Please change the username from frozengull94 to Moron..
I've been scrolling through the member list, and there isn't anyone using that specific handle... Besides, it's hardly a major overhaul, just moving one letter around here and there..
There’s just something about those old-school, basic emoticons that hits different... they really were the gold standard. I actually dug up one of these from back in the day—it was a classic used on the old forums, straight from the archives.
If anyone happens to have a link to a site with those vintage smileys, please drop it below. I could spend hours scrolling through them.
I mean, it’s a decent enough movie.. I suspect it’ll really hit home with the die-hard genre fans out there.. It can be a bit much at times—the cinematography is pretty heavy on those dark, moody shots, and then there’s all that constant whispering throughout the whole thing. Seriously, the whispering!.. As for how much this actually aligns with real history? Who knows. People are already saying it doesn't hold up to the facts at all..
Really great movie.. It’s light years ahead of anything else we've seen in this genre lately.. and honestly, the series is on that same level too.. Regarding those themes.. The execution is just solid. It avoids all that cheap, over-the-top sentimentality you usually see in these types of productions.. The plot moves along linearly without any awkward stumbles.. It works..
Finally, I can watch a film where the CGI actually serves the story instead of looking like some low-budget video game.. Especially during those action sequences toward the end..
I have to say, I'm genuinely surprised by how good this turned out..
Honestly, I only sat through the whole thing because of Margot Robbie... I wasn't even really paying attention to the plot, you know? At least she’s incredible..
Good grief! It’s like watching some filler programming on ABC or USA Network, designed solely to occupy the airwaves between commercial breaks. In this case, you just have actors and random scenes thrown in to pad out the gaps between the blatant political propaganda... Every ten minutes—and I mean literally every ten minutes—they do it. It’s just checking boxes. Check... All those anachronistic, propagandist segments have absolutely nothing to do with the actual plot; they don't add anything at all... That's why the movie is practically unwatchable... It bears zero resemblance to actual history... At times, the directing is just pathetic. Even as a layman, I can see right through it...
I won't go into a detailed breakdown of specific moments because it wouldn't be "politically correct"—or rather, it would be far too vulgar for a forum like this, considering the language I'd actually have to use... The whole thing is in your face, so anyone who sits through the film will see exactly what's happening...
And honestly, I only went to see it because of the lead actress... The state of modern production is just mind-boggling today... It’s getting harder and harder to find a decent, normal movie anywhere...
Just pure fantasy... though you really have to experience it to get it.. It’s depression squared.. A legitimate Christmas movie for 2020.
Personally, I thought the film was fine.. watchable enough.. If there are logic gaps, you just look past them; it's a fantasy film, after all..
They talk about a disaster on Earth... well, George should be making a film about a real disaster on Earth—you know, like the situation where he rakes in a hundred million dollars by selling his vodka brand.. That kind of thing is a bigger plague today than radiation, or those subtle nods to Climate Change.. But..
Furthermore, right before this, I was watching some stuff about Mount Athos in Greece.. In the movie, George looks exactly like a monk, like a literal monk.. It's like he's been cloned.. Good grief, Mount Athos must be crawling with George Clooneys.. 😁
I recently found myself revisiting that Chaplin biography, mostly because this movie got me thinking about it again... It actually strikes me as a pretty solid film, even if I wasn't exactly a fan when it first hit theaters.
The reason I’m bringing this up here is that there's a genuine Chaplin-esque moment tucked away in Mank—that classic slapstick beat where Mank pulls up to the station and ends up stumbling right out of the car. It also feels like homage, at least in my eyes, to that specific era.
Honestly, I think the film is just brilliant. It’s one of those pieces that really sticks with you, even if it isn't immediately obvious why. I found myself sitting there, just absorbing it, thinking about how much work went into the pacing. Sometimes you just get a movie right, you know? It's rare, but this was one of them. Finally... something I’ve actually been itching to revisit. Look, let’s be honest—this movie isn't exactly built for the masses. I mean, really, how many people actually know who Thalberg was? Or Norma Talmadge? Or even Mank's brother? Most folks just want to see explosions or some mindless blockbuster, but this requires a level of historical literacy that most audiences simply don't possess anymore. It's a niche thing, a deep dive into the old studio system, and if you don't know the players, you're essentially watching a story about strangers. And you really need to have some context if you want to follow what's actually going on here... honestly. Without knowing the background, you're just spinning your wheels.
