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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:I was blown away that I realize that I like it way the hell more than ET. Most definitely. Another thing I realized is how good Spielberg's at doing scenes where people hide from an unseen terror. The scene where Jillian is trying to stop the aliens from abducting her son reminded me of the kitchen raptor scene in Jurassic Park.
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I just figured out the formula to the ultimate crap movie. A direct to DVD sequel to a Spielberg movie that originally starred Jim Carrey not directed by Speilberg or starring Jim Carrey.
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Primer sucks if you watch it trying to figure out plot mechanics, just like Upstream Color. Both are good films. I agree that Upstream Color is the better movie, though.
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Sep 2, 2017 21:10
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Yeah, but there are dumb people who latch onto movies for things like "
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You know what's not nice? Having a small crack in your toenail that you don't notice so half the nail goes with the sock you pull up. Not that much blood but a lot of pain.
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Sep 2, 2017 21:44
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Budgie Jumping posted:I also saw Close Encounters in theaters yesterday. Probably my favorite midlife crisis narrative. I booked a triple feature for Monday: Good Time, Close Encounters, and motherfucking Terminator 2.
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I'm just waiting for a Elon Musk biopic starring Kevin Durand.
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*shifts uncomfortably in seat* https://twitter.com/RealDorianDawes/status/904076426600689664
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My favorite thing about Close Encounters of the Third time is that at the height of his career Spielberg had the audacity to make a movie that ends with the main character abandoning his family and totally got away with it.
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Snak posted:Oh yeah. Primer appealed to a lot of "plot mechanics" nerds, which then hated Upstream Color, which is not about that sort of thing at all. I just meant that because Upstream Color improves upon Primer in almost every way, it would be better to watch Primer first. I feel like I would probably like UC, then, for the same reasons I prefer Soderbergh's Solaris to Tarkovsky's
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Literally been trying to find this video for years, enjoy. It's very dumb. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWdUOayDWRE
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Biodome posted:I'm just waiting for a Elon Musk biopic starring Kevin Durand. I'm pretty sure John Barrowman should play Elon Musk. Edit: wow either of them world work.
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Anonymous Robot posted:The "child lock" was on for the disc tray You can tell who doesn't have kids here, they open trays during movies all the time. The Xbox and other devices with the proximity buttons are basically useless if you have kids or pets Lil Mama Im Sorry posted:If you're looking for some good leftist podcasts these are my new favs: This is great stuff, man, thanks Hedenius posted:Yeah. It really let's Dolan shine as a the total dork he is. They should do a show on the same theme with China Mieville on. Mieville is much more interesting as a speaker/non fiction writer than he is in fiction
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I'm a big fan of the repeated uses of My Rifle My Pony and Me in the Sopranos. I hate Janice
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bows1 posted:I'm a big fan of the repeated uses of My Rifle My Pony and Me in the Sopranos. How do you feel about Carmella?
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I can't believe Carmella and Lois Griffin premiered the same year.
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I don't like the future anymore https://twitter.com/intheInfantry/status/904040173801021440
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CPL593H posted:My favorite thing about Close Encounters of the Third time is that at the height of his career Spielberg had the audacity to make a movie that ends with the main character abandoning his family and totally got away with it. Yeah, he's been pretty vocal that he would never script a movie that way again, after being a father himself. It's been forever and a day since I've watched it, but oh boy does Close Encounters (sorry, forgot the whole using-nouns thing) feel a lot different now that we better understand the nature of mental illness and how it can ruin families. You know his kids are going to have issues down the line that they'll need to work out. Also, man, those little girl alien suits do not hold up well (I'm glad that the one in theaters right now doesn't have that freeze-frame of the lady taking photos of them, because I distinctly one of them being really obvious flat masks), and that first frail one is terrifying. MisterBibs fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Sep 3, 2017 |
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What movie is this? Close Encounters still?
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Goon Danton posted:What movie is this? Close Encounters still? Yeah. Roy's wife was not handling her husband's mental illness very well.
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Imma try and catch that tomorrow. I was actually watching the Blu Ray but stopped halfway through because why would I waste my rewatch on my TV vs a dope theater? I also have a free ticket too.
