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I don’t think you realize how elitist that sounds although you wanted it be seem young and cool, up-to-date, and modern. That is ironic because on other boards I have been on, the “current films are the best, old films are b&w, dumb and boring” threads would also call classic film lovers “elitists” – classic being (for me) 1964 and earlier with 1965 to 1969 being a transition period. I would always reply that people who watch a lot of classic movies (me included) also enjoy new films, films across all eras and cultures. It is the “new movies are the only good ones,” that is, carving out a narrow band of watchable kinds, is the very definition of “elitist” and, as I think most would agree, snooty elitist are so unsufferable. Don’t be a snooty elitist.
It is a pretty bad movie with, for me, one revelation. I have never been keen on Ryan Gosling and have believed that he, with his blank expression, is a big recipient of the Kuleshov Effect (look it up). But he is quite funny in The Nice Guys making me think that his forte is comedy, not drama. Otherwise, getting laughs out of people being killed is not my idea of fun.
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