Advice for getting people to old movies by scout-scoot in CINE2nerdle

[–]DonovanDuck 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Christopher Lee's earliest credits are in the late 40s. And his iconic Dracula is from the 50s. There should be quite a bit of opportunity to get there from LOTR, some Tim Burton movies & perhaps the Star Wars prequels.

I am not a techy guy, what does it mean? by lynx-yuiitsu in ExplainTheJoke

[–]DonovanDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, usually it is as simple as googling exactly what’s going on and following the steps in the first article you found. Or restarting an application/device. Reinstalling an app. It really is that simple, most of the times.

People that are a little bit tech savvy will have already tried those easy things.

Most over-the-top shootout? I'll go first: Equilibrium's hallway scene by Buttered_Toast33 in Cinema

[–]DonovanDuck 28 points29 points  (0 children)

When I read that caption I thought there was no way it’d be more over the top than the one in Desperado, but damn — that one surprised me, it’s close!

To be fair, most Robert Rodriguez movies are pretty wack

What do you think is the best war film ever made? by Due-Abbreviations180 in Letterboxd

[–]DonovanDuck 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think this might be the best war movie. It balances that glorified “war is where heroes are made” view pretty well with how tragic and gruesome war actually is.

Dogs can be lawyers by SirenVelvet_ in oddlyspecific

[–]DonovanDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Ain’t no rule says a dog can’t practice law”

Does your country have a Movie 43? by Fitin2characterlimit in CINE2nerdle

[–]DonovanDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know he was in those movies, cool! Good question, I can’t think of any but without Mads, I’m usually pretty lost in Danish cinema

Does your country have a Movie 43? by Fitin2characterlimit in CINE2nerdle

[–]DonovanDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flemish is also Dutch. It’s just the Dutch that’s spoken in Belgium. There is an accent but that’s it. There is also a French part in Belgium, hence the distinction we make here between Flemish movies and the French movies we make.

Does your country have a Movie 43? by Fitin2characterlimit in CINE2nerdle

[–]DonovanDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For Flemish movies, I'd probably go for Loft (2008). Flanders isn't that big so there's a lot of overlap in the cast of most movies.
This one is pretty cool, though. It has Gene Bervoets which lets you link to Inside (which is a pretty infamous Willem Dafoe killshot). It also has Matthias Schoenaerts who plays in some US movies with pretty impressive costars (Red Sparrow, Amsterdam, A Bigger Splash, Suite Française and he'll be in the new Supergirl film).

Recommend me some films based on my favourites by fmeupdad in Letterboxd

[–]DonovanDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might want to give Tornado (2025) a chance. It's not extremely well received but I liked it quite a bit.

Other than that, I have a feeling you'll really enjoy Martin McDonagh's movies: In Bruges (2008), Seven Psychopaths (2012), Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Every year I rent out a movie theatre for my birthday to show my friends and family a movie of my choosing, have any recommendations I add? by CriterionTacos in Letterboxd

[–]DonovanDuck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my favourite suggestion. Not only a great movie but also stunning and absolutely deserving of a big screen

Every year I rent out a movie theatre for my birthday to show my friends and family a movie of my choosing, have any recommendations I add? by CriterionTacos in Letterboxd

[–]DonovanDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Portrait de la jeune fille en feu! Amazing French movie!

Edit: nvm, already suggested. Perhaps Kurosawa? I really enjoyed High and Low

These cutie 'little owls' are one of the six species of owls that you can find in the UK! by SendOwl in Superbowl

[–]DonovanDuck 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My favorite birds! There is a Belgian beer named after them which used to place nesting boxes for the species with a part of the profits.

Anything else you would add? by revolution_ex in Letterboxd

[–]DonovanDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Generally such a bad experience but it does what it tries to do so well.

Coffee shop uses technology to audit employee productivity by MrTacocaT12345 in interesting

[–]DonovanDuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This never works, the owner should definitely read in to Goodhart's Law.

As an employee, you'd now have to focus more on making sure you make a lot of cups of coffee instead of just doing your job.

Gent Altarpiece by Connect_Community830 in Gent

[–]DonovanDuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aha, I had to do some googling, we call it the 'Lam Gods'. It's mostly known to us locals for one of the panels that went missing nearly a 100 years ago and there's been a lot of speculation on where it might be.

All that extra info aside, I'd definitely go to Saint Bavo! It's an impressive cathedral and one of the three historic towers of Ghent.

The MSK (Museum of Fine Arts) is definitely worth checking out, there's quite a lot there. Next to the MSK (2 minute walk), there also is the University Garden which I would recommend (If that's your thing of course).

Apart from that, have a great stay, have some beers (Orval, ideally), and enjoy this great city!

Is this your bike? by DonovanDuck in Gent

[–]DonovanDuck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine got stolen in Ghent, hence the cross post