Oh, you definitely did! And I bet it totally made your day. That jacket is just gorgeous—honestly, at that price? I'd be fainting right there in the aisle! I was just saying, I would love to stumble upon a deal like that myself. 😁 But hey, think what you want—this feels like something straight out of a sci-fi movie to me. So glad you lucked out like that, seriously, just go enjoy it! 🎉
Seriously, how does Flores show up at someone's house empty-handed?! 🙂
Megan Chase43 said:Bev, thanks for starting this thread—I was actually thinking about doing something similar myself! I really missed having a spot like this on the off-topic boards. I know a few other people who’ll love this idea... Maggie already showed up!
🙂 Thanks for keeping this thread alive for a bit. Once I get a free moment, I'll catch up on everything I missed... And hey, since you wanted this topic anyway, you should at least pick a decent title! 😁
Bev, I just saw this now. I thought you mentioned a new thread before, but I honestly figured you were just tipsy... By the looks of it, the translator must have been some classic American author, so they just swapped the dialect.
Great thread—I'm hoping to post something new tomorrow!
Oh, right! Honestly, whoever did it, the translation is absolutely brilliant. 🙏 🤣
Honestly, you guys have totally made my day—seeing all these posts, and they're all so wonderful!
mimma7 said:Megan Diaz21, I spent three whole hours transcribing Whitman until my hand literally gave out—only to delete everything and start over with something else entirely. 🙄 Classic, just classic!
🥱 Well, why didn't you just save that transcription to your computer first and then upload it later, you nut! All that work was for nothing... And Nash is amazing! 🤣 Whose translation is that? It's seriously top-tier.
Phenomenal picture. 🙏
And Megan Chase43 has such a gorgeous new avatar too. 🙂
I just had to do it—so please, throw some title ideas my way and we can ask the admin to swap it out. In the meantime, brace yourselves for a little catch-up session with me!
The thread is now called Art Anarchist Corner, Snobs, and Elitists, and I’m begging the admins to let us stay! See, I’m a total chatterbox and want to talk about everything under the sun... but I really have to respect Megan Chase43's (who should totally join us, by the way! 🙂) wish to keep this thread chat-free; honestly, I can be such a pain myself sometimes.
So, we'll use this space for all our commentary on the poetry, music, and art posted here—plus anything else related or completely random.
(And please, don't let me just end up talking to myself again!)
So, what's actually driving you to hit the reset button? And how old are you—not that age matters for a fresh start, but you seem pretty young, which makes me even more curious...
Just like a Woman - Rachid Bouchareb Mr. Turner — Mike Leigh... such a vibe!
Mike Leigh - Mahamat-Saleh Haroun...
When night falls over Bucharest... oh, that Bucharest Metabolism by Cornelia Porumboiu!
The Skeleton Twins — Craig Johnson... such a gem!
Sudabeh Mortezai’s Macondo — honestly such a vibe...
Mishima: November 25th — The Day He Decided His Fate / 11.25 Jiketsu no Hi: Mishima Yukio to Wakamono-tachi - Koji Wakamatsu...
The Invisible Woman - Ralph Fiennes... such a beautiful film! Honestly, just stunning...
Clouds of Sils Maria by Olivier Assayas—honestly such a mood... just beautiful!
Land Ho! by Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens... such a vibe!
In Order of Disappearance – Hans Petter Moland... such a wild ride! Honestly, I loved it—just totally unexpected...
In Order of Disappearance - Jean-Luc Godard... such a trip!
Which of these movies are absolute must-sees in your opinion? Are you guys heading out to Movie Mania?...
Here are the links: Movie Mania.com, AMC Theatres..., Facebook
I'm definitely heading over to Movie Mania—it's a must! Last year was such a whirlwind that I actually missed out on quite a few things I wanted to see... I only managed to catch a couple of screenings, believe it or not!
I really want to focus on this specific part—I just need to check my schedule first to see how I can make everything fit... I am absolutely loving this year's lineup—honestly, I’d probably see everything except maybe one or two films...
Michael Harris20 said:I was just scrolling through IMDb looking for some movies when I stumbled upon a bunch of series... and man, I realized most of them are rated between an 8 and 10. Honestly, they seem even better than the movies.
What do you guys think is the reason for that? Is it because people have more patience when they're following a series over several seasons, or is there something else going on?
I mean, personally, I’ll always prefer a local production over something like *The Sound of Music*.
Do Americans just have different standards, or do they simply prefer series more? What's your take on this?
Wait, what kind of example is that even? 🤣 There’s plenty of absolute garbage out there in both series and movies—just like there are gems.
