I tried showing my friend and his girlfriend the famous sneed scene and neither of them cracked a smile. I was so mad my friend and I got into a fight and I punched him a few times and then drove him super drunk
A worse feeling is when you gather to watch a movie you hyped up because you saw it years ago and thought it was awesome, except this time you realize it's actually pretty dumb and now you've put your name on it for everyone else who's also watching it and thinking "Anon likes this stupid fricking movie? This is what he was hyping up?"
That's why I don't recommend movies unless I've watched them again recently and am completely confident in their quality.
I watched Dungeons and Dragons 2023 on FRIDAY and loved it (even though I found the flashback story boring, it got good at some point). By the next day, Saturday, my 6 cousins arrived, dad was scrambling to choose a movie to play on the TV and I suggested D&D, we both said >It's like guardians of the galaxy, very entertaining!
OH god the pain. The movie lost them so fricking hard at the start, because the start really sucks (very forced quirky humor, mood whiplash trying to present his tragic backstory, tons of terminology people don't give a shit about), when the real adventure finally started everyone was talking with each other & using their phones, only occasionally looking at the screen to see a joke fall flat because they don't know who these characters are / it's some exposition they don't give a crap about, it was so awkward.
By the 1 hour mark at least another cousin told me to just play Shazam 2 since nobody was watching this movie, and they also ignored Shazam outside of the intro.
I've been trying to get my mother to watch La La Land for years even though she doesn't really care for musicals, but I felt like she'd like this one because it's not overbearing with the amount of music and has some pretty large gaps of time between the actual songs. I was vindicated in the end because I could tell she was enjoying it more than she expected to. It's a moot point since she has now watched it but I wonder if I'd have been able to get her to watch it sooner if I'd made it more clear that Emma Stone is the protagonist, not Ryan Gosling.
Next I want to get her to watch Annette which I think she would hate but her reaction to it would be funny. Just need to wait for the right opportunity to suggest it.
literally any time i watch a movie with a woman. spends the entire movie on her phone and then when i ask what she thought, she complains that she didn't get it.
This is why I don't watch good movies with mates. We only watch bad movies or channel hop. It's much funnier riffing on bad movies. Or occasionally finding the odd hidden gem than watching something like the Godfather or whatever because honestly what can you say about it?
That's the point. For good movies you shouldn't have to say anything, everyone should just watch it quietly. HOWEVER, this is a terrible thing to do when you're hanging out with friends, which is why putting on a movie for friends is a bad idea, unless it's, as you mentioned, a bad movie you can mock.
A few weeks ago someone called The Batman a "so bad it's good" movie. I am still seething about this. The Batman is incredible. I don't understand why Marvel movies get so much praise when they are nowhere near as close to The Batman in quality. They are basically TV movies with garbage special effects and horrendous cinematography, and they just pump them out every few months and expect people to go see them in the theaters constantly. The Batman is a real fricking movie. It is 3 hours long and it is a delight to the senses.
The Nolan movies all have the stupid "Batman voice" which singlehandedly keeps them from greatness. You can't take Batman seriously when he sounds like a cartoon. It's a shame because Bale is a good actor.
The Batman is great because it gets the voice just right, it sounds natural, like he's trying to disguise it a bit but in the context of the movie it makes sense that he doesn't need to because they made Bruce Wayne extremely reclusive.
I once dated a femboy for 4yrs. We both really enjoyed movies because we worked at Cineplex and watched them often together as for dates. One night I recommended we watch No Country for Old Men. About 40 mintes into the movie he got bored and started flipping through Instagram. It was really demoralizing and the rest of the relationship he would never watch a series, character study dramas again. I'd just watch them alone while he was at work or gone to bed.
This was when I showed my friend Dog Soldiers, he kept checking his phone and messaging tinder bawds the entire time. Haven't watched a movie with him since unless it was in theatres. Another time I went with my friends to see the Northman in theatres and they both said they hated it then months later turned around and said they had grown to like it.
I do anon. I tried to get so many people I know to watch Dark Crystal but they never did. I'll try Code Lyoko just for you
This was when I showed my friend Dog Soldiers, he kept checking his phone and messaging tinder bawds the entire time. Haven't watched a movie with him since unless it was in theatres. Another time I went with my friends to see the Northman in theatres and they both said they hated it then months later turned around and said they had grown to like it.
