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106231 I'm going to need some motivation to...

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I'm going to need some motivation to watch this one. Given what I've seen from Aleksei German so far (My Friend Ivan Lapshin, Twenty Days Without War, and Khrustalyov, My Car), I find his...

Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 3 days ago

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Happy Anniversary jiraffejustin!

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Happy Anniversary jiraffejustin!

Happy Anniversary, jiraffejustin!

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Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago

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Vampires, Assassins, and Romantic Angst by the Seaside: Takoma Reviews

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Vampires, Assassins, and Romantic Angst by the Seaside: Takoma Rev

That would probably make it somewhere in my top 100 favorite films. Mioara is just so relatable to me. It's clear she's done her job for many years and the pushback she received from the doctors...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago

Replies: 178

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

Posted By SpelingError

Yeah, this thread is feeing deja vu with ueno...

Yeah, this thread is feeing deja vu with ueno being called out for Siddon's bullying in the 29th Hall of Fame.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago

Replies: 178

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

Posted By SpelingError

The difference is that Yoda along with everyone...

The difference is that Yoda along with everyone else in this thread is looking to let sleeping dogs lie, while Siddon keeps bumping the thread to start the argument back up. He even went as far to...

Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago

Replies: 111

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 3,879

Like or dislike?

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Like or dislike?

Like

artichokes

Forum: Games and Tabs 4 days ago

Replies: 3,401

Have you watched it?

Posted By SpelingError

Re: Have you watched it?

No

Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)

Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 4 days ago

Replies: 66

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 5 days 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 5 days 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 5 days ago

Replies: 18,806