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Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Also I literally keep coming into this thread to...

Also I literally keep coming into this thread to respond (hopefully fairly briefly for once) to your post, but my distractable brain keeps taking the bait in a bunch of, at this point, useless posts....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: MST3K: Anti-cinema?

At this point, I think maybe Skizzerflake and FilmBuff need to start a secret movie profit club. They can set up shop in an abandoned treehouse. FilmBuff can wear one of those money counting hats...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
There is a Finnegan's Wake movie. And there is a...

There is a Finnegan's Wake movie. And there is a long history of all sorts of post modern and experimental writers having their work adapted for film. You know, because movies can be lots of things....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Well, Takoma is definitely the gold standard when...

Well, Takoma is definitely the gold standard when it comes to taking the time to try and actually pay attention to what a movie is trying to do, and then articulating their feelings as honestly as...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
And I can't wait for you to ask me to explain it...

And I can't wait for you to ask me to explain it twice.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 14 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
No movie needs ten dollars that much.

No movie needs ten dollars that much.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 14 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Because he consistently thinks he's always the...

Because he consistently thinks he's always the target demo for movies, and I think it's funny the way he worded that (this is what a movie is....they are 90 minutes...they aren't a puzzle...they are...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 15 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Movies are intended for you? Is this the...

Movies are intended for you?

Is this the moment where the narcissism kicked in?

Yes,yes, I'm sure your going to clarify that this is the way people like you would like a movie to be. But it's...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 15 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Trust me, you don't. It should...

Trust me, you don't.




It should be. It's hard for everyone. It wouldn't have any value if it was easy.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 16 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
There are all sorts of ways to suggest people...

There are all sorts of ways to suggest people 'cool it', other than 'hey, it's all subjective'.



Ya, maybe sometimes it is as innocent as that. But don't under estimate the hostility that an...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 17 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm talking about how interjections of 'its all...

I'm talking about how interjections of 'its all subjective', when it comes to discussions about art, are conversation killers. And often, I believe, deliberately so.


For example, if two people...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 18 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
No, that isn't what I said.

No, that isn't what I said.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 19 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
I didn't say that.

I didn't say that.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 21 hours ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
You know what the problem with that answer is?...

You know what the problem with that answer is? It's used as a way to discount and diminish any actual discussion that dare goes beyond bland conversation like 'yeah, I liked that movie' 'hey, me...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
There is nothing wrong with the word. It means...

There is nothing wrong with the word. It means someone who is passionate about film. I don't trust anyone on a movie forum who isn't. But I wince at applying labels to ourselves. They almost always...
Replies: 26
Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: Song Tournament (May 2024)

Round 1


Ween - Molly (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r0kWxiijE40)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 31
Poll: Do you feel that Heaven's Gate deserves a critical reassessment?
Posted By crumbsroom
Why would any film not deserve a critical...

Why would any film not deserve a critical reassessment?


The last thing we want is for attitudes towards a film to remain stagnant.


So while it's important to remember how movies were maybe...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
All of this talk about the importance of the word...

All of this talk about the importance of the word or designation of cinephile, is starting to sound a lot like how limiting and restrictive the term 'punk rock' was. That was a scene I embraced when...
Forum: Ongoing Tournaments & Brackets 2 days ago
Replies: 26
Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Hooray

Hooray
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 251
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 days ago
Replies: 251
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 days ago
Replies: 251
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
It's called Google

It's called Google
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 251
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 days ago
Replies: 251
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.

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