The Beach Bum (2019)
A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules. (imdb)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Switzerland, UK, USA
Directed By: Harmony Korine
Written By: Harmony Korine
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Martin Lawrence, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, Jonah Hill, Stefania LaVie Owen, Joshua Ritter
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1. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 44 stars)
2. Drug Films (public: moderated by Spunkie - 14 stars)
3. Writers and writing (public: moderated by djross - 10 stars)
4. Feel Good Movies (public: moderated by Midaso - 9 stars)
5. Poetry (public: moderated by Moribunny - 6 stars)
6. Benoît Debie (cinematographer). (public: moderated by karamazov.)
7. seen in 2019 (private: sproost)
8. Filmjahr 2019 (private: KenMeisters)
9. 2019 watchlist (private: AFlickering)
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| Aug 11 |  |
DonKhan | 8 72% |
| Aug 08 |  |
Mr. Mxyzptlk | 100 0% |
| Aug 04 | hertzfeldts | 21 3% |
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| Aug 02 | ssabetti | 86 64% |
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FCritikerAdm | 78 87% |
| Jul 21 | tiduraes | 60 24% |
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| Jul 18 | Ignacio | 66 44% |
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bit boring
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| Jul 17 | michaelb89 | 60 38% |
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| Jul 15 |  |
djross | 55 51% |
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Although amusing in parts, some of the performances don't quite work, including perhaps McConaughey's. Exuberant in its refusal of contemporary conformism, this viewer still nevertheless prefers the perhaps less challenging but more affectionate portrayal of Jeff Bridges's Jeffrey Lebowski (or William Powell's Godfrey, for that matter), with whom Moondog might reasonably be compared, but perhaps that just indicates a limit to my taste for fantasy. Still, it does succeed in conjuring a feeling.
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| Jul 15 |  |
jgreenwood | 65 52% |
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Flo2233 | 75 23% |
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gvenezia | 80 64% |
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Spunkie | 65 74% |
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alexlma | 6 35% |
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alpozdemir | 80 61% |
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snogs | 70 69% |
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| Jun 01 | gummorabbit | 60 37% |
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cgcore | 49 26% |
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| May 24 |  |
ZephSilver | 60 52% |
| May 23 |  |
TinyCrossbow | 8 60% |
| May 16 |  |
Flitskonijn | 70 0% |
| May 16 |  |
thatyoungm | 80 24% |
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I always find Harmony Korine's films kind of polarizing. Beach Bum is a fun throwback to the stoner film genre, but beneath the surface, there isn't that much going on. Still, the film paints an other-worldly setting where the riff raff of the Florida Keys blend seamlessly with the uber-wealthy, and Matthew McConnaughey is fantastic. In fact, there's a number of big actors that are nearly unrecognizable in this - from Jonah Hill to Zac Efron.
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| May 14 | yousefmo22 | 70 0% |
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| May 08 | toro913 | 73 80% |
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| May 05 | darklink64 | 85 62% |
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| Apr 29 | aovallc | 5 2% |
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| Apr 27 |  |
Carlospro | 75 64% |
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boas cenas, um pouco cansativo e perde muito na comparação com o spring breakers
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| Apr 21 | VTJoker | 75 56% |
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| Apr 19 |  |
voneverec | 65 32% |
| Apr 19 | zwyk | 50 19% |
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The story attempts to show a character's supposed depth, create fun moments, create empathy specially towards the main character; despite McConaughey's good work all of this elements are poorly executed and none of this really materializes on screen due to a poor screenplay and direction. It could've been a decent movie, but it ends up being a poorly executed project. Ideas only (a concept behind the character and what he intends to mean) don't necessarily make a good movie.
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| Apr 18 |  |
Riverbelle | 70 27% |
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howler19 | 55 58% |
| Apr 11 | simsorut | 7 2% |
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aymansousa | 60 0% |
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DaxV | 66 42% |
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Icedancer | 100 76% |
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| Mar 28 | _ty | 90 86% |
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| Mar 25 | SundayJim | 60 49% |
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| Mar 21 | mozuynuk | 60 26% |
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| Mar 20 | anilbulut | 70 23% |
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| Mar 18 | Sartsch | 74 71% |
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| Mar 14 |  |
Quintonjamin | 30 17% |
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I was actually fascinated by this weird movie. The acting isn't bad, but the story and the situations the characters were in just weren't funny. I think this is a love it or hate it kind of movie and I haven't liked many stoner movies.
