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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Ok, seriously... what's the whole deal with this Brad Pitt can't read thing? Is it just some weird common thread that's theorized, from clips throughout all of his roles? It was posted in this thread years ago and became a thread joke
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I don't know if it counts as subtle, but it's a nice visual thing - at the end of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie, when the main character is confronting Sarah Bellows, Sarah starts off a faceless entity, completely in shadow except for her hair and dress. However, as the main character demonstrates that she does understand her and is going to tell the truth about her story, her face gradually becomes more visible, giving you the first look at who this sad girl really was under the spooky poo poo. I liked that effect, that fear of her was initially a fear of the unknown, but the unknown part is stripped away as the main character has finally humanised her after centuries of her being demonised.
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Jan 15, 2020 12:59
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Ok, seriously... what's the whole deal with this Brad Pitt can't read thing? Is it just some weird common thread that's theorized, from clips throughout all of his roles? Here's where it starts back on page 117 of this thread: MariusLecter posted:In Se7en, Brad Pitt's character is illiterate. Smiling Jack posted:No he isn't. There are several scenes I can think of off the top of my head where he reads things. MariusLecter posted:He can't read the literature Somerset refers to about the seven deadly sins and he couldn't read the paperwork when buying the apartment that said it was by the tracks. Jerusalem posted:He "can't" read it because he finds it incredible dense/boring/impenetrable and doesn't have the patience to work his way through it like Somerset does. He's a reckless guy who rushes into things, as is demonstrated many times in the movie such as the scene where he kicks the door in despite Somerset's warnings and then they have to pay a homeless person to lie about informing them to come in because she saw the killer. Sand Monster posted:And he later gets a "Cliff's Notes" version of the reading material to better understand it. He has no problem reading that. It gets turned into a joke on page 118 and it's been going ever since. 
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Jan 15, 2020 13:16
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[Brad Pitt, looking at this thread]: What the gently caress?
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Jan 15, 2020 14:56
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Flint_Paper posted:[Brad Pitt, looking at this thread]: "What the hell are these hieroglyphics?"
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Jan 15, 2020 15:00
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I thought one of his characters he played was actually illiterate too?
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Jan 15, 2020 17:00
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BioEnchanted posted:I don't know if it counts as subtle, but it's a nice visual thing - at the end of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie, when the main character is confronting Sarah Bellows, Sarah starts off a faceless entity, completely in shadow except for her hair and dress. However, as the main character demonstrates that she does understand her and is going to tell the truth about her story, her face gradually becomes more visible, giving you the first look at who this sad girl really was under the spooky poo poo. I liked that effect, that fear of her was initially a fear of the unknown, but the unknown part is stripped away as the main character has finally humanised her after centuries of her being demonised. I think this scenario played out better in ParaNorman, if only because the visuals for the scene were insane.
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Jan 15, 2020 18:28
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Arcsquad12 posted:I think this scenario played out better in ParaNorman, if only because the visuals for the scene were insane. Well, that, and any scene with Clint Mansell's 'Death is the Road to Awe' as its soundtrack is gonna be better.
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Jan 15, 2020 18:33
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Arcsquad12 posted:I think this scenario played out better in ParaNorman, if only because the visuals for the scene were insane. Well, Yeah, Paranorman is unbeatable, but I can appreciate what Scary Stories is trying to do as well.
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Jan 15, 2020 19:08
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Here's where it starts back on page 117 of this thread: Gotta be more to it then that, I've seen it referenced in many different places besides here on SA.
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Jan 15, 2020 19:47
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Olaf The Stout posted:Gotta be more to it then that, I've seen it referenced in many different places besides here on SA. Goons get so full of themselves. It's been one of those open secrets in Hollywood for years, like Conan and Weinstein.
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Jan 15, 2020 19:57
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jojoinnit posted:Goons get so full of themselves. It's been one of those open secrets in Hollywood for years, like Conan and Weinstein. ....what's wrong with Conan? Is he a massive creep too?
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Jan 15, 2020 20:02
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bunnyofdoom posted:....what's wrong with Conan? Is he a massive creep too? He's blind. He fakes it so well that almost nobody knew up until a few years ago.
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Jan 15, 2020 20:23
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Nostradingus posted:He's blind. He fakes it so well that almost nobody knew up until a few years ago. Yeah the only time you can really catch it is when he challenges celebrities to video game matches.
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Jan 15, 2020 20:25
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Poe's law is killing me, cause part of me wants to believe this, and the other part wants to invent problems other celebrities have with sense, like Gordan Ramsey can't taste anything but he fakes it really well.
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Jan 15, 2020 22:37
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Ok, seriously... what's the whole deal with this Brad Pitt can't read thing? Is it just some weird common thread that's theorized, from clips throughout all of his roles? Read this thread from the beginning
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Jan 15, 2020 22:43
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I thought it started with Burn After Reading, that movie where he has a top secret file that gets him killed. With the irony being that he could not have read it because it was illiterate. And he actually untaught himself to read for the role for authenticity.
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Jan 15, 2020 23:37
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bunnyofdoom posted:....what's wrong with Conan? Is he a massive creep too? I think he meant Letterman.
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Jan 16, 2020 19:13
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Henchman of Santa posted:I think he meant Letterman. Conan is just a ginger, which he can't help anyway.
