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ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_j7vpjbq wrote
Reply to Former Fairfield official with history of animal abuse now accused of torturing cat, police say by urkiddingrite
Someone should lock this guy in a cage with a lion or some wolves and see how he does when the animal can fight back
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Reply to comment by [deleted] in What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator
No he doesn't see it as a positive if a movie horrifies him
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Reply to comment by RRC_driver in What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator
Yea you're like my brother. Everytime he enjoys a horror movie he decides it's because it wasn't a bona fide horror movie. I think some of the movies you're talking about are undeniably horror movies though, even if they're something else too.
ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_j6nf1dv wrote
Reply to comment by RRC_driver in What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator
I'd encourage you to expand your horizons. There's plenty of horror films that don't rely on jump scares, it's just that there's a handful of very high profile franchises that do (e.g., conjuring, Annabelle).
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Reply to comment by Zachmorris4186 in What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator
Because it was outstanding and I disagree with you on both counts
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Reply to comment by WindingRoad10 in What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator
Geez he just asked a question
ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_j6ltpdc wrote
Reply to What are some horror movies that enjoy critical acclaim beyond the genre (i.e., are considered to be great movies overall, not just respected by horror fans)? by FeatheredVentilator
A ton of them. There's no shortage of well-reviewed horror movies (e.g., 2022 was a banner year - Barbarian, Bones and All, Terrifier 2), but there's a huge segment of the population that just feels this genre isn't for them.
My brother and I go to the movies together all the time, at least twice a month. We've been doing this the last several years. But I go to the movies at least weekly, and usually when I go without him it's to see horror movies. Occasionally I can convince him to give one a chance, but usually that only works if I can play it as a hybrid genre movie (e.g., sci-fi horror) or if he has some other affinity to the IP or the cast or something.
I ask him all the time why he won't join me for these kinds of movies. At first I thought it was the gore, so I offered to only invite him to more cerebral/psychological horror movies. He adamantly insists that's not the problem. Admittedly, at first I didn't really believe him (my bad - in retrospect he was being truthful) so I probed further. His response is always the same.
"I just don't like the idea that they're trying to make me scared. I don't like feeling scared" he says.
I try to explain how it's all about being exhilarated more than scared, how it's thrilling to try to guess what happens next, and ultimately ask him if he truly never gets morbidly curious about fucked up subjects like the things often depicted in horror movies. His answer? No, he genuinely just doesn't get morbidly curious like that. I've kind of poked him on this a few times (again, mea culpa, I should have just took him at his word the first time) and he seems sincere.
So yea, all this is to say I think there's a huge subset of the population for whom horror is off limits. They might acknowledge it's well made, they might have zero moral objections to it, but it's just not for them. They won't watch a horror film unless they have some incentive to (e.g., their little brother drags them to the movies or something). Ultimately, these people don't necessarily dislike the concept of horror movies, but they just have zero attraction to them.
I suspect that a high enough percentage of the Academy is this way to effectively prevent horror movies from becoming serious awards contenders.
On one hand I hope that changes because I like the genre, but on the other hand I don't begrudge people like my brother who avoid it just because it doesn't do anything for them.
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Reply to comment by theDart in New Poster for 'Creed III' by MarvelsGrantMan136
Use spoiler tags ffs
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Reply to New Poster for 'Creed III' by MarvelsGrantMan136
Excited for the movie but this is a wonky poster lol his facial expression is kind of bizarre
ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_j5n0xov wrote
Reply to URBY Stamford by ItalianResearcher
Everywhere in Stamford is safe. Urby is nice but very expensive. It is roughly equidistant from New Haven and NYC, but just about anywhere in Stamford would be as well. For what it's worth I think you can get a place just as nice for less, but there's nothing wrong with Urby and it's in a pretty stellar location downtown.
ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_j5lh005 wrote
This guy's an asshole.
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Reply to What store do you want to see move into the (now old) Bed Bath & Beyond space in Ridgeway? by fu_aurora
Fine Fettle 2.0
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Reply to comment by Westside1971 in hidden gem places to eat in Stamford, CT by Asizel23
Interesting, thank you!
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Reply to comment by Pinkumb in Is Stamford safe? by NameRevolutionary151
Maybe not "any violent crime" but yea the overwhelming majority of it
ZwischenzugZugzwang t1_j4rqwd2 wrote
Reply to Is Stamford safe? by NameRevolutionary151
Very safe especially in the Glenbrook area (I lived on Glenbrook rd for two years, now I'm closer to turn of river though)
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Reply to comment by heutral in hidden gem places to eat in Stamford, CT by Asizel23
Went there with my Polish friend once. They definitely are the real deal, they conversed together in fluent Polish and everything.
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Reply to comment by Westside1971 in hidden gem places to eat in Stamford, CT by Asizel23
Do you know which movies??
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Reply to comment by Pikesmakker in I don’t understand the reviews of Fatman (2018) Vs. Violent Night (2022) by ProbablyASithLord
Yea true. Shame.
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Reply to comment by Pikesmakker in I don’t understand the reviews of Fatman (2018) Vs. Violent Night (2022) by ProbablyASithLord
I like Mel Gibson.
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Reply to comment by Economy-Inspector-23 in I don’t understand the reviews of Fatman (2018) Vs. Violent Night (2022) by ProbablyASithLord
Hacksaw Ridge is prime post-outburst Gibson. I wouldn't be surprised if he has more big hits eventually.
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Reply to comment by killerklixx in TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938 by Ok_Copy5217
You wouldn't believe what people are willing to pay when they're fleeing certain doom
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Reply to Taco Daddy Permanently Closed? by AdministrativeCost2
Where am I supposed to go when I'm stoned and need tacos?!
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Reply to comment by greenglasstree in Former Fairfield official with history of animal abuse now accused of torturing cat, police say by urkiddingrite
Yes as long as you stay on the sidewalk/public property.