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Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 minutes ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
And I can't wait for you to ask me to explain it...

And I can't wait for you to ask me to explain it twice.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 8 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
No movie needs ten dollars that much.

No movie needs ten dollars that much.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 8 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Because he consistently thinks he's always the...

Because he consistently thinks he's always the target demo for movies, and I think it's funny the way he worded that (this is what a movie is....they are 90 minutes...they aren't a puzzle...they are...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 8 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Movies are intended for you? Is this the...

Movies are intended for you?

Is this the moment where the narcissism kicked in?

Yes,yes, I'm sure your going to clarify that this is the way people like you would like a movie to be. But it's...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 9 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Trust me, you don't. It should...

Trust me, you don't.




It should be. It's hard for everyone. It wouldn't have any value if it was easy.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 10 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
There are all sorts of ways to suggest people...

There are all sorts of ways to suggest people 'cool it', other than 'hey, it's all subjective'.



Ya, maybe sometimes it is as innocent as that. But don't under estimate the hostility that an...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 11 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm talking about how interjections of 'its all...

I'm talking about how interjections of 'its all subjective', when it comes to discussions about art, are conversation killers. And often, I believe, deliberately so.


For example, if two people...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 12 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
No, that isn't what I said.

No, that isn't what I said.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 13 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
I didn't say that.

I didn't say that.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 15 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
You know what the problem with that answer is?...

You know what the problem with that answer is? It's used as a way to discount and diminish any actual discussion that dare goes beyond bland conversation like 'yeah, I liked that movie' 'hey, me...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 22 hours ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
There is nothing wrong with the word. It means...

There is nothing wrong with the word. It means someone who is passionate about film. I don't trust anyone on a movie forum who isn't. But I wince at applying labels to ourselves. They almost always...
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Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Re: Song Tournament (May 2024)

Round 1


Ween - Molly (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r0kWxiijE40)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 31
Poll: Do you feel that Heaven's Gate deserves a critical reassessment?
Posted By crumbsroom
Why would any film not deserve a critical...

Why would any film not deserve a critical reassessment?


The last thing we want is for attitudes towards a film to remain stagnant.


So while it's important to remember how movies were maybe...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
All of this talk about the importance of the word...

All of this talk about the importance of the word or designation of cinephile, is starting to sound a lot like how limiting and restrictive the term 'punk rock' was. That was a scene I embraced when...
Forum: Ongoing Tournaments & Brackets 2 days ago
Replies: 20
Song Tournament (May 2024)
Posted By crumbsroom
Hooray

Hooray
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
That's why you brought up the film, yes. But...

That's why you brought up the film, yes. But since then others have begun to talk about its positive qualities. Like the quality of the photography, which you didn't acknowledge beyond referring us...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm talking about artistically. How many times do...

I'm talking about artistically. How many times do I have to say this? Stop assuming I don't understand something, and just remember things I've already written.


This conversation has turned to...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
It's called Google

It's called Google
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Objectively ignoring it. And once again...

Objectively ignoring it.


And once again we are back to using profits as some kind of metric we should take seriously when discussing artistic worth.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
Financially yes. Critically, it has long...

Financially yes.


Critically, it has long since been reevaluated and feelings are decidedly more mixed. And usually those still clinging to negative views make lousy arguments against it.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 232
MST3K: Anti-cinema?
Posted By crumbsroom
It's definitely Ebert's review, but he was well...

It's definitely Ebert's review, but he was well known to have some terrible takes. He said many stupid things over the years. And him complaining about the photography in Heavens Gate is one of them....
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 3 days ago
Replies: 14
Harvey Weinsteins rape conviction overturned in New York
Posted By crumbsroom
I'm not into revenge or deliberately inflicting...

I'm not into revenge or deliberately inflicting pain on anyone, no matter how terrible they are. But, I've got to admit, if he had dropped dead a few hours after he was given some hope that he might...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
I am all ears for as long as a rant you've got....

I am all ears for as long as a rant you've got. Because even when it comes to my basic ass understanding how television in the 70's worked, this was not it.


Not that this should be super...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
Unless their positive reception leads to asses in...

Unless their positive reception leads to asses in seats, no, they do not care.

How many critically well received but commercial bombs do you see them franchising?


I don't give a **** what...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 3,165
Watching Movies Alone with crumbsroom
Posted By crumbsroom
No. Studios do not care about how the movies are...

No. Studios do not care about how the movies are received. They care about whether people went to them. If they could sell tickets to a theatre with no screen and no movie, they would be quiet happy...

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