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Anyway, I was wondering about that ages ago too! But honestly, comparing the two isn't really apples to apples. My take—and it's the only thing that makes sense to me—is that we just tend to have lower (or maybe just different?) expectations for a series compared to a movie...
James Garcia50 said:My bad for the sarcasm, I'll back off, but when every single movie follows the exact same beat-for-beat formula, you can't blame someone for losing their cool. It's a personal issue at that point.
It matters to me because, obviously, we aren't seeing the same thing. The way this was shot makes it clear: any director with an ounce of self-respect wouldn't make the death of a baby acceptable.
Whatever. I wasn't offended, I just thought it was funny...
No. Again—what does that even have to do with anything? It’s not like you haven't seen a director totally butcher a great idea before, right? 😁
analogbear40 said:The screenplay, cinematography, and direction are all top-tier. As for Tom Hardy, he puts in a really solid performance—though, if I’m being honest, I think this kind of role would have been perfect for an actor with a more striking, expressive look, someone like Tom Hiddleston or Mark Strong.
daaa, Mark Strong! 👋 I honestly can't picture Hiddleston in that role at all... Hardy is fine, but he just didn't quite click for me...
No need to play nice—of course it’s allowed! That’s why I think it's silly to even bring it up, but somehow people still find a way to complain...
I don't see how mentioning the umbilical cord has anything to do with whether the baby is born alive or not. Obviously, it’s going to come up—it’s actually totally unrealistic if neither the mother nor the doctor mentions it. It would be downright idiotic to ignore that during all those calls, you know? Though, honestly, we wouldn't even have a clue unless things ended badly... and then it's just a total "WTF" moment, like where did that come from? But hey, whatever, it is what it is...
James Garcia50 said:How would you even wrap this up, Rachel Ortiz33? That’s the only ending that actually works. Unless you’re planning on having a car full of drunk teenagers plow into him for a fatal crash.
SPOILERWell, this might be a bit out of place for a movie thread—but hey, here goes nothing...
So, when that last call came through and there was just that brief silence—man, I almost had a heart attack! Just please don't let me jump to the dumb conclusion that the baby was stillborn... 🤦 Luckily, everything turned out okay! The ending is definitely a bit weird—but honestly, I’d say it’s pretty much the only way it could have worked...
northerncrane4 said:The days when Cyn, Week, unde, and Silajn were around—man, those were just way better... the quality gap between then and this chat right now is huge.
Plus, you've got people being intentionally annoying—like how someone might troll on Reddit—versus actual total garbage, which is pretty much what you two and the other regulars are doing over at Raspašoj.
Oh, let me rephrase that—my bad! I'll fix it; sorry I didn't just draw it out and color it in for you. 🙂 Since when did people even start writing stuff on this chat anyway? Can I actually hear the logic connecting these two cases? I highly doubt it...
northerncrane4 said:I honestly feel bad that this chat turned into what it is today—it really drove away the constructive users, like Terry Scott34, who ended up finding their crowd over in the Literature chat instead, where they drop high-quality posts every single day.
Totally.
If only he could actually explain how those two things even connect! And I don't get the logic behind that comparison, since the stuff on Literature has been intentionally ridiculous from the start so... you can't really pine for "better days" when it's always been like this...
briskhound2 said:That’s totally on topic for an off-topic thread that's actually on topic—wait, what? Basically, someone's asking why this is considered off-topic when it could be perfectly on-topic in a different thread... things get messy!...
Ovo:
Matthew Anderson4 said:There aren't any off-topic threads on this chat—and I'm ready to defend that claim all the way to Strasbourg!...
Hey briskhound2, you should tell him where the off-topic stuff was actually being mentioned! There isn't any off-topic chatter in this chat—I already pointed that out back in the winter over at PZK, so feel free to go dig through it if you don't believe me... Honestly, it was you guys moderators who were the ones flagging certain little comments as off-topic in the first place! 🙂
briskhound2 said:Seriously though—if someone actually tries to tell me why people don't go to SeriesHub for show recommendations... I mean, really?!...
Already answered—and honestly, was there even a point in asking? It’s as easy as pie... If someone like 593/Family/Media/Lou Reed/OGM recommends a series or a movie, I should probably know exactly what I'm getting into by now!
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P.S. ... First!... She totally stirred the pot...She totally baited him—I’m telling you, she did!... 🙂
Hmm. He’s not crazy—just totally obsessed. It feels like he’s been spooked by his own mortality, even if just subconsciously—so he’s clinging to the stuff we’ve all been fed since we were kids to feel some sense of hope or comfort... you know? But since he's just an average guy, he doesn't really dare to question it, because he's been told it's the one absolute truth and that's that. There are tons of people like him out there—it's just that they don't all make a scene about it. There you go. 🤷
