Quickie: Baby Driver
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I love the fact that everything is edited to beat of the music. I always loved that in movie trailers
your cat dude, the entire MOVIE is edited that way
+Jaxson Productions I think he knows that. I think he was saying "that shit's rad just in trailers. A whole movie out of that would be great!"
your cat same
Yup. Just more evidence that the director really put lots of effort into their movie
GLeeM I dream of being a director, and if I ever make a movie is gon be like that. That shit so smooth
Agent - "Ok Kevin, this movie is about this young handsome guy that"
Kevin Spacey - "I'm in"
I fucking love watching Kevin Spacey novies since you can make pedophile jokes the whole time.
I was expecting Adam to say, "This is the greatest movie of all time. It's literally the best movie that I have ever seen. So I'm giving it a 6 out of 10."
I always got the impression that Bats was full of himself and that was the point of his character. Baby has things to worry about but Bats is a self-important child that says he's crazy.
av4d that’s what I was thinking as well, he thinks that being unstable and crazy is a cool thing so he puts on an act.
I agree, imo the character was done well
He's got a lot of enemies.
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It wasn't no easy grab. They got T!
Oh Bother Gold XD
Oh Bother I see you are a man of culture aswell! Only true cinema critics like black taken
YMS Quickie Quality Guide
Less than 5 minutes = Good or OK
More than 5 minutes = Shite
Spelling Quality Guide:
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PipePanic Studios You missed one:
Over four hours of related content drip fed to us over the course of two years = absolutely amazing
Guess that means Synecdoche: New York is a new breed of terrible
The walking dead would like a word...
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People who are surprised that its a 9.
Have you ever seen an Edgar Wright film?
Shotana Studios That's why people are surprised. Compared to the Cornetto trilogy or Scott Pilgrim, it's underwhelming. As an exercise in great direction, craft, editing and style, it's great. Just a bit underdeveloped narratively and character-wise.
underdeveloped?
Just like his other films, all the character and narrative cues are hidden amongst the background. You should watch it again.
Shotana Studios i love edgar wright. I however fucking hate this garbage movie. Kevin and jamie saved it for me but its a boring cringe worthy movie. With only 3 action scenes worth sitting through.
Blood0cean
How was it boring can you elaborate?
Honestly, Ansel Elgort and Lily James could both have taken a point off the score in my opinion. Elgort simply for not living up to the potential of the character, and for not having the slightest bit of rhythm in his body, and James mostly for her character being a tired rehash of the manic pixie dream girl with an exceptional cluelessness and a total lack of agency thrown in for good measure. Both characters came out either annoying or cringey to me, and with how well the rest of the movie sets them up to be great characters, that annoyed me to no end.
Other than that, Wright is still lightyears ahead of the vast majority of Hollywood, and while I'd give this an 8/10 as an Edgar Wright film, it's basically an 11/10 in the context of Hollywood. Keeping in mind that basically any current franchise in Hollywood barring Planet of the Apes have consistently scored lower than 5 in that context.
Is there an actual baby driving?
Underrated yes
Underrated, teen - young adult
Underrated
Obviously
The only time I've heard the term "baby driver" is from Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water album. I hope the song is on the soundtrack.
Can confirm
You give DAMN. a 7/10, but a baby driver a 9/10?
Is DAMN a movie or an album?
When did he review DAMN?
Why are you surprised? This film is great in every aspect.
Chaz's Dungeon Wasn't a serious comment.
unknown unknown It's a movie starring Kendrick Lamar
Im trying to sleep what the fuck
I wanted to see this movie but at the ticket stand I accidentally asked for a ticket for the Boss Baby instead of this. It took me a hour and a half to realize I was watching a different movie.
fuck
CompleteGarbage Imao
Damn, I wanted a ticket for The Boss Baby and ended up watching this instead.
CompleteGarbage RIP this guy
You a fucking idiot?
A fucking 9 out of 10?! God damn if you of all people say that, it must be good
Cadger Christmas Light Show Its freaking Edgar Wright! The man is a genius.
Cadger Christmas Light Show It's definitely a great movie. Edgar Wright's style of directing is so clean-cut and concise. The concept behind the whole music thing is very cool and was executed well. My only issue was the romance within the film, it was lacking.
It's brilliant. Go see it.
