There is one apparently (official) which got released recently-ish, like 5 years ago? Which confuses me, because I saw it in like 2014 and remember the fire extinguisher being after the rape (chronological). So now I don't know if I saw some weird fan made cut or something.
Had this happen with Enter the Void. When I watched it, my perspective on life and death was rocked. Incredible experience. My partner couldn't get past all the incest. We didn't finish the movie.
ive always enjoyed The Man From Earth, a movie about a bunch of people sitting together in a room talking about one of them being a 14000 year old biologically immortal cave man. its such a fun idea and they spend almost the whole time just talking about it with no flash backs or anything. ill admit some of it is a little hokey. one time i watched it with a group of friends and one of them said he wished he could have the time back lol. i still really like it, just dont watch the sequel. its so stupid idk why they bothered to make it.
That's one of my favourites, though I did find it weird how intense some of them got. Like I understand the one lady as her worldview was falling apart, but Art and Will seemed crazy with how they were reacting. Keeping it vague to avoid spoilers, but John should have turned what Will threatened at the end back on him after what he threatened in the middle. Guy shouldn't have had his license after pulling that shit, let alone act like he's the one speaking from wisdom.
But that sequel lol... They dialed the intensity even higher, though I can't tell if the movie was made with a "this is what you get for pissing a certain group off" mindset or a "this movie wants to show even more how crazy this certain group can be" mindset. The writing was so bad in the second one.
Ha, I remember screening Perfect Blue for some friends and feeling like this. I don't think they really liked it unfortunately, which is a shame. That movie is a masterpiece.
I show Tetsuo: The Iron Man to anyone I can get to watch it. They thought they knew what weird shit was because they’ve watched some David Lynch, but then they saw a drilldo and a dick tank.
If someone recommends me a movie with a regressive subtext, I'll either assume they agree with it or are media illiterate. I loved the look of realization on people's faces when I explained that Kingsmen was a libertarian morality tale.
First Kingsmen had a lot of boilerplate Hero's Journey stuff in it, but the second one where the villain was anti-marijuana set a pattern with the villains.
When the world government spy agencies fail, it will take a private option one to save the day.
The main character is from a low social standing family, but is discovered by said "private option" and uplifted. Normally, this is just Hero's Journey stuff, but it matches perfectly with libertarian ideas.
I side eyed the extremist environmentalist villain in the first movie, but making the second villain anti-marijuana is more libertarianism.
I don't find Mark Millar very interesting, but when someone about him does come my way, he comes across as a very simple minded person.
Kingsmen is supposed to be satire though. The whole thing is drenched in camp and hamminess, as a sort of riff on the old Bond flicks. You can practically feel the writer rolling his eyes ironically during parts of it. They had Samuel Jackson play a character who is almost the exact opposite of the kind of character he's known for playing. It's funny that you'd pick that example and then talk about your superior media literacy.
The satire stuff rides along side the issues I have with it. The villains of the first two movies are libertarian boogiemen and the finer aspects of how the MC rises to a higher standing also matches libertarian ideas.
The action is fun and the characters and the dialog are good. Maybe they didn't need to remind the audience that this isn't Bond so much, but what the villains represent sets off red flags for me.
I mean, I guess. Short story time: My mom can't watch King of the Hill. She knows, on an intellectual level, that Hank is supposed to be the butt of the joke. It doesn't matter. She still doesn't enjoy watching it. She finds the experience to be unpleasant to watch. She has the same problem with Archer as well, but I haven't seen as much of that.
More that I don't trust Mark Millar and I'm sick of passive, bad ethics in main stream media. I'm sick of heroes that fight for the status quo and I'm especially sick of environmentalist villains. I can only imagine how pissed I would be if I was still watching Doctor Who when they aired their "The Interstellar Song Contest" episode.
And she STILL mentions this movie years later! Fairly I had just suggested watching Tusk with her a few weeks prior ( "it's Kevin smith sweetie it should be funny!"), and she'll never forgive me for that suggestion either - or the though that I might have a thing for people turning into animals.
