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Linsday and Nella's review of The Host is very much like a Half in the Bag review. Two persons drinking beer and shooting the poo poo about a film with mutliple camera cuts and angles. Obviously it's a popular template.
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Senerio posted:Doug's #9: Doc Holiday  Seriously though, I've only seen the OK Corral shootout scene as a kid. I've got to put that on my "to watch" list.
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Doug's #2 is up. I'll give you two guesses who it is, and the first one doesn't count. Really, the most surprising is that this wasn't #1. Batman If Daffy Duck is his #1, then he will of won my respect for being self-aware.
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toanoradian posted:Before I'm aware of adblock plus I usually just use keepvid to download the videos directly.
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Sibling Rivalry on Star Trek Into Darkness. I love these videos and I wish the two would do The Great Gatsby.
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May 23, 2013 04:14
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So how do you whitelist blip again?
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Jimbot posted:Like Benne said, it's just that writers are just being unoriginal and fall back on tried storytelling to give players motivation.
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May 29, 2013 02:06
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Benne posted:The best part about Feminist Frequency is that her opponents prove her point far better than she could ever hope to. The videos themselves are about as deep as your average TV Tropes article, so seeing these manchildren work themselves into a frothing rage over such an innocuous series is absolutely hilarious.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Spoony releases his new review...of that Minority Report Xbox game he planned to review years ago. I'm surprised he got around to it. 
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This is gonna be a  kinda post. I'm tired of how these critics are going on about how Man of Steel is too grim and dark. Hey, you remember Superman Returns? How it tried to be that kind of old-school Superman with Richard Donner and Christopher Reves and ended up a mediocre mess? There's a reason why: we're too callous for it. Moviegoers circa '78 was on a sugar high thanks to Star Wars a year earlier and wanted more of that same kind of fantasy. America now is in the thick of so many different scandals and controversies that we've become numb and downright disdainful of "Truth, Justice, and the American Way". We ate that patriotism up after 9/11 but after Afghanistan and Iraq turned into quagmires we gotten sick of it. And the problems compounded: New Orleans flooding, the housing crisis plunging us into a deep recession we still haven't crawled out of, and the repeated political scandals involving government overreach into our liberties and rights. You tell me why American audiences now want an idealized Superman. And that's the point of Snyder's film. It's more brooding and grim because the fact is if the space messiah came down to earth, we'd crucify the poor bastard in an instant. Man of Steel shows a conflicted Kal El and casts a stark reflection on us as audiences: how we're too suspicious and outright belligerent to the notion of the Superman to begin with. It's much more Smallville because it appeals to the current zeitgeist. It's like that moment in Watchmen where the actor goes "God is real and he is an American": if you don't have a reaction of revulsion or at least fear then you're insane. This film wasn't perfect: Snyder indulges so much in the action scenes and the collateral damage that it induces sensory overload. This needed another short moment of not so much levity but drama would've given us time enough to breathe and the film time enough to re-contextualize Superman's reason why he's fighting. But levity wasn't the right answer. Really I'm hearing one of three things from these critics: it's not camp, it's too Nolan, and I've still have a grudge against Snyder. I hated Sucker Punch too but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Warner/DC are reverse-engineering Nolan's trilogy but they're working with what they have right now and all that's left is Nolan, Goyer, and Snyder. They don't have the time or resources to expand and Man of Steel had to be out yesterday. And need I remind you that Batman Begins was too Burton as well. Nolan's influence was necessary for this film if only to keep Snyder in check. The way I see it, JO's still not over Sucker Punch and Moviebob's turned into a kind of "I was into Batman before he was  " hipster to where Man of Steel is grimdark by proxy and a pale substitute to Donner by default.
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Maremidon posted:So I was checking out some of The Bunny Perspective's backlog because I was bored and I've enjoyed some of his stuff and I found this which is uh,  ."  Hey Chez Apocalypse: if you're reading this, cut this idiot loose yesterday. This guy is obviously saying vile things in order to get attention. I mean, loving really?
