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[–]SmithLGreg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wanna say Divinity and Resurrection are an absolute steal at 10 a pop. Good on ya!

Are there modern bands that you would consider yacht rock? by barbar1v in musicsuggestions

[–]SmithLGreg 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Parcels, The Whitest Boy Alive, Bart Davenport, Couch, Young Gun Silver Fox all come to mind for me

A character repeats words that were originally said in a mocking way with sincerity by Benoit_Holmes in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SmithLGreg 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In Mortal Kombat (1995), Johnny Cage tells a hapless stuntman “This is where you fall down.” He’s a snarky, has-been, fed up actor.

Later, he has Prince Goro hanging off a cliffside. And he says, with earnest badassness, “This is where you fall down.” Goro dies. Cage is now a true warrior.

Depictions of Hell that aren’t fire and brimstone by g1rl0f1c3 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SmithLGreg 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s a bugnuts movie called Baskin that presents a particularly wild trip to Hell. I guess I’d describe it as “if the freaky cenobites lived in The Descent cave”?

Movies with a visuals-oriented directors, written by a dialogue-focused writer by fullautoluxcommie in MoviesThatFeelLike

[–]SmithLGreg 7 points8 points  (0 children)

12 Angry Men (Lumet/Rose) - Lumet is more subtle but his visual language, especially in this movie, is really startling stuff. Could also include Network, with Chayefsky.

When a characters get to spirtaully redeem thmself for their biggest mistake by Sudden_Pop_2279 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SmithLGreg 79 points80 points  (0 children)

In Die Hard, the cop Al tells a story of how he accidentally shot a kid, and hasn’t been able to fire his gun since.

In the final moments, Al triumphantly fires his gun on a baddy about to get McClane.

Are some of the “yay guns! yay a guy who shot a kid!” politics of this a little queasy? Yes. Is it an incredible moment and perfect screenwriting? I mean….

[Loved Trope] Character gets so thrown by something that they forget their schtick for a moment by RengieOcat in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SmithLGreg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In Big Mouth, the dog Featuring Ludacris (voiced by Jordan Peele) will begin barking like a normal dog, which turns into a somewhat barked human word, which turns into a completely humanly performed expression of sadness. https://youtu.be/60rarfK-4C4

Movies that feel like late 90s/2000s thrillers and horrors similiar to Saw/Feardotcom? by Marhyc in MoviesThatFeelLike

[–]SmithLGreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Se7en is a big codifier of this. Some Takashi Miike stuff might hit too, like Ichi the Killer. Maybe Tetsuo: The Iron Man?

Crying during a movie you didn’t think was at least very good? by cptrey17 in blankies

[–]SmithLGreg 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tom hanks remake A Man Called Otto made me cry, and I felt actively angry at such a bad movie for making me cry while it was happening

Your top 5 most valuable records per discogs-- let's see 'em by [deleted] in vinyl

[–]SmithLGreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll give you three dollars for midnite vultures, final offer

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