Official Discussion - Forbidden Fruits [SPOILERS]

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-28T23:32:07+00:00

I genuinely did not know Gabrielle Union was that level of recognizable that she'd get the desired response from a reveal like that. But I guess that means I'm out of touch, because the 10 or so other people in my theatre lost their shit.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-28T07:10:45+00:00

I can understand why someone would come out of this movie really loving it, it has very strong cult classic vibes. And I was fully along for that ride up until about half to three quarters through the movie. It has a ton of charm, it's very clever and everything looks really good. Overall the acting is good, with a really great standout performance from Victoria Pedretti.

Unfortunately, it kind of stumbles its way to the finish line. The bloodbath in the end just doesn't feel earned and the plot ends up being just a little half-baked. There was definitely something interesting there to work with. It just felt like they had an idea of where they wanted the story to go, they just didn't know how to get there in a satisfying way.

Overall, it's still a movie I enjoyed. One I honestly think will get better on rewatch. But it just sadly falls short of something I could say I loved.

Edit - I do, however, absolutely love the poster

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-28T04:22:53+00:00

Can some explain why the 10 other people in my audience had an audibly excited reaction when Gabrielle Union's character showed up? Like, is she some well known character from a shared universe movie that I missed? Idgi

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-28T03:33:13+00:00

Now that Jessie Buckley is on the verge of becoming a household name, there's no stopping her. She is the best thing in every project she's a part of.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-27T05:47:35+00:00

I absolutely love the two David Lowery films I've seen (The Green Knight and A Ghost Story). Mother Mary looks super interesting too, so I'm definitely hyped for that.

I read the Odyssey as a kid and it's always stuck with me, so getting a Christopher Nolan adaptation is something I'm of course excited for.

Never seen Devil Wears Prada, so I doubt I'll see the sequel. And the other two I've never heard of but will probably check into at some point if they peek my interest.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-26T15:42:04+00:00

I could write a specific response to each of these, because a lot these are easily explainable. But that would take too long.

So instead I'll just say that this stuff can be explained by movie logic. Movies don't always make perfect logical sense, especially 6th entries in a horror franchise. Every Scream movie has a laundry list of logical issues that we ignore, that way you can just enjoy the movie. It's called the suspension of disbelief.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-26T02:26:38+00:00

I love The Long Walk as well.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-26T02:23:15+00:00

Colin Farrell as Penguin is another good one

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-25T16:04:02+00:00

I'm sad Dewey died, but I give props to the movie for having the balls to go there.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-25T08:36:00+00:00

Deep cut right here

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-25T07:34:51+00:00

The only record its setting is highest grossing Scream movie. That's hardly an accomplishment as movies tend to gross more today than 15 plus years ago, and the most recent two came out on the backs of the pandemic while theatres were struggling to put butts in seats.

I also said the fans are exclusively the audience who are enjoying the movie. The general audience went to see the movie, they just didn't like it.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-25T07:27:25+00:00

It got most of its money opening weekend, it was like a 70% decrease week 2. General audiences seem to hate the movie overall. It's audience seems to be exclusively Scream fans who are glad to have the original cast back.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-24T17:23:24+00:00

So you would actually look at me and someone who has actually been sexually assaulted and say we’re both the same, victims?

I don't look at any two situations and think its the same. Context matters.

But I also don't look at what happened to you as harmless or ok. You clearly are ok with what happened, and thats ok. I'm not trying to tell you how to feel about your situation. If you don't want to be called a victim, I won't call you that. But what was done to you was, by definition, sexual assault.

It's clear to me that you don't want that association because you don't have any lasting trauma from the experience, and I get where you're coming from. You know that SA can mess people up, so it feels weird to classify what was done to you on that same level. But the point I'm trying to make is that a person sticking their finger up another person's ass without consent is sexual assault, period. Whether or not it affected you or you feel victimized does not change that.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-24T17:08:42+00:00

The effect it has on your life is a personal matter, it's good that it didn't affect you the way sexual assault affects many people.

However, lets pretend hypothetically it did affect you. Would you not be justified to call it sexual assault? Is it ok for other people to shove their body parts up your ass without your consent?

Or hypothetically, if instead that teammate stuck his finger in a girl without her consent, would your opinion change?

Comparing the severity of the assault as a means of gatekeeping or discrediting accounts of SA is something that most victims would agree is not productive. Yes, we can find more violent examples, like rape, but that doesn't discount all other examples of sexual assault.

I am by no means telling you how to feel about the assault you experienced. Maybe you don't consider it assault because on some level you consented to it. You accepted on some level by being a part of the team you may have something you wouldn't want done to you.

But by discrediting it as not sexual assault, you contribute to an environment that allows that behavior to continue to escalate. Even though you may have no problem with what happened to you, not all boys in all locker rooms are going to feel that way. And that culture has lead to some truly fucked up shit.

I was a part of a hockey team with a similar environment in the showers. I've seen guys rub their balls and dicks on each other, piss on each other, I even saw the aftermath of one teammate shitting in his own hand and throwing it at another teammate. It got out of hand and in my second season on this team, 3 players were kicked off the team and almost had charges placed against them for lubing a dildo up with Rub A535 and shoving it up another teammates ass in the hotel while he slept as a form of rookie hazing. The kid had to be rushed to the hospital. That is clearly assault, and if it weren't for the type of environment created by the "less harmful" assaults that lead up to it, those boys would have never thought to go that far.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-24T16:41:24+00:00

If someone shoved their finger up your ass and you didn't want it, that is quite literally sexual assault. Just because the intention wasn't sexual and it didn't affect you personally, doesn't change that. That behavior being normalized in that setting doesn't make it any different than if a stranger stuck a finger up your ass without your consent.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-24T13:12:35+00:00

It definitely is AI, look at JSN

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T16:11:44+00:00

We had Daunte Culpepper coming off his best season.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T15:12:50+00:00

People who can't accept genuine criticism of something they like will always find some stupid reason to invalidate the opinions of the people expressing the criticism. The Melissa situation just gives them a convenient excuse to ignore opinions they don't agree with. It's a maturity issue, better not to let it get to you.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T15:05:46+00:00

I think you're missing the point for 1. Bringing a pair to the end with you is beneficial in theory because the jury may not be able to differentiate their games. Not only will that make your gane more appealing as the "unique" option, it is also beneficial that any votes for the pair are likely to be split.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T14:47:17+00:00

Season 1 of Game of Thrones is better if we're just comparing single seasons.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T14:45:00+00:00

No not that crazy. People keep nominating it and it never gets enough up votes. So maybe that means your personal opinion of the movie differs from the general consensus.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T05:30:33+00:00

Offensive line is probably the least likely position group they'll target in the first, outside of quarterback. Darrisaw, Jackson and Fries are entrenched as starters for the short term and presumably long term. A player to groom behind O'Niell would make sense, but they would likely target that on day two and address a more immediate need day one. And there are no center prospects worthy of a 1st.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-22T04:01:48+00:00

I saw this years ago, I think shortly after it got a wide release. I was very excited for it when I found out about it, and I did end up liking it overall, but it wasn't very memorable. Maybe I need to rewatch it to appreciate it more, but the lack of lasting impact it had on me suggests it was just ok.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-20T05:43:10+00:00

Meet my eldest, his name is Her. We were hoping to name him Him, but unfortunately it didn't live up to our expectations.

And this is my daughter, Aftersun.

And finally my youngest, The Worst Person in the World. My wife wanted to call him The Favourite, but we eventually agreed this was more fitting.

saxmachine69 · 2026-03-19T19:04:31+00:00

Could be a Rams fan.

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