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I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Just joined, because I started a personal wordpress blog to force myself to write more about movies as well as track what I watch/embarrass myself into getting through my backlog: https://letterboxd.com/aewade/

# ¿ Nov 3, 2016 18:08

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# ¿ May 12, 2024 13:28

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Fifteen of Many posted:

I think I've added everyone from here back. Looking forward to seeing what you goons have to say about these series of still images put together to create the illusion of movement! I've got a Doctor Strange (and maybe Arrival if I can go see it tomorrow) review on deck but I'm doing a lot of traveling for work the last two weeks that's eating into my "sit and write" time.

On the subject of reviews, since the star system is so subjective, how do you personally approach it? I struggle sometimes to consider a movie on its own merits instead of comparing it to others I've given similar scores to, which I think leads me to inflate scores a bit. I'm thinking of going with something a bit more defined:

5 - Think everyone should see
4 - Really good, would definitely recommend and rewatch.
3 - Fine, would recommend if you're interested but probably wouldn't rewatch.
2 - Disappointing, wouldn't rewatch.
1 - Wish I hadn't seen at all.

Curious about other guidelines that you fine folk may use.

I end up doing a dumb thing where the stars I assign a movie are more relative to the genre or directors other works, depending on what I'm more familiar with, but never disclosing that like an idiot.

Example, I went on a tear of Tati films and then saw Hell Or High Water tonight - Hell Or High Water is basically rated against the modern (ie post 80s) western, as well as relative to what its competing against in cinemas right now. The Tati I watched was more taken in comparison to the other shorts, and Jour de Fete was more in comparison to the silents it homages and betters, rather than the shorts.

Its confusing and arbitrary, but I think there's very, very few films thay aren't worth watching at all. There's a lot of films that are dogshit in comparison to their peers, but it's rare that a film will have absolutely nothing to take away from.

Fifteen of Many posted:

I think I've added everyone from here back. Looking forward to seeing what you goons have to say about these series of still images put together to create the illusion of movement! I've got a Doctor Strange (and maybe Arrival if I can go see it tomorrow) review on deck but I'm doing a lot of traveling for work the last two weeks that's eating into my "sit and write" time.

On the subject of reviews, since the star system is so subjective, how do you personally approach it? I struggle sometimes to consider a movie on its own merits instead of comparing it to others I've given similar scores to, which I think leads me to inflate scores a bit. I'm thinking of going with something a bit more defined:

5 - Think everyone should see
4 - Really good, would definitely recommend and rewatch.
3 - Fine, would recommend if you're interested but probably wouldn't rewatch.
2 - Disappointing, wouldn't rewatch.
1 - Wish I hadn't seen at all.

Curious about other guidelines that you fine folk may use.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2016 12:51

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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ruddiger posted:

Movies that have supermarket shoot outs

Cobra
Stone Cold
Blue Steel
Hot Fuzz
Wanted

From Dusk Til Dawn is more of a gas station, but it should count.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2016 06:23

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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I'm wondering why they don't have an immediate list generated of the Year In Review stuff alongside those? Seems like it'd be an easy hook into the platform to release alongside the article.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2017 23:08

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Hey folks, I need suggestions for a list: http://boxd.it/Xkhg

I'm in two minds about how strict I am on the criteria - Piranha 3DD should be eligible because it's a waterpark, but Piranha 3D might not be because it's an open body of water. If there's any similar flicks to add please let me know!

# ¿ Feb 4, 2017 21:46

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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I finally finished my Tati watch-a-thon: https://letterboxd.com/aewade/list/watchin-and-rankin-jacques-tati/

I can't encourage people enough to watch every Tati film, if you haven't yet.

# ¿ Feb 28, 2017 13:43

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Escobarbarian posted:

I'd definitely be interested in a recommended Tati order. Almost watched Playtime recently but now glad I didn't.

Chronologically is pretty good - maybe sit Trafic in ahead of Playtime and if you have the Criterion set, shotgunning all the shorts ahead of them all is a nice mini-map that reflects his features almost perfectly. Playtime really is the be-all-end-all of Tati, but Parade is worth keeping for last because for me, it distills him away from his exploration of film and lets him just exist as a comic while strongly reinforcing his belief that comedy is not purely the realm of the performer, but includes the audience as well. As a film, it's undoubtedly his worst, but as a statement, it's such a starkly encapsulating piece that ends up being so fitting as his final feature.

It took me two months to really muster up the courage to sit down and watch Playtime because of everything I'd heard of how gargantuan it is, but I really can't wait to get back into it again. It can't be stated how goddamn great it is and how much of an honest to god marvel it is to watch - outside of it though Tati is a master physical comedian and all the Hulot films are a joy

# ¿ Mar 2, 2017 10:53

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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The Lost One by Peter Lorre

# ¿ Mar 12, 2017 04:51

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Outside of a shitload of Looney Tunes shorts, mine are Australian films - The Sentimental Bloke from 1921 (which is really, really, really good you guys) with 53 watchers and Backroads (Philip Noyce's feature debut) with 45 watchers.

# ¿ Aug 31, 2017 02:09

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Irritated Goat posted:

I'm always at odds if I should be adding Looney Tunes stuff. It'd increase my watched number a ton but they aren't "movies" per se?

Eh, I've logged Don Hertzfeldt stuff and a bunch of early American surrealism films from a Flicker Alley boxset, as well as Jacques Tati shorts so I may as well? It also lets me track the collection contents through lists, which is my own thing because the cases for the Looney Tunes packs don't have indexes for what's on there that are easily accessible, so it's either that or a Wikipedia list.

