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#211 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 145 weeks ago
Man, that Desantis rollout of his announcement was so amateur hour a month ago. I don't really like Biden but most of these guys like Pence, DeSantis, aren't better at all. So I"d vote for Biden out of default.
Haley might be the most semi interesting one left in the GOP but I'm not sure she can get the votes.
#212 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 145 weeks ago
Trump is toast at this point. He's going to jail, given what has come out in the indictments. The fucking moron had boxes of secret documents in a shower. The other Republican nominees for President would be wise to slowly distance themselves from this mess. Most of them (aside from Christie and Hutchinson) are still going with the DOJ is weaponized bullshit. No, it's not. 37 counts is way too many counts for this to be a random/weak case. I mean reading up on some of these questions asked his own lawyers, you'd have to be a total idiot to ask those q's.
Mark Meadows has already taken a plea deal. I bet the Trump aide that got indicted today will do the same.
I get why the other candidates are still blaming the DOJ. THey want his voter base but it looks dumb at this point.
#213 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 145 weeks ago
As if on cue, Disney has started to edit out scenes in older films with scenes they find offensive.
https://screenrant.com/the-french-conne … ed-disney/
Totally ridiculous. You don't edit it out that out that scene/line just because there is an offensive word. If anything you leave it in to show how society has grown over the years and how that term isn't used now.
#214 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 145 weeks ago
It had been hyped nearly as much as CD itself. A couple of quotes from 00-02 period had it labelled a ‘big gun’ and I think it was likened by one person who heard/worked on it as November Rain meets Nightrain. It was generally assumed to be the best song in the vault. So when it dropped you can imagine tue anti-climax…
Yeah, that was definitely the problem. It got way overhyped. Also it ended up being another one of those epic ballads which didn't really help. There's not really a rocker aspect to that song which makes the Nightrain comparison disappointing.
#215 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 145 weeks ago
Regarding the next big actor and/or director, I'm sure these people are out there. But you would never know given what's being plugged or pushed.
Anyway:
Hypnotic. Hey a new movie! This isn't bad. I was intrigued by the concept. I think it gets too smart in the second half. But it's perfectly fine as summer entertainment.
The Italian Job (1969 original). I've seen this before 20 years ago or so. Didn't really get the big fuss. And still don't. Maybe because I'm not British but I didn't really get the appeal of this movie outside of the last 15-20 mins and the car scenes. Michael Caine is fine here as the lead but the rest just seems like a waste of time. It doesn't help that the main antagonist is pretty non descript and boring. This is one film where I definitely prefer the updated remake. The original is dated. The same goes for the Ocean's series. The Pitt/Clooney film is better than the Sinatra 60s one.
Prime Cut--rewatched this again. Loved it even more/picked up on more stuff. There's a lot of stuff that's unsaid. I liked that they didn't bash the viewer over the head with the meat grinding stuff in the beginning. Plus I did like the contrast of the big city (Chicago) vs small town Americana (that is now lost). There's also a dark underbelly of American life that this explores. Kinda goes in with a changing America from the wholesome 40-50s to a more experimental 1970s. This movie really should be better known. Oh this features great chase scenes set in a wheat field and a dandelion field as well. I thought that was kind of cool.
#216 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 145 weeks ago
Reality TV - This was one of the big steps in the ruination of our culture. They realized they could market everything to the lowest common denominator.
China - The industry was ruined the moment they pivoted to China. Everything had to be catered to them...and this is why so many new films feel sterile. Can't risk pissing off the Chinese.
This helped ruin film communities.... because so many users became obsessed with talking about the Chinese box office gross....as if it were a good thing.
The elite laugh at our stupidity. I'd love to be a fly on the wall during their meetings.
I'll go through a lot of this but there is a lot to unpack. Yeah, reality tv was basically the point where networks on cable (NOT HBO, SHOWTIME ETC) realized they could just dump some shit on tv that involved really pathetic people and people would tune it. You didn't have to hire script writers or bother to think. And really, some of these tv stars got famous for the dumbest things (like being superfat or having 19 kids or whatever.
On the China stuff, it's not the US that has been ruined by them. I'd argue that the World Cinema has been ruined. I think it's sad that creativity is stifled just for money and greed purposes. I do laugh at Chinese special effects whenever they try to make one of those action films, though. They look like dogshit when compared to a country like South Korea.
