By data Go To PostAre super hero movies secretly turning into twink power fantasies or whatchill with the slurs data. formal warning
By Not Go To PostHow about bear?its a common knowledge slur damn near anywhere in the US.* not bear, the other
but you do bring up a good point! if you feel that something may be questionable or potentially offensive and simply don't want to be that guy, feel free to ask
Genuinely had no idea twink and bear were slurs. Thought they were just accepted terms in gay subculture. Hmm.
By Flutter Go To PostI've always thought it was a term, like bear etc.It's used negativity over here while bear doesn't have as much negative connotations.
Well to be honest, I learnt both from Always Sunny so it's probably not the best place of reference.
I've only heard twink in the positive sense, but I can't say I have a lot of experience in the subculture.
Back to the subject at hand, who we talking about here? Ezra Miller? Jesse Eisenberg?
Back to the subject at hand, who we talking about here? Ezra Miller? Jesse Eisenberg?
By Flutter Go To PostWell to be honest, I learnt both from Always Sunny so it's probably not the best place of reference.
:lol
Well tinychatgaf (which just really was most of gay/popgaf) did use to call me a twink all the time. Now I have become fat, just so they cant use slurs against me anymore. 200iq move.
By /sy Go To Postthis is how the joker was birthed. slaent playing with fire.We already created him when we perm'd Smoke Dogg
I read somewhere, probably more than a decade ago on how our sense of attractiveness changes with how our society is.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704100604575145810050665030
Also when being fat was considered attractive
https://www.sermo.com/history-obesity-renaissance-1910/
Yeah, Thor and Steve Rogers are muscular, but they are still pretty.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704100604575145810050665030
Also when being fat was considered attractive
https://www.sermo.com/history-obesity-renaissance-1910/
Yeah, Thor and Steve Rogers are muscular, but they are still pretty.
By data Go To Post1990s remake Barbara > OG Barbara
By /sy Go To Postthis is how the joker was birthed. slaent playing with fire.🤡
Also I've never personally heard twink as a slur personally but if that's what it is for someone out there then I won't use it.
By LFMartins86 Go To PostLove Paul Dano so I am really happy.Always mixed him up with Casey Affleck don't know why
By Laboured Go To PostJust say it m8. "They all look the same". We can take it.White people or t****s?
By Laboured Go To PostJust say it m8. "They all look the same". We can take it.No, I definitely can tell all the Joshes and Chrises apart
By blackace Go To PostNo, I definitely can tell all the Joshes and Chrises apart
Bullshit. Even I can't do that.
By Laboured Go To PostBullshit. Even I can't do that.It's a gift and a curse
The King of Comedy
Marathoning Scorsese’s movies in the fashion I have has given me an ever greater sense of awe for the talent of Robert De Niro. How he finds so many different shades and layers of himself, despite that voice being perpetually the same, is remarkable. It’s all in the eyes. Watching his eyes in each of his five movies so far with Scorsese, and I’ve begun to fully comprehend his talent. How do they so perfectly capture the essence of each character? In those eyes you can read the naïveté and cockiness of Johnny Boy, the disgust and alienation of Bickle, the arrogance and bravado of Jimmy, the soulless black heart in La Motta, and here - in a stunning, stunning performance, easily my favourite of his - the pitiful, desperate nature of Rupert Pupkin. I could forget everything he does with character, with body language, with the script, with prosthetics and weight gain, and just focus on his eyes and I’d still be blown away by his talent.
Pupkin is a wonderful creation; horrifying and hilarious in equal measure (although neither is ever intended), and De Niro and Scorsese do an astoundingly good job at making the audience root for Pupkin very early doors for about three minutes, via that truly superb title card. Then comes that desperate dive into the cab.
Lewis immediately imbues Langford with the cringing, sceptical air required to make us recognise exactly the kind of man Pupkin is (and he only grows better the more he has to play with - anger, loathing, pity, defiance). That initial scene and conversation perfectly introduces the film’s themes and concerns, but delivers them solely through character. The script so perfectly shapes the two leads and the beginning of their conflict in its opening that the rest of the film feels organic in depicting the arc of its narrative. There’s no leaps in logic even as the plot becomes ever more dramatic; every single thing we need to know about the relationship between Langford and Pupkin is in those opening few minutes.
It’s laugh-out-loud funny. It’s terrifyingly prescient. It’s immaculately cast and scripted. It’s a masterpiece, and in my eyes made even more so because of how low-key it is. Scorsese and De Niro chose to follow the operatic prestige picture that is ‘Raging Bull’ with a small little flick about an oddball in the worst suit ever made. It speaks volumes to the talent and confidence of both men that this is their next movie, and that it’s this fucking brilliant. And I haven’t even mentioned the hilarious Sandra Bernhardt, whose date sequence with Lewis is one of the most awkward scenes I’ve ever seen in a film. Lewis looking towards the ceiling, mummified to the chair, as Bernhardt sings and talks about making love to him on the table are some of cinema’s great reaction shots.
Is the ending fantasy? To suggest it is, I think, devalues its purpose. The film suggests that celebrity culture is ridiculous and unwarranted. What better way of showing that than for a dangerous, delusional loser like Pupkin to get exactly what he wanted?
As I said, a masterpiece. But it is also responsible for ‘Joker’, so really it should never have existed.
