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But it was cut and dry and you still completely interpreted it wrong. I'm on Trans's side on this one.Quoting MadMan (view post)
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This is exactly what I mean when I say “fandom” (and why I hate it).
It’s toxic.
Last month at TIFF, I saw a grown man in the rush line waiting to see Joker in full costume and makeup, and it occurred to me that this guy had clearly already made up his mind that he was going to like the film even before he saw it--which I think is indicative how people in this century construct their identities around acts of consumption. (Similarly, I often see people on the subway carrying New Yorker tote bags as a way of signalling to strangers that they're people who read.) So when someone criticizes the things fragile young white men consume (in this case, comic book movies, but also video games, Rick and Morty, and Joe Rogan), the fans interpret it as an affront to their identity. This is why I'm curious about what the pro-MCU argument would be, because it sometimes seems to me that people are consuming the films as a lifestyle choice more than enjoying them as movies: i.e., it's less about the aesthetic experience of watching any one movie than it is about mastering the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a body of knowledge, hence the increasing tendency of franchise films to spread themselves across multiple sequels and prequels and across different media, so that a fan's apprenticeship in the series can continue indefinitely.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
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Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
Look, it's simple. You misrepresented my post in order to take a jab at me for some reason, and then get haughty and offended when I try to clarify what I said and why you were wrong to interpret that way. In this day and age where the internet is full of people making shit up about an outgroup and using that to attack them, I'm not going to let someone invent an opinion for me that I don't hold. If you are too sensitive to accept that, bad luck for you. But I'm sick of people setting up a false argument and then acting all pissy when called on it.Quoting MadMan (view post)
Last 10 Movies Seen
(90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)
Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
Stuff at Letterboxd
Listening Habits at LastFM
Not offended, just amused that you are clearly upset that someone pointed out a good remake after you bashed remakes. I was also being sarcastic. If anything you are the one being pissy and sensitive.
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Quoting MadMan (view post)Here we see Stages 2, 3 and 4 in the Insincere Internet Arguments for Dummies handbook:Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
Stage 2: Double down and misrepresent the opposing position even harder.
Stage 3: It was a joke, calm down.
Stage 4: Ha, defending yourself against blatant false accusations, such a snowflake, amirite?
This is quite impressive in its economy, I will give you that. It will save a lot of time getting to the endgame, you storming off blaming me for victimizing you, which would be Stage 5.
The "Yeah, ok, whatever" was a joking reference to an X-Files episode. Also if you don't like me asking you questions, then um ok. I noticed you ignored Duke which surprised me. Also how does one storm off a message board? I mean you can skip away perhaps, or slowly walk away I guess. Plus the personal attacks earlier were unnecessary, but I choose to shrug them off. I thought you were not so thin skinned, and I advise you to not post on Twitter any time soon. Have a nice day, and if you have any other complaints I can refer you to a manager or our store director.
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Personally, it's both. It is an event that I invite my entire family to. I buy five to six tickets (depending on whether my sister has a boyfriend at the time) three months before the movie opens, and we go out to dinner, then see an MCU movie on a Thurs night. It's fun for me on two levels. One) The characters I grew up on I am finally seeing in major motion picture instead of inked on a page. I think the entire MCU has been cast perfectly for the characters. and 2) I get to spend time with my family on a random Thurs night.Quoting baby doll (view post)
So yes, I am consuming them as a lifestyle. But I also own each one, rewatch them several times a year and thoroughly enjoy the majority of them. They are fun. Entertainment is fun. And there's nothing toxic about that.
Hahah I like you, Duke.Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Who knows... could have been the final family outing for a long time.Quoting Grouchy (view post)
God, this dude really bums me the fuck outQuoting Esquire
A lot of the appeal to me of older movies is to travel back in time and try to empathize with older cultures, psyches, and values. I'm interested in understanding how we got to where we are today - like Archaeology. That reviewer believes that only the present matters.Quoting Irish (view post)
I became a diehard fan of the MCU after Winter Soldier. I liked the other films before it, however it was that one that really got me hooked.
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Yeh this guy is a tool. Is he 14 years old?Quoting Irish (view post)
Oh man I've been addicted to older 50s and 60s movies lately. Just went through all of the Universal Mummy movies.
I want to go back and do the same for all Universal classic horror movies.
Jaws and Alien aren't that old dude.
I admit, I'm not the biggest fan of classic cinema. Then I stumbled across Seven Samurai at 2 am one sleepless night, and assumed it would put me right to sleep. I watched the whole damn thing, gripping my coffee table. I still am not the biggest fan of classic cinema, but I have found more than enough over the years that I would never shit on any decade. Theres good in every one of them, some just may be tougher to find.
I think the stupidest concept he puts forth is the idea that there's a learning curve in filmmaking that somehow reached a peak (I guess in the '80s according to the movies he mentions?) and then it stays the same until our days.
What the hell is going on with RT’s box office top 10 list?
I haven't seen Gregory's Girl yet but I've been hearing good things about it (and Bill Forsyth's work generally) for over a decade now.
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
The House of the Devil is a near great flick, though. I hope I like The Lighthouse more than I did The Witch.
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Kinda missing the point, I think.
Why are they listing a decade old indie horror and a 30 year old comedy in the top box office list for the week?
No I got it, I just wanted to note how good House of the Devil is. I never saw the other one. Maybe someone in RT is playing a fun joke.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
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How does Major League (1989) rank among baseball films? I'm looking through films that expire on Thai Netflix at the end of the month and this is one of them, so wonder if it's worth watching.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
I enjoy it. What's super hilarous... is pay close attention to Wesley Snipes. Apparently, he was one of the least athletic actors in the movie and all of the athletic scenes were shot trying to avoid that quality.Quoting Peng (view post)