I do anon. I tried to get so many people I know to watch Dark Crystal but they never did. I'll try Code Lyoko just for you
I was interested in checking out Dark Crystal but I haven't seen the movie so I wanted to do that first, and before I got around to that I heard that Age of Resistance has already been canceled, so that was kind of demoralizing. Does the single season it got stand on its own or is there gonna be a cliffhanger ending that never will be resolved?
Consider yourself lucky. I had an agreement with a friend that we'd both show the other a film we thought had merit. I tolerated The Batman and he'd never seen Lord of The Rings, so I showed him Fellowship. He spent roughly 70% of the film on his phone and only looked up when loud sounds occurred.
no, I only watch films with my wife when we're both interested in the premise. Sometimes she doesn't like it as much as I did and vice versa but usually we both agree when it's good or bad.
the only film where there was a big clash in opinions was Mulholland Drive. She loved it, I thought it was absolute dogshit and swore to never watch anything by David Lynch ever again
Today I was watching Shrek with my parents and they were half distracted talking about cats during the cookie torture scene and Shrek talking about onions having layers. Both are pretty iconic moments I believe so it annoyed me
>have friend >describes himself as a "film connoisseur" >always has some lame critique for any movie we watch >he also acts like he's recording a podcast whenever he talks about movies >get talked into watching one of his favorite movies >it looks like from the 40s >the film quality is so foggy no one can tell what's happening >it's in a different language but clearly dubbed >he keeps pausing it to provide commentary but it only accomplishes making this movie more annoying to sit through >when its finally over he acts like he just converted someone into his weird cult
Why are you guys like this?
>describes himself as a "film connoisseur"
You know someone who unironically used this phrase and you decided to watch a movie with them? This is your fault not theirs.
Yes. Mah wife but to be gait I do that with all of her fav flicks.
yeah my mom but then i scream at her to watch the fricking movie
I tried showing my friend and his girlfriend the famous sneed scene and neither of them cracked a smile. I was so mad my friend and I got into a fight and I punched him a few times and then drove him super drunk
City slicking c**ts
Master and Commander
yus. it happen to me many times. feel sad. then think on 4charnel weirdos who like my movie too. then fell happy for have brothers
You're fully autismal if you think that normal people will pay attention to some obscure 50's film.
tell us anon, which film did you show her?
A worse feeling is when you gather to watch a movie you hyped up because you saw it years ago and thought it was awesome, except this time you realize it's actually pretty dumb and now you've put your name on it for everyone else who's also watching it and thinking "Anon likes this stupid fricking movie? This is what he was hyping up?"
That's why I don't recommend movies unless I've watched them again recently and am completely confident in their quality.
I watched Dungeons and Dragons 2023 on FRIDAY and loved it (even though I found the flashback story boring, it got good at some point). By the next day, Saturday, my 6 cousins arrived, dad was scrambling to choose a movie to play on the TV and I suggested D&D, we both said
>It's like guardians of the galaxy, very entertaining!
OH god the pain. The movie lost them so fricking hard at the start, because the start really sucks (very forced quirky humor, mood whiplash trying to present his tragic backstory, tons of terminology people don't give a shit about), when the real adventure finally started everyone was talking with each other & using their phones, only occasionally looking at the screen to see a joke fall flat because they don't know who these characters are / it's some exposition they don't give a crap about, it was so awkward.
By the 1 hour mark at least another cousin told me to just play Shazam 2 since nobody was watching this movie, and they also ignored Shazam outside of the intro.
I've been trying to get my mother to watch La La Land for years even though she doesn't really care for musicals, but I felt like she'd like this one because it's not overbearing with the amount of music and has some pretty large gaps of time between the actual songs. I was vindicated in the end because I could tell she was enjoying it more than she expected to. It's a moot point since she has now watched it but I wonder if I'd have been able to get her to watch it sooner if I'd made it more clear that Emma Stone is the protagonist, not Ryan Gosling.
Next I want to get her to watch Annette which I think she would hate but her reaction to it would be funny. Just need to wait for the right opportunity to suggest it.
How old are you?
literally any time i watch a movie with a woman. spends the entire movie on her phone and then when i ask what she thought, she complains that she didn't get it.
No it hasn't. I don't have any friends.
Cinemaphile is your friend.
This is why I don't watch good movies with mates. We only watch bad movies or channel hop. It's much funnier riffing on bad movies. Or occasionally finding the odd hidden gem than watching something like the Godfather or whatever because honestly what can you say about it?
