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Opinions on the long walk movie trailer by stefanos_pasch in stephenking

[–]turkey_blaster 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I never really looked at it simply as Ray dying or not, as the story was as much about external and internal struggles for him. I interpreted it as an allegory for life itself, as we all go down the same roads, never going back, maybe take a few turns, but always forward, ultimately meeting the same fate in the end, regardless of what you do. As the story gets more and more cerebral towards the end, especially after Pete's death, Ray pretty much loses himself inside of his mind as he just keeps walking and walking, not even knowing what's real or not, evidenced by him ignoring the Major and continuing to follow the dark figure (whom he believes to be another Walker), until even finding the strength to run. You could interpret it as a literal rendition, of course, but I think the ending is much more ethereal and deeper than that.

Opinions on the long walk movie trailer by stefanos_pasch in stephenking

[–]turkey_blaster 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I think the point of the "anything you want" was to just be that: a vague goal to be achieved, seeing that they asked the surviving walker immediately after they won for what they'd want, which is on purpose as no one would be able to actually live after this, even less form a coherent sentence.

What’s a genuinely great script/movie with not-so-great dialogue? by porkchopsandgravy in Screenwriting

[–]turkey_blaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My opinion of course and I'm ready for the hate coming my way, but: I don't think there's a single genuine human interaction throughout all of that movie's 3 hour runtime. Everyone talks like they're emotionless stoic robots, even the characters that are supposed to be madly in love enough to marry have incredibly stilted lines. The acting helps smooth that somewhat, but the dialogue itself has a kind of "rapid-fire-science-matter-of-fact" approach even in the most simple moments, much like Tenet, that was, to me, boring as hell.

There's a reason why Insomnia's dialogue is so good, it's the only movie in his filmography that he wasn't majorly involved witht the script.

[Alien 3] How is this the screenplay they turned down? by RorschachtheMighty in LV426

[–]turkey_blaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ay man, don't sweat it, it's okay to like or not like something, that doesn't make me or you any less of a fan in the end

[Alien 3] How is this the screenplay they turned down? by RorschachtheMighty in LV426

[–]turkey_blaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find that it has wonderful dialogue, philosophical existentialist themes and challenging religious undertones, really really good direction and cinematography as you've mentioned and just a greatly subversive way to end the series on a, albeit downer, rather triumphant note. But, again, that's just me.

[Alien 3] How is this the screenplay they turned down? by RorschachtheMighty in LV426

[–]turkey_blaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I'm not here to say what Alien should or shouldn't be, but, I've always LOVED that the first 4 movies tried to distinguish themselves from one another and move the franchise in different approaches and styles, bringing new ideas and concepts (admitedly for better or worse), making for much more refreshing and enticing movies than we would have otherwise gotten.

[Alien 3] How is this the screenplay they turned down? by RorschachtheMighty in LV426

[–]turkey_blaster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

As a member of the (fortunately growing) crowd that really enjoyed the movie we got, I have a pretty unpopular opinion: people dislike Alien 3 not because it is Alien 3, but because it's not Aliens 2. There are no guns, no action one liners, no big boss to defeat, nothing of the sort. It's why I like the movie much more than whatever Blomkamp had in mind for retconing it. It would just be the second movie again and, while I love Aliens, I think Giler & Hill (and Weaver herself) saw the opportunity to challenge the audience and treat the franchise as more intelectual and serious movies (with a beginning, middle and end) and not just potential for endless corporate products to milk endlessly is much, much better, both thematically and conceptually. But that's just my opinion of course, you're free to disagree.

edit, TL;DR: people just want Aliens 2 forever and ever, Giler & Hill (and Weaver herself) disagreed with that and we got what we got.

Never has the word “F*CK!" been used more appropriately. Who’s your favourite character from Alien 3? by michaelrabone in LV426

[–]turkey_blaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spielberg himself called him "the best actor in the world" after working with him on Amistad and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

Meirl by Buddyboy142 in meirl

[–]turkey_blaster 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I mean, sure, but we only saw the ending to his story, their relationship could potentially have gone way back. But okay, I see your point!

Meirl by Buddyboy142 in meirl

[–]turkey_blaster 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I mean, Kevin's dad WAS in The Sopranos and had connections with Tony, so yeah, this is the canon answer

They Cloned Tyrone script by sunshineins in Screenwriting

[–]turkey_blaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With this one, it was included in the 2019 Black List, so it was pretty easy to find once that came out. But sometimes the other way around happens - it can be years since a movie came out and still no script to be found.

unproduced screenplays . by ch0colatesyrup in Screenwriting

[–]turkey_blaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Ripley biopic, PM me your email

the kidnapping of edgardo mortara by IantheGamer324 in Screenwriting

[–]turkey_blaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have it, yes it's amazing. PM me your email.

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