Posts by Rebecca Taylor57

evil said:Apocalypse Now

So, there isn't much room for debate here—it’s essentially unparalleled, scene after scene... this is the end my friendddddddddddddddddddd

This is easily one of the last great "mega-comedies" produced in America—just a fantastic piece of filmmaking. Honestly, trying to compare CNN to its sequel, or even any other American comedy released in the last decade, is a losing battle. CNN is a total cult classic; its jokes still land perfectly from New York City to small-town Nebraska without feeling dated at all. It’s a movie that stays with you... whereas the sequels and spin-offs? Total disasters. They rely on forced, cheap humor and big-name celebrities trying to package something mediocre into something digestible... but they fail miserably.

CNN - respect!

Nathan Baker71 said:Is *Butterfly Effect* actually the better one? 😂

Funny, isn't it? 🙂?

Honestly, it’s just pathetic—the creators of The Manchurian Candidate actually seem to think they’ve delivered a masterpiece, when in reality, it doesn't even come close to being a real movie. And while Butterfly Effect is decent enough, it’s pretty much forgettable—you won't have any trouble keeping your dinner down once the credits roll.

MC, you really need to watch where you're stepping—keep that washbasin close by so you don't end up splashing my mom's Persian rug, which she picked up at a flea market in Brooklyn. 🙂

newcomer said:I won't kick off an endless debate about subjective taste, but just a quick observation... based on the fact that under the exact same circumstances, you 😉 😁 found Butterfly Effect to be a good movie (and I'll allow that little Twilight Zone 🙄 heresy), I’ve concluded that your dislike of 'The Manchurian Candidate' reveals a specific cinematic sensibility and pattern—which, for me, serves as a nice validation of my own tastes 😉 😁

//ps. the demeaning factor in this post is 3 * of [Maristella69] measuring unit 😁

Heh... compared to the absolute garbage that is The Manchurian Candidate, Butterfly Effect is actually a decent flick (well, only when you're comparing these two disasters)... obviously, Butterfly isn't some heavyweight, all-time classic masterpiece, and that "Twilight Zone" comparison totally holds water—since BE basically feels like one high-budget TZ episode.

Butterfly Effect isn't some pretentious remake trying to redefine global politics or "teach" us how the world works today... it's just a sci-fi story with a solid premise and a somewhat original script... I mean, what BE offers, we actually get; whereas with MC, we don't even get 5% of what's promised—PLUS, we have to sit through DENZELAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... that guy could probably ruin a cartoon character if they gave him the chance!!!

DO NOT WATCH THIS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES... you will be numbed to the point of total exhaustion—God help us all. Seriously, why are people being paid to make movies like this? The Wayans brothers need to be shut down... preferably for life!!!!

Absolutely stellar acting—she completely crushed it... a really solid film overall... that core quartet is powerhouse!

Yawn... honestly, even a cat wouldn't sit through this movie. It’s such a shame they didn't just move straight to filming the sequel instead—this one was just painfully dull and completely uninspired. And that kid playing her son? Either he's genuinely clueless, or the director coached him to play an absolute moron... yawn...

The film is lovely—truly wonderful, simple, romantic, and technically polished—it’s a smooth watch, really. But honestly? It isn't exactly "life-changing" or something that will stay etched in your mind forever... it feels more like a high-quality lemonade on a hot day. So, don't miss it, but don't go breaking your neck to catch it either! It’s so "iconic" that it’ll pretty much find its own way to your screen eventually.

The movie is total garbage—just overhyped trash fronted by "big names." Maybe Benicio is the standout, but only because everyone else in the cast is completely lifeless... honestly, what a waste of a massive budget. My goldfish could probably direct something better than this. Forget the film and go watch Intacto instead!

Freddy Krueger is a total legend... and your signature is even more intense... pure grunge 🙂

Ramblers said:I haven't caught the movie yet, but I definitely plan to. You guys might actually dig this: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....cgi?u=sideways

edit — just realized some Maddox superfan beat me to the punch and posted the link already 😁

BACK TO HOW MUCH MADDOX RULES ...

