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It's a rare blend of a western with living, breathing characters delivering poetic dialogue, with elements of brutal horror. Such a great film, especially considering it was a writer/director's first with such a limited budget. Please do let me know his thoughts if you think of it.
Heh. Hardly a day goes by without some Seinfeld reference running through my head. I'm sure I'm not alone in this situation.
I can't find any fault in picking PTA, and Magnolia as my intro to him left me in stunned silence in the theater after the film. He not only has produced some masterpieces, he's made no clunkers I can name, unlike most of my contenders for this thread.
I was going to disqualify my pick simply because every time I check, he hasn't had a film in development in over five years, but I just saw he has two currently in pre-production! So S. Craig Zahler it is! He's the best writer/director to happen to gritty genre films in ages, imo. My favorite is his debut Bone Tomahawk, which as I've said before, is just bursting with cinematic and writing talent. Not to mention the fact he assembled an ensemble cast of such quality as a freshman writer/director to work in likely uncomfortable conditions to shoot for 21 days and create such an assured debut film for $1.8M, maintaining sole creative control just blows my mind.
This is one of my "controversial opinions" too. Nothing against the Duke, but the Coen's version is just more watchable for me, especially their vein of dry humor that doesn't call attention to itself.
He could have been a contender for my pick. Don't forget a favorite black comedy After Hours (1985)!
You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on! Why'd you put the balm on?
Yeah, it's a goodie alright. Also while not a literal sequel, I consider it a spiritual successor to The Conversation (1974), with Hackman playing a similar character.
Nice to see another fan of The Tick (2001). The 2016 version wasn't bad, but as much as I like Serafinowicz, Warburton was absolutely made for that role. Another lesser known comedy of his I love to mention around here is The Dish (2000).
Dang, most of these look really good. Saw and loved KTNS, so which of the rest are the least heartbreaking?
I ask only because Firefly was an incredibly entertaining and endearing sci-fi show, not to oversell it, and it was unexpectedly axed by the studio, to even the cast/crew's surprise. However, the fan uproar was so great, the studio funded a movie, Serenity (2005), that basically told the rest of the story. And they even made a documentary about that process called Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' (2006). Yeah, I'm a fan.
Oh, and make sure you watch them in the proper order. One of the many things FOX screwed up about the show was airing them out of order. It's the fourth FAQ on https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/faq/
Enjoy, dude!
Enjoyed that one too, and am happy to inform you we should be getting a second season.
It's been more than a few years for me, but if memory serves, it occupies the top spot of any ST movie.
Thanks for the reminder of that great Art Carney TZ episode. In return, if you haven't seen it, A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017) is fantastic. Avail on YT with ads.
And another go-to Christmas movie for me is Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005).
As an American animal lover whose favorite holiday is Thanksgiving, oddly my least favorite offering is usually the turkey, unless someone brought something truly horrible, like "ambrosia" or canned cranberry sauce. Don't get me wrong; I'll still eat and enjoy it, but I find it one of the more boring tasting animals. It does tend to improve as leftovers on day two, but I've never detected any gaminess, personally.
1. Too many to list, but my favorite animals not on most American menus would be elk, goat, wild boar, frogs, lamb, and a myriad of seafood including baby eels and the cephalopods I mentioned in another reply itt.
2. The only meat I've had that I'd consider gamey is venison, which I've only had as a steak/chop once, and it wasn't my favorite. Would definitely try it again to rule out chef error, however.
If I may make a few recommendations. If you ever happen to be in an authentic Italian restaurant that offers insalata di polpo (octopus salad), give it a shot. But my favorite preparation comes from mariscos (Mexican seafood) places in the form of cóctel de pulpo (octopus cocktail), which is served in a tomato/pico de gallo/lime-based cold "soup." In any decent preparation, the octopus will have a delightful solid yet springy texture, similar to cheese curds, and a unique, but not overly, "seafoody" flavor.
Oddly, as a sushi fan, I find that preparation (tako) a tad rubbery in texture, but still tasty. Big fan, if you can't tell. Squid is just as great. Favorite Cuban dish is arroz con calamares en su tinta (squid and rice cooked in its ink), usually flavored with green bell peppers.
Enjoyed Silicon Valley when it first aired and watch Corner Gas every year or two.
Lately, I just devoured S04 of Slow Horses, and finally saw Chernobyl and Devs.
Liked the first season of Servant, but S02 didn't inspire me to continue,
And it's pretty much a given that no matter what I'm in to, when a new episode of Taskmaster drops, that gets watched immediately.
And waiting for them to finally finish Yellowstone so I can get that over with. Yeah, I'm a bit salty with how long they're dragging it out..
Probably most looking forward to another season of Shoresy.
The Matrix. IIRC it was the first and only DVD I purchased before even owning a DVD player. The movie is also the only one I can recall seeing three times during its initial theatrical run. Have seen it many times over the years since, but saw all the sequels only once, iirc, and kind of wish I hadn't, though I'm not one to lament that any sequel has the capability to "ruin" a great original.
It's been a while, but my recollection of it was style over substance, a quality that usually turns me off. Might give it another go some time.
But I have to agree with another post ITT; Near Dark rocks! It was such a fresh and gritty take on the vampire subgenre imo.
Twilight (2008) - what can I say? I couldn't talk shit about it unless I saw it, and I didn't hate it. 6/10
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) - certainly among the lesser of the Leslie Neilson parodies, but still liked it.
Lifeforce (1985) - space vampires. Pretty awful, but it's amazing how much a beautiful naked woman can improve a film.
Vamp (1986) - probably cause I saw it as a teen and had a huge Grace Jones crush
That's about all I can think of. The rest I either don't like or like unashamedly.
Yeah man, I've "seen some shit," but irl mistreatment of animals really rustles my jimmies.
If you mean "people" as in "some people," who am I to say you are wrong?
A few favorites: New England clam chowder, lobster/crab/shrimp bisque, bouillabaisse. borscht (hot or cold), goulash, gumbo, pozole (rojo, especially), ramen (especially tonkotsu), cioppino... I'm sure I've forgotten more than I've remembered. And some of these may have wandered in to the "stew" category, so sue me.