: Jun 16 #1: Yes they do. That 4 hour movie was probably one off spike Lees best movies. Delroy Lindo is Oscar worthy. Another issue I had with the film was the graphic historical images/videos throughout the film. We started hosting official discussion threads in /r/movies in 2012, but we didn't create the weekly official discussion thread until 2013. Hal Ashby Meets The Treasure of Sierra Madre Until Bam, It’s Rambo. This is our catalog of every discussion thread we've ever hosted. View entire discussion ( 0 comments) More posts from the MovieStreamingReddit community. While this movie had a lot of bad, it also had a lot of good - the cinematography was gorgeous, the acting was amazing and the writing for the dialogue was actually really good. Everyone from Captain Sisko on a starship to Steve James fighting ninjas had a hand in it. ... Be the first to share what you think! The group is dysfunctional because war is dysfunctional. War is dysfunctional. Bill, One-4-All, All-4-One in DA 5 BLOODS trailer, THE PEANUTS MOVIE: The Power of the Underdog, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Episode 9: “Rewind 1921”, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Episode 8: “Jig-A-Bobo”. Huge amounts of jungle have been destroyed since then. That was INSANE. And then after they just seemed like friends, even after Seppo got blown up by a mine (in a predicament he wouldn't be in if it were not for Paul). Sounds reallllllllllllllllllllly good. During a scene where the crew is greeted by riverboat merchants, Paul’s obvious discomfort with the situation immediately explodes into a severe verbal altercation which portends a much darker decent into madness as the journey wears on. You know how Spike likes to Capitalize All Of His Words In His Tweets? They didn't even cut back to my boy's body when they were all worried about David. Im not even kidding. I may have stuck it out, but I was watching it with someone else who felt the same way, so we felt the need to turn it off. David Byrne teamed up with 'Da 5 Bloods' director Spike Lee to film his hit Broadway production 'American Utopia' for HBO. One subplot in which Otis reunites with his old flame Tien (Le Y Lan) comes with the early reveal of Michon (Sandy Huong Pham), the daughter he never knew he had. Oldboy is the only film of his not called “A Spike Lee Joint” because he wanted to distance himself from it. I still really like the movie. Boseman is naturally charismatic so great casting. This transience is emphasized through multiple aspect ratios and filters which orient us to the time, location, and head space as each twist of the plot screws tighter. The Spikiest Spike Lee Joint In Ages. We must make sure everyone is remembered, and ensure everyone has a chance to let their story be heard. (Straight) Black Male sexuality has always been a part of Spike Lee’s oeuvre, addressed with varying degrees of success. On the other hand, the calls for revolution are being met with even greater acts of savage violence, so I remain wary of how much change we can affect. This is one symptom of the much larger problem with war film canon, where stories of armed conflict are told almost entirely through a western/American/imperialist lens. Also the fact that the film portrayed Vietnamese in such a negative light was pretty shitty. I cheered when he got blasted to pieces. I like the actors,i like the editing,i like how well it was shot. Turns out he likes to do it in his subtitles too, even if the characters listening don't know what they're saying. Four African American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. Guess they really wanna promote The Last Days of American Crime or smth. There is 4G internet coverage and bike cappable road in everywhere in Vietnam, so absolutely no need for the gps phone and the walking/trekking, Even deep in the jungle? Either way, really liked this movie. exactly my thoughts. Peace. Then after Otis cries out "Madness!" Preme Team Well-Known Member. The same-age issue most viewers have is actually one of my pros funnily enough lol. I still wish they did a better job building up the characters. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Doesn't make it any less hilarious. View Transcript. Still, I felt this awkwardness suited the characters more often than not. I understand it's part of Spikes style at this point but jeez was it tasteless. Action sequences sort of underwhelmed though, went by so quick. Boseman and Lindo's characters were really compelling. His guilt about his past wrongdoing eats away at his soul as ferociously as the Agent Orange that has eaten away at the bodies of so many Vietnam veterans. The film left me with mixed feelings. Even if Da 5 Bloods at times seems to be morphing into an entirely different movie, its playfulness, as much as its raw power, keeps you glued. I wouldn’t blame him for it, They didn't let him finish the film, Josh Brolin said Spike's cut was much better than the theatrical cut. Didn't feel right. Replies to this discussion thread. Click here to see rankings for 2020 films, Click here to see rankings for every poll done. He could've cast younger actors if he didn't want to CGI them, weird choice. Just saw it, movie was kinda different. Then, 9/11. I attributed this to the fact that they have PTSD and that over the years they have become desensitized to pain, death and suffering, as evidenced in Paul's frequent dreaming of Norman (guilt). Perhaps also taking into account these guys are tired vets who have perhaps become a bit senile in their old age (which is common). My man Majors really gonna just stumble onto the Macguffin in the middle of the Vietnamese jungle by TAKIN A FUCKIN SHIT REALLY SPIKE???

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