Marathoning Scorsese’s movies in the fashion I have has given me an ever greater sense of awe for the talent of Robert De Niro. How he finds so many different shades and layers of himself, despite that voice being perpetually the same, is remarkable. It’s all in the eyes. Watching his eyes in each of his five movies so far with Scorsese, and I’ve begun to fully comprehend his talent. How do they so perfectly capture the essence of each character? In those eyes you can read the naïveté and cockiness of Johnny Boy, the disgust and alienation of Bickle, the arrogance and bravado of Jimmy, the soulless black heart in La Motta, and here - in a stunning, stunning performance, easily my favourite of his - the pitiful, desperate nature of Rupert Pupkin. I could forget everything he does with character, with body language, with the script, with prosthetics and weight gain, and just focus on his eyes and I’d still be blown away by his talent.
Pupkin is a wonderful creation; horrifying and hilarious in equal measure (although neither is ever intended), and De Niro and Scorsese do an astoundingly good job at making the audience root for Pupkin very early doors for about three minutes, via that truly superb title card. Then comes that desperate dive into the cab.
Lewis immediately imbues Langford with the cringing, sceptical air required to make us recognise exactly the kind of man Pupkin is (and he only grows better the more he has to play with - anger, loathing, pity, defiance). That initial scene and conversation perfectly introduces the film’s themes and concerns, but delivers them solely through character. The script so perfectly shapes the two leads and the beginning of their conflict in its opening that the rest of the film feels organic in depicting the arc of its narrative. There’s no leaps in logic even as the plot becomes ever more dramatic; every single thing we need to know about the relationship between Langford and Pupkin is in those opening few minutes.
It’s laugh-out-loud funny. It’s terrifyingly prescient. It’s immaculately cast and scripted. It’s a masterpiece, and in my eyes made even more so because of how low-key it is. Scorsese and De Niro chose to follow the operatic prestige picture that is ‘Raging Bull’ with a small little flick about an oddball in the worst suit ever made. It speaks volumes to the talent and confidence of both men that this is their next movie, and that it’s this fucking brilliant. And I haven’t even mentioned the hilarious Sandra Bernhardt, whose date sequence with Lewis is one of the most awkward scenes I’ve ever seen in a film. Lewis looking towards the ceiling, mummified to the chair, as Bernhardt sings and talks about making love to him on the table are some of cinema’s great reaction shots.
Is the ending fantasy? To suggest it is, I think, devalues its purpose. The film suggests that celebrity culture is ridiculous and unwarranted. What better way of showing that than for a dangerous, delusional loser like Pupkin to get exactly what he wanted?
As I said, a masterpiece. But it is also responsible for ‘Joker’, so really it should never have existed.
Oh so sorry your movie was only your biggest opening of all time in the US Quent
"Frantically working on a new cut to salvage the release," indeed
Oh god what if a heavily-altered version of your auteur movie doesn't make money in China
Oh heavens
"Frantically working on a new cut to salvage the release," indeed
Oh god what if a heavily-altered version of your auteur movie doesn't make money in China
Oh heavens
P sure QT gets the call on the cut, so it’ll only go forward if he approves.
Brad Pitt’s got his own China thing so this wasn’t exactly surprising.
Stinks for the Chinese distributor tho
Brad Pitt’s got his own China thing so this wasn’t exactly surprising.
Stinks for the Chinese distributor tho
Oh I'm in total agreement. It's really, really worth it
Glad he still gets to choose from what's still allowed to be in his movie
Glad he still gets to choose from what's still allowed to be in his movie
By LFMartins86 Go To PostJoker already at 738M$ globally, there's definitely a chance it could do 1B$ even without China.
Did you think joker had a billion in the locker?
By /sy Go To PostBatman doing 2B doesn't look all that unachievable
I dunno man, put it this way. If Dark Knight Rises drops in this current climate it still doesnt do 2 billion despite how box office has grown over the past 7 years.
Like 2 billion is a freakish amount to gross. It seems less so maybe because we've had three movies gross that recently but really feel like thats an anomoly rather than trend.
By Kidjr Go To PostDid you think joker had a billion in the locker?Nah, pre-release I had it at somewhere between 650 and 750M$.
It's international performance is really surprising me, it's doing double what is doing in the states and that's without being released in the second biggest market in the world (China).
The movie is attracting audience that normally doesn't care for comic book movies.
It could end as one of the most profitable movies ever.
Rewatched Apocalypto tonight after not seeing it for about 10 years, forgot how good it was. A lot of it is told visually which is great and it feels so realistic.
Mel Gibson may be an utter shitbag, but damn, he was a pretty good director (not seen Braveheart or Passion of the Christ, mind)
Mel Gibson may be an utter shitbag, but damn, he was a pretty good director (not seen Braveheart or Passion of the Christ, mind)
By LFMartins86 Go To PostNah, pre-release I had it at somewhere between 650 and 750M$.
It's international performance is really surprising me, it's doing double what is doing in the states and that's without being released in the second biggest market in the world (China).
The movie is attracting audience that normally doesn't care for comic book movies.
It could end as one of the most profitable movies ever.
Yep had it at 800 as I thought it might have a nice run, really cant underestimate word of mouth (but even a clear run in the cinema for a few weeks and strong word of mouth isnt dropping another billion on the next batman).
By Freewheelin Go To PostRewatched Apocalypto tonight after not seeing it for about 10 years, forgot how good it was. A lot of it is told visually which is great and it feels so realistic.
Mel Gibson may be an utter shitbag, but damn, he was a pretty good director (not seen Braveheart or Passion of the Christ, mind)
Dean pls, how have has n8 made you watch braveheart?
Apocalypto is sssssssssssssllllleeeeppppttt on. One of the first blu-rays I got.
My name is jaguar paw and this is my forest, the tension, the excitement. Fuck might go watch it now.