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brandufo · 4 years ago

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Top 20 movies if you watch you will cry

One of the best ways to go through a tough week is to watch a 'tear-jerking' movie. Viewers may wish to invest in tissue boxes to watch these top 20 movies if you watch, you will cry. Check out the top 20 movies if you watch, you will cry. - The Notebook

IMDb- 7.8 A very energetic and emotional film with a great cast and script. The love story of the characters makes you believe in love though it's hard to believe. The final scene is very sad and probably not what anyone can expect. It can make anyone cry at the end as they will always be together now. The whole movie is very emotional. We can all agree that The Notebook is very touching. Allie choose Noah knowing that everything in life can have no meaning when you can't have love. Their love is pure and sincere. Undoubtedly, this movie is on our top in the list of top 20 movies if you watch, you will cry. - The Green Mile

IMDb- 8.6 Most of all, the Green Mile is a very touching drama, with the joys and sorrows of life pictured with great skills. The movie revolves around the prison most of the time, everyone who had acted in the movie has performed their role to perfection. It's an emotional rollercoaster along with supernatural elements. The acting of Tom Hanks is brilliant along with the other cast members. Undoubtedly, this movie is on our top in the list of top 20 movies if you watch, you will cry. - Boys Don't Cry

IMDb- 7.5 This movie stays with you for a long time after watching it. Direction is amazing and lead actress Hilary Swank is character personified. Also, extremely sad at the end, really makes you think about humanity. It is a very compelling movie about trans gender phobia in the 90s. It is extremely sad to find out that it’s based on a true story. Also, It gives an insighful feel for an early understanding of transgender challenges. - The Passion of the Christ

IMDb- 8.7 This movie is a powerful, intense, and realistic biographical drama. This passionate film displays the dark spiritual warfare raging around Jesus Christ during his Passion. This deeply moving film shows the great love and sacrifice of Christ to pay for mankind’s sins. It has very real beatings and shows what the persecution was really like. It's a good mix between Jesus' actual life and reality which some people tend to not look at often. Also, it is very touching and sad to watch something as real as this movie. - Life is beautiful

IMDb- 8.6 This movie sends a powerful message of Love and Hope and brings humor even in the toughest of times. This movie warms your heart and then crushes it. It is a movie combining every emotion into one inspiring story. Set in two moments during WWII, both parts of the film is magnificent. This is not just an ordinary drama.This movie makes you laugh from the beginning and makes you cry at the end. It is based on a true story along with brilliant performances and very strong direction. - Philadelphia

IMDb- 7.7 Films do have an effect on society and this one was truly essential during that time. The last scenes after judgement were especially admirable, emotional, and heart touching. Also, it is an excellent and a soul-challenging movie on so many levels. Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks showed a very powerful and emotional performance in this movie. Viewers are inspired by both sensitive and dramatic acting, plus some by subtle camera catching touching moments, scenes and non verbal dialogues. - Forrest Gump

IMDb- 7 The story revolves around two ideas that Life is a Destiny vs Life is a chance but concludes with Life is a bit of both. This is not just a movie, it's a movie that also includes various elements of emotions. This movie has a great lesson which tells us not to give up in tough times and find our inner strength which can lead to great things. Also, it will take you with a rollercoaster ride. This movie comprises various surprising treats, along with sweet and sometimes bitter moments. - Me Before You

IMDb- 7.4 The movie is about how to enjoy every moment of your life when everything seems at an end. It has a lot of messages and also can really help people who are going through a tough time. It also teaches you to live life to the fullest. A sweet story with a sad but beautiful ending. The chemistry between the two main actors is just about as perfect as any other couple you could think of. The moment that tears your heart apart is when Will tells Lou that he is not going to change his decision. - Hachi: A Dog's Tale

IMDb- 8.1 This movie has a heart wrenching ending. Undoubtedly, It will leave a forever mark in your heart. It will take out your hidden emotions and also it will turn you into an emotional being, a real you. It's a real story of a Hachiko dog born in Japan 1924 who passed away in 1935 waiting for his master. It is indeed one of the best dog films to come across to a viewer. - Lion

IMDb- 8 It is a beautiful, gripping movie about a young boy getting lost and eventually finding his mother with very little knowledge and memory of where he came from. It really brings that sense of human spirit amongst all humanity and of course how can you not cry during the last scene? Undoubtedly, it's an emotional journey to watch this movie with a touching story at its core. This movie also includes most talented Indian actors such as Deepti Naval, Nawaz & Tannishtha. - Titanic

IMDb- 7.8 The quintessential tragedy and romance film everyone should watch at least once in their lifetime. It also keeps you glued, and emotions are going to breakthrough in this one. This movie is breathtaking and also inspiring. The love story has indeed a deeper meaning. It's emotionally so powerful that it really puts you there like you’re just another passenger on the Titanic and puts the viewer into tears during the climax. - Call Me By Your Name

IMDb- 7.9 This movie destroys viewers in the best possible way, with so much emotion, so much power and its beauty in itself is just mesmerising. This is no ordinary movie, this movie will release so many emotions. The acting from Timothee and Armie is perfect, undoubtedly amazing, perfect in chemistry, in every single way. This movie will make you cry, make you angry, make you happy and grateful and also one part which you should anticipate is a speech in the ending. It will change your life in the best way possible and honestly. - Portrait of a Lady on Fire

