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re: One Battle After Another
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:20 pm to Gerry Laval
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:20 pm to Gerry Laval
Came across a reel the other day with some guy explaining how it is pretty much a loose retelling of Terminator 2- Judgement Day
-- Leo diCaprio character is like Sarah Connor/Linda Hamilton- parent from a fringe radical group
-- The black daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti) is like John Connor/Ed Furlong
-- Sean Penn is like the shapeshifting "new" Terminator T-1000.
-- Benicio Del Toro is a form of the protective Arnold Schwarzenegger /Terminator, protecting the kid.
Apparently he is not the only one who thinks so:
"One Battle After Another" Review
"One Rave After Another"
Others have pointed to an interview where Paul Thomas Andeson talked about his first day of film school, when a screenwriting professor told the class “if you’re here to write Terminator 2, just leave now.” And Anderson did do so, the next day.
-- Leo diCaprio character is like Sarah Connor/Linda Hamilton- parent from a fringe radical group
-- The black daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti) is like John Connor/Ed Furlong
-- Sean Penn is like the shapeshifting "new" Terminator T-1000.
-- Benicio Del Toro is a form of the protective Arnold Schwarzenegger /Terminator, protecting the kid.
Apparently he is not the only one who thinks so:
"One Battle After Another" Review
"One Rave After Another"
Others have pointed to an interview where Paul Thomas Andeson talked about his first day of film school, when a screenwriting professor told the class “if you’re here to write Terminator 2, just leave now.” And Anderson did do so, the next day.
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 5:30 pm
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Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:52 pm to BRich
Finally got a chance to watch this, everything with Leo was great, particularly with Leo and Benecio, who were both hilarious.
Surprised Perfidia got as much acclaim as she did, given her limited screen time, although her character’s presence is obviously felt throughout. Thought Deandra was just as impressive if not mire.
Willa was very very good, not sure how much that actress has done before this but she has a bright future for sure.
The Penn role was over the top, far too much time given to such a cartoonish character in a film filled with mostly interesting complex characters.
Fantastic chase scenes throughout, first the bank getaway, then Leo on the rooftops
, and finally the chase through the desert 
Most satisfying part to me was all time great protector Unkas from Last of the Mohicans rising from the grave to give another similarly understated and selfless performance 30 years later
Surprised Perfidia got as much acclaim as she did, given her limited screen time, although her character’s presence is obviously felt throughout. Thought Deandra was just as impressive if not mire.
Willa was very very good, not sure how much that actress has done before this but she has a bright future for sure.
The Penn role was over the top, far too much time given to such a cartoonish character in a film filled with mostly interesting complex characters.
Fantastic chase scenes throughout, first the bank getaway, then Leo on the rooftops
, and finally the chase through the desert Most satisfying part to me was all time great protector Unkas from Last of the Mohicans rising from the grave to give another similarly understated and selfless performance 30 years later
This post was edited on 1/14/26 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:43 pm to The Pirate King
quote:
Plus I hate Sean Penn
I hate him as well. I have always refused to watch anything he was in. For the longest time the only thing I had ever seen him in was Fast Times and only because I saw it before he or I were that interested in politics or what was going on in the world.
Then for some reason about a year ago, I watched Mystic River. As much as I hate to say it, Sean Penn is a hell of an actor. I have actually gone back and watched several of his movies specifically to see his acting. I still think he is one of the biggest idiots on the planet, but there is no denying his acting talents.
Posted on 1/14/26 at 8:48 pm to Kingshakabooboo
quote:stop letting politics ruin your views on anyone, both sides suck arse.
Then for some reason about a year ago, I watched Mystic River. As much as I hate to say it, Sean Penn is a hell of an actor. I have actually gone back and watched several of his movies specifically to see his acting. I still think he is one of the biggest idiots on the planet, but there is no denying his acting talents.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 10:31 am to TT9
quote:
stop letting politics ruin your views on anyone, both sides suck arse.
Sure, but supporting the Chavez regime is a tad little bit different than "both siding."
Posted on 1/16/26 at 7:08 pm to tylercsbn9
quote:
Some lol moments too like when Leo’s character is pissed he could only find nunchucks at the dojo
his best scene was falling off the roof and getting tazed. 
Posted on 1/16/26 at 7:47 pm to Gerry Laval
About 20 min in is all I could take. Glorifying left wing nut jobs just isn’t my cup of tea.
Posted on 1/17/26 at 11:59 pm to ATrillionaire
quote:
Believe it or not, Teyana Taylor is a sex symbol.
to who?
says who?
the TINY, minority of people who are desperately trying to FORCE-FEED this type of false propaganda?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 2:15 am to ZIGG
I don't know her so I looked her up.
The only decent pic I could find
The only decent pic I could find
Posted on 1/18/26 at 7:19 am to Saint Alfonzo
quote:
think she fits in the rare "exotic" category
Her dad must have been a G.I.
Posted on 1/18/26 at 11:33 am to ZIGG
quote:
to who?
says who?
the TINY, minority of people who are desperately trying to FORCE-FEED this type of false propaganda?
Are you really asking questions if you follow up with your own answers?
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:12 pm to HeadSlash
quote:
his best scene was falling off the roof and getting tazed.
I agree.
I thought it was awful. I don't understand PTA's obsession with Pynchon because he obviously doesn't get him. It's like if Tarantino started making movies based on DH Lawrence books or something.
OBAA bulldozed a lot of the nuance of the book, which is more about how the next generation can't truly understand that of their parents and how society moves on even if individuals can't.
The one thing that stood out to me about the movie is that this is supposed to be a leftist put down of fascism yet it uses immigration raids as props. There aren't any illegal immigrant characters. We don't get to know them, it's just kept in the background. That seems exploitative to me considering the intent.
Plus the Christmas cult was so painfully heavy handed, Pynchon would have never written anything like that. And for some reason the end of the movie turned into a Breaking Bad episode.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 1/18/26 at 12:19 pm to Diseasefreeforall
quote:
I thought it was awful. I don't understand PTA's obsession with Pynchon because he obviously doesn't get him.
PTA's adaptation of Inherent Vice was excellent. It was pretty true to the book and Joaquin was amazing as Doc Sportello. I've not read Vineland but from watching the movie I would think it was poorly adapted. I doubt any of the interracial love triangle nonsense was in the book.
This post was edited on 1/18/26 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 1/19/26 at 5:24 am to Gerry Laval
I liked it, great acting. Wasn’t what I was expecting at all. Pleasantly surprised
Posted on 1/19/26 at 11:23 am to Gerry Laval
terrible and turned off after 20 minutes
Posted on 1/19/26 at 11:56 am to Kingshakabooboo
quote:
I have actually gone back and watched several of his movies specifically
I hope you watched At Close Range, Bad Boys, and Carlito's Way. Those and Fast Times are my favorite movies of his.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:34 pm to cinemaguy23
quote:
Looks like glorification of left wing violence. Major pass
If people actually paid attention, both far “wings” were made fun of…
Posted on 1/21/26 at 1:54 am to TT9
quote:
stop letting politics ruin your views on anyone, both sides suck arse.
another "both sides are equally terrible" take
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