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minato posted:It's not a bad documentary, but it could have been so much better. I'd have preferred it if it had been a jumping off point to talk about conspiracy theorists in general. They only offer a smattering of explanation as to why these people fall down these rabbit holes, and barely touch on how conspiracy theorists destroy their own lives and descend into their own bubble because they reject (or are rejected by) those who disagree with them. They touch on some aspects, or rather their interviews do, especially Patricia when she has a very self reflective moment about the nature of paranoia. The dude who has a brain coach who got him into flat earth though, gently caress me, he's got brain rot.
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Anyone watching Dangerous World of Comedy with Larry Charles? I kind of wish I could go back to not knowing who General Butt Naked was or do I? I don't know.
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veni veni veni posted:Anyone watching Dangerous World of Comedy with Larry Charles? I thought it was a really interesting series (those two U.S. 'trolls' in ep 3 aside), but yeah, that interview was really tense, and I said after first watching it his mention of the 'humorous' things they did in the war was If you want to read more about General Butt Naked, this is a pretty interesting article from a couple years ago: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/14/general-butt-naked-the-repentant-warlord/amp
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A.B.C. Murders was a disappointment, Malkovich and the prime suspect were both really good in it but it was a rather boring mystery and it was 3 hours long when it should have been 2 also they retconned in an alternate universe backstory for Poirot and it adds nothing to the story
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LadyPictureShow posted:his mention of the 'humorous' things they did in the war was There are a lot of things he said that were sort of hilarious in the darkest, most hosed up possible way. Like, he felt bad and turned to jesus because he didn't want to kill the last toddler he murdered, but only because the kid was cute and clean so he wanted to find a less desirable kid to hack open with an axe and eat alive (he didn't mention how they did it, but I read up on him a bit last night). Of course when he couldn't find one he still killed Then he goes on to talk about how he likes to watch Kids Say the Darndest things. or the part where he goes up to the guy who's legs he cut off and is aggressively and antagonistically is like "hey! Brother forgive me. You have to forgive me!" I literally cannot believe that guy is just walking around like its nothing after committing some of the worst atrocities I've ever heard of. because he "found Jesus. How the gently caress he is not dead or rotting in jail somewhere is beyond me. But I guess that kind of stuff isn't that uncommon. Remind me of the guys from "The Act of Killing" a lot. veni veni veni fucked around with this message at 07:28 on Mar 1, 2019 |
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veni veni veni posted:There are a lot of things he said that were sort of hilarious in the darkest, most hosed up possible way. Like, he felt bad and turned to jesus because he didn't want to kill the last toddler he murdered, but only because the kid was cute and clean so he wanted to find a less desirable kid to hack open with an axe and eat alive (he didn't mention how they did it, but I read up on him a bit last night). Of course when he couldn't find one he still killed Then he goes on to talk about how he likes to watch Kids Say the Darndest things. or the part where he goes up to the guy who's legs he cut off and is aggressively and antagonistically is like "hey! Brother forgive me. You have to forgive me!" Honestly? The International Criminal Court wasn't founded until 2002, so it doesn't hold retroactive jurisdiction on his atrocities; and he went before Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and basically said, 'Yeah I did it, I repented and turned to the Lord' and the TRC just basically shrugged it off and said 'okey-dokie'. If you're interested in learning more about what went down in the Liberian Civil War, I can name a few documentaries about, it most of which you can find on YouTube. The interviews with the former child soldiers, the 'clowns' and 'Special Forces' just broke my loving heart.
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Wow, you guys really weren't kidding about how enragingly stupid the parents in Abducted in Plain Sight are.
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Filthy Hans posted:A.B.C. Murders was a disappointment, Malkovich and the prime suspect were both really good in it but it was a rather boring mystery and it was 3 hours long when it should have been 2 Yeah, I wouldn't say it's great but I've wasted three hours on much more trash. My main problem was After the 2 or 3rd murder you realize he isn't the killer because they never show him doing the deed.
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# ? Mar 1, 2019 16:37 |
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Under the Shadow is fantastic, I can't believe I slept on this or how the movie managed to make a piece of cloth fluttering in the wind loving terrifying
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# ? Mar 2, 2019 01:29 |
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2 episodes into Russian Doll, it seems kinda pedestrian. Does it get better?
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Steve Yun posted:2 episodes into Russian Doll, it seems kinda pedestrian. Does it get better? I mean, the show is utterly fantastic, and takes you on a number of emotional and existential twists. It's not just a Groundhog Day retread.
