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Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
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Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Corax
I watched part of it on the small screen first,...

I watched part of it on the small screen first, and I shrugged. Then I went and saw it in the theater and I was floored. When they say "meant to be seen on the big screen" they're talking about this.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 213
Movies that should be remade.
Posted By Corax
Hmm, what if we reboot Spiderman as a Replicant?

Hmm, what if we reboot Spiderman as a Replicant?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 139
Gen Z wants less sex in movies
Posted By Corax
Kissing implies intimacy. Coitus implies a...

Kissing implies intimacy. Coitus implies a barnyard.

At least, that what the act so often looks like (i.e., a farmyard folly) when viewed from the outside. They call it "humping" for a reason....
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 139
Gen Z wants less sex in movies
Posted By Corax
OK, Boomer.

OK, Boomer.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 139
Gen Z wants less sex in movies
Posted By Corax
Yep. I'm not looking for vicarious romance or sex...

Yep. I'm not looking for vicarious romance or sex in the vast majority of films. "Ah, so now we're doing the obligatory awkward and pointless sex scene."

Someone should come up with a counterpart...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
Re: What's wrong with sentimentalism?

Comedy is the enemy of tragedy. Tragedy is the enemy of comedy. When epic fantasy action adventure wears the mask of comedy, we will find tragedians cannot abide the buffoonery.

Anything that...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 177
‘The Holdovers’ Accused of Plagiarism by ‘Luca’ Screenwriter
Posted By Corax
At the point that you have a pile-on with mod...

At the point that you have a pile-on with mod engagement, it's just an ugly scene. It would be nice to see people ease back.

Most us, I think, would agree that Siddon, in other contexts, has...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
It's an empirical question, so there is an...

It's an empirical question, so there is an empirical answer. Alas, without empirical social science research into the question regarding the norm regulating this particular word-usage in this...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
Again, I do not deny that such people exist...

Again, I do not deny that such people exist (although I suspect that they are in a minority). And again, this is why I have proposed that a clarifying question be asked of one who makes the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
Words often have more than one meaning. I might...

Words often have more than one meaning. I might object to an object on my lawn. I might try to table a discussion about buying a table. As one movie had a bemused investigator ask a clerk regarding...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
As much as Shyamalan would become trapped in his...

As much as Shyamalan would become trapped in his "twists," I think Nolan has been ensnared by the idea of "premise-as-puzzle."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2FXfFeRtJo
I think Nolan's...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 3 days ago
Replies: 3
Martin Scorsese planning Hawaiian crime drama
Posted By Corax
They could always do an "Executive Decision" and...

They could always do an "Executive Decision" and kill him off in the first 15 minutes?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
16-year-old video blogger: "This all started way...

16-year-old video blogger: "This all started way back in the 21st century in the first film I can remember seeing..."
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
There is a line from Inception where they try to...

There is a line from Inception where they try to figure out how to con the tycoon.
COBB
Now, the subconscious motivates
through emotion, not reason, so we
have to translate the idea into an ...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
And that puts the question back on us, how thick...

And that puts the question back on us, how thick is too thick? How much shmaltz is too much? It is, no doubt, true. And yet, how do we draw the line?

I think sentimentalism (as an evaluative...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
The people in former camp should be pressed in a...

The people in former camp should be pressed in a more subtle manner. The people in the latter camp are rather silly, no? There are billions of people on the planet, so some of those billions, however...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 60
What's wrong with sentimentalism?
Posted By Corax
It's an evaluative concept. The accusation is NOT...

It's an evaluative concept. The accusation is NOT that the artwork plays upon the sentiments, but rather that it goes too far in doing so.

If someone complains that something is "saccharine,"...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 86,511
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By Corax
Re: Rate The Last Movie You Saw

THE ELECTRIC STATE
https://www.slashfilm.com/img/gallery/you-may-recognize-the-actors-behind-these-electric-state-characters/intro-1741981863.jpg

A film with no reason to exist. I think someone...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 857
CURRENT MOVIE CLICHES
Posted By Corax
Re: CURRENT MOVIE CLICHES

The counterpart to "Irving the Explainer" (the exposition dump character) is "dump dialogue" in which character dump through dialogue. I was watching the first episode of "The Pit" (HBO does an ER...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 177
‘The Holdovers’ Accused of Plagiarism by ‘Luca’ Screenwriter
Posted By Corax
I have no idea what this thread about. It...

I have no idea what this thread about.

It would be nice to see people get along better.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago
Replies: 213
Movies that should be remade.
Posted By Corax
Re: Movies that should be remade.

Spiderman really needs a reboot. Property is just laying dormant. We're all waiting to experience the Peter Parker origin story again.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago
Replies: 12
Anora - plagiarism accusation
Posted By Corax
LOL, a show about "sex work reality." It's called...

LOL, a show about "sex work reality." It's called prostitution, kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMt7C3COiVM
Norm on point, RIP.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 80
Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever
Posted By Corax
Re: Goodfellas: Best Movie Ever

Goodfellas is a seduction. It's a stroll for the Id. What if? Haven't we all wanted to be a pirate from time-to-time? It's not deep, because we're not supposed to question the experience so much as...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 139
Gen Z wants less sex in movies
Posted By Corax
We're facing a de-population crisis, globally. ...

We're facing a de-population crisis, globally. (https://www.newsweek.com/warning-population-collapse-warning-depopulation-fertility-rate-2017866) I know, it's hard to get excited about this when...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 week ago
Replies: 11
"True" Remakes - Recommendations
Posted By Corax

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