dead [he/him]@hexbear.net to Movies & TV@hexbear.netEnglish · 29 days agoQuentin Tarantino Praises ‘Joker 2’ and Says Joaquin Phoenix Gives ‘One of the Best Performances I’ve Ever Seen in My Life’: It’s a ‘F— You’ to ‘Comic Book Geeks’ and Hollywoodvariety.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkQuentin Tarantino Praises ‘Joker 2’ and Says Joaquin Phoenix Gives ‘One of the Best Performances I’ve Ever Seen in My Life’: It’s a ‘F— You’ to ‘Comic Book Geeks’ and Hollywoodvariety.comdead [he/him]@hexbear.net to Movies & TV@hexbear.netEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareCommCat [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·29 days agoI enjoyed Joker, because it was basically Taxi Driver with minimal capeshit lore thrown in. Not sure if I’ll bother watching II
minus-squareFunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·29 days agoI hated Joker because it was Taxi Driver with a smidge of “lore” attached and none of the subtlety. You’re not making Joker better, you’re just making Taxi Driver worse.
minus-squareHuldra [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·29 days agoPretty sure you would get all the substance from watching Taxi Driver and then The King of Comedy.
I enjoyed Joker, because it was basically Taxi Driver with minimal capeshit lore thrown in. Not sure if I’ll bother watching II
I hated Joker because it was Taxi Driver with a smidge of “lore” attached and none of the subtlety. You’re not making Joker better, you’re just making Taxi Driver worse.
Pretty sure you would get all the substance from watching Taxi Driver and then The King of Comedy.