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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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Tomboy (Celine Sciamma, 2011)

Yeah, obviously the gender stuff is...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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Stroszek (Werner Herzog, 1977)

I liked this well enough but I can already feel it slipping from my memory even though I just finished watching it. I dig the grimy...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, 1981)

Okay so war films are definitely not my bag for the most part and this is not an approach to the...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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Anomalisa (Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson, 2015)

I remember liking this a good bit when it came out but I was concerned going in as I've...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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The Promise (Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 1996)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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ok so there's like pages and pages of stuff i have to respond to now so apologies if i miss something.

i join these halls because its fun. simple as that. i've found a lot of great films through...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
ok look, if we both felt like we were coming from...

ok look, if we both felt like we were coming from defensive positions we should be able to simply drop this and move on.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
peace and love but this is like the third time...

peace and love but this is like the third time this guy's jumped on me for a review he didn't like now and i've found it pretty demeaning every time.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
seems like both you and bond like forcing things...

seems like both you and bond like forcing things on people. love having my feelings invalidated like this, very cool of you
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
so i need to have the right view beaten into me...

so i need to have the right view beaten into me then?
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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sick thanks, can't wait to have you jump down my throat again next time i don't dig a movie you like
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
i can't react to that as it wasn't in the film...

i can't react to that as it wasn't in the film but james bond raping someone definitely causes me more viewer dissonance than an evil character doing an evil thing. literally could have just made the...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
i'm sorry my natural, visceral reaction to the...

i'm sorry my natural, visceral reaction to the scene doesn't make sense to you??
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
why can't i just not like something bro

why can't i just not like something bro
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
why are you so dead set on this goofy ultimatum?...

why are you so dead set on this goofy ultimatum? i can only judge the film by what's on the screen my man.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
its a valid criticism because it negatively...

its a valid criticism because it negatively impacted my viewing experience.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
i will fully admit that i do not give older films...

i will fully admit that i do not give older films a pass for outdated views typically, not from like a moral absolutist stand point or anything just that if there's things in a movie that make me...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
i just think its icky to have Bond, a character...

i just think its icky to have Bond, a character that many young men look to as a role model (though i'd still personally be bothered by this if it was any generic hero character) being rewarded for...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
and your question is?? an irrelevant hypothetical...

and your question is?? an irrelevant hypothetical that's just you wanting to cry whataboutism? peace and love but i'm not terribly interested in engaging with that.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
i don't give a shit what you think is or isn't...

i don't give a shit what you think is or isn't rape i'm allowed to feel grossed out by a gross scene.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
why are these the only two options? the film...

why are these the only two options? the film simply could have not had the plot require a rape to occur to save the day.
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, 1964)

About a year and a half ago I watched all the Bond movies. I had a...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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Adam's Apples (Anders Thomas Jensen, 2005)

I don't think anyone will...
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
yeah no that's definitely where the film wants me...

yeah no that's definitely where the film wants me to be and it does things to get there, i just didn't get there y'know?
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The 29th Hall of Fame
Posted By ueno_station54
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The Year My Voice Broke (John Duigan, 1987)

Not typically my bag but there's a lot to like here....