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The Simpsons started all Bart, then entered a golden era where any character could have an episode, and is now the Homer Show. Or at least it was when I stopped watching. The Homer Show sucked.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I would not be at all surprised that there's references to the older show, especially since both could arguably have some common themes. I had one other example of something that seemed just way too specific to be a coincidence, but I put off posting for so long that I forgot what it was. Then there's the automatic pitching machine Hal builds that reminds me of the trunk gun from the BB finale, though that's broad enough it's probably a random similarity. edit: I just remembered (after asking the person I watched the episode with lmao, definitely wouldn't have ever remembered on my own): Hal spends an entire episode gradually losing his mind over a bee, culminating in him hurting himself while trying to kill it. In BB there's a bottle episode in the lab, with Walter losing his mind over a fly, with him also eventually hurting himself while trying to kill it. Cranston put his experience acting against CGI insects to good use in BB, something like that is hard to make compelling, but he pulls it off. Bk. has a new favorite as of 20:07 on Nov 13, 2020 |
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Nov 13, 2020 19:48
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It's really something that Bart was considered an unbelievable hellion because he only sometimes called adults 'sir'. I think it was more the "hell" and "drat" stuff than not saying sir.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:00
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Not necessarily sir, but I do specifically remember people losing their minds because Bart would sometimes call his father Homer instead of Dad.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:19
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One time I imitated Bart saying grace and got beaten
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Nov 13, 2020 20:30
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RandomFerret posted:One time I imitated Bart saying grace and got beaten I grew up in Spfld. OR and my dad once did an unintentional impression of Homer that I was like "where are you going with this?" am I gonna die scooted up on this staircase? Only throttle the kids a little I guess
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Nov 13, 2020 20:43
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One time I said “Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub” and got drowned in a tub.
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Nov 13, 2020 20:43
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HopperUK posted:Joker clearly takes a lot of inspiration from King of Comedy so you're dead on there. Yeah, I haven't seen Joker but the previews alone screamed Taxi Driver meets King of Comedy and the reviews I've read always mentioned those films and isn't something I'm anxious to watch. I found King of Comedy in its entirety in 10 parts on Y/T and encourage everyone to check it out. Probably Scorcese's most underrated movies and one of Deniro's least discussed performances. One of the running gags in it that's kind of subtle is how Rupert always says his name is often mispronounced and throughout the movie everyone keeps doing just that, calling him "Pipkin" and "Pumpkin".
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Nov 13, 2020 21:15
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I miss Homer's old catchphrase, "shut up, boy." Said it in most episodes the first couple of seasons.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:16
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BiggerBoat posted:Yeah, I haven't seen Joker but the previews alone screamed Taxi Driver meets King of Comedy and the reviews I've read always mentioned those films and isn't something I'm anxious to watch. not terribly surprised that the posters in this thread watch movies in 10 part youtube video installments
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Nov 13, 2020 21:27
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scary ghost dog posted:not terribly surprised that the posters in this thread watch movies in 10 part youtube video installments No time for love, Dildo Jones.
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Nov 13, 2020 21:30
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scary ghost dog posted:not terribly surprised that the posters in this thread watch movies in 10 part youtube video installments Do I look like a guy who has 
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Nov 13, 2020 22:48
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Movie piracy? Horrors!
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Nov 13, 2020 22:57
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scary ghost dog posted:not terribly surprised that the posters in this thread watch movies in 10 part youtube video installments It's the same movie
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Nov 14, 2020 00:18
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Scorsese wants his audience to experience his films the same way his cinematographer did, in the editing room, in 10 minute chunks. Quibi, but classy.
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Nov 14, 2020 00:25
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scary ghost dog posted:not terribly surprised that the posters in this thread watch movies in 10 part youtube video installments It was the entire film and I've seen it several times but don't own it. Figured watching it in full for free over 10 chapters would save me a buck 
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Nov 14, 2020 02:38
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I only watch movies in 240p and 25 parts. preferably with some sort of watermark on the video.
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Nov 14, 2020 02:52
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Bk. posted:Having recently re-watched Breaking Bad in its entirety (had vacation days to use up and travelling is currently not a thing, sue me), while also watching Malcolm in the Middle Good ! Now do Better Call Saul. It doesn't have mylar balloons, but someone does line his house and clothing with mylar.
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Nov 14, 2020 03:10
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scary ghost dog posted:not terribly surprised that the posters in this thread watch movies in 10 part youtube video installments Stop criticizing my movie viewing practices, David Lynch!
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Nov 14, 2020 09:05
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I very much remember church sermons against the Simpsons, videogames, rap music, and D&D. Easiest way for kid me to tell what was really cool and good was if my church was against it.
