Maxtro
Master Don Juan
Booo!
The Oscars are pointless.
The Oscars are pointless.
"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"
Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
Hurt Locker wins best picture
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"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
MikeBrown30
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It deserved it. Anyone who thought Avatar should have taken away the Oscar need to stick to CGI heavy films with a predictable plot, and the leave-your-brain-at-the-door action films.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
Avatar was more than just a pretty movie; it was an experience. It will be remembered long after The Hurt Locker and all the other contenders are forgotten.
Best picture is about more than just the best story.
Hurt Locker, lowest grossing best picture winner of all time, of all time.
Best picture is about more than just the best story.
Hurt Locker, lowest grossing best picture winner of all time, of all time.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
I watched Avatar but not hurt locker.
Avatar was a good film, but the story was basic, average and nothing note worthy, without all the gloss it would have been pritty shi* tbh.
It was simply a new age story revolving around native indians and oppression by the western nations, spun with gloss, CGI with a futuristic spin to it and dash of feel good emotions i.e it was a feel good emotional roller-coaster ride and that's all it was.
It was far too tame for my liking, I personnally expected something more with the hype, in faireness, it was like wathcing a Disney movie, or something done by pixar.
It was sold mainly on the fact it was 3d, I saw this film in none 3D and It was clear the gimmick of the 3D was it's biggest draw - I'd watch it again in 3D, I suspect watching it without is like going on a roller coaster and closing your eyes for the duration.
Avatar was a good film, but the story was basic, average and nothing note worthy, without all the gloss it would have been pritty shi* tbh.
It was simply a new age story revolving around native indians and oppression by the western nations, spun with gloss, CGI with a futuristic spin to it and dash of feel good emotions i.e it was a feel good emotional roller-coaster ride and that's all it was.
It was far too tame for my liking, I personnally expected something more with the hype, in faireness, it was like wathcing a Disney movie, or something done by pixar.
It was sold mainly on the fact it was 3d, I saw this film in none 3D and It was clear the gimmick of the 3D was it's biggest draw - I'd watch it again in 3D, I suspect watching it without is like going on a roller coaster and closing your eyes for the duration.
PRMoon
Master Don Juan
I loved The Hurt Locker. This was pretty much Platoon for the modern generation.
taiyuu_otoko
Master Don Juan
The oscars are a joke. Many of the voters don't even watch the movies, it's all based on what they "think" they should vote for. Cameron and Tarantino are pretty hated by most oscar folks.
The only good thing about the oscars is that I can see movies that wouldn't otherwise make it to my semi-small town in Japan.
the only american movies that make it here are blockbusters (aka avatar) and oscar contenders.
Hurt Locker should by here within a few months now.
The only good thing about the oscars is that I can see movies that wouldn't otherwise make it to my semi-small town in Japan.
the only american movies that make it here are blockbusters (aka avatar) and oscar contenders.
Hurt Locker should by here within a few months now.
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Luthor Rex
Master Don Juan
If by this you mean it had nothing to do with the reality of Iraq, then you are right.PRMoon said:
Actual Iraqi vets are saying:
The Matrix still has you.
Ken785
Master Don Juan
Borat would say: "Letting a womans direct a movie films is like letting a monkey fly a plane!"
"A woman has won a Oscars?!? Dr. Yamak would not believe this! She must given good hand reliefs and very nice sexy time to Academy Awards directors!"
"A woman has won a Oscars?!? Dr. Yamak would not believe this! She must given good hand reliefs and very nice sexy time to Academy Awards directors!"
Quiksilver
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I thought it was a fantastic film.
Real military life is very dry, drawn out, and boring. This isn't a documentary, this is a fictional story as fake and surreal as Avatar. In the military, a good saying is "Hurry up and wait!", which IMO doesn't make good film.
There were plenty of "facepalm" moments I had in the Hurt Locker where I thought to myself "hey that ain't realistic at all!", but guess what? I got past that and realized that it's a FICTIONAL STORY and the writers and directors can do whatever they want with it.
Avatar was a high budget, populist, "center mass", recycled story(think Last Samurai). While I thought it was a good movie also, and fun to watch, the only thing it really stood out with is it's CGI, and sorry but stunning visuals and mastery of special fx doesn't automatically hand you a Best Picture.
Real military life is very dry, drawn out, and boring. This isn't a documentary, this is a fictional story as fake and surreal as Avatar. In the military, a good saying is "Hurry up and wait!", which IMO doesn't make good film.
There were plenty of "facepalm" moments I had in the Hurt Locker where I thought to myself "hey that ain't realistic at all!", but guess what? I got past that and realized that it's a FICTIONAL STORY and the writers and directors can do whatever they want with it.
Avatar was a high budget, populist, "center mass", recycled story(think Last Samurai). While I thought it was a good movie also, and fun to watch, the only thing it really stood out with is it's CGI, and sorry but stunning visuals and mastery of special fx doesn't automatically hand you a Best Picture.
Luthor Rex
Master Don Juan
I understand that artistic license has to be taken with how "real" things are otherwise you can end up with a boring film. My problem is that films like this are so far away from reality that they break my suspension of disbelief.Quiksilver said:
For as accurate as that movie was, those soldiers may as well have pulled out light sabers and started fighting terrorists with 'the Force'. The unreality of the entire film distracted me from everything else that was going on. The main character was an unbelievable portrayal of a modern U.S. Army soldier, and that destroys the 'realistic feel' the movie was going for.
If the movie had gone for 'fun and obviously fake' like "Rambo 6: Bomb Squad" then that could have been a great movie: Rambo isn't trying to be real. The movie tried for the 'real feel' and that's why it fails so epically.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
Honestly, I have never seen the Hurt Locker. I have no interest in war movies and even less interest in the Iraq war.
After reading the previous comments I'm amazed it won the awards it did. Maybe I'll rent it for a buck and see if it deserved anything.
After reading the previous comments I'm amazed it won the awards it did. Maybe I'll rent it for a buck and see if it deserved anything.
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
MikeBrown30
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So you made this thread without having seen The Hurt Locker?
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I've seen both. Hurt Locker on blu-ray and Avatar in 3d in theaters. Avatar is miles ahead. Sure the story could be better, but when you take the whole experience of watching it in 3d into account its no contest. I had to piss real bad for last 1 1/2 hours of Avatar, but i held it in cause i didnt want to miss anything. Hurt Locker was just like another war movie to me, did not draw me in at all, ending was weak too.
Maxtro
Master Don Juan
I didn't have to see it to know that Avatar would be more deserving of the Best Picture award.MikeBrown30 said:
There is a .001% I would have enjoyed Hurt Locker more than Avatar. The trailers and clips were all I needed to see.
PRMoon
Master Don Juan
Yep that's what i mean. My dad and his friends say the same kinda thing about platoon and I still like that movie. I should note that I also like western films and these war genre movies are pretty much dressed up versions of that. Ofcourse it's not accurate or anything but it's a good movie going experience. I really liked the sniper duel scene, that kicked a$$.Luthor Rex said:
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.