Haha. That makes me wonder how often that happens.
Hopefully not too often.
Martian issues aside about bad endings and such, a question: you seem to talk about movies in a pretty binary form. Films are either duds or hits. Is this reflective of your true alien psychology or do you think in more of a spectrum normally? Arn't most movies just... average?
I think, if anything, it's reflective of the movies that end up on the table for discussion. In a strange way, I like movies that suck more than movies that are average because at least there's something to talk about in the former cases. I think
Se7en sucks. Most other people think it's anywhere from pretty good to amazing. That's something worth talking about. And I've talked about it at length (much to
@theskza 's dismay
). I have not, on the other hand, ever talked about
Suspect Zero. Why not? Because there's nothing to talk about. It's not particularly good, but neither is it objectionably bad. It's just there. And yes, there are a lot of movies like that, but for whatever reason(s), they're not the movies that end up coming through this thread. And, when on those rare occasions they do come through here, I just won't say anything because there's nothing worth saying about them. If I'm going to take the time out of my life to post in here, it's going to be about shit that I truly care about. And I think that's the way most people in here do things. The movies that we talk about are the ones we're passionate about. Whether that means for or against, the bottom line is that the movies worth discussing are the ones for which there's actually something to discuss, and movies that are just average don't offer much in the way of serious movie discussion.
I think the tipping point for me was that I thought that Godfather 2 took a longer while to get going.
I'll have to keep the pacing in mind the next time I revisit them. I always liked the epic feel of the second one, which I imagine was partly a result of the pacing.
And Pacino's first assasination in the dinner and the baptism scenes in the first film are just sooo damn good.
But then you've got De Niro whacking Fanucci and Ciccio
I broke about the time he started talking about
Year of the Dragon (like... 25 pages in). Put the book down and rewatched the film.
Just don't forget to pick the book back up
It's like certain events repeat themselves after a decade.
Or two.
Weird seeing Cro Cop as a grappler though.
Did you see Mirko with the TD and sub victory last night? That was amazing!
The first thing I thought of was Bas' commentary after Mirko beat Heath Herring. Bas and Quadros were marveling at how quickly Mirko seemed to be taking to MMA and Bas said, "You watch: You're gonna see this guy submit people." Bas, of course, learned submissions because he had no wrestling, so he figured, if people were going to take him down, it'd be nice to be able to submit them there. Mirko, on the other hand, developed such great TDD that he never really felt the need to actually try to submit people.
If that fight is any indication, though, we may be seeing the opposite of K-1 Hughes with ADCC Mirko
You saying you don't like the Madea movies?
One of my cherished memories from my first year of college: I lived in a dorm with suites of four students (two to a room with a shared bathroom between the rooms). One of my suitemates was black, and a lot of times, he'd have a bunch of black friends in his room watching TV or playing video games. I was in there once when they were flipping through the channels. Now, by this time, Tyler Perry was already on my Buscemi-style "People to Kill" list, but I'd always assumed that, considering how his movies and TV shows were all over the place, he had to at least have a loyal black following. I can't tell you how much it warmed my heart when they landed on TBS, saw one of his shitty shows on, and then one of them went, "Aw, not this n!gga again," which then started a whole rant where they all pitched in on how much he and his shows suck.
Frankly, I did find it darkly humorous
I brought up Hitchcock when I was talking about
Gone Girl as I find that film so Hitchcockian that thinking about in non-Hitchcockian terms just seems weird, and based on your response, it sounds like you got more of a
Shadow of a Doubt vibe from it. I'll have to keep that in mind when I watch it again, as I found practically no humor in that movie at all.
I'm fascinated by the disconnect of Amy loving a "performance".
You and
@Caveat might enjoy this:
Although a real old school SMD movie bet was based on picking fights. And you didn't come to a sensible agreement, you made your victim watch some dog shit that only you liked.
That's why I tried to steer the movie challenges into more sensible territory, otherwise you vultures would've torn me apart
I hadn't even heard of that. Hopefully it won't be as goofy as
Room 237. Have you seen it?
I'm on Season 3 ep7, BTW, of Burn Notice (I told you I would binge watch if I started it). So far, my only complaint is that one time they used the exact same dialogue to set up a scene and get involved with a gang from one season to the next.
Which episodes did they do that? And what was the dialogue? It's been a few years since I've watched it, but I feel like I would've remembered that if I'd noticed it before.
And I'm glad you're liking it. Did you like "False Flag" with Lucy Lawless? I love that moment on the roof, great writing and great acting. And how about Season 2 with Tricia Helfer? I love Michael's relationship with Victor (what would Michael be like without the support of Fiona, Sam, and his mom?), I love the way his relationship with Bly gets turned on its head (and that episode in the bank is one of my favorites), and, last but not least, we get introduced to Tim Matheson, who is so wickedly amazing as Larry, one of the central doppelgängers to come through the show and torment Michael's fragile psyche
And then you were on Season 3 when you posted this, so based on your viewing rate, I imagine you're well beyond that season now. The episode you were on when you posted is such a great episode with Michael helping that kid. I also think one of the coolest and most fun episodes of the entire series is Season 3 Episode 11 with Michael doing his Devil shtick.
And Season 4 takes such a smart turn after introducing my man Garret Dillahunt and really throws Michael for a loop.
Such an awesome show