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| Mar 12 |  |
Ariaz | 60 32% |
| Mar 09 | buffalo666 | 85 80% |
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Triptolemos | 60 58% |
| Mar 09 | matthagen | 2 0% |
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stoned | 70 29% |
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babyyoda | 47 34% |
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Kerc | 21 64% |
| Mar 02 | lefterisd99 | 40 14% |
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| Mar 01 |  |
BillyShears | 60 34% |
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Lush colourful boredom.
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| Feb 26 |  |
dustin | 60 41% |
| Feb 25 | whatevername | 30 1% |
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petrosdm | 42 23% |
| Feb 21 |  |
cke | 7 56% |
| Feb 21 |  |
Prof. Sebby | 40 11% |
| Feb 21 |  |
NothingsGood | 20 10% |
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Jonah Hill is the worst.
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| Feb 19 |  |
Nangijala | 85 89% |
| Feb 18 | sky3088 | 7 51% |
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| Feb 13 |  |
Jungle_Julia | 58 36% |
| Feb 03 | torbern | 70 35% |
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It's either a joyous and completely batshit ode to nihilism, or a pointed classist critique. Or maybe it's somehow both? At any rate, it's a delight to experience Korine's brand of high-budget cinematic jazz once again.
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| Feb 02 |  |
joeroxy | 75 72% |
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Phelipe | 68 45% |
| Jan 31 |  |
rklenseth | 60 38% |
| Jan 29 |  |
ADragon91 | 45 24% |
| Jan 27 |  |
Barthalen | 75 68% |
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A man hedonisms through life, skirts around tragedy and responsibility, allowed to live life on his own unusual carefree terms. On the one hand it's too in love with its consequence-free protagonist who never has to learn or grow. On the other hand it leads to 90 minutes of nicely shot, colorful and amusing McConaughey scene-chewery that felt like wish fulfillment to this responsibility-avoiding slacker. It's all kinda slight and I'm not sure if I should be annoyed it didn't have more to say.
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| Jan 27 | rog | 50 63% |
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| Jan 26 | debaser1985 | 53 8% |
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| Jan 21 |  |
LB94 | 75 37% |
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capitalist | 45 24% |
| Jan 19 | zixas | 40 6% |
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Æneαs | 65 32% |
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Bullt | 45 12% |
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YMS (Adum) | 50 27% |
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doyone | 50 21% |
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Gêmeos
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| Jan 10 | ericambler | 79 74% |
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mert2707 | 51 18% |
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weirdyoda | 83 63% |
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mert ha. | 40 2% |
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Cowman | 80 88% |
| Jan 07 | Andys8 | 70 66% |
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| Jan 07 |  |
Pugs4Less | 94 81% |
| Jan 05 |  |
Groovy_Souls | 55 34% |
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This movie.... perplexed me. It's hard not not to dig its subdued and silly charm, while also being easily pulled in to it's off-the-wall and out-of-your-mind story. Whether it's any good is a whole other question. Personally, I enjoyed what I saw, but that might be able to be all I can say. None of us are going to remember The Beach Bum in 3 years, especially not Matthew Mconaughey.
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| Jan 05 |  |
AFlickering | 6 91% |
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four deaths in nearly thirteen straight years of criticker reviewing. it's a terrific record. now, i've been stripped of my account privileges on five separate occasions, but each time i get it reinstated due to a technicality i never quite understood.
