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Baby Driver- Ugh!

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Posted on August 11, 2017 at 03:33:18
Dr Phibes
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 We saw "Baby Driver" yesterday. After reading the rave reviews I was perplexed... We did not like it.

The forced retro references were superficial, the relationships were beyond cliche, and it's "hipness" thin and trite.

When Kevin Spacey said "I was in love once" I wondered- Are we supposed to be impressed by how lazy the writer can be? Are we too "informed" to be emotionally connected to a movie and cinema has the same depth as a smartphone video game?

When did it become hip to be bad?

 

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Baby Driver- Ugh!, posted on August 11, 2017 at 14:19:46
mkuller
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 ...not everyone's cup of tea but I really enjoyed it and thought it was a lot of fun.

Then there's Dunkirk which all the critics have raved about but which no one here seems to like.

 

Going to skip both ..., posted on August 11, 2017 at 16:31:10
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 ...but my son loved Baby Driver and told me I had to see it.

My daughter loved Dunkirk and told me I had to see it.

I'm going to skip both since they wouldn't go with me to see Atomic Blonde.

Dean.




reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.


 

RE: Baby Driver- Ugh!, posted on August 11, 2017 at 18:37:13
Dr Phibes
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 mkuller- Thanks for your reply. I can understand "Baby Driver" being seen as "a lot of fun" and I'm glad you enjoyed the film.

I kept thinking about the lineage of where "Baby ..." came from. Tarantino? Maybe "Pulp Fiction"?

I remember how entertaining and groundbreaking Pulp Fiction was when I first saw it.

I also compared "soulmates" Baby and Deborah to Mickey and Mallory in NBK. There was such a void of sexual chemistry between Baby and Deborah - it almost seemed strange to see them kissing.

Have a great day! -Jim


 

RE: Going to skip both ..., posted on August 11, 2017 at 18:48:57
Dr Phibes
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 reelsmith - Thanks for your comment. I can understand a young man totally enjoying "Baby Driver".

When we were walking home discussing the film I asked my girlfriend "am I getting too old to enjoy current state of cinema?"

Thankfully she said "no"! ha ha

Have a great day- Jim

 

We're a tough crowd here!, posted on August 11, 2017 at 20:00:21
Chris from Lafayette
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 I didn't like Atomic Blond either. (At least I saw it in one of those theaters with the large leather recliners!) If I want to see Charlize in the future, I'm going to stick to my blu-ray of Aeon Flux!

 

Atomic Blond..., posted on August 12, 2017 at 09:55:53
mkuller
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 ...don't know how you can prefer Aeon Flux, but different strokes.

 

RE: Baby Driver- Ugh!, posted on August 12, 2017 at 09:59:05
mkuller
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 ...some reviewers referenced Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.

I agree Baby and Deborah's relationship was weak point but that was ok.

 

That'll show them! (nt), posted on August 12, 2017 at 09:59:46
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It'll show them ..., posted on August 13, 2017 at 07:55:39
reelsmith.
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 ...I'm a cranky old fart.

Still want to see Atomic Blonde.

Dean.




reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.


 

Halfway through the story and characters . . . , posted on August 13, 2017 at 13:58:14
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 won me over. Ansel was a non-player contrasted to Spacey, Hamm, and Foxx. They brought a lot of interesting crazy to the story.

 

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