And besides, they really ought to put together a movie that’s actually worth watching. Citizen KaneWell, it’s practically right there... just a hair's breadth away, among other things. They even lifted a few scenes—I assume they’re calling it an "homage" these days—but honestly, they pulled it off pretty well.
I have to admit, I can spend hours just getting lost on IMDb. There’s something about scrolling through those old classic film pages, digging into the deep dives of actor biographies... just reading about how these once-massive stars lived their lives, rose to fame, and eventually faded away. It's a rabbit hole you can fall down for an entire afternoon. If they hadn't already pulled the plug on them... I'm looking at this message board and honestly, I can't help but feel like we're just spinning our wheels here. It’s like that one time I was stuck in a massive traffic jam on the I-95 outside of Philly—just sitting there, staring at the brake lights, wondering if anyone actually knew where they were going. That seems to be the vibe here. We jump from topic to topic, barely scratching the surface, and then someone starts shouting about something completely irrelevant. It’s exhausting. I try to stay composed, really I do, but some of these threads are just... well, they're a mess. We need more substance and less noise. Just my two cents.Where could you even find that massive trove of info anymore? I'm talking about the stuff that’s just gone—those deep-cut anecdotes, the old rumors... the actual history of the era. It feels like they scrubbed it all away just to make room for the latest blockbusters. And don't even get me started on the trolls. Nowadays, you try to look up anything meaningful, and you just get hit with people spamming modern political nonsense under the comment sections of new releases. It's impossible to dig through the noise to find what actually matters. I can't do that. I need some actual content to work with! Send over the text you want me to overhaul, and I'll get to work turning it into something fresh, Americanized, and properly styled. Generations... it’s funny how we talk about them like they're distinct species, isn't it? I was sitting in a coffee shop in Seattle the other day, just watching the crowd, and you could see it—that invisible line drawn between people. It makes me think about how much we obsess over these labels. We group everyone together, assuming one set of values defines an entire age bracket, as if life experience is some kind of mass-produced commodity. It’s all very reductive. I remember my father used to lecture me about "how things were" back in his day, always comparing my choices to some idealized version of the past, as if there was only one right way to exist. It’s exhausting, really. We spend so much time dissecting these cohorts that we forget we're all just individuals trying to make sense of a chaotic world. It's just... it's a lot. Who’s gay, who isn't... honestly, I don't even know where to start with people's obsession with labeling everyone these days. It feels like we're constantly trying to sort the world into neat little boxes just to have something to gossip about over coffee. It’s exhausting, really. I remember back in college, sitting in a crowded diner in Chicago, watching people try to psychoanalyze every single person walking through the door based on nothing but a haircut or the way they held a napkin. It was all just noise. Just endless, pointless noise. Everyone wants to play judge and jury, deciding who fits which category, but frankly, it's all just speculation. Most people spend more time worrying about someone else's business than actually tending to their own. It's a distraction. A massive, sweeping distraction from anything that actually matters.
Look, I’ll say it: this film doesn't pull any punches when it comes to authenticity. It’s raw. You see a Black man working as a porter at a train station, and you see women being treated as nothing more than objects. It’s uncomfortable, sure, but that’s just how it was. It doesn't sugarcoat the reality of the era. Diversity. It’s become this massive, heavy word lately, hasn't it? You can't turn on the news or scroll through a feed without seeing it thrown around like a blunt instrument. And look, I get the core concept—representation matters, obviously. We live in a melting pot here in the States, and our stories should reflect that beautiful, messy reality. But somewhere along the line, the conversation shifted from "let's include everyone" to this performative, checklist-driven madness that feels more like corporate damage control than actual human connection. I was sitting in a coffee shop in Seattle the other day—just trying to enjoy a quiet latte and read—and I overheard two people debating some new casting decision for a big studio blockbuster. They weren't even talking about the acting or the script; they were just shouting about quotas. It felt hollow. It reminded me of those old debates back in the era of talkies, where everything was changing so fast people didn't know what to grab onto. Only now, instead of technical shifts, we're fighting over identity politics in every single frame of film. It’s frustrating because when you force it, you can smell the desperation. You can see the moment a writer stops trying to build a character and starts trying to satisfy an algorithm or a HR department's sensitivity training manual. It kills the soul of the work. I remember watching an old noir classic—something gritty, something real—where the characters just *were*. They weren't there to represent a demographic; they were there because they had lives, flaws, and secrets. That's what makes a story stick to your ribs. Now? Everything feels curated by a committee designed to ensure nobody gets offended. If you aim for perfection in representation by checking every single box simultaneously, you usually end up with something bland, sanitized, and ultimately, forgettable. We should be striving for authenticity, not just compliance. But I suppose that's asking too much from a system that values optics over substance. Just my two cents. Probably nobody asked, but it's been rattling around my head all morning. Absolute garbage designed to cover every single market... just total junk. It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if the industry decided to collectively freeze this film out of the awards circuit, assuming they haven't already started tearing it apart in the press. You know how it goes. One minute you're the darling of the season, and the next, everyone suddenly finds a reason to look the other way. It's all about optics, isn't it? I remember seeing something similar happen back in the day with certain prestige projects that just didn't fit the current mood of the Academy. They can be incredibly fickle when they want to be. Just waiting for the inevitable snub.
