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Ramoncin t1_je52907 wrote
Reply to "City on Fire" and Reservoir Dogs" by OneADayMens
Tarantino openly admitted "City on fire" was an inspiration for "Reservoir Dogs", but they are very different films. Tarantino could have mentioned pretty much any other heist-gone-wrong movie out there. When I first saw "Reservoir Dogs" in the 1990s I thought of it as his take on Kubrick's "The Killing".
Ramoncin t1_jdcb4wn wrote
Why isn't the FBI doing something against this hate groups? Too busy infiltrating anti-wall street organisations?
Ramoncin t1_jadtbqh wrote
Now, imagine yourself adrift in the sea, and that's the only land in sight.
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Reply to comment by KamaandHallie in My favourite Lovecraft stories so far (and recommendations for first time readers) by KamaandHallie
Then the scandal it caused must have been bigger than I expected. I was lucky enough to put my hands on an antology that contained both The mound and The loved dead, but it was in Spanish.
https://www.casadellibro.com/libro-el-museo-de-los-horrores/9788476407547/155642
Ramoncin t1_jac9axj wrote
Reply to My favourite Lovecraft stories so far (and recommendations for first time readers) by KamaandHallie
Two lesser known ones:
The Loved Dead: A confession from a sexual deviant, who feels his capture is inminent. He recaps the origins of his obsession with the dead as well as the consequences it had on his life.
This one is a rarity because Lovecraft showed little interest for sensuality in his writing. I'm also told it caused quite the controversy when it was published in Weird Tales.
The mound: The complete version of this one didn't appear until 1989, and it could be considered a short novel on its own right. Apparently Lovecraft was hired as a ghostwriter with the instructions to write about a mound in the west haunted by a headless ghost. Lovecraft used this only a bookend, making the mound the entrance to a subterranean civilization. It's little known, but it's likely my favorite Lovecraft story.
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Reply to How triggering is ‘The Road’? by The_Upbeat_Jumper
It's far more demanding that anything Stephen King ever wrote. Cormac McCarthy doesn't feel the urge to be entertaining other writers do. However it is a rewarding book. Just not in the way you imagine at this point.
Ramoncin t1_j9xy7u9 wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why is unhealthy food delicious? by TheFek
We're hardcoded to enjoy eating stuff with too much sugar, salt and fat because thousands of years ago those foods were not that common and our body requires them.
Now they are way too common, but our bodies still crave them.
Ramoncin t1_j9t29qc wrote
I'd say he's never been that great of a writer. I remember reading "Johnny Memonic" years ago and found it nearly unreadable. "Neuromancer" was good, though.
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Reply to comment by raytoei in Best 80s yakuza movies? by Clay56
"The yakuza" from 1974 is much better.
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Reply to comment by hereitcomesagin in Interesting patterns on a bamboo leaf by nvinteon
Nah, pixelization. Need to scan that leaf again, this time with a better codec or a higher bitrate.
Ramoncin t1_j67yps7 wrote
Reply to What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki
For me, it's a symptom of his obsessive behaviour. You can also see him trying to find meaning in the shallowest of things -comercial pop music- as a vindication of himself. Be defending shallow music he was implying there is more to him beneath his looks and attitude, which are also pretty shallow.
Of course, the music he defends so passionately HAS artistic value. Just not in the ways he thinks it does.
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Reply to comment by HorseGirl666 in TVLine Performer of the Week: Alan Cumming in 'The Traitors' by MarvelsGrantMan136
Loved him in Spy Kids, he nailed the children programs host who may be slightly disturbed.
Ramoncin t1_j28ws6h wrote
I read a few of his plays during college, great stuff when you get used to the style (they were written for people from the 1600s). I'm far from an expert, but the one I enjoyed the most was "Othello", because it reads like a thriller.
Ramoncin t1_j20ctpc wrote
Season 1 is.
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Reply to The Terror by Dan Simmons by idrinkkombucha
I thought it was brilliant. A page turner with great prose. I've wanted to pick something else by the same author, but can't make my mind about which one.
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Reply to comment by PJammas41 in Who are some artists like Billy Joel? by Heavy_Reality_5633
They did in 2002 and there are good sounding bootlegs of the event. Look for Hartford, CT, 08-02-2002 for instance.
Ramoncin t1_ixyg2bm wrote
Rod Stewart's cover of "Downtown Train" comes to mind.
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Reply to Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser at the 13th Academy Honorary Awards by Knight_TheRider
I completely forgot Fraser and Michelle Yeoh knew each other... they were together in the third Mummy film.
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Reply to If they remade The Blues Brothers today, who would be starring in it? by ApesApesApes
Nic Cage, Pedro Pascal and Margot Robbie.