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swo17 wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 10:02 pm Israeli and Palestinian Film Recommendations

Venting moved here

1 stars: Couldn't watch more than 15 minutes. Unwatchable, or language not as described.
1.5 stars: Just started it, and fast forwarded to the end to get if off my, "movies we think you'll like", list permanently. I hope this cost Amazon money every time I do this!!!!!!!!!!
2 stars: Jumped my way to the end for the ending. Unwatchable, but interested in how this turd ended.
2.5 stars: I fell asleep, or closed my eyes for most of it.
3 stars: Watched it all, but not happy about it. Nothing better to do.
4 stars: I watched it, liked it well enough. Would never watch it again.
5 stars: Great moving picture show! I'll watch it again, and maybe again in a few years.

therewillbeblus wrote: Sun Jul 03, 2022 1:41 pm The lack of .5 star ratings in the good section of the scale isn’t even trying to hide that this guy wants to be a Hater

Lots of small town white male privilege when it comes to law enforcement protecting its own. Not a lot of plot beyond car theft, many assaults, false imprisonment (a.k.a., kidnapping an adult), general lack of respect of laws and law enforcement (blue lives do not matter here!) and Ron Howard trying to get with a hot chick with an amazing ass…so apparently all is forgiven by deep south conservatives.

You Don’t Nomi operates from a faulty premise, however. It wrongly assumes that, over the course of the 25+ years since Showgirls’ arrival, there has been a mass shift in popular and critical thought regarding the movie. That’s not the case. Without a doubt, Showgirls has become a true “cult classic” but, as the very term implies, its widespread acceptance isn’t mainstream. A small but devoted group of true believers have come to accept the film in much the same way that dedicated cliques have developed around the likes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Plan 9 from Outer Space…And, although some critics have softened in their views (or even flipped), that doesn’t constitute a majority.

Edit: Welp, just found out the director is a pedo. Yea...I'm just gonna take another point off this score right here.

While serious music fans lament the popularity of Britney Spears and other slickly packaged and marketed youth music "product," they'd also best be wary of what's happening in the adult music scene. Artists like Shania Twain and others have scored older fans by baring midriffs and making overproduced albums with one or two hits followed by a string of filler songs or, even worse, bad covers.
Filling snugly into this category are The Corrs. The cover of their live VH-1 album will likely leave you dead in your tracks, since every member of the band/family is heart-stoppingly attractive. But aside from that cover shot, the band is more a wolf in sheep's clothing. They've got nice voices, and they do seem to play their own instruments, but that's about as far as it goes.
Hits like "Breathless" are as cream puff as you can get, but the Corrs really begin to offend all musical reasoning when they start to cover classic songs like "Little Wing" and "Ruby Tuesday." The latter, complete with lighter fluid from Ron Wood, turns a golden rock oldie into an adult contemporary piece that would be excellent accompanying music as the barista at Starbucks makes your double caramel latte.
This isn't really rock music. It's the music neo-yuppies listen to as they plan their next excursion to Banana Republic. It doesn't get lumped in with all the pre-packaged glop out in the market right now, but it belongs there. Even an appearance by world ambassador and occassional musician Bono can't help it. In fact, it hurts his credibility more than it helps that of the Corrs. Fitting then, that this disc come from the folks at VH-1. Michael Bolton feels edgy by comparison.

swo17 wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:00 am Here is a whole article devoted to explaining the last line of Chinatown, which begins by attributing the line "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown" to the character named Jake

Mr. Deltoid wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 8:08 am

swo17 wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:00 am Here is a whole article devoted to explaining the last line of Chinatown, which begins by attributing the line "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown" to the character named Jake

Jesus. And they say quality film criticism migrated on-line.

swo17 wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:00 am Here is a whole article devoted to explaining the last line of Chinatown, which begins by attributing the line "Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown" to the character named Jake

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