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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 4 hours ago

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�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 4 hours ago

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�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 5 hours ago

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�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 7 hours ago

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�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 11 hours ago

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

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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 14 hours ago

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Things You Just Found Out/Learned Recently?

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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

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List your favorite Westerns of all time (and why they are)

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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

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�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

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�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

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�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

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�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

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�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

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�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

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

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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

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�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

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

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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

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�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

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�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

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

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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...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

Posted By crumbsroom

A self indulgent filmmaker can be considered all...

A self indulgent filmmaker can be considered all sorts of things, and I already touched on this. Self indulgence is frequently inseparable or close to inseparable from what an artist says and how...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

Posted By crumbsroom

Exactly how many bland platitudes and word...

Exactly how many bland platitudes and word definitions do you expect this horse to be drinking?

Sorry buddy, this horse is already on to whiskey. But stick around, he might need some of your...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

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�Ideal� movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

Posted By crumbsroom

The fact that you think Killers of the Flower...

The fact that you think Killers of the Flower Moon was wildly self indulgent, and include Once Upon a Time in America as one that isn't self indulgent, says all I need to know about how little you...

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