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Forum: Movie Reviews 4 weeks ago
Replies: 12
Longlegs (2024)
Posted By Balor
Re: Longlegs (2024)

While it's not the best movie ever, I thought it was solid and it lived up to my expectations. It's main flaw, to me, was that it didn't draw out the investigation longer.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
Replies: 44
Where is the boundary for documentary and non?
Posted By Balor
I would think that the drive to "document" would...

I would think that the drive to "document" would inherently involve the other two as considerations of why and how something is to be selected for documentation, not to mention how the fragments of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
Replies: 44
Where is the boundary for documentary and non?
Posted By Balor
This brings to mind the individual I once met on...

This brings to mind the individual I once met on Reddit who insisted that documentaries are not a form of "traditional film" (whatever that means). I brought up your example above and he had a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 weeks ago
Replies: 44
Where is the boundary for documentary and non?
Posted By Balor
How and why are these categories mutually...

How and why are these categories mutually exclusive to the extent that they allow one to make genre distinctions?
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 08-02-24
Replies: 58
Harmony Korine
Posted By Balor
Fair enough, and I could only assume as much.

Fair enough, and I could only assume as much.
Replies: 24
CHAT GPT is just one of many AI conversational bots
Posted By Balor
Re: CHAT GPT is just one of many AI conversational bots

I didn't even consider the environmental impact. That's horrible. As if AI wasn't bad enough.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 42
Best erotic movies
Posted By Balor
Anyone who likes Salo is unique in a good way!

Anyone who likes Salo is unique in a good way!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 42
Best erotic movies
Posted By Balor
No, it just means you are "unique"!

No, it just means you are "unique"!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 17
What do people think of Freeway (1996)?
Posted By Balor
We shall see how brave I can be... ha

We shall see how brave I can be... ha
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 07-26-24
Replies: 13
Hello MoFo
Posted By Balor
Makes sense. Best of luck in your studies!

Makes sense. Best of luck in your studies!
Forum: Birthdays and Introductions 07-26-24
Replies: 13
Hello MoFo
Posted By Balor
Re: Hello MoFo

Welcome! What are you studying in Germany?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 24
Poll: Videodrome vs. The Fly?
Posted By Balor
Re: Videodrome vs. The Fly?

I enjoyed both very much, but I felt that Videodrome brought out a lot more interesting, realistic, and and disturbing philosophical issues related to technology and media.

I still need to watch...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 17
What do people think of Freeway (1996)?
Posted By Balor
Indeed. But all of this is what makes me WANT to...

Indeed. But all of this is what makes me WANT to see the sequel, despite my better judgement.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 17
What do people think of Freeway (1996)?
Posted By Balor
Re: What do people think of Freeway (1996)?

I watched this movie when I came across it on Shudder, assuming that it would be some stupid B-movie horror/thriller. Maybe because I went in with such low-ish expectations, I was very shocked by...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 97
The dangers of (re)watching films with a subconscious bias
Posted By Balor
Re: The dangers of (re)watching films with a subconscious bias

I think it is definitely best to go into movies (or books or music, for that matter) with as open a perspective as possible. The only counterpoint that I would add, however, is that sometimes...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-26-24
Replies: 42
Best erotic movies
Posted By Balor
That's a fair point. I guess Salo could also fit...

That's a fair point. I guess Salo could also fit on this list then!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-25-24
Replies: 42
Best erotic movies
Posted By Balor
Ah yes, what people could get away with in the...

Ah yes, what people could get away with in the 80s!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-25-24
Replies: 42
Best erotic movies
Posted By Balor
People consider Blue Velvet to be erotic?

People consider Blue Velvet to be erotic?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-24-24
Replies: 63
Seeing whole movie vs skipping through parts?
Posted By Balor
Re: Seeing whole movie vs skipping through parts?

I would rather just stop watching the movie and do something else than skip through parts.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-24-24
Replies: 22
What I thought of the films with 3+ noms in the 5 per decade thread
Posted By Balor
Oh, that would make it unwatchable for sure,...

Oh, that would make it unwatchable for sure, unless you only want visuals.
Forum: Movie Reviews 07-24-24
Replies: 22
What I thought of the films with 3+ noms in the 5 per decade thread
Posted By Balor
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 07-24-24
Replies: 58
Harmony Korine
Posted By Balor
I'm not quite sure why Kids seems to have such a...

I'm not quite sure why Kids seems to have such a cult following surrounding it. It's obviously a shocking movie, so that could do it, but it feels much more mundane in comparison to the other movies...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 07-24-24
Replies: 58
Harmony Korine
Posted By Balor
You should rush to see both of them. Very...

You should rush to see both of them. Very unique, one might say...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 07-23-24
Replies: 58
Harmony Korine
Posted By Balor
Re: Harmony Korine

Apparently Korine has a new film called Baby Invasion that will premier at the Venice Film Festival.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9xLMUnu1sj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 07-15-24
Replies: 14
Baldwin's "Rust" Trial Dismissed
Posted By Balor
I've been watching a lot of this through Court...

I've been watching a lot of this through Court TV, but I don't recall them mentioning the civil trials (though I do remember it in hindsight, now).

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