canthidium

canthidium, 7 months ago

we will bring them back to mental institutions, where they belong

As someone that struggles with mental issues, and has spent some time in a facility when I was at my worst, this line pisses me off to no end. Feels no different than what he would say about so-called criminals or immigrants. Wish he would go where he belongs.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Very true. The place I stayed in for a few days was good though and they had out and in-patient treatment. And they recommended doing in-patient treatment where you would go in for most of the day but could go home after, after I did my locked in in-patient. I was happy with their treatment, but yeah, very much exception to the rule.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Ah good to know. I hadn’t seen it before, but that might just be saying more about locations I used to live. Thanks!

canthidium, 7 months ago

He really does. Although this is the least “Eisenberg” I’ve seen him since probably The Social Network.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Definitely the highlight of the movie.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Love this about him

canthidium, 7 months ago

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canthidium, 7 months ago

That weird e-reader thing is one of the small touches I love about it. Among other things, it really gives the movie this out-of-time feeling. Which I think adds to the uneasiness of it as a whole.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Would They Follow follow It Follows if It Follows doesn’t follow They Follow? Of course, They Follow follows It Follows as It Follows precedes They Follow.

Ok, “follow” looks and sounds wrong now. I’ve said it too much.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Loved it. I think I read that they purposely did it to make it not able to place in any time period. No cell phones. Everyone looks vaguely 80s style. Lots of older cars. But then this weird future e-reader in a seashell? wtf.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Yeah, explaining the mystery of it, I think, would ruin it. The mystery is part of what makes it work.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Slightly off topic, but when I first watched It Follows, I hated it. But when I rewatched it, it became one of my favorite horror movies ever. Do you all have this happen sometimes? Is it just not being in the right mood? Not paying attention? Growing as a person? I think for me I was annoyed with the character’s actions. But I’ve become way more lenient on what I consider “unrealistic” character actions. People in high stress stuations rarely make the best decisions and I accept that more in movies.

Curious your thoughts.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Oh that’s awesome! Did you do something to force it to grow that shape or find one that way?

canthidium, 7 months ago

Aww, I was hoping you found a Donatello head shaped pumpkin and were like “This is perfect!”. Still, amazing work!

canthidium, 7 months ago

Cube is so underrated! Even the sequels are pretty decent. If you can get past the low budget and questionable acting, it’s a fun movie with an interesting premise.

canthidium, 7 months ago

I still rewatch Event Horizon like once a year. It really doesn’t hold up all that well, but it’s a classic that I loved as a kid. I wish Paul W.S. Anderson would do more like it instead of a million terrible movies starring his wife.

Smile was better than I was expecting. It wasn’t great, but a lot of cool, creepy imagery kept me interested.

And The Wailing is something every horror fan should see. It’s so good. Korean Horror is almost always worth a watch.

canthidium, 7 months ago

How did this slip under my radar? I love Elijah Wood’s project choices the last decade. He takes chances and makes some weird stuff that I love. And this looks right up my alley. Thanks for the rec!

canthidium, 7 months ago

This sounds interesting. I love horror in non-traditional settings. Western Horror is incredibly underused. The only one that comes to mind is Bone Tomahawk, which is a must see if you haven’t. Thanks for the suggestion!

canthidium, 7 months ago

Oh wow, I knew about the lost footage, but not about the Titanic connection. Thanks!

canthidium, 7 months ago

I watched this a couple years ago. I remember it being pretty decent.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Oh nice, an adaptation of Lovecraft’s “From Beyond”. Thanks!

canthidium, 7 months ago

No One Will Save You

Caught this recently and it’s very good.

Evil Dead Rise for balls to the walls crazy good possession that IMO is the best of the franchise

Umm, what?

Barbarian

Fantastic movie, agreed on going in blind.

All 3 came out in 2023.

Barbarian came out Sep 2022

canthidium, 7 months ago

I just watched Possession for the first time recently and was blown away. No idea how I never heard of it before. It just sucks you in.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Will always upvote The Thing. It’s probably my favorite scifi horror. And it holds up so well.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Thank you. Maniac, Wilfred, and his turn in Sin City are some of my favorites. He plays unhinged so well, lol.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Oh yes, I was pleasantly surprised with Talk to Me. One of my favorites of the year, honestly.

canthidium, 7 months ago

The Conjuring: Devil Made Me Do It (not that great)

Not the biggest Conjuring fan, but this was so disappointing.

canthidium, 7 months ago

I just finally watched both Terrifiers and they are…something, lol. Art the Clown could be a classic like other slashers soon. Hope they can increase the budget and work on acting and story a little more for the next one.

canthidium, 7 months ago

If you enjoyed 2, I’d say watch 1. It’s a lot lower budget, but it’s a fun watch I think.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Yeah, I love horror clowns, lol. The 90s IT miniseries was my favorite as a kid. Oh and Killer Klowns from Outer Space, haha.

canthidium, 7 months ago

The Empty Man, which sounds dumb, is surprisingly really good. That whole opening is a masterclass of tension.

