What movie did you watch last night? (16 Viewers)

[hermie]

I’m sorry for coining the phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” - Salon.com

Well said, fair fucks to him.

 

[therealjohnny]

"The trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a fundamentally sexist one, since it makes women seem less like autonomous, independent entities than appealing props to help mopey, sad white men self-actualize"

It could also be argued that the trope of "mopey, sad white men (who need to) self-actualize" is also a fundamentally sexist one

It could be argued, but fuck it, let's not.

 

[hermie]

"The trope of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a fundamentally sexist one, since it makes women seem less like autonomous, independent entities than appealing props to help mopey, sad white men self-actualize"

It could also be argued that the trope of "mopey, sad white men (who need to) self-actualize" is also a fundamentally sexist one

It could be argued, but fuck it, let's not.

I don't think it's really up for debate that there is an abundance of mopey white guys writing for the movies and television. Nor that very often they write main protagonists who, at least, closely resemble themselves. I don't think "sad white guy" is really that reductive a term nor that it's limiting in that it can incorporate Larry David or Louis CK or Charlie Kaufman in Adaptation to name a few. But I do like how he's questioning the very piece that made him famous when it wrongly lumps a character like Annie Hall in with Zooey in 500 Days of Summer et al.

 

[David Kronenbourg]

I watched Good Will Hunting last night

: (

 

[Lili Marlene]

I watched Good Will Hunting last night

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Goodwill HAUNTING

too soon

 

[nooleen]

@pete we need a 'guilty snigger' icon

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

That was when he was so bad, he couldn't stand up by himself

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Goodwill HAUNTING

Mrs. Doubtfire sequel is off, but Weekend At Doubtfire's is a go.

 

[nooleen]

 

[Lili Marlene]

Mrs. Doubtfire sequel is off, but Weekend At Doubtfire's is a go.

Bicentennial Man in fails to even reach 100 shocker.

something something DEAD poets society


ah fucking hell I feel terrible Robin Williams was great

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I had long gone off him. I think I had a bit of a snobby attitude to his comedy. I liked his straight roles more.

Upsetting death though. Someone who seemed to have it all living with a black hole inside of them making their life literally unliveable.

 

[nooleen]

he was sometimes great and sometimes awful

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

he was sometimes great and sometimes awful

I don't know where the point where watching him improv went from funny to cringey, but it happened.

There's a pretty good interview with him here where he has it dialed way down and talks about everything, including contemplating suicide.
It also has the best Robert DeNiro story I have ever heard.

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

 

[GO]

Recently I've watched..

Hansel & Gretel:Witch Hunters...wasnt my idea..my 8 y/o daughter recommended it..wasnt hoping for much ..but man its pretty decent!
Its completely absurd but a bitta craic. 5.5/10

Jaws ..say no more.7.8/10

Frankenweenie ..didnt know it was a Tim Burton movie till I pressed play.Pack it in Tim.Let someone else have a shot.(Although I did like the dog and cat) 3/10

 

[Cormcolash]

Say no more? 7.8/10? WHAT??? It's at least a 9!!

 

[nooleen]

i wonder if there'll ever be a jaws 9

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Jaws is the best film ever made

I say that because it was the only videotape in a house I rented on Martha's Vineyard and I dragged a TV out onto the porch to watch it with a girl I was hopelessly in love with, while we drank drank wine and did our own commentary for the whole movie.

The Godfather is probably better though.

 

[Cormcolash]

I watched The Expendables 3.
It's great fun. Much better than the second one, which was fairly shite despite funny stuff like Chuck Norris.
There are some hilarious lines in the film, naturally. Arnie gets some of them, naturally.
Surprisingly though, this is great, Antonio Banderas steals the show. He is fucking classssss in this film. Like really really classssss. What a legend!

 

[washingcattle]

I watched The Expendables 3.
It's great fun. Much better than the second one, which was fairly shite despite funny stuff like Chuck Norris.
There are some hilarious lines in the film, naturally. Arnie gets some of them, naturally.
Surprisingly though, this is great, Antonio Banderas steals the show. He is fucking classssss in this film. Like really really classssss. What a legend!

Remember him in Assassins ? Gold.

"You have to pull the trigger in a different way"

Amazing.

 

[Anthem]

I don't know where the point where watching him improv went from funny to cringey, but it happened.

There's a pretty good interview with him here where he has it dialed way down and talks about everything, including contemplating suicide.
It also has the best Robert DeNiro story I have ever heard.

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Speaking of De Niro..

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