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re: 'Don't Look Up' Discussion Thread | Netflix starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:23 am to rsbd
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:23 am to rsbd
I finished watching it last night and I’ll admit it was boring and just objectively a pretty bad movie. It had some funny moments for sure.
I find that McKay thrives on true events movies like TBS or Vice etc.
The movie was so clearly geared towards the climate issues and the whole “don’t look up” narrative from the supposed right wing supporters was so stupid.
I can get the message that they may be trying to convey… we live in a society where there is dangers such as Covid and some people think it’s not real. But the reality about Covid is it’s got a 99% survivability rate.
This movie nuked that with a world killing comet. I just couldn’t bridge that gap.
Also I thought DiCaprio acted well, but his character really sucked. Like wasn’t really redeemable or useful in the movie whatsoever.
Blanchett was super hot though.
I find that McKay thrives on true events movies like TBS or Vice etc.
The movie was so clearly geared towards the climate issues and the whole “don’t look up” narrative from the supposed right wing supporters was so stupid.
I can get the message that they may be trying to convey… we live in a society where there is dangers such as Covid and some people think it’s not real. But the reality about Covid is it’s got a 99% survivability rate.
This movie nuked that with a world killing comet. I just couldn’t bridge that gap.
Also I thought DiCaprio acted well, but his character really sucked. Like wasn’t really redeemable or useful in the movie whatsoever.
Blanchett was super hot though.
This post was edited on 12/27/21 at 8:53 am
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Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:52 am to Yaboylsu63
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I finished watching it last night and I’ll admit it was boring and just objectively a pretty bad movie. It had some funny moments for sure.
Same here.
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Also I thought DiCaprio acted well, but his character really sucked. Like wasn’t really redeemable or useful in the movie whatsoever.
Agreed.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:07 am to Yaboylsu63
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But the reality about Covid is it’s got a 99% death rate.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:53 am to flvelo12
Lol I fixed, dumb phrasing on my part
Posted on 12/27/21 at 9:05 am to Yaboylsu63
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we live in a society where there is dangers such as Covid and some people think it’s not real. But the reality about Covid is it’s got a 99% survivability rate.
This movie wasnt written for Covid, it was written for Global Warming... thats all Leo talks about
This post was edited on 12/27/21 at 9:06 am
Posted on 12/27/21 at 9:11 am to RLDSC FAN
Am I the only one in this thread who enjoyed this movie? Because I enjoyed it.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 9:26 am to Mo Jeaux
I enjoyed it. It was entertaining.
Clearly it is and was meant as a comedy, but I will say some of the comedy was over-the-top given the context, albeit intentional. I know people hate politicians, but I’m pretty certain if a planet-killing comet was about to hit earth people wouldn’t be turning a blind eye, even the dumbest of politicians.
If you’re trying to make a statement about climate change, then the plot needs to surround climate change IMO, then some of the “turn-blind-eye” stupidity/craziness/obliviousness would be more believable/realistic.
That cell phone CEO character was funny. Especially his death prediction for the Prez
Clearly it is and was meant as a comedy, but I will say some of the comedy was over-the-top given the context, albeit intentional. I know people hate politicians, but I’m pretty certain if a planet-killing comet was about to hit earth people wouldn’t be turning a blind eye, even the dumbest of politicians.
If you’re trying to make a statement about climate change, then the plot needs to surround climate change IMO, then some of the “turn-blind-eye” stupidity/craziness/obliviousness would be more believable/realistic.
That cell phone CEO character was funny. Especially his death prediction for the Prez
This post was edited on 12/27/21 at 9:34 am
Posted on 12/27/21 at 10:03 am to Mo Jeaux
quote:We enjoyed it. It's similar (but not in the same league) as Dr. Strangelove in its over-the-top characterizations and absurdist humor. I also got a Mars Attacks! vibe from it.
Am I the only one in this thread who enjoyed this movie? Because I enjoyed it.
If you're overly sensitive to any political or social humor you're going to hate it. frick it, it was a great way to spend an evening.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 11:23 am to JustinBRLA
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JustinBRLA
Get a load of this jack arse.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 11:31 am to thotpocket
I thought it was entertaining at least. Jonah Hill's character was pretty funny. The end with the whole "don't look up" shite, I felt was pretty political talking shite about republicans, but the social media slant, the political gridlock stuff and categorizing the billionaire tech guys I thought was right on target.
Overall it wasn't great but aside from the last 30 minutes of the movie I thought it was decent and funny. I love doomsday type movies. I love Seeking a friend for the end of the world.
Overall it wasn't great but aside from the last 30 minutes of the movie I thought it was decent and funny. I love doomsday type movies. I love Seeking a friend for the end of the world.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 11:39 am to Prominentwon
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Without reading through this thread, I’d imagine the people who hated this movie are Trump supporters.
you'd be wrong
Posted on 12/27/21 at 12:06 pm to JPLSU1981
The scene after the credits where they land on the exoplanet and they all pile out of the ship naked is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 12:15 pm to Yaboylsu63
What an awful film.
Someone said it earlier, but no one will remember this movie in a month. Weird choice for Leo.
Someone said it earlier, but no one will remember this movie in a month. Weird choice for Leo.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 12:30 pm to Yaboylsu63
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just objectively a pretty bad movie.
That’s not how the word Objectively works
Posted on 12/27/21 at 4:21 pm to RLDSC FAN
I saw this film much differently than the majority. It's basically the prequel to Idiocracy. Lots of funny quick one liners and references. Even the small jabs like transporting 3 people in the back of a totally empty
military cargo plane. Every scene was a cliché and it wasn't just American culture or politics, it was many. Deservedly.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:23 pm to Sao
I laughed my arse off with Jennifer Lawrence not being able to get over how the guy charged them for the free snacks. That and Jonah Hill with the bag over her head were great
Posted on 12/27/21 at 7:53 pm to CE Tiger
jonah is hilarious in this 
Hey do you want to come? and then closes the door on Jennifer Lawrence
Hey do you want to come? and then closes the door on Jennifer Lawrence 
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:30 pm to RLDSC FAN
Just watched. Enjoyed the movie for what it was. Went a little too hard on the political parody, but was entertaining enough.
Posted on 12/27/21 at 8:47 pm to BabyTac
I found it funny more than anything. It seemed to be making fun of society as a whole.
Leo's character/acting was so awkward that I found him generally interesting. I don't know that it would have been equally interesting if they had cast some other 40 something chubby guy. The fact that he was cast made it funnier.
At the end of the movie I was confused as to if I liked it for being funny or hated it because it was weird.
I kind of liked that I was confused.
Leo's character/acting was so awkward that I found him generally interesting. I don't know that it would have been equally interesting if they had cast some other 40 something chubby guy. The fact that he was cast made it funnier.
At the end of the movie I was confused as to if I liked it for being funny or hated it because it was weird.
I kind of liked that I was confused.
This post was edited on 12/27/21 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 12/27/21 at 9:54 pm to Sao
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I saw this film much differently than the majority.
It was an updated Idiocracy. More accurate given the politics/social b.s. going on today. Probably what would really happen if a giant comet was heading this way.
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