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Nov 14, 2020 09:25
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Imagined posted:I very much remember church sermons against the Simpsons, videogames, rap music, and D&D. Easiest way for kid me to tell what was really cool and good was if my church was against it. Curious how much your church led you to look into those things. The Simpsons everyone knew about but were there specific games or music that you wouldn’t have played/listened to if you hadn’t heard about them at church?
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Nov 14, 2020 11:53
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mllaneza posted:Good ! Now do Better Call Saul. It doesn't have mylar balloons, but someone does line his house and clothing with mylar. Watched both shows and that El Camino movie. Not so subtle movie moment: watched the last couple episodes of BB and then the movie immediately afterwards. The movie takes place during the events of the final season, but was filmed like five years later. The guy that plays Todd gained a lot of weight in those couple of years, which is pretty jarring when going straight from the finale to the film.
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Nov 14, 2020 12:01
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BiggerBoat posted:Yeah, I haven't seen Joker but the previews alone screamed Taxi Driver meets King of Comedy and the reviews I've read always mentioned those films and isn't something I'm anxious to watch. That's a fairly accurate assessment. Joker is a superb film with brilliant acting throughout, and I never want to watch it again.
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Nov 14, 2020 12:25
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The best bit in that movie was the young Bruce Wayne sliding down a pole to leave his treehouse. The rest I could take or leave.
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Nov 14, 2020 12:37
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I just hated the voice Joachim used for the joker. Sounded more creepy than a crazy dude when he wasn't laughing. The whole joker idea has always been this big, larger than life dude and he came across more like he was trying to get a kid in a van. I will fully admit, I did not see the whole movie, so maybe he swapped it up. I just didn't like it.
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Nov 14, 2020 22:33
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Joachim lmao* *The a stands for Arsch.
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I have a couple from the greatest movie no one has ever seen: Phantom of the Paradise which I absolutely adore and never get tired of watching. My 9 year old is obsessed with it and went as the phantom for Halloween this year. Anyhow, this movie just keeps on delivering. When Swan (Paul Williams) auto tunes Winslow's voice in the studio, he keeps loving with the levels until it sounds exactly like him. All the doors and hallways in the Paradise are tiny. Paul Williams is 5'2" tall. Shorter than Prince even. Every character besides him has to crouch and duck down to navigate the Paradise. When Swan enters and exits his hidden rooms, his clothes change from a neutral tan suit to a black and red outfit and then back again when he exits. Every song that Swan steals from WInslow is re-imagined and re-worked to suit a whole bunch of new genres. When the Beach Bums do "Upholstery", it's a direct rip of the "Faust" song that Winslow wrote that first captured Swan's ear. Beef's "Life At Last" is (almost) the same song that Phoenix sings, "Old Souls" but with different lyrics and a whole different style and tempo. Same chord progressions though. I keep noticing this and it's taken me a minute since I'm not a musician. The tryouts Swan holds all do a different rendition of "Phantom's Theme"; country, doo-wop, Mowtown, bubble gum, 60's hippie stuff... I never really noticed how much they keep doing new riffs on the same songs. Also, and I don't know why, but all the main characters are birds. Swan, Phoenix....the Phantom adopts an owl costume. There are Swan logos everywhere. Every time I watch this thing I discover another layer to it and it's full of subtle moments. What a great loving movie that I wish had found a bigger audience. In a just world, this film would have the same cult following as Rocky Horror does.
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Nov 15, 2020 00:44
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Phantom of the Paradise is a better musical than Rocky Horror Picture Show and there's exactly one city we can probably thank for it lasting long enough to pick up a cult following. One "small" detail that I'm sad they had to change was that the Swan's Death Records was originally Swan Song Records, but because Led Zeppelin's label was called Swan Song Records. Hence the really obvious job of covering up the record labels with the dead bird picture.
