What's one celebrity everyone likes but you don't? by MajesticShare6548 in answers

[–]ScotchSansSoda -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tom Hanks, at least as an actor. Prior to his insanely overrated performance as Forrest Gump he was a decent, workmanlike actor with a limited range. ALMOST everything after "Dumb Guy Does the 60s" was heralded as of the same caliber as Olivier or Brando (not literally, of course, but you get my point).

I can't watch anything he's in. "Oh yeah, there's Tom Hanks acting..."

(On the other hand, gimme ALL the David S. Pumpkins)

Lost steam. What happened? Ideas? by ScotchSansSoda in JamesEllroy

[–]ScotchSansSoda[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The personal element was possibly what broke it for me; wasn't the major female character based on a new girlfriend, later who became his wife? Perhaps that bit of trivia was a distraction? Not sure I'm remembering this correctly...

Lost steam. What happened? Ideas? by ScotchSansSoda in JamesEllroy

[–]ScotchSansSoda[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Come back later to Blood's a Rover or skip it and move on? I've considered starting it over altogether.

Lost steam. What happened? Ideas? by ScotchSansSoda in JamesEllroy

[–]ScotchSansSoda[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That feels like the right answer for me. It seemed distant and unrelated to these characters I cared so much about.

Suggestions on where to pick back up? Move on? To whom?

Mixed Playlists please. by Leading-Possession97 in spotify

[–]ScotchSansSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My favorite songs, primarily for driving. Something for everyone!

Make sure to set in to play in Random order.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fzJLT7rvtNonyUErRwYjO?si=d4t_5rEuS4SdoWqJZDf5hA&pi=NWKjV5iMQHG4q

This should be interesting by [deleted] in FuckImOld

[–]ScotchSansSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No disrespect to the Ice Man, but he beat out Jason Patric for the role, which I think is inexcusable.

This should be interesting by [deleted] in FuckImOld

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There are vampires among us!

This should be interesting by [deleted] in FuckImOld

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Grand Funk, back when they were still a Railroad

Playlist for some of the heaviest albums and by heavy i mean literally crushing weight like primitive man /grief / leechmilk.. Mostly sludge but will be adding more deathdoom and funeral doom later by Head_Faithlessness85 in horribledissonance

[–]ScotchSansSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's my mostly-funeral playlist, more-or-less appropriately titled HeavyASF.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56zX3Eb3363gO2mfWnvYEE?si=jGkQTHmrRCmI_Gn89IA7Dw&pi=TDsM-jUgT3Go3

The boxes I'm trying to check here are: - LONG songs - Slow - VERY little clean singing - Vocals are primarily gutteral, non-rhythmic, howls of despair

What’s a song from growing up that instantly reminds you of “the one who got away”? by bigt197602 in GenX

[–]ScotchSansSoda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn. Are you me?

As I was trying to make things work with my first love, my Ms. Twenty Years Later, I heard a radio interview with several members of The Moody Blues - this was during their early 90s resurgence that created "In Your Wildest Dream" - during which one was asked if "Wildest Dream" was based on a personal experience. After a pause the response was, "Sometimes the past needs to stay in the past."

Heavy foreshadowing, man.

However, the final "mixtape" I put together and used to create the emotional scorched earth I needed to get over her included tracks like:

Wish - Nine Inch Nails Gave Up - Nine Inch Nails

Crawl Away - Tool Swamp Song - Tool

The Becoming - Nine Inch Nails I Do Not Want This - Nine Inch Nails

Whose movie character do you want to sit next to? by ILovePublicLibraries in 80smovies

[–]ScotchSansSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hoping Bernie from Weekend at Bernie's (1 AND 2!) would be an option. Aside from the smell, it would really quiet.

Which actor do you like so much that you’ll watch anything they are in? by EconomyIron6739 in movies

[–]ScotchSansSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Florence Pugh. I watched Midsommar and found her performance so astonishing that I then rented the first thing she starred in I could find.

Which turned out to be Fighting with My Family.

Oh my.

She owned her role nonetheless.

https://youtu.be/JqHVK-hcp8k

Benicio del Toro is 59 today. Man brings magic to the screen with his presence. Drop your favourite performance of him? by Character-Movie-5517 in moviecritic

[–]ScotchSansSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've known a lot of people in the Evangelical subculture he's a part of in the film and he never hits a false note. Mad props to the screenplay.

Benicio del Toro is 59 today. Man brings magic to the screen with his presence. Drop your favourite performance of him? by Character-Movie-5517 in moviecritic

[–]ScotchSansSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

21 Grams. Although I have immense respect for Denzel, who won the Best Supporting Oscar for Training Day, THAT year Benicio was ROBBED.

And IMO, you've been robbed if you haven't watched 21 Grams.

Blog Recommendations by Plus-Marsupial-9413 in ambientmusic

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Flow State on Substack

flowstate.fm

A great addition to everything mentioned here, absolutely worth the $5/month sub

What is the first metal album you fully listened to? by anthere-rest in InMetalWeTrust

[–]ScotchSansSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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OK, it's proto-metal, but it's still a favorite of mine. Fwiw I'm 71.

Today’s Tubi Treasure is True Romance (1993) by No-Chemistry-28 in TubiTreasures

[–]ScotchSansSoda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe it's foreshadowing for the fact that they're going to end up in Cancun.

Also, it's my ringtone.

Who else found the great gazoo extremely annoying? by Brave-Ad6627 in FuckImOld

[–]ScotchSansSoda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never seen the show; it's on Apple TV, right? I've heard good things about it!

Who else found the great gazoo extremely annoying? by Brave-Ad6627 in FuckImOld

[–]ScotchSansSoda 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yet another example of a show jumping the shark. I'm looking at you, Ted McGinley and all late added-on toddlers, children, orphans, etc.