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| Jan 04 |  |
El99can | 65 29% |
| Jan 04 | EllenMarie79 | 91 72% |
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| Jan 02 |  |
stoickov | 65 30% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | JZ17 | 100 94% |
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| Dec 30, 2019 | Forner | 87 54% |
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| Dec 30, 2019 | Elephant | 85 57% |
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| Dec 28, 2019 |  |
Agasdus | 73 66% |
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emtilt | 67 63% |
| Dec 23, 2019 | davesv | 52 5% |
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| Dec 21, 2019 | sellis | 85 75% |
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I tried to explain the chain-of-events in this film to my girlfriend and it sounded even more ridiculous out loud. The most fun I've had watching a movie this year. It intentionally negates any possibility of tension early on despite a seemingly tragic catalyst and it becomes pure ego-fantasy. And it's beautiful. "The world is conspiring to make me happy." This film is conspiring to make me happy.
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| Dec 20, 2019 |  |
psim | 85 92% |
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No other movie has made me laugh quite as much this year as following Matthew McConaughey on this seemingly half-improvised bender. Halfway through it briefly threatens to become a more conventional film, only to instantly reject the very idea and double down on its own insanity.
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| Dec 19, 2019 | deluxe1 | 65 59% |
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| Dec 19, 2019 |  |
AAAutin | 46 40% |
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(THE BUM DIARY)
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| Dec 14, 2019 |  |
Kurtz | 6 90% |
| Dec 12, 2019 |  |
KenMeisters | 79 85% |
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A love song to the postmodern art of slacking very hard. Characters of varying levels of absurdity do their best to achieve a whole bunch of nothing. Somewhere in there is a deeper meaning about enjoying life to the fullest. Also, if your joints aren't as big as the joints in this movie, stop smoking immediatly, you poser.
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| Dec 12, 2019 | bubib | 80 78% |
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| Dec 12, 2019 | deMos | 80 68% |
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| Dec 12, 2019 | mattybsaps | 63 26% |
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| Dec 10, 2019 |  |
loosecanons | 10 83% |
| Dec 09, 2019 |  |
KasperL | 10 1% |
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I did not like a single thing about this one. No redeeming elements whatsoever, I'm afraid.
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| Dec 08, 2019 | ComedyFool | 12 21% |
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| Dec 07, 2019 |  |
balvares | 70 75% |
| Dec 05, 2019 |  |
PietHeijn | 76 88% |
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Korine as no other chooses to make cinematic poetry that makes no sense translating into words. I hated it in the beginning but I ended up loving it. Also, McConaughey is superb.
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| Dec 05, 2019 |  |
PaulB1 | 20 1% |
| Dec 01, 2019 | senolatnap | 50 23% |
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| Nov 28, 2019 | Tomandgreen | 56 30% |
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| Nov 22, 2019 | timalander | 60 15% |
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| Nov 18, 2019 |  |
loc42 | 55 32% |
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I am very confused about this. On the one hand I like its style, its search for freedom and pleasure in a nihilistic world. But on the other hand, I don't like this being contingent on being rich and sort of immoral, ending up as nihilist again at the end. As some have noted, I want my old Korine back.
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| Nov 16, 2019 |  |
kangadoodoo | 40 18% |
| Nov 16, 2019 | mvsilva | 73 28% |
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| Nov 16, 2019 |  |
TheRealJ-Ro | 70 42% |
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One thing you can always say about Korine, he's gonna establish tone and stick to it. I did enjoy most of the performances; obviously McConaughey is the standout. There's a psychological dissatisfaction with the mere fleeting moments of consequence in the movie held up against all of Moondog's negative actions, but I mean at the end of the day, it's a stoner fantasy, and it works better for me personally to believe that everything beyond a certain point is either hallucination or a coma dream.
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| Nov 15, 2019 |  |
edw | 100 99% |
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This is unprecedented filmmaking. It's art like this that makes me re-think everything I've ever thought about art--not just filmmaking, but the whole concept of art itself. While I feel like I've never seen further into the head of Korine, consequently I'm completely bewildered as to how he pulled this off. He knows the value of a dollar. There is so much attention to detail in this film. It's really quite unreal. It's an artist's/filmmakers' film, first and foremost. Top 5 favorite films ever.
