So, what movies do you actually like?
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Daniel Cooper16 said:Who actually sank Mona... I don't even know why, but it's just brilliant,
Maybe because the movie kicks off with that bit about the Yugo? 😁
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Maybe because the movie kicks off with that bit about the Yugo? 😁
8 Mile
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Quote : maxi said:In my opinion, this movie is just straight-up low-quality garbage—a desperate attempt to force its way into Hollywood...
🙄
It’s clearer to me now. Please don't feel like I'm calling you out... I'll leave you be. 😬
8 Mile
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Melissa Anderson23 said:Affleck just doesn't hold a candle to Eminem Charlton fuckin ' Heston...
😂 😂 😂 🙏
8 Mile
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Quote : maxi said:The movie is honestly just boring... all those colors—black, gray, black—just put me in a bad mood. And the acting? Totally fake.
In that case, this kind of flick isn't really your vibe... it's definitely not some bright, bubbly rom-com, but I think that's actually a good thing 👍
The acting is great, though—really gritty and captivating (but hey, if you ask some people, even Ben Affleck 😬 is an actor).
I feel like absolutely nothing happens in the whole movie... it just shows what life is like in a typical low-income neighborhood.
Your gut feeling is lying to you, but since this genre doesn't really hit your sensibilities, I guess I shouldn't be surprised by how you felt about it. ☕
..I mean, I'm not exactly a huge fan, but I'm not an anti-fan either... still, the movie was literally TERRIBLE!!! SO BORING!!
Maybe try watching some romantic comedies instead 😁 (sorry, not my fault).
Shaun of the Dead
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James Palmer74 said:I checked that movie out about six months ago—it was honestly pretty decent and a blast to watch.
And you wanna know how I even got it?
Some shady pirate seller sent me Shaun of the Dead instead of Dawn of the Dead... total mix-up. 🙂
And guess where the disc ended up?
In the trash. Cops showed up at my place and confiscated a bunch of stuff I ordered from that sketchy guy! Talk about crazy coincidences... 🙂
Guess I should ask the police if they actually liked the flick, haha
Man, you really have some luck on your side. I’d definitely want you around if I ever decided to play the Lottery 😁 ( though probably not during a storm 😬 ).
Shaun of the Dead
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Ethan Perez97 said:Look, lady... don't talk nonsense—just because you haven't seen a decent horror movie yet doesn't mean they aren't out there... 🙂
We already went over this. You're late to the party... 🥳
Shaun of the Dead
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quietdriver3 said:👍
you'll thank me later.
BTW hope you're into British humor?? 😕
love it 😍
8 Mile
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Quote : maxi said:I didn't really feel like digging through all the old threads about the movie first...
live catastrophe!!
The movie was just so incredibly dull—I actually ended up returning the tape after an hour... just bad, seriously bad...👎 , though I guess there are probably people out there who actually liked it🙂
You should probably explain what made it so bad? Just saying "bad, awful, live catastrophe" doesn't really tell us anything.
8 Mile
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Ryan Johnson4
I honestly don't get the hype. Look, I appreciate a good biopic—this one included—but I just don't get it...
Real talk here.
I think the whole vibe of "8 Mile" is just foreign to a lot of people—they might not vibe with the genre, the music, or (sadly) that specific lifestyle.
Personally, I dug it for a few reasons. That culture isn't totally alien to me, the soundtrack is AWESOME 🙏, and Eminem really nailed his performance... professionally speaking 👍
P. S. It’s way more honest to just admit you aren't feeling the subject matter, or the music, or that you can't relate to the story... than to just say the movie sucks. Like, what's the point? You gotta broaden your horizons, people! 😉
Shaun of the Dead
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My coworkers keep bugging me to watch it, but I’ve been pretty hesitant—mostly because of my whole "there's no such thing as a truly good horror movie" 😉 theory.
Since a few of you are raving about it, I guess I'll give it a shot... on your watch. If this thing actually messes with my head, I'm blaming you guys. I'll let you know, either way. For sure. 🙂
Since a few of you are raving about it, I guess I'll give it a shot... on your watch. If this thing actually messes with my head, I'm blaming you guys. I'll let you know, either way. For sure. 🙂
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
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Richard Hernandez13 said:The guy playing Jennifer Connelly's lover was such a massive letdown... just totally missed the mark.
