SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6itxdt wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:20 PM

Reply to comment by Sammyd1108 in I just finally watched Bone Tomahawk last night by utopiandiorama

I think you view Zahler much lower than he is. I’d take Concrete over any Tarantino film besides Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds and Jackie Brown

And Concrete is his best film. The best written and most intricately structured one. Bone Tomahawk is his worst

Sammyd1108 t1_j6iu81q wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:21 PM

That’s wild to me, but everyone has their own opinions. I’d rather watch any Tarantino film than DAC any day of the week.

Concrete is a pretty slow movie honestly. I feel like his movies have dipped in quality with each one he’s released.

SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6iuqz5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:25 PM

I don’t mind slow. Plenty of my favorite movies oat are slow. Silence is maybe top 3 Scorsese for me and it’s one of his slowest films as well.

Concrete is slow but it’s packed with substance and incredible dialogue and character moments. I don’t think another writer/filmmaker has crafted such a great world in the crime genre as Zahler since arguably Michael Mann did for Miami Vice.

Sammyd1108 t1_j6ivv2u wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Slow doesn’t bother me at all, Terrence Malik is one of my favorite filmmakers, but I guess I just didn’t see what you saw in Dragged Across Concrete.

I love crime movies, but that one didn’t do anything for me. All of his movies have had a B movie feel to them, and I feel like that worked great with Bone Tomahawk since it was partly a horror film, but it doesn’t work as well with crime films.

Silence is such a good movie though, but I have no desire to ever watch it again, lol. Actually it’s similar to Malik’s most recent film. They’re both great, but because of how long and the subject matter, I don’t feel the need to watch them again.

SwimmingLaddersWings t1_j6j8uxt wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:52 PM

I got nothing against B movies. Shit Terrifier 2 was better than any of the acclaimed horror movies last year like Barbarian or Smile. I don’t mind Zahler having that B movie quality because his writing and worldbuilding is better than practically any studio director working today.

And I love Malick as well, particularly his 2000s era. The new world and Thin Red Line are two of my favorite movies oat. I don’t mind rewatching slower and longer movies but in general I’m not much into rewatching movies like I used to. There’s just so much new stuff to always watch.