Is this a throuple type? Because having one partner who's primary contribution is picking what show/movie to watch might be interesting to a number of couples out there. Even better if they figure out what to have for dinner as well.
Well if it was a random pick then oh well, whatever. But otherwise then yeah -I find myself nitpicking more. Bc I’m vouching for it being worthy of our time, so it’s reflective on me. Plus I’m trying to gauge if my company is enjoying themselves.
Me too! I’ll pick lesser known films just to broaden horizons or see people’s reactions when they don’t know what to expect. It’s very much part of the fun😁
I hate it when that happens. I had a super abusive brother when I was growing up that would berate me all the time whenever I watched any kind of anime around him.
I liked it a lot too. It's very impressionistic, kind of fantastic, as in fantasy or dream-like. Very amateur in some ways, but also a film I'm very glad got made. Don't want to spoil it, as it's a film that can get spoiled. I'll say it's about a monster that steals a little girl and someone (Her father? It's been a long while since I've watched it) trying to save her. It's the one made in 2009 in case you run into other things called "Ink."
Is there a name for this phenomenon? Just did a group road trip and the hotel I picked ended up being shit. Guess whose value as a human went down as a result? Mine.
Why? I did my best, I researched, the online reviews were good. So why does every observation about the rude staff and funny smell reflect on me personally?
I did this on my honeymoon and learned that the action-packed adventure movie I recommended was actually about healing wounded familial relationships and made my wife cry XD
My sister in law got SUPER into the Bay-formers. I showed her the only Transformers movie that was actually about giant transforming robots, the original 1986 Transformers Movie.
It's already rare for me to find movies that are worth the time to watch those and I don't really like to watch movies due to it being rather too passive activity.
So, i just pick whatever movie I'm willing to watch and it's up to the other person to put up with it.
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Metostopholes@midwest.social · 80 pts · 20d
"Oh shit, I forgot about... that scene."
Squatcher@piefed.social · 29 pts · 20d
Scene goes on for 20 minutes. Excessive nudity swearing. Tell your family "Don't remember this part must be the directors cut'
theinternetftw@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 19d
Can someone actually recommend a film with a long scene that has excessive nudity swearing in it?
MrSelfDestruct@piefed.zip · 24 pts · 20d
Oops. Forgot there was a rape scene. Sorry grandma
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 20d
Don't worry grandma, someone's gonna turn his face into putty with a fire extinguisher. Whoops, spoilers! :)
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 19d
Did you watch the film backwards? Hahaha
Edit: oh and also wait… did you ever see the movie?
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 19d
Yes.. I didn't have the heart to tell grandma it wasn't the rapist who got puttied.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 19d
Aha!
I’d love to see a chronological cut to that movie..
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
There is one apparently (official) which got released recently-ish, like 5 years ago? Which confuses me, because I saw it in like 2014 and remember the fire extinguisher being after the rape (chronological). So now I don't know if I saw some weird fan made cut or something.
Leg@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 19d
Had this happen with Enter the Void. When I watched it, my perspective on life and death was rocked. Incredible experience. My partner couldn't get past all the incest. We didn't finish the movie.
applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 20d
ive always enjoyed The Man From Earth, a movie about a bunch of people sitting together in a room talking about one of them being a 14000 year old biologically immortal cave man. its such a fun idea and they spend almost the whole time just talking about it with no flash backs or anything. ill admit some of it is a little hokey. one time i watched it with a group of friends and one of them said he wished he could have the time back lol. i still really like it, just dont watch the sequel. its so stupid idk why they bothered to make it.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
That's one of my favourites, though I did find it weird how intense some of them got. Like I understand the one lady as her worldview was falling apart, but Art and Will seemed crazy with how they were reacting. Keeping it vague to avoid spoilers, but John should have turned what Will threatened at the end back on him after what he threatened in the middle. Guy shouldn't have had his license after pulling that shit, let alone act like he's the one speaking from wisdom.