Cadger Christmas Light Show the movie is excellent, dude! You gotta see it!
it was ok
After I watched the movie I realized Jamie Foxx only wears red. He's supposed to be the main antagonistic force due his "insanity" but he dies early in Act 3. He's the Red Herring.
My biggest problem with the film is that the beginning is TOO good. It starts at an 11 then dies down a bit and never really returns with the same energy.
Sounds like UP.
Well that's good, films are supposed to start good to get your attention.
SaberWulf Gaming but that beginning between the heist followed by a 3 minute one shot that follows Baby to get coffee sets the movie at a crazy high standard
exactly what I thought
Jerod Bork I thought the diner scene was just as good, (the one with buddy towards the end)
Wow a 9
Didn't really expect that
i thought it would be 7 or 8
Teguh Tarigan Unexpectable as a movie itself
Well what do you expect from a film this great? The rating is judged from every aspect of the film. And they were all great.
his 9 out of 10 is a 'star wars rating' . As the months go on scores become more realistic
Teguh Tarigan I'm surprised as well because even though I LOVED it, this is YMS we are talking about and some of the characters were pretty underwritten so
I don't know what do you mean by Star Wars Rating...
if he's already post a video saying what the rating
i don't think he'll change his mind and the video too
Being someone from England and has grown up watching Edgar Wright's movies and TV shows, I'm so happy that he is getting the recognition he so rightly deserves, I know Scott Pilgrim vs The World is a cult classic, but I do feel it was overlooked on release, so I'm really happy to see his Baby Driver get a lot more publicity. Edgar Wright is one of my absolute favourite writers and directors, his style is so unique. His style of comedy (especially in The Cornetto Trilogy) is made better by his excellent editing and sound design. I'm so looking forward to future projects of his.
So does this count as a musical?
The best musical
More like a music video than a musical
Not really, most movies have soundtracks
Artur Araújo very few films integrate soundtracks into the film that it directly dictates the flow and narrative of the film
The characters don't sing their dialogue to each other.
Adum it would be amazing if you did a video on eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
It was on his favorite movie list
Yashasvi Yes i know but i want like an analysis on the movie, Like how he did with Synecdoche, New York
lilacfortune so i need to wait until 2104
YES! And possibly an explanation for why every fucking person on dating sites HAS to list it as a "favorite movie." Ugh.
That's my favorite movie. In my opinion, it takes everything that can be done with a movie and utilizes them to the fullest extent. Great characters, a great story, great visual effects, and great sound mixing.
kr1t1kal: acting was stellar, especially jamie foxx
yms: acting was stellar, except for jamie foxx
the cr1tikal guy is a dumbass who has one joke that he's drawn out for years. Same with Adam, but he's right
Corncob Johnson real noe
@@corncobjohnsonreal what's the one joke he's drawn out for years?
@@cheekybananaboy3361 board walk burgers? More like bored walk burgers! Because the burgers arent having any fun (im sorry i just had to)
@@corncobjohnsonreal you are just mean let him have his opinion its all you have aswell.
Holy shit I expected you to give it an 8 but a 9?! Damn that's neat
- Sees review: no initial idea about this movie at all
- Realizes it is directed by Edgar Wright and YMS gave it a 9/10
- Immediately goes to see it in theaters
- Holy shit this was an amazing movie I am so glad you posted a Quickie about this!
I can't afford tickets or Netflix so I just watch moive reviews.
Jenna Blue Jay -themeepqueen until decent quality versions of the movie are online. I relate
There are so many stream sites out there where you can watch it for free. Just get uBlock Origin.
Jenna Blue Jay -themeepqueen fucking bum.
you're so kind
where do you live, I invite you in
I just noticed that girl who played Cinderella in the live action reboot is in this film
Barney TheDinosaur she's actually pretty good. she was in Downton Abbey first and a few of their actors went on to other bigger things. like Dan Stevens.
Chloe Duffy She was also great in War and Peace
She was the worst actor in the movie. Though to be fair, her lines weren't the best and her character wasn't really developed.
The rest of the cast/characters were great though.
After this movie I got a speeding ticket. Worth it.
what song was playing?
Done Messed up A-A-Ron !!! literally just happened to my friend and I. he wasn't paying attention. kind of soured the whole night lol
Done Messed up A-A-Ron !!! I
Was he slow?
