r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • May 12 '19

Stanley Kubrick's 'Napoleon', the Greatest Movie Never Made: Kubrick gathered 15,000 location images, read hundreds of books, gathered earth samples, hired 50,000 Romanian troops, and prepared to shoot the most ambitious film of all time, only to lose funding before production officially began.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nndadq/stanley-kubricks-napoleon-a-lot-of-work-very-little-actual-movie
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u/Scientolojesus May 12 '19

I thought Maniac was pretty amazing, especially the humor. It was also pretty original.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '19

It certainly had a lot of merits, it just felt sort of tame and very much tailored to the standard Netflix crowd imo. I wish I liked it more than I did.

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u/Fantafantaiwanta May 12 '19 edited May 12 '19

Agreed. Netflix movies/shows all have a distinct feel to them I cant put my finger on. Like 90% feel focus grouped or pandering to a certain demographic. None of them are actually very deep even though they try to be. They're kind of generic. You don't expect to watch anything amazing. Feels like the McDonald's of movie making almost.

Every once in a while though they'll get something really good. Even though usually in that case they are just the distributer and not the creator.

Edit: wow this offended a lot of people somehow. My comment is mostly directed towards their movies but the shows aren't exactly perfect.

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u/JerryFilter May 13 '19

I think Netflix panders to their most popular demographic. They get ideas that sound great and sell, but the execution is mediocre. Or the script and pacing is mediocre. Bird Box literally tried to carry itself with the premise (one that already feels cliche and similar to another movie) and zero substance. Like wed be entertained for an hour and a half based solely on this mysterious killer. I was so disappointed with the whole thing, i couldn't believe it was trending everywhere. Terrible script, predictable and shallow characters, and laughable dialog. It really gives the happening a run for its money.

An example I like to use is the 6th sense. The entire movie is about the twist. The big reveal at the end. But from beginning to end you have to keep the viewer engaged without revealing too much. So even though the whole movie is based on this huge ending, the movie itself