marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 hours ago, giddyup said: For one thing, not all foreign subtitled films are available as downloads, secondly, I like to watch movies with my Thai partner, and she doesn't read English subtitles as well as I do, and thirdly, I watch what I enjoy, my tastes and my tastes alone. You did write, "Not too many good ones I haven't seen. Been an avid movie watcher since I was 10 years old, you can see a lot of movies in 67 years." Did you see, "Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Nude Odyssey. Sunday's and Cybele?" I'd imagine you have missed most of the good ones, except those that conform to your narrow values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 minute ago, marcusarelus said: You did write, "Not too many good ones I haven't seen. Been an avid movie watcher since I was 10 years old, you can see a lot of movies in 67 years." Did you see, "Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Nude Odyssey. Sunday's and Cybele?" I'd imagine you have missed most of the good ones, except those that conform to your narrow values. You have no idea as to my tastes in movies, so calling my values narrow just shows ignorance on your part, something that is displayed often in your posts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 42 minutes ago, marcusarelus said: Nude Odyssey. Sunday's and Cybele?" Any hints where you got these two from ? Both are on my list but cannot find on the usual sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, giddyup said: You have no idea as to my tastes in movies, so calling my values narrow just shows ignorance on your part, something that is displayed often in your posts. Yes, his post was somewhat rude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, faraday said: Yes, his post was somewhat rude. The norm for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Didn't mind this one. Birds of Passage Summary: During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 hours ago, Peterw42 said: Any hints where you got these two from ? Both are on my list but cannot find on the usual sites. You might struggle to find them since they're both around 60 years old. They might be good, but I don't have much interest in watching movies that are older than me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 5 hours ago, giddyup said: You have no idea as to my tastes in movies, so calling my values narrow just shows ignorance on your part, something that is displayed often in your posts. Did you see? ""Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Nude Odyssey. Sunday's and Cybele?" Or is your movie going experience pretty much confined to your own small culture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 minute ago, marcusarelus said: Did you see? ""Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Nude Odyssey. Sunday's and Cybele?" Or is your movie going experience pretty much confined to your own small culture? I've already commented on your arrogant attitude, time for you to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 hours ago, giddyup said: The norm for him. You said you had seen all the good movies. I said I doubted that and gave you a sample of movies seen by anyone who is knowledgeable about cinema as I don't think you venture outside of your own culture when viewing movies. That's not rude. It is a question about what movies you have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 minute ago, giddyup said: I've already commented on your arrogant attitude, time for you to move on. What does my attitude have to do with your absence of international movie experience? Now I'm watching Happy 2 on Netflix - not while my wife is home as she has rather parochial tastes in cinema as I imagine you have also. So you didn't see some of the best movies ever made by two of the best directors ever to make movies - just admit and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, marcusarelus said: What does my attitude have to do with your absence of international movie experience? Now I'm watching Happy 2 on Netflix - not while my wife is home as she has rather parochial tastes in cinema as I imagine you have also. So you didn't see some of the best movies ever made by two of the best directors ever to make movies - just admit and move on. Once again you are surmising what my tastes are and also what I have or have not seen. You are a troll, evident on your many. many, tiresome posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, marcusarelus said: What does my attitude have to do with your absence of international movie experience? Now I'm watching Happy 2 on Netflix - not while my wife is home as she has rather parochial tastes in cinema as I imagine you have also. So you didn't see some of the best movies ever made by two of the best directors ever to make movies - just admit and move on. That last sentence is totally subjective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 minute ago, newatthis said: That last sentence is totally subjective. Oh, his opinion is the only one that counts, haven't you worked that out already? He's an expert on all things, just ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mogandave Posted June 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 Movies are like shirts, food & music, if you like it, it’s good. If you don’t like it’s not, regardless of how many people thought it was great. