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slunken · 06-23-2022, 06:24 PM

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slunken · 06-23-2022, 06:25 PM

i just saw a fat guy jogging down the street it's literally 100 degrees outside

teh b0lly!!1 · 06-26-2022, 07:36 AM

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love it

have you tried sending it back and asking for a new one?

cork_soaker · 06-26-2022, 11:09 AM

seems to me, this guy needs a sound card upgrade

slunken · 06-26-2022, 05:51 PM

i kind of fixed it

thanks, turds

teh b0lly!!1 · 04:26 AM

Finally got around to watching The Many Saints of Newark. Being a huge Sopranos fan, I was apprehensive about this. It's very challenging to have a whole new cast play a whole universe of characters so fully inhabited and developed by the original cast. Almost every character on the Sopranos is very round and there are a lot of callbacks to the show here, some more obvious and some less. Sometimes it also ends up feeling a little bit forced but I guess that's to be expected from a feature like this.

More than anything else I see this as David Chase's farewell tour to all these characters that are obviously still in his flesh and blood. He's a special writer imo. The characters are mostly very consistent with who they were on the show. This feels like a particularly dense, double length Sopranos episode. Alan Taylor also directed some episodes for the show and I thought he did a decent job overall of keeping the show's tone but also being a slightly more cinematically romanticized and glam-y version of it, especially seeing as the film takes place in the 60s\70s.

In the original show I always got this sense like David Chase deeply loved James Gandolfini somehow. Their work together, the writing and acting and direction combined created one of the greatest antiheroes ever, imho. Simultaneously beautiful and ugly in equal measures, as weak as he is strong, you can't look away from him making every wrong choice. James Gandolfini’s presence and amazing acting made that entire show possible, because he was so in tune with the character, Chase could really go places in his writing, and trust that it will all fall into place around Gandolfini.

In that sense, his son’s presence in the film as young Tony justifies the existence this film in a similar way. He just has the same blue moon in his eyes. It’s pretty wild. It really does just seem like Tony Soprano as a young kid. The type of de-aging you cannot fake. An authentic cinematic pleasure that occurs very rarely. Seeing his face and eyes react to things, it’s like, it lines up perfectly with the Tony we’ve watched for 6 seasons. It’s simply there. He's not the finest actor, but it works just because it's him.

There’s some nice little touches, like how Tony’s mother Livia looked a lot like Carmela when she was young (actually Livia has always been one of the most well written characters on the show, and she's written just as well here). Corrado’s arc. Or how Tony does the same things as a teenager as AJ and gets told off in the same undeterring ways. Many parallels and I'm very sure this will reward multiple viewings.

You can't really call this a perfect A+ movie, it's not that, and some characters sometimes feel a little like a caricature of themselves. The acting can be hit and miss. But I still loved it. In a world full of endless bullshit, this film comes across to me as a true labor of love, a real passion project. A passing of the torch, and honoring that prolific friendship with a lot of respect and gratitude. I love David Chase more than any other modern day showrunner and I wish there were more people like him around.

BlissedandGone2 · 06-29-2022, 05:23 PM

Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - B-
Not a movie, but felt like one, The Bear - A

Joey Goldberg · 06-29-2022, 05:58 PM

yeah, Bear was great! wonder if they're even thinking of a 2nd season or if it was meant to be one of those "beginning is really the ending" type of things

BlissedandGone2 · 06-29-2022, 06:03 PM

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yeah, Bear was great! wonder if they're even thinking of a 2nd season or if it was meant to be one of those "beginning is really the ending" type of things

yeah i'm back and forth on whether a second season would be worth the risk of tainting the show. it was such a good end-to-end season of tv, as much as i immediately wished there was more of those characters to watch when i finished, i kinda think learning too much more about them and where they end up might ruin the vibe.

topleybird · 08-10-2022, 09:42 AM

Prey (Comanche dub): A fucking plus. Never seen a Predator film in its entirety before (seen enough to recognize a couple homages here) but I think it'd be tough to beat this one. Amber Midthunder (r) and Coco (l) whip ass and would happily put an arrow through any anti-woke incel's cranium

MyOneAndOnly · 08-10-2022, 12:07 PM

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Prey (Comanche dub): A fucking plus. Never seen a Predator film in its entirety before (seen enough to recognize a couple homages here) but I think it'd be tough to beat this one. Amber Midthunder (r) and Coco (l) whip ass and would happily put an arrow through any anti-woke incel's cranium

It was very good. Better than I expected from the previous films.

