Red Mosquito

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 3:37 pm**

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.

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 3:38 pm**

nope.. holding the fort down while watching

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 3:41 pm**

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.

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 3:46 pm**

couldn't keep watching dragon tattoo

started i care a lot .. already much more entertaining

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 3:59 pm**

VinylGuy wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:I'll be trying The Dark and The Wicked tonight on Shudder; I've heard mixed things
not groundbreaking, but as a streamlined look at grief it works; effectively shot, good sound design, and a few genuinely scary setpieces
yeah, i didnt love it but it was compelling enough for me to finish it. Some cool moments for sure.

Spoiler: show: I wish it had ended very simply, with the father closing his eyes; didn't need the jump scare with that hint of the mother attacking imo; there was so much carnage throughout the movie that a peaceful ending would have worked well

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 4:27 pm**

tree_ wrote:couldn't keep watching dragon tattoo

started i care a lot .. already much more entertaining

yeah i really liked I Care A Lot. She is awesome and the photography is good.

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 4:29 pm**

i'm really impressed so far.. music is great too ... wife is gonna love it

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 4:35 pm**

lol it just gets better.. what a movie

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 5:16 pm**

it kinda plateaued there about halfway through.. still good but not as good as i thought it was gonna be...

uh oh she's pissed now what's she gonna do

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 5:49 pm**

eh, it was OK.. kinda whimsical .. not as good as Nightcrawler as a movie about an ambitious sociopath... should've gone deeper into her character and stayed away from the whole 'clever heist' and 'woman empowerment' things .. seemed kinda outta place here

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 5:50 pm**

The "girl power" bit is part of the satire. I don't think the movie functions the same way without it.

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 5:51 pm**

i'm not sure they were going for satire with that

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 5:54 pm**

The movie wields satire like a sledgehammer, it's not exactly subtle.

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 6:00 pm**

to me it comes across more as being about a woman rightfully scorned by the mistreatment of men and belittlement of society and unfair lot in life who isn't going to just roll over and be a "lamb" and does whatever it takes to be successful and it's almost like it wants you to sympathize with her and her horrendous actions.. i think you may be reading too much into what might not be there ... if it is there it went way over my head which isn't exactly surprising .. but either way it could've been done much better i think .. i think they should've just gone full patrick bateman or lou bloom with her character.. it would've been more controversial but way more interesting

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 6:17 pm**

giving uncut gems a second viewing.. was kinda distracted the first time

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 6:31 pm**

Probably going to watch that Billie Holiday biopic tonight, though I don't have high hopes.

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 6:49 pm**

whew this movie is good.. giving me anxiety though

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 8:08 pm**

goddamn i hate that i feel so much empathy for this character... his condition/addictions are very convincingly portrayed.. it's visceral.. i just want the chaos and suffering to stop.. i guess the ending provides catharsis

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 8:41 pm**

yeah it's definitely a great movie. 9.3/10

Posted: **Fri February 26, 2021 10:37 pm**

Mickey wrote:The movie wields satire like a sledgehammer, it's not exactly subtle.

yeah it's definitely satire, she exploits "goodness" in order to do some horrible things

Red Mosquito

What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?

Re: What movies are you watching?