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Those kind of questions kind of confuse me. You know some people like it, so I don't know what else you'd be looking for. If you're not diggin' something, then it's not for you.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Yeah, I wouldn't say it's great but I've wasted three hours on much more trash. My main problem was After the 2 or 3rd murder you realize he isn't the killer because they never show him doing the deed. yeah, for me it was that the show spent a ton of time at the mansion and the killer they cast has been in practically every british mystery show I've seen in the last few years
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Steve Yun posted:2 episodes into Russian Doll, it seems kinda pedestrian. Does it get better? Halfway through episode 4 Netflix slips something into your drink when you aren't looking, and you end up seeing the face of God. It's pretty amazing, but make sure you watch all the way through the episode without stopping. A friend of mine paused it, and then ended up simply witnessing an ant contemplate what it means to be a human.
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Ok thanks that’s all I need
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I actually stopped watching Russian Doll around ep 4 because I hated the characters, but I ended up finishing and I’m glad I did, because I loved the ending. It didn’t “click” for me until episode 6. Honestly it’s more of a long movie than a show because it’s 4 hours total, so you might as well power through. I just watched the Dangerous Comedy series and it was great, though I expected it to be terrible. It’s a very Netflix concept - I can see some content exec going “viewers that watch standup also watch travel shows!” - but it was a lot less insufferable than most similar travel shows where they go to “dangerous” countries. I appreciated the focus on interviews and giving the comedians so much time to explain their own perspective, rather than the “look at these crazy foreigners!” thing you usually see. Dark Tourist or whatever it was called was insanely poo poo.
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it feels like a mixed bag. Some of it is really good, but sometimes it just totally loses focus, and I could really do without the constant old TV shows edited in, which makes it feel like a youtube video sometimes. Also Baked Alaska is seriously the dumbest person on earth. I'm glad he was included though lol. I like laughing at him.
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veni veni veni posted:it feels like a mixed bag. Some of it is really good, but sometimes it just totally loses focus, and I could really do without the constant old TV shows edited in, which makes it feel like a youtube video sometimes. Yeah my initial reaction at seeing the two “alt right” guys would be included (from the episode description) was “great, another platform for nazis” but it actually did a good job of making them look like the deranged unfunny psychopaths they are.
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:i'm looking for a horror movie on netflix Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there a monster in Apostle? I think that one fits all your criteria.
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Starks posted:I actually stopped watching Russian Doll around ep 4 because I hated the characters, but I ended up finishing and I’m glad I did, because I loved the ending. It didn’t “click” for me until episode 6. Honestly it’s more of a long movie than a show because it’s 4 hours total, so you might as well power through. I don't think you're supposed to like the characters in Russian Doll, at least at first. And I'm pretty sure they did that on purpose.
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Human Tornada posted:Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there a monster in Apostle? I think that one fits all your criteria. Seen it.
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If you missed Three Identical Strangers it's on Hulu now Edit: though be warned it's one of those Hulu things that has truly awful sound mixing, the music is insanely high to the point you sometimes can't hear the dialogue over precision fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Mar 3, 2019 |
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:i'm looking for a horror movie on netflix I imagine you've seen it, but how about Annihilation? Not a perfect match but I think it would be up your alley Edit: whoops, turns out it's on prime, not Netflix like thought
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Haha wow Treehouse on Hulu is like the worst "horror" movie I have ever seen.
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veni veni veni posted:Haha wow Treehouse on Hulu is like the worst "horror" movie I have ever seen. The Into the Dark series is really a mixed bag of quality. I liked the one about the hitman on Halloween, and the one about the agoraphobic girl but the others have been mehhh
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Man, gently caress every single flat earther in this documentary. The scene where Patricia and Mark are running around Space Center Houston pointing out 'damaged' displays and empty rooms as proof that their side is 'winning' was absolutely infuriating. I know the end of the doc focuses on reaching out to these idiots to help them instead of just laughing at them, but why even bother? They're just going to continue inventing excuses to believe in this poo poo.
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I want to watch the flat earth doc but that whole scene absolutely tilts me off the loving ROUND planet. The arguments are just...ugh. Am I gonna have a hard time getting through it? E: I mean I want to understand them better but for fucks sake
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The part that really pissed me off was when they keep doing actual good scientific testing that proves them wrong and they ignore it basically blaming the test and coming up with new ways of tweaking it to get the result they want. Just absolutely horrible scientific method.
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After having climate change come up at dinner with my parents last night, I think I'm gonna have to put that flat earth doc on hold. It's gonna be too frustrating to watch lol. When people want to believe something really stupid, no amount of proof will ever sway them. It's just a religious belief at that point.
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Spettacolo is a documentary from 2017 about a small villa in Tuscany that has produced a play every summer for the past 50 years, and now struggles to keep its tradition afloat. It's streaming on Prime and is rather good.
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Rad Valtar posted:The part that really pissed me off was when they keep doing actual good scientific testing that proves them wrong and they ignore it basically blaming the test and coming up with new ways of tweaking it to get the result they want. Just absolutely horrible scientific method. Yeah it was great lmao
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