#2017 films

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

July: Blue Redux (+ Green Redux)

Tulip Fever / Alicia Vikander as Sophia Sandvoort

Most of the costumes in this movie are in earth tones or black, making Sophia's brilliant blue dress really stand out. The painter, Jan, tells her it's the color the Italian masters use to paint the Virgin Mary--because it's the most expensive pigment, brought from overseas. "Ultra-marine."

"Tulip fever" lasted (in real life) from 1634 to 1637, putting a pretty firm date on when the film is supposed to take place. Costumes for this movie were designed by Michael O'Connor, who also worked on The Duchess and the 2011 Jane Eyre.

#tulip fever #blue dresses #alicia vikander #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #period film #17th century #17th century costumes #17th century fashion #17th century style #1630s #1630s style #1630s fashion #2017 films #2017 movies #michael o'connor #blue dress #blue redux

[adamwatchesmovies]

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

How do you follow a film like John Wick? The 2014 ballet of violence was such a pleasant surprise because it took a plot that’s been done to death and revitalized it. That’s where John Wick: Chapter 2 finds its purpose: by expanding on the world at the characters within it to make what was familiar new.

Set about two weeks after the first film, everyone now knows that assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has come out of retirement. For crime boss Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio), this is the opportunity to collect a debt John owes him.

Like before, the stunt choreography is the reason to buy an admission ticket. By now we sort of know Wick’s preferred method of dispatching his enemies but it’s still plenty of fun to watch him efficiently and methodically take out anyone foolish enough to stand in his way. Director Chad Stahelski even throws in a couple of new tricks to make our jaws drop, like a scene in a bar that involves a pencil and not much else. There’s a particular death in that scene that’ll have you squirming, and you’ll love it.

If you think the only appeal is the violence, you're wrong. There are several points where the cinematography and staging are a wonder to behold. A climactic scene set in a hall of mirrors is a great example. Amazingly, cinematographer Dan Laustsen was able to shoot real people performing real stunts in this tiny enclosed space while keeping the cameras out of any reflections and making it look as good as it does. Oh, and shoot it in a way that’s easy to follow, which is the most impressive aspect.

So far, we’ve talked about what you’d expect from a John Wick film. What’s new? The side characters and large chunks of world-building. John is back in an environment he sought to escape. We caught a glimpse of it previously but now, writer Derek Kolstad gives us a good look. This world hiding in the shadows has its own politics, codes of conduct, currency, honor system and rules. Piecing how it all works is loads of fun because it makes so little sense it makes perfect sense. Countless assassins are hiding among us. The busker playing violin in the subway? They’re hiding a gun in their instrument and are ready to take someone out as soon as they get the call. Think that’s weird? Try wrapping your head around the secret society of killers disguised as vagrants! You have to believe these people spend most of their bullets taking each other out rather than high-ranking politicians who’ve made enemies, which actually makes the movie much more digestible than you’d expect. Like Sin City’s Marv said “I love hitmen. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad.” When these hired killers take each other out, they’re not people with jobs; they’re targets for John to take out. The secret society is so busy with itself that there's no room for police officers to respond or innocent civilians to get in the way/be taken hostage. Anyone and everyone has a gun hidden on their person. It’s so absurd it removes you from the weight of what all of these deaths would mean had this film been set in the real world.

John Wick: Chapter 2 (which is not going to be the last in the series) is not as surprising or fresh as the first but it makes up for it. Common, Ruby Rose, Laurence Fishburne and Claudia Gerini all play memorable characters with small but important roles. They join Lance Reddick, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane in the pool of actors who give the world a lot of personality. Once again, the fight scenes and gunplay are spectacular. It’s got more than a few brilliantly shot scenes, and its fast pace means the 122-minute running time flies by like nothing. If you liked the first, you'll want to see this one too. (March 26, 2022)

#John wick: Chapter 2 #John Wick #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Chad Stahelski #Derek Kolstad #Keanu Reeves #Laurence Fishburne #Ruby Rose #Riccardo Scamarcio #Common #Lance Reddick #Bridget Moynahan #John Leguizamo #Peter Stormare #Franco Nero #Ian McShane #2017 movies #2017 films

[rookie-critic]

One Cut of the Dead (2017, dir. Shinichiro Ueda) - review by Rookie-Critic

One Cut of the Dead got me. I can't say much more than that without ruining the fun for people who haven't seen it, and I want you to watch it. Even if you don't think you can handle horror or zombie movies, just stick with it and I promise you you're in for a good time, trust me. There's so much I want to say, but I literally can't without spoiling it, so I'll just let my score do the talking.

Score: 9/10

Currently available for streaming on Shudder.

