Don't Look Up

[Milzy]

It’s a brilliant film. Loved every minute.

 

[PaulB]

I thought it was a fantastic film.

And so too did Georgie boy!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/04/dont-look-up-life-of-campaigning
Excellent summary of it here.

 

[FishFright]

I should be watching this soon , I'm getting recommendations from a few people .

 

[theclaud]

 

[swansonj]

Watched it last night. We certainly enjoyed it, it skewers a lot of targets, but perhaps in a rather obvious way. It felt a bit like a sketch show expanded into a slightly-too-long film?

 

[Cirrus]

I thought it was very good with decent performances from all of the main characters, made me laugh and shake my head in annoyance in equal measure.

 

[Beebo]

I watched it last night, with my wife. it treads a very narrow path between absurdity but pulls it off.
The worst thing was my wife charged me for the snacks she brought in from the kitchen. 😀

 

[theclaud]

Watched it last night. We certainly enjoyed it, it skewers a lot of targets, but perhaps in a rather obvious way. It felt a bit like a sketch show expanded into a slightly-too-long film?

YMMV I suppose, but I thought it flew by. I had opened and begun to consume one of these at the time, mind...

 

[qigong chimp]

I found it a bit of a struggle.
A planet killing comet, hurtling in from out there, is a less than satisfactory metaphor for self-inflicted environmental breakdown.
The cartoonishly grotesque president, tech billionaire and meeja hosts 'other' the problem.
"We really did have everything, didn't we?" reflects the Dicaprio character at the last supper, without irony.

Every day I compete for road space with single occupant SUVs being driven short distances, along routes well served by public transport, by people who quite possibly thought highly of this film.

 

[mudsticks]

I found it a bit of a struggle.
A planet killing comet, hurtling in from out there, is a less than satisfactory metaphor for self-inflicted environmental breakdown.
The cartoonishly grotesque president, tech billionaire and meeja hosts 'other' the problem.
"We really did have everything, didn't we?" reflects the Dicaprio character at the last supper, without irony.

Every day I compete for road space with single occupant SUVs being driven short distances, along routes well served by public transport, by people who quite possibly thought highly of this film.

I think this might be a problem for me too.

What was the film with the aliens who did the swirly black circle communication, who refused to go away until humanity started to work together, on its problems ...??

I quite liked that..

We really could do with those guys turning up very soon

 

[newfhouse]

No spoilers please. I've borrowed some account credentials.

 

[Deleted member 49]

I think this might be a problem for me too.

What was the film with the aliens who did the swirly black circle communication, who refused to go away until humanity started to work together, on its problems ...??

I quite liked that..

We really could do with those guys turning up very soon

Arrival ? Quite liked it if it is....loved the soundtrack to it aswell.

 

[mudsticks]

No spoilers please. I've borrowed some account credentials.

Ha!!

Whither your socialist credentials now eh??

That's evidence of hobnobbing with the middle classes right there..

 

[mudsticks]

Arrival ? Quite liked it if it is....loved to soundtrack to it aswell.

That's the one..

Johan Johanson soundtrack..

 

[newfhouse]

Whither your socialist credentials now eh??

All intellectual property is theft.