RoboCopjp1 wrote:Fair play. What did you watch as a teen though?Ack wrote:And you guys criticize MY movie choices.
Truth be told, teen films were never my thing. I've just never gotten into them.
What was the last movie you've seen?
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Hmm, never heard of it. It sounds like a Chuck Norris flick. Any good?Ack wrote:RoboCopjp1 wrote:Fair play. What did you watch as a teen though?Ack wrote:And you guys criticize MY movie choices.
Truth be told, teen films were never my thing. I've just never gotten into them.
EDIT: No wait! It's Van Damme, right?
I watched it, but I think I was like 8 or 10. I moved to the hard stuff by my teenage years.
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Hahaha, oh yeah.
In truth I spent most of my childhood and teenage years watching a lot of Schwarzenegger flicks, classic horror(Universal monster movies and a few silent horror films), science fiction, Jackie Chan movies, Kevin Smith's films, various comedies, that kind of thing. I was also big on anime around the time and started to take notice of Japanese live action film. I saw a few teen-oriented films, like She's All That or Dazed and Confused, but they just never really seemed to grab me.
In college my tastes broadened(partly due to the influence of friends like Xen and Fastbilly), and I began looking more into the obscure, based on my love of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I also modified my tastes, dropping anime almost entirely for Japanese live action cinema and started spreading beyond that to other international cinema. By the time I got to grad school, I had a Netflix account and had started watching all manner of film, including a strong mix of classics, cult films, underground cinema, etc.
At this point...well, I just keep watching new movies in a wide range of genres, from black and white and silent classics to major blockbusters to cult films from around the world. It's a lot of fun, and I learn a little bit more about cinema every time I start one up.
In truth I spent most of my childhood and teenage years watching a lot of Schwarzenegger flicks, classic horror(Universal monster movies and a few silent horror films), science fiction, Jackie Chan movies, Kevin Smith's films, various comedies, that kind of thing. I was also big on anime around the time and started to take notice of Japanese live action film. I saw a few teen-oriented films, like She's All That or Dazed and Confused, but they just never really seemed to grab me.
In college my tastes broadened(partly due to the influence of friends like Xen and Fastbilly), and I began looking more into the obscure, based on my love of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I also modified my tastes, dropping anime almost entirely for Japanese live action cinema and started spreading beyond that to other international cinema. By the time I got to grad school, I had a Netflix account and had started watching all manner of film, including a strong mix of classics, cult films, underground cinema, etc.
At this point...well, I just keep watching new movies in a wide range of genres, from black and white and silent classics to major blockbusters to cult films from around the world. It's a lot of fun, and I learn a little bit more about cinema every time I start one up.
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I want to pair it with Chopping Mall.noiseredux wrote:you should watch Phantom Of The Mall, guy.
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Chopping Mall is amazing.Ack wrote:I want to pair it with Chopping Mall.noiseredux wrote:you should watch Phantom Of The Mall, guy.
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TMI.jp1 wrote:I moved to the hard stuff by my teenage years.
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Heh, that was a joke about Can't Hardly Wait.o.pwuaioc wrote:TMI.jp1 wrote:I moved to the hard stuff by my teenage years.
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ROBOCOP is one of the best movies ever. When a movie does what it sets out to do, it is already great even if popular opinion disagrees. When a movie exceeds what it meant to to it's a classic. ROBOCOP is platinum and a must see.
CAN'T HARDLY WAIT is like CLUELESS. Three quarters fantasy doused with a bit of reality kids can relate to. They are both brilliant satirical views of high school that will always (really, always) will remain to be true. There will always be "That guy", and there will always be "That girl", and there will always be a high school couple that breaks up, and there will always be that high school couple that gets married. Why not have fun with that?
Both are movies that fall under my category of "Lots of fun and totally harmless". Sure, the kids smoke pot. But, kids smoke pot.
Harmless.
Sure kids appreciate capricious youth and fall in love in seconds.
Lots of fun.
You've seen it before, and you'll see it again, but these two movies have their own take. Same with MEAN GIRLS. Same mundane subject matter but told in an interesting and enjoyable way. That's how movies work.
And Ack. I am actually a professional comedian. I get paid to write jokes for movies you have seen (I assume you've seen animated movies in the past five years). I also get paid for performances, speeches, and punching up jokes. I'm very laissez faire when it comes to internet action and reactions, because I'm not trying to make anyone laugh. I drop hints a lot. A LOT. Rarely do people pick up on them, and that leaves no dirt on my shoulder. But when I do drop a "joke" here, it's an inside reference that's pretty obscure and allusive and suggestive. Half the time my "jokes" aren't even "jokes".
JP1 mentioned some good news and I replied with "Hat's off to ya!". He got it. I did mean the phrase as a compliment, but I've also told him previously to take his hat off. Yeah, that's some serious set up and a long time before the pay off, but I get the giggles when someone realizes that I'm making a joke inside a joke.
CAN'T HARDLY WAIT is like CLUELESS. Three quarters fantasy doused with a bit of reality kids can relate to. They are both brilliant satirical views of high school that will always (really, always) will remain to be true. There will always be "That guy", and there will always be "That girl", and there will always be a high school couple that breaks up, and there will always be that high school couple that gets married. Why not have fun with that?
Both are movies that fall under my category of "Lots of fun and totally harmless". Sure, the kids smoke pot. But, kids smoke pot.
Harmless.
Sure kids appreciate capricious youth and fall in love in seconds.
Lots of fun.
You've seen it before, and you'll see it again, but these two movies have their own take. Same with MEAN GIRLS. Same mundane subject matter but told in an interesting and enjoyable way. That's how movies work.
And Ack. I am actually a professional comedian. I get paid to write jokes for movies you have seen (I assume you've seen animated movies in the past five years). I also get paid for performances, speeches, and punching up jokes. I'm very laissez faire when it comes to internet action and reactions, because I'm not trying to make anyone laugh. I drop hints a lot. A LOT. Rarely do people pick up on them, and that leaves no dirt on my shoulder. But when I do drop a "joke" here, it's an inside reference that's pretty obscure and allusive and suggestive. Half the time my "jokes" aren't even "jokes".
JP1 mentioned some good news and I replied with "Hat's off to ya!". He got it. I did mean the phrase as a compliment, but I've also told him previously to take his hat off. Yeah, that's some serious set up and a long time before the pay off, but I get the giggles when someone realizes that I'm making a joke inside a joke.