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I loved all of Scrubs. Even S6 and 7. Skipped Med School though
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Season 6 was pretty solid, and almost done with 7, which is alright, but you can tell it suffered from the writers strike. It's such a short season despite everything goin on in it.
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Just finished Scrubs. (Well, not season 9, but I don't plan on watching that tbh)

I really liked it, quality show. Definitely got repetitive at times, but overall, solid show.

Also, watched Tag today. Enjoyable comedy, nothing mind-blowing, but solid and enjoyable overall.
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My theater is getting Won't You Be My Neighbor this weekend, and I'm hype as fuck. I think this'll be the first documentary I've ever seen in theaters.

It's already very much a front runner for Best Documentary at The Oscar's from everything I've heard.

Did anyone else see last year's winner, Icarus? I loved it, super well made.
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Icarus was great. I even got my sister to watch it, and she liked it too.
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I remember arguing with a friend of mine cause he was convinced that Faces Places or Last men in Aleppo would win. Icarus was just too topical, what with the Oscar's literally getting pushed back because of the Olympics.

Honestly not a huge Doc guy most of the time, but Icarus was fantastic.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor was fantastic, it's a shoe in for Best Doc at the next Oscar's unless something amazing pops up outta nowhere.
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sorry I didn't respond to this before.

anyway, I watched about three horror movies today

Jigsaw
Hellraiser: Judgement
The Killing of Sacred Deer (this one's more of a thriller)

the first two were lame, IMO, but I liked Killing of Sacred Deer.

edit: I'm about to watch It Comes at Night
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I love movies

boxington posted...

sorry I didn't respond to this before.

anyway, I watched about three horror movies today

Jigsaw
Hellraiser: Judgement
The Killing of Sacred Deer (this one's more of a thriller)

the first two were lame, IMO, but I liked Killing of Sacred Deer.

edit: I'm about to watch It Comes at Night

I've heard good things about Sacred Deer, I need to give it a watch.

ReedRothchiId posted...

I love movies

What are some of your favorites?
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Bronson, Drive, Heat, Inglourious Basterds, Goodfellas, Mad Max Fury Road, There Will Be Blood, The Master

I'm not personally a fan of Drive tbh. Never saw the appeal, always felt like other movies did what it was trying to do better, but to each their own.

Inglorious Basterds and There Will Be Blood are amazing though, I'm particularly a fan of There Will Be Blood. Still need to watch the others you mentioned though.
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Am about to watch Anchorman 1 for the first time.

I hope it's good.
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I liked Anchorman well enough, been years since I've seen it though.

Honestly, my favorite Will Ferrel movie is probably Megamind. It's my favorite animated comedy. It just hits all the right comedic notes for me, even if it's not necessarily the most original film.
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So, just came back from watching Anchorman, and it was pretty nice. Cliche in a lot of aspects, but that doesn't stop it from having quality. It looks clean (for its kind at least), has some good lines, and most importantly, is entertaining. Oh, and it's short, too.

Megamind was actually legit. Been years since I've watched it though.
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Haven't been up for watching a movie the past week, so I guess I'll just talk about some movies I plan on watching in the future:
-Do The Right Thing (1989) is probably next on my to-watch list, I've had it at the top of my list for like a year now, and I'd kinda forgotten about it until just recently.
-My Neighbor Totoro (1988) is on my list for the near future since I'm long overdue for watching any Studio Ghibli movies & unlike the rest of them, I at least saw the first half of MNT several years ago - it just seems like a good starting point too.
-Natural Born Killers (1994) is one I plan on watching eventually, if only for curiosity's sake - it holds the dubious honor of being among both of my parents' all-time most hated movies IIRC. The reviews are actually somewhat decent, but it doesn't really look like a great movie to me.
-I also plan on rewatching The Incredibles this week & seeing The Incredibles 2 in theaters right afterward.

