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#21
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!
#22
Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 08:13:26 AM
#23
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
#24
Weird News Stories / Re: The hero we all need.
Last post by Alex - Today at 07:04:24 AMCount Binface did not manage to win, but did manage to pull what I would say is a respectable almost 10,000 votes. Farage got somewhere in the region of 22,000, but didn't bother attending the count. Well, to be fair he didn't attend his duties when he was a European MP and hasn't attended Parliament very often or visited the area he is supposed to represent so its par for the course.
Is does beg the question why anyone would vote for him though, but I guess that is their choice.
Is does beg the question why anyone would vote for him though, but I guess that is their choice.
#25
Bad Movies / Re: movies that namecheck anot...
Last post by zombie no.one - Today at 03:59:16 AMQuote from: Alex on Today at 12:43:44 AMReturn of the Jedi is part of a discussion in Clerks.
ah yeah of course...
Quote from: Dalmatian Bobby Samaritan on August 13, 2026, 06:55:41 PMI am waiting for someone on youtube to do a Joke counter or Failed Joke counter for He-man. Maybe I am knocking on it too hard, but that one with the "Butt Worms" was abysmal. I went to film school and I took a scriptwriting class. I know that if I wrote something like that I would have been ridiculed or told to revise it. I read cheesy comic books too and that wouldn't have made it for those either.
ugh, makes it sound like it's from the Michael Bay school of '80s-toys-cartoons-to-movies' adaptations then... (or at least inspired by). don't know why everything with a supposedly retro crowd appeal has to be 'grossed up' these days
#26
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 12:56:10 AMQuote from: indianasmith on August 13, 2026, 10:15:44 PMTHE END OF OAK STREET (2026) Anne Hathaway. Time travel. Dinosaurs. Mayhem. Dogs. Kids. Drama. More mayhem. More Anne Hathaway. Giant turtles and snakes. Feathered dinosaurs everywhere. Chomp, gore, blood!
I LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5/5
And by David Mitchell? I've got to see this
#27
Bad Movies / Re: movies that namecheck anot...
Last post by Alex - Today at 12:43:44 AMBeetlejuice mentions The Exorcist. Trying to remember if Night of the Living Dead is mentioned by name in Return of the Living Dead or if it's a more oblique reference. Return of the Jedi is part of a discussion in Clerks.
#28
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...
Last post by claws - August 13, 2026, 11:12:31 PMHaven't been on Facebook in years, but I started lurking again a few months ago out of sheer boredom at work. Unsurprisingly, nothing much has changed, except for Facebook pushing an AI photo-editing app on me.
I did notice that people are still setting up birthday charity fundraisers. Apparently, asking for donations instead of birthday wishes is still a thing. It's for a good cause, sure, but I also noticed that nobody ever actually donates. Between Patreon and GoFundMe, why even bother on Facebook? It's always felt a bit like people leveraging their follower count to look charitable without actually contributing themselves. Why not just donate your own money instead of trying to guilt-trip your feed?
If I gave to every charity pushed by people I follow, I'd be broke in no time.
Anyway, I went back to Facebook out of boredom, only to be reminded that Facebook is still boring AF.
I did notice that people are still setting up birthday charity fundraisers. Apparently, asking for donations instead of birthday wishes is still a thing. It's for a good cause, sure, but I also noticed that nobody ever actually donates. Between Patreon and GoFundMe, why even bother on Facebook? It's always felt a bit like people leveraging their follower count to look charitable without actually contributing themselves. Why not just donate your own money instead of trying to guilt-trip your feed?
If I gave to every charity pushed by people I follow, I'd be broke in no time.
Anyway, I went back to Facebook out of boredom, only to be reminded that Facebook is still boring AF.
#30
Games / Re: Answer the question with a...
Last post by bob - August 13, 2026, 11:10:27 PMI said
Why did you hide in the trash can?
Why did you hide in the trash can?