SNOWPIERCER, a (mostly) English-language film by Bong Joon-ho (Memories of Murder, The Host, Mother) starring Tilda Swinton, Song Kang-ho and some other people

Bong's sense for maneuvering actors in tight, tense spaces remains intact; for me, the problem was the enervated pace. It felt like Bong was carrying the damn train on his shoulder.

Now that I have acclimated to this film's failings, wonder if I would enjoy it more on a second viewing.

yeah, i think part of my disappointment was simply that some of the early raves were so outsized... and given bong's previous films, i had even higher expectations. but i'm not inclined to watch it again. too much to see, too little time, etc.

liked the schoolroom and the sushi bar and, uh...

it was pretty bad for a film with a lot of good ideas.

otm

dunno I really dug this, Evans's bland everybro blankness worked for the role imo, jarred nicely with the outrageous dialogue mentioned above. the Alison Pill sequence is a great corrective to her role on The Newsroom fwiw, nice to imagine the ACN staff on the other end of that Uzi

security technician guy being the actual protagonist is a little underplayed, until it's overplayed

tilda swinton was so bad in this, though not sure how much it was her fault when everyone else's acting was completely all over the place. bad despite good ideas would be my most generous assessment.

just thinking about this film bums me out. i hope dude has another film out soon so's i can see if this was a fluke

exactly the kind of geek shit i expected. laborious.

In retrospect, it had its moments, but yeah, sitting through the whole darned thing.

This guy, who often has interesting things to say, ate it up: http://mumpsimus.blogspot.com/2014/07/snowpiercer-total-cinema.html

Well, this was awful.

ly great

you ppl who are Bong fans, he is a "fellow" at this place in Pleasantville, NY, and will be doing Q&As after 3 of his films this week and next:

http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/films/film-series/detail/82997

http://s32.postimg.org/nhriuzpv9/The_Snowpiercer_01.jpg

saw okja last night, imo jake gyllenhaal researched his role by inhaling a mountain of cocaine

Saw Memories of Murder tonight. Mention of Zodiac in the promo blurb got me to drive the hour into Waterloo, and for sure, you can see the influence of Joon-ho's film plainly. I don't think it's nearly as good as Zodiac--a lot of shouting--but I did like it better than Parastite.

Anyone watching the show? Once you accept the goofiness of the premise and the variable acting it's a great time. The not entirely unpredictable end of season 1 twist was pulled off with gusto.

I’m still watching the tv show!

I’m interested in where this new arc from the last couple episodes is going.

I'm not sure we need the introduction of mystical visions 3 seasons in, but I'm still enjoying the hell out of this.

Really intrigued where they're going now that they've been renewed for a 4th season.

the mystical vision thing is kind of evolving plot point!