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Jay O posted:Kinda gotta echo this sentiment, as someone who's interacted with him a significant amount in real life. That guy's awful. Wish I could mince words about him being "sorta kinda only at certain times" awful like I have with some other producers that have, erm, come up in this thread, but because I like the Chez bunch and want them to prosper: THAT GUY'S AWFUL. His sorta-okay content's not worth the eventual bombshell. x_x
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DoombatINC posted:The long-haired neckbeard in the theme is Tony Goldmark of Some Jerk with a Camera and I won't hear a word spoken against that show  So who's the guy who has his hand up Phil the Bunny's rear end?
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I miss Nash's scripted stuff. I find it much better than his live show. Also, I find Spill.com's Let's Do This!!! a better venue.
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Mutation posted:That's the best thing they've done in a while.
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You know with the new Wolverine movie coming out, I'd like to see either Infamous Sphere or Rantasmo do a Queer Theory look at Bryan Singer's filmography; specifically my personal favorite "The Usual Suspects". Sphere, would you be interested in doing something like that? And while I'm here, I'd love to see Oancitizen review a Hispanic film. He's done all other cultures from French to Dutch and everything in between; it'd be good on him to focus on Latin America. I've heard that we've become huge in literature over the past decade and there's no shortage of films or directors to choose from ("Y Tu Mama Tambíen", "Pan's Labyrinth", etc.).
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Rebochan posted:Upvoted! Seriously, I wish I'd been around for the unfiltered stream to experience all of it in its glory. EDIT: "What was the rumor?" "That my boyfriend is bad news!" 
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So after watching Folding Idea's episode on Superhero films I've got two things to say: 1) I need to write an article on "Man of Steel" and 2)whoever is making these videos needs to start thinking about tone because he sounds pretty  as gently caress throughout this film. Maybe if he extends his videos to double length with something like this it wouldn't sound as black and white. I mean I went into the nuance about"The Dark Knight" on these forums.
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bbf2 posted:Your link lead to a trippy video of a Russian version of Winnie the Pooh in which Winnie is apparently a raccoon. 
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So Moviebob comes to the defense of Booth Babes and tries to have it both ways. Am I the only one who thinks it's disingenuous to have your premise be about defending models while you make the point that hiring them for Skyrim or Medal of Honor promotion is tacky but hiring them to promote cheesecake games like Lolipoop Chainsaw or Bayonetta is A-OK because it's "Truth in Advertising"? It just feels like a soft sort of sexism: the kind where you can try to have it both ways as both a shining crusader against sexism but still dabble in it when you feel it's appropriate.
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Spec Ops: The Line is essentially the videogame equivalent of "Apocalypse Now" (or "Heart of Darkness" for my fellow Lit nerds). It's a dark and terrifying portrayal of the same kind of descent into madness that many PTSD sufferers have gone through while serving abroad. Not a happy game obviously but it's an important one.
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poo poo, I got my hopes up that the new Brows Held High was on Spring Breakers. I can't un-see that movie.
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I think it was this little gem that got him booted.
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What if all that violence in Man of Steel was intentional? If you've seen Folding Idea's video on Man of Steel The People vs Clark Kent, he makes the point (albeit smugly) that the ultra-violence in the second half is representative of the US' actions abroad. I'm one to believe that theory because of who wrote the film: David S. Goyer. If you look at his other films, you can see he inserts a deeper political theme in his works. Like how The Dark Knight was a extended metaphor about The War on Terror, or how Rises was also a metaphor on class warfare taking clear inspiration from the French Revolution. A lot of people are uncomfortable with this film, but it's my opinion because it casts a dark reflection of us. Superman is supposed to be a symbol of hope but instead he's an effigy of wanton and caress destruction. Just like how our military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan destroyed the nations and left hundreds dead, Metropolis is destroyed by Superamn; leaving who knows how many innocent bystanders dead in the collateral damage. By the end, everyone has forgotten and moved on from the catastrophe as if nothing happened like how the American public has done so with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by putting the national shame and embarrassment out of sight and out of mind. Granted, a more capable director would've done a better job of conveying the message, but I believe that Goyer's intent was to make an anti-Superman film: a film that would portray Superman like America as a superpower who's more a destroyer than a savior. If it was anyone else but Goyer, I'd call it a bad film but because of his involvement, I'm more inclined to call Man of Steel a deeply subversive film.
