Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
What movies are you watching?
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Really? It’s actually good?tragabigzanda wrote:Love this. Intend to rewatch it soon so I can listen to it on The Rewatchables.VinylGuy wrote:Miami Vice.
What a classic. Colin Farrell at its finest. Michael Mann, what a director. What he does here is just pure poetry.
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Incredible tour de force. Really, im still reeling. I think ill tackle Thief later, and maybe Ali..maybe Blackhat.tragabigzanda wrote:Love this. Intend to rewatch it soon so I can listen to it on The Rewatchables.VinylGuy wrote:Miami Vice.
What a classic. Colin Farrell at its finest. Michael Mann, what a director. What he does here is just pure poetry.
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1917
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I hope you like it.Anders wrote:1917
Finally. Been looking forward to this.
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Pretty sure I'm gonna love this.VinylGuy wrote:The Lovebirds.
Merely ok. With all this talent involved and we get this?
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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mm maybe? But its impossible not feel all this talent is wasted on this tired, formulaic shell of a movie. Really, it makes me angry.durdencommatyler wrote:Pretty sure I'm gonna love this.VinylGuy wrote:The Lovebirds.
Merely ok. With all this talent involved and we get this?
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I might revisit Heat and Collateral too, my favorites from him. And a rewatch of The Insider is coming too.tragabigzanda wrote:Watched Thief a few months ago, still holds up.VinylGuy wrote:Incredible tour de force. Really, im still reeling. I think ill tackle Thief later, and maybe Ali..maybe Blackhat.tragabigzanda wrote:Love this. Intend to rewatch it soon so I can listen to it on The Rewatchables.VinylGuy wrote:Miami Vice.
What a classic. Colin Farrell at its finest. Michael Mann, what a director. What he does here is just pure poetry.
Black Hat is bad!
Never saw Ali.
And wease — yes, Miami Vice is awesome. It’s Mann just having the purest fun he’s ever had.
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"The Influence"
Too boring to finish.
Too boring to finish.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Yeah sorry Joey but I suspect you'll be disappointed.VinylGuy wrote:mm maybe? But its impossible not feel all this talent is wasted on this tired, formulaic shell of a movie. Really, it makes me angry.durdencommatyler wrote:Pretty sure I'm gonna love this.VinylGuy wrote:The Lovebirds.
Merely ok. With all this talent involved and we get this?
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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Thank you. I loved it. One of the best new movies I’ve seen in a long time.durdencommatyler wrote:I hope you like it.Anders wrote:1917
Finally. Been looking forward to this.
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Re: What movies are you watching?
Wet Hot American Summer
I hated it.
I hated it.
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get the f*ck out of hereFarmer John wrote:Wet Hot American Summer
I hated it.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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i should watch miami vice...i liked blackhat alrightDev wrote:i liked black hat more than miami vice
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We're watching Point Break tonight for the first time
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I don’t think I’ve seen that since it was first released.theplatypus wrote:We're watching Point Break tonight for the first time
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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