Overtly maximalist and teetering on the edge of being comical… and somehow it all works for me? I dunno, this realistically shouldn’t be rated as high as this, but I think I love this franchise too much to care how insane this movie gets. I know everyone is mentioning the submarine and biplane sequence, but there’s two fight scenes that intercut with each other around the midpoint of the film that I adore just as much.
"There it is, that's a straw, you see? Watch it. Now, my straw reaches acroooooooss the room and starts to drink your milkshake. I... drink... your... milkshake!"
I’ve been letting this marinate a bit since last night, and honestly has maybe even grown on me just a tad. Combines so many different genres and reaches corners in storytelling that I’ve rarely ever seen before. Everyone and everything captures the era this film was set in beautifully, and don’t even get me started with the music. I’m not the biggest fan of the final act or so, but overall had a blast, it’s hard to complain.
That 60 second sequence of Anakin and Pé looking out their sky-rises, separated by miles of futuristic infrastructure and the Coruscant sunset horizons has got to be one of the best scenes from this whole saga. A sci-fi, epic tragedy in every sense of those words.
Pé Amidala is top 5 finest females in all of cinema, i’m locked tf in though
"Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us... horribly."
What a way to kick off the year! Huge fan of everything Eggers’ has done so far (haven’t see The VVitch yet), his visceral, historic but masterfully helmed approach to film-making is something that will definitely cement him into one of the greats if he continues.
Nosferatu takes him down that path a step further. While it is my least favourite of his so far, this is Eggers just completely taking over and being Eggers. With a story for the…
"It's over, pal. It was over the minute I met you."
"You don't know shit about me!"
Much better than I expected. Carry-On definitely delivers on the action and tense/thrilling moments throughout the entire film. It has an engaging story, well-paced, great dialogue, and sick cinematography. Thought the cast and performances were excellent all around. The chemistry between Egerton and Carson is on point, and the back & forth between Egerton and Bateman was super fun. Overall a solid airport thriller, and one of Netflix's 2024 best!
"Ain't it time we get ourselves some goddamn respect?"