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[Lordmandeep]

I find it stupid to discredit a film based on who made it if the film stands on its own merits ^ 

 

Using that logic I should hate on the Pianist by Roman Polanski.

 

 

[CoolioD1]

Well at the very least it's taken all of this for people to come around to my take that Manhattan is bad.

[CoolioD1]

I suppose for me there are levels to it. Like i can't really watch manhattan again because the teen stuff is pretty creepy to me but purple rose of Cairo is still one of my favourite movies. I don't really judge wherever people land on the art/artist debate doesnt matter to me if you're saying "I can NEVER watch baby driver again" or "American Beauty is my favourite movie!" just watch whatever you like.

[MrPink]

22 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

So my public speaking teacher assigned us to meet with a classmate today to practice our first speech for next week, and the guy I was supposed to do it with bailed on me  Thank god it isn't graded.

 

My group of 5 in a class is already imploding 2 weeks in because of bickering and alpha dog assertiveness

[WrathOfHan]

3 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

My group of 5 in a class is already imploding 2 weeks in because of bickering and alpha dog assertiveness

Eek. How much is the project worth? Is it a capstone that accounts for most of the grade?

[MrPink]

4 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Eek. How much is the project worth? Is it a capstone that accounts for most of the grade?

 

It's not just projects. Case studies too. It represents pretty much 80% of the grade.

 

I also work with some of these people for an actual capstone project (but I think we're cool there).

[Lordmandeep]

Some Woody Allen films I just liked for the cast ^ 

 

Vicky Christina Barcelona...

 

Penelope Cruz and ScJo In a Romantic Triangle.

 

Well.... 

[DAR]

I have no issue with not watching Woody Allen any more because I've never been a fan of his work

[WrathOfHan]

Annie Hall and Blue Jasmine are the only two Allen films I've seen, and both are around an 8/10. Never really had much motivation to dig through his filmography.

[RichWS]

The Post....man, The Post. WOOF.

[WrathOfHan]

1 minute ago, RichWS said:

The Post....man, The Post. WOOF.

I know, it's such a great movie!

[RichWS]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

I know, it's such a great movie!

 

I feel like I watched an entirely different movie than everybody else. I honestly don't know how so many good people are swallowing all that cheese and shoddy artificiality Spielberg is shoving down your throat. It's good actors in funny wigs struggling with some of the most heavy-handed dialogue you'll ever hear. Not to mention a narrative structure that continually stalls any momentum.

 

Needed wall-to-wall Odenkirk doing his job, not another staid scene about stock prices. WHOOOO CARES? 

[filmlover]

52 minutes ago, WrathOfHan said:

Annie Hall and Blue Jasmine are the only two Allen films I've seen, and both are around an 8/10. Never really had much motivation to dig through his filmography.

Hannah & Her Sisters and Crimes & Misdemeanors are very much worth seeking out! Everyone Says I Love You is really underappreciated. It's the last 20 years of his filmography that have been the pits for the most part except for like 4-5 movies (that early 2000s trifecta of The Curse of the Jade Scorpion/Hollywood Ending/Anything Else has to be one of the most painful runs for any filmmaker, although at least Jade Scorpion has a deliciously campy Charlize performance in it).

[Avatree]

Wish Spielberg would just get back to making action movies and exploitation movies, he's so much better at that stuff.

 

I thought I was just being biased because I love Bob Odenkirk, but yeah he's the best thing about it because he's the only main character not tied up by the shoddy hammy stuff.

 

Edited February 1, 2018 by Tree Billboards

[WrathOfHan]

Just now, Tree Billboards said:

Wish Spielberg would just get back to making action movies and exploitation movies, he's so much better at that stuff.

Well, you're getting RPO next month and Indy 5 in two years.

[DAJK]

The power's been going on and off all morning, not just at my house though but EVERYWHERE in town

[Avatree]

huh, completely forgot ready player one was a thing. and yeah I'm aware Indiana Jones 5 is coming soon.

[Dementeleus]

Spielberg's never made an exploitation movie, tho. 

[Avatree]

17 minutes ago, Just Tele said:

Spielberg's never made an exploitation movie, tho. 

I thought exploitation meant a cheap genre movie.? i was referring to Duel and Jaws. Which along with Raiders are his best films.

 

 

 

Edited February 1, 2018 by Tree Billboards

[RichWS]

It's frustrating because I could clearly see the good intentions in making The Post. I get why everybody was on board and ready to go, but it was a total misfire for me.