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Post by geode on Mar 3, 2019 11:55:23 GMT
Actually right now it is a hot day in Bangkok. I guess I could go have lunch at the Dusit Thani Hotel. Have fun. So tell us Geode, is it true? Can you find a god in every golden cloister? Perhaps so, and only if you are lucky is it a she....
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Post by geode on Mar 3, 2019 11:54:17 GMT
I didn't know it was for a musical.
Or that Tim Rice co-wrote it...
...along with the ABBA fellows. The "BB" bit.
Am I the only one that actually has seen "Chess" staged? I saw it in London when it opened.
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Post by geode on Mar 2, 2019 16:11:54 GMT
"Meet Otto. He's a clean-cut kid in a dirty business. He's a Repo Man. He steals cars legally. Now, he's out to repossess a '64 Chevy Malibu...with an amazing reward of $20,000. But Otto is not alone. There are others who want the car and will do anything to get it. The risks are great, because hidden in the trunk is something so incredible it could destroy them all. We'll give you a hint... it glows in the dark."
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Post by geode on Mar 2, 2019 16:08:11 GMT
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Post by geode on Mar 1, 2019 6:26:35 GMT
Actually right now it is a hot day in Bangkok. I guess I could go have lunch at the Dusit Thani Hotel.
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So...
Feb 27, 2019 10:14:33 GMT
Post by geode on Feb 27, 2019 10:14:33 GMT
What cult movie does this quote come from:
"Tie two birds together, and though they have four wings, they cannot fly." - The Blind Man
Then again...
"A horse has no udders and a cow can't whinny and up is down and sideways is straight ahead..." - Cord the Seeker
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Post by geode on Feb 27, 2019 5:57:20 GMT
I agree, but it is all about money, to give a box office boost to more movies. Feels like the noms recently aren't being seen by anyone. Quite an exaggeration. I am sure that being nominated for Best Picture resulted in a bump in the box office. Maybe not great in some cases, but there nonetheless.
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Post by geode on Feb 27, 2019 4:49:56 GMT
Is, "Ever seen magic underwear?" a good Mormon pick up line? Not in any situation I can think of.... However, wearing such underwear, which the Mormon church does not claim to have any magical properties, can be a prerequisite for dating. When I was at universty at BYU there were coeds that would actually do a "feel" test to determine if a guy was wearing them. If not he was not he was not worthy of dating. They have places where they are different than other underwear. The easiest way to tell is to look for ridges through trouser legs. Basically male students wearing them were RMs (returned missionaries) and most Mormon girls had "RM" at the top of their qualifications for a guy to date. Their goal was almost without fail ...marriage as soon as possible.
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Post by geode on Feb 26, 2019 18:13:19 GMT
Perhaps, but I seem to be one of the very few that thought "Crash" deserved its win.
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Post by geode on Feb 26, 2019 18:11:39 GMT
I think the Oscars should go back to 5 best picture noms. I think there's too much vote splitting lately. I agree, but it is all about money, to give a box office boost to more movies.
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Post by geode on Feb 26, 2019 17:29:15 GMT
Some say it is, because you meet people with similar beliefs and values. But it certainly wasn't for me. Looking back about those I dated, the ones I met in church all would give me a lot of grief. Was it just a coincidence that I met them in church, or was that a factor in what went wrong in relationships with them? In regards to those I met in church, I did so when I was an active Mormon and the religion certainly was a factor with some, for they took seriously the teaching of religious leaders that influenced some of them against me, that I was inadequate because I had not served as a missionary.
I had more successful relationships with women that did not identify strongly with any organized religion. The more secular the better. How about you?
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 18:55:33 GMT
This is a post by Martyrs55 / Calypsis4. "The thing that turned me totally cold towards the long time skeptics on EFF was their treatment of the supernatural as I brought it out about 18 months ago. I posted some very excellent visual evidence of supernatural occurrences including the obviously intelligent movements of objects in orbit around the earth (making sharp angular turns) and a British magician called 'Dynamo' pouring out a whole pile of fish from an empty bucket in front of dozen's of people who surrounded him (a la Jesus bringing forth fish and making bread supernaturally in the New Testament record). No one has explained how he did that but I made it clear that it was a satanic counterfeit. The skeptics rejected it in toto. In late 2005 I was called by a poor family of nine who was being terrorized by poltergeist activity. My fellow counsellors and I visited the house only to be treated very quickly by preternatural forces that did all kinds of very strange things. We experienced everything from telekinesis, teleportation, transmigration of matter from one location to another, catalepsy, and levitation of both objects and people. The pictures below are of one such example of levitation: a magical pendant levitated in front of the mirror and above the washroom sink. The pictures are not good ones but they are the only two photos that survived after my hard drive crashed several years ago. They are actually pictures I took off of a video I did and later placed on imdb for the posters there to view. hauntedhouse37_zpse2e0a793.jpg To answer skeptics that attacked our position on this issue I went to great lengths to establish that this was a supernatural act and we did nothing in the way of special effects or illusion to cause it. i62.photobucket.com/albums/h106/Martyrs5/th_whitelight.mp4 (click the picture to view the video) Below is Criss Angel who levitates former NBA basketball star Shaquille O'Neal over his house in front of a few dozen fans. If there was a helicopter lifting him it would have been seen and heard by all including the camera recording. If it was a crane it likewise would have been easily seen by all. The truth is that Criss Angel is using demonic power and I can prove that he made a pact with the devil in order to do some of his most outstanding 'tricks'. More later." Marty tells his story - link
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 15:21:02 GMT
Not mentioned, most likely because the film bombed long ago, was Helen Slater cast as "Supergirl" (1985)
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 13:18:00 GMT
If no, why? Which movie(s) would you have preferred? It appears that I was the first to vote "yes"...I saw a good portion of the movies nominated for Best Picture and this nudged out "Roma" in my opinion.