I think they dubbed scenes that were shot in English into Comanche with native Comanche speakers, since Midthunder (I think) is Sioux and doesn't speak the language. I'd like to hear how it sounded to people who speak Comanche. One of the criticisms i read of the new show Dark Winds was that most of the actors were not Diné and their dialogue made that obvious.

Squish Squash · 08-10-2022, 01:01 PM

Tbh I’ve never seen any predator film but I do enjoy the fact that Prey is making conservatives mad.

The last movie I watched was the Death of Stalin which I watched with my dad last night. It’s not really my style of humor so I think a lot of the jokes were lost on me. My dad thought it was very funny though.

topleybird · 08-10-2022, 01:06 PM

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I think they dubbed scenes that were shot in English into Comanche with native Comanche speakers, since Midthunder (I think) is Sioux and doesn't speak the language. I'd like to hear how it sounded to people who speak Comanche.

Of the eight folks listed on the credits for the dub, only one character (Wasape) was not dubbed by the original actor; everyone else, Midthunder included, did their own lines.

One of the producers is Comanche/Blackfeet and was brought on to make sure everything was authentic, so I was figuring the language was pretty spot-on, but yeah, I guess I'd be curious as well, particularly if someone like Midthunder got the accent/pronunciation passably good. I've seen some people complain the French dialogue was not great, so...?

MyOneAndOnly · 08-10-2022, 03:25 PM

Fuck the French!

topleybird · 08-10-2022, 04:33 PM

Finally, a Predator film that accurately depicts the French and the level of respect they deserve

yo soy el mejor · 08-10-2022, 09:49 PM

Nope

3/5

some parts were good n the perfect amount of scary. other times, the acting was distracting and elements of the story seemed just like filler and offered nothing to the story. which, in the beginning especially made it tough to know where it was going.

i got to see it with tommy and our friend though and hang out afterward at early dinner and then a bar so it was all good in that context.

06-27-2022, 10:21 AM	#5976
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 16,946	Finally got around to watching The Many Saints of Newark. Being a huge Sopranos fan, I was apprehensive about this. It's very challenging to have a whole new cast play a whole universe of characters so fully inhabited and developed by the original cast. Almost every character on the Sopranos is very round and there are a lot of callbacks to the show here, some more obvious and some less. Sometimes it also ends up feeling a little bit forced but I guess that's to be expected from a feature like this. More than anything else I see this as David Chase's farewell tour to all these characters that are obviously still in his flesh and blood. He's a special writer imo. The characters are mostly very consistent with who they were on the show. This feels like a particularly dense, double length Sopranos episode. Alan Taylor also directed some episodes for the show and I thought he did a decent job overall of keeping the show's tone but also being a slightly more cinematically romanticized and glam-y version of it, especially seeing as the film takes place in the 60s\70s. In the original show I always got this sense like David Chase deeply loved James Gandolfini somehow. Their work together, the writing and acting and direction combined created one of the greatest antiheroes ever, imho. Simultaneously beautiful and ugly in equal measures, as weak as he is strong, you can't look away from him making every wrong choice. James Gandolfini’s presence and amazing acting made that entire show possible, because he was so in tune with the character, Chase could really go places in his writing, and trust that it will all fall into place around Gandolfini. In that sense, his son’s presence in the film as young Tony justifies the existence this film in a similar way. He just has the same blue moon in his eyes. It’s pretty wild. It really does just seem like Tony Soprano as a young kid. The type of de-aging you cannot fake. An authentic cinematic pleasure that occurs very rarely. Seeing his face and eyes react to things, it’s like, it lines up perfectly with the Tony we’ve watched for 6 seasons. It’s simply there. He's not the finest actor, but it works just because it's him. There’s some nice little touches, like how Tony’s mother Livia looked a lot like Carmela when she was young (actually Livia has always been one of the most well written characters on the show, and she's written just as well here). Corrado’s arc. Or how Tony does the same things as a teenager as AJ and gets told off in the same undeterring ways. Many parallels and I'm very sure this will reward multiple viewings. You can't really call this a perfect A+ movie, it's not that, and some characters sometimes feel a little like a caricature of themselves. The acting can be hit and miss. But I still loved it. In a world full of endless bullshit, this film comes across to me as a true labor of love, a real passion project. A passing of the torch, and honoring that prolific friendship with a lot of respect and gratitude. I love David Chase more than any other modern day showrunner and I wish there were more people like him around. Last edited by teh b0lly!!1 : 06-28-2022 at 04:26 AM.

