Random Movie Thoughts Thread

[The Cat]

meat is murder

But Murder is also Murder.

 

[The Cat]

If you are implying women tend to not like game: I myself and the other females in my family enjoy and appreciate it very much. It's more of a special occassion / restaurant food though.

Why would I imply women don't like game? That doesnt make ANY sense? Ah I see, the phrase mixed company. I did not use that statement to imply a difference between mixed company, merely to state that the times I have gotten to experience game in a cookout setting, the majority of people there BOTH men AND women. Complained about the flavor. There was much conversation about it being an "Acquired taste". I don't like men vs women arguments and I go out of my way not to engage in them. Such things seem antithetical to human survival. But beyond that, I don't rely on implication in that way, if I thought that I would likely have said. "Women don't like game." <----But that just looks like a stupid thing to say to me. Or think. But then that wouldnt be the most stupid thing someone has thought lately...but that's an inference for another day. There's no gendering for taste.

 

[Red Herring]

Why would I imply women don't like game? That doesnt make ANY sense? Ah I see, the phrase mixed company. I did not use that statement to imply a difference between mixed company, merely to state that the times I have gotten to experience game in a cookout setting, the majority of people there BOTH men AND women. Complained about the flavor. There was much conversation about it being an "Acquired taste". I don't like men vs women arguments and I go out of my way not to engage in them. Such things seem antithetical to human survival. But beyond that, I don't rely on implication in that way, if I thought that I would likely have said. "Women don't like game." <----But that just looks like a stupid thing to say to me. Or think. But then that wouldnt be the most stupid thing someone has thought lately...but that's an inference for another day. There's no gendering for taste.

I completely agree. But please remember English is not my first language. I thought the expression "mixed company" as a general rule refers to mixed genders.

 

[The Cat]

I completely agree. But please remember English is not my first language. I thought the expression "mixed company" as a general rule refers to mixed genders.

Ah, of course, and I hope my post didnt come off cross or flippant.(I struggle with having a troublesome frank tone in the moment in person I can come off as Abed from Community, tonal wise) It took me a few minutes trying to figure out the thing I said that was poorly chosen for clarity, and after looking up the definitions listed of a few of my colloquialisms and realized there is a focus on specifically men and women in the phrase mixed company. I confess that I have always sort of interperated it as being a mix of ages and people who knew each other and people who were strangers. literally company that is mixing together.

I am very curious about wild game in Germany, I enjoy German cuisine that I have gotten to experience, but wild game done in the german culinary style is something I have alas not gotten to enjoy, What is your favorite you've had?

 

[Totenkindly]

I'm expecting this to suck.

History of the World, Part II Images Reveal First Look at Hulu's Follow-Up to 1981 Film

Mel Brooks is back in the upcoming series History of the World, Part II, which is the sequel to his 1981 movie he never planned on.

movieweb.com

 

[Red Herring]

I am very curious about wild game in Germany, I enjoy German cuisine that I have gotten to experience, but wild game done in the german culinary style is something I have alas not gotten to enjoy, What is your favorite you've had?

Hmm, Germany is mostly a meat, potato and veg country so recipes usually aren't all that creative. Of all the meats I've had in my life (pork, beef, chicken, turkey, duck, goose, quail, pheasant, venison, boar, hare, rabbit, lamb, raindeer, cangaroo, ostrich) I'd say my favorites are probably goose, duck, lamb, kangaroo and hare (mostly darker, gamier meats). Kangaroo is hard to get, I once came across it by accident, and probably not very ecological considering it has to be imported, but I read that Australians actually consider it dog food and have little appreciation for it. Hare is awesome, sadly haven't had it in a while, but you have to be extremely careful or it gets too dry as it's very lean. Don't confuse hare with rabbit, these are completely different - rabbit is much lighter and far less flavorful (rather disappointing, in my experience). Germans usually don't eat much lamb I think, but I love it in Persian or Greek dishes, for example.
Germany is pork country, so not surprisingly, boar is a popular game in restaurants, etc. Boar and venison are probably the most frequently served ones.

Here's THE traditional way of serving basically any darker, gamier or more festive meat:

The potato dumplings can be replaced by simple potatos (and usually are in the North) and in Swabia they often use Spätzle (a sort of homemade fresh pasta) instead. Red cabbage is usually a given with any darker meat (often prepared with some apple mixed in). Some people add cranberries (European ones, which are different from North American cranberries) and/or pears as an accompaniment.

