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Hereditary is a movie about what it feels like to have depression. When you have depression it feels like everything around you is being ripped apart directly or indirectly because of your actions and then when you finally think you’ve truly “got it”, like you understand everything in a sensational moment of escalating clarity, you harm the people closest to you and it turns out a horrible self-harming demon has total control of your actions and has all along. I enjoyed it because I recognized this (people who recognized this but who didn’t enjoy it are not stupid or bad-opinioned) and it resonated with me. Midsommer is the same kind of movie except about co-dependency. Both can easily be read literally or figuratively without too much effort—in this way both remind me of something like Drive. Anyway if Hereditary makes you sad and seems like it is celebrating sadness, I would argue instead that it’s trying to communicate the feeling of biological/chemical sadness, which is different than like the kind of sadness you feel when someone dies or you don’t get a promotion or whatever (still valid feelings, just different).
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I enjoy, either as entertainment or as a lesson, heavy movies like Parasite and Hereditary, which is why I have no trouble shelling out for dumb, stupid, fun movies. I took the kiddo to see the Impractical Jokers movie today and it was just 90 minutes of laughing our asses off. I didn't worry about work, she didn't worry about school, we just sat there, ate popcorn, and enjoyed the film. I love you guys and gals but spending 100% of your time worrying about the world will kill you, mentally, emotionally, and physically. Take some R&R for yourselves when you can, or else you're gonna burn out when the world needs you most. quote:Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
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nothing I like more than turning my brain off after a long day of board games, collectible card games, video games, movies, tv, streaming,
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Big Huski Boi posted:I wish we had more relentlessly pessimistic sci-fi like in the 70s but I'm not gonna complain too much Soylent Green a legit good movie despite knowing the ending ahead of time.
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Feb 24, 2020 06:16
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We caught the mouse  it was so tiny and cute I’m glad we bought a catch-and-release trap. Took it to a wooded area near a river where it will probably get eaten by a cat or bird but w/e that’s a more natural end than trapped under some floorboards
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Feb 24, 2020 10:10
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Captain Magic posted:Hereditary is a movie about what it feels like to have depression. I mean I got the metaphor, my problems lie in (to me at least) that both films were glacially paced (and way too long), the dialogue was disjointed and really forced, they were full of pointless details that never went anywhere, and were both really predictable and relied heavily on shock value. Both films suffered from the exact same problems and people always look at me like a crazy person when I talk about this though so it's probably just not for me. I fully admit that I'm a weirdo that's really hard to please and my favorite horror movie is 1963's The Haunting. If you've never seen it watch it cold sometime ie don't watch trailers or clips or whatever. It's great to watch. In the night. In the dark.
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Feb 24, 2020 10:32
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the haunting whips the llamas rear end.
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Feb 24, 2020 10:43
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:I fully admit that I'm a weirdo that's really hard to please and my favorite horror movie is 1963's The Haunting. If you've never seen it watch it cold sometime ie don't watch trailers or clips or whatever. It's great to watch.  The original is absolutely amazing and I second this poster’s taste in movies. The Netflix series is awesome too! The 1999 remake is good for getting drunk with friends and making fun of.
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so malaysia's political situation is very much NOT GREAT and this is a very scary situation right now  the current prime minister resigned, and as far as i can tell he's doing it to elect himself back into power* with big hits and shuffles to economy, the parties, etc
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Realtalk Julie Harris' lead role in Haunting is one of the best performances in cinema history. Just absolutely stunning from start to finish.CobiWann posted:The 1999 remake is good for getting drunk with friends and making fun of. I'm sorry but the 1999 remake doesn't exist, mods please ban anyone mentioning such fables and let us never speak of any ridiculous remakes in the future. Now is a time of healing. Artelier posted:so malaysia's political situation is very much NOT GREAT and this is a very scary situation right now It is absolutely nuts how things have down over there lately. Mahathir has been so cagey and weird about putting Anwar in and this is honestly one of the most baffling political moves anyone could have predicted. Here's hoping that transparency and anti-corruption keep up there, stay strong and eat some cendol for me cause that stuff's good as hell. Prokhor Zakharov fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Feb 24, 2020 |
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Feb 24, 2020 11:35
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does the fourth dark tower book ever get good, i understand most or all of it is a flashback but god drat it’s the worst stereotype of stephen king droning on about nothing so far at least there’ll probably be no detta voice honky mahfahs, so i won’t have to cringe while bored
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Feb 24, 2020 12:12
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mahathir resigns as pm king says, interim pm will be... mahathir the pm will be in charge until a new cabinet is formed who chooses the new cabinet? why of course the interim pm ...cendol is good tho  EDIT: i don't have the energy to look for the wistful / sad smile face atm
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jesus WEP posted:does the fourth dark tower book ever get good, i understand most or all of it is a flashback but god drat it’s the worst stereotype of stephen king droning on about nothing so far Still better than the film
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Chris James 2 posted:Still better than the film
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:I'm sorry but the 1999 remake doesn't exist, mods please ban anyone mentioning such fables and let us never speak of any ridiculous remakes in the future. Now is a time of healing. Don't be stubborn. A closed mind is the worst defense against the supernatural. If it happens to you, you're liable to have that shut door in your mind ripped right off it's hinges!
