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How do you categorize genres and sort movies within them?
Posted By ralfy
Re: How do you categorize genres and sort movies within them?

I usually sort by title, and then add categories in the list. From there, the list can also be resorted by category, etc.
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What Genre Of Movies Would You Like To Produce?
Posted By ralfy
Re: What Genre Of Movies Would You Like To Produce?

Supernatural, horror, action, and thriller sci-fi, but using visual sets, CGI, and some animatronics if needed, and to remake movies like Logan's Run and Damnation Alley, complete shows like...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 81
I don't know how to hate films
Posted By ralfy
By "hate," I mean something you don't like to...

By "hate," I mean something you don't like to watch.



Also, Godfather is an entertaining view of the Mafia. In contrast, try Donnie Brasco.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 4 days ago
Replies: 105
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Posted By ralfy
Re: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

It's like a superhero movie.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By ralfy
They're probably doing all three: looking for...

They're probably doing all three: looking for time fillers, blockbusters, and works of art.


The first they'd probably watch on streaming or during dump months only because they're bored or fans,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 81
I don't know how to hate films
Posted By ralfy
Re: I don't know how to hate films

Just think of something you hate, and then look for a movie that contains it.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 5 days ago
Replies: 106
Dune: Part Two 2023 (Denis Villeneuve)
Posted By ralfy
Re: Dune: Part Two 2023 (Denis Villeneuve)

I think given the material it would have been better as a TV mini-series, but there was already one made, and it was OK.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago
Replies: 134
‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims
Posted By ralfy
I think one reason why many blockbuster movies...

I think one reason why many blockbuster movies are longer is because they need to justify high ticket prices. And with the length comes lots of CGI spectacle.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-08-24
Replies: 51
Disney CEO Pushes Back Against Idea Of Superhero Fatigue
Posted By ralfy
Re: Disney CEO Pushes Back Against Idea Of Superhero Fatigue

They have no choice given high ticket prices, international markets, and high production and marketing costs. That is, make more long spectacles with fantasy elements.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 03-08-24
Replies: 105
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Posted By ralfy
Re: Mad Max: The Wasteland (working title)

Fury Road is essentially a rehash of Road Warrior.
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Everything WRONG With Modern Television
Posted By ralfy
Re: Everything WRONG With Modern Television

https://twitter.com/TruueDiscipline/status/1764064432299425830
Replies: 420
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By ralfy
Re: True Detective (HBO) Official Thread

About the first season, from 2014, concerning the show, Ligotti, and others:



https://lovecraftzine.com/2014/08/04/did-the-writer-of-true-detective-plagiarize-thomas-ligotti-and-others/
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 02-15-24
Replies: 68
Napoleon 2023 (Ridley Scott)
Posted By ralfy
Re: Napoleon 2023 (Ridley Scott)

There's something wrong with the story, transition from scene to scene, and characterization of Napoleon. I think one flaw involved attempting to cram his whole story into one film.


2 out of 4...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-15-24
Replies: 81,761
Rate The Last Movie You Saw
Posted By ralfy
Re: Rate The Last Movie You Saw

Prey - It was at best banal. They should have come up with something like Last of the Mohicans, like a tribe of Native Americans working with European settlers and their families working together as...
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Star Trek...A Journey with TOS, TNG, DSN, VOY, ENT
Posted By ralfy
Re: Star Trek...A Journey with TOS, TNG, DSN, VOY, ENT

I think there's not much new content that can be added to the franchise unless its context is merely used as a skin to create regular drama, political intrigue, etc.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 02-09-24
Replies: 44
Prey (2022) - Predator 5
Posted By ralfy
Re: Prey (2022) - Predator 5

It's at best average.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-09-24
Replies: 1,713
Most Overrated Movies
Posted By ralfy
Re: Most Overrated Movies

From some IMDB lists:



Shawshank Redemption
Schindler's List
Forrest Gump
Star Wars (any of the first three movies)
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Gladiator
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-03-24
Replies: 30
Favorite Director Documentaries?
Posted By ralfy
Re: Favorite Director Documentaries?

Burns and The Civil War

Also, Claude Lanzmann and Shoah
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 01-28-24
Replies: 115
ESSAY: James Cameron Probably Hates You
Posted By ralfy
Re: James Cameron Probably Hates You

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/trivia/





https://www.getblockbuster.com/post/the-mutiny-that-nearly-destroyed-james-cameron-s-aliens
Replies: 420
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By ralfy
Same: I don't expect any season, including the...

Same: I don't expect any season, including the present one, to match the first, where I think references to anti-natalism helped a lot.
Replies: 420
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By ralfy
I'm not talking about the presence of a dark side...

I'm not talking about the presence of a dark side that automatically makes a character remarkable but the way they're written. The first season did very well in that case, which is why we even get to...
Replies: 420
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By ralfy
I don't mean taking them out for coffee but...

I don't mean taking them out for coffee but characters you either like or can say a lot about (hence, remarkable) because they're well-written. Examples of the latter include Travis in Taxi Driver,...
Replies: 420
True Detective (HBO) Official Thread
Posted By ralfy
Re: True Detective (HBO) Official Thread

The first episode was at best banal. I also saw no character that was either likeable or remarkable, and events like the sex scene were cringey. Maybe it'll get better.



The first season is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-20-24
Replies: 141
Question about the plot to Aliens (1986)
Posted By ralfy
It's possible that Mother was preprogrammed to...

It's possible that Mother was preprogrammed to re-route the Nostromo, but the decision to do that still remains with Dallas because he was Captain of the ship; computers are only tasked with...
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Internet Forum Culture
Posted By ralfy
Re: Internet Forum Culture

Movie lovers will remember scenes like these from WarGames:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_h-EFlztY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzNo0vR_dU

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