GhostFOx of Razgriz slow means retarded was he slow??
Woah 9/10 guess i'll have to check this film out.
You fucking need to, Edgar Wright needs fucking money. Every film he makes is near perfect, however they do poorly at the box office. We need to prove to Hollywood that great director's make money.
Preach it boiiiii
UncleSkeeter Worth it. so many worth it
I thought this movie came out in the 90s.
2:09
"There's only really two very specific moments in the film that kind of bothered me: one was in the diner and one was near the end of the film, and anybody who's seen the movie probably already knows exactly what I'm talking about."
I've just finished seeing the movie and I have no idea what he's talking about.
I am very late but still I believe to know what he means. In the diner when Buddy? I think he was called just showed in the diner unscaved or how Bats just tried to rob the diner for no apparent reason could be both that I don't know. And towards the end the character of Kevin Spacey does a quick 180 with his personality and dies a bit weirdly. Seeing as he would have probably died anyway it is a bit weird for this criminal mastermind to be ambushed and then killed by three cops who realistically should have been dead anyway.
@@michawkwalter4205 yeah i also think he was talking about the spacey character. Especially since earlier he was willing to kill or hurt baby if he did not agree to the job. And the other moment im also not sure
This was the most consistently enjoyable film I've seen in theaters since "Kingsman"
I watched it opening night in a theater that had a full surround system and even the chairs moved to the rhythm music. It was amazing and really heightened my immersion into the film.
You gave this a 9 but DAMN. a 7???
Griffin Potato dude, just stop
It derserved it tho
Griffin Potato movethany suckstano
"Genral *points* of action."
*Shows visual of a character pointing*
Why am I up at 3:51 AM expecting this to solve my crippling depression oh wait it did
carterlacy you should also try an enema
I think this comment is better suited to a red letter media vid
Holy shit I just read this comment at 3 51 am
Wow I read this at 3:53 while in the same boat
Love the Quickie series, it's nice to see that much thought out into a video so short.
"when they try to make a point"
*shows on screen him pointing*
Nice
I thought Jon Bernthal would have been in it more.
I seriously wish yms made more content, he is great
High praise. Was already looking forward to it, now I feel like I've got an ace for the weekend.
baby driver 2: deja vu
D E J A V U I ' V E J U S T B E E N I N T H I S P L A C E B E F O R E
ThePolarclaw Edgar Wright doesn't like doing sequels
ThePolarclaw G A S G A S G A S
Baby Driver 2: The Boss Driver
ThePolarclaw God damn it.... how did I know there was gonna be an Initial D reference somewhere in the comments.
I loved this movie. Probably gonna be my favorite of the year, even over Get Out. Mainly because, as someone with deaf parents, it hit home to me with the relationship between Baby and his foster father, who is actually a deaf actor, and even without the subtitles I knew what they were saying to each other. It made the movie more emotional to me and my brother than it already kinda was.
Everything else, I basically agree with you. Phenomenal movie that's absolutely worth seeing.
Jamie Foxx was the worst in this?
I'm pretty sure he was just an awful person who was looking for excuses to be horrible, not actually damaged. I thought it was summed up pretty damn well when Spacey called him Leon, instead of Bats. He knew he was a poser.
When someone asked him if they met before and he said that if they did, the guy would be dead pretty much solidified that for me.
Exactly. Dude was full of bullshit.
At Least he was the first of the main cast to die and in the second most brutal way.
you give me the 1 AM comfort I need before I go in for a long overdue doctor visit for... issues
I love hearing you speak about stuff.
yes.
a NINE!? where's the real Adam
You do know it's possible that good, enjoyable movies exist right?
Tayden Overton His channel name is YourMovieSucksDOTorg. He’s supposed to be negative. He usually rates really good movies around a 7 or 8 out of 10. It’s really unusual that he rates one higher than 8.
You should know this.
He's having a date with edgar wright , i think he is in love with his movies . I went in this movie expecting to be a mind-blowing movie , after watching it , i think its worth a 6 at best .
One flaw with the movie: there’s no baby driving
Baby driver, for me, was the best film I've seen all year.
Awesome flick. Just came back from seeing it. Amazing soundtrack and great dialogues. Wright rarely disapoints.
