One Battle After Another - Page 3

osidak · 12-23-2025, 07:03 AM

got about 35-40 minutes in and bailed - didn't hold my interest and Sean Penn's acting was painful

Steve Carlton · 12-23-2025, 07:37 AM

I thought it was brilliant. A dark comedy send up of the radical left and right, timely on the right side. It reminded me of the People's Liberation Army on the left side and ICE and extremists on the right. All this with a heavy dose of craziness mixed in, and some top notch action and suspense. Sean Penn's over the top characterization of Lockjaw was what I liked best about it. I can't even process it all- need to watch it again right away. It streams on HBO Max for free.

3rd_gear_Ted · 3rd_gear_Ted's Garage

Lots of layers to this movie.
The up & down chase scene in the Anza Borrego Desert where the daughter has her life path realization is like a Alfred Hitchcock scene.

The way the underground folks are embedded in their government administration roles and their constant secretive help they give Leo and his daughter is good stuff that catches you off guard every time.

The use of older technology is a lesson in urban warfare, duly noted.

Commander Lockjaw is my next Halloween costume, his desire for a Christian nationalist secret society recognition and the reason for his demise is sinister stuff just dripping with irony.

Steve Carlton · 12-23-2025, 02:06 PM

This is excellent, but I'd watch the movie first.

speeder · speeder's Garage

I loved it but then I'm a bleeding heart liberal. My buddy Don Moffett, who's even more of a libsquirrel than me, plays one of the super fascists in the room at the end of the hallway and he's scary good in it!!

He was also in Bosch, (playing the "car czar" running for mayor against Chief Irvin), and just about everything else on earth. Great guy.

NY65912 · 12-24-2025, 12:15 PM

It's....... good

Not a masterpiece as some have described it.

Too long. Seemed like a 2 part movie.

Too angry for me

cantdrv55 · 12-25-2025, 12:20 AM

Saw half of it then turned on to something else. Sean Penn is a great actor but he’s over the top in this one. Kind of ruined it for me.

Steve Carlton · 12-25-2025, 10:43 AM

Sean being over the top is a big part of what made the movie for me. He's a cartoon parody caricature of what a right wing extremist could be, just like Perfidia Beverly Hills and Junglepussy were to the leftist revolutionaries. The whole movie reminded me of the Coen brothers' creations.

If you only saw half, you missed some great stuff, including one of the best chase scenes ever, filmed in the "River of Hills" roads in southern CA. Don't watch this video if you plan on watching the movie!

speeder · speeder's Garage

And of course, a Charger and a Mustang!

This one was made specifically for watching in a theatre, not sure how great it would be on a small screen. Then again, some people have amazing home theaters.

Shaun @ Tru6 · Yesterday, 06:05 AM

^^^ I'm unique in my passion for movies so I wouldn't want to see OBAA in anything but IMAX. This applies to so many movies especially of course anything done in 70mm/IMAX like Dunkirk. I had the "misfortune" of seeing it a third time on a normal screen and it wasn't the same movie.

Bob Kontak · Bob Kontak's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevej37

RT rates it as 85% for the movie goers....so most people will enjoy it.

IMDB is 7.9 so same.

Does that mean six seven that they are close? I'm older.

stevej37 · Yesterday, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Kontak

IMDB is 7.9 so same.

Does that mean six seven that they are close? I'm older.

I had to Google 6/7....I'm older yet.

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Steve Carlton · Yesterday, 08:12 AM

PTA has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards and taken home none so far. I think he's overdue and will win several for this movie. I'm most rooting for Sean, although he's already won 2 out of 5. I suspect that some who don't like it are offended by the politics, but I don't think the movie is political, except to parody both extremes for their absurdity.

I only saw it at home, but I have a nice OLED, so it looks great. It was also filmed in Vistavision, which helps a lot. IMAX is good when I need that extra push over the cliff and need to go to eleven. I'm going to see The Odyssey on IMAX.

I watched The Master last night due to it's high regard and was disappointed. It was nice to see Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix do what they do best, though. I don't remember being wowed by Boogie Nights, but may catch it again. There Will Be Blood is a masterpiece in my mind. Paul Thomas Anderson is a terrific filmmaker, who oddly hasn't made much money for the studios, even though his movies have been expensive to make. He's broken through to the level where he can make what he wants, and that's a good thing.