Best movies from Sundance?

Jose Miller17 said:It seems like the movie lineup was worse, the concert selection was weaker, and the turnout was lower... why? Did the organizers just lose interest?

Was the attendance actually lower? I figured there would be at least a hundred people plus some locals, and that’s about it. How can you even say it was low? 😲 😲 😲

Karen Diaz32 said:Was the turnout really that low? I figured there’d be at least a hundred people plus the locals hanging around. How could it possibly be smaller than that? 😲 😲 😲

Well, it looks like it was... and I'm talking about everyone who actually showed up for the screenings or even just drove into town once. 😬 ...

Jose Miller17 said:Well, it certainly looks that way... specifically when you consider the people who actually showed up for screenings or even just made it downtown once.😬 ...

Why on earth doesn't everyone attend the screenings? I was under the impression this was a film festival! Unbelievable.

Karen Diaz32 said:Is no one actually going to watch any movies? I thought this was supposed to be a film festival! Give me a break.

And honestly, if everyone actually showed up, the laws of physics would probably stage a protest just to stop it. 😛

Land of Plenty is an absolute train wreck of a movie.
I’ll be honest, I passed out three different times after about ten minutes, but apparently, I didn't miss anything worth seeing.

The whole thing was just terrible.😢

Karen Diaz32 said:Why isn't everyone actually watching the screenings? I thought this was supposed to be a film festival! Give me a break.

Hold on a second—are you really the same Karen Diaz32 who acts way too cool to bother showing up, yet still finds every single chance to talk trash about the festival?

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ruggedmarlin15 said:Hold on. Are you really that Karen Diaz32 person who acts way too cool to actually show up at the festival, yet somehow finds every single chance to trash it online?

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Wait a second. Are you supposed to be my biggest fan, ruggedmarlin15?
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ruggedmarlin15 said:Hold up, are you that same Karen Diaz32 who acts way too cool to actually show up, yet manages to trash the festival every chance you get?
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Look, she’s just being principled... if she isn't interested in the movie, she isn't going.👍

ruggedmarlin15 said:Wait a second, are you that same Karen Diaz32 who acts way too "cool" to even bother showing up, yet somehow finds every single chance to trash the festival?

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Look, I really shouldn't get involved here, but let's be real: two-thirds of those young snobs at Coachella aren't even there for the music. The other third? They're just there to get absolutely wasted.🙂

Megan Peterson87 said:I don't want to stir the pot, but let's be real: two-thirds of those hipster kids at the festival aren't even there for the movies. The other third just shows up to get hammered.🙂

Fair enough... but how many "hipsters" are we actually talking about compared to everyone else?😁

Jose Miller17 said:Look, I get it... but how many "snobs" are we actually talking about compared to the rest of the crowd? 😁

No, hold on! I specifically said it was two-thirds snobs and one-third alcoholic non-snobs. Read closer.😁

Megan Peterson87 said:No, I said it’s two-thirds snobs and one-third non-snobby drinkers.😁

Aha... so there aren't any snobby drunks in Napa Valley... basically, if you're an alcoholic, you're not a snob. Great logic.😁 😁

Jose Miller17 said:Oh, I get it now... so there aren't any snobby alcoholics in Napa Valley... basically, if you're a drunk, you just can't be a snob. Great logic right there. 😁 😁

Look, that's actually a pretty interesting point you're making.😉 😁

Megan Peterson87 said:Look, that's actually a pretty interesting question😉 😁

...interesting is one word for it... Karen Diaz32 is losing sleep over it😁 😁

A little message for the grumpy kids (I can tell puberty is still in full swing at home):
I honestly feel for you guys. One day, I’m going to look back on all those days spent at festivals as a huge collection of amazing memories. What about you? Just gonna keep complaining?

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ruggedmarlin15 said:A message for the toddlers (looks like puberty hasn't finished its job yet):
I honestly feel bad for you guys. One day, I’ll look back on this festival with nothing but great memories. You guys can just keep complaining.
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Anyway, forget that... is it true there was no spice this year?? Like, how? Why? Did Pavicic cut that out too?😕

ruggedmarlin15 said:I actually feel bad for you guys. One day, I’ll look back on this festival with nothing but great memories. What about you?

How poetic! It's just like how everyone remembers their first time, right? 👍

@Jose Miller17/">@@Jose Miller17:
Spica? Pavicic?

@Karen Diaz32/">@@Karen Diaz32:
It looks like you spend every single day reliving your first sexual experience. Honestly, if it wasn't also your only one, I wouldn't be surprised. Not at all.

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kaeovo said:A message for the angry kids (clearly still going through puberty):
I actually feel sorry for you. One day, I’ll look back on my time at the festival with nothing but great memories. What about you?

I know a friend who attended the festival as an accredited organizer for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Well, she gets checked into her hotel room only to find a snake waiting for her. Since she isn't exactly a "snake lover"—despite being a hardcore cinephile—she bolted to the front desk to complain about her unannounced roommate. "Just stomp on it with those shoes!" the polite receptionist/owner(?) suggested, nodding toward her high-heeled sandals. When that didn't quite sit right with her, the guy doubled down: "We have some antivenom in the cabinet, but we've never actually had to use it before!"

It ended well enough because the snake—apparently shamed by the commotion—slithered off to another room. That didn't exactly fix the issue with sand leaking out of the faucets, but honestly, maybe this year the city was more like Baghdad, and our London makeup artist friend was too oblivious to notice.

ruggedmarlin15 said:@Milkshake:
Spice? Pavicic?

...Spice?...I’m not even sure how to label it...it changed every single year...one year it was all about the girls, the next it was some animated thing...that was always the best part...and now it's just gone?
Pavicic?...He was the one calling the shots this year, right?...Since everything felt so trashy lately, I figured cutting Spice was just part of his plan...:-)...