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Detective No. 27 posted:Close Encounters in the theater was amazing. Right before it started, there was a mini documentary. Spielberg talked about how he was inspired by Pinoccio and how the finale reminded him about Jimminy Cricket singing about making your dream come true. Then the movie had Roy try to convince his family to see Pinoccio isntead of go goofy golfing, and a bit later there was a little Pinoccio ceramic music box. During the climax when the mothership arrived, John Williams's score swelled and I caught him completely steal a few notes from "When You Wish Upon A Star." I don't know if that is widely known or not. It was a blink and miss moment...uh, but with your ears. I just got back from watching it on a giant screen also. I had only seen parts of the film on tv in the past, but seeing it all on a giant screen with a proper sound system showed just beautiful the movie is, especially the last 20 minutes or so. Some of those shots look gorgeous as you said on the big screen. I was thinking about skipping it to watch something newer tonight, but glad I made the right choice.
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That skinny alien is freaky as hell. All of them are. Horrifically terrifying alien designs for such sweet creatures.
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Coffee And Pie posted:How do you feel about Carmella? I think Carmella does about as well as possible in that situation. I really liked her character. She really loved Tony while realizing what her situation meant for her life and family. It would probably be awful to cause if you wanted to leave you might just get wacked 
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Goon Danton posted:What movie is this? Close Encounters still? I assumed IT at first and fam those kids are going to be hosed up already.
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Man, I'm so glad I found out about this little theater in Pittsburgh. Their lineup going into Halloween is crazy.Row House Cinema posted:George Romero Tribute - October 13 - 19 I know nothing about the Devil's Backbone or Suspiria, but everything this place has shown has been great so far.
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Poltergeist owns. Craig T Nelson is one of my favorite movie dads.bows1 posted:I think Carmella does about as well as possible in that situation. I really liked her character. She really loved Tony while realizing what her situation meant for her life and family. That's the right answer. And the same right answer for breaking bad. The wrong answer means the person is a terrible misogynist.
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CelticPredator posted:That skinny alien is freaky as hell. Sweet creatures? All we see them do is destroy families, either by afflicting members of that family with mental illness or by holding members of the family hostage for 30+ years. For some reason, the people of Close Encounters who literally line up to get subjugated (and god knows what else) by a technologically advanced civilization are cool and correct, and the people who are upset because of all the chaos these aliens are causing just get left in the dust, are made irrelevant. I still like the movie, but Spielberg must have been going through something really hosed up when he made it.
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I get the impression that the mental illness aspects of them spraypainting an image onto someone's brain was just exposing something already there. The movie even says that there were likely a ton of people who got the invitation who didn't get that far (because had a voice in their head that counter-balanced the Come To A Distant Tall Rock, perhaps). poo poo, half the people who got all the way there were demanding the military get them out of there. Neary felt a little deranged at the beginning.
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Yeah but the alien smiles at the end so it's cutttteee.
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Goon Danton posted:I know nothing about the Devil's Backbone or Suspiria, but everything this place has shown has been great so far. Suspiria oowwwwwnnnnnssss, and it should be the recently re-discovered uncut version.
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Goon Danton posted:I know nothing about the Devil's Backbone or Suspiria, but everything this place has shown has been great so far. Trailers are also good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RryaqGHep0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o7oVwyoDds
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CelticPredator posted:That skinny alien is freaky as hell. Yeah. That fragile way it moved just freaked the hell out of me. Then the little aliens came out and I just thought of how adorable it would have been to see Spielberg direct all those kids in the alien costumes. 
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Coffee And Pie posted:Poltergeist owns. Craig T Nelson is one of my favorite movie dads. Absolutely. The show (Sopranos) in its entirety is a such a stinging and well-done commentary on toxic masculinity that it should have a college class devoted to it.
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Further proof we do not live in the best of all possible worlds. https://twitter.com/wakandaho/status/904045275479715840
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The mental illness aspect of close encounters is pretty interesting with Leary essentially absolved of his sins and given the blessing of god to go away with the angels. It even looks like he alone was the chosen one. So is the moving saying that society is at fault for not understanding mental illness? Last we see of his family is his wife driving off with the kids, who want to help him, while the neighbors just watch. In response we see him closing his windows on all the happy family units he sees.
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Suspiria features the best scene of someone being menaced by a bat in film.
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I love the way Godzilla looks and moves in Shin Godzilla
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Is Poltergeist the one that was stealth directed by Spielberg or am o thinking of something else?FishBulb posted:Suspiria features the best scene of someone being menaced by a bat in film. I was gonna say The Shining but that's kinda the opposite of what happens there.
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