#One Cut of the Dead #Shinichiro Ueda #Takayuki Hamatsu #Yuzuki Akiyama #Harumi Shuhama #film review #movie review #2017 films

[baeaisling]

#jonathan rhys meyers #jrm #the shadow effect #cam gigandet #2017 films #2017 movies

[ispyspookymansion]

#game of death 2017 insanely weird film and nary a gifset or tumblr post to be found in a quick search #kora.txt

[killingsboys]

6/31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN — The Babysitter (2017)

#the babysitter #the babysitter 2017 #thebabysitteredit #filmedit #moviegifs #horroredit #horrorgifs #horrorsource #dailyhorrorfilms #dailyhorrorgifs #userbabysitter #filmtvdaily #cinematv #dailyflicks #dailynetflix #** #mine.gif #gif #films #flashing gif #flashing tw #doh*

[greengableslover]

Period Drama Appreciation Week 2023 Day 7 ❥ Free Day│Period drama + Boating

'So the next evening when I was sitting on the Striped Rocks the oldest Twin came sailing over the sea in an enchanted boat and I got in her. The boat was all pearly and rainbowy, like the inside of the mussel shells, and her sail was like moonshine. Well, we sailed right across to the sunset.'

HOWARDS END (1992)

SANDITON (2019 - 2023)

A DANGEROUS METHOD (2011)

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (1985)

MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006)

BRIDGERTON (2020 - )

LITTLE WOMEN (2017)

#perioddramaweek2023 #perioddramaedit #filmedit #aoggedit #sanditonedit #bridgertonedit #tvedit #filmgifs #ceremonial #userbennet #userpavlova #userperioddrama #tusereliza #howards end #sanditon #a dangerous method #aogg #aogg 1985 #marie antoinette #bridgerton #little women 2017 #*compilation #*film #*

[horrorwomensource]

Samara Weaving as Melanie Cross • Mayhem (2017) dir. Joe Lynch

#mayhem #mayhemedit #horroredit #filmedit #samara weaving #sweavingedit #femalegifsource #femalecharacters #userladiesofcinema #userladiesblr #dailyflicks #horrorgifs #ours* #gif #films #mayhem (2017) #melanie cross #melaniecrossedit #by jamie

[velveys]

Robert Pattinson mugshots for Good Time (2017)

#robert pattinson #connie nikas #good time #film #2017 #2010s

[mediademon]

GOOD TIME (2017) dir. Josh & Benny Safdie

#good time #good time 2017 #goodtimeedit #i love this movie sm #benny safdie #robert pattinson #josh safdie #films #filmgifs #moviegifs #movieedit #filmedit #fyeahmovies #doyouevenfilm #dailyflicks #*mygifs #film diary #a24 #a24 films #a24 movies #userfilm #userlera #userbbelcher #userthing #userstream #userrobin #tusercourtney #userzil #usermandie

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

August: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 2 / Elizabeth Debicki as High Priestess Ayesha

Ayesha and her people, the Sovereign, only appear in a few short scenes in this film, but they are extremely memorable, and the visual design plays a large part in that effect. This gown was made mostly of leather.

The designer, Judianna Makovsky, had this to say in an interview: "I wanted it to have a very metallic and intricate feel. One of the things that James Gunn said is that 'everything in the world is gold.' But we didn't want it to look like Las Vegas. So it wasn't going to be sequin-sparkly, anything like that. But also, we wanted something that was quite sexy as well as being armor. We were also paying a bit of homage to Flash Gordon. Everybody seems to love Flash Gordon, so I wanted to keep it in that world.... We had two versions of skirt: one for sitting and one for standing. One that would fully tulip all the way around and one that was flatter in the back. So it was pretty either way."

Elizabeth Debicki also commented that the costume helped her to get in character: "The restrictions in a costume like that, the corset element of it, the severity of the angles of it and even the weight of it, completely informs how you move because you can' t do certain things in it, which then indicates the type of person you are. When you think of the logic of that character, you wonder why she wears something like that. But it's because she' s informing her people the type of queen she is. It completely changes your physicality, though. I didn' t really feel like Ayesha in a way until I put that dress on and then sat on that throne. Then I really knew what she was all about."