>because honestly what can you say about it?
That's the point. For good movies you shouldn't have to say anything, everyone should just watch it quietly. HOWEVER, this is a terrible thing to do when you're hanging out with friends, which is why putting on a movie for friends is a bad idea, unless it's, as you mentioned, a bad movie you can mock.
no, I don't share my interests with people outside the internet
My kinoseur friend showed me and another friend blue velvet. I thought it was ok but the other friend fell asleep
Let me guess. Your friend is Australian?
A few weeks ago someone called The Batman a "so bad it's good" movie. I am still seething about this. The Batman is incredible. I don't understand why Marvel movies get so much praise when they are nowhere near as close to The Batman in quality. They are basically TV movies with garbage special effects and horrendous cinematography, and they just pump them out every few months and expect people to go see them in the theaters constantly. The Batman is a real fricking movie. It is 3 hours long and it is a delight to the senses.
Frick off, shill. Nolan’s movies were better.
Pfft, no.
Based, The Batman is pretentious garbage chock full of Black folk
The Nolan movies all have the stupid "Batman voice" which singlehandedly keeps them from greatness. You can't take Batman seriously when he sounds like a cartoon. It's a shame because Bale is a good actor.
The Batman is great because it gets the voice just right, it sounds natural, like he's trying to disguise it a bit but in the context of the movie it makes sense that he doesn't need to because they made Bruce Wayne extremely reclusive.
Ye
I once dated a femboy for 4yrs. We both really enjoyed movies because we worked at Cineplex and watched them often together as for dates. One night I recommended we watch No Country for Old Men. About 40 mintes into the movie he got bored and started flipping through Instagram. It was really demoralizing and the rest of the relationship he would never watch a series, character study dramas again. I'd just watch them alone while he was at work or gone to bed.
If it helps, I'm gay and I love No Country for Old Men.
I forgot how annoying people are.
>Even worse, they actively hate it.
No one will ever understand my love for Code Lyoko or The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
This was when I showed my friend Dog Soldiers, he kept checking his phone and messaging tinder bawds the entire time. Haven't watched a movie with him since unless it was in theatres. Another time I went with my friends to see the Northman in theatres and they both said they hated it then months later turned around and said they had grown to like it.
I do anon. I tried to get so many people I know to watch Dark Crystal but they never did. I'll try Code Lyoko just for you
I was interested in checking out Dark Crystal but I haven't seen the movie so I wanted to do that first, and before I got around to that I heard that Age of Resistance has already been canceled, so that was kind of demoralizing. Does the single season it got stand on its own or is there gonna be a cliffhanger ending that never will be resolved?
Consider yourself lucky. I had an agreement with a friend that we'd both show the other a film we thought had merit. I tolerated The Batman and he'd never seen Lord of The Rings, so I showed him Fellowship. He spent roughly 70% of the film on his phone and only looked up when loud sounds occurred.
no, I only watch films with my wife when we're both interested in the premise. Sometimes she doesn't like it as much as I did and vice versa but usually we both agree when it's good or bad.
the only film where there was a big clash in opinions was Mulholland Drive. She loved it, I thought it was absolute dogshit and swore to never watch anything by David Lynch ever again
no, I only show people kinos
Today I was watching Shrek with my parents and they were half distracted talking about cats during the cookie torture scene and Shrek talking about onions having layers. Both are pretty iconic moments I believe so it annoyed me
>have friend
>describes himself as a "film connoisseur"
>always has some lame critique for any movie we watch
>he also acts like he's recording a podcast whenever he talks about movies
>get talked into watching one of his favorite movies
>it looks like from the 40s
>the film quality is so foggy no one can tell what's happening
>it's in a different language but clearly dubbed
>he keeps pausing it to provide commentary but it only accomplishes making this movie more annoying to sit through
>when its finally over he acts like he just converted someone into his weird cult
Why are you guys like this?
>describes himself as a "film connoisseur"
You know someone who unironically used this phrase and you decided to watch a movie with them? This is your fault not theirs.
What flick?
If I had to guess, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
Oh?
i only know 4 people and i dont even bother anymore
Frick your shitty movie!
Probably one of the most painful experiences was my gf being disinterested in the Lord of the Rings movies. I thought women liked that shit?
Only the ones that fluently speak Sindarin.
Harrison Ford is as based as an actor possibly can be.
Nevermind.