But that sequel lol... They dialed the intensity even higher, though I can't tell if the movie was made with a "this is what you get for pissing a certain group off" mindset or a "this movie wants to show even more how crazy this certain group can be" mindset. The writing was so bad in the second one.
osanna@lemmy.vg · 1 pts · 20d
edit: never mind. only read the first half of the comment. Read the second half, and you said you'd seen the second one.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 20d
Ha, I remember screening Perfect Blue for some friends and feeling like this. I don't think they really liked it unfortunately, which is a shame. That movie is a masterpiece.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 20d
I show Tetsuo: The Iron Man to anyone I can get to watch it. They thought they knew what weird shit was because they’ve watched some David Lynch, but then they saw a drilldo and a dick tank.
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 8 pts · 20d
Welp, I'm fuckin sold.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 20d
It’s fucking spectacular.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 19d
I kind of hate watching movies with other people because they turn their interest in the film into a referendum on me as a human being.
it's so fucking weird. it's just a movie man, it exists whether we watch it or not. your massive insecurity about your identity is not my issue man.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
If someone recommends me a movie with a regressive subtext, I'll either assume they agree with it or are media illiterate. I loved the look of realization on people's faces when I explained that Kingsmen was a libertarian morality tale.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 19d
I probably would not recommend movies to you. Too dicey. Id love to hear your opinions on stuff but I woukd never attach my name to anything.
To me Kingsmen was just "dude, like, imagine James bond, but like, it isnt. And also the good guy from Bridget Jones totally murders a whole church."
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
First Kingsmen had a lot of boilerplate Hero's Journey stuff in it, but the second one where the villain was anti-marijuana set a pattern with the villains.
When the world government spy agencies fail, it will take a private option one to save the day.
The main character is from a low social standing family, but is discovered by said "private option" and uplifted. Normally, this is just Hero's Journey stuff, but it matches perfectly with libertarian ideas.
I side eyed the extremist environmentalist villain in the first movie, but making the second villain anti-marijuana is more libertarianism.
I don't find Mark Millar very interesting, but when someone about him does come my way, he comes across as a very simple minded person.
Jomega@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
Kingsmen is supposed to be satire though. The whole thing is drenched in camp and hamminess, as a sort of riff on the old Bond flicks. You can practically feel the writer rolling his eyes ironically during parts of it. They had Samuel Jackson play a character who is almost the exact opposite of the kind of character he's known for playing. It's funny that you'd pick that example and then talk about your superior media literacy.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
The satire stuff rides along side the issues I have with it. The villains of the first two movies are libertarian boogiemen and the finer aspects of how the MC rises to a higher standing also matches libertarian ideas.
The action is fun and the characters and the dialog are good. Maybe they didn't need to remind the audience that this isn't Bond so much, but what the villains represent sets off red flags for me.
Jomega@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
I mean, I guess. Short story time: My mom can't watch King of the Hill. She knows, on an intellectual level, that Hank is supposed to be the butt of the joke. It doesn't matter. She still doesn't enjoy watching it. She finds the experience to be unpleasant to watch. She has the same problem with Archer as well, but I haven't seen as much of that.
If it's like that for you, then I fully get it.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
More that I don't trust Mark Millar and I'm sick of passive, bad ethics in main stream media. I'm sick of heroes that fight for the status quo and I'm especially sick of environmentalist villains. I can only imagine how pissed I would be if I was still watching Doctor Who when they aired their "The Interstellar Song Contest" episode.
Jomega@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
I don't really watch Doctor Who so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 20d
I had heard The Lobster was funny, so picked it to watch with my wife. I still remember the accusing way she looked at me every other scene.
ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world · 10 pts · 20d
And she STILL mentions this movie years later! Fairly I had just suggested watching Tusk with her a few weeks prior ( "it's Kevin smith sweetie it should be funny!"), and she'll never forgive me for that suggestion either - or the though that I might have a thing for people turning into animals.
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 20d
Yeah, mine too
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 19d
Decent movie, but I don't think it's Yorgos' best.
placebo@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 20d
jerakor@startrek.website · 2 pts · 20d
Is this a throuple type? Because having one partner who's primary contribution is picking what show/movie to watch might be interesting to a number of couples out there. Even better if they figure out what to have for dinner as well.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 19d
That's my son's job. It's not as sexy as you make it sound. He always has suggestions for dinner, though, that's not a problem.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 19d
Giggity
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
sounds like a fetish
rumba@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 19d
Ohh yeah, make 'em watch the prequels now.... mmmmm yeahhhhhh
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
That's what the laptop camera is for!