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I probably should've put this in my original post, but I wanna clarify that I think David S. Goyer was the wrong person to write the film. It's very clear that what Warner Bros. and DC is trying to do is reverse-engineer The Dark Knight formula onto Superman, which is why Man of Steel was so dark. Zack Snyder was the right director for this film; it just needed a different script. Of course, something tells me that all this is a roundabout way to turn Superman into an antagonist for the upcoming Superman vs. Batman film because how dare Superman be the heroic one between the two. I think Snyder was lying through his teeth: the next film is going to be based on The Dark Knight Returns so of course Superman has to be the bad guy.
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cubs2084 posted:If Goyer wanted to make a movie that was commentary on a war mongering America and the War On Terror and all that, why on earth did he think Superman was the ideal medium in which to do that? .  EDIT: I'm done. Benny the Snake fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Nov 28, 2013 |
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Edit: never mind
Benny the Snake fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Dec 6, 2013 |
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I know I'm probaby harping at this point, but the one segment of art film that Kyle has been neglecting is the Latino arthouse. He ought to do a Spanish speaking film. Something by Alfonso Cuarón. Or Guillermo del Toro 
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OneOfUs.net is my new favorite podcast/movie review site ever since Spill.com shut down. In fact, the site was founded by Chris "Cyrus" Cox and Brian Salisbery. Martin "Leon" Thomas is a regular guest on "The Original Gentlemen" and the film reviews. This week, the Us have posted reviews for the latest Johnny Depp trainwreck Transcendence and the new Jude Law film Dom Hemingway which sadly isn't a film about the seminal author and all-around badass.
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Moviebob reviews Amazing Spider-Man 2, and it's pretty much 7 minutes of woe-is-me bullshit about how Spidey is different, how it's Iron Man 2 again (which he apologized for in that review), and how he wanted the move to "fail" and any else involved with the film  This is what pisses me off about Bob and other geek gen-x reviewers in general: how any real objectivity is thrown out the window the moment something involving their childhoods is made differently. Whether this film is bad or not, I don't know as I haven't' seen it. But it's very clear that he's exaggerating and wants Spider-Man so bad to be part of Disney's Avengers and  It's times like this that I miss Spill.com. These guys did the "geek reviewer" shtick better, in my opinon. And someone was considerate enough to start re-uploading their old animated reviews here
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littleorv posted:What's the goon consensus on ScrewAttack? I use to really into that site when I was about 14-15. I just cringe whenever I'm reminded of that place (as I am sure I will do regarding these forums in 5 years). I still remember when the Game Over Thinker started on that site and I thought he was interesting. Man I was a dumb kid.
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Echo Chamber posted:ASM2 sounds exactly like Star Trek Into Darkness. Oddly, even though Kurtzman and Orci get a lot of hate, I never bothered going out of the way to learn their names. Now, I think I'm up to speed with everyone else in making sure their names remain punchlines for bad writing.
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Oancitizen's Shakespeare month continues with "A Midsummer Night's Cream". And yes, it's porn.
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SkinCrawling posted:Kyle ends his Shakespeare Month with Anonymous. He didn't like it, to say the very least. 
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Tracula posted:There's honestly half a dozen movies he could probably do by Kurosawa that are based on Shakespeare. Benny the Snake fucked around with this message at 20:15 on May 25, 2014 |
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Tracula posted:I know Sage covers some creepy material but at least he has the good graces to put on a horrified face about it all.
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Now that Linkara has reviewed something as utterly hateful and disgusting as "Holy Terror", he's crossed the Rubicon and has no excuse not to review Chick Tracts 
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e X posted:I know, this thread is somewhat critical of him, including me, but Moviebob made a pretty good video on this subject:
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mind the walrus posted:Uh.... what the gently caress are you rambling about here? I'm serious this is like an out-of-left-field thing for me here, please provide some context. I don't believe that "opinions can't be wrong". To me, opinions on movies and other entertainment are less important compared to opinions on more important things like politics and religion. I trawl the Editorial Cartoons thread on Debate Disco, so I'm very aware that people can have the wrong opinion/viewpoint on the issues. A person's opinions on what makes a good movie is peanuts next to that. Benny the Snake fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Jul 3, 2014 |
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mind the walrus posted:Yeah you're right to rail on the guy for that. Holy poo poo is that series wrong.
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