movie Challengers | by Guadagnino w/ Zendaya, Faist and O'Connor | MC: 83 / RT: 88%

[feelslikeadream]

Loved this  The way it was promoted as a love triangle with Zendaya at the center, when honestly it's actually about the relationship between the two men   The ending payoff was so well done, the editing was great (I was never confused about the timeline, which is impressive given how often it jumped), the score ate, etc.

 

I've had a massive crush on Josh since GOC, but he was somehow hotter than ever before in this. I actually want to break out in tears and pull my hair out when I think about how I'll never get the chance to taste his frenulum.

 

[James_Dean]

1 hour ago, feelslikeadream said:

I've had a massive crush on Josh since GOC, but he was somehow hotter than ever before in this. I actually want to break out in tears and pull my hair out when I think about how I'll never get the chance to taste his frenulum.

 

Imma need you to take a step away from MY man, sis!

[Sapphire]

I was aroused by Josh and Mike

the bromance, the bed scene, the sauna scene, the churros scene, along with some shirtless, nipples, and armpits scenes 

 

who's jamming now?

 

 

[zoldyck]

17 hours ago, Dark Phoenix said:

 Well that's a reality check; somehow neither of the 3 were a big explosion to bring the audiences to theaters, and let's not compare this with Saltburn because that was a Prime movie with a limited release worldwide and with a streaming date announced before the premiere.

 

This one was a full on theater release with a worldwide promo tour and no release date on streaming announcement.

 

Look at the demos and you will see the reason.

Exactly, if boxoffice didn't matter for it they wouldn't have pushed it back from it original release date during strike.

Wild Release and changing original date clearly shows they were expecting this movie to do numbers.

[DUA LIPA]

this is one of the best films i've seen in a while i am absolutely OBSESSED 

 

playing the score on repeat since friday as well 

[Richie.Valdez]

The score is amazing, what a great movie.

[Tangane]

The moment I still think about days later is when Patrick pulls the stool closer right before they eat their churros. I found it to be so sexy!

[99sandthe2000s]

 

[Cherish]

On 4/29/2024 at 7:53 PM, feelslikeadream said:

Loved this  The way it was promoted as a love triangle with Zendaya at the center, when honestly it's actually about the relationship between the two men   The ending payoff was so well done, the editing was great (I was never confused about the timeline, which is impressive given how often it jumped), the score ate, etc.

 

I've had a massive crush on Josh since GOC, but he was somehow hotter than ever before in this. I actually want to break out in tears and pull my hair out when I think about how I'll never get the chance to taste his frenulum.

 

this is literally how i feel about the movie.

 

Also, Mike is such a good sounding bottom. You can't convince me he's straight, I'm sorry. Also, the way he looked at Zendaya  a look that's only seen in Czech Hunter 

 

[Cherish]

23 hours ago, Richie.Valdez said:

The score is amazing, what a great movie.

OBSESSED WITH THE SCORE.

[Cherish]

My work was throwing away the display and I have the glasses waiting for me at work hopefully still  this needs in theaters longer than 1 week IMAX  

[SimpleKindofLife]

That makeout scene was so ******* hot. If I was in the middle of them I wouldn't just be watching

[toy soldier.]

I went to see it yesterday and I thought it was ok.

 

I found the continuous flashbacks very distracting, I know the pace was meant to be like watching a tennis match, but it was done too often and sometimes the flashbacks dragged too much.

 

Zendaya was really good, but was very hard to distinguish at the beginning when she was meant to be younger. The boys were fantastic and I loved the soundtrack.

 

Cinematography was beautiful of course and I loved the way the matches were shot, but it did feel very bloated at some points. The story was just not compelling enough to justify the movie being 2hr 11m 

 

Overall a 3.5/5 for me.

[Magickarp]

Loved this. One of my fave movies ever  Luca knows how to make gay movies, that don't scream homosehshuh in your face. 

 

The music.

The hug.

The kiss.

The chair.

The churros.

The final match's cinematography.

 

I love Mike  but Josh was def the star in terms of acting.

[RadioactiveLights]

This is my favorite movie of the year so far. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross did a fantastic job with the score, the cinematography was so pretty, and the story was fun.

 

Zendaya was amazing and incredibly hot. And the boys were great too---Mike Faist was so hot in this. My bisexual self is so fed.

 

Now I wanna learn some tennis 

[illia]

On 3/26/2024 at 3:19 PM, illia said:

Looks very campy in the worst way possible.

Have zero hopes but I'll give it a try

 

On 4/28/2024 at 7:03 PM, illia said:

UPDATE: planning to watch it next weekend

We'll see if I eat my words

UPDATE 2: damn I really ate my words! I just got back from the cinema and the movie was fantastic!

The acting game was top notch, particularly Josh O'Connor. All tennis match scenes felt very intense (especially the last one), and the score made me want to bop my legs and bite my nails at the same time due to the intensity of the scenes lol

The cinematography was next level and some angles were INSANEEEE e.g. the POV of the tennis ball etc. Loved it loved it loved it!

 

A very strong 8/10.

Edited May 4 by illia

[Johnny Jacobs]

Good movie but the hype is way to high 

 

It's a 7/10  i enjoyed it. 

[OrgVisual]

Love the cinematography but it's overhyped. The plot is decent but not mind-blowing. It's way too long and kinda irritating towards the end

 

I see a lot of praises for the score. It's great but felt random in a lot of scenes, esp during conversations, I can barely hear what they said

[99sandthe2000s]

 

Edited May 5 by 99sandthe2000s

[RideOrDie]

this was cute af  texted my **** buddy immediately after leaving the cinema  zendaya the ally that you are 

[levi_valvi]

I'm so in love with this movie  

I watched it last night and my mind can't escape it. I kinda want to watch it in cinema again, but a little drunk this time.

[levi_valvi]

I don't understand why people find the time jumps confusing? they literally tell you exactly where we jump to on screen. I found it to be done very well (if anything, it felt a little over-explained)

[levi_valvi]

LUV these avis 

@James_Dean @Magickarp

 

[James_Dean]

1 hour ago, levi_valvi said:

LUV these avis 

@James_Dean @Magickarp

 

Thank you 

[levi_valvi]

Realizing Loewe is selling the I Told Ya tshirt, but then also realizing it costs $270