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Maybe the aliens didn’t know what water was before they landed
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Maybe the aliens aren't weak to just water. They're weak to all the hosed up pollution and microplastics in Earth's water.
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Feb 27, 2025 17:42
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I like the movie a lot up till the goofy rear end ending. If it had been a little different I think it would be an all timer up there with Six Sense.
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Feb 27, 2025 17:59
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I will always love Signs and think it's the one M. Night movie that I find easiest to go back to and watch and enjoy despite already knowing the twists. Glad the guys seemed to enjoy it too even though there's obviously plot holes (honk honk)
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Feb 27, 2025 18:05
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My big brain take is that the water is not deadly to the aliens, its actually faith. The whole movie is about losing/reclaiming faith, it's mentioned that the 'weakness' is first discovered in middle east where there isn't exactly a bunch of water, every contrived thing that leads to the end of the movie is based on 'having faith', water is used to baptize people irl, and I have to believe that aliens that can traverse space are not stupid enough to land on a planet that is like 80% covered by and routinely has storms full of 'MY ONE WEAKNESS!'. So it's not water that kills the aliens, it's faith. Which is even dumber. The movie is moody, though.
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Feb 27, 2025 18:13
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its a bad plot contrivance that also doesn't really stand up to what we've already seen in the movie, like how tf is a dude that is allergic to water to the point where it makes their skin sizzle walking through the RAIN FOREST in brazil or through a growing cornfield? You ever walk through tall grass in the spring or summer? You're gonna get soaked. But aside from that it does what M. Night is good at, presenting a creepy atmosphere. Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Knock at the Cabin all rule though.
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Feb 27, 2025 18:31
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enigmahfc posted:My big brain take is that the water is not deadly to the aliens, its actually faith. The whole movie is about losing/reclaiming faith, it's mentioned that the 'weakness' is first discovered in middle east where there isn't exactly a bunch of water, every contrived thing that leads to the end of the movie is based on 'having faith', water is used to baptize people irl, and I have to believe that aliens that can traverse space are not stupid enough to land on a planet that is like 80% covered by and routinely has storms full of 'MY ONE WEAKNESS!'. I'm pretty sure that is the intended reading, yeah.
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Feb 27, 2025 18:41
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I mean that’s fine but it could have been better thought out. Never really thought about it till they mentioned it but Shyamalan knows how to direct, he gets poo poo on a lot (rightfully so), but he does know what he’s doing. Fuckers made me want to watch Trap now.
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Feb 27, 2025 19:15
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In memory of Gene Hackman, cross posting this: Favorite/Best Gene Hackman role or movie? I gotta say Unforgiven because he stole that poo poo right out from under Clint Eastwood The Firm was pretty great and I forgot all about The Conversation. Hoosiers is probably his...largest role, I'd say. The one where he's truly front and center and he loving crushed that poo poo. loving LEX LUTHOR for the first time on the big screen in Superman Couple things that came up about Hackman talking about him at work today - Christ, no one knew he was 95. I sure as poo poo didn't. - One guy said that if he were to sum him up in one word, it would be "believable" and I thought was pretty apt. He never took you out of a film with lovely acting EVER - Did he ever give a bad performance? - Someone said he always looked old(ish) and never really looked different or seemed to age. Dude started out looking 50 or 60 and ALWAYS looked that way. How many films have WHM done with him in it? A LOT I think. Hackman was always loving great.
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Feb 28, 2025 04:07
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They should do June the month of Gene The Replacements Antz Heartbreakers Night Moves WHM: French Connection
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Feb 28, 2025 04:22
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Signs is better and more entertaining that The Sixth Sense
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Feb 28, 2025 04:51
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I've got a soft spot for The Quick and the Dead in general, but Hackman is one of the best parts. He manages to infuse what should be this cartoon villain with a fair amount of depth and pathos, WITHOUT trying to play him for sympathy.
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Feb 28, 2025 15:39
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March Dispatch is here! Say what? The schedule in advance?! It's the least we could do! By subscribing to this newsletter, you get a sneak peek at what and when we're putting out for Listener Request Month! March 4th – Link (1986) March 11th – 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag March 18th – A Low Down Dirty Shame March 25th – Wish Upon (2017) Patreon Episodes: March 6th -- We Love Movies – In The Line of Fire March 13th -- MELR0210: 90210: “Parental Guidance Recommended” (s3, e20) Melrose Place: “Non-Sexual Healing” (s3, e5) March 20th -- Animation Damnation: Daria: “Depth Takes a Holiday” (s3, e4) March 21st -- Gleep Glossary: Malakili, The Rancor Keeper March 27th -- The Nexus: Deep Space Nine “Fascination" (s3, e10) / Deep Space Nine: "The Visitor" (s4, e2) March 28th – The Gamementary
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Feb 28, 2025 21:32
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enigmahfc posted:My big brain take is that the water is not deadly to the aliens, its actually faith My big brain take at the time of release was "She clearly states that the water 'has amoebas in it' ergo the weakness is actually amoebas" and I'm sticking to that
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Mar 5, 2025 04:35
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Big lol at Eric's bit during the Low Down Dirty Shame episode about choosing your background when being sentenced to death by firing squad.
