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thou dost protest too much, me thinks.

That's true but there's a huge gulf between "young adult" books and "young adult" pretty much everything else. Books can get away with a ton of stuff that movies/games/etc would get crucified for. Ender's Game being a perfect example.

I don't understand the comments, but I thought it was called the sword of destiny in the PotC fandom. When Calypso tells Will he has a touch of destiny about him, on re-watch I thought it was this sword she was foreseeing.

The sword doesn't't cause things to happen, it is just there throughout Will's journey. In the first movie it's clearly just something to connect Will with Norrington. Later they planned it such that Will will get killed by the same sword.

No. They're stupid, awful people who should not have pets because they're stupid, awful people. I don't derive any satisfaction laughing at stupid, awful people, but you go ahead if that makes you happy.

he's also the 5th baron haden-guest, and was a member of the house of lords in england, until his seat was abolished in 1999.

That's the one. I think he even went on tour (or at least wanted to) with composer Dan Deacon, who did the score live along with a live-edit of the movie. And Coppola would sometimes just press a button to randomize scenes. Something like that. Truly a unique presentation in film history and something people don't talk about enough. Some people felt like Coppola's powers kind of declined a bit towards the end, but I dare them to find a director who was that sharp and that innovative at Coppola's age. Aside from maybe Godard, I don't think that director exists.

To be fair the Peter/Valentine sub-plot is pretty ridiculous.

Peter basically takes over the world through a series of internet debates.

Though it was written in 1985 (when the internet was still full of possibilities), and the author isn't exactly sane (Empire is even more ridiculous).

It's not the content, it's the stigma of the rating.

Also, while HBO is definitely NC17 in nature, people are more comfortable watching that kind of content in the privacy of their own homes. Not many folks want to see maximum dong in public with a bunch of strangers.

Well I'll be damned.

I’ve always loved the way the music begins so quietly, yet utterly dramatic.

Aliens. Vasquez/Gorman in the ventilation shaft.

It really is the best thing Zemeckis has ever done. Even though I like him a lot as a director, I never thought he had this in him.

I know I was being an ass because I found this post amusing.

Yeah, I've been going to theaters for years before the pandemic, sometimes as much as once a week, and I can count on one hand the bad experiences.

Got a baby and it's stupid parents kicked out of Mad Max once. Poor thing was crying it's head off. With how loud that movie is, it's borderline child abuse.

Luke Perry and Johnny Depp don’t belong in the same conversation. I’m sorry and I’m Not trying to be rude, but that’s a fact. Fir an actor from tv to movies, no one can compared to his rise from tv star to superstar. Sure he’s super weird now, but he still Johnny depp

Richard Drysdale throws the baseball on Harlan's desk just to spite the dead Harlan. Blanc finds it outside then leaves in on a side table in the room they did the will-reading. Towards the end of the film, Linda finds the ball and places it back on her father's study. Where she finds the letter Richard discarded as blank shortly before throwing out the ball. That's how she finds out he's been cheating on her, leading to him getting a black eye, and probably a bad divorce (she made him sign a prenup) after the events of the movie.

Haven't seen that one. Doesn't sound like it's about the '08 financial crisis, though...?

yes

.."but i couldn't find them funny in any way"

sounds like some cuts might have come a little too close to the bone.

Being John Malkovich and Get Out are in the same universe.

If I recall it wasn’t scientific experiments that fucked them up, it was their complacency (and the bad guy robot’s willingness to exploit that).

Great point.

Skynet 1 reacts.

We don’t know why Skynet 2 did what it did.

But Skynet 3-5 nuked humanity proactively.

Also, I like to think the Matrix movies take place in a world where Skynet was not defeated.

Some of my favourite comedies and very formative in my sense of humour. In high school I kind of did a lot of everything. I played most sports but I was also good with writing and acting. I was friends with some of the improv team and I ended up joining in grade 12 and we finished 2nd in the country. Those guys were the ones who introduced me to them and I still watch those movies 20 years later. By far the best improv you will see in Hollywood movies. Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy are absolute comedian legends. Their chemistry is as good as it gets.

there's also a sequel to spinal tap that came out in 1992(thereturn of spinal tap) and another one that's coming out in 2024(spinal tap 2).

edit- i do agree with your division of the films, re: which are great vs. which are meh.