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I fuckin' hate when a friend or acquaintance gives me a movie assignment - like not only, oh, you have to watch _______ and here's why, but, maybe you'll see it before we meet again so we can discuss it, ha ha only serious! Anyways now I have to watch John Wick. :-(((( |
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I thought it was okay, for a mindless action flick. The fact that they're making a trilogy out of it is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life, though. |
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well, he didnt ask you to go break stones with a hammer |
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Here's your notes so you don't have to watch the movie, it's positive enough that you won't have to explain anything and covers the main things people like about the movie. Just repeat this to them, slap them on the back and walk away immediately while laughing and they'll never question that you didn't watch the movie. "Haha yes it was good! I would do the same for [beloved pet name]. The nightclub is the best scene, so kinetic and visceral. Glad game of thrones got what he deserved, I can't stand animal cruelty and [partner or family member] was nearly in tears! It's refreshing to see an action movie try to straddle the line between genuine tension and silly hyper-realism, I can see why someone as smart as you would like it. That choreography? Very impressive, from my experience doing [martial art or weapons training] you can really tell Keanu Reeves did a lot of shooting and punching. The cinematography was really nice, what a well made movie, you have great taste and are a cinephile. I heard they did a sequel, let's check that out next friend." |
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it's rude and it would be a nice thing to point this out. but maybe the friend is too hopeless. i'd also blame the parents. anyway, related, i happened to have just written a blog about this (about how great I am): My dad had his birthday, yay. I gifted him The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin. This because he said the other day he's not into fantasy. That something that makes me stubborn, especially because he's a fan of Lord of the Rings and Song of Ice and Fire. And i gifted him this, because I don't gift political books. Or rather: I don't gift people my political stance. But that doesn't mean I don't recommend certain books. So it made me happy when he said he was happy I'd recommended him Adults in the Room, by Varoufakis. And I'm happy he read all of Naomi Klein's No Is Not Enough. So now I made the collection complete by recommending Chomsky's Who Rules the World. Some time ago I got him a subscription to "The Left Cheek", the magazine of the spiritual workgroup with the same name of the political party GreenLeft. So a complete leftist body of work. Is an accompanying vote advice an inappropiate birthday gift? |
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Zephyr twin - he must be REALLY mad about that dog mohamed- I would have preferred breaking rocks tbh Indeksikal - I can see why someone as smart as you would like it. - with one data point, you have profiled him perfectly (wears a Rick and Morty hat). do you work for hyperflake - lol big - so you've gifted your dad Earth Mourn - Endubis' Lament (from the Memory of a Future Fable series) (© SignedUpToLOL, 2018) I sent my mom a playlist of Sam Harris DESTROYS liberals with LOGIC and REASON |
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Ah yes I have to watch Sleuth (original movie based on the play). I have it recorded but every time i give I a go I find that I’m not in the “mood”. |
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I recommended that friend the NTS Session and he loves it. Talked about Jacob’s Ladder and he watched it. Feeling a little pressure. |
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I have a question. Why are you friends with someone who wears a Rick & Morty hat? Or was this the or acquaintance scenario? |
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If you use the word "gift" as a fucking verb once more I will gift you my fist. |
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You all have to watch shakes the clown |
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big mood |
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family friend, our kids and wifes play together sometimes he's not a bad guy really, good dad, has some chud traits, watches youtubers yelling about star wars and that |
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how can we turn "gift" back into a noun??? oh I know, "gifting" |
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I might check it out, I really liked his Willow Creek bigfoot movie, horror with some black comedy elements. avoid spoilers and go see it immediately if you haven't. now you've an assignment lol |
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Crispin glover essay on Spielberg |
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what's the right verb for giving a gift? lol @ tony's playlist |
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What do you mean? |
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Actually I don’t have people giving me assignments, and sometimes it’s hard, but I try to embrace recommendations by friends. Of course if this really is an assignment then I hope it goes big ways, and it could be a fun exercise. |
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I generally don’t like being given suggestions. With the rare exception of trusted sources. I’d rather pick it from somewhere and create an organic attachment to it, rather than friend ‘a’ says it’s good, already you are pressured to like it a little. I often say … sure…I’ll give it a watch or a listen. But I rarely do. An assignment, what a shlep. On top of that, I also watched John Wick based on someone’s recommendation and ended up liking it. It’s completely over the top. I liked the humanity of the Yakuza boss and great disappointment at having to put a hit out on John Wick based on his idiot son's actions. *spoiler* They just had to kill the puppy. |
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sorry dude was Russian, apparently new one might be in Japan |
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Personally it depends who recommends something. And of course being brutally honest I do sigh most of the time. Portos as long as it’s not hiding w “I find things by myself” kind of thing. Which I’ll admit being guilty off really. It’s wrong though. |
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I think I'll end up liking it, it seems like one of those old John Woo bullet ballets. |
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"Portos as long as it’s not hiding w “I find things by myself” kind of thing. Which I’ll admit being guilty off really. It’s wrong though. " I like discovering new things from other people. I am trying to articulate something about musical discovery and the kinds of attachments we form to it but I just realised that I have take a massive piss. |
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my art or media consumption is this big life story, for me, so i just want to consume something that fits in with the rest i'm consuming at that moment. the recommendations rarely fit in at the given moment. |
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and internet is great, cause there's always people talking about what you just consumed, if you want to hear about other's opinions |
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I get that, I'm often following a theme, and distractions from the theme are an annoyance. Although I'm always up for a good horror movie no matter what. maybe... that's my theme... |
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john wick is just a cool action flick. very asian. it's no mad max: fury road, or anything (which i highly recommend) nice that you get it. yeah: themes |
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Ha ha! Yeah you’ve just explained why people give us assignments in a way. |
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“Portos” was a typo btw, my dear musketeer! |
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Yes I know, I liked it. It warms me that you referred to me as “my dear musketeer”, as someone also referred to me as their dear earlier in the night, unexpectedly so. I know dears are thrown about easily but both felt nice. Thanks. Also, themes. |
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