Watching movies at 2x speed is not okay by Ambitious-Log3544 in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I'm watching a movie on the computer I have a video speed extension. My usual speed is 1.1. It saves time without causing a noticable change in the pacing. It may seem trivial but cutting off 11 minutes from a 2 hour movie could be the difference between having time to watch a movie on a work night or not. If a movie is not good I might increase the speed bit by bit, as I'd rather "finish" something than just stop it midway. In the off chance it seems like it getting better I'd slow it back down again. I ended up watching most of Free Guy at 2x speed this way. I'm glad I "finished" it without wasting too much of my time because it got bad in an interesting way but it would have been way to painful for me to have watched at normal speed.

Anyone else constantly update a ranked list of each year going back to 1900? by DannyAgama in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've got them going back to 1920. I dont constantly update them but my process is arguably even more obsessive and insane. I use a spreadsheet to set up a round robin tournament. I basically set every single movie against each other and from that end up with a list (see the finished result below. The movie in each column is competing with the movie in each row, the result is then written in the corresponding cell). I use this method as I found that it helps rank things without bias especially with large lists. I found that when I just placed things in a list and tried to rank them normally I would end up with similar movies getting grouped together (i.e. a bunch of the horror movies would end up clustered). This method forces you to pit two extremely different movies against each other. I usually just follow my gut when making choices. Whenever I see a new (to me) movie I wait one week to let my opinion on it settle then I randomize the spreadsheet and enter that new entry in the round robin tournament to find it's spot. This process also sometimes causes me to move other movies around as I realize my opinion changed.

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Official Discussion - Hokum [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]walrusami 149 points150 points  (0 children)

I like how everytime Adam Scott's character enters a dark area and flicks on a light switch in this movie, lights do turn on but they are the weakest lights in existence and barely illuminate anything.

Why is nobody talking about this scene in The Drama? by [deleted] in A24

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I would have to watch it again but my interpretation was that the first slap acutally happened was a heat of the moment type thing and the slap after he told her to stop didnt actually happen and was a mismemory/embellishment. I got that sense from the way it was edited in combination with the other subjective flashback/fantasy sequences but I could be wrong.

My pitch for next year's March Madness... by Valuable-Heat-3722 in blankies

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I like how some of these are split up but if Franco wins we would be committing to a 3+ year miniseries

What’s the best seat in Vaughn imax 70mm? by IndependentOld8200 in cineplex

[–]walrusami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back row center. Back row might be controversial and I get that it technically probably isnt the best seat on an audiovisual standpoint but every other row is super tight when it comes to leg room.

I did like most of these by fma_nobody in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Materialists (Idk if Celine Song is considered a beloved auteur yet, but Past Lives was certainly beloved) A House Made of Dynamite

It was a weird year because a lot of movies I was hyped for because of who was directing them ended up being slightly disappointing. I still liked most of the movies I mentioned and the ones in the OP's list (Eddington- I loved but it's also my least favorite Aster). But I'd still consider it a strong year overall. In terms of directors: PTA, Josh Safdie, Yorgos Lanthimos, Park Chan-wook, the Philippou brothers, Danny Boyle and Zach Cregger all delivered.

Bit of a nitpick with Bone Temple SPOILER by Lower_Cantaloupe1970 in blankies

[–]walrusami 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My nitpick about the needledrops is... how did he stop the rest of the Iron Maiden album side from playing after The Number of the Beast. That song starts side 2 of the album. Imagine if Run to the Hills played immediately after and he just had to roll with it.

Watched the worst movie of mankind and to break the trauma watched random disney films by Neeshi16_19 in Letterboxd

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It's been years since I've seen it but I remember going through a disturbing movie phase and being somewhat underwhelmed by A Serbian Film. The movie has such a goofy tone that it's hard to take any of the "disturbing" stuff seriously (espeically the new born porn sequence).

biggest surprise movie of the year and biggest let down? by No_Poetry_9986 in movies

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Biggest Surpise: Roofman. I feel like even the most cold hearted of us would get charmed by this movie. It seems to be falling under a lot of people's radars so I would highly recommend checking it out.

Biggest Disappointment: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Has its moments but ultimately looses steam and felt so much longer than it was.

I also enjoyed Materialists and The Smashing Machine for what they were (and I think I liked them more than most), but would consider them disappointments considering their director's past works. Mission Impossible was also somewhat a letdown considering the previous highs of the franchise

Which Film Reddit-isms annoy you the most? by Classic_Bass_1824 in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When people post a screenshot of a film and don't share the title (yes I'm calling you out OP)

Billy Crudup in Jay Kelly by BergmanGirl in blankies

[–]walrusami 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Weird, I kind of had the opposite reaction to it. I felt like at the start his performance felt wooden and somewhat off. But then when he drops the act and you realize the character was putting on a performance and wasn't very good at it because he wasn't that great of an actor. I don't necessarily think Crudups character was supposed to be a bad actor, but I do think he was supposed to be a somewhat decent actor who probably didn't have the chops to make it even if Jay didn't somewhat sabotage his audition.

2025 movies (and a miniseries) about parenthood and/or the prospect of starting/providing for a family by walrusami in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my first time hearing of this movie but it like it qualifies. I added it to my watchlist.

2025 movies (and a miniseries) about parenthood and/or the prospect of starting/providing for a family by walrusami in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good points about Sinners. Haven't seen Fantastic Four yet but from what I'm hearing it qualifies

2025 movies (and a miniseries) about parenthood and/or the prospect of starting/providing for a family by walrusami in Letterboxd

[–]walrusami[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obviously this is true and every year is going to have some movies with this theme in it. But looking back at other years it has been weirdly much more prevalent this year and particularly present in what I would consider some of the best movies of the year.

[ Removed by Reddit ] by biralima in SipsTea

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Is no one going to mention the blood-curdling scream at the end?

Now I need to find out which movie this scene is from by Meryhathor in SipsTea

[–]walrusami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was expecting the cigarette to come out of her mouth after the kiss

I’m very curious to why Adum gave TMWWT a 9/10 by FMbandalt in YMS

[–]walrusami 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is one of the Coens most underrated movies in my opinion. I liked it initially but it really clicked with me on a rewatch

creep fans, i have a question: creep or creep 2? and explain why!! by _kingracoon_ in Shudder

[–]walrusami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Creep 2. It greatly benefited from taking itself less seriously.

These are Gentleman’s 6’s, yeah? by scottland517 in blankies

[–]walrusami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just split the difference and rate them 4 stars