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Forum: Ongoing Tournaments & Brackets 51 minutes ago
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Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Hooray

Hooray
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 hour ago
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MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
That's why you brought up the film, yes. But...

That's why you brought up the film, yes. But since then others have begun to talk about its positive qualities. Like the quality of the photography, which you didn't acknowledge beyond referring us...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 hours ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm talking about artistically. How many times do...

I'm talking about artistically. How many times do I have to say this? Stop assuming I don't understand something, and just remember things I've already written.


This conversation has turned to...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 hours ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
It's called Google

It's called Google
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 hours ago
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MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Objectively ignoring it. And once again...

Objectively ignoring it.


And once again we are back to using profits as some kind of metric we should take seriously when discussing artistic worth.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 hours ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Financially yes. Critically, it has long...

Financially yes.


Critically, it has long since been reevaluated and feelings are decidedly more mixed. And usually those still clinging to negative views make lousy arguments against it.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 hours ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
It's definitely Ebert's review, but he was well...

It's definitely Ebert's review, but he was well known to have some terrible takes. He said many stupid things over the years. And him complaining about the photography in Heavens Gate is one of them....
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 18 hours ago
Replies: 14
Harvey Weinsteins rape conviction overturned in New York
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm not into revenge or deliberately inflicting...

I'm not into revenge or deliberately inflicting pain on anyone, no matter how terrible they are. But, I've got to admit, if he had dropped dead a few hours after he was given some hope that he might...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 18 hours ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I am all ears for as long as a rant you've got....

I am all ears for as long as a rant you've got. Because even when it comes to my basic ass understanding how television in the 70's worked, this was not it.


Not that this should be super...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 18 hours ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
Unless their positive reception leads to asses in...

Unless their positive reception leads to asses in seats, no, they do not care.

How many critically well received but commercial bombs do you see them franchising?


I don't give a **** what...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 20 hours ago
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Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
No. Studios do not care about how the movies are...

No. Studios do not care about how the movies are received. They care about whether people went to them. If they could sell tickets to a theatre with no screen and no movie, they would be quiet happy...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 20 hours ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
Yeah, this is the one thing that can't help stick...

Yeah, this is the one thing that can't help stick in my craw when I hear critics gush about how the film nailed this element. It didn't. Objectively so. It's attempts at all of this was painfully...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 21 hours ago
Replies: 14
Harvey Weinsteins rape conviction overturned in New York
Posted By crumbsroom
lol I hope that was some higher power...

lol


I hope that was some higher power going 'nope'
Forum: General Movie Discussion 21 hours ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm not a big fan of contagions either. ...

I'm not a big fan of contagions either.



Our feelings about films are definitely subjective. But if we actually try, we can take that subjective experience and try and justify it using all...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I was laying in bed last night when the same...

I was laying in bed last night when the same thought suddenly dawned on me(yes these are the kinds of thoughts that keep me up at night)


It definitely feels like the kind of script and dialogue...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
No. As I clearly mentioned about three posts up,...

No. As I clearly mentioned about three posts up, I want this conversation to end. I'm not interested in arguments whose soul function seems to be to undermine the value of any film that dares to do...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm completely unfamiliar with him, so I guess I...

I'm completely unfamiliar with him, so I guess I was immune to his charms.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm not a particularly big fan of communal...

I'm not a particularly big fan of communal experiences. And I usually don't like movies to require them in order to be properly appreciated.


And I'm not saying anyone is saying it's the best...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
At the very least, when it comes to Conjuring or...

At the very least, when it comes to Conjuring or Babydriver or even Malignant, as much as those movies are not for me, if I squint a little, I understand why some people might respond well to that...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
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Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I don't think Dastmalchian was good, but a lot of...

I don't think Dastmalchian was good, but a lot of that very well could have to do with how bad the script was. How unbelievably bad.


But at least you understand that it is worse than the other...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
No. If I won a billion...

No.







If I won a billion dollars, I would invest the majority of it in all sorts of different art projects. Because I have literally no interest in having that kind of money. And I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I thought the premise could have either played as...

I thought the premise could have either played as really great satire (which I think this movie at times believes it is doing, except for all of the times it suddenly isn't), or great camp or maybe...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
So we shouldn't criticize things because nothing...

So we shouldn't criticize things because nothing changes?



No. Sometimes things do change, because people do speak about it (things don't just happen in a vaccuum, you know). And even if...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
This is skizzerflakes argument. And when you...

This is skizzerflakes argument. And when you bring up things like Heaven's Gate, that was a key moment where the power began to shift back towards the suits and away from the artists. And I'm...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 181
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Of course it's a business. It's a business even...

Of course it's a business. It's a business even when it's a low budget film being made in any country at all. But I'm not interested in conversations about the art of cinema that keep turning towards...

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