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#71
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Wordl Cup?
Last post by Rev. Powell - June 23, 2026, 05:03:48 PMIt's hard for us Americans to wrap our heads around the concept of a thrilling 0-0 tie, but I have to admit I was rooting for Ghana to tie England.
#72
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - June 23, 2026, 04:43:02 PMThe Conversation (1974) - I saw this 30 years ago in a pretty nondescript film class I took in college. I kind of wish I hadn't because the movie I remembered wasn't exactly what it actually was, if that makes any sense. Gene Hackman, Harrison Ford, and Shirley from Laverne and Shirley of all people are the stars in what is sort of a very late film noir meets an early conspiracy movie.
Hackman is an expert phone tapper/ eavesdropper who struggles with the good vs evil aspect of his work. He's proud of his technical abilities, but unscrupulous people can hire him to achieve nefarious ends. The other spy type people he associates with are sleazy and have no integrity, which clearly makes him uncomfortable. He's also paranoid, to ridiculous extent, about his own privacy.
Of course, that obsessive paranoia is part of what makes him so great at what he does. It all gets put to the test when he's tasked with recording the titular conversation, the opaqueness of which bugs him (no pun intended) to no end.
5/5
I'd like to see it again sometime, just to clarify some things. it looks and feels a bit like "Coma" ( ie depressing 70's hues) but is a little more cerebral.
(edit: You could see it as an indictment of capitalism...until you consider that socialist countries spied like crazy on their populations for nefarious ends, too. )
Hackman is an expert phone tapper/ eavesdropper who struggles with the good vs evil aspect of his work. He's proud of his technical abilities, but unscrupulous people can hire him to achieve nefarious ends. The other spy type people he associates with are sleazy and have no integrity, which clearly makes him uncomfortable. He's also paranoid, to ridiculous extent, about his own privacy.
Of course, that obsessive paranoia is part of what makes him so great at what he does. It all gets put to the test when he's tasked with recording the titular conversation, the opaqueness of which bugs him (no pun intended) to no end.
5/5
I'd like to see it again sometime, just to clarify some things. it looks and feels a bit like "Coma" ( ie depressing 70's hues) but is a little more cerebral.
(edit: You could see it as an indictment of capitalism...until you consider that socialist countries spied like crazy on their populations for nefarious ends, too. )
#73
Bad Movies / Re: Completely ruin a movie ti...
Last post by claws - June 23, 2026, 04:27:11 PMQuote from: Dr. Whom on June 23, 2026, 11:42:07 AMDoes Bernd das Brot make a cameo?
I've looked him up, but Bernd is a product of 2000, so he's about a decade too late for Night of the Living Bread. Definitely no cameo.
I was actually curious if Belgium had its own talking pastry mascot to compare, but it seems you guys stopped at waffles and fries. A bit of a missed marketing opportunity, don't you think?
#74
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by Alex - June 23, 2026, 03:21:00 PMMost random comment of the day today.
"I am sure I've seen that six-breasted woman somewhere before, but I don't know where."
You'd think something like that would be better remembered.
"I am sure I've seen that six-breasted woman somewhere before, but I don't know where."
You'd think something like that would be better remembered.
#75
Good Movies / Re: Recent theatrical viewings
Last post by Dr. Whom - June 23, 2026, 02:59:19 PMTruly Naked (2026)
This is a highly contrived movie. The basic conceit is that the activist/feminist girl in class falls in love with the most diffident boy, who turns out to moonlight as the cameraman/editor for his dad's homegrown porn movie business.
You get the feeling that, once they had the basic premise, they then thought of a number of scenes that would follow and made a script to fit them in. The movie doesn't have a natural dynamic where the characters actions take you from a to b, but rather a lot of stuff happens in order to have these set pieces.
On the plus side, all the characters are very grounded and you get good performances all around, from a mostly inexperienced cast. It is also a very delicate examination of young love.
A bit gimmicky, but I liked it.
This is a highly contrived movie. The basic conceit is that the activist/feminist girl in class falls in love with the most diffident boy, who turns out to moonlight as the cameraman/editor for his dad's homegrown porn movie business.
You get the feeling that, once they had the basic premise, they then thought of a number of scenes that would follow and made a script to fit them in. The movie doesn't have a natural dynamic where the characters actions take you from a to b, but rather a lot of stuff happens in order to have these set pieces.
On the plus side, all the characters are very grounded and you get good performances all around, from a mostly inexperienced cast. It is also a very delicate examination of young love.
A bit gimmicky, but I liked it.
#76
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by Rev. Powell - June 23, 2026, 12:57:32 PMQuote from: Alex on June 23, 2026, 12:52:24 PMOverheard part of a conversation earlier that went "We made the Titanic last time and that went down really well."
Yeah, it did. famously so. Can't argue with that.
My local basketball team hired a former player as head coach who was an unprecedented disaster. When he was fired after only two years, he blamed lack of fan support, saying fans were "jumping off the Titanic." Yeah, no s**t!
#77
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by Alex - June 23, 2026, 12:52:24 PMOverheard part of a conversation earlier that went "We made the Titanic last time and that went down really well."
Yeah, it did. famously so. Can't argue with that.
Yeah, it did. famously so. Can't argue with that.
#78
Bad Movies / Re: Completely ruin a movie ti...
Last post by Dr. Whom - June 23, 2026, 11:42:07 AMQuote from: claws on June 19, 2026, 02:11:24 PMQuote from: Dr. Whom on April 13, 2026, 01:01:11 AMNight of the Living Bread
There's actually a Indie horror film from 1990 with that title
Does Bernd das Brot make a cameo?