Reading through some of the comments here...am I the only one who liked this movie as much as Adam did? Seriously, this is the kind of movie that I love; it doesn’t take itself too seriously, has a great sense of style that keeps it interesting, and the plot is fun and engaging. Considering so many people defend stuff like Sucker Punch and The Visit (another film that doesn't take itself _100%_ seriously) from Adam, what’s there to truly hate about this one?
"You and I are a team. Nothing is more important than our friendship."
Looks awesome!
Love this film!! I watched it on cable for the first time, and as soon as it was finished, I started it over from the beginning, and watched it again. Every time I see that it's on, no matter what point it's at, I watch it. Edgar Wrights amazing.
Adam I only have one question:
Was he slow?
"Retarded" meaning slow, was he slow?
"Actions synced to music--" I'M SOLD
2:34 I guess they should’ve tattooed it on his forehead.
This is easily the best movie I've seen this year so far
Ive seen the film and I don't know the annoyances in the Diner and at the end. Please tell me
Me too! I'm not sure what he's referring to
Maybe the ending annoyance could be how it kept feeling like the film was naturally about to close but it just kept going and going?
Curious about this as well. Maybe the nursing home bit towards the end?
MINOR SPOILERS
I assume the end part was when Kevin Spacey's character decided to help them escape out of nowhere. It kinda came out of left field with seemingly no motivation. Not sure about the diner part however.
MINOR SPOILERS
I don't know, that could have been partially set up with his character's minor pleasantries toward Baby at the beginning or possibly the scene with the nephew. It felt like it came from nowhere but the character elements for it to happen were there. We knew from dialogue Spacey's character had feelings beyond business toward Baby, so I left thinking it didn't fit but it felt like it fit more once I'd thought about it.
The Diner scene (the one after the butcher speech) with the heist team had some pretty cringe-y dialogue from Fox and Eiza Gonzalez's characters.
EDIT: Buddy being at the diner at the end made sense, as he likely understood Debora and Baby were a thing. Even if he didn't, Buddy had met her before in the pre-heist diner scene and heard the "B-A-B-Y" tape in the scene after Baby is knocked out, so he likely could have put two-and-two together.
"I went to this movie without knowing anything about it and it didn't disappoint"
Looks like I won't be seeing this video for a few weeks
majority of the comments are complaining about Adam giving it a 9/10 :|
No they are not lol
"It was fuckinnnnnnn DANK"
-Adum
I feel like Adam gave this a much higher rating than it deserved because it was an Edgar Wright film. Honestly I found the movie to be kind of flat with poor Charecter development in comparison to his other films, and the premise that this movie is sold on; "the fact that it's written around a sound track," was underwhelming in its execution. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the movie. But I would give no more then a 7/10.
Scottish Man Merica! It should get an 11/10 if it was a thing
The syncing made me so happy
Personally, I thought Jamie Foxx did well enough as a sort of threatening, overbearing character towering over everything. Maybe not Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys levels of batshit, but still a looming presence. Especially in that diner scene where he's just grabbing Baby and shaking him around almost casually as he talks to Buddy and Darling. I see what you mean by not convincing, and I understand, though I thought at the very least he was serviceable in the role.
You must have heard the interview where Wright said he had the idea for this script while listening to "Bellbottoms" by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Great track, good job including it here.
The trailers for this movie made it look really silly
watch any other Edgar Wright trailer and you'll realize that that's not a bad omen
it is silly
so disappointed :(
exactly. just like scott pilgrim's trailer.
I admire, and am jealous of the picture. Kind of like Stuckmann with Insomnia.
Adam, have you seen Edgar Wright's music video for Blue Song by Mint Royale? I'd highly recommend it.
did you see the reference to the music video in Baby Driver?
