Do you have a "background" or "comfort" movie?

[Agent Mulder's Hair]

Batman Begins

 

[BisexualMMA]

Frogs (1972)

I nap like a hibernating grizzly with that movie playing. I think it's the swamp sounds.

Not a movie, but I also sleep like a rock with Forensic Files on.

Poor Sam Elliott, spending an hour and a half pretending to be stressed out about nothing, and it wasn't even because he had to act against a green screen.

 

[Stranger Come Knocking]

big trouble in Little China, the princess bride, hearts and armor

 

[SMYD]

Odd. Very odd.

 

[Hearse Lightning]

When I was broke I had a DVD player and like 4 dvds. I've watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall a ridiculous amount of times.

 

[Organic Damage]

Lol I think it's kind of dumb to have visual entertainment on that you aren't even looking at. Music though? Certainly.

Yeah I have the radio playing when I'm cleaning or writing or doing dishes, but just having video playing I'm not even going to look at seems weird.

 

[TITS]

A Few Good Men
Unforgiven
Blue Velvet
Dawn of the Dead

 

[Sir Galahad]

 

[Guestx]

He's every bit as bad as people say.

He's really not. People just like to jump on he hate train, which is exactly what you're doing right now.

 

[BisexualMMA]

He's really not. People just like to jump on he hate train, which is exactly what you're doing right now.

Yep, no way I've possibly come to my opinion about his work independently.

 

[Guestx]

Yep, no way I've possibly come to my opinion about his work independently.

If you did, you've have come to a different conclusion.

 

[DarkneT]

Always running late as fuck with my last meal of the day (tea) 'dinner' and there's never anything on tv
Plus I hate TV I only watch TUF really

So my go to is on my record box, shutter island or Prometheus for like 20 minutes
Then bed

 

[BisexualMMA]

If you did, you've have come to a different conclusion.

Okay, well I could tell you that you only claim to like Paul W.S. Anderson films in order to be a contrarian, but I'm willing to give you the "benefit of the doubt" and believe that you actually enjoyed Pompeii and the Resident Evil series.

 

[TheNinja]

Pulp Fiction
Tommy Boy
Billy Madison

 

[Guestx]

Okay, well I could tell you that you only claim to like Paul W.S. Anderson films in order to be a contrarian, but I'm willing to give you the "benefit of the doubt" and believe that you actually enjoyed Pompeii and the Resident Evil series.

Maybe that's the problem. You're taking his WORST films, like Pompeii, and judging the extent of his ability by them. That's like saying, "Oh, well Spielberg sucks. Have you seen War of the Worlds?"

I think it makes more sense to look at his BEST films--his high marks--in judging his capabilities. Because we're trying to determine how good he can be, not how bad he can be.

The fact of the matter is that Mortal Kombat is a good movie. It may not be to your taste, and therefore you may not have enjoyed it, but that doesn't mean it's a poorly made film. Soldier is also a good movie. Simple storyline, but well-executed. And while I haven't seen Event Horizon in many years, I know a lot of people enjoy that one as well.

Personally, I also liked AvP, the Resident Evil movies and The Three Musketeers, even though I can identify problems with those films.

 

[Sir Galahad]

 

[Joe Wong]

I like watching Mississippi Burning for some reason.

I get up and cheer when they arrest @shadow_priest_x and @Cint at the end.

 

[Guestx]

I like watching Mississippi Burning for some reason.

I get up and cheer when they arrest @shadow_priest_x and @Cint at the end.

Back to form, I see. Been a while since you last made a racist joke.

 

[Joe Wong]

Back to form, I see. Been a while since you last made a racist joke.

LOL! that wasn't't a racist joke!

That did come out of left field though LOL.

 

[BisexualMMA]

Maybe that's the problem. You're taking his WORST films, like Pompeii, and judging the extent of his ability by them. That's like saying, "Oh, well Spielberg sucks. Have you seen War of the Worlds?"

I think it makes more sense to look at his BEST films--his high marks--in judging his capabilities. Because we're trying to determine how good he can be, not how bad he can be.

The fact of the matter is that Mortal Kombat is a good movie. It may not be to your taste, and therefore you may not have enjoyed it, but that doesn't mean it's a poorly made film. Soldier is also a good movie. Simple storyline, but well-executed. And while I haven't seen Event Horizon in many years, I know a lot of people enjoy that one as well.

Personally, I also liked AvP, the Resident Evil movies and The Three Musketeers, even though I can identify problems with those films.

Well, if a director distributes his time alternating between making 5.5's and 3.0's with maybe one 6 thrown in there...

Sure, he makes a slightly above average movie once in a while.