• shastaxc
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    95 days ago

    Sounds too close to pubes so they may say blocks instead

  • @[email protected]
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    277 days ago

    Naw, it’ll just play a metal-hitting-metal sound effect, he’ll brief make eye contact with the camera, give a little smirk, and the scene will continue with no further acknowledgement.

  • @[email protected]
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    76 days ago

    Dunno why people would criticize Black’s characters in film. I mean, that’s what he does. Same as Sandler, Ferrell, or any of the rest of the low hanging fruit, cringe, or bro-humor comedy actors. I wouldn’t go to a movie with Jack Black in it and expect Shawshank Redemption.

      • @[email protected]
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        25 days ago

        Watch Bernie if you want to see Black do a different take. His character is quirky, but there’s a lot of depth to him as well.

    • @[email protected]
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      25 days ago

      I do wish we got to see Black use a little more of his range because he can deliver a nuanced comedic character too.

      I really, really liked his performance in Bernie. He was silly, but there was also a simultaneous depression, fear, and darkness in his performance.

    • @zalgotext
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      16 days ago

      I wouldn’t expect Shawshank Redemption, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what was delivered

    • @[email protected]
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      227 days ago

      I was thinking about this recently. There’s a lot of bad movies that come out every year since forever. Usually, they just kind of disappear and die.

      But only thanks to social media have we had a way to mock the studio.

      I’m just imagining the memes made of bad movies from the 2000s.

    • originalucifer
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      457 days ago

      ive experienced this effect with the movie titanic

      never seen it, know the entire plot through memes/parody

      • @[email protected]
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        107 days ago

        Titanic is fantastic. You watch the movie completely ready for the ship to crash. But at some point, your brain stops and you’re more invested in the characters. Then boom, motherfucking iceberg.

        True Lies, another James Cameron movie, does that twist too. Where you watch it for one thing, then surprise, you’re now invested in another thing.

      • oni
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        36 days ago

        Me with the entire Star Wars franchise, Harry Potter and The Lord of the rings

        • @[email protected]
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          36 days ago

          They’re all corporate cash grabs now. Watch what you enjoy and don’t let anyone tell you you’re missing out on them.

      • @[email protected]
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        No you don’t. You only know about flying and French girls. You don’t know anything else about the rest of the movie.

      • circuitfarmer
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        537 days ago

        Titanic is actually worth a watch though. Whereas for Minecraft, I found even the teaser to be a challenge.

        • Flying Squid
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          177 days ago

          Maybe I’m in a minority, but I thought Titanic was a bunch of melodramatic crap when there were more interesting true stories that the movie could have been about.

          • @[email protected]
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            66 days ago

            It has that annoying James Cammron thing where the working class gets blamed for the actions of the rich.

          • circuitfarmer
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            117 days ago

            That’s fair. But it’s worth watching even just for the effects and set work.

            • Flying Squid
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              127 days ago

              I guess I’m one of those people who would rather watch a low-budget movie with a good story than a big-budget movie with a lot of spectacle but a bad story. But I do understand people going to see a movie just for the spectacle. I’ve done it before. I just usually regret it.

              • circuitfarmer
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                97 days ago

                I think it is a kind of spectacle that just doesn’t exist anymore. For example, going to a Marvel movie for the effects is sort of like watching a video game. When everything is pure CGI, it loses the appeal (for me).

                But Titanic was right at the cusp of that. There is CGI, but there’s also bigatures and miniature work and practical effects, etc etc etc. In many ways it is James Cameron at his peak.

                But totally agree that the plot is pretty corny and it could have been much better as a more historically-focused film which didn’t spend most of the time on a relatively generic love story.

                • Flying Squid
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                  27 days ago

                  The last movie I went to purely for the spectacle was Dunkirk and I was pleasantly surprised that it was an enjoyable film as well, so I guess sometimes it’s worth it even in more recent times.

              • @[email protected]
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                26 days ago

                I guess I’m one of those people who would rather watch a low-budget movie with a good story than a big-budget movie with a lot of spectacle but a bad story.

                Might I make a suggestion?

                The Man From Earth

                • Flying Squid
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                  26 days ago

                  Thank you, I have seen it and I really love it! I hear there is a sequel, which seems needless so I never watched it. But I’ve seen that one twice.

          • @[email protected]
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            36 days ago

            It’s reached Rocky Horror Picture Show in my household.

            It’s silly. You quote lines. You laugh at motives if you think about it.

        • @jballs
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          127 days ago

          I just watched the trailer. Jesus Christ that looks awful.

        • @[email protected]
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          76 days ago

          Minecraft just seems like the type of movie where lines like, “Were gonna rock our blocks off!” And that will be their peak writing.

        • @[email protected]
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          67 days ago

          A teaser is of course just a teaser and not the final product.

          It can still be redeemed. Look at Sonic.

        • originalucifer
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          17 days ago

          its almost a principal at this point.

          admittedly, no semblance of logic at play… I spose ill get to it someday

  • @[email protected]
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    597 days ago

    Everything in Minecraft is cubes so expect the cube humor. Testicles are particularly humorous so I have confidence in this prediction.