Jake Maringoni hell yeah I did I got a bit excited
I just looked to my friend and we both knew exactly what we just saw, loved it!
hot fuzz is easily one of my favorite movies, so I will definitely check this out.
thanks Adam! I wouldn't have known it was made by the same guy if it wasn't for you
Lol...Kevin Spacey
I love it when movies/TV shows sync up with the score. It used to be the norm but I don't see it that often any more
I honestly don't know what it was... but I feel that the 2nd half of the film was nowhere near as impressive as the 1st half. I thoroughly enjoyed the first chase scene, and everything after that was good... but didn't wow me. I absolutely love Edgar Wright... but I can't help but feel lost without his British style which worked so well in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End. Despite giving the film a 8/10, I really enjoyed what Wright did with this movie. The soundtrack, the choreographed movements, and everything in between... fantastic movie, I just wish it was a little more... Wright.
this film deserves awards for its editing alone
does anybody know what he was talking about when he said "one was in the dinner and one was near the end of the film" becuase there are a lot of dinner scenes and a lot of stuff happens in the end of the film
Nickzad Rafieha That's what I thought too, he's being way too vague to avoid spoilers
MINOR SPOILERS
I assume the end part was when Kevin Spacey's character decided to help them escape out of nowhere. It kinda came out of left field with seemingly no motivation. Not sure about the diner part however.
Cobra9021 Doc even said to Baby in the elevator "I was in love once." Minor attempt to justify the character shift though.
Cobra9021 maybe when Buddy just happens to magically appear at the diner when Baby goes to get Debora after the botched post office robbery.
The Dinner is probably the fact baby didn't try harder to dissuade the others from going to it. Baby could've just told them the truth 'They know me in there and I don't need them asking questions as to why I'm hanging out with you guys since they think I'm on the straight and narrow.' Bats might not have accepted it, but Buddy and Darling would and it could've been avoided.
One thing I found weird was I didn't quite like how the film went out of its way to show us Baby's not at fault- any mistakes had good intentions behind them, he's blackmailed into doing crime to begin with, other criminals who criticize him are proven wrong or made to look stupid instantly on multiple occasions, lineup of characters at the end to defend his good character, etc. Kinda thought the film was bigging up his cocky arrogant attitude so much to have it to mess him up later on which would stop so many audience members ending up finding him insufferable if he developed more, I dunno. I liked him fine it just seemed odd.
finally
I'm impressed that they were in sync with the music. I wondered how many takes each scene took.
I can't be the only one who found this movie well directed/edited but kind of narratively dull. The love story was the heart of the film and I wasn't really sold on it (it felt like they'd only known each other for a week), so the entire movie just kind of blurred for me. If they had made the heart of the movie rest solely on his stepfather, I probably would've been way more invested, as they spent much more time giving us something interesting and unique about Baby's relationship with him. I very much felt the absence of Simon Pegg's cowriting in this, and I'm convinced their collaboration was really the gold standard of both their respective careers.
I never understood the style over substance criticisms before, as usually the style helped enhance an already complex and well-structured narrative, but now I see it. I respect this move technically, but looking back on it as a whole I feel kind of ambivalent. I didn't find it particularly humorous, so what I was left with were the sincere emotional beats, some of which fell flat for me.
7/10 movie in my book. Directing was top notch. Writing could've used another draft.
It felt grittier and serious than his past works but I guess that's what Wright was aiming for. I don't think the romance subplot really moved along well despite being a homage to Bonnie and Clyde as well as other 1950's films.
I finally got to see this movie last night, and it reminded me why I love Edgar Wright’s work so much.
i don't think jamie foxx's performance was the problem, but more of the writing of his character. he's given lots of dialogue and actions that involve "everything ends up with a fucking murder when it comes to me. I just want to kill everyone in this room, look at me! I make the calls around here you mother fuckers, if you even look at me in the eye once, I WILL KILL YOU!"
The impression I got with Bats is that we're supposed to see him as sort of ridiculous, as a poser. I mean, he's threatening, in the sense that he clearly *will* just pull a gun out and shoot someone. He's a wildcard in that sense. But in terms of the way he talks about himself... it always came off to me as the way he wants to be seen.
I mean, they're all sort of acting the way they want to be seen. His conversation with the girl criminal about who's "really" crazy and who's the tougher gangster, for instance. Or the way Hamm's character is really some white collar guy who got sucked into this lifestyle, and now he wears that expensive denim and fashy haircut to look like some real rogue.
Speaking of, tat is something I found funny - him and Bats are both trying to dress like their idea of a cool gangster, they just have different models. Hamm probably idolised James Dean and Elvis movies, while Bats idolised gangster rappers. Both use the money from their crimes to dress the way they want to be seen, to look "authentically" tough, even though anyone who's actually tough wouldn't actually, or just can't afford to, dress like that.