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Feb 24, 2020 13:58
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jesus WEP posted:We caught the mouse Keep in mind that where there's one mouse there are probably more. I caught and released 17 at one house I lived in and I had no idea there were that many.
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Feb 24, 2020 14:11
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Chinston Wurchill posted:Keep in mind that where there's one mouse there are probably more. I caught and released 17 at one house I lived in and I had no idea there were that many.
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just throw a bunch of catnip into the crawlspace, it'll take care of all your woes. Plus your floorboards will meow pleasantly now.
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Feb 24, 2020 15:45
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I am finally watching Chernobyl and god it's grimly depressing. Seriously awful poo poo. Like, it's utterly fantastic as a period piece and gripping drama that I should've watched when it was on but god it's horrible. The miners from Tula are fun at least
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Feb 24, 2020 16:54
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lol if you don’t want them to release the three and a half hour cut of hereditary
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Feb 24, 2020 17:05
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I will literally never watch Hereditary ever again so I do not really care if they release a longer and more excrutiating version of it.
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Feb 24, 2020 17:08
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When I was a kid I hated The Super Mario Brothers Movie. But now watching it again as an adult I get a real kick out of it. I've seen enough bad movies at this point to set it apart from that and it is at least interesting. It's so loving chaotic and weird that I have ended up liking it. I also love most the actors in it.
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Feb 24, 2020 17:39
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its a legit good movie, imo. Bold retelling of the videogame mythos.
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Feb 24, 2020 17:42
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Shard posted:When I was a kid I hated The Super Mario Brothers Movie. But now watching it again as an adult I get a real kick out of it. I've seen enough bad movies at this point to set it apart from that and it is at least interesting. It's so loving chaotic and weird that I have ended up liking it. I also love most the actors in it. my brother bought me that and some lovely weed for my birthday a few years ago so take that for what you will
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jesus WEP posted:does the fourth dark tower book ever get good, i understand most or all of it is a flashback but god drat it’s the worst stereotype of stephen king droning on about nothing so far God I loving hate this series. I loved the Gunslinger. Really got into it. Didn’t read any others until like ten years later. I spent like two years slowly collecting all the books. Then I reread Gunslinger, loved it again, and then read the second book and it’s just loving drab and awful for like a good 2/3rds of it—not even with enough decency to be bad consistently—and I have zero desire to read the rest.
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Feb 24, 2020 18:03
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Captain Magic posted:God I loving hate this series.
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Feb 24, 2020 18:32
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I said it in the old thread and bears saying again: Stephen King is a hack
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Feb 24, 2020 18:33
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You are just jealous you were not smart enough to think of dope poo poo like memeing on a choo choo train and loving doombots up with harry potter intellectual property
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Generally speaking I really like Stephen King. I would say I like about 70% of what he writes; it’s just that this 70% rarely includes an entire book of his. Christine, Cujo, ‘Salem’s Lot, aaaand... Misery are all top notch books imo.
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what's with this thing where people think playing online games with nazis/fascists is actually causing harm to them in some way? Just saw an ad about it. killing someone in a game where you're meant to have fun killing eachother is not teaching someone a lesson. It's practically bonding
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Cavauro posted:what's with this thing where people think playing online games with nazis/fascists is actually causing harm to them in some way? Just saw an ad about it. killing someone in a game where you're meant to have fun killing eachother is not teaching someone a lesson. It's practically bonding people can’t get off the goddamn computer and actually do anything so they want to believe playing capture the flag with the enemy makes them a good person
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coconono posted:I said it in the old thread and bears saying again: Sutter Cane is cool though
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Feb 24, 2020 19:57
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I remember playing against white power clans back in the counterstrike days. They were terrible. Constantly got their rear end's beat.
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Big Huski Boi posted:Sutter Cane is cool though 
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Queen and Slim is extremely good, go watch that poo poo everyone. It's half a horror movie, half political drama, and one of the best romances I've seen in a while.
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What's ya'lls favorite movie? I really can't answer that anymore because there are so many I love but I KNOW what my first favorite movie was - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I rented that VHS like 100 times.
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