-GD-X★ 7,729 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 3 hours ago, kaz said: lol I didn't understand the hype about "Us" at all. I had no idea who that Peele dude was. And I think get out was a pretty cool movie but nothing special. There are many brilliant moments in the movie...just a few messy ones too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jehurey 3,228 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) Wanted to watch something light. So I had seen a scene from this Netflix documentary about flat-earthers. Its called Behind the Curve. Its pretty goddamn entertaining, and genuinely interesting. You could enjoy it as a way to make fun of the people, but the movie starts focusing in on something very touching regarding people, in general. You start seeing how some of them sound like opportunists, some of them are people who have a chip on their shoulder and they believe things out of defiance. There are stronger believers to control weaker believers. And you should watch it with other people, because you or they may end yelling at the tv screen. They also talk with normal scientists, NASA scientists, Caltech Professors, and astronaut Mark Kelly. Oddly enough, the scientists don't go into spouting numbers and data. The scientists genuinely talk about feelings and motivations that drive these flat-earthers. They come to the conclusion that they have no choice but to have to feel sympathetic to those people, and reach out to them with an olive branch. Because its not about them being stupid, or lacking intelligence or education. Its that there are people who get mis-education, and they fall into misguided beliefs. And when society pushes them to the fringes, they find comfort from other people that are at the fringe (other flat-earthers). It ends up becoming an identity that they cling onto. The scientist people are no longer talking about flat-earthers, but the concept they are talking about is much more universal. It explains cultism. So you spend the first half of the movie utterly laughing at them, and then you spend the latter half starting to feel sorry for them. You see that these people are happy, but you're sad at what they had to do and believe in to find this camaraderie. These poor bastard just want to belong to something. I think its an interesting documentary that captures everything you need to know about that phenomenon, and then it goes a step further to explain something universal. Still, you're gonna make fun of flat-earthers after watching this. They're ridiculous. Edited March 24, 2019 by jehurey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,729 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 Schitt’s Creek is pretty funny. I hated the pilot, but the show gets a lot better as it progresses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angelfish 93 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 The reviews for Shazam! aren't too shabby so far. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,608 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Watched a few eps of The Umbrella Academy . Im digging it so far. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flazeda_warrior 73 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) watched JJ Abrams' Super 8 and completly forgot just how much the dude loved lens flare. Its distracting af Edited March 25, 2019 by zwarior Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 JJ Abrams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flazeda_warrior 73 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, kaz said: JJ Abrams Never seen a single ep of Lost but like his movies despite the flare gimmick Edited March 25, 2019 by zwarior Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 3 hours ago, zwarior said: Never seen a single ep of Lost but like his movies despite the flare gimmick are you taunting me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Alias was peak JJ Abrams. Godly show. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flazeda_warrior 73 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, kaz said: are you taunting me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, zwarior said: no for real I meant Lost. I love that show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flazeda_warrior 73 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, kaz said: no for real I meant Lost. I love that show. i missed the hype back then,I feel it was an event and watching the show now would be way too late. Its like watching GoT 5 years from now. Its worth it but part ofthe fun of it is the social gatherings/convos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Lost could never work in this binge culture of television. Amazing show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, zwarior said: i missed the hype back then,I feel it was an event and watching the show now would be way too late. Its like watching GoT 5 years from now. Its worth it but part ofthe fun of it is the social gatherings/convos Watch it. The pilot and the first few seasons are amazing after that it's kinda hit and miss but I like the show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kaz 2,439 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Ike said: Lost could never work in this binge culture of television. Amazing show. uhh whatya mean? I could binge watch the show like yesterday. It's a classic in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmaltese★ 2,554 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Saw Captain Marvel. Ranged from incredibly boring to utterly bland imo. Probably the worst Marvel film since Iron Man 3 / Thor 2. Probably didn't help that I watched Spiderverse the week before either. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Skywalker 528 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, madmaltese said: Saw Captain Marvel. Ranged from incredibly boring to utterly bland imo. Probably the worst Marvel film since Iron Man 3 / Thor 2. Probably didn't help that I watched Spiderverse the week before either. I thought it was good. I cried. It’s the melancholy of getting up and fighting for your life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teh_Diplomat 2,054 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 OA Season 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,608 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Just finished ep 7 of umbrella academy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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