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A_B wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:50 pm I'm not even talking about the main storyline. It's basically EVERY SINGLE MALE CHARACTER she interacts with hits on her at some point.
I had a major crush on Jodie Foster back then, so it didn't stand out.
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Miggs was def uncool about it.
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tennbengal wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:34 pm Miggs was def uncool about it.
In his defense, he could smell her cunt.
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The Sybian wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:56 pm
tennbengal wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:34 pm Miggs was def uncool about it.
In his defense, he could smell her cunt.
Fair.
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P.D.X. wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:25 am I don't recall Hannibal hitting on her.
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Okay so I watched a terrible movie and then an AMAZING movie double feature today.

So terrible first
Jesus Rolls. Only good thing is you hear the story of why Jesus served time for being a "pederast". A good character in a great movie just ruined.

Amazing
2004 Indie called Primer. It is a low budget production but so different, complex, and interesting. Very complex dialog driven.
Full movie is on the yt


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I've never seen Starship Troopers. I thought I remember it getting panned when it came out. Is it actually good?
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Thought that Roth article was just OK, as much just a recap of the movie as anything else.

One thing he does mention is that the movie deviates pretty far from the book (by design!), and as I recall that was one reason why some audiences didn't like it. I saw it in the theater and enjoyed it, but I'm a noted connoisseur of the Busey family.
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I have trouble with Starship Troopers for the same reason I do American Psycho. I know the movie is taking the piss a bit with the source material and is meant to be consumed ironically, but it's SOOOOO earnest and literal I don't see how most audiences are going to "get the joke".

In Verhoeven's defense, ST does wink at the camera a lot more than American Psycho does, but considering the topic is fascism it almost has to.
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I think it's fun in a "something to kill time" kind of way. It's not as bad as a lot of the SCI-FI stuff that was proliferating about the same time.
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brian wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:11 am I have trouble with Starship Troopers for the same reason I do American Psycho. I know the movie is taking the piss a bit with the source material and is meant to be consumed ironically, but it's SOOOOO earnest and literal I don't see how most audiences are going to "get the joke".

In Verhoeven's defense, ST does wink at the camera a lot more than American Psycho does, but considering the topic is fascism it almost has to.
OK it's not a movie I would EVER think about on this deep of a level. Space guys fight space monsters.
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It really transcends "good" or "bad". I give credit for making something that can be absorbed on multiple levels.

I think it probably would have been better as a series. Take something like "The Handmaid's Tale" for example. Imagine a two-hour movie where the world where that series/book takes place but where the leaders/men are glorified. It would be pretty horrifying (as it should), but could deliver a powerful message. If you get that's the message at least. If you don't, you're apt to almost take the exact opposite message.
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A_B wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:13 am
brian wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:11 am I have trouble with Starship Troopers for the same reason I do American Psycho. I know the movie is taking the piss a bit with the source material and is meant to be consumed ironically, but it's SOOOOO earnest and literal I don't see how most audiences are going to "get the joke".

In Verhoeven's defense, ST does wink at the camera a lot more than American Psycho does, but considering the topic is fascism it almost has to.
OK it's not a movie I would EVER think about on this deep of a level. Space guys fight space monsters.
It can be enjoyed on that level, sure. But that's not what the movie is about.
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brian wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:16 am
A_B wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:13 am
brian wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:11 am I have trouble with Starship Troopers for the same reason I do American Psycho. I know the movie is taking the piss a bit with the source material and is meant to be consumed ironically, but it's SOOOOO earnest and literal I don't see how most audiences are going to "get the joke".

In Verhoeven's defense, ST does wink at the camera a lot more than American Psycho does, but considering the topic is fascism it almost has to.
OK it's not a movie I would EVER think about on this deep of a level. Space guys fight space monsters.
It can be enjoyed on that level, sure. But that's not what the movie is about.
Admittedly I never read the source material, either.
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Well, I loved Robocop and really liked Total Recall (despite its cheesiness), so I think I'm gonna have to watch Starship Troopers too.

Oh, and I think American Psycho (the movie) is brilliant.
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I bet nobody beats my 12
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The

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Ryan wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:57 pm I bet nobody beats my 12
Tied, bitch.
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duff wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:14 pm41
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48.

(Only missed 38 and 39.)
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Um. 50?
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49. Only one I haven't seen is Shutter Island. I'm surprised that I'm higher than most scores y'all are reporting. And 12? Seriously?
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Ryan wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:57 pm I bet nobody beats my 12
Fuck, I thought I was bad, but I got 35. Sad thing is, I'm not sure if I saw a couple of them. Sooo many Batmans, I've seen some. And I think I saw Avatar, but then I'm not sure. What is happening to my memory?
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I never saw Snakes on a Plane, but I'm guessing this movie is as bad, if not worse.
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Not sure if this should go in the confessions thread, but I have never seen any of the Matrix movies or Pirates movies.
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Never seen a Pirates of the Caribbean movie and I haven’t watched a Batman movie since the one with Arnold as Mr. Freeze.
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Shirley wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:19 pm 49. Only one I haven't seen is Shutter Island. I'm surprised that I'm higher than most scores y'all are reporting. And 12? Seriously?
Shutter Island is a good movie, but a better book.
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mister d wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:16 pm
Ryan wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:57 pm I bet nobody beats my 12
Tied, bitch.
4, 5, 14, 19, 22, 24, 30(?), 33, 35, 36, 42, 45
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49. I haven't seen Prestige.
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I've missed Interstellar, Wolf of Wall Street, Wall-E, and The Avengers. I can't believe I haven't seen the first two.
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mister d wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:12 am
mister d wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:16 pm
Ryan wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:57 pm I bet nobody beats my 12
Tied, bitch.
4, 5, 14, 19, 22, 24, 30(?), 33, 35, 36, 42, 45
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