Ryan Coogler & Michael B. Jordan vampire film "Sinners"

[br82186]

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And you can add in that this was Mississippi 1932. A few years later, the myth of Robert Johnson's guitar skills from making a deal with the devil at the crossroads would occur. So I thought about that from the first scene when his dad was trying to get him to give up that "devil music". Until my grandmother died in 1995, she called anything that wasn't gospel "devil music"

I was gonna say that this movie is loosely based on that legend

 

[Adeptus Astartes]

Pretty good movie. 8/10 for me.

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The vampire metaphors for selling out and cultural homogenization were well done, as well as the "wages of sin is death" thing.

Loved the anachronism of the blues scene and how African and Asian music influenced the modern. There were standard horror movie cliches and bizarre rule breaking like having to be let back in after already being inside. I was really hoping Buddy Guy would be able to use his "magic music" to bring the brother and others lost back for Stack at the end. Kind of felt wasted given the vampire wanted him for that ability.

The final killing scene while fun was a little ridiculous and felt tacked on. I guess they had to find a way to kill the hero with a bang

Delroy Lindo and the new kid were awesome.

My wife was with me, and is an identical twin. She wishes MBJ had differentiated the brothers more. I agree. My wife and her sister are drastically different from one another.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

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You can add in that white folks will go against their own best interest to help one of their own that looks like them only to get screwed over hahaha. We see that with this presidency(though both candidates were bad). All Remmick had to do was offer those crackers some money(gold) and say the opposite race was after him and they accepted him as one of their own with no others questions asked. As one of my old professors used to tell me, "white women will hop off of the elevator with me and get on one with Jason(Voorhees)"

 

[Vandelay]

How soon before Josh Allen breaks off the engagement?

 

[patscorpio]

How soon before Josh Allen breaks off the engagement?

 

[FunkDoc1112]

So in a nutshell, this movie is about Democrats or "white liberals" being vampires? If the shoe fits

No wonder it's getting so much praise

The MLK white liberals quote was the first thing on my mind when the vampire explained everything

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Most fun I've had in a theater experience in a long time. That was pure cinema. Coogler packed a ton of world-building and character development into the beginning. I hate musicals, but every music break in this joint was an experience. The ending went full 80's action-movie sequence for a payoff.

My theater had a dope audience too. They were cheering at points, audibly tensing up at the horror scenes and pressure, and straight up clapping by the end. I haven't seen an audience that absorbed in an action movie since the MCU was at its peak. The way the audience cheered at one point took me back to Captain America picking up Thor's hammer.

But this joint also had messages on solidarity, history, and dealing with hatred mixed in. You can turn off you brain and watch it, or dive about as deep as you want with it. That's a serious accomplishment for a blockbuster. I hope we get to revisit this world that Coogler created...maybe get a spinoff about the Choctaw.

Yup, both theaters I had were dope, especially the second. The first one was in more of a black theater and that was fukkery IMAX I just got back from, crowd was cheering and applauding too

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Now I know I did not just see a stupid ass nikka citing ChatGPT in this thread

 

[Lurking Class Hero]

First time I've genuinely been impressed by MBJs acting.

 

[Left.A1]

Ummmm did I just watch the same movie that everyone else is ranting and raving about because.….. Yeah.…this shyt was just 2 hours of unmoving.…boring.…mid

Why is this called a horror movie with these hair band heavy metal rifts during the action scenes

WTF was that we are the world segment in the juke spot.…


WTF was this shyt lol.…all I can say is shots out to a real Oakland nikka like RC hustling people into getting the PR train behind it...cus...yikes

 

[Mister_DoItNice]

Caught this yesterday. My girl bought the tickets because she really wanted to see it. I LOVED this movie. Every single bit of it man. The music was fantastic. Gotta see it again to support.

MBJ killed it. He really made Smoke and Stack feel very distinct from one another. It didn’t take long for me to stop thinking about the reality that this was one person playing two different characters.

Homie that played Preacher Boy did his thing. For this to be his first movie, I’m truly impressed. He communicates so much without speaking and that’s something that even some seasoned actors aren’t able to do effectively.

And the shorty that played Pearline… skin was glistening.



Had to make sure my whole demeanor didn’t change up when she was on screen.

 

[Jaguar93]

Hopefully this movie breaks even

 

[Rapmastermind]

There will be "Think Pieces" and "Breakdowns" of this film for many years to come. Ryan did a great job with the layers of this film. If you think about it, the "Vampires" were a metaphor for our experience in this Country. How our culture has been sucked dry by other people. Also it's true that our music has always had a spiritual component, that's why it's called "Blues, Soul". As for the box office, there are reports it may make the same money as last weekend which is unheard of for an R-Rated film, especially a "Hard R" like this with sex and violence. It took down "Minecraft" last week which nobody expected. This week "Revenge of the Sith' is back in theaters and smashing it (This movie was better than every Disney film, it's not even close). Also Ben Affleck just dropped "Accountant 2". The fact that a movie like this is winning is huge. It's on pace to the biggest original domestic film since "Gravity" 12 years ago. It's also on pace to be one of the biggest horror films of all time in the US.

• It (2017): $327.5 million.
• The Sixth Sense (1999): $293.5 million.
• Jaws (1975): $260 million.
• The Exorcist (1973): $232.9 million.
• It: Chapter Two (2019): $195.7 million.

At this pace it could finish in the Top 5 or sure.

 

[Deltron]

I just saw this.

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1.5 hours until a glimpse of the premise of the movie ain’t it. The setup was entirely too long. I don’t need any juke joint full musicals, Irish hymns with river dancing, full folk songs and all that shyt. Just give me a concise, direct vampire movie with a different and interesting premise like I thought this movie had. Something tight and to the point like Get Out. The only thing that kept me there was the outstanding performance by Mike B. However the part starting from when the evil cac took the kkk crakas until the end was excellent. I’m glad yall enjoyed the layers to this movie, but sadly a one time watch for me. Even had a couple of folks walk out in my theater.

i'm the opposite. loved the world building

 

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Now I know I did not just see a stupid ass nikka citing ChatGPT in this thread

@ChatGPT