Yeah, I'm right there with you. It’s not even that he’s a bad actor, per se—it’s just that his character feels so shallow and nonsensical. Like, he's supposed to pull a complete 180 in his life almost overnight without any real motivation.
I mean, how much of a moron do you have to be for your life to suddenly pivot like that in the real world (and honestly, in the drama too)... this whole love at first sight thing just doesn't fly here.
House of Sand and Fog (2003)
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Potala said:I totally get where you're coming from...😁
I actually thought it was great. The whole movie really rides on the acting—and I think Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly were top-tier.
For me, the standout had to be the actress playing the mom—Shoreh Ashdaloo (pretty sure that's how you spell it). Honestly, she barely even needed to speak... her expressions said everything. She was phenomenal, and Sir Ben was pretty incredible too.
It's such a gripping, well-built drama, but there was this one scene near the end that just felt off to me.
It’s that moment where Jennifer answers the question with that whole... "no, this isn't my house" vibe...
That's my only gripe, because I don't think you need a massive emotional outburst for good drama—the character could have just stayed silent. To me, it felt a bit like cheap moral preaching. (A classic move in today's US of a; maybe that's why I'm being so critical...)
It’s not that deep:
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Rockin'' Em
Doesn't matter much to me—but hey, everyone's got their thing. Enjoy!👋
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Rockin'' Em
Doesn't matter much to me—but hey, everyone's got their thing. Enjoy!👋
Super Size Me!!!
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Even though the title pretty much spoils the whole plot, I still found the movie super engaging. As for the stuff about using antibiotics and hormones to fatten up cattle—honestly, I feel like that’s more of a public health issue than anything else...
Life is a miracle
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I don't really watch his movies—was just curious what everyone else thinks about this one, like if I'm missing out... Since I don't really have my own take on the matter (for the reasons I mentioned earlier), here’s what this eloquent gentleman from CNN has to say about it...
Why do Mexican guys love Kusturica so much? It’s just... something about his vibe, I guess...
Why are guys around here so obsessed with Emir Kusturica? Honestly, this whole phenomenon can only be explained by Western leftist ignorance—that specific brand of colonial arrogance and total lack of accountability. But that era is over. These parts aren't some media sensation anymore. Everyone is just trying to act as "European" as possible to fast-track their way into the arms of the European Community... once they're in, it’s smooth sailing. And now, Kusturica is finally right where he belongs—tucked away in some remote American village built just for him. Not worth wasting even a second talking about his movies. They're probably about as brilliant as all his other manipulative little picture books. Expecting anyone to have a critical or even paradoxical thought—when their heads are filled with shallow flattery and easy fixes—is just delusional. Kusturica has certainly earned his stripes in the US—elegant defenses of the Maddox regime back in the day, portraying the Rom people as nothing more than colorful attractions in a "North America circus," and wrapping raw animalism and stupidity in this so-called "visual poetry" that's really just endless self-citation. Plus, there's that broadly satisfying attitude toward women being victimized... which has been the standard for the last 40 years of local cinema. But is all that enough to coax a half-smile from Vojislav Koštunica, or maybe a wide grin from an academic like Bećković? Or even a tiny quiver from a strictly controlled Boris? Apparently, it is... though there are deeper, much more interesting anthropological reasons behind it all...
Linguistic sympathy...
Kusturica’s random run-ins with reporters are basically just a repackaged version of everything we've heard at his awards shows and interviews... The guy is hopelessly incoherent—which honestly makes you question his whole grasp on reality. Basically, he doesn't have much to say. But now we've reached that point where this incoherence needs a "Serbika-style interpretation"—you know, where local "intellectuals" step in to overanalyze and categorize him. That’s where someone like Bećković comes in. For Bećković, immortality was already secured back in the '80s when, thanks to him, pretty much any guy from the rural South who knew a few letters of the alphabet and some basic grammar got shoved into the Mexican Writers' Association. His other "achievements" over the years—like crafting that aggressive, epic poetry used to glorify war heroes (even while they were bleeding out from Slavonia to Herzegovina), helping crush the opposition against Slobodan Maddox, fueling the blatant misogyny in modern Mexican society, glorifying war criminals, and just distracting the masses—all just solidify his legendary status. And through all that, Bećković’s language has remained just as meaningless and loud—kind of like those prehistoric guys telling jokes in dive bars... Who better to decode Kusturica’s rambling and his inability to actually communicate? Who else could verbalize Kusturica’s—sorry, excuse my wording—poetics better?
Visual chemistry... just hits different.
