Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023) - Blu-ray Forum

Frank TJ Mackey · 03-07-2023, 12:37 PM

So this just came out and couldn’t find a thread. Anyone seen it? Getting mostly rave reviews across the board.

Obviously a small indie film.

Frank TJ Mackey · 03-07-2023, 12:52 PM

https://www.youtube.com/supported_br...tube.com/watch

scarletlion · 03-07-2023, 12:53 PM

I've been recommended this film. It's supposed to be quite disturbing but looks very good.

It's on amazon and vudu.

Frank TJ Mackey · 03-07-2023, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by scarletlion

I've been recommended this film. It's supposed to be quite disturbing but looks very good.

It's on amazon and vudu.

I thought I had heard that catchy title for the film before. Just read it got rave reviews at Sundance over a year ago in 2022, but the director, a woman, couldn’t find anyone to distribute the film because of the controversial subject matter.

dex14 · 03-07-2023, 03:02 PM

I watched this over the weekend. Man, that was fuuuuucked up. Not a bad movie though. Good performances. It's somewhat like a less heightened-version of Red Rocket, but from the female perspective.

It was bought by the same distributor that botched the release of To Leslie.

Frank TJ Mackey · 03-07-2023, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dex14

I watched this over the weekend. Man, that was fuuuuucked up. Not a bad movie though. Good performances. It's somewhat like a less heightened-version of Red Rocket, but from the female perspective.

It was bought by the same distributor that botched the release of To Leslie.

Wow. Looks like a great drama, but must be disturbing.

Frank TJ Mackey · 03-07-2023, 11:04 PM

I was off today so I took the plunge. For about 75 minutes, it was fine but just a straight drama. I kept thinking it must have some big ending, and it sure did.

The final 30 minutes of this is some of the best directing and writing I have seen in some time. I was kind of underwhelmed with the first hour.

So much freaking happens in that final 30. Not all of it is world-changing, but some is. I also did not expect it to turn out like it did.

I am super excited to see what Jamie Dack does next. She's a major talent, IMO.

This is probably one of the rare movies that attempts a drama without any light humor at all, and it works.

dex14 · 03-08-2023, 08:42 PM

Not a lot happens per say, but it is essential to show how those last 30 minutes could happen.

craigbarr2003 · 03-08-2023, 08:53 PM

Jamie Dack is a massive talent. She directed a friend's music video years ago (who made a cameo in PALM TREES). McInerny will be on the rise, and Tucker is always underrated as an actor.

It's a shame that it ended up with Momentum after Dack won the Best Director at Sundance for the project (they couldn't even pay the $20K to get TO LESLIE in the Academy Portal for Voters, I believe Riseborough paid it herself), but hopefully she'll end up in a good place with her next film, whatever it may be.

dtower182 · 03-16-2023, 12:21 AM

Just finished watching it. Agree with what everyone has said; great film. Ending felt very true to life, as well.

Spyder550 · 07-06-2023, 09:51 PM

The movie was really intense and made me anxious a bit. I was confused in an interesting way because I didn't know what was unfolding until it actually happened. The movie also does an excellent job of making the viewer feel what protagonist is feeling and going through. I felt like I was right there with her on her journey.

Vizsla · 09-29-2023, 10:35 PM

Any chance of this getting a physical release on Blu-ray? I'd even settle for a DVD if that's all they were willing to do.

03-07-2023, 12:37 PM	#1
Frank TJ Mackey Special Member Member since:Nov 2017 Location:Land of Lincoln	Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023) So this just came out and couldn’t find a thread. Anyone seen it? Getting mostly rave reviews across the board. Obviously a small indie film.

03-07-2023, 12:52 PM	#2
Frank TJ Mackey Special Member Member since:Nov 2017 Location:Land of Lincoln	https://www.youtube.com/supported_br...tube.com/watch

03-07-2023, 12:53 PM	#3
scarletlion Special Member Member since:Feb 2017 Location:Wales, Europe 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:343 DVD collection:8	I've been recommended this film. It's supposed to be quite disturbing but looks very good. It's on amazon and vudu.

03-07-2023, 03:02 PM	#5
dex14 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Trading Score:132	I watched this over the weekend. Man, that was fuuuuucked up. Not a bad movie though. Good performances. It's somewhat like a less heightened-version of Red Rocket, but from the female perspective. It was bought by the same distributor that botched the release of To Leslie.

03-07-2023, 11:04 PM	#7
Frank TJ Mackey Special Member Member since:Nov 2017 Location:Land of Lincoln	I was off today so I took the plunge. For about 75 minutes, it was fine but just a straight drama. I kept thinking it must have some big ending, and it sure did. The final 30 minutes of this is some of the best directing and writing I have seen in some time. I was kind of underwhelmed with the first hour. So much freaking happens in that final 30. Not all of it is world-changing, but some is. I also did not expect it to turn out like it did. I am super excited to see what Jamie Dack does next. She's a major talent, IMO. This is probably one of the rare movies that attempts a drama without any light humor at all, and it works.

03-08-2023, 08:42 PM	#8
dex14 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Trading Score:132	Not a lot happens per say, but it is essential to show how those last 30 minutes could happen.

03-16-2023, 12:21 AM	#10
dtower182 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2019 4K collection:398 Blu-ray collection:1624 DVD collection:67	Just finished watching it. Agree with what everyone has said; great film. Ending felt very true to life, as well.

07-06-2023, 09:51 PM	#11
Spyder550 Active Member Member since:Oct 2022 Location:End of Main Street, Pleasantville Digital collection:5977 iTunes collection:70	The movie was really intense and made me anxious a bit. I was confused in an interesting way because I didn't know what was unfolding until it actually happened. The movie also does an excellent job of making the viewer feel what protagonist is feeling and going through. I felt like I was right there with her on her journey.

09-29-2023, 10:35 PM	#12
Vizsla Active Member Top contributor Member since:May 2020	Any chance of this getting a physical release on Blu-ray? I'd even settle for a DVD if that's all they were willing to do.

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