Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
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1990 · UNCATEGORIZED

Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.

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Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.

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Watched Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden so you don't have to. You're welcome.

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Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.

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If Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.

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Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.

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r/criticalkino · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 4.8k points

Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden actually is?

Honestly, Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.

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r/criticalkino · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 1.2k points

[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden?

Everyone praising the Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.

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r/criticalkino · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.4k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden?

Director clearly thought Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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r/movies · u/CinephileCynic🔥 4.2k points

The cinematography in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Look, I wanted to love Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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