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Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 hours ago
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‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Self indulgence essentially means too much of...

Self indulgence essentially means too much of something has been done. Too much dialogue can be self indulgent. Or too much violence or sex or surrealism or abstraction or too long a run...
Forum: Ongoing Tournaments & Brackets 17 hours ago
Replies: 141
Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: Song Tournament (May 2024)

Harry Nilsson - Don't Forget Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cPC35ZH_yVs)
Forum: Ongoing Tournaments & Brackets 17 hours ago
Replies: 141
Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: Song Tournament (May 2024)

1) Skip Spence - Weighted Down
2) Colter Wall - Cowpoke
3) Rattlesnake Milk - .38 special
4) Aerosmith - Last Child
5) Aimee Mann - Wise Up
6) Paul McCartney - Say Say Say
7) Vision Video -...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 22 hours ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
It's a shame. Now I'll never know what kinds of...

It's a shame. Now I'll never know what kinds of novelty popcorn boxes are coming out next.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 22 hours ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Well then you'll be happy to know I'm done with...

Well then you'll be happy to know I'm done with you now.


Blocked.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 23 hours ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Yes. And also how it predominantly gets directed...

Yes. And also how it predominantly gets directed only at certain types of films and almost never others. Because it's about an attitude people have about certain kinds of movies that artists...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 23 hours ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
FilmBuff Regarding your last sentence. ...

FilmBuff


Regarding your last sentence.


Your assumption is all Scorsese is doing is telling a story. But his approach is about immersing the viewer in the world that this story happened in....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 23 hours ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
That's absolutely not what I said.

That's absolutely not what I said.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
If we are creating a recipe for a film that would...

If we are creating a recipe for a film that would suit me best, I think the proportional sweet spot would be 75 percent for the self, 25 for the audience.


The important stuff is probably usually...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
I know what people generally mean by self...

I know what people generally mean by self indulgence. Just like I know what they mean when they say pretentious. Doesn't mean there can't be validity to what they are trying to say in these...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
If there is an after life of any sort, rest...

If there is an after life of any sort, rest assured, some higher power has already informed them how definitely shit their taste was, and hopefully explained to them how debating works, and they've...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 409
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By crumbsroom
I just learned that Mark E Smith of The Fall...

I just learned that Mark E Smith of The Fall called Morrissey a "scum egg" in one of his songs, and I think it made my day
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 27
List your favorite Westerns of all time (and why they are)
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: List your favorite Westerns of all time (and why they are)

I know it has it's champions, but I really don't like Ride With the Devil.

But I'm also generally not a big Ang Lee fan, so maybe take that with a grain of salt.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
How? EDIT: As it turns out, no argument...

How?


EDIT: As it turns out, no argument was in fact there.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Definitely not. But there is a similar...

Definitely not.


But there is a similar ability to completely misread everything I write.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
A joke is not a meltdown. I'm casually sitting on...

A joke is not a meltdown. I'm casually sitting on a bus, mostly looking out a window at trees. I'm fine.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
But it was wildly indulgent, or am I 100 percent...

But it was wildly indulgent, or am I 100 percent wrong on that too?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
It feels like I'm being haunted by a Corax...

It feels like I'm being haunted by a Corax possessed AI. Which is honestly probably exactly what I deserve.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Oh ****, I'm going to get a dictionary definition...

Oh ****, I'm going to get a dictionary definition of 'grandiose' and 'need' now aren't I?

I retract the question. I don't care
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Think whatever you want. I'm just not going to...

Think whatever you want. I'm just not going to double and triple explain multiple posts to you at the same time. I'm a masochist but not that much of one.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
What do you mean about not needing it? What does...

What do you mean about not needing it? What does that even mean? What is grandiose? What is something that isn't needed? How do you determine this?


Let's start with that wildly indulgent movie...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
No. I'm going to keep this on one annoying...

No. I'm going to keep this on one annoying tangent at a time
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
Then why are you suggesting a film can be...

Then why are you suggesting a film can be grandiose but only when a story needs it?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
So your assumption is all movies are stories and...

So your assumption is all movies are stories and when a filmmaker does something that doesn't satisfy the story it's a self indulgence?


Hmmm, to me it sounds like you are using this term to say...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm not saying it's verboten. Only that it has a...

I'm not saying it's verboten. Only that it has a antagonism in it that is not so much about making serious criticisms against the supposed indulgences, but that it is used as a one size fits all...

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