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redowl90 redowl90 RegularOP
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#41 ·
coastalorca3: No, my bad on that emoji—it clearly came off wrong. I was actually poking fun at your "waiting" for Fight Club... My little cousins were hanging out with me when I sent that, and they thought the smiley was "cool," so I threw it in there. Nothing personal, I promise...

What that emoji should have actually represented is how I feel about Fight Club... For me, it’s easily one of the most overrated movies from the last few years. Tell me, though: did it live up to the hype for you?
frozenrider112 frozenrider112 Member
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#42 ·
Spider-Man 2

You guys aren't going to believe this...

It feels like that tiny spark of actual innovation we used to see in Hollywood has officially flickered out and died.
ruggedjackal46 ruggedjackal46 Regular
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#43 ·
I’m not actually counting down the days for any specific release right now. Sure, when *Gangs of New York* finally drops, I’ll sit down and watch it, but I’m not treating it like some holy grail. I’m not obsessing over it the way I spent years waiting for nothing but *Fight Club*.

Hold on a second—you spend all this time lecturing us about how we should only care about big commercial blockbusters, and then you turn around and admit you were dying to see *Fight Club*? And honestly, why even bother building up hype for a movie based on a novel? A good book is usually plenty satisfying on its own, and let's be real: you can't really make a movie better than the source material. Besides, if you go from the film back to the book, what are you actually gaining? Everything's already been taken from the pages, and a screen just can't capture that specific prose style that made *Fight Club* what it was in the first place.
stormywolf0 stormywolf0 Newcomer
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#44 ·
I’ve been itching to finally sit down and watch Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers since last Christmas. I'm planning on catching it either today or tomorrow.🙂
coastalorca3 coastalorca3 Member
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#45 ·
Eh 🙂 I didn't know much about the book back then—though I had a pretty good hunch about the movie, which turned out to be right.
As for the way people tend to lecture others—well, what can you do? It’s just human nature, I guess. 😉

To put all those speeches another way—I think people who fall into the "film snob" category should probably only suggest movies they actually believe are unique. That alone would automatically rule out all those routine sequels.

Take Matrix, for example; it was fine, but I'm certainly not watching two more sequels—it's just not *that* great. And that's exactly the mentality Hollywood relies on. Even the first LOTR wasn't quite my cup of tea.

Maybe I've just become too aware of how many Hollywood productions are on this list. This endless "waiting" for something "new" is blinding. Though, I suppose with their massive marketing budgets, it’s easy to fall for it.

They really ought to include descriptions for international films—Taylor Cruz7 mentioned Y Tu Mamá También
Lilja 4-ever
Los Lunes Al Sol

Timothy Cox2 - Anatomy of a Murder
Taylor Cruz7 Taylor Cruz7 Member
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#46 ·
You missed 8 Women by Ozon; it looks like a pretty compelling film.

By the way, have you happened to catch Nowhere in Africa at the Sundance Film Festival? It was actually the top pick in the US this year.
coastalorca3 coastalorca3 Member
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#47 ·
Look, I honestly don't have much to go on here 🙄—all I know is that I'm not a fan. Maybe you could expand a bit more on these movies?
Jessica Nguyen85 Jessica Nguyen85 Active Member
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#48 ·
So, tell me... did it actually live up to the hype for you?

Honestly, I’m pretty keen to have someone break down "Fight Club" for me... specifically what the core message is supposed to be, and maybe some personal takeaways after finally sitting through it...
Elizabeth Garcia2 Elizabeth Garcia2 Active Member
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#49 ·
Jessica Nguyen85, if you’re really looking for "messages," go pick up some Aesop fables or something. They’re practically overflowing with them.
But please, don't go expecting life lessons from a David Fincher movie.
I honestly can't stand it when people start asking, "What was the message of this film?"
I mean, come on... it’s not a sermon at a church in Chicago or something. If you actually enjoy watching it, and if the story stays stuck in your head for a while after the credits roll—well, then the movie did its job. That's all there is to it.
As for "messages"... just forget about it...
ruggedjackal46 ruggedjackal46 Regular
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#50 ·
coastalorca3, those are pretty much the only movies I'm actually looking forward to catching on my old VHS tapes—Memento and Mullholland Drive. I'll probably get them loaded up on my home media player tomorrow.
As for Fight Club, the book definitely hits harder.
Jessica Nguyen85 Jessica Nguyen85 Active Member
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#51 ·
I tend to be a bit sensitive about these things, I guess.

