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Karloff posted:It's hard, but I think the best way forward is to unlink the sensation of drinking with the sensation of watching films. I've had my problems with drinking, although not so much doing it casually while enjoying other activities, but more overdoing it at social events leading to frequent blackouts etc, but I did use to smoke weed way too much and intrinsically tied my film watching to my weed consumption to the extent that I thought I couldn't enjoy a film without smoking weed. This is a brilliant post and extremely helpful. I appreciate it.
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Geekboy posted:Ignoring Hot Fuzz, even to get laid, is just too much. New thread title
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Karloff’s post is great advice. Additionally, I’m not a beer drinker so I can’t speak to that, but I’d gotten in a habit of drinking cocktails on weeknights (a combination of quarantine and working 7 days a week has made “weekend” sort of a non-concept,) and I’ve been trying to curtail that. There are a few things that make for healthier substitutes: 1) If you have a diet soda or water, gussy it up a little. Throw it in a glass over ice and a citrus wedge. Adding some bitters can help improve the flavor and make it more complex. 2) There are Italian sodas like San Pellegrino’s Chinotto that mimic the flavor of apertifs and digestifs. They have a bitter, complex flavor that is what I’m often seeking in a cocktail, but without the alcohol and fewer of the calories. Nice for a slow sip with a book.
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i've been doing the mocktail thing to cut back on drinking too. club soda w/ lime is a good classic sober drink (also a good thing to order if yr out with friends at a bar and don't want to drink, most bartenders will just assume you're the designated driver and give it to you for free).
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Mar 30, 2021 16:29
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I hit a wall with drinking after my Mom died and then a few months into COVID, so solidarity goon friend. The mocktail advice here is really solid.
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Mar 30, 2021 16:31
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Uncle Boogeyman posted:i've been doing the mocktail thing to cut back on drinking too. club soda w/ lime is a good classic sober drink (also a good thing to order if yr out with friends at a bar and don't want to drink, most bartenders will just assume you're the designated driver and give it to you for free). I just do this with regular ol' mineral water.
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Mar 30, 2021 16:36
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I've been into sparkling water lately. Satisfies my cravings for soda
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There's probably a certain decline in movie-watching that would be inevitable if one stops drinking, if only because movies are a sedentary activity and you're likely going to feel more energized and into doing other more active things than sitting on the couch. So that's a positive and something to be celebrated, plus the desire to watch movies will definitely regenerate after a period of time, even if it doesn't quite get back to the frequency it was. I was thinking about it last night and it occurred to me that I might actually watch better movies if I quit drinking, because I'd be more motivated to actually engage with interesting stuff instead of having a few drinks and watching John Wick 3 for the eighth time or whatever. But the quantity would definitely drop. Basebf555 fucked around with this message at 17:53 on Mar 30, 2021 |
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Mar 30, 2021 17:50
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I have been enjoying movies more often and more actively since scheduling a block of time each week for watching one. It also helps motivate me to watch longer films; if I’ve got three hours of my schedule marked out, then it doesn’t matter much if a movie is 90 or 160 minutes.
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Mar 30, 2021 18:00
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Anonymous Robot posted:I have been enjoying movies more often and more actively since scheduling a block of time each week for watching one. It also helps motivate me to watch longer films; if I’ve got three hours of my schedule marked out, then it doesn’t matter much if a movie is 90 or 160 minutes. Yeah, scheduling it probably helps. My problem tends to be thinking "I can't devote 2 hours to this," then spending 4 hours binging a TV show I've already watched.
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I used to only watch movies while drinking, and only after I drastically cut back on my drinking (down to like one or two drinks a week) did I realize I couldn't clearly remember large chunks of movies because I was drunk halfway through the movie. I don't remember having a definite "I'm going to watch movies sober now" moment, but I'm glad I do, because I'm a little more willing to try something unusual rather than a fun horror or action movie. I still occasionally get in a slump where I don't want to watch movies, but it's not because of drinking. I was looking on all my streaming services for something to watch on Sunday, but nothing sounded good so I just played Diablo 2 instead. But I grabbed a copy of The Omega Man from the library because I recently read I Am Legend and I'm hella stoked to watch it. I think there are lots of factors that determine if you're in the mood for a movie or not. I'd say just give it a bit of time, don't beat yourself up about not watching movies, and keep an eye out for something fun that really sparks your interest again.
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Skwirl posted:Yeah, scheduling it probably helps. My problem tends to be thinking "I can't devote 2 hours to this," then spending 4 hours binging a TV show I've already watched. Yeah. I have been working 50-60hr/7 day weeks since COVID started, and being structured and intentional with how I spend my time has been freeing for me and allowed me to use my scant spare time in a more rewarding way. I was spending way too much time scrolling my phone and watching youtube videos. It all came to a head a few weeks ago when I took a week vacation for the first time in almost a decade. I was looking forward to having lots of free time and resting, but I actually felt tyrannized by the combination of free time and the need to be productive. I had a really bad time, and I didn’t do any of the leisure and self-fulfillment things I had been hoping to. towards the end I realized that, maybe I don’t know how to de-stress anymore and I’m hosed up from overwork, but being intentional with my time and making sure that I devote time to restful activities does a lot more to counteract that than just thinking “at this time I’ll be free.”
