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GranTurismo
05/16/2024
04:02 PM
#1
did you
Prestoff
05/16/2024
04:06 PM
#2
One word that best describes this movie: pretentious. It's basically the Juno of 1999, winning a bunch of awards and being lauded as one of the best movies ever made, but upon rewatch you realize how it was just a product of its time.
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Smallville
05/16/2024
04:07 PM
#3
Prestoff posted...
One word that best describes this movie: pretentious. It's basically the Juno of 1999, winning a bunch of awards and being lauded as one of the best movies ever made, but upon rewatch you realize how it was just a product of its time.
Really? You hated it? It was funny
"That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ
BlueTigerLion
05/16/2024
04:10 PM
#4
Smallville posted...
Really? You hated it? It was funny

I think Kevin Spacey being the lead character kinda makes people look a bit more negative in hindsight than they might have prior to the accusations coming out.

I liked it. It seemed to follow in the footsteps of others in the time period like Matrix and Office Space about hating working those 9-5 office jobs.
Hey now.
Smallville
05/16/2024
04:11 PM
#5
BlueTigerLion posted...
I think Kevin Spacey being the lead character kinda makes people look a bit more negative in hindsight than they might have prior to the accusations/coming out.

I liked it. It seemed to follow in the footsteps of others in the time period like Matrix and Office Space about hating working those 9-5 office jobs.
Yeah I loved that movie
"That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ
GuerrillaSoldier
05/16/2024
04:13 PM
#6
fantastic movie. so many different perspectives and emotions.

to answer the topic, my parents got around this by us always basically living in houses that never really had locks on their doors. and they all seemed to have this fucking donut-shaped interior design so doors are on two sides. horrendous.

Disclaimer: There's a good chance the above post could be sarcasm.
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Hayame_Zero
05/16/2024
04:22 PM
#7
https://youtu.be/OX1-G69WLzo?si=w-sw6g0L1gA6-LIx
...I think I'm done here...
LeoRavus
05/16/2024
04:24 PM
#8
My door stayed locked most of the time, especially when I wasn't home.
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Prestoff
05/16/2024
04:25 PM
#9
Smallville posted...
Really? You hated it? It was funny

I didn't hate it, but it's 100% a product of its time. It's a movie that's so full of itself.

But I did laugh my ass off at 2 scenes, the one where the dad thought Kevin Spacey's character was having sex with his son and the plastic bag scene.
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Smallville
05/16/2024
04:27 PM
#10
Prestoff posted...
I didn't hate it, but it's 100% a product of its time. It's a movie that's so full of itself.

But I did laugh my ass off at 2 scenes, the one where the dad thought Kevin Spacey's character was having sex with his son and the plastic bag scene.
You thought plastic bag scene was very funny?
"That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ
TwoDoorPC
05/16/2024
04:33 PM
#11
(after his wife says he lost his job that day)

"lose it? i didn't lose it. it's not like i went 'whoops, where did my job go?'"
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GeminiDeus
05/16/2024
04:34 PM
#12
Hayame_Zero posted...
https://youtu.be/OX1-G69WLzo?si=w-sw6g0L1gA6-LIx
I never liked this take. Sure it's a funny line, but there's nothing wrong with finding/appreciating beauty in simplicity.
Without truth, there is nothing.
specialkid8
05/16/2024
04:35 PM
#13
Never had that rule but I also never would have even thought about locking my door.
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Smallville
05/16/2024
04:39 PM
#14
GeminiDeus posted...
I never liked this take. Sure it's a funny line, but there's nothing wrong with finding/appreciating beauty in simplicity.
Yeah I agree with you
"That won't work Boss, hide the target in a place they're unlikely to be found"---GZ
Prestoff
05/16/2024
04:47 PM
#15
Smallville posted...
You thought plastic bag scene was very funny?

It switches from rolling my eyes to laughing on rewatches sometimes.
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bigblu89
05/16/2024
04:57 PM
#16
Prestoff posted...
One word that best describes this movie: pretentious. It's basically the Juno of 1999, winning a bunch of awards and being lauded as one of the best movies ever made, but upon rewatch you realize how it was just a product of its time.

I don't know if pretentious is the right word, although you may be right.

Upon rewatch, like Juno, it's definitely a movie that thinks it's more "clever" than other movies.

I always said that about Gilmore Girls whenever I watched it.
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saspa
05/16/2024
05:06 PM
#17
bigblu89 posted...


I don't know if pretentious is the right word, although you may be right.

Upon rewatch, like Juno, it's definitely a movie that thinks it's more "clever" than other movies.

I always said that about Gilmore Girls whenever I watched it.

What's wrong with juno? And wouldn't it be better to compare it to napoleon dynamite and superbad? They're all teen comedies that kids back in high school praised and quoted constantly

american beauty was garbage when I first watched it, and it's still garbage now. The kevin spacey allegations do help to bring it into new light though
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bigblu89
05/16/2024
05:24 PM
#18
saspa posted...
What's wrong with Juno?

Every character is WAY to quirky. The movie just oozes "teenage angst"

It takes zero effort to be a good person.
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