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06-23-2022, 06:24 PM	#5971
slunken Virgo Posts: 41,562	i'm using a completely new browser there are no cookies to clear

06-23-2022, 06:25 PM	#5972
slunken Virgo Posts: 41,562	i just saw a fat guy jogging down the street it's literally 100 degrees outside

06-26-2022, 11:09 AM	#5974
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 11,400	seems to me, this guy needs a sound card upgrade

06-26-2022, 05:51 PM	#5975
slunken Virgo Posts: 41,562	i kind of fixed it thanks, turds

06-29-2022, 05:23 PM	#5977
BlissedandGone2 Minion of Satan Location: You don't play guitar hero if you are a guitar hero. Posts: 5,886	Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - B- Not a movie, but felt like one, The Bear - A

06-29-2022, 05:58 PM	#5978
Joey Goldberg Minion of Satan Location: in the line for drinks (or is it just tickets to buy the drinks?) Posts: 5,413	yeah, Bear was great! wonder if they're even thinking of a 2nd season or if it was meant to be one of those "beginning is really the ending" type of things

08-10-2022, 09:42 AM	#5980
topleybird Janis Jopleybird Location: Let me see the booty hop. And now make the booty stop. Now drop, and do the booty wop. Posts: 5,564	Prey (Comanche dub): A fucking plus. Never seen a Predator film in its entirety before (seen enough to recognize a couple homages here) but I think it'd be tough to beat this one. Amber Midthunder (r) and Coco (l) whip ass and would happily put an arrow through any anti-woke incel's cranium

08-10-2022, 01:01 PM	#5982
Squish Squash Apocalyptic Poster Location: I should kick you in the sides Posts: 1,623	Tbh I’ve never seen any predator film but I do enjoy the fact that Prey is making conservatives mad. The last movie I watched was the Death of Stalin which I watched with my dad last night. It’s not really my style of humor so I think a lot of the jokes were lost on me. My dad thought it was very funny though.

08-10-2022, 03:25 PM	#5984
MyOneAndOnly Shut the fuck up! Location: "Okay, white power feminist" - yo soy el mejor Posts: 22,886	Fuck the French!

08-10-2022, 04:33 PM	#5985
topleybird Janis Jopleybird Location: Let me see the booty hop. And now make the booty stop. Now drop, and do the booty wop. Posts: 5,564	Finally, a Predator film that accurately depicts the French and the level of respect they deserve

08-10-2022, 09:49 PM	#5986
yo soy el mejor Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: all over the Internet Posts: 44,031	Nope 3/5 some parts were good n the perfect amount of scary. other times, the acting was distracting and elements of the story seemed just like filler and offered nothing to the story. which, in the beginning especially made it tough to know where it was going. i got to see it with tommy and our friend though and hang out afterward at early dinner and then a bar so it was all good in that context.