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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by claws - Today at 02:45:20 AMYellowstone Chaos: Breaking Down Another Bizarre AI "Ghibli" ASMR Video
I just finished watching one of the latest Ghibli-style ASMR videos, and it is an absolute hoot. This time, the setup kicks off with a family of four road-tripping to Yellowstone National Park in a bright pink, Barbie-style RV, only to run smack into a violent thunderstorm. A fallen tree blocks the road, and for reasons known only to the algorithm, the family decides to abandon their perfectly safe vehicle and wander deeper into the forest on foot. Naturally, they stumble upon an abandoned cabin. Before they can even think about getting cozy, chores pile up: cleaning the place, fixing a leaking roof, and setting up a makeshift water purifier, a seemingly mandatory ritual in this genre.
Once they settle in, the narrative goes entirely off the rails. The father suddenly hisses, "Get away from the window" even though no one is standing anywhere near one. They all scramble to a window anyway, just in time to witness a nearby tree get struck by lightning and explode. The resulting fire spreads to the cabin, forcing the father and son to frantically put it out. No sooner is the fire quenched than another tree crashes straight onto the cabin roof. Predictably, the father and son have to drag out a jigsaw to chop it up, which naturally damages the roof all over again, requiring a second round of roof repairs.
After a much-needed breather, the dad leaps out of his chair for a split second, sprints to the door, opens it, slams it shut, and calmly sits back down. Classic AI logic.
With the chaos finally over, the family dives into the standard cooking routine. Once fed, they turn in for the night, crammed all together in a single bed, mirroring the exact sleeping arrangement from the very beginning of the video before their road trip even started. The next morning brings a hearty breakfast, a brief drive in the RV, and, naturally, a second hearty breakfast just down the road.
Character Cast & The Expanding AI Multiverse
The Cast: This particular installment puts the spotlight on the kids: daughter Coca (famously without Cola) and her slightly older brother Ken, who looks unmistakably like a Harry Potter clone. Meanwhile, Mom spends the entire disaster-filled wilderness survival trip wearing a bizarre, vintage-style long dress.
The Genre Expansion: These specific tropes are just the tip of the iceberg. Beyond standard forest cabins and "Treehouse" editions swapping out the RVs, sometimes featuring grandparents or a family pet instead... the genre has spawned bizarre sub-genres. You can find zombie apocalypse spin-offs, cave variants, rainstorm adventures set on ships or trains, alternative Indian versions with a distinct 1990s aesthetic, and rainy UK editions set in cramped hotels or apartments.
I just finished watching one of the latest Ghibli-style ASMR videos, and it is an absolute hoot. This time, the setup kicks off with a family of four road-tripping to Yellowstone National Park in a bright pink, Barbie-style RV, only to run smack into a violent thunderstorm. A fallen tree blocks the road, and for reasons known only to the algorithm, the family decides to abandon their perfectly safe vehicle and wander deeper into the forest on foot. Naturally, they stumble upon an abandoned cabin. Before they can even think about getting cozy, chores pile up: cleaning the place, fixing a leaking roof, and setting up a makeshift water purifier, a seemingly mandatory ritual in this genre.
Once they settle in, the narrative goes entirely off the rails. The father suddenly hisses, "Get away from the window" even though no one is standing anywhere near one. They all scramble to a window anyway, just in time to witness a nearby tree get struck by lightning and explode. The resulting fire spreads to the cabin, forcing the father and son to frantically put it out. No sooner is the fire quenched than another tree crashes straight onto the cabin roof. Predictably, the father and son have to drag out a jigsaw to chop it up, which naturally damages the roof all over again, requiring a second round of roof repairs.
After a much-needed breather, the dad leaps out of his chair for a split second, sprints to the door, opens it, slams it shut, and calmly sits back down. Classic AI logic.
With the chaos finally over, the family dives into the standard cooking routine. Once fed, they turn in for the night, crammed all together in a single bed, mirroring the exact sleeping arrangement from the very beginning of the video before their road trip even started. The next morning brings a hearty breakfast, a brief drive in the RV, and, naturally, a second hearty breakfast just down the road.
Character Cast & The Expanding AI Multiverse
The Cast: This particular installment puts the spotlight on the kids: daughter Coca (famously without Cola) and her slightly older brother Ken, who looks unmistakably like a Harry Potter clone. Meanwhile, Mom spends the entire disaster-filled wilderness survival trip wearing a bizarre, vintage-style long dress.
The Genre Expansion: These specific tropes are just the tip of the iceberg. Beyond standard forest cabins and "Treehouse" editions swapping out the RVs, sometimes featuring grandparents or a family pet instead... the genre has spawned bizarre sub-genres. You can find zombie apocalypse spin-offs, cave variants, rainstorm adventures set on ships or trains, alternative Indian versions with a distinct 1990s aesthetic, and rainy UK editions set in cramped hotels or apartments.
