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Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-03-22
Replies: 48
List your Favorite Documentaries
Posted By heineken
Into Eternity (2010) The Great Ecstasy of...

Into Eternity (2010)

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-19-22
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-08-22
Replies: 30
Odd, Strange, Weird Movies With Famous Actors
Posted By heineken
Most movies with Johnny Depp? :) Several with...

Most movies with Johnny Depp? :) Several with Nicolas Cage too. I used to dislike Cage for his roles in s#itty blockbuster movies like Face/Off and such, but some of his weird roles made me rethink...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 23
Poll: Point Break Vs Speed
Posted By heineken
Agreed. I felt this way about Fifth Element and...

Agreed. I felt this way about Fifth Element and Demolition Man. Silly, light hearted action entertainment where I didn't find the obvious commercial aim bothersome. I haven't seen Species, but I saw...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 79
Most realistic depiction of a psychopath
Posted By heineken
Regarding the actual topic my favorite depiction...

Regarding the actual topic my favorite depiction would certainly have to be Kim Bodnia in In China They Eat Dogs (1999)

Not sure his character qualifies as a full blown psychopath, but the way...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 79
Most realistic depiction of a psychopath
Posted By heineken
Well I'm not sure those things necessarily stir...

Well I'm not sure those things necessarily stir up all that much empathy in non psychopaths either, but whichever way it is, you may want to consider wisely how open you choose to be about having...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 79
Most realistic depiction of a psychopath
Posted By heineken
Great post! I've heard it stated several times...

Great post! I've heard it stated several times before but I'm still not sure about this though:





Doesn't this sound like how most toddlers can behave in certain situations? Seems to me...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 79
Most realistic depiction of a psychopath
Posted By heineken
I agree 100% Although they might once...

I agree 100%


Although they might once have been scared, innocent children that had no chance of growing up to become remotely functional adults they don't get any sympathy from me as adult...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 23
Poll: Point Break Vs Speed
Posted By heineken
I would say Point Break is a "good bad movie" and...

I would say Point Break is a "good bad movie" and Speed is a highly forgettable, cheesy bad 90' action movie.

I mean sure, Point Break is empty entertainment and certainly has its cringy...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-26-21
Replies: 24
How Do You Decide What Movie To Watch Next?
Posted By heineken
I usually base it on what mood I'm in and what...

I usually base it on what mood I'm in and what kind of feeling I'm up for at the moment.

Depressing drama and slow paced, introspected stuff is usually off putting to me, and so I tend to go for...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-21
Replies: 79
Most realistic depiction of a psychopath
Posted By heineken
Empathy is partially learned behavior and...

Empathy is partially learned behavior and difficult to define precisely. A psychopath might end up selling their business company to anyone for pennies more than what their own offspring, who's been...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12-25-21
Replies: 79
Most realistic depiction of a psychopath
Posted By heineken
This Typically psychopaths have learned to...

This

Typically psychopaths have learned to hide their psychopathy and will blend in well, especially in everyday situations, superficial conversation and such and their lack of empathy will...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-28-21
Replies: 75
Quentin Tarantino Top 10
Posted By heineken
Pulp Fiction 10.0 Reservoir Dogs 7.5 Jackie...

Pulp Fiction 10.0
Reservoir Dogs 7.5
Jackie Brown 6.5
Kill Bill (1 or 2, don't remember) 0.1

I also saw these in the same order of time and sort of started to loose interest after Jackie...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11-27-21
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10-30-21
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10-29-21
Replies: 258
Free Movie Links
Posted By heineken
Nice! Thanks a bunch dude 🙂

Nice! Thanks a bunch dude 🙂
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10-29-21
Replies: 258
Free Movie Links
Posted By heineken
Re: Free Movie Links

Special (2006)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 09-01-21
Replies: 17
Historical totalitarianisms
Posted By heineken
Yeah you missed the "not fictional settings"...

Yeah you missed the "not fictional settings" part.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-29-21
Replies: 17
Historical totalitarianisms
Posted By heineken
Well this may fall somewhat outside of those...

Well this may fall somewhat outside of those criteria as it's more of a general depiction of more local, present day systematic misuse of governmental power, but if you haven't already seen it then...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-25-21
Replies: 57
How do you judge films and how much you care about directing?
Posted By heineken
Would better acting make a 2 hour cheese fest...

Would better acting make a 2 hour cheese fest less unwatchable? Possibly. Though I would argue not by a whole lot, so not sure how much it really matters.

Since you're not really addressing it I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-25-21
Replies: 57
How do you judge films and how much you care about directing?
Posted By heineken
Well then my point still stands. In the example I...

Well then my point still stands. In the example I picked to showcase how this system of rating things is unnecessarily narrow to the point of misleading, the whole, complete goal is met, as the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-24-21
Replies: 57
How do you judge films and how much you care about directing?
Posted By heineken
Right. I see what you're saying and I don't...

Right. I see what you're saying and I don't disagree with any of it. It's sometimes easy to detect absolutism when it's not actually there when discussing over the interwebs. That combined with a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-24-21
Replies: 57
How do you judge films and how much you care about directing?
Posted By heineken
Exactly. Seems I mistakenly took your 4 criteria...

Exactly. Seems I mistakenly took your 4 criteria list to be meant as exclusively how you rate everything. Hence my comment.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-24-21
Forum: General Movie Discussion 08-24-21
Replies: 57
How do you judge films and how much you care about directing?
Posted By heineken
Sure. Judging movies by what you think of as...

Sure. Judging movies by what you think of as their own premises may easily lead to an over valuing of bad movies is all I'm saying. A good understanding of the ins and outs behind making movies...