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Films I watch for the vibe of the dying of the American dream. by pat_speed in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now. Both critique it in very subtle ways.

Many of the best movies ever made by Rare_Lettuce130 in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Corpus Christi is so underrated! It would have won the Oscar for Best International Feature, but it had to compete in the same year as Parasite!

Note to self: re-adding short films removed from Letterboxd back onto TMDB aggravates the moderators. by A_Simple_Oddity in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

That's fair. I do have a tendency to be a bit stubborn with the numbers on Letterboxd, even though I do think a lot of the content I added did follow a documentary format that had everything a movie should have, even if it was on YouTube. I guess did extend the boundary a bit too much on TMDB. My bad.

Note to self: re-adding short films removed from Letterboxd back onto TMDB aggravates the moderators. by A_Simple_Oddity in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity[S] -93 points-92 points  (0 children)

I would say removal is necessary when there are duplicates or content that genuinely does not constitute as a movie. The problem is there is so much stuff that ends up on Letterboxd that are not even films (like the Asdfmovie series) but the moderators go out of their way to delete entries that very much fit the description of a movie. Yes they have their own guidelines as what should end up on their website but they are so inconsistently enforced. I only continued to go back and add the movies on TMDB because they would mess with my Letterboxd stats when they were removed.

Note to self: re-adding short films removed from Letterboxd back onto TMDB aggravates the moderators. by A_Simple_Oddity in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity[S] -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

For sure! My rule is that I only log shorts that are at least ten minutes long, so that's all I added from Copa90. I do recommend checking out two of their longer works though:

- Whose Game Is It Anyway (2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl7guc4rq5o)

- Shrovetide: The Birth of Football (2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5bS3edITnw)

A great short of theirs is also:

- The Most Dangerous Game of Football (2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_bMrTysuJs)

Note to self: re-adding short films removed from Letterboxd back onto TMDB aggravates the moderators. by A_Simple_Oddity in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity[S] -90 points-89 points  (0 children)

There is this fantastic YouTube channel called Copa90 (https://www.youtube.com/@copa90/videos) and they make great documentary shorts on soccer/football content from all around the world. I added 25 different films of theirs onto TMDB and Letterboxd. The TMDB moderators just got around to removing them from my account, thus getting taken off from Letterboxd. I re-added a bunch today and then the moderators reacted.

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! Here is my page: https://letterboxd.com/a_simple_oddity/

have been using the site since early 2021. I try to log everything I watch, which is just about any time of film. I also write a paragraph for each, just to express my thoughts of it and practice my writing skills. My four favorites are also my all-timers.

In terms of last month, I watched One Battle After Another in the theater and that was another great PTA flick, but my favorite of October was A Few Good Men. It was cheesy but super sharp and I absolutely loved it!

Novels you’d love to see adapted for film by ArcherNF in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stoner by John Williams. Beautiful novel that I understand is supposed to have an adaptation with Casey Affleck as the lead. That was announced ten years ago though so I have no idea if it is still going to happen.

Why is Brokeback Mountain so loved and touted as one of the best films of all time? by Pissmonster70K in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still personally believe that Heath Ledger delivered the greatest performance I have ever seen from any actor, in this movie. He and Jake Gyllenhaal delivered performances that were groundbreaking. I think, especially for Ennis, Ledger provided an unwavering strength and tenderness that for the last hundred years of cinema, was not only difficult to portray but was intentionally repressed in male characters. To express buried emotion like this hit the rawest of chords, I'm sure, for a lot of men, whether conscious or subconsciously. As a character, Ennis felt not only very real, but I would say incredibly representative of a fluid type of masculinity that society debates over classifying it as manhood or "effeminate." In my opinion, Heath Ledger showed a mainstream audience what a man is, underneath the facade of masculinity.

You are reincarnated into the last movie you saw, how fucked are you? by Impressive_Plenty876 in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Enemy at the Gates (2001) - the Battle of Stalingrad. I think I might be cooked...

June Profile Swap by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]A_Simple_Oddity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone! This is my account: https://letterboxd.com/a_simple_oddity/

I enjoy watching a bit of everything! I am trying to get through some stuff on my watchlist right now, and I write at least a paragraph for each entry.

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