# ¿ Sep 1, 2017 05:53

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Teenage Fansub posted:

Is there any way to log a rewatch of a film you've already rated without overwriting the rating?
I watched the original theatrical version of Blade Runner for the first time, so you can imagine my quandary. Logging this watch with no score would be fine, but since I've rated it before, I can't seem to do that.

I don't think there's an actual way, but you could log it as a review and note the differences in ratings/cuts there?

# ¿ Sep 30, 2017 10:58

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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K. Waste posted:

I don't know how y'all commit to writing reviews on Letterboxd, I don't even do ratings, I just say whether I liked that poo poo and move on.

I get the mid-semester need to write a big block of bullshit occasionally, but I'm only really writing stuff if it's something I can use to push myself to research a bit deeper or if I can think of something moderately funny-ish to say.

I stopped rating shorts like the Looney Tunes I'm watching and logging though.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2017 12:46

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Here's mine: https://letterboxd.com/aewade/year/2017/

I think I made a mistake by logging all the Looney Tunes shorts I watched, but I do love 'em. Didn't log comedy specials or anything though (or Twin Peaks, which is apparently appearing on Letterboxd soon according to their twitter), and I haven't marked anything as rewatches unless I've already logged it before, so my "first time" list is entirely inaccurate. I'm real mad at myself that I didn't drag myself out of bed to go see The Shape of Water for the first film of 2018 at an advance screening today.

# ¿ Jan 1, 2018 10:30

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Egbert Souse posted:

Truly, the Laanderig chaotic good square of "don't log shorts/comedy/porn on Letterboxd".

# ¿ Aug 16, 2018 00:43

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Comedy option: add Lords of Chaos

# ¿ Sep 15, 2018 10:42

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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JebanyPedal posted:

Good, those annoying white noise single sentence unfunny reviewers clog up the site with poo poo.

I appreciate a one liner as much as anyone, but some of these joke reviews have had spoilers and junk in them which when I go in to check out a new release's cast and stuff before seeing it really bums me out

# ¿ Nov 17, 2018 10:44

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Letterboxd' Christmas Gift Guide includes this, which is just awesome: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K5XNP4...boxd_lv_dp_vv_d

# ¿ Dec 5, 2018 03:08

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Power of Pecota posted:

Could you link that? I can't find it on their lists.

Jesus, it's a real thing: https://toywiz.com/rocky-ii-rocky-balboa-exclusive-action-figure-post-fight-wheelchair/

I shouldn't be surprised though, I remember seeing a Rocky figure for the hanging meat he trains on in the first movie in a nerd store ages ago.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2018 02:05

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Franchescanado posted:

Shoplifters in Top 4?

*followed*

I'm so goddamn pissed that it doesn't appear to be getting a blu ray release, because that's no way to treat 2018s best film.

# ¿ Apr 17, 2019 01:04

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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EL BROMANCE posted:

There’s a British blu, maybe not region locked? Hopefully somewhere will have an unlocked with eng subs even if there’s no US release.

I'm in the same region as the UK so he'll yeah

# ¿ Apr 17, 2019 01:23

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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there is only chaos

# ¿ Oct 15, 2019 01:20

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:

BTBR is a good mood piece, but it's not any more than that, and to be fair to it, it's not trying to be.

Mandy is a lot meatier.

Yeah, BTBR is an feature length art piece, Mandy is Cosmatos channelling that style into an actual narrative film.

They're both great at being different things imo but hey, not everything is for everyone.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2019 08:57

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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So goddamn close to one a day: https://letterboxd.com/aewade/year/2019/

I went through the KL Keaton shorts set and the BFI Herzog set so there's a bit of skewed data in there.

# ¿ Jan 11, 2020 08:56

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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https://letterboxd.com/aewade/year/2020/

As with the last few years I'd aimed for a movie a day but you can see the point where final year uni stuff and mum's death hit. Still not a bad effort I think.

# ¿ Jan 2, 2021 04:53

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Here's my best of the year: https://boxd.it/jKKIs

# ¿ Jan 1, 2023 00:59

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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8one6 posted:

Anyone else having issues with the android app? It keeps freezing up on me.

I noticed average review scores weren't showing for me, but nothing bad. I've been whipping the app because of a film festival, too.

Scorsese also joined Letterboxd and posted a bunch of companion films to his filmography with commentary. Fantastic stuff.

E:

Martin Scorsese’s profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/7ua3D

Companion Films list https://boxd.it/pUdmi

He also has a Film Foundation list that is like, 900 films long of all the restoration work he's involved with: The Film Foundation https://boxd.it/pInR2

I, Butthole fucked around with this message at 09:01 on Oct 28, 2023

# ¿ Oct 28, 2023 08:57

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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Yep. Sean Baker is another pro follow.

# ¿ Oct 30, 2023 21:55

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# ¿ May 12, 2024 13:28

I, Butthole: Jun 30, 2007; Begin the operations of the gas chambers, gas schools, gas universities, gas libraries, gas museums, gas dance halls, and gas threads, etcetera.
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ShoogaSlim posted:

ah yes letterboxd, exclusive home of cinematic masterpieces like...

Inside Out 3 on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/bUtk

link, of course

Lmao Alexander Payne directed porn?

This is why I fuckin love Letterboxd

# ¿ Nov 2, 2023 08:25

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