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Am I the only one who likes to get drunk and do my own MST3K version of Schindlerās List?
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Some critics say that itās not misogynistic. Some critics say that itās a beautiful film. Some say itās a sensitive portrayal of depression. But I couldnāt put my scientific mind away long enough to ignore the implausibility of the setting-- (A very large mass will crash into the earth, soon, and it will all be over.)
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Darn: the coupon has already expired. Oh, well. 
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livestream or it didnāt happen 
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That movie for me was Man Bites Dog. It was apparently supposed to be wry media commentary, but itās just abysmally sadistic way beyond whatās necessary to make a point and has zero other redeeming qualities. I would honestly recommend that nobody, ever, see this movie.
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I had a nightmare about Melancholia after just seeing the trailer. Soooo probably wonāt see the movie.
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I was talking about Antichrist as being misogynistic. I vaguely remember the talk around Melancholia when it came out, though. Iāll get around to it one day, I guess!
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Glad I never saw it thenā¦ though Iād heard good things about it.
Just what did you agree to do to get him to open the safe? (Not that Iām suggesting you should stop.)
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Boing Boing Store coupons.
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I liked it a lot, although itās been more than 20 years since I last saw it, I might think differently of it now.
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I usually do a Rifftrax of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
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Too late.
Seriously, most films somebody hates were part of required viewing (or at least a portion for class discussion) in my Film and Media Studies courses.
Of course, MBD was part of our section on documentary.
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ugh. I had entire classes that were deliberately composed of movies many people hate. And that were deliberately constructed for people to hate. Thatās how I ended up watching Werner Fassbinder scratch his balls and talk on the phone for twenty minutes. Twice.
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I shall be busy preparing for the blessed eventā¦
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I saw Melancholia, but donāt really remember it having much impact on me. Von Trier strikes me as someone who might have painted himself into a corner, career-wise.
Dancer was spectacular, The Five Obstructions equally so, but I think after Dear Wendy things started to taper off. I got through Nymphomaniac I, but havenāt really had the heart to plug into II.
Personally, I think what made Dancer so great was the fact that Bjƶrk held such a major piece of it. A base comparison, I know, but without her, it would be like A Nightmare Before Christmas without Danny Elfman.
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Is it as good as The Unbearable Lightness of My Beautiful Left Foot?
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Either way, I am so glad for my introduction to Guy Maddin. As for Godard, I simply couldnāt absorb it.
I was even invited to take a masterās-level course about Godard taught by the video artist and filmmaker Harun Farocki, but it (subject matter Godard) was about as excruciating as waiting for Robās safe to be opened.
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