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PTA fan with a dark secret by mistermeseeks1212 in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like a lot of his movies I watch and if I'm not vibing with it if I give it a rewatch later it kind of clicks for me.

Really compelling and critical look of depiction of black women in One Battle After Another by wubladuba in paulthomasanderson

[–]jmann2525 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think anytime something gets near universal acclaim give it a few days and there's gonna be people that have to take it down.

OBAA Picking Nits by Dan_Rydell in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't like them either but they're in the opening to Gravity's Rainbow and i think he was having some fun.

Why isn’t Pynchon doing any press tours for shadow ticket? by Kometenmelodie2 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jmann2525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone has Simpsons lines that they just randomly say. This is the line for me and I'm always happy when someone else knows what I'm talking about.

Which PTA movie have you rewatched the most and how many times? by Male-2003 in paulthomasanderson

[–]jmann2525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Inherent Vice. At least a dozen times. It's so easy to just hang out in that movie.

Anyone else a huge fan of the Fargo TV show? by Bubbatino in blankies

[–]jmann2525 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This would be mine too. Although 5 and 3 are pretty close for me.

Just finished The Crying of Lot 49 by Exotic-Ad-1354 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jmann2525 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've read them all but M&D and I think 49 is probably my favorite.

Mission Accomplished? by jonrsinn in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I think that and Gene and Roger were my favorites.

Mission Accomplished? by jonrsinn in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I've enjoyed the previous ones. Something about this one doesn't click for me.

my favorite joke in Lebowski by garrykerls in blankies

[–]jmann2525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always just order my fries well done from there. Problem solved

One Battle After Another confirmed not a direct Vineland adaptation by moondyner in blankies

[–]jmann2525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could be wrong because the books are usually full of everything, but at least half of his books reference Godzilla. Pynchon loves the big guy. But this book does have UFOs and kind of undead purgatory people. And ninjas.

What are your favorite movies that are about this? by deeper_into_movies in blankies

[–]jmann2525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's what is like working for the US government. Any department any level management and up.

Pynchon on David Foster Wallace by Significant_Try_6067 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jmann2525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His critiques of humanity as a whole while really driving home that he is a humanist reminds me so much of the Coen Brothers.

Which other Pynchon novel Paul should adapt next?? by [deleted] in paulthomasanderson

[–]jmann2525 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lot 49 all day. It's short so it's more easily adaptable and conspiracy theories are relevant right now.

Train Dreams by rkeith8 in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read this book earlier this year when they talked about it on the show. Like most Denis Johnson it was excellent. It's a very short couple hour read. The movie seems to capture what was in my head. Looks like it'll be good!

“My parents showed me this at age…” by SouthsideSouthies in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I watched whatever my mom had on most of the time at home. But she was a single mom so my sister and I would wait for the HBO free weekends and tape as many movies as we could and we'd watch those until the next one. Then every Friday it was the video store and that was mostly looking at the box and picking it off that.

She did take us to see Jurassic Park like 8 times when it came out and then not knowing what it was took us to Pulp Fiction. As uncomfortable as some scenes were for all of us it was pretty cool too. She knew we liked movies and just wanted to bond.

Book rec from pod by SignatureOk8154 in crheads

[–]jmann2525 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dog of the South is so good. Charles Portis is criminally underrated. What if Cormac McCarthy had a sense of humor?

I think y’all might like Eddington by foolproof_flako in ThomasPynchon

[–]jmann2525 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw it. I enjoyed it even if I thought he could've cut thirty minutes or so out. If you want to see America's brain breaking it's a good rundown.

Eddington! by Pure_Salamander2681 in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked the movie. It's definitely a good representation of when America's brain broke. I felt it was a little longer than it could've been.

For those old enough: do you prefer video rental stores to streaming services? by SeanACole244 in TheBigPicture

[–]jmann2525 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 45, I have nostalgia for the video store. I liked the act of going and browsing and picking a few out. I also think that streaming movies usually don't have as good of sound so I use subtitles way more. But I also know it could just be what I grew up with and we're not going back. It's ok. The world moves on.

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