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, giddyup said: Oh, his opinion is the only one that counts, haven't you worked that out already? He's an expert on all things, just ask him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accolades_and_awards_received_by_Ingmar_Bergman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Fellini Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and won four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, the most for any director in the history of the Academy. In 1971, Bergman received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award at the Academy Awards ceremony. Three of his films won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The list of his nominations and awards follows: Won: Best Foreign Film The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan), 1960[33] Won: Best Foreign Film Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel) (1961)[34] Won: Best Foreign Film Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) (1983)[35] Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället), 1957 Nominated: Best Original Screenplay Through a Glass Darkly (Såsom i en spegel), 1961[34] Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop), 1974 Nominated: Best Picture, Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop), 1974 Nominated: Best Director, Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop), 1974 Nominated: Best Director, Face to Face (Ansikte mot ansikte), 1977 Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten), 1979 Nominated: Best Original Screenplay, Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander), 1983 Nominated: Best Director, Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander), 1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, mogandave said: Movies are like shirts, food & music, if you like it, it’s good. If you don’t like it’s not, regardless of how many people thought it was great. If that was true then winning an Academy Award would have no bearing on the amount of money a movie makes. Or how much money the actor gets for his next movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, newatthis said: That last sentence is totally subjective. Google top 20 movie directors of all time and Felline and Bergman are always listed. Not my opinion but the opinion of the movie goers and cinema experts all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Will27 said: You might struggle to find them since they're both around 60 years old. They might be good, but I don't have much interest in watching movies that are older than me. Books too or only movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Just binge watched this today. Highly recommended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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marcusarelus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 16 minutes ago, giddyup said: Oh, his opinion is the only one that counts, haven't you worked that out already? He's an expert on all things, just ask him. You wrote that you had seen all the good movies. It was your statement that I took exception to. So to sum up. Your statement that you had seen all the good movies is not pretending expertise in cinema but mine quoting awards of two of the best directors in the business is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jai Dee Posted June 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 An off-topic flame post has been removed. All members are requested to cease with the personal attacks and get back to the subject matter. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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newatthis Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 4 hours ago, marcusarelus said: Google top 20 movie directors of all time and Felline and Bergman are always listed. Not my opinion but the opinion of the movie goers and cinema experts all over the world. Maybe, but their opinion is still subjective. I could ask "What is the best movie of the 20th century?" All answers would be subjective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, marcusarelus said: You did write, "Not too many good ones I haven't seen. Been an avid movie watcher since I was 10 years old, you can see a lot of movies in 67 years." Did you see, "Wild Strawberries, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Nude Odyssey. Sunday's and Cybele?" I'd imagine you have missed most of the good ones, except those that conform to your narrow values. I've always found Ingmar Bergman films to be awful. Unfortunately, I wasted a lot of time watching these, and in some cases trying some a 2nd time, trying to find out what I was missing. I finally realized I was missing nothing - they are pretentious pseudo-intellectual trash. Let Bergman struggle with meaningless issues like the place of man in God's universe and other superstitious non-issues. Edited June 11, 2019 by JimmyJ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faraday Posted June 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, marcusarelus said: You wrote that you had seen all the good movies. It was your statement that I took exception to. So to sum up. Your statement that you had seen all the good movies is not pretending expertise in cinema but mine quoting awards of two of the best directors in the business is? Just because something has an 'award' it doesn't mean that it's actually any good - most, but not all of the Oscars are boring. Haven't got the time, or indeed the inclination to, list them: you'd just parrot "subjective!" or something else to prove that you're a film buff. Enjoy your day. Edited June 11, 2019 by faraday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Will27 Posted June 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, marcusarelus said: If that was true then winning an Academy Award would have no bearing on the amount of money a movie makes. Or how much money the actor gets for his next movie. Of course it's true. Joe average goes to see a movie and either likes it or they don't. They don't think about the directing, cinematography or how many awards it's won. David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz reviewed movies for years in Oz and regularly had different ratings and opinions. I remember once she gave a movie a 5 (out of 5) and he gave it a zero. That doesn't mean one is right and one is wrong. This is one of the more helpful subforums around where people suggest shows which you can either look at or ignore. We all have different opinions and tastes. Life is really too short to get into arguments over pedantic things like movie choices. Edited June 12, 2019 by Will27 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Is there gonna be a Season 5 of The Bureau? Fauda S3 is on the way, but when, I dunno? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 27 minutes ago, faraday said: Is there gonna be a Season 5 of The Bureau? Fauda S3 is on the way, but when, I dunno? Not sure about The Bureau but really looking forward to Fauda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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