Chit-Chat: DCC: Hail Frank Ocean

[Spiff]

does anyone have any cool movie suggestions for me? I'm at a point in my life were I need some entertainment damn it. I don't know too much about movies but I really like dramas and poignant stuff like that. I just watched into the wild and goodwill hunting which I thoroughly enjoyed, if that helps

 

[maccrash]

does anyone have any cool movie suggestions for me? I'm at a point in my life were I need some entertainment damn it. I don't know too much about movies but I really like dramas and poignant stuff like that. I just watched into the wild and goodwill hunting which I thoroughly enjoyed, if that helps

if you liked good will hunting, look into drugstore cowboy & my own private idaho. they're both directed by gus van sant as well and I prefer both of 'em to good will hunting, although I still do quite enjoy good will hunting.

 

[Esper]

does anyone have any cool movie suggestions for me? I'm at a point in my life were I need some entertainment damn it. I don't know too much about movies but I really like dramas and poignant stuff like that. I just watched into the wild and goodwill hunting which I thoroughly enjoyed, if that helps

Maybe try Dead Poets Society? It's pretty good and also has Robin Williams in it.

 

[Her]

does anyone have any cool movie suggestions for me? I'm at a point in my life were I need some entertainment damn it. I don't know too much about movies but I really like dramas and poignant stuff like that. I just watched into the wild and goodwill hunting which I thoroughly enjoyed, if that helps

a beautiful mind, steel magnolias, mr holland's opus, the elephant man, billy elliot, little miss sunshine, la strada, bicycle thieves and all about my mother are good starts

 

[maccrash]

a beautiful mind, steel magnolias, mr holland's opus, the elephant man, billy elliot, little miss sunshine, la strada, bicycle thieves and all about my mother are good starts

okay. let's start a fuckin' dialogue. do you like A Beautiful Mind? because I saw about half of it in my psych class and thought it was really bad.

 

[Esper]

The line between beautiful/poignant/touching and lame/boring/sappy is pretty fine. I think it's a matter of personal taste, usually. Like the movie Good Bye, Lenin is meant to be one of those "life is beautiful" movies but for me it was just a little silly and I didn't really invest in it emotionally whereas the people I was watching it with did.

 

[Her]

okay. let's start a fuckin' dialogue. do you like A Beautiful Mind? because I saw about half of it in my psych class and thought it was really bad.

gotta wonder if the fact that you were watching it in psych class meant you were expecting it to be a deeper analysis than it was + the fact that jennifer connelly won an oscar for it meant it was given more praise over the years than it deserved

i think it's a good film for what it is - an emotional dramatisation with subject matter not commonly treated by hollywood with much care. jennifer connelly had no business being in that movie, let alone getting the oscar, but i think russell crowe did his job and that's what i liked. the difference between poignancy and sappiness is all too fine and is really just a matter of personal taste.

it's not a movie i'd typically recommend since i've only watched it once and don't think it's something that needs to be watched more than once, but it's a good example of an emotional drama, which was the question.

 

[Esper]

I'm going to start reading Ready Player One with a few friends. I'm told that I need to have watched Blade Runner and WarGames to "get" the book. I've seen Blade Runner recently, but WarGames I saw a long time ago and don't really remember. If anyone knows, do I need to rewatch it? Is there any other 80s movie I should watch?

 

[Esper]

Yeah, I've read a few chapters and it looks like so far it's all just a bunch of references without much significance. I mean, it could change, but whatever, it seems like it'll be a quick read in any case.

 

[maccrash]

I don't remember exactly what the song is called / what anime it is, but there's one good song by a band called The Pillows that was introduced to me from a friend who'd seen the anime. does that count. it's a good track, whatever it is. if I remember what it was called I'll update this.

 

[Esper]

Anything that has had Yoko Kanno's influence is probably going to be good. There's Arai Akino's VOICES from Marcross Plus. Also, from the 90s, from Rurouni Kenshin, one of the ending songs called "It's Gonna Rain" by Bonnie Pink. Unfortunately all the decent version of it have been removed from youtube.

Just Communication - Gundam Wing

Rhythm Emotion > Just Communication though.

I don't remember exactly what the song is called / what anime it is, but there's one good song by a band called The Pillows that was introduced to me from a friend who'd seen the anime. does that count. it's a good track, whatever it is. if I remember what it was called I'll update this.

That's gotta be Gainax's FLCL.



There are a lot of Pillows songs in that though so it could be something different.

 

[Esper]

Also, Heart of Sword by TM Revolution, great song. It has such an epic flow going on, I love it.

Pretty much all the songs they used were good. Definitely one of the standout series for music. Well, not the soundtrack so much.

 

[Cay]

I really enjoy Core Pride by Uverworld (Blue Excorcist's OP). It's just a great track IMO, nothing more to it. I'm in the middle of watching FLCL right now, and I like its soundtrack as well, it really matches the aesthetic of the show. Same with DRRR's OP.

 

[Her]

is GoT really as Amazing and Engaging and Cool as everyone says
is it worth checking out sometime later in the year (as I am not getting into it right now)

 

[Grey Wind]

is GoT really as Amazing and Engaging and Cool as everyone says
is it worth checking out sometime later in the year (as I am not getting into it right now)

Meh. As a Book Snob™ I'm kind of biased, but I think the writing has steadily gone down hill as they started to focus less on character development and consistent plotting and more on "epic" and "shocking" moments. Like, it's still pretty enjoyable for what it is, but don't expect to be blown away by amazing writing and be prepared for some very... problematic scenes.

 

[antemortem]

is GoT really as Amazing and Engaging and Cool as everyone says
is it worth checking out sometime later in the year (as I am not getting into it right now)

ok well as far as the show is concerned

I binged the first season in a night, it was that addicting. then I started season two and got (I think) four episodes in before taking a break and I haven't watched it since, and this was last summer.

 

[EC]

I just learned that Match Game is coming back and I couldn't be more excited.

 

[Cay]

I just learned that Match Game is coming back and I couldn't be more excited.

I really love game shows TBH. Family Feud is a god tier show for my family to watch at gatherings. I'll definitely be watching.

 

[EC]

Start every weekday morning with The Price Is Right.

 

[dad]

i'm giving up on frank ocean tbh.

also why doesn't this dcc have the cute dcc button in front of it?