Movie hawt take
Watched Heat again last night, and I came away once again with the same impression I've had after the other ten times or so I've watched it: If there's a better crime movie, I haven't seen it. Acting/writing is top notch (Dennis Haysbert, the Allstate guy, is super underrated in his small role here), it's technically brilliant (this was film and not digital, so not sure if Michael Mann was already doing his high shutter angle filming at this point, but most of the movie takes place at night and looks perfect), and pacing is a slow burn that pays off if you stay with it. Also, it's not just a movie in which "stuff happens, then it ends." Characters are well developed, there's an excellent narrative arc, an amazing amount of underlying tension throughout the second half, and there's a theme of the interconnectedness of the "good guy" and the "bad guy" and the blurred lines between.
The Godfather can't carry Heat's jock strap. Fight me.
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I don’t know if Sopranos can get past Southpark.
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Heat is my favorite movie of all time. It’s a masterpiece.
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Southpark is a goddamn buzzsaw. Champ.YellowSnow said:I don’t know if Sopranos can get past Southpark.
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You know I love you all (not in a gay way...most of the time) but let's be clear, this is a popularity contest among the shows put on the ballot.
There's no fucking way South Park is the best television show of all time by any 'normal' metric or learned critics.
Sopranos probably isn't either.
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I was very clear in the tournament disclaimer on this point.PurpleThrobber said:You know I love you all (not in a gay way...most of the time) but let's be clear, this is a popularity contest among the shows put on the ballot.
There's no fucking way South Park is the best television show of all time by any 'normal' metric or learned critics.
Sopranos probably isn't either. -
Then we good.YellowSnow said:
I was very clear in the tournament disclaimer on this point.PurpleThrobber said:You know I love you all (not in a gay way...most of the time) but let's be clear, this is a popularity contest among the shows put on the ballot.
There's no fucking way South Park is the best television show of all time by any 'normal' metric or learned critics.
Sopranos probably isn't either.
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@Tequilla was the country tournament Czar with some input from me and @Swaye . Point your chubby purple fingers elsewherePurpleThrobber said:
Then we good.YellowSnow said:
I was very clear in the tournament disclaimer on this point.PurpleThrobber said:You know I love you all (not in a gay way...most of the time) but let's be clear, this is a popularity contest among the shows put on the ballot.
There's no fucking way South Park is the best television show of all time by any 'normal' metric or learned critics.
Sopranos probably isn't either.
Lady Antebellum good -
What's a "normal" metric? I can think of several.PurpleThrobber said:You know I love you all (not in a gay way...most of the time) but let's be clear, this is a popularity contest among the shows put on the ballot.
There's no fucking way South Park is the best television show of all time by any 'normal' metric or learned critics.
Sopranos probably isn't either. -
I'm glad you posted this because I've never seen Heat...will definitely watch it now.
That said, I have rewatched Scarface and I could describe it the exact same way - amazing in every respect...including the sensational 80s digital keyboard music soundtrack. It is worth a re-watch if you ever happen to find yourself stuck inside for an extended period of time. -
Heats boring