One cultural difference to the USA is probably that Germans are less keen on turkey. For christmas a goose is much more common. Most of the meats I've mentioned are for special occasions or restaurants rather than everyday cuisine. In everyday dishes you'll usually find pork, beef or chicken, sometimes turkey. Oh, and when I say turkey, we usually eat the turkey hen, not the turkey rooster like you do in North America.


All that being said, meat consumption has been going down, I myself am trying to eat less and less of it and I've just had the simple but considerable pleasure of a simple pealed potato with butter and salt. (My husband is preparing a potato salad and gave me some peeled potato cause he knows I love them. Many foreigners raise their eyebrows when I say this, but a simple good potato can be a delicacy if it is fresh, of good quality and peeled after rather than before cooking to preserve the flavor. Add a bit of salt and butter and you've got yourself a treat! Alternatively Quark (curd cheese) also goes well with them. I just checked and Pellkartoffeln - peeled potatoes - has a Wikipedia entry in German, French and Spanish among a few others but not in English, leading me to believe that it's a lesser used form of preparation in the English speaking world)

 

[Kingu Kurimuzon]

I like to unironically incorporate quotes and zingers from old B-movies into my everyday speech. My favorite by far is answering my work phone "thrill me", which is a reference to a line Tom Atkins uses multiple times in Night of the Creeps.

I also like tommy Wiseau quotes, like "haha whuddah story!" (good one to use when someone tells an uninteresting anecdote about their weekend)

Samurai Cop is also a good source of quotes.

I used to use Big Lebowski quotes but that film has become so ubiquitous in pop culture that it's almost impossible to drop a quote without someone exclaiming how much they love that movie and proceeding to want to talk about it for 15 minutes.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I named my cat after the hero in Jack Frost, Ivanushka. This is the Soviet one, not the one with Michael Keaton or the horror movie.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I'd never fly on any spaceship without underpants testing grounds. I'd just feel unsafe.

 

[Saturnal Snowqueen]

For the longest time, I thought Dickie Roberts was an actual child star.

This is nucking futs!!

 

[Totenkindly]

Earl Boen, Veteran Character Actor and 'Terminator' Regular, Dies at 81

The native New Yorker passed away in Hawaii of lung cancer, according to media reports

www.thewrap.com

RIP, such droll wit!

 

[Totenkindly]

I was gonna watch Banshees today but ended up watching "The Menu" instead when I saw both were on HBO Max.

The story felt a little weak, but the film was still pretty engaging thanks for a few really key performances, the music, the film assembly (editing/tone/directing), and the food language used, and there were enough outrageous moments to pique curiosity and inspire some laughter. The resolution of the lead char plot also was satisfying.

This is why you cast Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult and Ralph Fiennes in your film esp if it's light in the writing.

HBO Max also has "Elvis," which I started to watch -- and boy, I'm sorry, but I only got through 20 minutes before just doing something else. Was bored out of my head. I don't give a shit about the skeevy producer played by Tom Hanks and I'm not sure why they made him the focal point of the film. Uggh. Austin Butler is fine, and the directing (esp visually) is decent / aka typical Baz. But I don't know if I can sit through this film.

 

[SD45T-2]

I like to unironically incorporate quotes and zingers from old B-movies into my everyday speech. My favorite by far is answering my work phone "thrill me", which is a reference to a line Tom Atkins uses multiple times in Night of the Creeps.

I also like tommy Wiseau quotes, like "haha whuddah story!" (good one to use when someone tells an uninteresting anecdote about their weekend)

Samurai Cop is also a good source of quotes.

I used to use Big Lebowski quotes but that film has become so ubiquitous in pop culture that it's almost impossible to drop a quote without someone exclaiming how much they love that movie and proceeding to want to talk about it for 15 minutes.

I suggest Nicolas Cage in Deadfall. My late great best friend and I got a lot of mileage out of it.

 

[Totenkindly]

What a world this is when an animated Puss in Boots sequel and a Blumhouse horror film about a murderous doll sit on RT in the certified mid-90 percents, while a Tom Hanks film sits uncertified at 66.

Hanks is having a shit-fest of a year. A dominating role in Elvis most people wish they would have cut entirely from the film for more of Austin Butler, and then the debacle of Disney's Pinocchio. ("Pinocchio, Pinocchio," he sings, "Oh, holy smoke-e-o!" Groan.) Now this. At least it isn't deemed rotten. yet.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

What a world this is when an animated Puss in Boots sequel and a Blumhouse horror film about a murderous doll sit on RT in the certified mid-90 percents, while a Tom Hanks film sits uncertified at 66.

