Red Mosquito

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

Strat wrote:Sound of Metal

Just fantastic.

Want to see that one.

It's so good.

i didn't hate it by any means but it didn't blow me away either...i kind of forgot about it after i watched it..

what should i watch next?

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.

doug rr wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

Strat wrote:Sound of Metal

Just fantastic.

Want to see that one.

It's so good.

i didn't hate it by any means but it didn't blow me away either...i kind of forgot about it after i watched it..

what should i watch next?

sausage party

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

doug rr wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

Strat wrote:Sound of Metal

Just fantastic.

Want to see that one.

It's so good.

i didn't hate it by any means but it didn't blow me away either...i kind of forgot about it after i watched it..

what should i watch next?

sausage party

what? no

doug rr wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

doug rr wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

Strat wrote:Sound of Metal

Just fantastic.

Want to see that one.

It's so good.

i didn't hate it by any means but it didn't blow me away either...i kind of forgot about it after i watched it..

what should i watch next?

sausage party

what? no

the day of the jackal

tragabigzanda wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

Strat wrote:Sound of Metal

Just fantastic.

Want to see that one.

It's so good.

i didn't hate it by any means but it didn't blow me away either...i kind of forgot about it after i watched it..

1. I LOVED it.

2. I think that the press/promo has really missed the mark in depicting this film as being about the deaf community. Sure, that's a huge part of it. But I'd say it's even more about a continued journey into sobriety.

Spoiler: show

It's clear from the dialogue that Ruben "got sober" some years prior, but never did the work to achieve emotional sobriety. It's in that first meeting he has with the owner of the deaf house:

"How long have you been sober?"

"Five years."

"And how long have you been with Lou?"

"Five years."

So much of his character -- his constant attempts at convincing Lou they can still tour, his sneaking into the office to use the computer, his selling the RV to pay for the implants -- is rooted in his inability to accept life on its own terms. Only when he's helping with the younger kids at the deaf school does he get his first taste of humility, but it's not until the very end, when he decides to turn the implants off, that he seems to realize that his deafness maybe isn't an affliction, but rather a blessing. It's like he's wired too hot for the world, and he finally realizes that his ability to sit in total silence from the world is the only peaceful way he can calm his brain.

So much happening there from a sobriety point of view that I've not seen a single reviewer discuss.

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.

Strat wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

doug rr wrote:

Mickey wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

Strat wrote:Sound of Metal

Just fantastic.

Want to see that one.

It's so good.

i didn't hate it by any means but it didn't blow me away either...i kind of forgot about it after i watched it..

1. I LOVED it.

2. I think that the press/promo has really missed the mark in depicting this film as being about the deaf community. Sure, that's a huge part of it. But I'd say it's even more about a continued journey into sobriety.

Spoiler: show

It's clear from the dialogue that Ruben "got sober" some years prior, but never did the work to achieve emotional sobriety. It's in that first meeting he has with the owner of the deaf house:

"How long have you been sober?"

"Five years."

"And how long have you been with Lou?"

"Five years."

So much of his character -- his constant attempts at convincing Lou they can still tour, his sneaking into the office to use the computer, his selling the RV to pay for the implants -- is rooted in his inability to accept life on its own terms. Only when he's helping with the younger kids at the deaf school does he get his first taste of humility, but it's not until the very end, when he decides to turn the implants off, that he seems to realize that his deafness maybe isn't an affliction, but rather a blessing. It's like he's wired too hot for the world, and he finally realizes that his ability to sit in total silence from the world is the only peaceful way he can calm his brain.

So much happening there from a sobriety point of view that I've not seen a single reviewer discuss.

Thanks man. You absolutely nailed it and really why I loved it so much. Ton of Depth there.

Stillness within, is the kingdom of god*

*no religious undertones whatsoever.

Absolutely fantastic.

I loved the end of the movie when he starts winding up again discussing going back on tour with lou. Witnessing Lou slowly deteriorate back to her scratching/cutting ways as he tries to convince her to hit the road again is when he finally has that "ah ha!" moment.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Anders wrote:Spartacus. Still an entertaining movie, with some stellar acting.

I should watch this someday

VinylGuy wrote:The Kid Detective.

Wow, that was awesome. Cant believe i havent seen this one before....looked great, it was super funny and so fucking sad too. Adam Brody was incredible.

Strat wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:The Kid Detective.

Wow, that was awesome. Cant believe i havent seen this one before....looked great, it was super funny and so fucking sad too. Adam Brody was incredible.

My god this was so great!!

Dark Comedy Mystery indeed. Brody was absolutely fantastic.

What a great film

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.

tragabigzanda wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I watched Ford vs. Ferrari last night. It was fine

Kind of the perfect movie for a guy hanging by himself who can’t decide what to watch

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.