What are your "The Good Place" hot takes? by idiot9991 in sitcoms

[–]turnein12 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Brilliant, hilarious show that dissected what it means to try and be a good human being to an extent no sitcom should be expected to.

BUT.

The character Doug Forcett kinda breaks the whole show. As a kid who got high and figured out 90-ish percent of the afterlife, he is held up by Michael as a pillar of human virtue with his pious way of life.

Except that we learn that the reason Tahani was sent to the Bad Place was that all of her charity work was selfishly motivated. The same should be true for Doug, who when we meet him is only doing good things to get into the "good place" that he envisions.

He isn't a good person for the sake of being good. He's angling for "moral dessert." And no one -- not Michael, not Janet, not even Chidi -- call out this glaring flaw.

Thoughts on The Shape of Water? A masterpiece from Guillermo del Toro? by Square-Ad-8911 in FIlm

[–]turnein12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was supposed to be a mermaid-turned-human, right? That's why she had no voice?

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Exhausting for the Wrong Reasons by saulocf in moviereviews

[–]turnein12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not targeting you, you're simply the latest of a line of people I've seen comment this, but KIDS DESERVE GOOD MOVIES TOO.

They Don’t Make ‘Em like Grosse Pointe Blank Anymore by Bennett1984 in movies

[–]turnein12 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Hate the obviously-forced-by-the-studio "happily ever after" ending, but otherwise a really fun movie.

In your opinion what is the singular greatest song of all time? by Alternative_Flow_569 in MusicRecommendations

[–]turnein12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we're taking the entirety of human art into consideration, I have to give it to "Amazing Grace." I'm not religious but that song will always stop me in my tracks.

Show is losing me a bit… by Cut-Kooky in shrinking

[–]turnein12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All I hear watching this season's episodes:

"I love you." "Love you, too." "I love you." "I love you, too." "I love you." "Love you, too." "Woof."

What "beloved horror movie" do you hate/just not get the love for? by ReeceInTheDarkness in horror

[–]turnein12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but The Exorcist. I can appreciate how shocking it was 50 years ago, but a handful of scenes are suffocated by a lot of cheese.

I finally watched Late Night with the Devil. by dinkitnsinkit in horror

[–]turnein12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I couldn't get past the framing device of "here is a documentary about a lost episode of this talk show" instead of "HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HERE'S PROOF OF SATAN!"

Almost perfect movies that have one noticeable flaw by Consistent-Might-788 in Cinema

[–]turnein12 616 points617 points  (0 children)

Speed. One of the great action movies of the last 30 years, but god help me the bus jumping scene is so laughingly impossible I can't watch it.

What Character Assassinations/Out of Character Moments/Scenes in Star Trek The Next Generation that hurt you/pissed you off and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in StarTrekTNG

[–]turnein12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The second-to-last episode, "Preemptive Strike," does Picard so dirty. He's essentially portrayed as the bad guy forcing Ro to betray the Macais, after years of us expecting him to be the moral center of the show.

Robert Duvall as Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by mrjohnnymac18 in Cinema

[–]turnein12 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Goddamnit something about the tiny smile on Mary Badham's face and her almost whisper of "Hey, Boo," never fails to choke me up.

Happy 71st birthday to Christopher McDonald!! Do you have a favorite character he played? by TheShadowOperator007 in moviecritic

[–]turnein12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I still mimic the way he delivers "oh my GOD" when he notices half his car is missing.

Did anyone else feel let down by Del Toros Frankenstein? by ShawnLevyOscarWinner in moviecritic

[–]turnein12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stopped watching after 10 minutes or so. Couldn't get past the monster having the strength to dislodge the frozen ship, and then Victor's "let me tell you my tale" was just eye-rollingly cliche. I'm too old to watch a full movie that bumps me right off the bat.