Jon Hamm made this movie extremely fantastic for me. I loved his role as Buddy, it was so extremely interesting and nice to watch!
I totally disagree about Jamie. I thought he was great in this. Your criticism seems to be that he's a completely insane person, but his mannerisms don't capture that....I think that's the scary thing about his character and why he's able to operate in a professional criminal organization.
Kevin Spacey's character would never trust him if he was freaking out all over the place.
Drew Ferrandini he's a loser and a loose cannon with zero temper. it works so well for his character.
I see it a different way. Bats, to me, is actually kind of a poser, a guy who acts like a loose cannon that he truly is not. You can see it when Spacey's character calls him Leon. He shuts up and complies because he has basically been called out as someone who tries to act a way that they really are not.
You said something about how even his walk was choreographed. To add to that, that scene has some of the lyrics to the song playing in graffiti in the background. It was so cool to notice
honestly it's not even THAT good.
Omg I can't wait to see this film. Soundtrack is one of the main reasons I like films and this promises to not disappoint, even if I don't listen to the music in it. Btw "Only Lovers Left Alive" was also made *for* its soundtrack.
Der he is!
HI EVERYBODY
Saw this opening night. Loved everything about it.
you've gotten soft YMS, the old YMS would make a 10-min video explaining how this is one of the worst movies of the decade
B - bomb Obviously not for this film and I'm sure "the old Adam" would love it just as much.
lmfao did you see the 18 minute Alien review?
Lupe you call that criticizing?
I believe in Music Theory and this is screaming "suspense and resolution". When you hear a certain ditty in music and it builds and resolves smoothly, it has that "satisfactory" feeling. Since hearing is one of our senses and sight is our most powerful sense, it's genius to embody the satisfactory feeling of music in film. GG Edgar Wright
Is This Gay?
Only if you want it to be
Freddyy gay meaning stupid. was the movie stupid? no.
Was he slow?
Your reviews have helped me find some rad films so thank you lol
If you don't review 13 reasons why then I'll slit my wrists just for the sake of controversy
I doubt it's bad enough to get much material out of. I mean it's popular so it can't be that bad right? right? please, humankind?
iCroissant i highly suggest you watch it just so you can see how much of a flaming pile of shit it really is
I loved this movie, one of my absolute favorites.
It was a 7 or 8 at best. You're an Edgar Wright fanboy....
I would agree if Edgar Wright WASN'T the greatest filmmaker alive.
You know a movie is bound to be good when Adam gives it a 9/10
Could you make a YMS on the 2016 movie The Invitation? It's interesting...
Keyboard Kirby he gave it a 5/10 on his IMDb
I love seeing Raph and Adam both review the same movie like 1 day away from eachother
I enjoyed the movie quite a bit, but I thought it had a lot more flaws than Adam says. Especially (prepares for a deluge of hate) the writing for the female characters, which I thought was almost embarrassingly trite. I get that it's not that kind of movie, but I couldn't help but notice it. Also, the pacing seemed a little off, which is weird considering how precise the choreography is. There were multiple points in the last half hour where it seemed the film was reaching its natural conclusion...and then just kept going.
Stop saying shit like "prepares for... hate", or "flame shields on", or anything like that. If you truly believe it, just fucking say it. You can acknowledge and attempt to preemptively refute what people might say, but this just makes you look like you lack confidence. Speaking in the third person is also not particularly advisable when it is not essential, as it's kind of weird and has some very poor associations with things like roleplaying.
I would have been happy had they ended with the scene on the bridge personally, although I did like the aftermath it felt a little baggy, like we didn't need to see it to feel satisfied but other than dragging on slightly it didn't really take away from the film. At least it didn't quite get to Return of the Kings level of drag with about 8 different endings for all the different characters.
Edward Hunter I felt the exact same way, thanks for pointing it out too
Sometimes you could say: "this film is AWESOME" and not only "it´s hard not to be impressed" "didn`t dissapoint" "not bad"
Man, I think this is the one movie we disagree most strongly about. I though the characters were flat and made no sense - especially his girlfriend, who unflinchingly went along with all his plans and stuck by him even after finding out he was a criminal. They set up his foster father to be the most pathetic character ever. It was almost like they were trying to scientifically engineer sympathy from the audience; he's an old, black deaf man who likes meat loaf and frozen peas, oh how sweet and folksy! Kevin Spacey's character made zero sense, I don't even see how it can be argued why he turned around defended Baby in the end, someone he had made miserable for so long. There was just no catalyst for it whatsoever. When Jon Hamm got resurrected for the third time I just laughed out loud in the theater, it was so silly it was impossible to take seriously. I thought the initial chase scene was very cool, but really that's about it.