Hanks is having a shit-fest of a year. A dominating role in Elvis most people wish they would have cut entirely from the film for more of Austin Butler, and then the debacle of Disney's Pinocchio. ("Pinocchio, Pinocchio," he sings, "Oh, holy smoke-e-o!" Groan.) Now this. At least it isn't deemed rotten. yet.

I guess for Blumhouse being successful with a killer doll movie is just child's play.

 

[Totenkindly]

I am so onboard with any Ari Aster film that pops up. From his first two (horror) films, I got the idea he could be good at comedy and/or dark comedy, and this looks to be right up that alley. Really nice trailer.

 

[Kingu Kurimuzon]

I named my cat after the hero in Jack Frost, Ivanushka. This is the Soviet one, not the one with Michael Keaton or the horror movie.

the michael keaton one is a good unintentional horror movie. keaton jack frost is super creepy in many scenes. That is one I like to watch on bad xmas movie night, along with the SW holiday special and sometimes Santa Claus (MST3K). It is very riffable and if they haven't done it yet, i hope the rifftrax guys get to it at some point

 

[Totenkindly]

The Golden Globes 2023 was last night. I have mixed feelings. The programming itself is still wonky. Meanwhile, some of the wins were great. Some (like the continued crapping on BCS and cast) are ridiculous. I guess it doesn't matter as I don't watch it anyway.

it does give me hopes for Everything, Everywhere, All At Once doing well in the Oscars.

Does this mean I have to now watch The Fabelmans? I admire Spielberg and his past body of work, but I'm tired of seeing him nowadays. I think the last period of his work I really enjoyed was from 1998-2005 or so. He's had generally solid but unspectacular films since (Lincoln felt more like a showcase for Daniel Day Lewis), and some things he's done got by on Spielberg gloss but kinda missed the mark (like Ready Player One -- and boy did he miscast Ansel Elgort in WSS). Has anyone seen this film, and is it worth a watch?

My son apparently loved Babylon. Now I have to watch that too, despite the crazy all over the chart reactions to it.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

the michael keaton one is a good unintentional horror movie. keaton jack frost is super creepy in many scenes. That is one I like to watch on bad xmas movie night, along with the SW holiday special and sometimes Santa Claus (MST3K). It is very riffable and if they haven't done it yet, i hope the rifftrax guys get to it at some point

They definitely did the horror one because I've watched it.

I love the dopey hero in Morozhko, though, at least before he's learned his lesson in humility due to angering Father Mushroom.

 

[Totenkindly]

Watched a few films over the weekend so far

• The Banshees of Inisherin -- This film is immaculately put together, quite excellent, full of dark humor and bizarre turns. The cast is really solid, Colin Farrell is really great, and as I wasn't totally engaged with Kerry Condon on BCS/BB (she's Mike Ehrmantraut's daughter-in-law), I was pleasantly surprised at how amazing she was here in a supporting role. The less I say, the better, because some of the unexpected plot points should remain unexpected, but I appreciated the moral ambiguity as the leads struggle to move on past their prior friendship. There's also some poignancy around Keoughan's character. There's really also nothing like watching the physically imposing Brendan Gleeson drift across the green Irish hills in dark silhouette wearing a black fluttering trenchcoat. Definitely on my year's top ten, and top five honestly.
• Annihilation -- back to watching old favorites, the ambiguity and terrifyingly relentless onset of change and mutation in this film just making it a fascinating watch. I am still surprised that this got released as-is, it was clearly a case of doubling down on the arthouse approach at the expense of temporary box office intake. Producer Scott Rudin ended up revealed as a royal asshat in recent years and fallen from grace now, but one thing he did do write was using his final-cut authority on this film to refuse studio notes. It's exactly the film it should have been, and will actually endure for all time (like Under the Skin) because the director's vision was realized.
• Emily the Criminal -- I haven't watched a TON of Aubrey Plaza stuff so I can't say how this measures up, but I've only really seen her doing more caricature/extreme work and here she feels real, nuanced, and a total treasure. It's only a 90 minute film or so, but she is lovely and gritty and in your face and even if you might not like Emily IRL you still want her to succeed here. The film also manages to explore how loans and low income jobs without benefits have really gutted the lives of those in debt, with very few legitimate options to recover. Whatever your thoughts on Emily, you can totally understand why she is doing what she's doing. Plaza manages to even face down Gina Gershon in this film, the prior bad/grit girl. She and Theo Rossi actually also have chemistry (he reminded me a lot of Diego Luna here). If Plaza hasn't done work like this previously, it definitely makes her a viable player -- kind of like a McConaissance of sorts. She dominates here.