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[–] 77 points 3 months ago (9 children)

"Oh shit, I forgot about... that scene."

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  • [–] 24 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    Oops. Forgot there was a rape scene. Sorry grandma

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Don't worry grandma, someone's gonna turn his face into putty with a fire extinguisher. Whoops, spoilers! :)

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (3 children)

    Did you watch the film backwards? Hahaha

    Edit: oh and also wait… did you ever see the movie?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yes.. I didn't have the heart to tell grandma it wasn't the rapist who got puttied.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Aha!

    I’d love to see a chronological cut to that movie..

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [+] 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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    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.

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    [–] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [+] 12 points 3 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Okay but why am I watching 2 cats watch a movie?

    spoiler(you used POV incorrectly)

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  • [–] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    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."

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago* (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago

    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😁

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    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.

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    The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Ink is a fantastic watch. The whole movie used to be on YouTube but I don't think it is anymore.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    LOVED Ink! It is an odd combination of low production value and oddly something that pulls you in!

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    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."

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    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?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    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?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    What timeframe is "old" ?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I'm that way anytime it's my turn to pick what anime to watch.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    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

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I recommend watching Happiness (1998) with your friends and family.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Why is the POV from a third person? Is the cat having an out of body experience?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Guest House Paradiso.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    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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