Look, I don't really care what you're sensitive about. What I want is for you to write down your actual impressions—your thoughts, your gut feelings... just anything that hit you after watching "Fight Club." You took the whole "message" thing way too literally. I'm sure the movie resonated with you, but surely you can boil that down into a few coherent sentences. Who knows, maybe someone else will watch it from a completely different angle.

Personally, when I think about that flick, all I can say is—it’s just basic, snobby garbage. It's this overblown pretension centered on the whole "American male" trope. Just a total maze of references mixed with a weird synergy of bad taste and pseudo-trashiness.

And please, leave the patronizing at home.
redowl90 redowl90 RegularOP
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#52 ·
Jessica Nguyen85 says:
the movie is just basic, snobby garbage that tries way too hard to dwell on the whole "American male" trope. It’s a total maze of references and a perfect blend of tastelessness and pseudo-trashiness.

Not exactly literal, but I could certainly get behind that sentiment...
redowl90 redowl90 RegularOP
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#53 ·
Elizabeth Garcia2 said:Look, it’s not like you’re at a Sunday service expecting a divine revelation.

Haha... yeah, you nailed it right there. 👍
analogtinker14 analogtinker14 Newcomer
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#54 ·
I am dying to see Cronenberg’s Spider-Man. I’ve been hunting for articles about it since the Sundance Film Festival, but man, you can't catch a break when theaters just dump Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and all that other mainstream garbage on you first. I also really want to check out Larry Clark’s Ken Park—it’s got those skater kids and that raw American punk vibe I dig. 😉

And look, I don't want to sound like a total snob, because I'll still watch Transformers 3 even though I know it's gonna be absolute trash. I mean, I’m definitely more grown up than I was back in '91. But still...
stormywolf0 stormywolf0 Newcomer
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#55 ·
I’ve already seen The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, though I really ought to give it another watch. After that, I'm looking forward to catching Antwone Fisher and The Wild Thornberrys Movie next weekend. 😁
Jessica Nguyen85 Jessica Nguyen85 Active Member
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#56 ·
It played at Sundance, and it looks like it won't hit theaters here until well after New Year's. What I appreciate about Cronenberg is how he just lets the movie and the story breathe and find its own rhythm, rather than forcing a specific path. It’s different from someone like Lynch, who tends to play games with the audience—sometimes veering a bit too far into pure exhibitionism. "Spider" reminded me of Hitchcock’s psychological themes at times, though this one feels much more... I don't know, thematically claustrophobic? Or maybe hermetic is the word. It's slow. Really, painfully slow. But the weight of the thing mostly comes from those fantastic supporting performances by Miranda and Gabriel. It probably won't ever touch an Oscar, but honestly, it's the best American film of the year.

Maybe you caught that good interview in The New York Times
Rebecca Taylor57 Rebecca Taylor57 Member
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#57 ·
coastalorca3 said:I’m honestly not anticipating any upcoming releases right now. Sure, when *Gangs of New York* hits theaters, I'll catch it—but it's nothing compared to how I spent years obsessively waiting for just one movie: *Fight Club*.

EXACTLY—*Fight Club* is an absolute masterpiece... I've watched it six times already and I'm still hooked... DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!
Rebecca Taylor57 Rebecca Taylor57 Member
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#58 ·
Oh—I almost forgot to mention—you absolutely HAVE to check out one of the most intense psychological thrillers from the last decade: *Das Experiment*. I’m not entirely sure if it ever hit the big screens here in the States... but my guess is probably not.
ruggedjackal46 ruggedjackal46 Regular
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#59 ·
Rebecca Taylor57 said:Exactly. Fight Club absolutely shreds... I’ve sat through it six times now and honestly, I’m still hungry for more. Just remember: DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!

The book was better. 🙂
graniteangler10 graniteangler10 Member
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#60 ·
ruggedjackal46 said:The book was better. 🙂

sid... seriously, give it a rest. :P

Good grief, does every single movie based on a book have to be measured against the source material? They're different mediums, people. Unless the quality is absolute garbage, comparing them like this feels pretty pointless to me.

It’s like looking at a painting of an apple and then eating a real one... "Yeah, it's okay, but man, that painting looks delicious." It makes zero sense.

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