Jose Miller17 said:I just hope you aren't one of those wine-swilling lunatics... heavens help us 😵 🤣 🤣...

Don't worry, I'm not—but I definitely share a certain worldview, specifically a Paramount Pictures kind of perspective, with the guy who runs "The Best page ..."

For instance, these links are right up my alley:

Five trashy movies that people absolutely obsess over

The honest truth about the acting skills of Mr. Ben Stiller

And there's plenty more where that came from; the guy is an internet legend—honestly, the only person more famous than him is MAHIR, the first true internet "celebrity"

By the way, you can't even compare wine to beer, brandy, or moonshine (what can I say? I grew up in the rural, hilly, backcountry parts of the country) ...

The movie itself is actually pretty decent—definitely worth a watch—but man, the audio is just way too loud... compared to this, "lost in translation" looks like a tiny little music video from Prodigy!

Jose Miller17 said:...man, I am seriously obsessed with these little clips...😍...
And honestly, if I never get to sip another glass of Cabernet Sauvignon again, it'll be too soon! 🤣...

What can I even say about this nonsense? Should we maybe point people toward this link instead: Just for the highly suggestible!

gabal said:People who love South Park will absolutely adore it—meanwhile, those who don't? They clearly just don't get what top-tier satire looks like.

Well, I’m going to have to respectfully disagree there... South Park is hands down the best thing to come out of the USA in the last decade. The humor is sharp, biting, and they never hold back—nobody is safe—PLUS, the writing for certain episodes is an absolute masterpiece...

As for the movie, sure, it has some great "SP style" jokes, but as a whole, it just doesn't work... the scenes feel totally disconnected, there’s zero coherent character development or plot progression, and the whole thing feels like a disorganized mess—honestly, the execution was pretty disappointing... so now I'm just counting down the days until season eight returns to
"Comedy Central"... just so I can wash out this bitter taste in my mouth.

Honestly, the original was just a decent little flick—nothing fancy, just a solid, low-key watch perfect for those dreary Sunday afternoons when you just want to zone out... but this remake? It’s an exhausting, cliché-ridden attempt at being "big" that isn't even worth the effort of criticizing...

Hey movie, The Manchurian Candidate, just stay hidden... let the theaters focus on something actually subtle, like My Big Fat Greek Wedding 🙂

Hey Steven Ruiz, honestly—how can any of the major studios in New York City release such an absolute disaster of a movie? This film is a total catastrophe in every single sense of the word:
- The actors are basically just there to wave hello to the massive production budget (if they didn't repeat at least two scenes during filming, you could cut me thinner than I am!!!), and their overacting is—I kid you not—physically painful to watch. It’s the same old story, really; our champion of overcompensation, Mr. Denzel Washington... man, he's getting old, isn't he? Such a shame...
- The script is so poorly written that even a tireless army of writers working 120-hour shifts couldn't fix it. It’s predictable to a fault; you can practically guess every facial expression Denzel Washington is going to make before it happens, let alone what cheesy line he’ll mutter to a theater full of people who have already fallen asleep... if you don't pass out during this movie, you must be on drugs!!
- The characters aren't even real people; they're just half-baked walking advertisements featuring robotic caricatures of "global power players." We've got the mad scientists, the CEOs of massive corporations, those supposedly "fearless" American veterans (who, in reality, are anything but, though the film portrays them as pure heroes), and of course, officials from the CIA—because, really, did you think they'd leave them out?
- And the ending? Absolute peak nonsense. It’s something a Film Noir wouldn't even dare touch, or maybe something out of an American soap opera—there's just so much pathetic, tacky melodrama here that you won't find in any decent cinema... that's all there is to it...

