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I watched this movie 20 years ago in university and was walking around in a daze for 2 days. Completely ****ed me up and I decided I never want to see it again except for when I had kids of the right age (16-18?). I still stand by that (may have to fast forward ass to ass).

Can’t think of a better way to explain the dangers of drugs / addiction. And I like drugs! Probably the number 1 reason I never messed with pills or powders tho.

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05-13-2024 , 12:27 AM

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rickroll

oddly catty

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counterpoint - ass to ass got me into drugs

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05-13-2024 , 02:55 AM

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TheDarkKnight

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Requiem is an all timer for me. I’ve prob seen it 8 times. It’s disturbing af but I used to really want people to watch it with me. First time I saw it, I was high and the music and editing absolutely mesmerized me.

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05-13-2024 , 03:12 AM

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FellaGaga-52

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Did anybody ever try Mad Dog Time? Only a couple hundred of us saw it apparently, lol, it was devastatingly panned ... but I loved it. I'm admittedly very partial to the genre of gangster spoofs, but I thought it was great at doing that. Would love to hear a fellow gangster comedy fan comment on it.

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05-13-2024 , 07:09 AM

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Rooksx

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Originally Posted by mrbaseball

Are there any "good" movies that embrace the cellphone/smartphone generation? Sure there are plenty of recent romcoms that show a lot of text message exchanges. I hate that aspect, too much like the dreaded subtitle

There's Searching, about a father using social media to find his missing daughter. The gimmick is that every scene is set on a computer or smartphone. Works fairly well. There are inevitably some contrivances, and moments where you wonder why the hell he'd look something up on the internet instead of talking to someone.

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05-13-2024 , 07:14 AM

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Bluegrassplayer

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Requiem was great, but 0 chance I ever watch it again.

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05-13-2024 , 12:52 PM

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Dominic

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I thought Requiem, while incredibly well made and acted, is "drugs are bad" porn. Like all of the filmmaker's movies, there is no depth beyond the obvious main theme.

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05-13-2024 , 01:21 PM

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whatthejish

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Originally Posted by Dominic

I thought Requiem, while incredibly well made and acted, is "drugs are bad" porn. Like all of the filmmaker's movies, there is no depth beyond the obvious main theme.

I feel this is too simplistic a take. It’s much more “slice of life” than “drugs are bad.” The story, as with all of Selby Jr’s writing, is about tapping the pulse of the urban underbelly. His intent is less “cautionary tale” and more “the city is our jungle.”

I can agree that Aronofsky’s tendency is more “porn” than the book, though.

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05-13-2024 , 01:27 PM

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kioshk

Nixonian

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Originally Posted by whatthejish

very well put

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05-13-2024 , 03:47 PM

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Dominic

Tripod

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I've never read Selby's book, but I assume it's less simplistic than the movie

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05-14-2024 , 07:10 AM

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DC11GTR

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As brutal as the whole damn thing is, Goldfarb’s descent was the harshest to watch for me. I still shudder at the thought

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05-14-2024 , 01:09 PM

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whatthejish

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05-14-2024 , 02:40 PM

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g-bebe

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Dunno what to make of Megalopolis. Looks like some sort of sensory overload mish-mash of Babylon, Blade Runner and Jupiter Ascending.

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05-14-2024 , 06:29 PM

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Phat Mack

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Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 12,030

It looks like that time my tour bus broke down in Times Square in the 80s.

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05-14-2024 , 08:14 PM

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Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,412

“Tour bus” !.? God Gawd Phat, How many drugs were you ingesting!?

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05-14-2024 , 08:23 PM

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Zeno

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Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,412

Ken Kesey and friends did a famous tour on a bus in the sixties! I met a few of his Merry Pranksters years later in Eugene, Oregon. The famous bus spent years parked on his farm in Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Don’t know if it’s in a hippie museum or still rusting in a field.

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05-14-2024 , 08:30 PM

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Dominic

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The new Kong/Godzilla movie was so bad I can't believe it. I love me some Godzilla, but holy crap that was bad. Worst movie I've seen in a long time.

Watched Dune Part 2 at home this time...still amazing. Best movie of the year by far. Maybe the decade.

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05-15-2024 , 08:52 AM

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Phat Mack

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Originally Posted by Zeno

“Tour bus” !.? God Gawd Phat, How many drugs were you ingesting!?

No idea. Somebody said, "Here, take this," and the next thing I knew I was in Megalopolis.

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Originally Posted by Dominic

I didn't think it was possible to make a bad Godzilla movie. I guess that's why they had to call in the Americans. I thought the first one was OK.

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05-15-2024 , 02:54 PM

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Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,329

I hate CGI apes and monsters. There's no drama there, no sense of reality.

It's why I don't care for the latest Planet Of the Apes movies...they dont look real. The 1968 movie or even the Market Mark one was better because you had a tors in ale costumes. Paul Giamatti as an orangutan was awesome.

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05-15-2024 , 10:34 PM

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Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,329

Flamin' Hot was a fun, breezy movie about the janitor at Frito Lay who invented the Flamin' Hot formula. Really liked the lead guy in this. Hope we see more of him.

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05-16-2024 , 12:09 PM

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Snoop Todd

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Anatomy of a Fall is currently my favorite from last year. Haven’t seen the other actress nominees, but Huller’s performance was Oscar-worthy. I was hanging on every word. They did a great job ratcheting up the suspense.

I agree with another poster that the French justice system is pretty wild compared to NA if it was accurately portrayed. They allow a ton of conjecture which seems like it would send too many innocent people to jail.

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05-16-2024 , 08:22 PM

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g-bebe

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Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 22,903

Good reviews coming in for Furiosa. Yes please.

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05-16-2024 , 08:59 PM

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DC11GTR

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Originally Posted by g-bebe

Good reviews coming in for Furiosa. Yes please.

And Megaopolis reviews are coming out as well. I’ve only skimmed one and it was completely nonsensical, so I’ll wait for someone on here to have seen it lol

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05-17-2024 , 12:16 AM

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TheOneWhoYawns

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Originally Posted by Dominic

I thought Requiem, while incredibly well made and acted, is "drugs are bad" porn. Like all of the filmmaker's movies, there is no depth beyond the obvious main theme.

I agree to an extent but I suppose I just like the movies even though I know they aren’t the best movies I watch

Mann’s movies are all porn and he’s my fav director, Tarantino’s are all that way too

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05-17-2024 , 01:21 AM

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riverboatking

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ya but Mann and QT don't make you want to curl up in a ball in a cold shower.

the old lady storyline was especially depressing but man soon as I finished requiem I was just absolutely positive I was never gonna watch it again and hopefully never think about it again either.

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