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Mar 18, 2025 23:21
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been mainlining melr0210 and the billy voice sure is something else, just listened to the mingo episode.
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Mar 19, 2025 01:24
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:been mainlining melr0210 and the billy voice sure is something else, just listened to the mingo episode. HOH!! I don’t think I retained a single thing about this week’s movie but Clint Eastwood IS: The Ally is my favorite bit in a while
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Mar 20, 2025 15:34
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I wish Billy actually did talk like that. He’s so boring in every clip I’ve seen.
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Mar 20, 2025 16:06
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The Billy tangent was great, this was a really great episode. "Steve is the exact opposite of Will Smith" had me irl laughing
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Mar 20, 2025 16:34
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My favorite is when it seeps in by accident, Andrew had a couple exasperated HUHs with 8 heads in a duffel bag that were amusingly close to Billy-voice
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Mar 22, 2025 19:26
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It's funny. I rented 8 Heads in a Duffle Bag once by accident because I got the title mixed up with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. I guess it was due to the combination of numbers and implied violence in the name (plus I I listened to the WHM episode and I don't remember one damned thing about the film except that it really sucked. Not even sure I finished it.
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Mar 25, 2025 00:30
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So blessed to hear Jesse Ventura return in the Low Down Dirty Shame episode.
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Mar 25, 2025 19:58
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Splint Chesthair posted:So blessed to hear Jesse Ventura return in the Low Down Dirty Shame episode. Lol that was a great episode. References to Happiness, It's a Wonderful Life and Jesse Ventura.
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Mar 25, 2025 21:40
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Supportive ally Clint Eastwood was my favourite.
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Mar 25, 2025 21:52
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im watching brainscan on shudder and gently caress this needs to be an episode, I have to set a reminder in my phone to suggest it next year
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Mar 27, 2025 00:40
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Have I got news for you!
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Mar 27, 2025 00:47
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Jeremy!
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Mar 27, 2025 00:50
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welp I know what I'm doing later!
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Mar 27, 2025 00:55
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mweber posted:Have I got news for you! Ah, it's not in the patreon feed, that explains why nothing popped up. Gah 9 years ago kill meee
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Mar 27, 2025 01:20
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You're in for a treat, that's one of my favorite episodes.
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Mar 27, 2025 01:28
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it’s not even columbus day yet
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Mar 27, 2025 02:47
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It was a good episode since I remember Jeremy to this day.
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Mar 27, 2025 03:49
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A lot of in sink garbage disposal slander in this last episode and I won't stand for it
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Mar 27, 2025 03:58
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explosivo posted:A lot of in sink garbage disposal slander in this last episode and I won't stand for it explain thyself
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Mar 27, 2025 10:52
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explosivo posted:A lot of in sink garbage disposal slander in this last episode and I won't stand for it I haven't listened to the episode yet, but like what, do they make fun of in sink garbage disposals? Where else do they go?
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Mar 27, 2025 11:55
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Nah they just sound extremely suspicious of garbage disposals, possibly from a lifetime of watching bad movies where people get torn to poo poo by one. But I think they're nice to have and I don't think I've lived in an apartment that didn't have one. Maybe they're less common in NY?
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Mar 27, 2025 13:07
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People with old world pipes don't believe you can just feed a whole Costco rotisserie chicken straight down your kitchen drain no sweat
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Mar 27, 2025 14:01
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You’d think after getting a super sad Gleep Glossary and Nexus for Listener Request Month they wouldn’t plant the idea of a Requiem For A Dream WLM in the audience’s heads because guess what I will submit every year for now on.
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Mar 27, 2025 15:36
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That was already my submission, hahaha
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Mar 27, 2025 15:43
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explosivo posted:Maybe they're less common in NY? Bip Roberts posted:People with old world pipes don't believe you can just feed a whole Costco rotisserie chicken straight down your kitchen drain no sweat I think like a decade ago when AOC got elected she didn’t know what a garbage disposal even was and the ensuing online discourse is what I think informed me that yeah places like NYC with old plumbing flat out don’t have disposals because it would lead to plumbing problems in apartment buildings. Part of it may be them exaggerating for obvious comedic effect, but since they’re all from NY for sure they had periods where they flat out didn’t have them.
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