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["I believe all of us ['X people'] are fundamentally superior to all ['Y people'] and therefore all ['Y People'] should have fewer rights"]

#71

Off Topic Discussion / Re: And I quote...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 27, 2026, 09:02:03 AM

"If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel pity rather than anger..."--Bertrand Russell

I agree according to the two examples given there - but they are completely neutral in a moralistic / political / emotional sense, which is quite convenient.

Imagine a speaker stating the opinion "I believe all of us ['X people'] are fundamentally superior to all ['Y people'] and therefore all ['Y People'] should have fewer rights" to an assembled crowd of 'X People' who then erupted in applause.... if that scenario was to stir up a sense of anger in a 'Y person', that does not mean the 'Y Person' has baseless opinions.

That's a good counter-example. In the case you describe I think there would be a strong mix of fear and anger. Pity for the ignorant supremacists would be a proper moral response, but it's theoretical and abstract and submerged under the others. It is important to recognize that while negative emotions like anger and fear are generally counterproductive, there are always exceptions. These emotions evolved because they had a purpose. I imagine Russell would have a response to you be unfortunately we can't ask him anymore (maybe he refines his idea in a section not quoted here.)

#72

Bad Movies / Re: How many of these Dracula'...

Last post by Rev. Powell - February 27, 2026, 08:53:23 AM

are they all standing in front of a mirror in that image?

...it says "content not viewable" 

Let me know if this works for you. 

cheers , yeah can see that!

H9 is I believe Louis Jourdan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula_(1977_film)

Yes, that's a match: https://dracula.fandom.com/wiki/Louis_Jourdan

A1
A2
A3
A4
A5 Count Duckula
A6
A7 John Carradine
A8
A9 Count Chockula
A10
B1
B2
B3 Nicolas Cage
B4
B5
B6
B7
B8
B9
B10
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10
E1
E2
E3
E4
E5
E6
E7
E8 "Batman vs Dracula"
E9
E10
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5 Zhang Wei-Qiang from "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary" (OK, not an easy one)
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10 "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night"
G1 Leslie Nielsen
G2
G3
G4
G5 Gary Oldman
G6
G7
G8 "The Count" from Captain N: the Game Master
G9
G10
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
H7 George Hamilton
H8 Klaus Kisnki
H9 Louis Jourdan
H10
I1
I2
I3
I4 Udo Kier
I5 Jack Palance
I6
I7
I8 Zandor Vorkov
I9
I10
J1
J2
J3 Christopher Lee
J4
J5
J6
J7
J8 Jim Ward
J9 Bela Lugosi
J10 Max Schreck

#73

Bad Movies / Re: Antonio Margheriti & The J...

Last post by LordGraal - February 27, 2026, 08:31:43 AM

Pity they didn't include TIGER JOE in this collection.

That's more a Namsploitation movie.  These three are Raiders rip-offs.

#74

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by M.10rda - February 27, 2026, 06:18:33 AM

Also, there's a concept of superior beings interbreeding with humanity that is sort of mysterious. I'm not really sure what that applies too.

...That would be the "Annunaki", tall pale angels who mated w/ human women....... popularly discussed by all manner of wingnuts and charlatans on "Coast to Coast AM", often conflated w/ extraterrestrials or, err, Aryan ubermensch. 

#75

Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...

Last post by M.10rda - February 27, 2026, 06:13:26 AM

Congrats! That's a real get!

["I believe all of us ['X people'] are fundamentally superior to all ['Y people'] and therefore all ['Y People'] should have fewer rights"]

#76

Off Topic Discussion / Re: And I quote...

Last post by zombie no.one - February 27, 2026, 05:20:23 AM

"If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel pity rather than anger..."--Bertrand Russell

I agree according to the two examples given there - but they are completely neutral in a moralistic / political / emotional sense, which is quite convenient.

Imagine a speaker stating the opinion "I believe all of us ['X people'] are fundamentally superior to all ['Y people'] and therefore all ['Y People'] should have fewer rights" to an assembled crowd of 'X People' who then erupted in applause.... if that scenario was to stir up a sense of anger in a 'Y person', that does not mean the 'Y Person' has baseless opinions.

#77

Bad Movies / Re: How many of these Dracula'...

Last post by zombie no.one - February 27, 2026, 04:43:36 AM

are they all standing in front of a mirror in that image?

...it says "content not viewable" 

Let me know if this works for you. 

cheers , yeah can see that!

H9 is I believe Louis Jourdan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula_(1977_film)

#78

Bad Movies / Re: have I bought a bad movie ...

Last post by zombie no.one - February 27, 2026, 04:33:46 AM

good work chainsaw and claws, thanks!! 

my google-fu is weak, couldn't find a jot... in fact I did 2 identical google searches for [ "bad to the bone" "chucks mordi" ] an hour apart, and got different (useless) results each time!

google got rid of their 'cache' function in about 2010. they said  no one used it. it was the best thing about the search engine IMO

anyway glad to solve that

#79

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by Dr. Whom - February 27, 2026, 01:59:15 AM

I have tried to read Enoch in the past and my mind wondered, so this was good. It seems very repetitive though.

From what I've read of the books of Enoch, they're a bit like the duller parts of the Old Testament. You have some weird ideas, and then it goes on forever listing angels, or the dimensions of something or other. Then the next book goes over much the same ground, but slightly differently. I gave up eventually.

#80

Good Movies / Re: Recent theatrical viewings

Last post by Dr. Whom - February 27, 2026, 01:54:03 AM

Junk World

The second part of Takahide Hori's trilogy that began in 2017 with the absolutely brilliant Junk Head. It is impossible to summarise the plot, but it involves mutants, SM cultists, cyborgs, robots and mecha in several time loops, set some centuries before Junk Head in the same universe;
The budget apparently was twice that of Junk Head and it shows. There are more special effects and the whole thing looks less homegrown than Junk Head. Also, it has actual dialogue and voice acting. It doesn't have the raw passion of Junk Head but makes up for it by more sophisticated storytelling. Most of the tropes in the movie you have seen before (at least if you watch the same kind of stuff as I do) but Takahide Hori blends it into a wonderful cocktail.
Reverend, if you haven't already, you should seek this out.

I haven't seen it but my colleague reviewed it. I should check it out. Did you see it at some kind of festival or did some crazy person actually program it at a cinema there? 

I saw it at Anima, the Brussels festival for animation movies. They do kid friendly stuff during the day and weirder films in the evening