What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
What movies are you watching?
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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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It just seems like you're saying because a movie has a formula or is a prime example of the "Indie Movie Aesthetic" or whatever that it can't also be human or portray human elements/feelings in they way trag described.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
I don't see that.
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I don't mean to say that. I just meant this movie didn't feel human. Like, it seemed like it was made by a robot or an alien with no concept of actual humans. There are plenty of very human indie movies, of course.durdencommatyler wrote:It just seems like you're saying because a movie has a formula or is a prime example of the "Indie Movie Aesthetic" or whatever that it can't also be human or portray human elements/feelings in they way trag described.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
I don't see that.
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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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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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rank the lesbianstragabigzanda wrote:My wife had a similar problem with it -- she felt like the lesbian characters were fake. But then she hasn't had a lot of experience with lesbians, just a few select friends.LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don't mean to say that. I just meant this movie didn't feel human. Like, it seemed like it was made by a robot or an alien with no concept of actual humans. There are plenty of very human indie movies, of course.durdencommatyler wrote:It just seems like you're saying because a movie has a formula or is a prime example of the "Indie Movie Aesthetic" or whatever that it can't also be human or portray human elements/feelings in they way trag described.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
I don't see that.
On the other hand, I know about a million lesbians, and I thought those two characters were fantastic and totally real -- like, they reminded me of a few middle-aged lesbians in particular.
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Oh, gotcha.LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don't mean to say that. I just meant this movie didn't feel human. Like, it seemed like it was made by a robot or an alien with no concept of actual humans. There are plenty of very human indie movies, of course.durdencommatyler wrote:It just seems like you're saying because a movie has a formula or is a prime example of the "Indie Movie Aesthetic" or whatever that it can't also be human or portray human elements/feelings in they way trag described.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
I don't see that.
I don't remember the first 5 minutes of the movie very well, but I remember that my overall impression was that it was well made and had a lot of heart and humanity. But I haven't seen it since it was in theaters so I'm struggling to provide any specific details. Though, I do think I liked the movie more as it went along. I have the impression, now that we're talking about it, that I was worried I wasn't going to like it toward the beginning and it won me over. But again, it's fuzzy. I just remember liking it overall.
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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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DISAGREEtragabigzanda wrote:1. Ellen PageLoathedVermin72 wrote:rank the lesbianstragabigzanda wrote:My wife had a similar problem with it -- she felt like the lesbian characters were fake. But then she hasn't had a lot of experience with lesbians, just a few select friends.LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don't mean to say that. I just meant this movie didn't feel human. Like, it seemed like it was made by a robot or an alien with no concept of actual humans. There are plenty of very human indie movies, of course.durdencommatyler wrote:It just seems like you're saying because a movie has a formula or is a prime example of the "Indie Movie Aesthetic" or whatever that it can't also be human or portray human elements/feelings in they way trag described.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
I don't see that.
On the other hand, I know about a million lesbians, and I thought those two characters were fantastic and totally real -- like, they reminded me of a few middle-aged lesbians in particular.
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http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... ilit=agreeLoathedVermin72 wrote:DISAGREEtragabigzanda wrote:1. Ellen PageLoathedVermin72 wrote:rank the lesbianstragabigzanda wrote:My wife had a similar problem with it -- she felt like the lesbian characters were fake. But then she hasn't had a lot of experience with lesbians, just a few select friends.LoathedVermin72 wrote:I don't mean to say that. I just meant this movie didn't feel human. Like, it seemed like it was made by a robot or an alien with no concept of actual humans. There are plenty of very human indie movies, of course.durdencommatyler wrote:It just seems like you're saying because a movie has a formula or is a prime example of the "Indie Movie Aesthetic" or whatever that it can't also be human or portray human elements/feelings in they way trag described.LoathedVermin72 wrote:What do you mean?durdencommatyler wrote:Are those things mutually exclusive, though? I don't see how.LoathedVermin72 wrote:it felt like it was a made by an automatic indie movie generator. it was like the least human five minutes of film i've ever seentragabigzanda wrote:Rather, what didn't you like about the five minutes you saw?tragabigzanda wrote:Huh, what didn't you like about that one LV?
I don't see that.
On the other hand, I know about a million lesbians, and I thought those two characters were fantastic and totally real -- like, they reminded me of a few middle-aged lesbians in particular.
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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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John Wick. I think it had every action character actor from the last 30 years in there. Even the guy who Arnie pitched off a cliff in Commando.
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Oh, i watched goodnight mommy and was hugely disappointed. I think it was a good movie overall, but this was sold as one of the most frightening movies ever and boy did that fall flat.
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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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LV just hates mark Ruffalo
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wait whattommymtcom wrote:LV just hates mark Ruffalo
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How can anyone hate Mark Ruffalo?
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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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Soma would call Mark Ruffalo a 'cuck'.
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