The Endless is so good, and you have to watch Resolution, if only for the connections and easter eggs.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Oh I had no idea that was made by them as well. I’ve heard mixed about it, but I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!

canthidium, 7 months ago

Jeez, this is the most downvoted post I’ve seen on Lemmy, lol. Congrats.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Every time I see a discussion on the topic of intermissions or movies being too long, I have to recommend the RunPee app. Been using it for years and I never worry about missing anything when I have to go.

The app has a timer that you start at the beginning of the movie and there are “peetimes” where you can either be notified or keep an eye out for key words to remind you it’s a good time to go. Then while you’re doing your business, you can can read a short synopsis of what you missed. The devs try to find the best times where you won’t miss much and they even tell you what times are the best out of the few they pick. They are very spoiler conscience so you don’t have to worry about getting spoiled.

The app also tells you if there’s anything during or after the credits so you know whether you should wait or not. I’m not affiliated with them in any way. It’s just one of my most used apps and I want to spread the word.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Since using that app, I don’t mind having to go, even multiple times. For whatever reason I kept having to go during Flower Moon but it was nice not worrying about what I missed.

The only reason I wouldn’t want an actual intermission is having to deal with a bunch of people going all at once. I hate dealing with crowds and I like just being by myself most of the time. I usually go to matinees on Fridays when I can while most people are at work but the movie is still new. But a lot of times I end up waiting til the middle of the next week so I have an almost empty theater. I know not everyone can do that, but I’m grateful I can.

It depends on the movie though. I love going to see the opening of MCU movies or something that I know will be fun to watch with a crowd. My favorite theater memory is when I saw Endgame and there was this girl a few seats down from me that was bawling her eyes out when the “on your left” portal scene happened. She had to be around 10 and it was just amazing seeing such emotion and investment from a child. It instantly made me feel like a kid again.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Ugh, always one. Was waiting for this comment to come.

No, I do not have my phone out throughout the movie. Sometimes, I check the dark lock screen for a notification occasionally when I feel a vibration, which not a single person notices except for me. But I usually just pay attention for the key words to a peetime that I preplanned to take before the movie started.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Well I gotta say I was really looking forward to this since it’s supposed to be a spiritual successor to Re-Animator and From Beyond, but I was extremely disappointed. It’s more weird 90s low budget softcore TV movie than 80s campy body horror. A lot of it had “filmed in the directors house” vibes, which is fine, but the acting is atrocious. I don’t know if they were going for that or not but it was distracting how bad it was. Heather Graham, who isn’t Meryl Streep by any means, but is usually pretty good, had the same expression and tone the entire movie. Even when she was “possessed” by the other entity. She sounded like she was reading off cue cards the whole time.

The premise was decent, based of a Lovecraft story, but I found it pretty boring. I was hoping having Barbara Crampton in it would be a highlight but she was just…there. I’m usually pretty forgiving about character actions in movies. I’m a big believer in that people don’t make smart decisions in stressful situations and can often do incredibly stupid things. That being said, no one in this movie acts like a human. They just go along with things when people wouldn’t and they argue against things that they can plainly see.

The biggest thing for me, and this is probably a very biased opinion because I am a staunch supporter of therapy and have been in different kinds of treatment for a long time, but the way Heather Graham’s character is shown as a psychiatrist was so behind the times and ridiculous that it just infuriated me. Early in the movie she meets a potential patient and talks to him for all of 5 minutes, then goes home and tells her husband all about him and give him a diagnosis of multiple personality disorder. She also hypnotizes a patient to try to help him overcome violent outbursts but she’s able to put him under in seconds and he gets stuck that way while she talks to another person and it’s just too over the top for me. I know the movie is supposed to be campy and silly at times but it just left a super bad taste in my mouth the way they portrayed psychiatry and therapy. But like I said my personal experiences are probably making me take it more personal than I should.

But overall it was pretty generic and disappointing and I wouldn’t recommend it. I really wanted to love it especially seeing it have such a high rotten tomatoes score and lots of critics loving it but it feels like another moment where I’m watching a different movie than everybody else watched.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Jesus that toasting is just divine. I’m going to have to get some ciabatta and do this. Hope I can try that loaf you got one day. Thanks!

canthidium, 7 months ago

Yeah, the apps don’t show up the same as the default Lemmy web version as far as I know.

does the > ! ! < like you said to do.

I didn’t say to do this. I said:

type:
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That is how Lemmy’s markdown is done. You can see the formatting on this page. Looks like you’re using Sync and yeah the spoiler hotkey is how Reddit did it. It works in the app but doesn’t on Lemmy’s website and probably some other apps.

canthidium, 7 months ago

Yep, agreed completely. The premise is interesting and Cage is actually pretty good without being too over the top but the rest is tonally all over the place. It tries to be serious and then Jean Ralphio comes in and is a cartoon. I left pretty disappointed at the potential.

canthidium, 7 months ago

I love Ben Schwartz. I even saw him and Thomas Middleditch do their improv show a couple years ago. But I always see Jean Ralphio when I see him. It’s just such a good character, lol.