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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 03:09:01 AMIl Decameron (1971)
Perhaps a controversial category to put it in, but I was bored out of my skull for most of it.
Growing up in the 70s, these kind of movies were very much a forbidden fruit. Here was a chance to see some risqué stuff (and naked ladies) while remaining respectable, because art. However, I was too young to get in at the time.
Turns out I didn't miss all that much. These stories could be very funny, if done with a slapstick Benny Hill/Carry On approach. However, Pasolini has the comedic timing of a potted plant so everything falls very flat. Apparently he worked with a largely non-professional cast and it really shows. Also, the whole thing sounds like it was dubbed in a studio by not very motivated actors. There is a fair bit of full frontal male nudity and some very unsexy sex scenes.
It is set in the early Renaissance, which to Pasolini means bad teeth and silly hats.
Watch only out of historical interest
Perhaps a controversial category to put it in, but I was bored out of my skull for most of it.
Growing up in the 70s, these kind of movies were very much a forbidden fruit. Here was a chance to see some risqué stuff (and naked ladies) while remaining respectable, because art. However, I was too young to get in at the time.
Turns out I didn't miss all that much. These stories could be very funny, if done with a slapstick Benny Hill/Carry On approach. However, Pasolini has the comedic timing of a potted plant so everything falls very flat. Apparently he worked with a largely non-professional cast and it really shows. Also, the whole thing sounds like it was dubbed in a studio by not very motivated actors. There is a fair bit of full frontal male nudity and some very unsexy sex scenes.
It is set in the early Renaissance, which to Pasolini means bad teeth and silly hats.
Watch only out of historical interest
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: What are you cooking?
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 01:55:18 AMImprovised flatbread. So I was making bread, and after returning to the dough after letting it rest, I noticed that it hadn't changed in volume. That is when I saw the little bowl of yeast still on the countertop.
This left me with two loaves worth of unleavened dough, so as they say: when life gives you unleavened dough, make flatbread. So I rolled it out and fried it in a pan. Turns out to be surprisingly edible. Now this wasn't ordinary flour, but some fancy mix with teff and stuff, so that might have helped.
This left me with two loaves worth of unleavened dough, so as they say: when life gives you unleavened dough, make flatbread. So I rolled it out and fried it in a pan. Turns out to be surprisingly edible. Now this wasn't ordinary flour, but some fancy mix with teff and stuff, so that might have helped.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 01:49:56 AMQuote from: claws on Today at 01:42:25 AMOn top of the hyperbole, they've started using the term "blood rain" constantly this year. It sounds more like a B-movie title than a forecast.
Uwe Boll would agree
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...
Last post by claws - Today at 01:42:25 AMIt's strange how my weather app uses borderline orgasmic language to describe its excitement over rising temperatures. I understand they need to provide some flavor text with the forecast, but I really wish they'd stick to a neutral, professional tone.
On top of the hyperbole, they've started using the term "blood rain" constantly this year. It sounds more like a B-movie title than a forecast. I actually had to look it up, and according to the definition:
"Blood rain occurs when high concentrations of red-colored dust or particles mix with rain, giving it a red appearance as it falls. It is not actually a meteorological or scientific term; rather, it's a colloquial phrase that dates back quite a while."
Since it isn't even a scientific term, it's no wonder I've never heard it in legitimate weather news before. I'm not sure why my app is so insistent on using it, I suppose they're just trying to stand out from the competition with "edgier" branding, but it mostly just feels unnecessary.
On top of the hyperbole, they've started using the term "blood rain" constantly this year. It sounds more like a B-movie title than a forecast. I actually had to look it up, and according to the definition:
"Blood rain occurs when high concentrations of red-colored dust or particles mix with rain, giving it a red appearance as it falls. It is not actually a meteorological or scientific term; rather, it's a colloquial phrase that dates back quite a while."
Since it isn't even a scientific term, it's no wonder I've never heard it in legitimate weather news before. I'm not sure why my app is so insistent on using it, I suppose they're just trying to stand out from the competition with "edgier" branding, but it mostly just feels unnecessary.
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Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 12:13:28 AMMalien
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - April 17, 2026, 09:14:28 PM"Rock N Roll High School" (1979)
Rock n' roller Riff Randell (P.J. Soles) leads a rebellion against her high school's new, music hating principal (Mary Woronov) with a little help from the Ramones -- and some high explosives.
Allan Arkush's cult classic, punk-rock update of 1950s "teens gone wild" movies has been one of my favorites since I was a teen. I've completely lost count of how many times I've seen it, but I never get tired of it.
Rock n' roller Riff Randell (P.J. Soles) leads a rebellion against her high school's new, music hating principal (Mary Woronov) with a little help from the Ramones -- and some high explosives.
Allan Arkush's cult classic, punk-rock update of 1950s "teens gone wild" movies has been one of my favorites since I was a teen. I've completely lost count of how many times I've seen it, but I never get tired of it.
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Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by LilCerberus - April 17, 2026, 08:44:26 PMThe Shepherd's Blade
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
Last post by LilCerberus - April 17, 2026, 07:44:54 PM
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Good Movies / Re: Recent theatrical viewings
Last post by chainsaw midget - April 17, 2026, 05:51:05 PMQuote from: Rev. Powell on March 18, 2026, 08:56:42 AMTHE BRIDE!: In the 1930s, a gangster's moll is killed after Mary Shelley's foul-mouthed spirit possesses her and insults important men; soon after, Frankenstein's monster convinces a mad scientist to animate her dead body as a mate for him, and the pair go on a Bonnie & Clyde style crime spree. Maggie Gyllenhaal's wild and uneven feminist horror-comedy stitches together absurdism and realism with a lack of discipline that comes from an overabundance of passion, just the way a cult film should; if nothing else, THE BRIDE! confirms that Jessie Buckley is the finest actress working today. 3.5/5.I've seen a lot of reviews that say this movie was a mess, but this is the first one that I've seen that suggests being a mess is a good thing.
I mean, given where we are, I really should have taken that idea into account already, but still....