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Picture of the day, part I...
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Off Topic Discussion / Re: Debunked historical facts?...
Last post by indianasmith - August 02, 2026, 11:09:36 PMQuote from: zombie no.one on August 02, 2026, 03:37:49 PMhow do you debunk a fact?
I think what is meant is things that were once accepted as fact, either by historians or by pop culture, that have been proven untrue.
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - August 02, 2026, 10:08:31 PMPINK FLOYD Atom Heart Mother
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 *alliterative* movie t...
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Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...
Last post by Allhallowsday - August 02, 2026, 09:33:26 PMPINK FLOYD Animals
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Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...
Last post by LilCerberus - August 02, 2026, 09:27:24 PMQuote from: M.10rda on August 02, 2026, 08:13:59 PMI'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down (there's several good ones for '59, though). Let's see if anyone tunes back in on Monday morning and wants to name a '58 or '59... or if this ship has sailed and you and I are going to have to pickle-ball these back and forth between each other for the next 30 titles.
Uhh...
La Bamba(1987) - Starts sometime in 1958, & ends in early 1959.....
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - August 02, 2026, 09:13:31 PMMASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE (2026):
Written by six people and feels like it (maybe some AI in the mix, too), yet this ridiculous and unnecessary film nevertheless nails the appropriate tone, which is tongue-in-cheek -to- high camp yet upon an essentially good natured foundation of mostly likeable characters... drenched in dayglo rainbow scenic design straight out of THOR: RAGNAROK and James Gunn films (with a soundtrack to match). It lost money in theatrical release but I can't realistically imagine a better version of this project, c'est la commerce.
Although Nicholas Galitzine makes a game "Prince Adam", Idris Elba easily carries the film as Duncan/Man-At-Arms. Elba gave a more complex and complete "real" performance in THE SUICIDE SQUAD and probably as well in STAR TREK 3 and even the THOR movies, but appears to have settled into the grand British tradition of taking the large paycheck for the ludicrous project and then just coasting charismatically through it. He's better than the material deserves thus plenty capable of overdelivering even while undercommitting. Camila Mendes (Veronica from "Riverdale") looks nice as a redhead and provides good humor as Teela and Alison Brie is underused (and blonde) as Evil-Lynn yet gives a great impression of Mariangela Melato in FLASH GORDON. Morena Baccarin is "The Sorceress" and Kristin Wiig voices a giant robot who I don't think was in the cartoon. There's an obligatory but pleasant Dolph Lundgren cameo.
I refused to see this at our local drive-in for one reason, yet found it entirely painless and mostly pleasing on Prime. The reason I didn't want to pay for it is, of course, the presence of Jared Leto, who inexplicably continues to work constantly in spite of all of his films losing money and in spite of increasingly alarming reports of his misconduct. (Also, I think most of his performances are bull$#!t.) I guess the best news about MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is that Leto is seemingly absent from the finished film - Skeletor appears entirely CGI'd or played by a stand-in/stunt double, and his voice is so digitally processed as to be unrecognizable. I'll grant that the performance, however many people or programs were responsible for it, is pretty entertaining... though all the moreso for not being at all identifiable as Leto. Why then did they even need (or want) his name attached? All his projects bomb (and this one did, too). Maybe the theories are right and Jared Leto is in fact some kind of CIA op.
3.5/5 There's some gay-innuendo humor involving "Ram-Man" and "Fisto" that is a little cringey at times but then pays off during the final battle. Speaking of cringing, Cringer is off-camera for too long but does have some of the film's best moments near the end.
Written by six people and feels like it (maybe some AI in the mix, too), yet this ridiculous and unnecessary film nevertheless nails the appropriate tone, which is tongue-in-cheek -to- high camp yet upon an essentially good natured foundation of mostly likeable characters... drenched in dayglo rainbow scenic design straight out of THOR: RAGNAROK and James Gunn films (with a soundtrack to match). It lost money in theatrical release but I can't realistically imagine a better version of this project, c'est la commerce.
Although Nicholas Galitzine makes a game "Prince Adam", Idris Elba easily carries the film as Duncan/Man-At-Arms. Elba gave a more complex and complete "real" performance in THE SUICIDE SQUAD and probably as well in STAR TREK 3 and even the THOR movies, but appears to have settled into the grand British tradition of taking the large paycheck for the ludicrous project and then just coasting charismatically through it. He's better than the material deserves thus plenty capable of overdelivering even while undercommitting. Camila Mendes (Veronica from "Riverdale") looks nice as a redhead and provides good humor as Teela and Alison Brie is underused (and blonde) as Evil-Lynn yet gives a great impression of Mariangela Melato in FLASH GORDON. Morena Baccarin is "The Sorceress" and Kristin Wiig voices a giant robot who I don't think was in the cartoon. There's an obligatory but pleasant Dolph Lundgren cameo.
