are criterions for douche-bags
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You can say whatever you want about Spottedfeather, but he delivers.
Moviefan 2k4 is busy over on the Spielberg implosion thread very helpfully telling the movie industry how to solve its problems (and ours), so he's not available to weigh in here, which begs the next question: where is Buttmunker when we need him?
Moviefan 2k4 is busy over on the Spielberg implosion thread very helpfully telling the movie industry how to solve its problems (and ours), so he's not available to weigh in here, which begs the next question: where is Buttmunker when we need him?
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Criterions are for film lovers. They're for film snobs. They're for OCD collectors. They're for J6P who thinks "Armageddon" is a jack off worthy film.
And they're also for douchebags.
And they're also for douchebags.
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Well, generally the people that like those kinds of movies are douchebags, aren't they ? I'm not saying all, but it's a pretty good bet that most are....
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If you've never even heard of any of the movies, then how would you know what kind of movies they are let alone which people like them? Do you pass some douche bag on the street and think "hmm, I bet there's some movie out there that I don't know exists and I bet that d-bag over there likes it!"? That seem like an awfully uninformed opinion.
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You've never heard of The Game with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn directed by David Fincher. By virtue of being a member here for 8 years you should have certainly crossed its path at some point. Why are you even a member of a movie message board if you've never even heard of Paths of Glory? So maybe you haven't seen it, that's no big deal, but never EVEN HEARD OF IT!!! You've never heard of the Gold Rush with fucking Charlie Chaplin!!! It's one if the most popular films ever made. Why are you here?
And people who like Godzilla are douches how exactly?
And people who like Godzilla are douches how exactly?
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Spottedfeather, since you've shown an interest in anime on the anime board here, I'd like to suggest to you that it wouldn't hurt at all to explore some of the roots of anime in classic Japanese films, of which Criterion has quite a few. I'd start, of course, with GOJIRA, the original Japanese version of GODZILLA, and then try out the SAMURAI trilogy (SAMURAI I, SAMURAI II, SAMURAI III, 1954-56), three of Japan's earliest color movies, which together chronicle the early life of master swordsman Musashi Miyamoto. If you get through those, then make the leap to three of Akira Kurosawa's best, SEVEN SAMURAI, RASHOMON, and YOJIMBO. (There have been anime series based on SEVEN SAMURAI and YOJIMBO.) There are more I can suggest after that, but let's leave it at that for now. Afterwards, I'm hoping you'll change your mind about what kind of people like these films.
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You've never heard of The Game with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn directed by David Fincher. By virtue of being a member here for 8 years you should have certainly crossed its path at some point. Why are you even a member of a movie message board if you've never even heard of Paths of Glory? So maybe you haven't seen it, that's no big deal, but never EVEN HEARD OF IT!!! You've never heard of the Gold Rush with fucking Charlie Chaplin!!! It's one if the most popular films ever made. Why are you here?
And people who like Godzilla are douches how exactly?
And people who like Godzilla are douches how exactly?
I didn't say people that like Godzilla are douches. It's the people that praise Criterion that are....odd, to say the least. They keep talking about all these films that very few people have heard of. Reminds me of this....
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Mabuse...which one are you ?
I've heard of Gold Rush. And I've heard of David Fincher, Michael Douglas, and Sean Penn. Just never heard of that particular movie.
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Spottedfeather, since you've shown an interest in anime on the anime board here, I'd like to suggest to you that it wouldn't hurt at all to explore some of the roots of anime in classic Japanese films, of which Criterion has quite a few. I'd start, of course, with GOJIRA, the original Japanese version of GODZILLA, and then try out the SAMURAI trilogy (SAMURAI I, SAMURAI II, SAMURAI III, 1954-56), three of Japan's earliest color movies, which together chronicle the early life of master swordsman Musashi Miyamoto. If you get through those, then make the leap to three of Akira Kurosawa's best, SEVEN SAMURAI, RASHOMON, and YOJIMBO. (There have been anime series based on SEVEN SAMURAI and YOJIMBO.) There are more I can suggest after that, but let's leave it at that for now. Afterwards, I'm hoping you'll change your mind about what kind of people like these films.
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Not that Spottedfeather will see this comment, but I can see someone hearing about The Game and not remembering it later since the title is so generic.
I heard about it years ago but didn't see it till last year on the crappy non-anamorphic DVD, then rewatched it on the shiny new Criterion BD.
I heard about it years ago but didn't see it till last year on the crappy non-anamorphic DVD, then rewatched it on the shiny new Criterion BD.
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Now, if they were saying "these old 1930s Weimar Republic musicals are awesome and anyone who doesn't like them is a moron" - yeah, that would be douchey. But people simply talking about things that interest them and that they find enjoyable - well, I have a hard time finding that odd or "douchebaggish."
On a side note, the average poster on this site is not representative of the "average Joe." The very fact that we post on a forum dedicated to movies and DVD collecting would make us "weird" and "odd" (to say the least) to a lot of people. Yeah, you're unlikely to run into someone on the street having a discussion about Ingmar Bergman or Akira Kurosawa (even though they are among the most influential directors of all time.) In fact, the average person could probably only name 5 or 6 film directors, and maybe 10 or 15 films made before 1970.
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One of the greatest films ever made.
And if I'm a douchebag for liking it, so be it.
The Shop On Main Street
And if I'm a douchebag for liking it, so be it.
The Shop On Main Street
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Since I am on the elitist & snobbish Spottedfeather "ignore list', he will not be able to read this comment, but I would rather be a snob than be anything close to what he is as a film watcher.
It's close minded, LCD movie goers like him that make me proud to be on his ignore list and happy that I can embrace all types of films and not limit myself to whatever mainstream Hollywood throws at me. I am a true film fanatic, Danny Peary's book is my bible , and I thank Spottedfeather's God for that.
It's close minded, LCD movie goers like him that make me proud to be on his ignore list and happy that I can embrace all types of films and not limit myself to whatever mainstream Hollywood throws at me. I am a true film fanatic, Danny Peary's book is my bible , and I thank Spottedfeather's God for that.
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