Shape of Water

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Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

edit: SPOILERS AHEAD so read at your OWN PERIL IF YOU AHVEN'T SEEM THIS AMAZING MOVE

So this mute lady bangs a fish (specifically the creature from the black lagoon)

It's pretty cringey, I didn't know Guillermo del Toro had such fetishes but to each his own I guess, what did you think of this Oscar winning oeuvre, GBS? Also I was told Michael Shannon was a good actor but...

Comfy Fleece Sweater fucked around with this message at 08:29 on Mar 13, 2018

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its all nice on rice: Nov 12, 2006; Sweet, Salty Goodness.; Buglord

It's clearly the fishman from Hellboy.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:26

Evil Agita: Feb 25, 2005; Lord Fool, give me another chance. I'll prove my strength to you!

I found the movie both boring and not good, but I laughed when she wanked it in the tub

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:27

Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

its all nice on rice posted:

It's clearly the fishman from Hellboy.

Abe Sapien? Absolutely not, your memory must be failing you. Perhaps because it's the same actor, but the design is completely different

Evil Agita posted:

I found the movie both boring and not good, but I laughed when she wanked it in the tub

I also laughed at the dancing scene

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:28

its all nice on rice: Nov 12, 2006; Sweet, Salty Goodness.; Buglord

If by "completely different" you mean "Del Toro gets his inspiration from monster films of old and they have similar designs" then yes they are complete different.

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mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

I just want him to make a straight horror movie again. Is that too much to ask?

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:33

criscodisco: Feb 18, 2004; do it

That lady would probably bang just about anything

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:35

Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

its all nice on rice posted:

If by "completely different" you mean "Del Toro gets his inspiration from monster films of old and they have similar designs" then yes they are complete different.

Listen yeah it's the same concept and same actor but they still look really different to me

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:39

its all nice on rice: Nov 12, 2006; Sweet, Salty Goodness.; Buglord

Ok one of them wears pants?

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:40

steinrokkan: Apr 2, 2011; Soiled Meat

How the creature looked was very important for the movie, imo, and also caring about appearances was the core message of the movie, so this is a great thread

# ? Mar 13, 2018 08:47

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

The hands are more webbed, the eyes less cutesy, the coloring darker, and the detailing more "wild" but the basic shapes and even paint schemation are identical on both. The rest is just body language.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:10

Nastyman: Jul 11, 2007; There they sit
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Holy mountain take us away

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:13

The Dennis System: Aug 4, 2014; Nothing in Jurassic World is natural, we have always filled gaps in the genome with the DNA of other animals. And if the genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different. But you didn't ask for reality, you asked for more teeth.

Animals can't consent.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:15

Evil Agita: Feb 25, 2005; Lord Fool, give me another chance. I'll prove my strength to you!

Nastyman posted:

this chick was thirsty af

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:20

bloom: Feb 25, 2017; by sebmojo

I liked how the fishman in this was a lot less expressive than Abe Sapien. Nothing quite like uncomfortable questions about consent in a romantic fairytale about a lady loving a fish. Also the guy who plays the fishman seems to play basically every creature in Del Toro's movies and he's really good at physical acting.

It's a good movie but Pan's Labyrinth is still Del Toro's best.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:21

Serak: Jun 18, 2000; Approaching Midnight.

A+ best mute lady / fish monster romance movie I've seen all year

No but seriously it was pretty good - the scene where she fills the bathroom with water was v. sweet.

I didn't like the really jarring tone shift though from 'dance scene' to 'fish man suddenly on the verge of death' because it seemed to come out of nowhere and exist only to ramp up the tension

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:23

mind the walrus: Sep 22, 2006

bloom posted:

I liked how the fishman in this was a lot less expressive than Abe Sapien. Nothing quite like uncomfortable questions about consent in a romantic fairytale about a lady loving a fish. Also the guy who plays the fishman seems to play basically every creature in Del Toro's movies and he's really good at physical acting.

It's a good movie but Pan's Labyrinth is still Del Toro's best.

It only became widespread knowledge recently, but that actor got his start as the piano-playing dude with a moon for a head in those 80s McDonald's ads.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 09:35

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

The Dennis System posted:

Animals can't consent.

It's not just that, but it was also kept in captivity and regularly tortured. You'd think they would take this more seriously in this day and age.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 10:09

bloom: Feb 25, 2017; by sebmojo

mind the walrus posted:

It only became widespread knowledge recently, but that actor got his start as the piano-playing dude with a moon for a head in those 80s McDonald's ads.