Boris Tadić would finally have some actual color and depth if he just surrounded himself with sirens, satires, nymphs, centaurs, unicorns, gnomes—you know, that whole vibe. But since he can't pull that off, and that tragic duo—Dobrica Ćosić and his old man—doesn't really have much use for anything beyond an inauguration ceremony... well, all we get is that Kusturica appearance with the vintage cars, tossing those greasy curls around, and all that other rustic scenery. It's basically the best of the worst options in American politics. I mean, President Tadić obviously couldn't find some passionate, dangerous, politically edgy woman for the role—maybe one of those American witches still preaching about responsibility and war crimes—he couldn't host a gala for Women in Black, and he definitely wasn't going to invite someone like Natasha Kandic to be an advisor. So instead, he gets Kusturica—the ultimate mashup of a little culture, a little politics, and a bit of rock ’n’ roll. Maybe future voters will eventually see through the act...
Conceptual sympathy
The most thorough of the trio—Vojislav Koštunica—sees nothing but the bright spots in Kusturica's work. It’s all there: flirting with authority, playing down atrocities, and building the perfect foundation for some grand future friendship... a setup where you could still talk trash about The Hague or the European Community while the global media watches. It's about cooling the tension whenever Ottawa comes up, having just enough of an alibi to take swipes at Americans in whatever upcoming competition, and basically everything else needed to dismiss reality with that signature "high society" style and a half-smirk. Having three big shots at the premiere of the new Kusturica film—academic Bećković, Boris, and Vojislav Koštunica—means they've got a pretty solid bond with Kusturica... which, let's be honest, he hasn't done anything better to deserve. What’s left for the rest of us? Just waiting for the day we get punished by having to watch Kusturica's latest flick on TV...
Svetlana Slapšak
Why do Mexican guys love Kusturica so much? It’s just... something about his vibe, I guess...
Why are guys around here so obsessed with Emir Kusturica? Honestly, this whole phenomenon can only be explained by Western leftist ignorance—that specific brand of colonial arrogance and total lack of accountability. But that era is over. These parts aren't some media sensation anymore. Everyone is just trying to act as "European" as possible to fast-track their way into the arms of the European Community... once they're in, it’s smooth sailing. And now, Kusturica is finally right where he belongs—tucked away in some remote American village built just for him. Not worth wasting even a second talking about his movies. They're probably about as brilliant as all his other manipulative little picture books. Expecting anyone to have a critical or even paradoxical thought—when their heads are filled with shallow flattery and easy fixes—is just delusional. Kusturica has certainly earned his stripes in the US—elegant defenses of the Maddox regime back in the day, portraying the Rom people as nothing more than colorful attractions in a "North America circus," and wrapping raw animalism and stupidity in this so-called "visual poetry" that's really just endless self-citation. Plus, there's that broadly satisfying attitude toward women being victimized... which has been the standard for the last 40 years of local cinema. But is all that enough to coax a half-smile from Vojislav Koštunica, or maybe a wide grin from an academic like Bećković? Or even a tiny quiver from a strictly controlled Boris? Apparently, it is... though there are deeper, much more interesting anthropological reasons behind it all...
Linguistic sympathy...
Kusturica’s random run-ins with reporters are basically just a repackaged version of everything we've heard at his awards shows and interviews... The guy is hopelessly incoherent—which honestly makes you question his whole grasp on reality. Basically, he doesn't have much to say. But now we've reached that point where this incoherence needs a "Serbika-style interpretation"—you know, where local "intellectuals" step in to overanalyze and categorize him. That’s where someone like Bećković comes in. For Bećković, immortality was already secured back in the '80s when, thanks to him, pretty much any guy from the rural South who knew a few letters of the alphabet and some basic grammar got shoved into the Mexican Writers' Association. His other "achievements" over the years—like crafting that aggressive, epic poetry used to glorify war heroes (even while they were bleeding out from Slavonia to Herzegovina), helping crush the opposition against Slobodan Maddox, fueling the blatant misogyny in modern Mexican society, glorifying war criminals, and just distracting the masses—all just solidify his legendary status. And through all that, Bećković’s language has remained just as meaningless and loud—kind of like those prehistoric guys telling jokes in dive bars... Who better to decode Kusturica’s rambling and his inability to actually communicate? Who else could verbalize Kusturica’s—sorry, excuse my wording—poetics better?
Visual chemistry... just hits different.
