Posts by Jason Chavez32

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It just wouldn't be the same without John Smith🙏

But then again—when I stop to think about those legendary racist undertones tucked away inside such a brilliant lyric:

"and the stars shine bright like the teeth of a Black man"

🎉

I actually used to own two of his stereo cassettes 🙏

Every single fight scene in STORY OF RICKY 🙏 was just... wow. 🙏 :S :S :S: .:S:.S.s

Sean Harris98 said:Maybe dig a little deeper—one side of his face is actually paralyzed, which is just a lingering effect from the stroke.

I’m telling you again, it wasn't polio. 😳

Sean Harris98 said:in case you hadn't heard, the guy actually overcame polio...

That just isn't true. 😳

hollowseal33 said:Personally, I feel like Roger Ross is absolute garbage—though maybe Mum is just slightly less terrible. Honestly, it's all just boring, exhausting, and incredibly pretentious... it completely lacks any sense of soul or wit.

finally! 🙏

Honestly, one of his most underrated performances—though easily one of his best—is in the movie Cobra 🙏 Such a powerhouse of a film 🙏

edit: He actually wrote the screenplay too 🙏

One of the absolute best movies ever made. 🙏

Now, it’s true that John Matrix is just as lethal as a cobra—given all that heavy weaponry he carries around—but honestly, the deadliest thing about this movie is those one-liners 🙏

Let off some steam, Bennett.

Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired.

😂

I think this might actually be the film I've watched more times than any other in my life—right up there with American Ninja...

btw, IMDb says that J. C. is actually juggling three different projects right now—one based on a comic book, one inspired by true events, and then one from his own original script...

Sorry for jumping into someone else's business, but I felt like I had to respond to that private message 🙂

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I’ll survive even if J. C. never makes another movie. Honestly, I'd give him all credit for the Terminator films and Alien—not to mention Abyss and True Lies (which, in my humble opinion, is one of the best action comedies ever made)—but after Titanic, someone really should have staged an intervention and tied him to a chair. 😳

"Criterion bias" is hands down the best thread title ever! 🙏

someone who shoots commercials 😳

Wait, 23?

edit.

In the meantime, I actually went ahead and did some digging so I can give you a real answer. To be honest—I don't really watch any Jim Carrey movies. 😳

Jessica Nguyen85 said:I see three distinct categories of cinema. First, there’s the standard fare we all know—beginning, middle, end. It’s the typical product churned out whether you're in the US, Europe, or Asia. The mold is always the same. Then you have the experimenters, where the most significant representative of the genre is Peter Greenaway. He argues that standard movies are essentially just "illustrated text," so he crafts these incredibly lush visual escapades disguised as high art. These standard films remind me of sitting in a train compartment, trying to make sense of the scenery passing by, but it’s impossible because the train is flying past; before your synapses can even fire, your station arrives and you're gone. Greenaway’s films feel somewhat similar, except it feels like the train is just idling and refuses to move. Not even a nudge. Not even God will move it. Then, right in the middle, there’s Mr. Lynch. With him, the train moves at a specific speed and rhythm where everything feels perfectly aligned. And the best part? You barely understand what's happening, yet you're enjoying it. You know you're having a good time, but you don't give a damn why. It doesn't matter. You're doing fine, and you don't want it to stop. You just want "your" station to cease to exist.

Inland Empire is everything Lynch is, and everything we've come to expect from him. And yet, it’s something totally new and bizarre. There is so much to process that I don't think I'll need to watch another movie for at least a year. Or so I thought. Because this film has it all—tragedy, drama, schizophrenia, psychedelia, comedy, and sketches. The way it manipulates montage, space, and time makes Memento look like child's play. It has horror, it has blood, and it has scenes that stay with you forever. Especially that first viewing.

There's really no point discussing the plot, because grasping it would probably require another three viewings and maybe twenty pages of debate on the forum. What actually fascinates me is how he manages to pull 200% out of every single character. And the dialogue... I don't want to sound like a snob, but I have to say... the guy was practically operating the camera himself (looking at the crew listing), and I already have the feeling I know which scenes he shot personally. And finally, the soundtrack is perfection, as usual.

Phenomenal and genius. I guess...

Honestly, it’s just completely nonsensical—it feels restrictive, a little bit lazy, and frankly, a tad crazy to try and pigeonhole cinema into "standard," "experimental," and then "Lynchian." It’s pretty hard to take a movie review seriously when it kicks off with a claim like that; it just screams a lack of understanding regarding the art of filmmaking. Don't get me wrong, Lynch is a brilliant director, but at the end of the day, he's really just a master of atmosphere.

maybe it’s Citizen Kane after all

Honestly, I can't even stand the sight or sound of that guy. I just can't deal with him in any capacity—seriously. If a movie he's starring in starts playing on the TV, I’m pulling the plug immediately. 😳

Is Jackass just being total idiots?

Wait, are all of these traffic signs actually considered Signs?

On the fence to the right, you'll find Cocktail—and over on the left, there's a domino piece showing the number ten, which is 10