Outside those I guess I'll definitely want to watch a lot more older movies (70's & earlier) this year, as well as completing David Lynch's discography (I have Dune & Inland Empire left to watch).
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I haven't been super excited about movies recently, so I've decided to not watch as many movies per week. I'll still watch what I get from Netflix, of course. But I've been watching a movie every day that I could since 2014. It's time to slow down.

At least this'll let me catch up on some Netflix shows I've been meaning to watch.
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Capital_Tenant posted...

So, just came back from watching Anchorman, and it was pretty nice. Cliche in a lot of aspects, but that doesn't stop it from having quality. It looks clean (for its kind at least), has some good lines, and most importantly, is entertaining. Oh, and it's short, too.

Megamind was actually legit. Been years since I've watched it though.

I'd recommend giving Megamind a rewatch. I rewatched it about a year ago, and for the most part the humor held up, at least for my personal tastes.

Gafemage posted...

Haven't been up for watching a movie the past week, so I guess I'll just talk about some movies I plan on watching in the future:
-Do The Right Thing (1989)
-My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Both of these are great, you should definitely check them out.

I have a huge list on my phone's Notepad of movies I really need to watch. Lots of more artsy films, been trying to get more and more into the "weirder" stuff. I really need to watch some David Lynch, since from what I hear the "weird stuff" is pretty much his thing.

I've also been slowly working my way through Best Picture winners. Just watched A Beautiful Mind for the first time yesterday, it was solid. It helped that I knew nothing going in, so I was legit kinda confused what was happening plot wise at first, so that helped.

Phantom_Nook posted...

I haven't been super excited about movies recently, so I've decided to not watch as many movies per week. I'll still watch what I get from Netflix, of course. But I've been watching a movie every day that I could since 2014. It's time to slow down.

At least this'll let me catch up on some Netflix shows I've been meaning to watch.

As much as I adore films, I've never been able to do a movie day other than small burst where I have nothing going on. I probably watch 3-5 new-for-me movies a week on average, sometimes more, but usually in that range.

It's impressive that you've kept that pace for so long though.
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Also, watched Jurassic World 2 yesterday.

It was... honestly, kinda bad. >_>

I actually enjoyed the first one as a dumb action film, but this one even the action wasn't the great, and there were a lot of cinematography and general filmmaking errors scattered throughout. Not to mention that literally every single fucking character except MAAAYYYBE one was a total fucking moron for plot convenience's sake, heroes and villains alike. Even the minor characters were idiots.

Jurassic Park 2 and 3 were pretty bad, but at least they were somewhat entertaining. I was legitimately bored at multiple points in this movie, and for a action/thriller movie with fucking dinosaurs, that's fucking bad.

Unless you're a super fan of the franchise and half to watch all of them regardless of quality, I'd say it's a definite skip, honestly, even if you have Moviepass. >_>
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watched Sleight earlier.

it ended up being different from what I expected, but it was interesting to see Gus from Psych be a crime boss.

it was alright.
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Jurassic World 2 is garbage, yes. Very by-the-numbers, if I do say so myself.
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boxington posted...

watched Sleight earlier.

it ended up being different from what I expected, but it was interesting to see Gus from Psych be a crime boss.

it was alright.

I think I vaguely remember hearing about that one, but then nothing else about it.

Is it worth checking out at all?
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I'll probably see JW2 this week. Ant-man and the Wasp comes out Friday, so I can do a double feature.
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I liked it, for the most part, but depending on my mood, I can be easily impressed.

his girlfriend in the movie voices Asami in Legend of Korra, which I thought was interesting.
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y'all need to watch more foreign films
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Capital_Tenant posted...

Jurassic World 2 is garbage, yes. Very by-the-numbers, if I do say so myself.

There were also just so many mistakes, from characters being dumbasses to filmmaking mistakes that just constantly pulled me out of it.