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BiggerBoat posted:When Swan (Paul Williams) auto tunes Winslow's voice in the studio, he keeps loving with the levels until it sounds exactly like him. You're in good company with liking this part; when Daft Punk got Paul Williams in to be a vocalist on Random Access Memories, they start his song (Touch, AKA 'the best song on the album') with an extended reference to this scene. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gkhol2Q1og Cleretic has a new favorite as of 01:58 on Nov 15, 2020 |
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Do you know how I can watch the Phantom of Winnigpeg? There's no stream, youtube or DVD I can find. And yeah, the "special effects" they pull to remove the Swan Song logos are hilarious but some of them still show up in the film. Peter Grant, Zeppelin's manager absolutely did not gently caress around and they had to remove the logos after the film had wrapped. Totally agree it's a better musical than Rocky Horror and also a far superior film overall. Cleretic posted:You're in good company with liking this part; when Daft Punk got Paul Williams in to be a vocalist on Random Access Memories, they start his song (Touch, AKA 'the best song on the album') with an extended reference to this scene. This is great. I've heard of the band and know that they sometimes adapt some of the costumes and poo poo into their show but have never delved into their stuff. Thanks for posting this. BiggerBoat has a new favorite as of 03:18 on Nov 15, 2020 |
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No idea for Phantom of Winnipeg (I want to see it myself). Thankfully Shout Factory released Phantom of the Paradise on Bluray a few years back and that can still be found on amazon fairly easily. I have an LP copy of the album from my dad's collection after he passed away, part of me wants to frame it because it's probably the closest I'll come to getting the movie poster.
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Nov 15, 2020 03:20
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Cleretic posted:You're in good company with liking this part; when Daft Punk got Paul Williams in to be a vocalist on Random Access Memories, they start his song (Touch, AKA 'the best song on the album') with an extended reference to this scene. Tried to PM you but can't and just wanted to let you know these guys are really good so thanks for turning me onto their stuff.
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Nov 15, 2020 03:26
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Cleretic posted:You're in good company with liking this part; when Daft Punk got Paul Williams in to be a vocalist on Random Access Memories, they start his song (Touch, AKA 'the best song on the album') with an extended reference to this scene. Wrong! Best song on that lovely album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI5noh4OyXc
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Just showed my kids Ghostbusters for the first time and my boy noticed something I never did. When the three are in the hotel going after Slimer, the housekeeper comes around the corner and they turn around and blast her cart. There's a bunch of rolls of toilet paper on fire. While the 'busters discuss splitting up, etc, you can see the housekeeper in the background on her hands and knees with a spray bottle trying to put out the little flames.
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Another subtle moment is that at one point Dan Ackroyd received fellatio from a ghost
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Humphreys posted:Wrong! its a good album
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Imagine still being mad about Random Access Memories in 2020
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:The settings are just vehicles for the stories though, Cameron hardly ever shoves it in your face how wonderful these advances are (compared to, say, 2001: A Space Odyssey), but is constantly reminding you that the people operating these amazing technologies are mostly still blue collar workers stuck in a neverending cycle of manual labor and the tech hasn't actually improved their standard of living. Jake doesn't get to access the avatar technology and walk again unless he volunteers for a lovely mission on a far away planet stealing the locals' The settings are just vehicles for the stories, sure, but Cameron is a turbosperg so he's probably thought about this stuff as much as his fans. He's fun to listen to, lots of little things have untold stories to him. Michael Mann is similar, if you listen to his commentary he shares a lot of character backstory that never comes up on screen. Like when you think of an actor saying "What's my motivation?" Mann'll have some. Anyways... apart from the aliens that lay their babies in your body and then the babies pop out of your stomach, were the conditions all that terrible on the colony? I mean we don't see most of it but parents were willing to bring their kids there. It's a big place, we just see the industrial part. In one of the cuts they show the whole family going on a lovely ride as well as other stuff going on before the aliens hug everybody to death and it looked alright, I'd assume they have a decent living area too. There's even a kid that's got a Big Wheel. A Big Wheel! (Also, there's a part in that scene that kind of cracks me up. When they first find that alien ship the dad says "Oh we scored big this time!" which sort of implies that they have some sort of salvage rule or something on planets too. Like, Weyland owns all the ships man, how you gonna get that alien thing off the planet; they just gonna let you keep that thing? Maybe they have a reward system in place or something, I dunno.) Even if it's kind of the "Same poo poo, different day", what's shown in Aliens is still not bad at all. That powerloader is pretty sweet, it's blue-collar but there's nothing wrong with that and it's actually not a bad thing that their society still has value for it, really. The rest of the spaceships facilities are spacious and decent as well, so while Weyland is obviously a greedy and somewhat irresponsible corporation they also at least don't seem to treat their employees like poo poo. Most of the time.
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Tumble posted:The settings are just vehicles for the stories, sure, but Cameron is a turbosperg so he's probably thought about this stuff as much as his fans. He's fun to listen to, lots of little things have untold stories to him. Michael Mann is similar, if you listen to his commentary he shares a lot of character backstory that never comes up on screen. Like when you think of an actor saying "What's my motivation?" Mann'll have some. Yeah that's great but they all die. Kids die adults die. Die in horrific conditions infected with parasites. Other than that it's pretty fun. Maybe blame Alien^3 because they couldn't get Hicks or Newt back and Bishop was just like I can help but please don't ever turn me on again.
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