IF YOU HAVE ANY SELF-RESPECT AT ALL, stay at least three miles away from the theater while this trash is playing, or you might actually get irradiated by depleted uranium—not that the movie even mentions that, despite being based on those "scandalous" events in Kuwait back in '91... I'm speechless. I honestly regret wasting my time on this cinematic disgrace that's being marketed as some "intelligent, well-made thriller." Seriously, how many brain cells do these big-name critics need to lose before they actually go to the movies instead of just regurgitating reviews from official websites for these bloated, megalomaniac projects?

🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Oh, there are plenty of them—here are a few more (and if I repeat any, please forgive me)

- Dragonheart,
- City of Lost Children,
- What to do in Denver when you're dead,
- INTACTO,
- Jerusalem,
- Apocalypse NOW,
- 2001: A Space Odyssey,
- A Clockwork Orange,
- Ben-Hur,
- Vertigo,
- North by Northwest,
- Back to the Future,
- The Doors,
- Hair,
- Se7en,
- Donnie Darko,
- Three Colors: Blue, White, Red,
- Kolya,
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
- Misery,
- Shawshank Redemption,
- Full Metal Jacket,
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,
- Simply BLOOD,
- Fargo,

I honestly can't list any more without my computer overheating,

Ahem, one more time (since I’m apparently forced to repeat myself)—even if he had three more of those tacky awards (and by "tacky," I mean you, lonefox373, were the one who called them that), it doesn't change the FACT that his movies are exhausting, boring, predictable, overly polished, and frankly, unwatchable!

I really hope you go see this latest one—though I won't, because I'm not quite that much of a masochist—and just waste two or three hours of your life. Apparently, Emir Kusturica, a director of such "world renown," hasn't realized yet that in editing, you can actually—freely!—cut scenes that don't move the plot along or express... well, whatever... there's plenty of time for him to learn that eventually, maybe...

Once the movie wraps up, take a look at how many of those elements I mentioned are actually in there. Then, go right back to the theater and watch Emir's masterpiece at least THREE more times. I mean, come on—if a film is truly that cool and award-winning, you should be able to sit through it ten times with pure joy, shouldn't you?

Or, better yet, just be a man of taste and admit you couldn't sit through that boredom and pretension for another second—even if they were paying you in solid gold!

(If we judged everything based on awards, we might conclude that Tom Hanks is a brilliant actor, even though the guy can barely pull off a decent facial expression, let alone act out anything meaningful...)

lonefox373 said:There’s definitely some truth to what you're saying, I'll give you that... But if I may jump in and add my two cents:

Whenever Scorsese drops a new flick, we’re going to hear the same old tired chorus of people who—without even sitting down to watch it—decide:
- It’s a pile of junk that any random guy off the street could have made, but hey, he just didn't want to stoop that low.
- It’s garbage simply because Scorsese is a loudmouth who spends more time talking nonsense than actually doing what he does best.
- It’s trash because it’ll probably be a hit again and snag some Lion, Palm, or God forbid, an Oscar.
- It’s crap just like all his other award-winning movies—films that win big at festivals only because politics got involved, and because the juries in Cannes or Berlin are filled with clueless hacks instead of actual critics who know their stuff.
Just so Europe can obsess over this supposed "wild frontier" vibe that doesn't even exist—something Scorsese apparently cooked up just to mess with us.
- And is there any better proof the movie sucks than the fact that Scorsese supposedly had his distribution blocked here in the States? Maybe we should consider some counter-measures—like banning our own high-quality, massive hits from being shown in Europe.

Look, some of Scorsese's films are masterpieces to me, while others are total nonsense, but I’m never going to judge something I haven't actually sat through, no matter how predictable it might seem.

My point isn't really about whether his work is good or bad—it's that the sheer repetition of those same "artistic" tropes has become so freaking exhausting that I feel like I can't watch him anymore. I just don't want to waste my life on things I've seen a hundred times already... and frankly, they aren't even interesting anymore...

And as for him winning an award? I don't doubt it for a second—especially when it's coming from some French jury that stays incredibly consistent by rewarding the same repetitive elements over and over again.