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re: Sicario is such a great movie

Posted on 8/11/26 at 6:27 pm to
Posted by Lawyered
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 6:27 pm to
It’s such a tight and fast 2 hours

Not a scene wasted
Posted by Sun God
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 7:03 pm to
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
5109 posts
Posted on 8/11/26 at 7:16 pm to
Underlying the whole movie was that great score, which was ominous as hell. I can hear it now.
Posted by aib799
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 7:19 pm to
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Easily one of my favorites.


While I am %100 in agreement and absolutely love Sicario, I just watched Hell or High Water for about the 20th time and I am not sure if it isn’t the best that Sheridan has done.
Posted by Gavin Elster
Member since Mar 2020
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 7:23 pm to
If anyone asks for a movie recommendation and they haven’t seen Sicario, it’s a go to. Absolutely fantastic. I love Villeneuve‘a sci fi films. But I really hope after Dune he gets back to making more stuff like this.
Posted by cajuntiger1010
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 7:47 pm to
The picture and the jargon make the movie feel so realistic. Blunt reminded me of the former 2nd lieutenant’s straight out of officer school who think they know what the military, but come to a fast realization
This post was edited on 8/11/26 at 7:48 pm
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 7:57 pm to
Obviously I agree this is DV's best film.

It is also one of the best films Deakins ever shot and that's saying something.

(And it is peak Taylor Sheridan... #Fightme)
This post was edited on 8/11/26 at 7:57 pm
Posted by homesicktiger
High altitude hell
Member since Oct 2004
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 8:09 pm to
Day of the Soldado just started on Starz Encore. Tuning in for probably my 10th rewatch.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 8/11/26 at 8:29 pm to
I like the first one better.

The good guys really kick the shite out of the bad guys the whole movie, which makes it enjoyable. There is no moment of no hope when the hero finds their 2nd wind and conquers all. Its CIA and briefly delta absolutely skull fricking some drug runners. It isnt really fair, and it is awesome.
Posted by Cregg
Orange Beach
Member since Jul 2017
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Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:29 am to
It's a great movie. I love the scene of them driving into Juarez
Posted by LSUCreole
Lost in a drunken haze
Member since Nov 2005
11688 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 11:09 am to
I absolutely love the tension of them leaving Juarez, especially when they’re stopped at the border
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:14 pm to
I love how the main character (Kate) just spirals downward the whole movie. Its dark, but its different, and it makes for a good movie.
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 8/12/26 at 4:40 pm to
Posted by Morpheus
In your Dreams
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Posted on 8/12/26 at 5:18 pm to
Yeah it’s good too but not in the same category at all for me.

Brolin and Benicio are just amazing.


Brolin has really come into his own over the last 20 years after No Country.
Posted by Othello
the Neptonian Steel Mines
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 8/12/26 at 5:29 pm to
Sicario is currently on HBO Max.
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
35034 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:12 pm to
If I was a college film professor and I was teaching a class on cinematography, I’d show this on day 1 and say, “this is your goal”.

Posted by Bayou Warrior 64
Member since Feb 2021
1171 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:27 pm to
I wouldn't say she was an annoyance. She was not used to no holds barred combat.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27865 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 7:36 pm to
I finally watched it the other day.

I had seen clips all over YouTube for years. Was nice to fill in the few blanks the clips left and put order to the scenes.
Posted by Morpheus
In your Dreams
Member since Apr 2022
7796 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:04 pm to
Out of fear of sounding sexist here, it wasn’t very surprising that a woman might change her mind halfway through the process of something. lol

So basically holds firm on all situations throughout the whole movie.
Posted by 3nOut
I don't really care, Margaret
Member since Jan 2013
32715 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

She was annoying, but intentionally so, and that is made clear when you find out that she was just a pawn.


I’ve made the argument and been argued against that Kate was a super capable female operator just working in a world of wolves and killers and found herself way over her head.

I like that they didn’t boss babe her despite her failures and she recognized that she had been used and accepted it.

Almost perfectly shot movie.

Agree with the statement that if I were teaching a film class I’d have them watch that and say there is your standard.
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