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Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:25:50 AMThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
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Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:08:36 AMWhy did you climb the mountain?
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Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 09:04:34 AM72. Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
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Last post by M.10rda - Today at 08:45:10 AMI believe there are six writers credited on the new MOTU. At least some of them seem to know what they are doing but there are lines and moments that are discordant and feel very much like Too Many Cooks seasoning the broth. It was definitely a situation where they threw everything against the wall and hoped something would stick.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: These are my movies.
Last post by The Burgomaster - Today at 08:24:14 AMI just hit 5,425 with about 15 - 20 more in transit or on pre-order.
101 4K UHD
1,394 blu-ray
79 blu-ray 3-D
3,851 DVD
And a high percentage of them are BAD.
101 4K UHD
1,394 blu-ray
79 blu-ray 3-D
3,851 DVD
And a high percentage of them are BAD.
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Weird News Stories / Re: The hero we all need.
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:18:38 AM
The upset of Count Binface made world news. A fun distraction in troubled times. All hail Count Binface!
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 08:11:31 AMTHE RICH ARE ALWAYS WITH US (1932):
The deceptively tongue-in-cheek title (which could've also been an alternate title for 2026's THEY WILL KILL YOU) unfortunately never reveals any criticality about class conflict or economic inequality, as practically all of the characters (all the major ones, maybe every character w/ a speaking role) are rich socialites or at the very least extremely well-compensated working folks.
I don't know how a film like this - straight-faced, sentimental, not even really a comedy - was tolerated by audiences a third of the way into the Great Depression... it certainly seems tone-deaf, and personally I was unamused even 94 years later.
In what will likely be my last first-time viewing of a Ruth Chatterton film, Ruth Chatterton plays the heir to the richest family in the world. Come to think of it, I'd rather like to watch a movie about what Vivian Jenna Wilson does w/ her (hopefully soon-to-be-)dead father's fortune - but alas Chatterton's character has no aspirations to anything besides a love triangle (...quadrangle? polygon?) involving her philandering husband and her long-lovelorn BFF (played by the real Mr. Chatterton, George Brent). The additional female angles in the geometric equation are the husband's bimbo mistress and Chatterton's frenemy, played by Bette Davis, who is young enough to be legitimately foxy (a thing I've never seen previously) yet doesn't threaten to outact the always-compelling Chatterton. Ruth is definitely a redhead here (inescapable even in B+W) and it's refreshing to see her play lighter material for a change - but who cares about the lives of the wealthy? I got real problems! Also Brent's globe-trotting journalist uses a racial slur about five minutes into the movie which really sets the tone for these characters.
Although it sails along breezily for an hour, there is a legit LOL car crash (well-staged, even!) near the end... which suddenly signals the film's stark shift into ever-obligatory Ruth-Chatterton-Must-Sacrifice-Herself terrain. Even in a light romcom, can Ruth never find lasting love??? Amusingly, Ruth is allowed to compromise and still triumph romantically while also inconveniencing herself and her new partner to no end (unnecessarily, I might add!). TRAAWU ends with a passionate kiss, then Brent walks offscreen and Chatterton rolls her eyes in exasperation. My sentiments exactly, on this film and most of Chatterton's filmography! 2/5
The deceptively tongue-in-cheek title (which could've also been an alternate title for 2026's THEY WILL KILL YOU) unfortunately never reveals any criticality about class conflict or economic inequality, as practically all of the characters (all the major ones, maybe every character w/ a speaking role) are rich socialites or at the very least extremely well-compensated working folks.
I don't know how a film like this - straight-faced, sentimental, not even really a comedy - was tolerated by audiences a third of the way into the Great Depression... it certainly seems tone-deaf, and personally I was unamused even 94 years later.In what will likely be my last first-time viewing of a Ruth Chatterton film, Ruth Chatterton plays the heir to the richest family in the world. Come to think of it, I'd rather like to watch a movie about what Vivian Jenna Wilson does w/ her (hopefully soon-to-be-)dead father's fortune - but alas Chatterton's character has no aspirations to anything besides a love triangle (...quadrangle? polygon?) involving her philandering husband and her long-lovelorn BFF (played by the real Mr. Chatterton, George Brent). The additional female angles in the geometric equation are the husband's bimbo mistress and Chatterton's frenemy, played by Bette Davis, who is young enough to be legitimately foxy (a thing I've never seen previously) yet doesn't threaten to outact the always-compelling Chatterton. Ruth is definitely a redhead here (inescapable even in B+W) and it's refreshing to see her play lighter material for a change - but who cares about the lives of the wealthy? I got real problems! Also Brent's globe-trotting journalist uses a racial slur about five minutes into the movie which really sets the tone for these characters.
Although it sails along breezily for an hour, there is a legit LOL car crash (well-staged, even!) near the end... which suddenly signals the film's stark shift into ever-obligatory Ruth-Chatterton-Must-Sacrifice-Herself terrain. Even in a light romcom, can Ruth never find lasting love??? Amusingly, Ruth is allowed to compromise and still triumph romantically while also inconveniencing herself and her new partner to no end (unnecessarily, I might add!). TRAAWU ends with a passionate kiss, then Brent walks offscreen and Chatterton rolls her eyes in exasperation. My sentiments exactly, on this film and most of Chatterton's filmography! 2/5