Sexy Beast gets the attention it deserves while Layer Cake doesn't get enough attention, I love both movies but I'm not sure which one does better.

Layer Cake I would say is more original than Sexy Beast considering there aren't many British films about drug businesses and features very unique characters such as XXXX deciding to remain totally anonymous to evade being caught by the police because he believes having an alias makes you easier to track which actually makes sense, he decides to remain unknown instead of having an alias like Tony Montana or Walter White and also decides to be more honest about the criminal underworld by having XXXX killed at the end rather than the Hollywood "drift into the sunrise" ending.

Sexy Beast on the other hand has very good tension and more raw and human characters by utilizing a slowburn tension and Gal's dream sequences to emphasise the character's anxieties and frustrations which is actually well done and creative, Layer Cake also utilises realistic and raw characters rather than campy Hollywood characters like in Guy Ritchie's movies but they don't emphasise the character's emotions as much as Sexy Beast does but I don't think it's that much bad of a problem but Sexy Beast does do it better.

I like both films, I don't know which one I prefer after this debate but I think Layer Cake is highly underrated and doesn't get talked about enough.

Which movie do you prefer?

So to provide a quick bit of backstory is that I was doing an observation on how certain action based actors went from respectable to becoming targets of ridicule as I found the subject interesting due to how a certain Steven lost respect from his audiences in the mid 90s.

Like what recently stuck out to me was Steven Seagal as I find his "downfall" fascinating in ways that are hard to explain as I suppose it's because he had a decent if limited amount of success back in the early 90s as something about his short lived legacy changed during his career in the mid 90s since to put it simply, there was a turning point in his legacy that turned him into the butt of jokes.

Basically what I am trying to say is that I was wondering what other famous movie stars went through a similar phase where they had a respectable legacy at first, but then a series of flops causes their image to take a plunge as their career suddenly sinks after said flops happen since I wanted to see what other movie actors had a major decline besides the aforementioned Steven Seagal.

Hi! I host a video series called Plot Hole or Not Hole, in which I interview storytellers about perceived plot holes in their own work. The goal is to go straight to the source, find out whether the person who scripted the plot thinks the alleged hole actually qualifies as one, and see how they explain it. I've spent some time on this sub, and I've seen more than a few mentions of potential plot holes in 2001's Ocean's Eleven, which is turning 25 this year and getting a prequel and another sequel. So I thought some folks here might enjoy my chat with screenwriter Ted Griffin about the movie's infamous "duffel bags filled with flyers" plot twist, as well as some other commonly cited supposed plot holes in Ocean's Eleven and other famous movies. I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on Ted's take and my verdict. Or suggestions for films to cover next!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0j7REk7kKo

So I'm trying to find more movies when very different actors are in the same movie. And together as in not in a relationship. I mean if they happen to me in a relationship in the movie fine.

But yesterday I saw a movie with Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci, and Paul Newnan in. Or True Lies with Jamie Lee Curtis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Or (my favorite) Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone.

Honestly I’ll cheat and I’ll say the back to the future franchise instead just one of the movies. Genuinely my favourite franchise and I grew up watching those movies, the story is so insane and I love how one leads into another and sometimes overlaps, the visuals are so beautiful and it’s a peak childhood movies all around to be honest.

what’s the best drunk acting you’ve ever seen in a movie or tv show? for me, it’s Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. the way he plays drunk is genuinely fucking incredible. the voice, the movements, the facial expressions, the way he talks—it’s so ridiculously convincing and hilarious. every time i watch him, i’m just thinking, “how does this man not have an Oscar for this?” 😭

what’s your pick?