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Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 41
Forest films
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Forest films

"One Last Shot" (2013) w/ Sam Rockwell is pretty woodsy.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
It is an enormous part of the human experience...

It is an enormous part of the human experience and a tremendous determinant of human (and animal) behavior. There are not that many exceptions as even pre-pubescent children are known to explore...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
I think it would be useful to define this term,...

I think it would be useful to define this term, 'exploited'. What are the criterion for being exploited? Is it possible to exploit a person that doesn't mind doing what they are asked to do? I doubt...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Movie Question For The Ladies

So, that is one 'No" vote? :nope:
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Movie Question For The Ladies

Would "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991) get any votes for a film that effectively addressed female social issues?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 39
ethereal films
Posted By HerbertWest
I see your point. I found the layers of bending...

I see your point. I found the layers of bending reality and symbolism disorienting. Especially the late scene in the ruined coastal city I thought was quite ethereal. However, I may be...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 11
Best movie world building
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Best movie world building

Lynch's "Dune" Which is more fantasy than sci-fi IMO. The original "Star Wars" certainly deserves mention because at the time of its release, there was nothing that came close in terms of world...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-18-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Exactly. The line between art and eroticism can...

Exactly. The line between art and eroticism can be blurry with regards to depiction of the female form because the state of sexual readiness is not as evident (unless we get all Larry Flynt) as it is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-18-22
Replies: 39
ethereal films
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: ethereal films

"What Drams May Come" was the first film I thought of. Ridley Scott's "Legend" a quick second. Not sure how good they are, but they are certainly strongly ethereal as I understand the word. ...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-18-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
This is your complete explanation for why male...

This is your complete explanation for why male full frontal nudity is rare in film and judged harshly by ratings agencies, male deep-rooted homophobia?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
I stand corrected! Takoma's message to filmakers...

I stand corrected! Takoma's message to filmakers everywhere, "Free Willie!!!" :D
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Yup. It is pretty much split-personality-level...

Yup. It is pretty much split-personality-level insanity trying to balance lust, the universal appeal of the female form and Freudian hang-ups. Compare that to male nudity with practically no market...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Special feature interviews of the discs of...

Special feature interviews of the discs of "Return of The Living Dead" has a great story about how Trash's (Linnea Quigley) missing vulva came to be.

Apparently they started filming that scene...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Movie Question For The Ladies

That situation is pretty cliched :)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Movie Question For The Ladies

Migrating a bit from the feminine, but the movie scene that has the best depiction of hysterical characters is "Return of The Living Dead (1985) where there is a long warehouse scene when a closeted...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Film and literature handles this both ways; in...

Film and literature handles this both ways; in terms of the glory of combat and in terms of human frailty and the tragic outcome of unspeakable physical and emotional trauma of military mayhem. And...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
Ah, the male's inclination for combat and...

Ah, the male's inclination for combat and competition. So, we have the older films' where war and sports (and politics?) are the exclusive domain of the men. Not so true anymore as women assume...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By HerbertWest
I turned it around and asked myself what are the...

I turned it around and asked myself what are the films that spoke to social commentaries about men.


I found the question really difficult because what are the universal "male" social issues? ...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-15-22
Replies: 31
Movies that work the gag reflex
Posted By HerbertWest
Re: Movies that work the gag reflex

"Goldmember." Austin Powers mistakenly pours a hot cup of Fat Bastard's fecal sample into his coffee mug and teases the audience for awhile and then takes a swig ... "nutty!" Hhhhrrrmphhh.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-14-22
Replies: 165
"Bad" movies you will defend with your life.
Posted By HerbertWest
How about Spielberg's "War of The Worlds" ? ...

How about Spielberg's "War of The Worlds" ?

I've always had the impression that Speilberg didn't put his full effort into this movie as there were so many goofy mistakes in it (like the video...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-14-22
Replies: 165
"Bad" movies you will defend with your life.
Posted By HerbertWest
I've never made it past that scene. The action...

I've never made it past that scene. The action there reminded me only of someone trying to plunge a stubbornly clogged toilet, and did not look anything like two people having sex.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-13-22
Replies: 116
Is Die Hard a XMAS movie?
Posted By HerbertWest
Dissent is good, but not popular. Dissent is...

Dissent is good, but not popular. Dissent is falling out of favor in our culture (or perhaps more accurately, being stamped out) and thus becomes even more vital in a free and open society. It also...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-11-22
Replies: 116
Is Die Hard a XMAS movie?
Posted By HerbertWest
You mean, "An X-Mas Carol"? :D

You mean, "An X-Mas Carol"? :D
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-10-22
Replies: 165
"Bad" movies you will defend with your life.
Posted By HerbertWest
Defend "Camel Spiders" (2011 produced by Roger...

Defend "Camel Spiders" (2011 produced by Roger Corman and with C. Thomas Howell) and then you can talk to me about home of the brave and land of the free...:D The military scene in the play at the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-10-22
Replies: 165
"Bad" movies you will defend with your life.
Posted By HerbertWest
I just realized that "Lake Placid" and "Warlock"...

I just realized that "Lake Placid" and "Warlock" were directed by the same guy, Steve Miner.

Miner also did a movie I just watched, the 2008 re-make of "Day of the Dead" with Mena Suvari and Ving...

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