The Swamp

Never seen "Titanic," "Avatar," "Schindlers List" or a lot of the DC and Marvel movies.

brian wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:28 pm 48.

(Only missed 38 and 39.)

39 is too good for Thursday nights, sorry.

And I've seen 38 from the list. Well, 37 is probably more accurate since I fell asleep during "Godfather II" after watching "The Godfather" for the first half of very long doubleheader at the New Beverly.

tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:10 pm45

My misses:

Django
The Prestige
Shutter Island
The Professional
Kill Bill: Vol 1

(I've seen pieces of the last three but not ever the movies in their entirety from start to finish)

One of the ten I haven't seen is The Professional. As a father of a twelve-year old daughter, would I be repulsed?

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:32 am One of the ten I haven't seen is The Professional. As a father of a twelve-year old daughter, would I be repulsed?

It's been a while since I've seen it, but I don't think so.

40 for me, or 41 if I'm allowed to combine ones I've seen parts of.

I don't get the low-key shaming for "only" seeing 35-40. That's got to be way more than the general population, right?

duff wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:37 am Not sure if this should go in the confessions thread, but I have never seen any of the Matrix movies or Pirates movies.

Same.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:32 am One of the ten I haven't seen is The Professional. As a father of a twelve-year old daughter, would I be repulsed?

You would be if you read about the director's original plans.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:59 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:32 am One of the ten I haven't seen is The Professional. As a father of a twelve-year old daughter, would I be repulsed?

You would be if you read about the director's original plans.

I haven't seen it since it first came out, but I recall a fatherly/mentoring relationship, nothing sexual. Sure, he was teaching her how to become a hitman, but other than that, I don't remember anything inappropriate.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:38 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:59 am

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:32 am One of the ten I haven't seen is The Professional. As a father of a twelve-year old daughter, would I be repulsed?

You would be if you read about the director's original plans.

I haven't seen it since it first came out, but I recall a fatherly/mentoring relationship, nothing sexual. Sure, he was teaching her how to become a hitman, but other than that, I don't remember anything inappropriate.

I couldn't remember if there was something untoward w/r/t Oldman or not.

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:57 pm I bet nobody beats my 12

My 23 is in your ballpark, but I saw half of them because of my daughter.

There is more actual nudity in "Varsity Blues" than I remembered. Thanks, IFC.

Watched Palm Springs last night. Strong recommend. Andy Samberg is great. Surprisingly relevant to our pandemic life.

brian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:02 am Watched Palm Springs last night. Strong recommend. Andy Samberg is great. Surprisingly relevant to our pandemic life.

I really wanted to see that at Sundance but the timing didn’t work out right. I’m glad it’s out.

I’m looking forward to it but wife is staying with her grandma tonight so we will wait.

Watched Old Guard on Netflix instead. Gives the conceit away a bit early (I didn't know it was a comic book series wither so came in blind), but surprisingly well done action film.

I've watched Palm Springs 7 times in 7 days. Ask me anything.

(Gonna shoot for 31 straight days and try to get a freelance piece out of it.)

It’s just so damn good.

It's really good, but talk to me when I get to 25 straight days.

Did you already pitch it or gonna do it afterwards?

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:26 pm Did you already pitch it or gonna do it afterwards?

No gonna write it first but I have some contacts. It might not come to anything but I want to try to either just write for pleasure or maybe even make a $1000/mo or so writing after I retire. Any more than $1000/mo would be gravy. But I gotta start building some chops and I think TV/indie movies is the right way to go.

Some of this stuff is likely to be crap. I’ll just post that here.

Using it being 1:30 ET as an excuse to watch it again and count for tomorrow.

“Orchid Explosion by Fournier.”

brian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:17 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 10:26 pm Did you already pitch it or gonna do it afterwards?

No gonna write it first but I have some contacts. It might not come to anything but I want to try to either just write for pleasure or maybe even make a $1000/mo or so writing after I retire. Any more than $1000/mo would be gravy. But I gotta start building some chops and I think TV/indie movies is the right way to go.

That sounds like fun. Hopefully you can make it work.

brian wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:02 am Watched Palm Springs last night. Strong recommend. Andy Samberg is great. Surprisingly relevant to our pandemic life.

We watched it last night, and really enjoyed it.

I have a mild crush on the lead actress, so that was a pleasant surprise seeing her pop up on screen.

Thanks to you guys for recommending... Absolutely loved it. Almost too quirky for my wife (the fairly constant "resetting" almost turned her off), but she was fully into it by the end.

Cristin Milioti

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:15 am

Cristin Milioti

AKA, the Mother that ruined How I Met Your Mother.

Still adorable.

Except for her pupils.

See, for me, her eyes are a key selling point.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:33 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:15 am

Cristin Milioti

AKA, the Mother that ruined How I Met Your Mother.

What? The writer's treatment of her character and the aftermath of said treatment is what ruined the last season+ of HIMYM. The fan (I think) cut of the ending that was on YouTube is a much much better ending than what was broadcast on CBS and eases some of the pain of the ending.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:29 pm See, for me, her eyes are a key selling point.

That was a joke about the photo quality.

Took a hit and now watching space balls.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:25 pm Took a hit and now watching space balls.

Does the hit make it better or worse?

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:45 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:25 pm Took a hit and now watching space balls.

Does the hit make it better or worse?

I’ll say this. I guess I haven’t seen anything his movie in a long while. I missed so much of th e subversive humor in previous viewings. I remember thinking it was funny but I was only getting the most obvious Gags I guess. This was probably my first Mel Brooks movie.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:03 pm

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:45 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:25 pm Took a hit and now watching space balls.

Does the hit make it better or worse?

I’ll say this. I guess I haven’t seen anything his movie in a long while. I missed so much of th e subversive humor in previous viewings. I remember thinking it was funny but I was only getting the most obvious Gags I guess. This was probably my first Mel Brooks movie.

I think it's time I sit my son down with Blazing Saddles and History of the World. Might need to pre-explain some of the depictions of racism in Blazing Saddles, that might freak him out.

I walked past Milioti in the city once and the cute vibe definitely translates to off-screen as well. I’m a fan.

Go ahead and do a SwampSearch(TM) on her and tell me she's not the official SwampCrush(TM) of SwampQuarantine(TM).

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:03 am

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:03 pm

GoodKarma wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:45 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:25 pm Took a hit and now watching space balls.

Does the hit make it better or worse?

I’ll say this. I guess I haven’t seen anything his movie in a long while. I missed so much of th e subversive humor in previous viewings. I remember thinking it was funny but I was only getting the most obvious Gags I guess. This was probably my first Mel Brooks movie.

I think it's time I sit my son down with Blazing Saddles and History of the World. Might need to pre-explain some of the depictions of racism in Blazing Saddles, that might freak him out.

I watched Blazing Saddles with my daughters a few years ago. The casual use of the N-Word was a HUGE shock for them.

In the summers when I was 16-17 years old, my friends and I wanted to drink but we were too young to go to bars. Our solution was to get somebody’s older sibling to buy us beer, which we’d then take to the drive-in movies. They charged one price for the car so we would all pack in. We’d get out folding chairs, drink and watch the movies. I think I saw Blazing Saddles every single day for a week that way. Memorized all the good lines. Good times.