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@  Bass X0 : (20 May 2019 - 11:16 AM)

SEND THE BOOKS!!
@  Cybersnark : (20 May 2019 - 08:52 AM)

So, now that Game of Thrones is over, when can we get back to The Dragon Prince?
@  unluckiness : (20 May 2019 - 12:19 AM)

Like, half of them nowadays are montages of tweet screencaps from the writer's inbox
@  unluckiness : (20 May 2019 - 12:18 AM)

lol you expected integrity from internet news
@  fourteenwings : (19 May 2019 - 11:33 PM)

I'm mostly confused how news sites went from "Analysing all the amazingness of Game of Thrones" to "Fans sure don't like this season!", like... way to prioritize clicks over a solid editorial opinion
@  fourteenwings : (19 May 2019 - 11:30 PM)

[and there's a recurring setting of a "derelict industrial site"] is this like the Toei Quarry?
@  MEDdMI : (19 May 2019 - 11:17 PM)

@Foffy and then that giant lasagna just tipped over and killed everyone, to be later known as the infamous Bad Monday event.
@  SHIELD Agent 47 : (19 May 2019 - 10:59 PM)

Ahahaha!!! Go read the reactions for yourself. To say anything more here risks spoiling the finale for subscribing Allsparkers, the quality of this season notwithstanding.
@  Foffy : (19 May 2019 - 10:59 PM)

pretty wild how heathcliff was in the game of thrones finale, i was not expecting that crossover
@  TM2-Megatron : (19 May 2019 - 10:48 PM)

were they still super pissed?
@  SHIELD Agent 47 : (19 May 2019 - 10:48 PM)

Well, as someone who is not into Game of Thrones, it sure was entertaining to open up social media this evening to unexpectedly see headlines about fan reactions to the finale. Lmao.
@  Nevermore : (19 May 2019 - 06:12 PM)

But it's also a SUPER-well known location in my region, so these extensive exterior shots without any post production alterations completely ruin the illusion for me.
@  Nevermore : (19 May 2019 - 06:11 PM)

I mean, I get why they did it: It's an existing location that fits the purpose, it's open for the public, and they had to shoot some scenes in my home state anyway to due a subsidizing deal.
@  Nevermore : (19 May 2019 - 06:09 PM)

Needless to say, it's not in Berlin, and even what's seen onscreen is waaaaay too modern for something that's supposed to exist in 1929 (even moreso as a derelict site in 1929). The structures seen haven't even been built until the 1960s!
@  Nevermore : (19 May 2019 - 06:07 PM)

I'm currently in the process of watching season 2 of Babylon Berlin, and there's a recurring setting of a "derelict industrial site" or whatever it's supposed to be on the show, and I easily recognize it as a place only a few minutes from where I live (it's actually a former ironworks site that's been turned into a public park).
@  Xellos : (19 May 2019 - 05:52 PM)

Ever since I went to Japan last year, I have friend who dread watching anime with me due to that...
@  Xellos : (19 May 2019 - 05:51 PM)

Not hugely, but I am the type to notice places once I have been there and say "Hey, I've been there!"
@  wonko the sane? : (19 May 2019 - 05:50 PM)

Half of new york city (on tape.) is actually montreal.
@  TM2-Megatron : (19 May 2019 - 05:50 PM)

I watched Death Wish 5 last night and clearly recognized Toronto streets; didn't pull me out of Bronson's 1-man war on drugs or fashion or whatever it was that pissed him off that time
@  TM2-Megatron : (19 May 2019 - 05:49 PM)

it's nice to finally be thought of as exotic by somebody! lol
@  Nevermore : (19 May 2019 - 05:48 PM)

In an "I cannot possibly make my brain ignore the location I'm familiar with and pretend it's whatever the story claims it is" way?
@  Nevermore : (19 May 2019 - 05:42 PM)

Question for those of you living in exotic locations such as the US or the UK: If you watch a movie or a TV show that features a real-life location as a stand-in for someplace else, and you recognize the real-life location due to having been there in person, does that pull you out of the story?
@  Xellos : (19 May 2019 - 05:15 PM)

Maybe you should have installed macOS in your house instead.
@  Noideaforaname : (19 May 2019 - 04:40 PM)

Nothing like coming home after a long day to find a bird in the house. And then once you sit down for a well-earned rest after leading the bird back outside, you find it had a friend. A friend who *really* doesn't understand how windows work...
@  PlutoniumBoss : (19 May 2019 - 01:26 PM)

Bingo. The big polls don't tell people what's actually happening because that doesn't sell.
@  fourteenwings : (19 May 2019 - 10:59 AM)

IIRC there are good polls but data is easily manipulated so they give people what they want to hear
@  wonko the sane? : (19 May 2019 - 10:58 AM)

The only way to get people interested in politics is to make into reality TV. So they lie to do it.
@  PlutoniumBoss : (19 May 2019 - 01:38 AM)

Yeah, polling these days is garbage.
@  Sean Whitmore : (18 May 2019 - 11:53 PM)

Well, he was an honest man. He wasn’t gonna lie to a 5-year-old.
@  Paladin : (18 May 2019 - 08:34 PM)

Grandfather once said to me, "I'm going upstairs and hug your grandma."
@  Sabrblade : (18 May 2019 - 07:08 PM)