LaFave Bros You're one that's hard to impress, huh?
For one, his girlfriend went along with it because she loved him. Simple as that. Baby lived a life a crime but he was still a nice guy put in a bad situation. Kevin Spacey's character, Doc, cared about Baby. He knew Baby since he was a little kid that stole his car LOL. He threatened Baby because he was didn't want him to go but he didn't mean it. He sympathized with Baby at the end because he was also in love before. He probably thought that Debora was just a fling but, when he saw that she stuck by him, he knew it was real. It's possible that Doc's love figured out his life in crime and left him. With Buddy, he had time to escape from the car.
Just watched it and completely agree - especially what you wrote about the girlfriend character. I was so disappointed with this movie.
ding dong you're opinion's wrong.
Girlfriend character: she was in love, she's young, she doesn't have a home. Running away with some hot young cool dude isn't that crazy
Foster father: It was to include a deaf character to drive home the importance of music in the movie. He wasn't that overly helpless, he was a really well functioning 70 year old wheel-chair bound dude.
Kevin Spacey: Yeah that was kinda abrupt. But things were going out of control and he knew Baby wasn't going to keep working for him, so it's not that big of a stretch.
Jon Hamm: He survives a police shootout, a shot to the shoulder, and jumps out of a car before it falls. It's cutting it close, but again, I don't think it's totally bonkers. I think if a guy's lucky he could probably pull all that off with one more stunt to spare.
But then again I loved the movie so maybe I'm being too lenient.
Hyped to see this. Thank you, Adam.
This movie is just further proof that edgar wright should be able to do whatever he wants because it's gonna be great. Isn't that right, disney?
I felt like the movie is one of the first movies of the 21st century to truly capitalize on how people in the 21st century listen to music. Playing it all the time in the background, matching our movements up to it when we listen, etc.
Baby Driver felt like a musical for the iPod generation, and I freaking loved it.
I thought Adam would have issues with the script and the storytelling. Almost all characters except Baby were pure archetypes. The narrative also felt like it didn't have the sort of propulsive drive you'd expect a movie like this to have.
Maybe I'm holding Edgar Wright to a high standard. Maybe I need another viewing :/
Well, they have archetype thug names such as JD, Bats, Buddy, etc. Kinda like how the original film that this film is based off of just names characters Teeth, Glasses, The Kid, The Detective, etc. All one dimensional archetype characters for the purpose of presenting a simple story about men hiding off a simple title they hold to for a simple job.
If you notice, the film is very much set in the 80s. The style is presented very 80s, old fashion with tons of cheese and an 80s style soundtrack excluding Run the Jewels. I think Edgar Wright wanted to do a throwback 80s flick. Movies such as The Nice Guys, films we don't get much anymore.
UnbelievabIeMontages throwback to stuff he likes is great! Shaun of the Dead does that. Hot Fuzz does that. but the characters there have more to them. Simply admitting that the characters are archetypes doesn't really make it ok. I sorta cared about Shaun's relationship. Never felt like that with Debora and Baby. Hot Fuzz had the very same cheesy action it was poking fun at, but it was set in a village so it was funny. Both those movies are clearly more clever and have a better intent in the narrative (to be fair, Baby Driver isn't trying to be that sort of movie. Sadly, that leaves me wanting more)
[[ In case people misunderstand, I LOVED THIS MOVIE. will probably catch it in theatres 2 more times if prices drop low enough. It's just that some parts were sorta weak is all ]]
Wait, I'm confused... how does setting Hot Fuzz in a village make it funny?
I felt the same. There was a good movie hidden under the constant music and breakneck pace. It just needed a few moments to hang around with the characters. Also a bit too much shaky cam in some of the action sequences. Still a good movie just not what I expected from Edgar either.
You know as f right now this is the highest rating I’ve seen you give a film I’ve watched this as well and it is pretty stellar