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Forum: Movie Reviews 17 hours ago

Replies: 102

My 2025 Watchlist Frenzy!

Posted By SpelingError

The Blackcoat's Daughter is very good, but it's...

The Blackcoat's Daughter is very good, but it's the kind of film which needs to be watched at least twice to fully appreciate it given its plot structure and the significance of certain details...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 17 hours ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

Yeah, I think you said it better than my gargled...

Yeah, I think you said it better than my gargled attempts throughout this thread.

It's sort of like the "I don't like horror films" crowd. I don't think these people are a majority, but there are...

Forum: Games and Tabs 18 hours ago

Replies: 3,864

Like or dislike?

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Like or dislike?

Like

artichokes

Forum: Games and Tabs 18 hours ago

Replies: 3,387

Have you watched it?

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Have you watched it?

No

Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)

Forum: General Movie Discussion 18 hours ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

Minority or not, I have seen these criticisms...

Minority or not, I have seen these criticisms come up a decent number of times for me to think there is a decent group of people with this mindset, which is why I started this thread. I suspect it's...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 18 hours ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

To be fair, another user on a different site...

To be fair, another user on a different site pointed out to me that the academic definition of sentimentality is excessive emotion, which does technically imply a flaw. As Corax said though, words...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 20 hours ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

Oh God, yeah. I especially agree in regard to...

Oh God, yeah. I especially agree in regard to Interstellar. As cool as the tesseract scene is visually, thematically speaking, it essentially boils down to "saving the world with love". Given all the...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 21 hours ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

I think I agree with all that. Out of...

I think I agree with all that.

Out of curiosity, which parts of Inception and Interstellar are you referring to?

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

My point wasn't so much that movies which elicit...

My point wasn't so much that movies which elicit other emotions aren't ever criticized for it. Merely that those emotions don't have the same stigma which sentimentality does. I might not have worded...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

Agreed, and I would say I did acknowledge that...

Agreed, and I would say I did acknowledge that some critiques of sentimentality are legitimate when I wrote "To be fair, I'm sure there are numerous instances where a film dips into schmaltziness due...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

In my experiences, I've observed numerous people...

In my experiences, I've observed numerous people attacking sentimentality for going too far, but also the mere act of being sentimental. I don't have exact statistics on the percentages of those who...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

I'm normally a pessimist in real life, but I...

I'm normally a pessimist in real life, but I don't watch movies just to reaffirm my worldviews. Given I'm stuck in my head all day, I appreciate being given a chance to step outside of it and...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

Replies: 50

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Posted By SpelingError

What's wrong with sentimentalism?

So many people throw around the word "sentimental" as if it's some kind of an innate flaw, but I've never understood why sentimentalism is universally loathed by some people. To be fair, I'm sure...

Forum: Intermission: Miscellaneous Chat 1 day ago

Replies: 37

GIFs, Videos, and Other Such Things

Posted By SpelingError

Re: GIFs, Videos, and Other Such Things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcC-RPq388g

Forum: The Television & Music Forum 1 day ago

Replies: 73

Thief enters The Twilight Zone

Posted By SpelingError

That's a great one.

That's a great one.

Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago

Replies: 18,779

Count to 1,000,000

Posted By SpelingError

106128

106128

Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago

Replies: 3,864

Like or dislike?

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Like or dislike?

Dislike

parties

Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago

Replies: 1,589

First movie to come to mind

Posted By SpelingError

Re: First movie to come to mind

Sleepaway Camp

shooting range

Forum: Games and Tabs 1 day ago

Replies: 3,387

Have you watched it?

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Have you watched it?

No

Babel

Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 1 day ago

Replies: 15

Happy Birthday MovieGal!

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Happy Birthday MovieGal!

Happy Birthday, MovieGal!

74230

Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago

Replies: 158

�The Holdovers� Accused of Plagiarism by �Luca� Screenwriter

Posted By SpelingError

Yeah, it's almost not even worth the effort of...

Yeah, it's almost not even worth the effort of posting in this thread at this point. Everything we're saying is falling on deaf ears.

Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 3 days ago

Replies: 7

Happy Anniversary Captain Spaulding!

Posted By SpelingError

Happy Anniversary, Captain Spaulding! 78217

Happy Anniversary, Captain Spaulding!

78217

Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 3 days ago

Replies: 8

Happy Anniversary ueno_station54!

Posted By SpelingError

Happy Anniversary, ueno_station54! 78217

Happy Anniversary, ueno_station54!

78217

Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 3 days ago

Replies: 4