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Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 weeks ago
Replies: 565
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Cellarmaster
Yes, that's a different song according to Snopes:

Yes, that's a different song according to Snopes:
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 weeks ago
Replies: 53
Iconic Anachronisms and Stuff that Only Exists in Movies
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: Iconic Anachronisms and Stuff that Only Exists in Movies

I have a very specific gripe: Buildings that would have been new at the time a film was set appearing with all the signs of age we see today.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 weeks ago
Replies: 565
Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

I just discovered that the original Star Trek theme has lyrics. According to the fact-checkers at Snopes (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/unthemely-behavior/), Gene Roddenberry wrote...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-27-25
Replies: 86
Are negative reviews biased?
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: Are negative reviews biased?

One of the signs of our polarised times is that people tend to review based on how much the movie reflects their political or social views. It happens for both negative and positive reviews but the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-21-25
Replies: 38
Favorite opening scene in any movie
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: Favorite opening scene in any movie

I reckon the introduction to Serenity is a masterpiece of exposition. It manages to lay out the whole story of the Firefly TV series while subverting the conventions and wrongfooting our expectations.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-17-25
Replies: 865
CURRENT MOVIE CLICHES
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: CURRENT MOVIE CLICHES

Characters promising someone something they have absolutely no control over.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-10-25
Replies: 74
Best movie soundtrack
Posted By Cellarmaster
I would have said Trainspotting because those...

I would have said Trainspotting because those needle drops made the movie, but that's already got plenty of mentions, so I'm going to plump for The Sting instead.

Marvin Hamlisch (with a bit of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-08-25
Replies: 241
Movies that should be remade.
Posted By Cellarmaster
What about a Gen X version of The Big Chill?

What about a Gen X version of The Big Chill?
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 03-08-25
Replies: 3
Uprising: Bryan Singer's adaptation of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Posted By Cellarmaster
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 02-26-25
Replies: 3
Uprising: Bryan Singer's adaptation of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Posted By Cellarmaster
Uprising: Bryan Singer's adaptation of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

In 2015 it was announced that Bryan Singer would direct Uprising, an adaptation of Robert Heinlein's science fiction novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Does anyone know what's happening with that...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-22-25
Replies: 865
CURRENT MOVIE CLICHES
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: CURRENT MOVIE CLICHES

Action films using the Absent Father to give the story what they fondly imagine is an emotional core
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-22-25
Replies: 103
Amazon takes full creative control of James Bond
Posted By Cellarmaster
Maybe the change will bring new life to the...

Maybe the change will bring new life to the franchise. The Daniel Craig era brought more focus on relationships which helped make the formula seem less formulaic. Maybe a new crew will find new ways...
Replies: 5,219
Things that annoy you...
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: Things that annoy you...

Foley folly: Why are knives so noisy in the movies?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-14-25
Replies: 2,900
Movies you couldn't even finish.
Posted By Cellarmaster
Re: Movies you couldn't even finish.

Anyone else finding they're giving up on more movies as they get older?