Film vs. Book (Topic of interest!!)

northerncrane4 said:That’s possible. Instead of embarrassing myself by asking things like, "Wait, why isn't the ocean spilling onto the beach?", I’d rather just try to find the answer in more appropriate places.

Like on a public forum dedicated to film discussions? 😳

casualotter21 said:So, what—on a public forum dedicated to movie discussions? 😳

Hardly a relevant venue.

northerncrane4 said:A place of relevance.

Precisely so!

northerncrane4 said:Fair point. Instead of looking like an idiot asking things like "Why isn't the ocean flooding the coast?", I'll just try to find the answer in the right places. Something you seem too lazy to do.

Well, forums are basically built for idiots. Why bother spending thirty minutes surfing the web and actually using your brain to do some basic math when you can just dump whatever random thought pops into your head, knowing there will be a bunch of local experts standing by with canned answers?

Keith Jones19 said:Look, forums are basically a haven for the lazy—why bother scouring the web for thirty minutes and actually using your brain to do some basic math when you can just blurt out whatever pops into your head? You know there will always be a few mindless drones standing by with canned responses ready to go.

That’s all well and good—but if that's the case, deal with us perpetually pissed-off types too.

exactly. 😁

milk said:But that was exactly what Peter was getting at! ;-)

I mean, you seriously can't pull that conclusion from what was actually said.

vještica said:I couldn't even get through The Da Vinci Code because the style was just way too extra for me—totally shallow thriller vibes, like the book is practically screaming "FILM ME ALREADY!!!" so I finally just gave up and decided I'll just wait for the movie.
But since Tom Hanks is in it, ugh, what a dilemma... which lesser evil am I picking here?

Honestly, in this specific scenario, you don't even have to choose between two evils. You can just skip both entirely and call it a day.

northerncrane4 said:Too obvious. You’re acting totally like a woman. Only women can be this perceptive.

northerncrane4, you're veering into chauvinism, or at least some version of what was just mentioned...😎

northerncrane4 said:Everything looks great on paper, but then they can deal with us constantly getting screwed over.

hahaha... if something isn't broken, don't fix it... promise me you won't! 🙏 🙏 🙏

Nicholas Hill5 said:northerncrane4, you're crossing over into chauvinism—or at least some version of it...😎

Toward men?

Man, Smudj is just out of control... we should probably move this over to the Miscellaneous forum before 😁 tries to give him some sort of diagnosis 🙄 😉
. Honestly, there's no point in digging up old dirt because everyone already sees it... especially since he's still pretty green in the movie scene, looking at you, indigo and Nicholas Hill5... it's just getting exhausting.

Gerald Barrett25 said:Let’s be real—there’s no point in dragging out this subtext because... everyone already gets it...

If you actually understood why that subtext exists in the first place...

Gerald Barrett25 said:especially not with the newer folks on the Movie forum (indigo and Nicholas Hill5)...

Nicholas Hill5 and I have our own history—please don't conflate it with indigo.

Gerald Barrett25 said:you're really pushing it now... 🙄 😉

Did they seriously scrap the IGNORE option?

northerncrane4 said:[Nicholas Hill5 and I have our own history here, so please don't go mixing it up with indigo.

Exactly....

Nicholas Hill5 said:exactly....

so, are you guys coming from the same agency??? 🤣 🤣

quietdriver3 said:Are you guys all coming from the same agency??? 🤣 🤣

Here he goes—the sitcom man strikes again! This time even with a laugh track included!!!

quietdriver3 said:Are you guys all coming from the same agency??? 🤣 🤣

Exactly....

northerncrane4 said:Here he goes again, basically acting like a walking sitcom. This time he’s even throwing in the canned laughter!!!

And this guy is still trying way too hard to build an image like some modern-day Al Pacino

just silly nonsense 🙂 🙂

You're an idiot.

You're nothing but an idiot!

Fine—you're a towel.

You're a towel!

Alright, quietdriver3—I am a towel. ☕

northerncrane4 said:Alright, quietdriver3, I’m basically just a towel here. ☕

I guess therapy is moving along pretty well 👍

I'm feeling okay about it, maybe 😉

A few more sessions like this and you'll probably be singing songs, dancing with butterflies, and arguing with the girls in the ladies' lounge about which wallpaper looks better or worse. 😁