#guardians of the galaxy volume 2 #scifi costumes #elizabeth debicki #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #marvel costumes #guardians of the galaxy #2017 movies #2017 films #high priestess ayesha #gotg vol 2 #gotg2 #judianna makovsky #gotg #sovereign #ayesha

[adamwatchesmovies]

Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017)

I distinctly remember the 2004 release of Super Size Me. It shocked the world - despite telling us all what we already knew - and was released shortly before I started working at McDonald’s. As part of my training, I was told that if anyone asked us to “supersize” something, I should inform them that we no longer offered that option. If anyone wanted to shoot footage or requested an interview, I needed to call a superior immediately. Since then, I've seen many people looking for ways to discredit the experiment but the point remains: it made us think about what food we were eating, whether or not food as unhealthy as the one sold to us should be allowed and whether McDonald's might've had something to do with the health situation of those teens who tried to sue them. Since then, what’s changed?

Having noticed many differences in the way fast food chains brand themselves and their food, Morgan Spurlock decides to take on them on again, this time by launching a fully-transparent fast food restaurant.

As before, Supersize Me 2 isn’t really telling us anything we "don’t know" but it’s what we might've not thought of that’s surprising. Chickens have been specially bred to give us more meat faster than when they were first domesticated. How far has that breeding gone? Those rumors of four-winged and beakless birds are just rumors, aren’t they?

As Spurlock demonstrates, the food hasn't changed but the presentation has. Burger chains with fireplaces, lots of stonework, word collages and big inviting photos on the walls. It’s like walking into a completely different place and that's the idea. Food seems healthier through the use of color, photography, and word choice but it’s not like the menus have taken away the family buckets, the Whoppers, Big Macs, Baconators or Fillet-o’-Fish. New, greener items have been introduced but no one would call any of them “classics”.

In a way, the film does feel like Spurlock trying to find his way back into the spotlight. Though he’s had success since 2004, none have ever been as big as the movie that made him a name. The film acknowledges this. In fact, it’s the reason him opening a chicken restaurant would “work”; you know him. You associate his name with food and with an effort to be healthy. His presence also works with the film in other ways. He’s seen how bad this can get, what it can do to you. We believe his intentions are good, that he might even feel partially responsible for the trend of marketing bad food as "good for you". It’s an ongoing battle that I expect he will return to in the future. Someone else might take on the task someday but will they be as amiable and charismatic as Spurlock?

Although Supersize Me 2: Holy Chicken is a sobering experience, it is also a comedy and comedic sequels rarely measure up to their predecessors. You kind of go in knowing what to expect so you cannot be surprised the same way we were in 2004 - even when the film covers new facets of the industry. In a way, it wasn’t essential for this film to be made but then again, why not? Aren’t we still happily gobbling up unhealthy, deep-fried meals full of fats and sugars? Aren’t these big companies still using insidious tactics to make millions at our expense? In fact, why don’t more documentarians come back for “round two”, particularly when they make a splash big enough that their targets notice? (August 3, 2021)

#Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #supersize me #morgan spurlock #2017 movies #2017 films

[rookie-critic]

The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos) - review by Rookie-Critic

The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a deeply unsettling film about the repercussions of reckless actions and behavior and how those repercussions only deepen when we refuse to take responsibility for those actions. Lanthimos is an incredibly unique and strange director whose very cold and unfeeling style is sometimes hard to get a grasp on. I can't deny his talent, but sometimes his stories just don't stick the way he intends them to. I loved The Favourite, but I did not like The Lobster at all. Sacred Deer falls closer to the good side of things, in no small part thanks to a very fresh-faced Barry Keoghan, whose performance is the glaring bright spot of the movie.

Score: 8/10

Currently available for streaming on Paramount+ and Showtime.

#The Killing of a Sacred Deer #Yorgos Lanthimos #Colin Farrell #Barry Keoghan #Nicole Kidman #Raffey Cassidy #Sunny Suljic #Alicia Silverstone #film review #movie review #2017 films

[xxselenite]

To illustrate how weird this shot is (aka Mike and Eleven having a moment with Will very visible in the background):

I edited a few love triangles to add the other love interest in the shot when they're having a moment.

You can see that something's wrong, right? You can see that this third character should not be there if we want the scene to be romantic, right? And the producers know it too so there is a reason as to why Will is in the background EVERY TIME Mike and Eleven are together, RIGHT?

#my point is: #byler endgame #films in order of apparition: #twilight #the hunger games #it 2017 #never have i ever #byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things

[dragonboots10]

is your favourite coming-of-age movie IT 2017 or are you fine

#it 2017 #movies #film nerd #sophia lillis #wyatt oleff #finn wolfhard #jack dylan grazer #bill skarsgård #jaeden martell #chosen jacobs #jeremy ray taylor #reddie #stephen king #stephen king it #horror

[gayfic]

Disobedience (2017)

#disobedience #filmgifs #filmtv #moviegifs #film #lgbtq #movie #wlw #rachel weisz #rachel mcadams #sapphic #ronit x esti #disobedience 2017 #disobedience movie #film gifs