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Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-25-22
Replies: 64
Pretentious/Overblown Movies You Have Seen?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Pretentious/Overblown Movies You Have Seen?

(500) Days of Summer comes to mind. Even the title is so self-conscious.

It does unfairly get applied to arty films, probably because there's a perceived arrogance from the filmmaker that what...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-17-22
Replies: 273
Greatest Movie of All Time?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Greatest Movie of All Time?

Impossible question and inevitably choices are going to be focused on English-language films. I am interested in how people choose what they think is the greatest film ever. Do they go solely off...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 09-17-22
Replies: 31
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
The human world is 'other' so it makes sense that...

The human world is 'other' so it makes sense that they'd keep Eric white. Besides, the prince is really just eye-candy.

I assume the film is going to turn it into an allegory, with the 'human'...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 09-17-22
Replies: 43
Disney's Live Action Snow White
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
I would think he's probably bored of yet another...

I would think he's probably bored of yet another film where people with dwarfism are playing mythical creatures. Actors, whatever medical condition/race/sexuality, etc. , just want to play...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 09-13-22
Replies: 125
Steven Spielberg remaking West Side Story
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Steven Spielberg remaking West Side Story

I thought it was all right but just didn't move me in the way the original did (then again I don't think Spielberg was intending to make a 'better' film, other than having actors of the right...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 09-13-22
Replies: 136
James Bond: Quantum of Solace (a.k.a. Bond 21)
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Agreed- it's a lot shorter too so doesn't have a...

Agreed- it's a lot shorter too so doesn't have a bloated feeling. I think it's best watched back-to-back with Casino Royale as it's the emotional character moments linking back to that film that are...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-13-22
Replies: 13
Investigative movies that turns dangerous for investigators
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Investigative movies that turns dangerous for investigators

TV series examples here but something like Twin Peaks or The X Files?

I would say there's quite a few film noirs where the detective is in over their head.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 09-13-22
Replies: 38
Are character actors just bluffing themselves
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
I would class Brad Pitt and his like more as an...

I would class Brad Pitt and his like more as an A-Lister; i.e. you see him all the time but more as a celebrity off-screen than you do on screen.
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 09-13-22
Replies: 38
Are character actors just bluffing themselves
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
'Character actor' is usually just a euphemism for...

'Character actor' is usually just a euphemism for a not particularly attractive actor- my definition of a 'character actor' would be someone that can't just trade on looks or charisma in a way a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-12-22
Replies: 268
What do you feel is the biggest problem with modern entertainment
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: What do you feel is the biggest problem with modern entertainment

Films are seen as 'content', something to fill the shelves on a subscription service. Filmmaking is a business, it's always been motivated by money though. Also when people throw around the term...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 09-12-22
Replies: 188
Do you think Academy Awards has hurt film?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
The difference with Coda is that it's not solely...

The difference with Coda is that it's not solely about being deaf, it's about the central character being stuck as the go-between and feeling isolated within her own family. So it's a different take...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 09-12-22
Replies: 20
Actors/Actresses that you are tired of seeing in every movie?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Actors/Actresses that you are tired of seeing in every movie?

Lily James! She's the new Kiera Knightly.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-12-22
Replies: 68
Do movies ''age'' or not?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
It does annoy me when people won't watch an old...

It does annoy me when people won't watch an old film, or anything black in white. To be fair, plenty of people don't read old books, apart from maybe a few classics, and whilst people may not...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-12-22
Replies: 13
what makes a movie high, being liked or the quality????
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Quality is definitely a thing- e.g. Piers...

Quality is definitely a thing- e.g. Piers Brosnan's singing would hardly be described as quality, whereas someone like Frank Sinatra, even he isn't everybody's cup of tea, would be seen as a singer...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-12-22
Replies: 32
Films where actor plays more than one character
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Films where actor plays more than one character

Excluding alter-egos like Jekyll and Hyde or clones:

- Rory Kinnear as all the inhabitants of the village in Men
- Ralph Fiennes as Ignatz Sonnenchein/Adam Sors/Ivan Sors in Sunshine
- Juliette...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-11-22
Replies: 68
Do movies ''age'' or not?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Do movies ''age'' or not?

All films age because society ages. The more 'modern' a film tries to be, the more it ages whereas I think historical dramas hold up better.

'Aged poorly' is the same as dated and this is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-11-22
Replies: 22
The Mystery Box: The McGuffin Theory of Emplotment
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: The Mystery Box: The McGuffin Theory of Emplotment

I don't know that it really applies so much but I do agree that mystery is what keeps us watching. The more series you have, the more you build up suspense so that the resolution is inevitably a let...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-11-22
Replies: 26
Can you recommend movies in this style? [examples]
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Can you recommend movies in this style? [examples]

Your three examples just sound like a filmmaker using a stylised way of filming to emphasise theme, which is true of a lot of films. Shame you dismiss Blue Velvet because I would say that's a prime...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-11-22
Replies: 13
what makes a movie high, being liked or the quality????
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: what makes a movie high, being liked or the quality????

The original had the advantage of novelty; some (gullible!) people even thought it was real. I'd never even heard of Blair Witch 2016 but I think it's particularly true of horror that once you know...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-09-21
Replies: 38
Are character actors just bluffing themselves
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Are character actors just bluffing themselves

I'd say what makes a movie star is not purely looks, although it's a major factor, but that they transcend their films. I think I've seen maybe one Brad Pitt film but I know exactly who he is. Some...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-09-21
Replies: 45
Tragic endings or happy endings?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Tragic endings or happy endings ?

I'd go for whatever works for the story- a bittersweet ending is something I prefer in general because it's truer to life and more nuanced. Things are rarely completely tragic or happy.

Also, in...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-09-21
Replies: 50
The making of a favorite movies list, how do you make yours?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: The making of a favorite movies list, how do you make yours?

I normally start off my thinking about my top ten, then work backwards. I group them into tens and once I'm sure they're in the right group, I shuffle them around within that group.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-09-21
Replies: 38
Movies That Could Help Cope With Anxiety
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Movies That Could Help Cope With Anxiety

Depends. Definitely musicals help for me because of the (in general) uplifting music. Mamma Mia! is a nice fun 'silly' film. Or a genre films- i.e. a generic romcom where you know what you're going...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-09-21
Replies: 11
Old people in movies
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
Re: Old people in movies

I'd say it's quite a common cliche to have old people doing 'young' things for laughs: robbing banks, picking up new romantic partners or being 'naughty' to show they've still got life in them!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-09-21
Replies: 18
What makes you want to watch a film?
Posted By TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck x
What makes you want to watch a film?

Is it an exciting trailer, the writer, actors, directors? Are you swayed by Oscar buzz or critical acclaim? Do you go for an adaptation, a genre or simply a plot or premise that sounds appealing?
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