Mama always said that you can tell a lot 'bout a person from 'is shoes...
@  TheMightyMol... : (18 May 2019 - 03:54 PM)

Life is like a box of chocolates. Stay out of the sun or melt into a pile of gross slop.
@  wonko the sane? : (18 May 2019 - 10:26 AM)

Greasy, disappointing and still managing to be over priced?
@  Lancer : (18 May 2019 - 10:22 AM)

... Yes, it is!
@  Noideaforaname : (18 May 2019 - 09:48 AM)

Life's a fillet of fish!
@  unluckiness : (18 May 2019 - 08:53 AM)

ow the edge
@  Paladin : (18 May 2019 - 07:03 AM)

a reminder that life is an unrepentant hellscape where everyone & everything you know will eventually betray you.
@  Pennpenn : (18 May 2019 - 06:45 AM)

You know, this election is what has finally broken me of any confidence at any point of pre-polling data. I mean, it's always been sketchy, but this is just... aaaargh!
@  Pennpenn : (18 May 2019 - 06:08 AM)

I was going to make an Auspol election thread in P&R, but the outcome so far has made me feel physically ill.
@  Gamma V : (18 May 2019 - 03:28 AM)

Haven't been here in a long time.
@  Pennpenn : (18 May 2019 - 03:16 AM)

I have heard that, it's rather disappointing. Ah, maybe they'll just leech each others stores of "awful racist vote" and not go anywhere.
@  Trpodeca : (17 May 2019 - 11:09 PM)

I voted. Boy there are a worrying amount of parties which sound like fascists.
@  Pennpenn : (17 May 2019 - 06:55 PM)

For those in Australia, it is a federal election today. Go Vote! It's Mandatory!
@  TheMightyMol... : (17 May 2019 - 04:19 PM)

Humor? I 'ardly know 'or!
@  wonko the sane? : (17 May 2019 - 03:51 PM)

I was intemately familiar with humour... but she just wanted to be friends...
@  Maximus Ambus : (17 May 2019 - 12:10 PM)

BZT Time out! Time out! Time ooooooouuuuuut!!!
@  unluckiness : (17 May 2019 - 08:23 AM)

Yes. Are you familiar with humor?
@  Sabrblade : (17 May 2019 - 07:50 AM)

You are familiar with The Room, yes?
@  unluckiness : (17 May 2019 - 01:14 AM)

nah, tuxedos are formal wear
@  Sabrblade : (16 May 2019 - 10:38 PM)

*...while dressed in a tuxedo*

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Favorite movies of 1999?

Started by The Predaking, Jan 26 2019 01:48 PM

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#1 The Predaking

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Posted 26 January 2019 - 01:48 PM

So the twentieth anniversary of some of my favorite films is coming up this year. 

 

The Matrix

 

Green Mile

 

Phantom Menance

 

10 things I hate about you

 

Galaxy Quest

 

Austin Powers

 

Fight Club

 

The Mummy

 

 

 

Honorable mentions:

Big Daddy

Varsity Blues

Man on the moon

American Beauty

Sixth Sense

Toy Story 2

 

 

 

What are you favorites? 


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Posted 26 January 2019 - 02:25 PM

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Posted 26 January 2019 - 03:38 PM

Not much I can add to the above list, but:

 

Iron Giant

American Pie

Drop Dead Gorgeous

The Thirteenth Floor

 

... are favourites of mine.


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Posted 26 January 2019 - 04:25 PM

Nice one!  :D  But you forgot to copy & paste the entire 1999 in Film wiki page...

 

Bonus points for Drop Dead Gorgeous and The Thirteenth Floor mentions, those don't get much attention nowadays (or when they came out, I guess...)

 

 

Not mentioned already:

 

Payback - Excellent Mel Gibson noir film and funny to boot. Not a fan of the director's cut ending at all.

 

Dogma - Hilarious and poignant. When I think of Kevin Smith's descent this is the film that makes me saddest for it; what a waste.

 

South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut - I don't know how well it holds up as I haven't seen it in forever, but this was a pretty big event for a young me. It'd be like if a Simpsons movie came out while the Simpsons was still relevant and funny.

 

The 13th Warrior - A notable box office bomb with a troubled production, but I think it ended up a brilliant re-imagining of the Beowulf epic.

 

Sleepy  Hollow - My favorite Burton/ Depp collaboration, it's just brimming with everything that's best about those two and a delightfully wicked spin on the old story. It also contains one of my favorite film cameos of all time.

 

 

Honorable Mentions:

 

House on Haunted Hill remake

 

Stir of Echoes


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Posted 26 January 2019 - 05:32 PM

Egon, is that you?

He didn't list every movie that came out in 1999, so probably not.


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Posted 26 January 2019 - 05:47 PM

Egon, is that you?

He didn't list every movie that came out in 1999, so probably not.
God help us if he ever posts a "Favorite movies of all time" thread.

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Posted 02 February 2019 - 09:33 PM

I dont think any movie has had as much influence on me as Fightclub. maybe it was just being a 20 year old college student trying to figure out my life, and kind of stumbling in on this weird movie at the discount theater.
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Posted 02 February 2019 - 10:41 PM

The Matrix most likely tops my list

 

The House on Haunted Hill remake is one of the few horror movies I did have fun with

 

Fightclub I tried watching it ..twice got bored watched better things

 

Had a ton of fun with the Mummy and Galaxy Quest


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