What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

Sully on my free HBO. It was OK, but too
close to the true story, it was cut and
dried and boring. Eastwood added no
extra melodrama, like making Sully a
drunken transexual or something. He
was a hugely well experienced pilot
who did his job. He couldn't figure
what all the fuss was about.

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I don't recall, probably not with Sonny being such a public figure?

Have you watched "Long Strange Trip" on Amazon? It's a show on the Dead?

I have watched Long Strange Trip
Its pretty good but believe it or not, at 4 hours, its way way too short
The list of stuff missing or left out I think is enormous.
Bruce Hornsby. He only played with them over a hundred times
Merle Saunders - Great friend and helped Jerry relearn the guitar after his diabetic coma. They also did some albums together and played together
Mickey Hart leaving for a few years because his father managed the band and ripped them off
Vince Welnick, played Keys 90 to 95.
Not enough Bob Weir songs. He wrote and sang 1/2 the songs. typical show they alternate, bob song, jerry song, bob song, jerry song ect. Bob wrote a lot of their classics
Fare thee well , reunion at Soldier Field to celebrate 50 yr anniversary. Killer shows. I was there.
Front Street , their recording studio in San Raphael.
Mountain Girl - 1st wife
Debra Koons Garcia- the last wife
lot more missing but overall, its a massive subject and they did a good job

I love musicals.

However, La La Land was just "good," not amazing by any means.

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All movies require suspension of disbelief

Absolutely. and some movies I've loved, required an atomic-powered, double-wide construction crane assisted by anti-gravity and tractor beams to suspend that kind of disbelief.

It's not that I don't believe people can sing and dance spontaneously to carry out a conversation, have an argument or make a point (I don't). it's that the mere thought of doing so is so absurd that I laugh about it.

One thing about musical numbers in Futurama and The Simpsons is they poke fun at the genre. Not only with snide asides, but also with the content. Like the NYC ep where they see a musical about drug rehab:

Judge (singing): I should put you away where you can't kill or maim us
But this is L.A. and you're rich and faaaaaaaaaaaaaamous.

Or this one in Futurama's "Hell is Other Robots." This bit takes place while Leela and Fry are sliding down a chute that leads to Robot Hell:

Fry: I don't feel well.
Leela: It's up to us to rescue him.
Fry: Maybe he likes it here in Hell.
Leela: It's us who tempted him to sin.
Fry: Maybe he's back at the motel.
Leela: Come on, Fry, now don't be scared
I'm sure at least one of us will be spared
So just sit back and enjoy the ride.
Fry: My ass has blisters from the slide!

Like, isn't that content inappropriate for a cheery song?

I find Opera hilarious as well.

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I don’t care for slasher movies, I have no patience with them. The techniques used to build suspense are transparent to me.

Most techniques for building suspense in most movies are transparent and predictable, merely stretching things out intolerably.

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It's not that I don't believe people can sing and dance spontaneously to carry out a conversation, have an argument or make a point (I don't). it's that the mere thought of doing so is so absurd that I laugh about it.

Oh, I'm not interested in changing your mind! You like what you like. I know a few people who have no interest in musicals.

In this scene, Desiree meets Fredrik and asks if he still wants to be "rescued" from his life. Fredrik answers honestly that he loves Desiree, but only as a dream. Hurt and bitter, Desiree can only reflect on the nature of her life

Quote: Mosca

Oh, I'm not interested in changing your mind!

You don't like impossible tasks?

Actually I'm just explaining, not arguing. It is a bit of a sore spot, because my father loved musicals and made us watch many of them. All the while I had to try to keep from laughing.

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Oh, I'm not interested in changing your mind! You like what you like. I know a few people who have no interest in musicals.
In this scene, Desiree meets Fredrik and asks if he still wants to be "rescued" from his life.

Waste of time, Nareed said he doesn't get
the genre, it's over his head. Don't rub it in
that he just can't understand it.

Quote: Evenbob

Waste of time, Nareed said he doesn't get
the genre, it's over his head. Don't rub it in
that he just can't understand it.

Different strokes for different folks is the logical determination
Instead
EB has to insult a forum members intelligence
really sad

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Waste of time, Nareed said he doesn't get
the genre, it's over his head. Don't rub it in
that he just can't understand it.

Can I start referring to EvenBob as "she?" Seems only fair after this post...

Cause that'd be fuuuun.

And with her newfound love of La La Land and her obsession with Downton Abbey, maybe I'm on to something...

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Can I start referring to EvenBob as "she?" Seems only fair after this post...

Only if you think you can get empathy from the emotionally challenged, who worship someone for their ability to cause offense.