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 13:16:10 GMT
I was rooting for The Favourite actually. The worst movie I saw all year.
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 10:17:43 GMT
Doesn't anyone else struggle to stick with Smallville past the first three or four seasons? What kept me going was Tom Welling. As the series weakened, he got better and better. The series started getting better again for me in the last part of the 6th season. After pretty bad 4hh and 5th seasons, with the start of the 6th about the same as them, the last few episodes became more inventive and interesting. It appears I have reached the place where we are supposed to think Lex has gone over to the dark side. He is skirting right on the edge of evil even if he is not mired in it already. In a much earlier episode he told Clark that their friendship was the only thing that kept him from being ruled by his dark side. It was Clark that broke off the friendship and he is now wondering if his giving up on Lex is to blame. I just saw the episode "Noir" with over half in black and white. I have known this episode existed for a long time because it often is on "worst" 10-20 episode lists. I thought it was pretty good, but then again I think the same about "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" when most think it was a misfire. Tom Welling gets to play a nerdy version of Clark with slicked down hair and glasses as well as a macho version. John Glover does a Bogart inspired role without a beard. It referenced "D.O.A." "The Maltese Falcon" (not noir in my opinion) and other classics. The color "regular" finish remains playful, with a touching reference to the end of "Casablanca"...Welling is superb as three versions of Clark. Mark Snow mostly does a Max Steiner score with touches of Bernard Herrmann. He has been the most consistent element of the series, rendering cues far above what I have been hearing in features. Glen Winter's cinematography is also way above average.
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 6:13:35 GMT
Can’t speak for geode , but I think for a cult film it has to be lesser known to the general public. Natural Born Killers is already a well-known and popular film nowadays, despite not gaining recognition initially. JC’s The Thing, Blade Runner and Fight Club are other examples of this. Therefore, I don’t see them as cult films. I see a cult film as a film that has a following from the past and has a fanbase attributed to it, when it is not a part of the current generations psyche, but has a potential to be discovered by them and click. They are not usually mainstream, present something that can be seen as unusual and also subversive taboo breakers. They are generally non pc, but can also be cult due to them being a product of their time that perfectly encapsulates its era. All About Eve is considered a cult film and that is a classic film, which won best picture due to its quality, but is represents a milieu that is not of wide appeal.
Something like NBK would have a limited following today and is not exactly a smooth ride and the satire is strong and sharp and penetrating. It could also have been considered ahead of its time. It was also very original. It has cult written all over it and any film that has Tarantino's name attached does. His creativity is born out of his love and passion of the more offbeat style sub-genre of past celluloid.
I classify Stone's Wall Street as a cult film as well. It is a great 80's time capsule. I have never seen "All About Eve" termed a cult movie....until now. I don't think it even remotely fits any criteria usually used to be considered as one, including your own that you bring up here. Your definition of being out of the past and not fitting in with a current generation does not ring as being very accurate. Something like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was embraced as a cult film in its own era and by its own generation.
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 6:00:45 GMT
Good to know not to take you seriously. ...or you either it would seem.
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Post by geode on Feb 25, 2019 5:59:55 GMT
That was autocorrect changing what I actually typed. I typed "while at" How the fuck does autocorrect change while at to firing? Food question, but I have seen some even wilder changes. I don't understand why the Android version on my phone commonly changes "in" to "I."....o have typed "that is" and it changed it to "Thatcher" a couple of times. Other changes have at least revealed some logic. I type "hiring" and it changed it to "firing"....
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Post by geode on Feb 24, 2019 17:34:01 GMT
It is a very dark satire and one of the best on media hype and institutional and establishment corruption. It aint' too subtle, but it certainly is vivid and strong and pulls no punches. Whatever...but is it a cult movie?
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