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driftingcanyon2 said:Alone (2020)

Poor Jessica runs into some highway psychopath who decides to kidnap her mid-trip... It's a decent enough watch, maybe a 7/10. It’s actually kind of funny how there were three different movies with this exact same title released in 2020—this one, a zombie flick, and some total garbage I accidentally downloaded—so just double-check what you're grabbing before you hit download. 😁

Poor Jessica runs into some highway psycho who kidnaps her mid-trip... It was actually a pretty solid movie, maybe a 7/10. It’s kind of wild that there are three different movies with the exact same title all released in 2020: this one, then the zombie one, and then this other total dud (which I accidentally downloaded, so just be careful which one you grab when downloading!). 😁[/I]

A lot of movies have used that same trope, but I guess Misery is probably the best one.

I guess *Duel* (1971) is just the best movie of its kind. Period.

slyrider34 said:It’s probably best if Alexander Povetkin just retires now instead of embarrassing himself like Derek Chisora did.

Deontay Wilder is wide open, and his technique is honestly pretty rough. Maybe it'd be better to match him up against Wilder rather than wasting a fight on Tyson Fury, who would probably just handle him easily.

I don't know, I don't think Chisora is really embarrassing himself; it's hard to get a stoppage against him, and he's still making great money.

As for Povetkin, I guess he doesn't have much left in the tank—he looked almost done within the first minute.

Alexander Povetkin should probably just call it quits. Honestly, what we saw today was just tragic.

I guess I’d really love to see Wilder - Fury happen before both of them decide to hang it up.

Why would Oleksandr Usyk retire? I mean, there'll definitely be more fights in his future, even if he takes a loss here.

I honestly think Taylor-Ramirez for undisputed control in the super welterweight division is the biggest fight currently on the horizon. Maybe I'd put Canelo - Saunders right up there in second place.

It’s one of those movies you have to revisit every once in a while. I mean, it might not have those iconic, cut-out scenes that stay stuck in your head forever, but man, every time I watch it again, I'm just reminded of how great it actually is.

Terence Crawford - Errol Spence Jr. would be my absolute dream fight in the welterweight division, but I guess getting it to happen is going to be a massive headache since Terence Crawford is with Top Rank and Errol Spence Jr. is aligned with Al Haymon.

goldenhound32 said:Hold on there!

But I guess I can't think of a single major director from:
Portugal, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, or the Czech Republic.

I definitely know more names from Romania, though. At least I'd recognize them if they were listed on a movie poster.

The Czech Republic?

Oh, plenty! Miloš Forman? vera Chytilova? Menzel? Nemec? Just off the top of my head.

I don't know, maybe it's just because they're trying to channel some of those legendary cinematic masters. You know, like that dark humor from Kaurismaki, the minimalism you see in Bresson, or even the style of the Taviana brothers.

I find his whole transformation really fascinating, especially how clearly it comes across in the documentary. Back in '84, he was just this shy kid who lived and breathed soccer. By the 1990 World Cup, though, he’d turned into this seasoned superstar with a bit of an ego, where being at the top was all that mattered.

But honestly, I still think we should remember Michael Jordan primarily for his greatness on the court rather than the scandals. This guy signed his first pro contract in Brazil when he was only 15. He was already playing for the national team by 17. By 22, he was moving to San Francisco as a massive star, and he already had that legendary status back during the 1982 World Cup.

It’s pure madness in Washington, D.C., total chaos in San Francisco, even craziness down in New Orleans... so I guess you should probably just stay chill.

Such a beautiful documentary! You can really feel that intense frenzy they had back in Miami at the time. Of course, it doesn't tell the whole story about Diego Maradona as a player, since it focuses mostly on that specific era of his glory days in Miami. I guess it would be pretty interesting to see a documentary covering his early years in Argentina and his time with Barcelona too.

I guess you could say Hitchcock and Lang are really the backbone of this whole genre. Lang especially seemed to have a real knack for diving into those spy plots and shady organizations.

Carol Reed: The Third Man
Pollack: Three Days of Condor

The Lost Weekend, Double Indemnity, Witness for the Prosecution, Ace in the Hole, The Apartment, Sunset Boulevard, The Fortune Cookie

I guess this might be his best work. He was just one of those timeless legends from old Hollywood.

Personally, I think those scenes where the guy is just wandering through the city in The Lost Weekend are probably the most realistic depictions of being drunk ever put on film.

Movies. I’m just not really feeling series at all lately. I guess the only things I've actually sat through are the new Twin Peaks because I love the original, and that one American show, Shadow over the North America. That kind of stuff might be interesting to me.

If I had to pick just one absolute favorite director... it’d have to be Fellini, hands down.

I just love that poetic sense of nostalgia in his movies, especially paired with such incredible soundtracks. My top picks would probably be La Strada, Rome, Amarcord, Dolac Vita, Nights of Cabiria, Il Bidone, and I Vitelloni.

I guess his other stuff like Otto e mezzo, City of Women, Juliet of the Spirits, and And the Snow Goes On aren't far behind either!

Most people see The Terminator as just an action flick, but I guess for me, it’s actually a horror movie too.