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  • 9 years ago
    Text Post wekjak

    Noob question: Is there a way to filter the frontpage so that I only see content from my tribes?

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  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    Already some cool people there to have discussions with. This is going to be one of my favorite subs if (when) it takes off.

  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    Whether it is too artsy or too slow is going to be a matter of opinion. I did not think so. It was artistic, and Glazer really did let you soak up the visuals. It's a heavily stylized film. Much of the movement is choreographed to the soundtrack (you can get a taste of it in the trailer), so it really goes along quite nicely. Definitely much different than Sexy Beast, which was quite fast. The pacing has a purpose though. It creates mood. It makes you feel very unsettled.

    Whether it is slow or takes its time is a matter of opinion. But it certainly doesn't fall flat. If you let it it will leave you breathless. Anyone who says that it is just trying to be artsy without actually being art is a bit out of touch, in my opinion. It's not meant to be liked by everyone, but it certainly achieved what it wanted to from an artistic perspective.

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  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    It was pretty good, but I was a little underwhelmed after all the good things I've heard about it. As low as the budget was, they did a great job. Definitely worth seeing, but it didn't wow me.

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  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    Excessive in the best way. One of those movies that is so absurd that you can't help but love it.

  • 9 years ago
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    [S] Under the Skin (2013)

    Directed by Jonathan Glazer. With Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell. A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.

  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    I'll join up. Always looking for new movies and looking to share my finds with people who may appreciate them.

  • 9 years ago
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    Altered Images: 150 Years of Posed and Manipulated Documentary Photography

    BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTER | WWW.BRONXDOC.ORG

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  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    I think with many films, authenticity is far more important than what's attractive. And I think if many directors got their way, they wouldn't hire some of the pretty actresses that can't really act. Like Jennifer Lawrence.

  • 9 years ago
    Comment wekjak

    Even movies that aren't meant to be taken seriously demand that you think about them if they're any good. Anything with style inspires thought. Take, let's say, the delightfully campy From Dusk Till Dawn (just the first of many that came to my head). This is a movie with a silly plot and an identity crisis. It completely changes genres half-way through. None of it makes sense, and all the characters are entirely aware of how stupid the plot is. But, it still makes you think. It still makes you feel. You empathize with the characters. They don't act like the NPCs in Call of Duty 3, which is more than can be said for most of the characters in Jurassic World.

    Plenty of stupid movies still have a whole lot of heart, and they make you think about what the writer and/or director was trying to achieve. I don't understand why so many people have this "turn your brain off" mentality. Why would I want to waste ~2 hours gaining absolutely nothing from the experience? That's what your asking I do when you say, "Turn off your brain."

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  • 9 years ago
    Text Post wekjak

    Greetings from planet Earth

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