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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Top 100 Funny Signs

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 04:39:06 PM

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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by bob - November 28, 2025, 04:38:08 PM

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#23

Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by claws - November 28, 2025, 04:35:43 PM

#24

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by chainsaw midget - November 28, 2025, 03:44:56 PM

The Invisible Agent
Here we once again stray from the horror and even the monster aspect.  Our Invisible Man is a war hero.  When Nazis and a very wonderful and sadistic Peter Lorre (who actually plays a Japanese man here, yeah, I know...) track down the grandson of the original Invisible Man and threaten his life for the formula, he instead agrees to become the Invisible Man for the US military.   

THE INVISIBLE AGENT (1942):
I'd like to revisit the original someday, yet I'd never seen this one before and Chainsaw had me at "Peter Lorre". The fact that Lorre "actually plays a Japanese man" isn't made at all clear until halfway through the film. He's addressed as "Baron" until at last his Nazi counterpart (Cedric Hardwicke) calls him by his last name ("Akito") in anger. Then Lorre begins acknowledging his loyalty to his homeland of the Rising Sun....... this plot point does create some interesting conflict and provides Lorre w/ motivation beyond just being Evil. Of course the casting was objectionable, and this wasn't the only time Lorre played a Japanese character. To his credit, though, Lorre doesn't do squinty-eyes or reverse his l's and r's or anything like that. He just plays "Baron Akito" with his normal accent and mannerisms. In fact he looks, sounds, and acts so much like "Toht" from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK I started figuring Spielberg had based  Toht on Lorre's character here. So,  to Lorre for being as inoffensive and possible in this role. And yes, he is "very wonderful and sadistic".

This was worth watching just for Lorre, but Hardwicke is also fun. This is definitely "sci-fi/action/adventure/comedy", not a horror flick, oh well. Jon Hall plays the eponymous grandson of the original Invisible Man and is handsome (when you can see him, briefly) and has a good voice, though obv he's no Claude Rains. Letterboxd tells me that Hall returned for another sequel, though he plays a different character, which makes no sense to me but, ehh, Universal!

3/5

I'm always glad when I can point somebody to another movie that they enjoy.

#25

Games / Re: Movie Title Chains

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 01:53:34 PM

The Black Godfather (1974)

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Games / Re: Answer the question with a...

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 01:51:42 PM

What do you need to have a good night tonight?

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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 01:45:36 PM

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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 01:43:52 PM

Copilot got confused with a previous request and decided to make this one as a grindhouse horror poster, despite being completely inappropriate for the tile and description. Or maybe it just assumes I want EVERY title to be done in a grindhouse horror style by default, I don't know.

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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 01:37:45 PM

FINALLY DAWN (2023): Humble Roman girl Mimosa is miraculously chosen as a featured extra in a Cinecitta Egyptian sword and sandal epic circa 1959 or so, and then is taken for a night on the town with eccentric and arrogant star Josephine Esperanzo (Lily James). If you're in a patient and thoughtful mood, the elegant staging and accomplished acting will pay off, but it's not an immediate grabber--I can see how it might feel like a chore to watch if you're not settled in for a slow one. 3.5/5.

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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...

Last post by Rev. Powell - November 28, 2025, 01:22:26 PM

Copilot refused to make a poster for "Devil on a Unicycle." That's nuts.

I asked copilot what's up with that. The answer:

No hidden bias: It's not about who asked — it's about how the request was structured. Even small differences in wording can change whether the system sees it as safe or unsafe.

The thing is, I asked Copilot to come up with a text description of the poster first, then make the poster. So it came up with a poster description its own policies wouldn't allow it to create. Very strange.