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846 sats \ 10 comments \ @k00b 16 Oct movies
This is a top 10 movie for me. It was so much of it's own thing - a sort of dark comedy revenge thriller, before revenge thrillers were overdone, with the perfect amount of implausibility. I remember being really moved by it at the time. It also marked Nicolas Cage's redemption as an actor mirroring the redemption of the protagonist, Robin (for me at least). It starts out incredibly slow before it punches you in face.
The writer and director Michael Sarnoski went on to write and direct the Quiet Place spin-off/prequel which I haven't seen yet.
I wrote all of this to share a clip of my favorite scene which I like to watch from time to time:
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188 sats \ 2 replies \ @SimpleStacker 17 Oct
I love this scene, and the movie as a whole too.
Is it really a revenge thriller though? The trailers made it seem like one, but it's really more just like a straight up character drama, imo.
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20 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 17 Oct
I don't recall exactly tbh. My memory is it had revenge thriller moments, but perhaps few enough to escape the genre.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 17 Oct
Hmm, can't remember either. Maybe it's time to watch it again :)
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181 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 17 Oct
This is such a great scene and so true on a deep level.
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134 sats \ 0 replies \ @cascdr 17 Oct
first Nicolas Cage next Brendan Fraser.
Batgirl getting cancelled was a major blow but i believe in you Brendan. #brenaissance
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13 sats \ 0 replies \ @lrm_btc 17 Oct
Nic Cage is underrated, I love him.
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13 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheWildHustle 17 Oct
Saw it a while back, really liked it. Should watch it again.
Have you seen Parasite? https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 17 Oct
I did. Really enjoyed that one too.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DarthCoin 17 Oct
Excellent movie! Nicolas Cage can still offer good roles and action.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @didiplaywell 16 Oct
1998 movie "Dark City"
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