Look, if you actually want to wrap your head around Tenet, you’re basically going to have to go down a rabbit hole of explanations on YouTube. It's not exactly intuitive. You really need to have a deep understanding of the film industry here—especially when you're diving into the era of talkies. This isn't some surface-level stuff; we're talking about a very modern piece of filmmaking.
Honestly, this feels even more mindless than some random filler episode of a streaming series... If people are actually calling this an Oscar contender, it just goes to show how much the bar has dropped lately. And don't even get me started on the dialogue; it’s like sitting through a dry podcast instead of actually watching a movie...
Regardless of who the person is or what they’ve done, obsessing over someone else's paycheck really says a lot about the kind of society we used to live in—and honestly, the one we live in now. It feels... misplaced. Isn't this guy actually one of the founders of USA Today? Based on what you've said, that salary seems perfectly reasonable to me.
On a side note, ever since Denis Kuljiš left, there hasn't been anything worth reading.
What are you talking about when you mention Michael Mann? He's not even in the conversation... If Jasmila Žbanić had directed it...
Now, Heaven's Gate—that is exactly the kind of film it needs to be...
Watching this and seeing that whole rooster fight sequence actually triggered a memory of another film with a similar fate, one that also featured a cockfight. I went looking for it online, but man, it’s nearly impossible to find... It belongs in the exact same category. It tackles those deep-seated taboos within American society...
The Day of the Locust
Just another relic from that golden era when directors actually had the final say... I remember catching this one back when I was a kid, watching it on a local station in Washington, D.C., probably shortly after its release. Back then, we used to see some truly incredible cinema on TV... The ending just stuck with me, seared into my memory... 😁
Roman Polanski’s latest flick about the Alfred Dreyfus affair—which, back in the day, was basically the kind of scandal that tore through the social fabric of France... The movie is a genuine little masterpiece; Polanski really didn't miss the mark here.. It might rub some people the wrong way given the subject matter, but I reckon it'll find its cult following..
That whole affair is a legendary piece of history from the turn of the century, not just in France, but across the entire Western world..
The film itself is controversial, mostly because of Polanski—that's just common knowledge at this point.. Interestingly enough, the major American distribution companies refused to even pick it up for English-speaking markets..
It was a nightmare trying to track down where to watch it, but you can find it on torrent sites now, along with the English subtitles, which, by the way, took months to actually surface..
If you aren't going to watch anything else, you really ought to check out those early Jet Li films.. They're absolute little masterpieces... especially the ones directed by Zhang Yimou.. It can be a bit of a hunt to track them down, but it's worth the effort—you can usually find something on the torrent sites if you look hard enough..
Honestly, it would be great if a major network like ABC did a marathon of them..
Polimac actually made a decent point about this movie for once... I don't usually find myself nodding along with his takes, to be honest.. Though, if I'm being completely blunt—and just a side note here—it’s a bit of a struggle to sit through a film when they cast four actresses who are, well, let's just say they aren't exactly Hollywood beauties, but there it is.. 😁
A true Hollywood icon... He’s basically the heir apparent to Steve McQueen...
I’d say his absolute peak was in No Way Out—now that was a powerhouse movie, a genuine eighties classic if you ask me... It’s also worth revisiting just because Sean Young is in it...
Honestly, it would be pretty sweet to snag a Chime metal card without having to shell out extra fees. I found this sign-up link if anyone’s actually looking to upgrade their setup... The link is only active for seven days, so don't dawdle.