Ghoelian@piefed.social · 10 pts · 19d
Okay but why am I watching 2 cats watch a movie?
:::spoiler spoiler (you used POV incorrectly) :::
Sv443@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 19d
Or the POV just refers to the text, and the image is a separate thing acting as a visual aide
mystrawberrymind@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 20d
Well if it was a random pick then oh well, whatever. But otherwise then yeah -I find myself nitpicking more. Bc I’m vouching for it being worthy of our time, so it’s reflective on me. Plus I’m trying to gauge if my company is enjoying themselves.
Me too! I’ll pick lesser known films just to broaden horizons or see people’s reactions when they don’t know what to expect. It’s very much part of the fun😁
ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org · 5 pts · 20d
I hate it when that happens. I had a super abusive brother when I was growing up that would berate me all the time whenever I watched any kind of anime around him.
Thank God he moved to another country
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 19d
all you had to do was not watch anime and he wouldn't' have berated you.
it's so simple
ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org · 0 pts · 19d
Yeah...good advice there, top quality
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 20d
And this kinda thing is why I don't pick films, TV or music for groups anymore. That and far too often getting negative responses from others.
DisasterTransport@startrek.website · 4 pts · 20d
Bad Lieutenant II. If you dont like it we can still be friends, but the harder you judge me for liking it the funnier it gets.
DokPsy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
This is how I feel about many b movies. I can't say that they're good movies but I do like them
homes@piefed.world · 4 pts · 20d
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle
dregan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20d
Ink is a fantastic watch. The whole movie used to be on YouTube but I don't think it is anymore.
beernutz@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 20d
LOVED Ink! It is an odd combination of low production value and oddly something that pulls you in!
Psythik@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
What's it about? Tattoos?
theinternetftw@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
I liked it a lot too. It's very impressionistic, kind of fantastic, as in fantasy or dream-like. Very amateur in some ways, but also a film I'm very glad got made. Don't want to spoil it, as it's a film that can get spoiled. I'll say it's about a monster that steals a little girl and someone (Her father? It's been a long while since I've watched it) trying to save her. It's the one made in 2009 in case you run into other things called "Ink."
laranis@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 19d
Is there a name for this phenomenon? Just did a group road trip and the hotel I picked ended up being shit. Guess whose value as a human went down as a result? Mine.
Why? I did my best, I researched, the online reviews were good. So why does every observation about the rude staff and funny smell reflect on me personally?
Toes@ani.social · 2 pts · 20d
I'm that way anytime it's my turn to pick what anime to watch.
kowanatsi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d
Redo of Healer
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 2 pts · 20d
https://youtu.be/fVLrUEyYLAI
The Stunt Man
Great movie with Peter O'Toole and Barbara Hershey.
One joke about a 14 year old prostitute, but what movie is perfect?
Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d
What timeframe is "old" ?
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 19d
I did this on my honeymoon and learned that the action-packed adventure movie I recommended was actually about healing wounded familial relationships and made my wife cry XD
laranis@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 19d
Fast and the Furious?
laranis@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 19d
Fast and the Furious?
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 19d
Nah, it was a Korean movie I can't remember the name of
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 19d
Why is the POV from a third person? Is the cat having an out of body experience?
tomenzgg@midwest.social · 3 pts · 19d
Got harder to handle the pressure the further into the movie they got.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 19d
My sister in law got SUPER into the Bay-formers. I showed her the only Transformers movie that was actually about giant transforming robots, the original 1986 Transformers Movie.
She was not impressed.
Vitaly_Chernobyl@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 19d
I recommend watching Happiness (1998) with your friends and family.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org · 1 pts · 19d
It's already rare for me to find movies that are worth the time to watch those and I don't really like to watch movies due to it being rather too passive activity. So, i just pick whatever movie I'm willing to watch and it's up to the other person to put up with it.
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 20d
Guest House Paradiso.