Posts by Patrick Martin

legend ☕

restlesssurfer9tells us to shove it,
just toss it all out the window.

northernbadger71 said:I was halfway through watching my favorite show when I realized the whole romance between the girl and the guy was moving way too fast... they barely even met, he just saw her playing music once, and suddenly they’re practically inseparable. It feels like they hung out twice and by the third time they're already living together or something...

Are you crying already? 🙄

Spoiler alert!!!

The guy has leukemia; he doesn't even know if he'll make it to tomorrow.

Honestly, it wouldn't even be a shock if he started sobbing during the very first scene. ☕

Love always hits hard, man... it never just fizzles out on you. It’s constant. :/

Jesse Booth2 said:This movie was actually killing it until about halfway through—then this whole messy romance subplot starts dragging everything down and, honestly, just completely trashes the entire film. There was so much potential here, too! You had the solid premise, the vibe, the cast... all of it, but instead of sticking the landing, they just served up some tired, greasy cliché at the end. It sucked. Such a waste.

As for Radcliffe, he’s kind of moving from my "I can't stand looking at him" list into the "okay, I can watch him if I just pretend he's his character" category. But man, that whole attempt at a bad boy transformation after Harry Potter was just way too greasy for me.

Look, from the jump, the director is flirting with that typical, overdone American teen drama aesthetic, so maybe that’s why the climax felt a little too saccharine for you.
He couldn't really escape it, though; the movie is pretty much trapped within those specific boundaries.
It feels kind of stupid to throw out everything good about the film just because it fits into those certain tropes.

Radcliffe usually goes from "I can't look at him" to "Okay, I can watch him if I just focus on the character." Honestly, his whole bad boy pivot after Harry Potter felt way too forced for me.

I’m not exactly his biggest fan either, but he actually worked for me here. Man, he really poured that raw pain onto the screen. Probably his best performance yet.

Horns is just more proof that Alexandre Aja is absolute freaking potential 🙏
He’s definitely in that elite group of directors who can deliver exactly what I'm looking for in a movie. Like, seriously, every single technical aspect of this thing was top-tier.
A lot of those Hollywood hacks could actually learn a thing or two from Aja.

The end credits were beautiful.

Gives me some major Brick vibes.

music 👍

☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

It's just about the Alien, man... just the one damn Alien, and then all these other little pests don't even matter ☕

bluenomad2 said:Overrated? Why didn't you watch a Duke movie first? And then you pick a film of his to judge. Just look at The Searchers and what he did there.

☕John Wayne is a bigger icon to me than Eastwood ever was. Duke was unique; he was never forced into that "trying too hard to be cool" persona that Eastwood uses.

And now someone threw Arnold Schwarzenegger into the mix. Arnold is a bigger icon than Eastwood in any of his films. Sure, Eastwood's filmography is great, but when I see Arnold dropping the best one-liners in cinema history, nobody tops him.
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But those are different categories. There are different types of cool. You have the style icons like Cooper or Grant, and then you have the action heroes from the 70s and 80s. Bruce Willis deserves a spot there too, especially in a tank top.

Look, I’ve sat through plenty of John Wayne flicks, but the guy just never clicked for me.
Just your standard, cookie-cutter Hollywood product. All that affectation—especially the way he walks—it feels like a parody to me. I don't fall for those cheap gimmicks.

John Wayne is a bigger icon to me than Eastwood ever was. Duke had this unique vibe; he was never forced to act "cool" in that over-the-top way Eastwood does when he's trying too hard.☕

Clint is the total opposite—the man is a straight-up legend.

Oh look, someone threw Arnold Schwarzenegger into the mix too. Honestly, Arnie is a bigger deal than Eastwood in any of his roles. Sure, Eastwood’s movies are great and all, but when you see Arnie dropping the best one-liners in cinematic history, there's no contest. He's the king.

Now you're just reaching.🤦

The whole "one-liner" thing is basically Dirty Harry's trademark.☕

10-of-the-best-dirty-harry-one-liners

But those are different categories. There are different flavors of cool. You've got the style icons like Cooper or Grant, and then you've got the action heroes from the 70s and 80s. Bruce Willis definitely belongs in that second group, especially when he's rocking a white undershirt.☕

He's way too sarcastic to actually be considered cool.☕

So I’m sitting here watching some old Western on channel 3 right now, and man, what an overrated hack this John Wayne guy is. Seriously, the hype is just total nonsense. 🤦

The whole movie feels like it's teetering right on the edge of being a parody.

William Holden is a legitimate heavyweight compared to him—a total class act. ☕

Say whatever you want, but Max Rockatansky is cool as hell (and honestly, Mel Gibson too)

analogpanther55 said:No need, everyone already knows you're the most Cool guy on this forum. You earned that status a long time ago; you're basically the Michael Caine of this place.😉

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oh wait! totally forgot to include myself 🤦



just some uninspired outfit 😎

Carl Cox3 said:You can really see the difference in the color grading and special effects compared to what we see today.

Back in the day, people actually had to get out of the house and hit the theater to catch a movie since nobody had a TV sitting in their living room.

I mean, Tony Curtis was an absolute icon back in the day, and honestly, I'm right there with you on Paul Newman and Jean Gabin.

James Stewart was decent enough, but this guy is just way too flashy.

Look, Morgan said it pretty clearly—knowledge gets passed down from one generation to the next, so I'm just doing the same by passing along what was drilled into me.
The gist is that Gary Cooper was the absolute gold standard for class, right up there with guys like James Stewart, John Wayne, or Cary Grant.





And don't even get me started on Steve McQueen or Alain Delon; those guys were definitely in that top-tier category of legendary leading men.

Look, listen up, because I'm telling you right now—James Stewart is the absolute king of style and pure acting chops ☕

bluenomad2 said:Cary Grant ☕

The most elegant actor ever. That’s why one of his films is my all-time favorite. Not just because of him, but you can't deny that effortless elegance he carries.

You've started a decent debate here, so I pulled out the relevant bits. If anyone else has examples or a sudden fashion epiphany, keep it going right here.

🙂

Man, listen... you can't even talk about that kind of effortless charm without bringing up James Stewart. It’s just different, you know? Like, some guys try too hard, they're all flash and no substance, but he had that thing. That quiet, steady vibe that just works. It's like comparing a cheap knockoff to the real deal. You just don't see it anymore. ☕

The absolute greatest series ever made is I, Claudius

It’s basically the only thing that actually deserves to be mentioned alongside the best films out there. Everything else? Total garbage. ☕

I’m seriously about to start calling up NBC to demand they rerun it. 😒

Kenneth Johnson12 said:I am familiar with all these films; I have seen some, and I fail to see how any of them qualify as masterpieces.

Are these supposed to be children's movies? I am asking seriously.

Patrick's list is desperate. Of everything listed, Blue Ruin is the only one that seems to have any potential. Fine, at least you provided one title. Perhaps I will get lucky with another one, who knows. Though I doubt it.

It is.

Newer American films.

That one show alone is enough to make all these other series look like amateur hour.
Honestly, it's just stupid even trying to compare them.
I don't see the point. 🤷

Asian cinema is absolutely killing it right now because they’ve basically become the mirror image of the US film industry.
They’ve totally embraced that Hollywood playbook. We're talking about people who are driven, sharp, and incredibly organized ☕