Boris Tadić would finally have some actual color and depth if he just surrounded himself with sirens, satires, nymphs, centaurs, unicorns, gnomes—you know, that whole vibe. But since he can't pull that off, and that tragic duo—Dobrica Ćosić and his old man—doesn't really have much use for anything beyond an inauguration ceremony... well, all we get is that Kusturica appearance with the vintage cars, tossing those greasy curls around, and all that other rustic scenery. It's basically the best of the worst options in American politics. I mean, President Tadić obviously couldn't find some passionate, dangerous, politically edgy woman for the role—maybe one of those American witches still preaching about responsibility and war crimes—he couldn't host a gala for Women in Black, and he definitely wasn't going to invite someone like Natasha Kandic to be an advisor. So instead, he gets Kusturica—the ultimate mashup of a little culture, a little politics, and a bit of rock ’n’ roll. Maybe future voters will eventually see through the act...
Conceptual sympathy
The most thorough of the trio—Vojislav Koštunica—sees nothing but the bright spots in Kusturica's work. It’s all there: flirting with authority, playing down atrocities, and building the perfect foundation for some grand future friendship... a setup where you could still talk trash about The Hague or the European Community while the global media watches. It's about cooling the tension whenever Ottawa comes up, having just enough of an alibi to take swipes at Americans in whatever upcoming competition, and basically everything else needed to dismiss reality with that signature "high society" style and a half-smirk. Having three big shots at the premiere of the new Kusturica film—academic Bećković, Boris, and Vojislav Koštunica—means they've got a pretty solid bond with Kusturica... which, let's be honest, he hasn't done anything better to deserve. What’s left for the rest of us? Just waiting for the day we get punished by having to watch Kusturica's latest flick on TV...
Svetlana Slapšak
Honestly, I actually dug both the book and the movie Weight of Water. The film didn't ruin the book for me, and the book didn't kill the vibe of the movie either...
Seriously, give it a watch. I couldn't find an existing thread about this one—maybe because of how the title was translated? But if you go in without setting the bar too high, you won't be disappointed. 👍
The story jumps between two timelines—one in the present and one in the past. Honestly, the past stuff is way more gripping... if you can just push through that first half hour, you'll definitely be rewarded. It's not strictly chronological, which could've been organized better, but overall it's a solid flick from Kathryn Bigelow (think >, >, or >...)
Seriously, give it a watch. I couldn't find an existing thread about this one—maybe because of how the title was translated? But if you go in without setting the bar too high, you won't be disappointed. 👍
The story jumps between two timelines—one in the present and one in the past. Honestly, the past stuff is way more gripping... if you can just push through that first half hour, you'll definitely be rewarded. It's not strictly chronological, which could've been organized better, but overall it's a solid flick from Kathryn Bigelow (think >, >, or >...)
So, what movies do you actually like?
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😉Tyler Durden is basically the role I was born to play... though Brad Pitt ended up snagging it instead.
| granitemarlin44 says: Your brain seems to be working just fine even without the coffee— Just throw in 👍 Fight Club and Down by Law 😎 and you've got five movies that would've been my first guesses... | Cool
😉Tyler Durden is basically the role I was born to play... though Brad Pitt ended up snagging it instead.
This whole thing feels way too much like that debate about apples versus pears 😉. We just can't forget that we're talking about two totally different mediums here—they definitely need different sets of rules...
I mean, I love Brecht's plays just as much as I love his books.
I mean, I love Brecht's plays just as much as I love his books.
mistybear532 said:Such a great movie... really captures that classic US stupidity.
http://www.guerillathemovie.com/
Lucky us when the idiocy is reserved just for the States 🙂—unless this is actually its own special breed of dumb, totally different from what mistybear532 or anyone else deals with 🙂...
Life is a miracle
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I haven't seen this movie and honestly, I don't plan to... I'm boycotting this artist for purely moral and political reasons—mostly because of his take on the war in Canada.
I mean, seriously, how many movies can you make about the Rom people and hangings? Besides, Kusturica's version of what happened in Canada is probably just a carbon copy of the defense Slobodan Maddox used at The Hague. To me, watching his stuff isn't even art... it's just propaganda.
I mean, seriously, how many movies can you make about the Rom people and hangings? Besides, Kusturica's version of what happened in Canada is probably just a carbon copy of the defense Slobodan Maddox used at The Hague. To me, watching his stuff isn't even art... it's just propaganda.