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Why do movies (and TV) sometimes have this weird dialogue pattern?
Here are some examples of this weird dialogue thing I’m talking about:Ex.1Person 1: “Do you miss it?”Person 2: “Huh?”Person 1: “The Ocean, California, do you miss it?”Ex.2Person 1: “It’s actually pretty cool.”Person 2: “What?”Person 1: “The fog, it’s kinda cool.”Ex.3Person 1: What happened?”Person 2: “What happened to what?”Person 1: “To us. What happened to us?”It’s this weird call/answer dialogue pattern where person 1 is weirdly vague about what they mean, person 2 asks them to clarify, and person 1 clarifies. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I have never heard this dialogue pattern in real life. Now that I’ve become aware of it I’m noticing it pop up everywhere in movies and TV and it’s bugging me.Is there are reason behind this kind of dialogue? Is it just to pad out runtime? Is this an actual normal way people talk that I just haven’t witnessed before?I need answers damnit, help please! via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2Vg2XOc
What’s a small or seemingly insignificant detail in a movie that pisses you off to no end?
This is such a minute detail but in Freaky Friday (2003) the mom’s character (Jamie Lee Curtis trapped in Lindsay Lohan’s body) makes a comment about her daughter’s (Lindsay Lohan trapped in Jamie Lee Curtis’ body) new haircut, saying she looks like Stevie Nicks. However, later on, when the mom is supposed to go onstage at the House of Blues and play guitar on behalf of her daughter, she has no idea who Keith Richards is. How is this possible? It’s pissed me off for years.What about you guys? via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2WBN7Ow
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
I finally watched this tonight. It was hilarious! My brother-in-law and I are huge Lonely Island fans but we both had little kids when this movie came out and we haven’t had a “guys night” together until tonight. I saved this movie since it came out even though I have wanted to watch it so badly since it came out. People do not realize how difficult it is to make a great comedy. This movie was so funny - we laughed the entire time. Most comedies these days elicit maybe a chuckle but mostly just disappointment. This had a joke every second and was just thoroughly entertaining. Loved it and highly recommend! I’m shocked it wasn’t a bigger “hit.” via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2FHzx56
About Time, a movie not talked about often enough
At first it seems like a rom com with a slight time travel twist, and that is true but this film is so much more. It's a film as much about life and living it and the joys and highs and lows and it's all shown in an entertaining fashion.It's a film about people and choices and the consequences of those choices. Sometimes there's nothing that can be done to help other people, not even if you can travel through time.It's a film about appreciating the good things in life.I enjoyed About Time and I recommend it to everyone to give it a shot.https://ift.tt/1F1A8qC via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2uyAE1W
Just an FYI - Bo Burnham’s ‘Eighth Grade’ is available to stream for free through Kanopy.
If anyone doesn’t know about Kanopy, it’s a streaming service that you can sign up for using your local Library membership. It normally gives you a certain “allowance” of how many movies you can stream per month, but they do have a really solid library. There also is a pretty extensive list of classics available.https://ift.tt/2UjupgT mostly use it on my Apple TV, and it’s actually a really solid streaming app. It tends to be more reliable than most other services.Just a heads up - not all libraries work, and if your local library doesn’t support it, you can suggest it through Kanopy. Also, if you live near a larger city, you can attempt to sign up for a library card online and see if that one works. My local library didn’t support it, but I signed up for the Kansas City Public Library online and I have a 12 movie per month allowance now.Before someone brings it up, no, I’m not affiliated with Kanopy in any way. I just think it’s a neat service that more people could take advantage of.Just thought that might be useful to someone out there! via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2TKp5if
Jason X is the best Friday the 13th movie and is one of the greatest horror movies ever. It even has social commentatary that rivals “Us”
So firstly let’s look at why this movie is the greatest.At school all of us loved liquid nitrogen. We had some science exhibition come and freeze a flower then smash it. That was the greatest thing ever. Now imagine if that happened to a persons face. Imagine no more cos this happens in the masterpiece of Jason X.Everyone loves horror/sci fi crossover films, like alien, event horizon. Well imagine those movies but except good. Cos this one has a machete wielding maniac.The movie gives us a look into the future, like 2001 a space odysee. But this time with a nipple less robot woman. That’s cooler than anything Kubrick came up with.The social commentary is quite pointed. We need to look at the advancements in modern society and in particular modern medicine, and whether this will be for the betterment of society as a whole, with our world nearing its limit for how many people it can sustainably handle. This is brilliantly shown in the movie by having technology turn Jason into “Uber Jason”. The only thing more dangerous than him is a half machine version.It also has wholesome Christian family values. When the two topless girls say to Jason “we love pre-marital sex” before they climb into their sleeping bags, he does what god would have done in the Old Testament and pick up the sleeping bags and hitting them repeatedly into a tree. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2CJTlV1
Edgar Wright's 'Shaun of the Dead' is being released in movies theaters in Japan for the first time ever this week.
Weird that there is no post or small news article about this anywhere but I just found out (from Edgar Wright's Instagram) and thought it was interesting. Shaun of the Dead is being released in theaters for the first time ever this weekend in Japan, after a 15-year wait.I guess there's a zombie renaissance going on there after One Cut of the Dead become a huge hit. Got released in November 2017 and grossed $30M in Japan on a $25,000 budget (and insanely good reviews). Also it's getting a US remake now apparently. Glad to see it re-ignited the genre over there and even got Shaun of the Dead a proper release.Here's hoping it leads to even more great (and original) zombie films from that market. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2V7j8gO
Odd Thomas is an Underappreciated Fun Little Horror Movie
Odd Thomas came out in 2013 and starred Anton Yelchin as the titular lead. Even though I'd actually read all of the Odd Thomas series I didn't even find out til recently that they ever made a movie out of them. This movie is book 1 of the series.Before watching I did some googling on the movie and from what I found I prepared myself for a let down on what I thought was great source material.I was so wrong. I thought the movie was actually pretty great. Sure it's definitely not a high budget production, but the books themselves are a brand of goofy horror/humor that makes goofy B grade horror effects seem appropriate.Anton did a great job as Odd and the whole movie is pretty darn true to the story that it's based on. Which is seldom the case when books get turned into movies.It's available on Hulu & Prime for anyone interested. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2JPxQIj
Weekly Official Discussion Megathread (The Beach Bum / Dumbo / The Highwaymen / Hotel Mumbai)
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