Also, Jurassic World 1 and 2 have a severe over-reliance on the "There's Always A Bigger Fish" trope. Like, holy fuck, it's constantly in play, and it gets really, really old. >_>
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Freddie_Mercury posted...

y'all need to watch more foreign films

I mean, I've seen a fair bit, just not recently. Y Tu Mama Tambien, City of God, and The Seventh Seal are some of my all time favorites. Got quite a few on my list, but I often buy a lot of my films cause I like having a large Blu-Ray/DVD collection and foreign films are a little harder to get a hold of without buying online.

What foreign films do you suggest?
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boxington posted...

I liked it, for the most part, but depending on my mood, I can be easily impressed.

his girlfriend in the movie voices Asami in Legend of Korra, which I thought was interesting.

I might check it out.

I need to try to give Korra another shot. I've tried twice before, but get bored right before finishing season 1. >_>

A:TLA is my all time favorite show though.
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Freddie_Mercury posted...

y'all need to watch more foreign films

Speaking of foreign films, I've watched Tampopo recently, and I loved it. Constantly engaging throughout.

Oh, and friendly reminder that The 400 Blows is a treasure.
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Those are pretty much every foreign film I've seen that I've rated 7 or higher, though there's some I probably forgot. Not as much as I'd like, but it's a good starting point if you want to watch more foreign stuff. With some directors, like Kurosawa and Bergman, you're better off just watching everything.

Italy:
Bicycle Thieves
8 1/2
La dolce vita
Life Is Beautiful
Cinema Paradiso

France:
Amlie
The Grand Illusion
Fantastic Planet
The Chorus
Eyes Without a Face
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Delicatessen
The Triplets of Belleville
The Science of Sleep

South Korea:
The Vengeance Trilogy
3-Iron
Breathless
My Way
I Saw the Devil
The Wailing
War of the Arrows
The Host

Japan
All of Kurosawa
Sonatine
Shall We Dance?
Ichi the Killer

China:
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Infernal Affairs
Fallen Angels

Germany:
The Blue Angel
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Das Boot
Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Faust
Nosferatu
Destiny
The White Ribbon
Downfall
Good Bye Lenin!

Mexico:
Amores Perros
Biutiful
El Topo

Spain:
The Sea Inside
Blancanieves
Rec
The Golden Age

Australia:
The Proposition
Mary and Max
Wake in Fright
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Breaker Morant
Strictly Ballroom
The Loved Ones

Iran:
Children of Heaven
About Elly
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Russia:
Man With a Movie Camera
Battleship Potemkin
Strike
Russian Ark

Poland:
Ida

India:
Black Friday

Norway:
King of Devil's Island
Oslo, August 31st
Headhunters

Sweden:
Let the Right One In
All of Ingmar Bergman

Romania:
Beyond the Hills

Philippines:
Metro Manila
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Thanks for the list, I'm gonna put all of those on my watch list. I know at least a couple of those are on streaming sites.
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WafflehouseJK posted...

Freddie_Mercury posted...

y'all need to watch more foreign films

I mean, I've seen a fair bit, just not recently. Y Tu Mama Tambien, City of God, and The Seventh Seal are some of my all time favorites. Got quite a few on my list, but I often buy a lot of my films cause I like having a large Blu-Ray/DVD collection and foreign films are a little harder to get a hold of without buying online.

What foreign films do you suggest?

Memories of Murder
I Saw The Devil
No Tears For The Dead
The Handmaiden
Battles Without Honor And Humanity
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
The Killer (1989)
Hardboiled
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Freddie_Mercury posted...

The Handmaiden
Yojimbo
Hardboiled

All good movies.
Last week I watched the Italian movie Shoe Shine. That was pretty good.
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I finally watched Psycho for the first time. That was a pretty huge blank spot on the films I've watched, so glad I finally got around to it.

It's really good, I see why it's so highly praised, although it definitely shows its age in some regards, and pretty much all of the actual violence shots were... not great, at least by today's standards, but a lot of that's because of the time and various restrictions Hitchcock had when he made it.

