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Good Movies / Re: Citizen Vigilante (2026)
Last post by M.10rda - Today at 07:43:35 PM
Fair. But I think Boll was aiming lower than your speculation.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Instaweird
Last post by claws - Today at 07:08:20 PM
AI:

QuoteIt's pretty common on Instagram. When a post suddenly gets a lot of reach, it gets picked up by engagement‑scraper bots and low‑quality throwaway accounts.

These profiles usually have almost no posts or followers, and they leave short, dismissive comments because it makes them look "human" to the algorithm. They're basically testing activity or trying to appear legitimate before being used for spam later.

Nothing to worry about — it's just part of Instagram's bot ecosystem.
#3
Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by indianasmith - Today at 06:17:31 PM
AMISTAD (1998) - Set in 1839.
#4
Off Topic Discussion / Instaweird
Last post by Trevor - Today at 05:47:06 PM
Something odd is happening on Instagram.

If I post something or respond to a post and it gets a huge amount of views and / likes, I usually get one reply from some rando with very few posts, pics or followers.

The reply is usually dismissive in nature and I was wondering if these are bot accounts or what? 🤔🐢
#5
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - Today at 05:20:02 PM
"Come On Feel The Noize: The Story of How Rock Became Metal" (2017)
Sub-par music documentary that attempts to establish the influence that '70s glam and punk rock movements had on metal in the 80s, but it's very disjointed and doesn't seem to follow much of a narrative. The first half is a collection of presumably cheap-to-license clips of Slade, the Sweet, and Alice Cooper from Germany's "Beat Club" and "Musikladen" TV shows, then it turns on a dime into random discussions with members of Ghost, Life of Agony, Sabaton, and Disturbed. This is totally surface level stuff, aimed at casual viewers who know nothing about metal. Don't waste your time with this one.
#6
Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?
Last post by Rev. Powell - Today at 04:49:39 PM
Adopting Spain as my team to root for proved a wise choice.
#7
Off Topic Discussion / Re: World Cup?
Last post by Trevor - Today at 04:48:08 PM
Spain are now in the World Cup final on 19th July after beating France.

Not sure who will win between Argentina and England tomorrow.
#8
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by lester1/2jr - Today at 04:21:37 PM
El Fantasma Del Convento (1934) - This was like the first Mexican horror movie or something. It has a much smaller budget than contemporaneous American films like Dracula, but a good Twilight Zone ish story where morality and the supernatural collide. 3 people stumble upon an old monastery and stay the night. They learn that there's a room where the door is nailed shut because of something horrible that happened in there and they try to discover the mystery.

The print I watched had that new kind of crappiness where the digital image is clear enough, but the people are moving around choppily. I can't stand that, but I really wanted to see the film. Hopefully a better version is available, maybe from Prime or something.

4.25/ 5 It was a good idea for a movie considering the limited budget they had.

This is the forbidden room.





#9
Weird News Stories / Re: The hero we all need.
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 02:19:10 PM
And now the chap dressed as a fox (who is actually a bona fide wildlife activist) has withdrawn because the whole thing became too much of a farce.
#10
Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 02:17:17 PM
Quite, and I must say reading the summary of the book explained a lot about the movie.

This is actually one of the more successful aspects of the movie, which relies heavily on visual storytelling and implied information. The costuming clearly sets the story long before our contemporary world, while the dress code remains legible: you can tell which ones are the farmers, which ones are the city folk and so on.

This movie is sometimes classed as folk horror, which is absolute nonsense. There is some violence yes, and blood is shed, but there are no horror elements whatsoever.

Made by Athina Rachel Tsangari, fellow traveler of Yorgos Lanthimos