I laughed my rear end off when I found out about that. Good on the dude for making it big from such ridiculous beginnings.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 10:11

Colonel Cancer: Sep 26, 2015; Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

The shape of water is whatever vessel you pour it in :science:

# ? Mar 13, 2018 10:15

gary oldmans diary: Sep 26, 2005

Colonel Cancer posted:

The shape of water is whatever vessel you pour it in

movie title is a reference to her vaginal cavity gettin filled by his spongey fishdick

# ? Mar 13, 2018 10:52

Harveygod: Jan 4, 2014; YEEAAH HEH HEH HEEEHH

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN

THIS TRASH WAR AIN'T GONNA SOLVE ITSELF YA KNOW

"It's not just about a lady banging a fish! There's a lot more to it!" sounds eerily reminiscent of "She's not a child! She's actually 1000 years old!"

# ? Mar 13, 2018 11:57

Egbert Souse: Nov 6, 2008

Nastyman posted:

If fish man can get laid there�s hope for us goons :unsmith:

# ? Mar 13, 2018 11:58

Manchild King: Oct 22, 2010; Misogynistic, self-absorbed, incredibly unfunny asshole. BLOCK ME or I will steal your face for creepy fetish porn!

The shape of water is very interesting. Did you know for example you can turn tap water into holy* water with a drill?

*sorry thats holey.

Manchild King fucked around with this message at 12:16 on Mar 13, 2018

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gary oldmans diary: Sep 26, 2005

Manchild King posted:

The shape of water is very interesting. Did you know for example you can turn tap water into holy* water with a drill?

*sorry thats holey.

daaaaaaaaaad youre embarrassing me!

# ? Mar 13, 2018 12:18

Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

steinrokkan posted:

How the creature looked was very important for the movie, imo, and also caring about appearances was the core message of the movie, so this is a great thread

I thought the core message was about how bestiality was absolutely A-ok?

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:28

china bot: Sep 7, 2014; you listen HERE pal
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Michael Shannon was better on Delocated

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:42

mobby_6kl: Aug 9, 2009; by Fluffdaddy

Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:

I thought the core message was about how bestiality was absolutely A-ok?

It's interspecies erotica, fucko!

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:42

Kuato: Feb 25, 2005; "I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"; Buglord

I haven�t watched it yet. Please close this thread until I have, op. Spanks in advance

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:54

yeah I eat ass: Mar 14, 2005; only people who enjoy my posting can replace this avatar

Shape of Water was extremely hamfisted, way too long and just kind of stupid, which makes it prime oscar-bait.

Why is fish monster loving apparently a thing now? In Cold Skin, another recent movie, they do it with the genders swapped several times throughout the movie and it's more rape-y and it just seems like they are doing it because otherwise the movies are entirely unremarkable. At least cold skin kept me awake though, i'll give it that over shape of water.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:56

china bot: Sep 7, 2014; you listen HERE pal
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The Shape of Water 2: Cousin Candiru

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:58

A Fancy Hat: Nov 18, 2016; Always remember that the former President was dumber than the dumbest person you've ever met by a wide margin

Michael Shannon, specifically in this movie, looks almost exactly like a new manager at my job. He also gets really angry about things and every time he does I imagine him ripping off his decaying fingers and hucking them at a wall.

# ? Mar 13, 2018 16:59

Brother Tadger: Feb 15, 2012; I'm accidentally a suicide bomber!

So does the fish's dick have gills or what?

# ? Mar 13, 2018 17:01

Comfy Fleece Sweater: Apr 2, 2013; You see, but you do not observe.

Do you think the fish guy drops those gigantic super long ropey poops like fish do

And how often because he was basically living in a jacuzzi for most of the movie so swimming in he own poo

# ? Mar 13, 2018 17:03

warez: Mar 13, 2003; HOLA FANTA DONT CHA WANNA?

mind the walrus posted:

It only became widespread knowledge recently, but that actor got his start as the piano-playing dude with a moon for a head in those 80s McDonald's ads.

I�d rather watch a movie about a woman lusting after/loving yhe Mac tonight guy

# ? Mar 13, 2018 17:05

great big cardboard tube: Sep 3, 2003

mind the walrus posted:

I just want him to make a straight horror movie again. Is that too much to ask?

What's your problem with gay horror? Sounds bigoted imo

# ? Mar 13, 2018 17:07

china bot: Sep 7, 2014; you listen HERE pal
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:

Do you think the fish guy drops those gigantic super long ropey poops like fish do

# ? Mar 13, 2018 17:08

Magnitogorsk.: Nov 14, 2004; Global warming is barely a big deal at all compared to the trajectory we used to be on. We'll have to do a lot of environmental engineering projects along certain shorelines and it will be a little warmer and wetter in some places, big fucking deal.