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| Nov 11, 2019 |  |
AgentSnipe | 65 19% |
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JooJoo | 4 54% |
| Nov 06, 2019 | HoneyB | 45 6% |
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| Nov 04, 2019 | Kianoto | 43 4% |
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laika | 66 36% |
| Nov 03, 2019 | TheStraub | 78 79% |
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| Oct 31, 2019 | Yang Gang | 30 5% |
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| Oct 22, 2019 | flipperrbm | 4 39% |
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| Oct 22, 2019 | insteadman | 55 30% |
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| Oct 20, 2019 | esuk | 30 0% |
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Matthew Parkinson (CineMarter) | 30 17% |
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bybrt | 65 57% |
| Oct 04, 2019 | Florin92 | 60 41% |
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iqcumber | 75 66% |
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moonsmilk | 8 59% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | naco77 | 18 2% |
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| Sep 29, 2019 | mikph93 | 65 18% |
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TychoCelchuu | 87 77% |
| Sep 25, 2019 | rondenath | 60 20% |
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twijfel | 42 17% |
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Goldbluming | 52 10% |
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ugh
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fenixdown | 74 48% |
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Goofy.
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Kortee | 67 52% |
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cankutozturk | 72 23% |
| Sep 05, 2019 | kissgyozi | 60 19% |
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ReCreation07 | 7 68% |
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Byder | 77 83% |
| Aug 30, 2019 | cloondog | 78 89% |
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| Aug 30, 2019 | tomwalsh | 69 67% |
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vwgregov | 55 17% |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Lembie | 84 61% |
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| Aug 28, 2019 | cwillybo | 90 65% |
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| Aug 25, 2019 | strangelime | 70 27% |
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| Aug 24, 2019 | bigboymood | 8 73% |
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thuckabe | 78 26% |
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whitejeft | 94 84% |
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P u l p | 76 78% |
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"You know, it doesn't matter what you said, it just sounds so good when you fucking say it."
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| Aug 19, 2019 |  |
kevinjoseph | 69 70% |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Jlschnei | 70 47% |
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| Aug 18, 2019 |  |
wintersunset | 60 31% |
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donmezsefa | 75 76% |
| Aug 17, 2019 |  |
twincinema | 45 24% |
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I am not sure if McConaughey was acting.
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| Aug 17, 2019 |  |
plynthe | 90 57% |
| Aug 16, 2019 |  |
meliorism | 65 34% |
| Aug 14, 2019 | vesuvius | 78 79% |
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| Aug 14, 2019 | Kadaise | 85 59% |
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| Aug 14, 2019 |  |
CHOICECOD | 40 5% |
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FrancoZero | 16 86% |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Joey90 | 85 76% |
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| Aug 13, 2019 | areoharewhy | 6 53% |
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| Aug 12, 2019 |  |
PianoSama | 65 46% |
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Does it make any sense? Not really. Should it work? With its narrative inconsistencies, one-note characters, and protagonist who never learns his lesson and never grows at all, no. No it should not. & in some ways, it doesn't work. But in others, it somehow does. Not nearly as awful as you might expect, it features solid performances by a very talented (& star-studded) cast, some enjoyable moments, and a few genuine laughs. It's just out-there enough to be worth a watch, but it's no classic.
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| Aug 12, 2019 |  |
Grouchy | 53 10% |
| Aug 12, 2019 |  |
coolcoolcool | 74 34% |
| Aug 12, 2019 |  |
WWallce4prez | 80 71% |
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Harmony Korine has slowly crept his way into becoming a pretty stellar filmmaker. The pieces were all there before, but they were so dirty it was often hard to decipher. Let's be clear, Moondog is also dirty, but Korine's brightly colored photography distracts from it. This is aggressively 2019.
