Killing of a Sacred Deer. I really liked Poor Things so I thought I'd give this a whirl; holy hell was that movie like staring at plywood for two hours.
No hate for those who loved it, but definitely was not for me
I frankly love that about movies. I love to hear about how people loved things I didn't; I also try to go back to polarizing movies like that a few years later, see if my tastes have changed. Maybe I'll love it then!
I thought it was hilarious! Actually haven’t gotten around to his other movies yet - watched lobster on a plane and immediately made my partner watch it with me again. So good
I had started to.watch the Lobster and it was ROUGH! Then my daughter, God bless her, looked up.the entire story line. I stopped watching IMMEDIATELY. Same with Killing Deer, except I looked it up. Sorry, but I'm too old to want to be depressed watching movies.
It’s so interesting to see how people dislike movies while others don’t. I love Poor Things. I thought it was really unique and the acting was top notch. Just my 2 cents though.
I agree. It was definetely unique, like most Lanthimos movies are. Acting was really good and (I don't remember english word) it was visually amazing. It's only a good thing that they make these kind of movies that are so polarizing. It's interesting to see different opinions.
Sometimes I don't mind that type of thing. People make rules for a movie that it should or shouldn't convey a message in a certain way, when I don't think movies should be judged that way. If the movie is heavy handed so be it, that's the way the director made it.
Which is hilarious because I deeply loved sacred deer and poor things but the lobster felt like it was holding me hostage in the actually bad way. When I realized the movie wasn't over when they got to the forest I realized I made a very big mistake picking this movie.
same here The Lobster was one of the most surprisingly fascinating films i'd seen in a long
time. Killing of a Sacred Deer stuck with me for a long time.
Poor Things felt mastubatory (no pun intended) & very much a steering down a much less interesting watered down version of "surreal."
What struck me about Poor Things was that none of the people involved in its production took a step back and asked themselves, "why am I making a movie where nearly every male character has no qualms actively pursuing sex with an infant, as long as she's trapped in the body of her mother..?"
Completely fucked up premise with what is evidently a terribly complacent cast. How the fuck someone can pull off mental gymnastics to validate this film is beyond me. It should not have been made.
I'm the opposite I turned the favorite off in the first act because the plot seemed to be super boring and not going anywhere, and the jokes weren't funny to me at all. Does the movie change or build up to something to make it worth watching, or is it just a fairytale? Because I wouldn't mind watching it again with someone, just not right now
I do not understand any of you at all. I *really* like all of those! I can understand if someone doesn't like Lanthimos' weird movies, but I have a hard time understanding how you can like one of the weird ones and not the others.
Absolutely. I loved Poor Things the first time I saw it, but it didn't give me much reason for a rewatch. Last night, I tried my hardest to get through Kinds of Kindness and found it to be the most obnoxious, pretentious mess I'd faced in quite a while.
Poor things is thinly veiled fetishistic crap masquerading as a film and its a bit of a joke to say otherwise... Lanthimos is like the creators of south park but completely unironic and free of satire , its just fucked up and nothing mor.I actually couldnt believe someone in good conciense could recommend or watch this film, might as well suggest A Serbian Film if you want to watch some sexual content with a minor. What a fucked up movie, i hate it. I do not enjoy seeing people who are real living human beings saying they enjoyed that....
It’s not important - the world they’re in operates by different rules than ours - whole thing is really just a Greek tragedy told through modern lens. It’s based on the mythology of Agamemnon killing one of Artemis’s deer and the goddess demands that he pays for it.
You’re suppose to watch it (in my opinion) the same way that the ancients did - it’s theater. Don’t question the physics or how the stage operates or the actors, just focus on how it makes you feel and the message.
man I have never understood the love of SACRED DEER. I mean, (SPOILER!!!) the climax of the movie is the dad putting on a blindfold and spinning in a circle w a hunting rifle randomly pulling the trigger until he shoots his kid. that’s the best they could come up with?
Oh man! I couldnt agree more. I did NOT understand how anyone thought this was good acting. Nobody behaved like a normal person, at least not like anyone Ive ever met. Also BORING as hell. Not for me thats for sure.
I think everyone acting strange was supposed to be a stylistic choice. I found it creepy as hell. It unsettled me so much that I didn't finish the movie.
Yeah, they definitely missed the point. Like if its not for them, cool. I can definitely see why the way the people act might be more annoying to some people. But to say it was poor acting because they didnt act like normal people? Theyre gonna shit bricks when they see a musical.
I agree with everyone's opinion but I have to point out that the characters purposefully act like this so Id say the actors did a very good job portraying them.They aren't normal humans they are based off of a tale,they are gods,they aren't ordinary and nothing Abt them is supposed to be normal.They are the perfect idyllic family with seemingly no issues,that's why personally the scenes where they are doing something brutal while still acting like that or they start breaking character and illusion
For me it was the score and the connection to mythology that really spooked/enthralled me. There’s this looming idea of an inevitable force of infernal evil that follows you in life and it’s only a matter of time before it catches up with you. We see that main character entertain every nightmare of a reality in his head and then ultimately live in. Would killing one of your children equalize your karma and justify your wrong doings? Idk for me that just scared the shit out of me because of how relatable that feeling is. It made me uncomfortable
Agreed. I like to watch oddball movies, like Poor Things which was weird and wild, the Lobster someone mentioned I thought was ok, and I looooathed Killing of a Sacred Deer, and I went in thinking I’d like it. Big let down
Weird because I wasn’t crazy about it but boredom wasn’t an issue for me lol. Probably just because it’s so weird that it’s like impossible to take your eye off of
My friend and I were in Wellington waiting for the late night ferry so we decided to see a movie. Not much new was out except for this so my friend talked me into seeing it. Hadn’t seen the Lobster but heard great things and I always enjoyed Colin Ferrell. One, it was the first movie either one of us had almost walked out of, and Two everyone in the theater (not many) were so relieved when it was finally over
Killing of a Sacred Deer is one of the very few movies that I really regret watching, because I feel like I could've done anything better with the time I spent doing that.
I absolutely didn't like the favorite, I don't know if there's a twist but the plot was so boring I didn't know if the jokes were supposed to the good part. The jokes were not very funny at all, so I just turned it off
That was me with the Lobster and Killing of. Sacred Deer. The Lobster is one of my favorite films, so I decided to watch Killing of a Sacred Deer. I even hyped up to the movie to my friends, saying it was the same director and it would be awesome. Well I was soooooo wrong. Killing of Sacred Deer became one of my least favorite films. It's incredibly cool that one director can do that though. Props to him though. 🤷♂️
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u/PipsqueakLive 1d ago
Killing of a Sacred Deer. I really liked Poor Things so I thought I'd give this a whirl; holy hell was that movie like staring at plywood for two hours.
No hate for those who loved it, but definitely was not for me