I've now seen 2 Hitchcock films, Psycho and Rear Window. I honestly think I prefered Rear Window honestly between the 2. I already own Vertigo, The Birds, and North By Northwest as well, so I'll likely be watching those soon as well.
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Rear Window is probably my least favorite of the major Hitchcock films. North by Northwest is the best imo and I recommend watching Rope. That one isn't mentioned enough and it's fantastic.
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Vertigo is my favorite Hitchcock movie at the moment. Didn't care too much for Rear Window.
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Rear Window's a slow burn, but I like it for that, and the mystery aspect of it being investigated and solved by someone completely outside of the situation was a really fun concept.

The confrontation towards the end was kinda lame, but other than that, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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So I recently bought the updated "1001 movies you must see before you die" that inclues films up to and through 2016, turns out I've only seen 106* of them, which was kinda disappointing. It does cover a huge, extremely varied selection of films on it though, with some really weird inclusions/exclusions.

Like, it had Independence Day and The Force Awakens, but not Disney's animated Beauty and the Beast, or Watership Down. And the only Studio Ghibli films included were Spirited Away and Grave of the Fireflies.

Also, it put the Toy Story Trilogy as one entry, even though it didn't do that for any other movies that had multiple entries from the same franchise. It had all 3 OT SW movies, but gave each a separate entry. Definitely sensed a bit of an anti-animation bias on the list, literally in The Jungle Book's entry it called the animation unimpressive. Like, wat? Maybe by now's standards, but it was pretty fantastic for the time, and for most other film entries it took age into account.

Not a perfect book, but still a decent checklist to go with. Especially for foreign films, that's what took my "score" down more than anything. I definitely need to beef up on my watching of foreign films.
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I thought Sicario 2 was slightly better than the audience and critic reviews. Still not as good as the original though. The sound and cinematography just wasn't the same this time

Gonna either see The Purge or Uncle Drew early on Thursday. I guess it just depends whether I want to see a thriller or a comedy.

I'm also really excited for Sorry to Bother You. Ant-Man will have to wait
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Sorry To Bother You looks super good, not sure if my shitty local theater will get it or not though.

My gf really wants to watch The Purge, so we'll probably go see that soon. I kinda wanna see Uncle Drew, but I don't really know anything about basketball so I'm not sure how much enjoyment I'll get out of it.
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Oh damn, Sorry To Bother You is only a limited release this weekend. It opens wide the next week though.

Good thing Won't You Be My Neighbor finally opens here this weekend
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I'm definitely gonna hit up Sorry To Bother you when/if my theater gets it.

Wont You Be My Neighbor was really good, enjoy.
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Interested in getting into Ingmar Bergman, but Ive never watched any of his movies. Is Seventh Seal a good start? Think I might order the Blu-Ray.
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Seventh Seal is fantastic, one of my all time favorite movies. Definitely worth getting IMO.
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just watched The King of Comedy.

it was different from what I expected, but I really enjoyed it.

I'll probably try to catch Raging Bull one of these days.
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Been working on my feature script tonight. Been 4 hours, and I've only written 5 more pages. >_>

RIP.
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What's your script about?
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Gamer99z posted...

What's your script about?

Well, I'm personally a big believer that films should tackle serious issues and such, and this one in particular is about a very controversial subject. It's about the aftermath of a school shooting, specifically how the shooter's brother and former best friend deal with the aftermath when they return to school.

I'm trying to be careful to not touch on any primary stuff about the shooting itself/stuff like gun control, because that's not the purpose of the story. The main goal is to focus on how one deals with grief when they feel guilty for mourning the person they've lost.

So, difficult subject matter, but I'm really enjoying writing it so far. I feel like it's turning out well so far, but it's hard to say when talking about your own work. Only person I've had look over anything I've written so far is my GF, I'm kind of afraid to get other friends and such to look over it due to its inherently controversial nature, lol.
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Not gonna lie, July seems like a pretty disappointing month as far as major releases go, especially compared to last month. The only film I'm even remotely interested in seeing off the top of my head is Ant Man and The Wasp, and even then, it's definitely not top of my list.

August things will start to pick up again, but still.

I wanna use my movie pass more before it dies off. >_>
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