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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by indianasmith - Today at 08:54:50 PMRIVER OF BLOOD (2025) - Two couples decide to charter a canoe tour through the Amazon basin, but a series of bad choices lead them into the territory of a hostile cannibal tribe. A slightly less gory rehash of THE GREEN INFERNO, but I was definitely entertained.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - Today at 07:36:43 PM"Sample This" (2013)
Gene Simmons of KISS narrates this documentary about the minor hit "Apache" by the obscure "Incredible Bongo Band," a 1972 studio creation that became one of the most sampled records in early hip-hop. A cool musical history lesson.
Gene Simmons of KISS narrates this documentary about the minor hit "Apache" by the obscure "Incredible Bongo Band," a 1972 studio creation that became one of the most sampled records in early hip-hop. A cool musical history lesson.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by Alex - Today at 07:15:20 PMAlthough I have copies of both House of Flying Daggers & Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for some reason, I have never gotten around to watching either film.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Wordl Cup?
Last post by Alex - Today at 07:12:36 PMNot that I really care, but I think it'd be nice to see a small African country or something win the tournament. The england game was on in the background and the people who like to watch those games certainly seemed quite upset with their team's performance. I'd have thought the result from the first game, while still a win would have given them cause to worry.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 06:16:49 PMMILE END KICKS (2025):
Somehow this is the second film from director Chandler Lavack (I think) I've watched in about a month - the first being the distaff Adam Sandler flick ROOMMATES - both of which were picks by Madame. This indie/hipster romcom has possibly more shortcomings even than ROOMMATES - tons of holes in what feels like a first draft, characters who behave inexplicably and seemingly out of (their vaguely defined) "character", an odd ignorance about the specifics of oral herpes (which are a major plot point)... and the protagonist is young female indie/hipster music critic whose tastes and knowledge about music make it appear rather implausible that she'd even have her job in the first place.
But I digress! The film is ultimately sweet and has its heart in the right place, and a big part of that is the casting of Barbie Ferreira, who I think resembles America Ferrera but is unrelated. Like America, Barbie is a, shall we say, non-traditional female lead, which goes a long way (for me) in this kind of film. Her character has a lot of insecurities, but those insecurities never translate into any dialogue (from Ferreira or any of the other characters) about her (lovely!) plus-sized body. So that's pretty damn cool.
3/5 Also, unlike many other romcoms, it actually put us in an amorous mood!
Somehow this is the second film from director Chandler Lavack (I think) I've watched in about a month - the first being the distaff Adam Sandler flick ROOMMATES - both of which were picks by Madame. This indie/hipster romcom has possibly more shortcomings even than ROOMMATES - tons of holes in what feels like a first draft, characters who behave inexplicably and seemingly out of (their vaguely defined) "character", an odd ignorance about the specifics of oral herpes (which are a major plot point)... and the protagonist is young female indie/hipster music critic whose tastes and knowledge about music make it appear rather implausible that she'd even have her job in the first place.
But I digress! The film is ultimately sweet and has its heart in the right place, and a big part of that is the casting of Barbie Ferreira, who I think resembles America Ferrera but is unrelated. Like America, Barbie is a, shall we say, non-traditional female lead, which goes a long way (for me) in this kind of film. Her character has a lot of insecurities, but those insecurities never translate into any dialogue (from Ferreira or any of the other characters) about her (lovely!) plus-sized body. So that's pretty damn cool.
3/5 Also, unlike many other romcoms, it actually put us in an amorous mood!
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Wordl Cup?
Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 05:14:07 PMI'm hoping north Korea beats Mars.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Wordl Cup?
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 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.
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 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. )
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Bad Movies / Re: Completely ruin a movie ti...
Last post by claws - Today at 04:27:11 PMQuote from: Dr. Whom on Today at 11:42:07 AMDoes Bernd das Brot make a cameo?
I've heard of Bernd das Brot, but never actually watched it. Google says he was created in 2000, so he's about a decade too late for Night of the Living Bread.
I've seen the short film, and judging from Bernd's pictures, no cameo there.
I even checked whether Belgium has its own talking bread mascot, but apparently not. Not even a waffle?
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by Alex - Today at 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.