Oh here's a really good article about Hollywood selling out to China:
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/arc … na/620021/
All anyone cares about is superhero shit....directors want to do them for the clout and actors want them for the money. Everything else was sacrificed on this altar.
Disney gobbling up everything to squeeze every nickel out of their franchises is almost as bad as the superhero shit.
Actor salaries are way out of control. If these people can make 30-40 million per superhero movie, why would they settle for something like a few million to be in a drama/suspense film?
I don't see why they get paid that much anyways. The era of the movie star is over...just throw some generic actor into the role...they're all the same anyways....at a fraction of the cost and the movie still makes the same amount.
Disney is evil, seriously. Those superhero films are all just one big mad lib or whatever where you could just pick stuff predictably. At some point in the past, I'd argue that one actor could elevate a franchise or film and be worth the money they demanded. Now, all you really need is someone who looks good and can execute some sort of action poses or whatever. Does anyone really think the Rock is worth that high salary based soley on his actiing "ability"?
Also, as noted earlier. TV is where the creative outlet is and that's why a bunch of A-list actors have migrated there.
Where the audience loses out is that there are no smart films anymore opening at the theater anymore. Or intense, creative etc (use any positive adjective, it all applies). You're not getting Tom Cruise playing some weird or different role. Or some director like Altman, Lumet latest film. I mean yeah, those types might play for a week or two but that's it. It's all franchise and stuff that makes money. And not stuff that is interesting or weird.
#217 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 146 weeks ago
I was praying for Oklahoma. If I could only choose one unreleased GNR song to hear before I die....it's Oklahoma.
Beggars can't be choosers.....
Oklahoma for me too because it seems like one of the few songs that seems connected to a culturally significant event and not the usual complaints about Step, the old band breakup etc.
One more thing....
If they do exactly what they did with Absurd and Hard School....zero promotion...they will get the same results no matter how good or bad the songs are.
They need real videos, maybe a performance on a late night show, and interviews talking about the songs.
I'd love to see them properly push material like in the old days once before we're dead. You have to go back to your teenage memories to imagine them as a properly functioning band.
Why do they not do this? They are wasting Slash and Duff in this capacity. Especially Slash. Axl doesn't want to do interviews and shit. Fine have Slash do them. I don't think they even need a video, a high quality live version of the songs that you dump onto their youtube account should suffice anyway. Some of this stuff is so simple and easy and they refuse to do them for whatever reason.
#218 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 146 weeks ago
The problem also is that some of those directors from the 70s-90s are getting old and may die off or just stop making movies. Scorscese is 80. And after they are gone, who the hell is going to be taking up that baton? Aside from Christopher Nolan (who I don't like that much). I can't think of many directors, ones with US affiliations anyway. I guess Spike Lee is another one but he is 66.
Basically if you want to find interesting stuff released in 2023, you gotta actually dig. I'm sure there are interesting movies released (talking "mid-budget" ones at least and not totally indie). They are just probably not going to be playing at your local cinema or be well known. And that's a shame because even as late as the 2000s, there was an actually variety of films that weren't basic CGI sequels and or deriative remakes and were pretty creative.
#219 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 146 weeks ago
Can totally see Axl having a kid in his mid 60s and totally ruining all of TB’s plans
Pffft....DeNiro is having another kid at 79 and Pacino just got his girlfriend pregnant at 83. He's got some catching up to do if he wants to catch those guys.
#220 Re: Guns N' Roses » If GNR releases nothing in 2023, is this the end for you? » 146 weeks ago
There is one other thing and it's two huge IFs.
If there are tracks, in some sort of demo form from 94-96 and new vocals can be recorded for them, they could do the lost 94-96 album.
The only other trick up their sleeve is what Slash talked about last year, recording an actually new record with him, Duff and Slash.
The CD vault, us hardcores want it - it's only worth tapping into when Axl retires from touring/dies.
I don't think he has anything to say or just doesn't want to record new music. I mean he's done nothing in terms of recording new music or even going into the studio since I don't recall when. When was the last time you read he was in the studio recording stuff (even rumors), I mean maybe the late 2000s.