I refused to see this at our local drive-in for one reason, yet found it entirely painless and mostly pleasing on Prime. The reason I didn't want to pay for it is, of course, the presence of Jared Leto, who inexplicably continues to work constantly in spite of all of his films losing money and in spite of increasingly alarming reports of his misconduct. (Also, I think most of his performances are bull$#!t.) I guess the best news about MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is that Leto is seemingly absent from the finished film - Skeletor appears entirely CGI'd or played by a stand-in/stunt double, and his voice is so digitally processed as to be unrecognizable. I'll grant that the performance, however many people or programs were responsible for it, is pretty entertaining... though all the moreso for not being at all identifiable as Leto. Why then did they even need (or want) his name attached? All his projects bomb (and this one did, too). Maybe the theories are right and Jared Leto is in fact some kind of CIA op.
3.5/5 There's some gay-innuendo humor involving "Ram-Man" and "Fisto" that is a little cringey at times but then pays off during the final battle. Speaking of cringing, Cringer is off-camera for too long but does have some of the film's best moments near the end.
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by LilCerberus - August 02, 2026, 08:35:34 PMTonight's Stinker
Missile to the Moon(1958)
https://youtu.be/FDxo09r3wVc?si=-MjyEjFLnxn1xJHJ
Some local cops are looking for a pair of escaped convicts.... Meanwhile, an eccentric millionaire scientist argues with a military leader over whether or not his new rocket & all it's innovative new features will work... There's also the tiny matter of the government taking it over & shoving him aside....
The sheriff shows up at the lab & wants to take a look around the property.... While showing the sheriff around, the scientist sees the two convicts hiding in the rocket, but instead of turning them in, he locks them inside & later blackmails them into helping him fly the rocket.... The scientists partner & his fiancé decide to look for him, & get trapped on the rocket when it takes off....
From there, it turns into an unapologetic remake of Cat-Women of the Moon(1953), with a few deviations....
Maintains a decent pace.... While names, costumes, sets, props & even some footage are recycled, many of the characters are more fleshed out, with the two ex-cons adding an interesting dynamic.....
Missile to the Moon(1958)
https://youtu.be/FDxo09r3wVc?si=-MjyEjFLnxn1xJHJ
Some local cops are looking for a pair of escaped convicts.... Meanwhile, an eccentric millionaire scientist argues with a military leader over whether or not his new rocket & all it's innovative new features will work... There's also the tiny matter of the government taking it over & shoving him aside....
The sheriff shows up at the lab & wants to take a look around the property.... While showing the sheriff around, the scientist sees the two convicts hiding in the rocket, but instead of turning them in, he locks them inside & later blackmails them into helping him fly the rocket.... The scientists partner & his fiancé decide to look for him, & get trapped on the rocket when it takes off....
From there, it turns into an unapologetic remake of Cat-Women of the Moon(1953), with a few deviations....
Maintains a decent pace.... While names, costumes, sets, props & even some footage are recycled, many of the characters are more fleshed out, with the two ex-cons adding an interesting dynamic.....
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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - August 02, 2026, 08:33:29 PMEVENT HORIZON... man, what a disappointment in the theater in '97. This movie does so much so well for a while that it truly stings when it grows predictable (which isn't something one could say about ALIEN, HELLRAISER, or the off-the-wall BLACK HOLE) and of course when Neill's makeup at the end resembles a human char-grilled ballpark frank. Great cast, w/ Jason Isaacs and Sean Pertwee rising to Neill's level. I just wish someone took the film away from P.W.S. Anderson and gave it to Cronenberg or someone else more competent.
Have meant to post a formal tribute to Sam Neill, but - what needs be said? Obviously a Great Actor but also maybe one of the very Greatest Supporting Actors. If "Supporting Actor" has a page on Wikipedia, photos of Sam from MY BRILLIANT CAREER and POSSESSION belong at the top of the page. Although it isn't in the same class of Great Cinema, I'd rank HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE right up there with Sam's greatest work. He's perfectly solid as the second lead for the whole movie, then right at the end delivers this utterly devastating line reading that elevates the entire film. Cheers, Sam.
Have meant to post a formal tribute to Sam Neill, but - what needs be said? Obviously a Great Actor but also maybe one of the very Greatest Supporting Actors. If "Supporting Actor" has a page on Wikipedia, photos of Sam from MY BRILLIANT CAREER and POSSESSION belong at the top of the page. Although it isn't in the same class of Great Cinema, I'd rank HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE right up there with Sam's greatest work. He's perfectly solid as the second lead for the whole movie, then right at the end delivers this utterly devastating line reading that elevates the entire film. Cheers, Sam.