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Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by Jim H - June 23, 2026, 10:05:27 PMQuote from: lester1/2jr on 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. )
Fantastic movie. Says something that it was released inbetween the Godfathers and holds up in that position.
Worth watching Enemy of the State if you haven't now. It really does seem like a very strange, belated sequel, with Gene Hackman's character just dropped in to a Tony Scott film.
#32
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
Last post by LilCerberus - June 23, 2026, 09:35:51 PM
#33
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Alex's even longer post th...
Last post by Alex - June 23, 2026, 09:18:41 PMDespite deleting my fake profile on X several times, I keep reactivating it and messing with scammers. Currently the main one I am messing with is kind of impressing me in some ways. He or she is playing a much longer game than usual. We've been talking for over a week now and today is the first hint of the type of scam coming out. The biggest mistake they've done is using the name of somebody famous (well, within certain circles I guess). When I googled the name, it turned out to be a porn actress who is married with a child rather than the single and childless woman she claims to be. They've also went with someone older rather than the early 20s that most of the scammers tend to use.
Anyway, tonight she claimed to be in an accident. Her car is wrecked, she'll need a few weeks in the hospital, her insurance has expired, and she can't access the funds she has invested. As part of my equally fake background, I had already established that I am paying a huge medical bill myself, so I've been able to easily claim I can't help out or take on any more debt.
Anyway, they were doing the usual thing of trying to get me into an online relationship. I went along with it for a couple of days, but got bored and dumped her saying that we were just looking for different things, it wouldn't work out etc but I was happy to remain friends. There was a surprising level of argument put up there to try and get me to reconsider and I still get told she is in love with me and refers to me as darling all the time. She hasn't directly asked me for money, although there has been some dancing around the edges of it designed to get me to make an offer in that direction. They are also using a US phone number, although tracking things takes me to Nigeria. Not exactly hard to get a US number. I mean, my phone takes 2 sim cards and I have a stateside one for when I'm over there as well as my normal UK one.
Oh this one also has much better language skills than most of the type. Not perfect by any means, but an improvement on most.
Anyway, tonight she claimed to be in an accident. Her car is wrecked, she'll need a few weeks in the hospital, her insurance has expired, and she can't access the funds she has invested. As part of my equally fake background, I had already established that I am paying a huge medical bill myself, so I've been able to easily claim I can't help out or take on any more debt.
Anyway, they were doing the usual thing of trying to get me into an online relationship. I went along with it for a couple of days, but got bored and dumped her saying that we were just looking for different things, it wouldn't work out etc but I was happy to remain friends. There was a surprising level of argument put up there to try and get me to reconsider and I still get told she is in love with me and refers to me as darling all the time. She hasn't directly asked me for money, although there has been some dancing around the edges of it designed to get me to make an offer in that direction. They are also using a US phone number, although tracking things takes me to Nigeria. Not exactly hard to get a US number. I mean, my phone takes 2 sim cards and I have a stateside one for when I'm over there as well as my normal UK one.
Oh this one also has much better language skills than most of the type. Not perfect by any means, but an improvement on most.
#34
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by indianasmith - June 23, 2026, 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.
#35
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - June 23, 2026, 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.
#36
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Thought Thread Part...
Last post by Alex - June 23, 2026, 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.
#37
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Wordl Cup?
Last post by Alex - June 23, 2026, 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.
#38
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by M.10rda - June 23, 2026, 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 a 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 a 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!
#39
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Wordl Cup?
Last post by lester1/2jr - June 23, 2026, 05:14:07 PMI'm hoping north Korea beats Mars.
#40
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.