MICKEY 17

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2 total messages Started by Bill Anderson Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:17

#1387

Author: Bill Anderson
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:17

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When I read a disparaging review of this, I thought the article must be
wrong. The director is Bong Joon Ho, the guy responsible for PARASITE,
which I thought was terrific, and the plot sounded right up my alley, as it
borrows from MOON, which I also thought was terrific. But I got just over
halfway through this one and put it on pause while I consulted Wikipedia
for the plot. It turned out the rest of the movie was going to be even more
of an overlong unfunny comedy and stupider than what I had already seen, so
I fast forwarded to a few key points and before you know it, the torture
was over. What a waste of an interesting sci-fi premise.

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Bill Anderson
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Re: MICKEY 17

#1388

Author: moviePig
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:34

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On 4/6/2025 8:17 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
> When I read a disparaging review of this, I thought the article must be
> wrong. The director is Bong Joon Ho, the guy responsible for PARASITE,
> which I thought was terrific, and the plot sounded right up my alley, as it
> borrows from MOON, which I also thought was terrific. But I got just over
> halfway through this one and put it on pause while I consulted Wikipedia
> for the plot. It turned out the rest of the movie was going to be even more
> of an overlong unfunny comedy and stupider than what I had already seen, so
> I fast forwarded to a few key points and before you know it, the torture
> was over. What a waste of an interesting sci-fi premise.

I haven't had this one queued, and it seems I shouldn't have.  There
have been a substantial number of Asian directors who've breached my
culture gap enough that I've considered them must-see, but PARASITE,
frankly, left me wondering what magic everyone was finding in it.

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