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Mar 30, 2021 18:35
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duz posted:He's in the third Scorpion King movie along with Dave Bautista, Ron Perlman and Temuera Morrison. There's been five Scorpion King movies so far and I can't recall any of them being worth watching, even the first one that still features The Rock. If you're desperate for a Conan the Barbarian knockoff movie you could do worse than the first one but yeah there ain't much to it.
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Mar 30, 2021 18:56
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I know I'm late about this but I just found out that Criterion finally released a box set of Wong Kar-Wai's movies but Kar-Wai made them change all the movies to look worse as a joke. That is the funniest goddamn thing.
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Mar 30, 2021 19:07
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Gripweed posted:I know I'm late about this but I just found out that Criterion finally released a box set of Wong Kar-Wai's movies but Kar-Wai made them change all the movies to look worse as a joke. That is the funniest goddamn thing. The whole saga has been incredibly funny.
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Mar 30, 2021 19:44
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The WKW set is worse, but the Varda set also had a batch of restorations that made all the movies look like they’d been dunked in pee.
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Mar 31, 2021 03:59
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I have a family member that quit drinking by going all-in on tonic water. It's just disgusting enough that it scratches that alcohol itch.
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Mar 31, 2021 05:56
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Welp, time to go watch Giant Lizard and Big Monke on HBO Max.
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Gripweed posted:I know I'm late about this but I just found out that Criterion finally released a box set of Wong Kar-Wai's movies but Kar-Wai made them change all the movies to look worse as a joke. That is the funniest goddamn thing. And basically everyone is annoyed by it. I know some people have defended the decision by saying that this is the way they were always supposed to look and it was home video that got it wrong. Ok, maybe that's true, but if those releases have stayed somewhat consistent throughout the years, you probably have to accept the fact that the majority of people who are familiar with your movies are familiar with those versions, regardless of what you were thinking in 1998. It's like how, despite being Director and Cinematographer approved, DO THE RIGHT THING went from being the hottest day of the year to kind of overcast.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:The WKW set is worse, but the Varda set also had a batch of restorations that made all the movies look like they’d been dunked in pee. L'immagine ritrovata has decided that films made by Americans, Italians, French, and Chinese from the 60's to the 90's should all look the same.
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Mar 31, 2021 16:47
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DrVenkman posted:It's like how, despite being Director and Cinematographer approved, DO THE RIGHT THING went from being the hottest day of the year to kind of overcast. Wait what's this? I almost bought the criterion earlier this week.
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They took the red color grading out of the picture.
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What are y'all's favorite instances of the title of the movie being used in dialogue?
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Welcome... to Jurassic Park.
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Frankly my dear, we're all just a little bit gone with the wind. Or something, it's been a while.
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If I’m gonna die then I’m gonna die historic on the fury road
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feedmyleg posted:What are y'all's favorite instances of the title of the movie being used in dialogue? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiqPmsBYieA
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Mar 31, 2021 19:36
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"Open the 2001: A Space Odyssey's doors please, Hal"
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Spatulater bro! posted:Frankly my dear, we're all just a little bit gone with the wind. This is the line: https://twitter.com/Saythetitle/status/909933269982105605?s=19
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it's gotta be Face/Off
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"I can't wait to get Out Of Africa."LesterGroans posted:it's gotta be Face/Off It's actually this though
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Mar 31, 2021 20:19
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LesterGroans posted:it's gotta be Face/Off Every time I see that title I parse the “/” as the little pause between the words Cage gives when he says the line.
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Mar 31, 2021 20:21
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LesterGroans posted:it's gotta be Face/Off 
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feedmyleg posted:What are y'all's favorite instances of the title of the movie being used in dialogue? *ominous music* "You know what day it is, don't ya?" "Yeah, it's Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D."
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Mar 31, 2021 21:39
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The title drop in The Departed will always be funny to me.
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Mar 31, 2021 22:00
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Flying Zamboni posted:The title drop in The Departed will always be funny to me. it does own that even the title of that movie demands to be said in a bad Boston accent
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Mar 31, 2021 22:04
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Every time I watch Saving Private Ryan it takes me out of it a little, especially since it's during a heartfelt speech about the pointlessness of war. It totally works in the context but I can't take it seriously knowing that they're saying the movie's title.
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Mar 31, 2021 22:05
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"Wow this really has been Saló: or the 120 Days of Sodom!"
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Mar 31, 2021 22:14
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Morgan Freeman: "These murders, there's going to be Se-Seven-En of them."
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