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| Aug 12, 2019 |  |
sebby | 70 70% |
| Aug 12, 2019 | lang95 | 26 4% |
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| Aug 12, 2019 | sandman248 | 90 81% |
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| Aug 11, 2019 |  |
silent disco | 95 96% |
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Not-the-One | 4 21% |
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NhanLa | 73 66% |
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Guernica | 77 89% |
| Aug 10, 2019 | ethsings72 | 80 65% |
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| Aug 09, 2019 | 10kfilms | 43 38% |
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filmaffinity | 58 39% |
| Aug 09, 2019 | knives | 82 85% |
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Mehmet Mert | 80 72% |
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jagarnyfiken | 71 59% |
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CinematicESP | 73 22% |
| Aug 04, 2019 |  |
korbenPL | 33 27% |
| Aug 01, 2019 | awolff1990 | 95 96% |
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| Aug 01, 2019 |  |
Icarus | 60 27% |
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Two questions: 1) Would a documentary about McConaughey's life look much different from this? 2) Isn't this Korine's exploration of his own artistic process and ethos a la Fellini's 8 1/2? I watched his appearances on Letterman again after I finished this--so much about Moondog seems manifest in Korine's (public) persona.
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| Jul 31, 2019 |  |
DMCrimson | 79 55% |
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“This shit only grows in an isolated pond in Jamaica”
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| Jul 31, 2019 |  |
sproost | 45 19% |
| Jul 30, 2019 | damil | 60 43% |
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This was more or less what I expected from Korine. It fits in well with his other films, and especially Spring Breakers. I had a fairly good time with it. I didn’t expect too much from it, and that’s what I got. I though it was well shot, and it was funny, and the performances from McConaughey, Efron and Lawrence were all great. So, yeah, even though it felt familiar being from Korine, it still felt fresh and unlike most films out there, especially ones starring big Hollywood actors.
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| Jul 28, 2019 |  |
outTake | 50 9% |
| Jul 25, 2019 |  |
tom20 | 85 82% |
| Jul 25, 2019 | merderein | 75 37% |
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Asm Nabil | 50 15% |
| Jul 25, 2019 | bones_r | 40 6% |
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| Jul 25, 2019 |  |
feublo | 85 74% |
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Should be a routine to watch this weekly, specifically at the end of the week.
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| Jul 24, 2019 | kjones77 | 30 2% |
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Torgils | 86 78% |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Philosofem | 74 60% |
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| Jul 19, 2019 | slatenf | 77 48% |
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Judo Koala | 75 55% |
| Jul 16, 2019 | josefknecht | 65 78% |
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| Jul 10, 2019 | CrazyJim9380 | 84 82% |
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| Jul 08, 2019 |  |
deaddilly | 90 94% |
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Harmony's 8½
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| Jul 05, 2019 | Delek | 90 20% |
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| Jul 05, 2019 |  |
punpun | 53 25% |
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I want back to the real Harmony.
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kendell | 4 19% |
| Jul 05, 2019 | AchwellFoley | 49 32% |
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| Jul 03, 2019 | seenmany | 69 18% |
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| Jul 01, 2019 | samada.gray | 72 44% |
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| Jun 30, 2019 |  |
Licio | 65 4% |
| Jun 29, 2019 |  |
christof | 88 89% |
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Transcendent nihilism that evolves into profound and rich allegory, plus Snoop Dog.
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| Jun 27, 2019 |  |
muratkrks | 70 59% |
| Jun 27, 2019 | Crusty | 8 57% |
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| Jun 26, 2019 | Krafty | 80 53% |
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Daisoujou | 80 59% |
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emreco | 55 7% |
| Jun 26, 2019 | CiEmPank | 52 16% |
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pirsu | 55 19% |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Letterdief | 78 45% |
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Iamdwg | 59 17% |
| Jun 22, 2019 | danialinho | 70 72% |
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| Jun 22, 2019 |  |
IDYmilkshake | 75 76% |
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paah | 90 96% |
| Jun 20, 2019 |  |
capodelnulla | 60 41% |
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mcconaughey harika.
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| Jun 20, 2019 |  |
xinet | 45 33% |
| Jun 19, 2019 |  |
PDM.82 | 59 10% |
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Matthew McConaughey is the life of the party in Harmony Korine's "The Beach Bum". It's just too bad the rest of the movie is a real bummer. Korine's stoner character study is interesting at first but gets old really quick. McConaughey is Moondog, a role unlike any other he's ever played. There's only so many times you can put up with Moondog, a very unlikeable character. The cast is good with memorable performances by Jonah Hill, Snoop Dog, Zac Efron and Martin Lawrence.
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| Jun 19, 2019 | am4 | 75 53% |
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