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Jan 16, 2020 19:54
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I met Conan once and he was super nice. If he turns out to be a creep, well, I haven't invested any of my life in his career so... that would still suck for the victims.
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Jan 16, 2020 23:10
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I think Conan is a good guy and I’m basing that off the fact he seems like a good guy when I see him on tv
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Jan 17, 2020 05:09
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oldpainless posted:I think Conan is a good guy and I’m basing that off the fact he seems like a good guy when I see him on tv Lemme tell you about one of my favorite actors, growing up. Guy was going great, had his own show on netflix and everything... edit: gently caress I MEAN MORE LIKE OLDSPACEYLESS
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Jan 17, 2020 05:28
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You know what was fun and wholesome growing up? Picture Pages. And maybe some Fat Albert. Nothing could ever tarnish those pure memories.
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Jan 17, 2020 05:42
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I kinda feel like Conan O'Brien literally can't have some horrible skeleton in his closet, just because if he did we'd know by now. He's a very big, very weird-looking man, it seems like the 'hey, is that Conan over there' response alone would reveal anything he's doing in secret.
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Jan 17, 2020 05:51
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bunnyofdoom posted:....what's wrong with Conan? Is he a massive creep too? He's a thief and a plunderer and a hired thug, occasionally racist, often sexist, and he punched the gently caress out of a camel while he was drunk.
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Jan 17, 2020 06:28
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Conan got super drunk at an American Girl doll store and started shouting gibberish in a German accent.
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Jan 17, 2020 06:44
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Phy posted:He's a thief and a plunderer and a hired thug, occasionally racist, often sexist, and he punched the gently caress out of a camel while he was drunk. Let's not mince words, Conan has killed. A lot.
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Jan 17, 2020 15:24
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CzarChasm posted:Let's not mince words, Conan has killed. A lot. http://iplayif.com/?story=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifarchive.org%2Fif-archive%2Fgames%2Fzcode%2FConanKillEverything.z5
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Jan 17, 2020 15:40
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Not a movie, but eh. In the first episode of the Witcher, Geralt is fighting with Renfri and he grabs the blade part of a dagger to stop her from stabbing him. She pulls it back which slices his hand. Very briefly in the next shot he deflects the dagger again and you can see the blood get knocked off the blade. That didn't need to be there because it's a half-second shot, but that gets some extra credit.
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Jan 17, 2020 17:49
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Fartington Butts posted:Not a movie, but eh. In the first episode of the Witcher, Geralt is fighting with Renfri and he grabs the blade part of a dagger to stop her from stabbing him. She pulls it back which slices his hand. Very briefly in the next shot he deflects the dagger again and you can see the blood get knocked off the blade. What action there was in The Witcher was actually very good, but I wanted more of it. I guess as someone who played the games but hasn't read the books, the combat is one of the main things I wanted to see represented, and when they do it it's pretty great, there's just not enough of it.
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There isn't a lot of fighting in the first two Witcher books. There are some brutal fights coming for the next season unless they change things.
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Winds howling
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Decrepus posted:Winds howling I like that the subtitles, unintentionally or not, put that phrase into the show during the Pavetta banquet.
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In episode six, there's a mirror fight between a guy and a monster who looks like him. One of them fights with a knife, and the other fights with a fork.
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Jan 17, 2020 19:32
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The fights are all over choreographed, but still manage to be better than nearly every other fantasy movie (looking at you Star Wars). I fully support this recent trend in shows beating the living poo poo out of the heroes. I went into the Witcher with pretty low expectations in part because Henry Cavill looked so stupid in his perfectly groomed white hair, but then he spends most of the show looking like he just crawled out of a ditch.
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Jan 17, 2020 19:50
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Cavill was apparently seriously into the combat aspect of the show. They rehearsed fight scenes a ton, but also made sure that there was a point to the moves. He's given some interviews on it.
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Jan 17, 2020 20:03
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He was very serious about basically every aspect of the show, he's a huge nerd for the games. And it shows, a big star like him could bring a show down by phoning it in but he ended up being one of the main reasons to watch.
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Jan 17, 2020 20:14
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Basebf555 posted:He was very serious about basically every aspect of the show, he's a huge nerd for the games. And it shows, a big star like him could bring a show down by phoning it in but he ended up being one of the main reasons to watch. I wasn't even a fan of really any of his previous work. I thought he was kind of milquetoast in his other rolls, and I had previously described it as almost 'bland video game avatar' like in his performances. Of course I loved him in the Witcher.
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Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Cavill was apparently seriously into the combat aspect of the show. They rehearsed fight scenes a ton, but also made sure that there was a point to the moves. He's given some interviews on it. Oh my god, this is what I hate the most (when this isnt' done, specifically). Like, you're going to whip around, and jump up, juuuuust as the attacker is swinging their sword down at your feet, lazily? I absolutely hate it when shows do that. No one would fight that way. I'll give Princess Bride a pass, but beyond that, c'mon now.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Oh my god, this is what I hate the most (when this isnt' done, specifically). Like, you're going to whip around, and jump up, juuuuust as the attacker is swinging their sword down at your feet, lazily? I absolutely hate it when shows do that. No one would fight that way. Someone post that gif from Arrow where Roy does a weird flip off the wall for no reason whatsoever and the goon attacking him just watches him do it while his girlfriend looks on with an expression on her face like she was waiting in line at the DMV.
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