ok so there's like pages and pages of stuff i have to respond to now so apologies if i miss something.
i join these halls because its fun. simple as that. i've found a lot of great films through these and even though i've also watched some things i didn't like i don't consider that a bad thing at all. even if a film wasn't an A+ experience i still have gained some kind of knowledge from it (fyi i didn't have a miserable time with a film unless i gave it a or less). i like watching films, good or bad (imo) and i like most of the people here. that's it lol (also this might be tmi but i've been pretty lonely as a result of the pandemic as well as my life changing pretty drastically in that time. throwing away a sense of community here is very not in my best interest).
Robot was absolutely not a troll pick. it's a film i've adored for close to a decade now. the reason i picked it is because the previous hall had a few long, very dour films so i wanted to counter-program with some balls-to-wall dumb fun. the reason i was saying people weren't going to be happy with the pick was simply because Bollywood stuff has a negative stigma attached to it in the west and assumed people wouldn't be responsive to it as a result. i think masala film is such a cool, exciting style of filmmaking and just wanted people to give it a chance. the way i pick a film for these is usually just "what's a dope movie i feel like rewatching and want to share?". idk if that's in the spirit of the hall or not, i just go with what my heart says. my next pick was going to be something with an 8.4 on imdb and i still probably would have said something like "lol back on my bullshit again".
i don't really know how to prove it but i've never not watched a film that's been nominated (i have tangential proof i watched Goldfinger and Robot, i watched those with a friend and can take a screenshot from the discord chat) and all reviews have been a reflection of my honest feelings. i'm sorry if i've said things that have rubbed people the wrong way. i've taken plenty of harsh and negative reviews of films i've nominated (films i love) in stride and maybe its wrong of me to push that standard onto other. i'm not super into having people tell me my feelings are wrong but if i've written something in a review that comes off as mean or insulting i'm more than happy to change the wording. i do write my reviews as soon as the film ends so if i come in a bit hot when writing that would be at least partially why.
i don't remember what else needs addressing but i have to wrap this for now. uhh yeah idk.
i join these halls because its fun. simple as that. i've found a lot of great films through these and even though i've also watched some things i didn't like i don't consider that a bad thing at all. even if a film wasn't an A+ experience i still have gained some kind of knowledge from it (fyi i didn't have a miserable time with a film unless i gave it a or less). i like watching films, good or bad (imo) and i like most of the people here. that's it lol (also this might be tmi but i've been pretty lonely as a result of the pandemic as well as my life changing pretty drastically in that time. throwing away a sense of community here is very not in my best interest).
Robot was absolutely not a troll pick. it's a film i've adored for close to a decade now. the reason i picked it is because the previous hall had a few long, very dour films so i wanted to counter-program with some balls-to-wall dumb fun. the reason i was saying people weren't going to be happy with the pick was simply because Bollywood stuff has a negative stigma attached to it in the west and assumed people wouldn't be responsive to it as a result. i think masala film is such a cool, exciting style of filmmaking and just wanted people to give it a chance. the way i pick a film for these is usually just "what's a dope movie i feel like rewatching and want to share?". idk if that's in the spirit of the hall or not, i just go with what my heart says. my next pick was going to be something with an 8.4 on imdb and i still probably would have said something like "lol back on my bullshit again".
i don't really know how to prove it but i've never not watched a film that's been nominated (i have tangential proof i watched Goldfinger and Robot, i watched those with a friend and can take a screenshot from the discord chat) and all reviews have been a reflection of my honest feelings. i'm sorry if i've said things that have rubbed people the wrong way. i've taken plenty of harsh and negative reviews of films i've nominated (films i love) in stride and maybe its wrong of me to push that standard onto other. i'm not super into having people tell me my feelings are wrong but if i've written something in a review that comes off as mean or insulting i'm more than happy to change the wording. i do write my reviews as soon as the film ends so if i come in a bit hot when writing that would be at least partially why.
i don't remember what else needs addressing but i have to wrap this for now. uhh yeah idk.