Posts by velvetotter26

I watched a movie yesterday and I’m so irritated I simply have to vent about it. 😠
Here’s the breakdown:
Theme: Fascinating subject matter, handled quite well
Camera + Editing: Excellent
Lead Actors: 🤮 🙂 🤮 🙂

The sheer stupidity and lack of depth in the main characters grated on me throughout the entire film. Rachel Weisz is lovely and natural, blah blah blah. But she is so hysterically intense that I wanted to slap her every time she started peddling her activist talking points.
Ralph, on the other hand, is such a slimy, pathetic weakling that it’s a mystery how he ever landed a diplomatic job or kept any woman by his side.
And finally—his death in the desert is so idiotic (meaning he is just that idiotic) that I decided he truly deserved it; having him taken out by assassins felt like justice for being such a loser.
Those flashbacks of their "happy love" are maximally nauseating, especially the part right before he gets killed.
Otherwise, I was very satisfied with all the other elements of the film. Carré wrote an engaging story and the director delivered it to the screen in a highly impactful way, but the lead actors just ruined it for me. 😠

Kenneth Clark7 said:I assume he’s talking about the actors, given where Reese has been filming lately. 🙂
Interesting. I hadn't even heard of her until I sat down to watch Walk the Line. I was actually a bit disappointed to find out she’s a Harvard blonde, but... 😁

Sorry, but you clearly haven't watched many movies.
Reese is a fantastic actress. Take the movie Election from about seven or eight years ago—she was already brilliant in that role alongside Matthew Broderick. Lately, she’s leaned a bit too hard into playing the airhead, specifically those "Harvard blonde" types, but even then, she nails the performance perfectly.
Phoenix is. 👍 Actor.

Jack Harris3 said:Ugh, I can't even come up with two actors for the lead roles.

I don't get this. Are you saying you can't pick the actors, or you can't write the characters they're supposed to play? What on earth 😕

Hey, I was wondering about this. This whole ownership thing.
Best, thanks 👍

Thanks, Dorky. That was an exhausting read. But honestly, I’m still lost on the specifics here.
What does it actually look like to lease an apartment? Or a car? Or even just some hardware?
At what point do I actually own the damn thing?

Can someone break down the difference between these two concepts for me?
Supposedly it comes down to ownership, but I'm not following...
thanks.

Rihanna said:At the end of the day, it isn't even about Johnny Cash; it's about Joaquin and Reese. Both are stellar, though Joaquin oscillates between an impersonation of Cash and Montgomery Clift. Regardless, they are both far too polished and sophisticated—just a Hollywoodized, romanticized version of white trash.

I agree 👍
I watched it the other day and that’s exactly what bothered me—why on earth did they make a movie centered primarily on their relationship instead of just focusing on Cash?
It's a shame they left certain things out—like the fact that he had a pretty massive TV show? I believe that happened right around the time he and June got married.
Then, his connection with Dylan is barely touched upon; at one point he just mentions some letter from Dylan (or to Dylan), but there's no mention of their incredibly successful collaborations (their duet Girl from the North Country remains one of my favorite songs Ever)... etc., etc.
Someone put it perfectly: this is "Cash for Beginners." 😁 But personally, I thought the film was great and the acting was top-notch.

I love Johnny Cash, so I’m definitely watching this movie.
I caught a trailer the other day and honestly, I can't believe Phoenix sang everything himself. 😕

brightridge19 said:I have to admit, I can't tell if you're messing with me or being for real here...

No, seriously. Who is that? I only know the famous rock critics.

brightridge19 said:Mr. Holiga

🙂

Is that an artistic stage name or his actual name? 😕
Also, that reporter from USA Today totally botched it today... misspelled the singer's name and claimed there wasn't much of a crowd... guy probably wasn't even at the concert. 🙄

And who exactly wrote that USA Today hit piece?

brightridge19 said:Fine. Now that I've laid my cards on the table in true, over-the-top dramatic fashion, maybe it's time to stop acting like a know-it-all...

*speechless from pure rage*

👍 I love this "dramatic" bit 😁 he just embellishes every single sentence until it's ridiculous

shadowgardener12 said:Gee, thanks for explaining all the intricate nuances and traps of the American language to me. Real helpful.

And you're just such an expert on those obscure rural Midwestern dialects, aren't you?😕 😁
Let's cut the off-topic nonsense. 👋

Anyway, the concert was killer. Hopefully they'll return. I just hope the promoters don't screw them over like those Coachella crowds "wisely" shut down National this summer—we probably won't see them again for years.🙂 🙂 :2up:

brightridge19 said:An animation? Or a Zen thing? Is there even a difference?

(just wondering...)

Whatever... clearly it’s neither.😉

shadowgardener12 said:You'll always stumble upon some little distraction here and there! 😍

Why don't you just go find yourself a 🙄 🙂

shadowgardener12 said:Since you’re all useless for anything else. 😁

You are just endlessly witty. ☕

What kind of hanger? 😕

I was there. They’re absolutely adorable. And hilarious. Plus, they are PHENOMENAL live. 👍
I went in expecting something low-key... but man... Jonathan Donahue turned it into a full-blown spectacle. 😁 Jumping around, acting out parts, waving his arms everywhere—the guy is incredible 😍

I even picked up a t-shirt 🎉
Honestly, my condolences to anyone who missed out.

Jose Miller17 said:Oh, please. 🙄

And I'm not. Waiting on the DVD. 👋

I think I’ll catch this at the theater sometime this week... not expecting much, probably just some pretentious art house rambling similar to Elephant, but whatever. I'm going.
Worst case scenario, I'll walk out halfway through. 😁