IMDb- 8.1 Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a phenomenal film that echoes the directors passion undoubtedly with stellar cast, brilliant writing and amazing cinematography. The chemistry between the leads is on another level. Surely, the philosophical plot will hit you right at the core of your heart. No unnecessary frames have been used to disturb the connections between you and also the characters. The film also consists of many heart touching delicate moments. It encompasses countless human emotions. - The Farewell

IMDb- 7.6 A Farewell tells the story of a family who fabricates an imaginary wedding in order to spend time with, and say goodbye to, their beloved matriarch. It is a very sweet and heartwarming true story about family and also love. It is recommended for fans of dark comedy and also of culturally curious. The story is so good because it just speaks through the heart and doesn't try anything else which is good. The script is tight, funny, moving, thought-provoking. This is also the kind of movie that hits your every emotional button. It will undoubtedly resonate with anyone who has a grandparent/parent/any relationship whom they are close to and facing the possibility of losing them. - The Pursuit of Happyness

IMDb- 8 This is a family movie, the family should always have faith in one, moreover, a father and son should always have faith in each other. Surely, It’s an incredible film that depicts the importance of hardwork and success. Will Smith and his son, Jaden bring to life the true story of a father-son family, struggling to step up from the bottom rung of the ladder. - Dead Poets Society

IMDb- 8.1 This movie leaves you with all the magic poetry, the realism of life and how still we can choose to stand up for ourselves despite what life throws at us. The movie will give tears, happiness, sorrow all at once; just like life itself and that's the reason this movie hits hard. This movie is indeed a definite watch for all age groups. It also evoked feeling, from its raw approach to life down to its heartfelt depiction of friendship and longing for freedom. - The Fault in Our Stars

IMDb- 7.7 Firstly, this movie is one of the most heartfelt and heartbreaking films to watch. From ending the story's plot thickened and thickened and never was there a boring moment, it just stayed heavy with action and also kept you hooked throughout the chapters. The chemistry between Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort is brilliant. It teaches you that life is a beautiful thing and we truly need to spend every day as if it's our last. It shows how wonderful love is even when you are in your worst state. - Marriage Story

IMDb- 7.9 The story shows us both sides, neither it makes anyone guilty nor it victimizes anyone. Both Charlie's and Nicole's thinking process and their sufferings are shown. It is an insightful and solicitous look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together. Also, this film is heart-rending, but it also has a comedic touch. The performances by Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and also Laura Dern are all pretty much perfect and the emotions displayed by everyone in the cast is great. - Before Sunrise

IMDb- 8.1 A story of two strangers meeting on a train journey and deciding to spend a day together in Vienna. Firstly, they get to know each other as they check out the town and end up falling for each other. The Film indeed focuses on the finer nuances in the scenes, making it subtle and relatable and makes You feel for the characters as time flows. This movie is undoubtedly so clean and beautiful yet so engaging with an emotional ending. The movie is excellent and is also beautifully shot. - Five Feet Apart

IMDb- 7.2 How can we forget to put this movie under the list of top 20 movies if you watch, you will cry? Undoubtedly, the movie Five Feet Apart is really great if it made viewers' tears roll on their cheeks several times. The movie also reminds us not to lose hope but to follow the tiniest dot of light and it will surely radiate inside of our soul. Indeed, It is a beautiful and hopeful story, yet giving young adults an eye-opener about individuals suffering from cystic fibrosis. This movie also presents a very inspirational and emotional experience for the audience. Related Article - Top 20 movies if you watch you will cry Benefits of Using Angular for Web Development 2021 How to Write Business Proposal for Client with Sample Format Top 10 Best Jackie Chan Movies of all time 10 Best Japanese Foods Everyone Should Try Read the full article

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gojira007 · 4 years ago

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Movie Meme

Took me a bit of time, but I was tagged by @bunnikkila to list my nine favorite movies, and since I can’t help but be ridiculously verbose about that very topic, you can see them all under the cut 8D

As for who I tag? Well, as always with the caveat that you are free to ignore if you don’t wanna, I’ll go with: @elistodragonwings @kaikaku @donnys-boy @robotnik-mun @sally-mun @fini-mun @werewolf-t33th @cviperfan and @wildwoodmage

and don’t worry, if you DO go for it, you don’t have to get as Extra as I did about it XD

9.)

Look, the meme is about Favorite Movies, not necessarily the BEST Movies, OK? And for the most part this list consists of films where that division is less meaningful in terms of how I evaluate the other movies on here. But in this specific case, “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie”, which is ultimately not all that different from the “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ TV show it spun off from and thus not particularly impressive as a work of Cinema Qua Cinema, makes the cut primarily because it’s a movie I know so well and have enjoyed so often that I can practically recite the whole thing to you by rote; I quote it all the time in my day-to-day life, I think about it often when I need a little smile, and it’s also become my favorite tool for introducing newcomers to MST3K as a whole since it was designed with a slightly broader audience in mind than the more willfully-eclectic series. And given how much I love MST3K As A Whole, that’s an especially strong factor in its favor.

8.)

Looky looky, @bunnikkila, we (unsurprisingly) have a pick in common! I’m sure this is the one and only time THAT’S going to happen on this list. 8D

Y’know, nearly thirty years (and one fairly useless remake >_>) later, I think the thing that impresses me about “The Lion King” is just how much it is still able to grab me emotionally. Some of that is unquestionably tied up with how strongly I associate this movie with my family, all of whom it became very special to as a Shared Experience. But I also don’t know of a lot of people who haven’t had that same emotional experience with it, and that to me suggests there’s more going on here than just Nostalgia. The mixture of Shakesperean plotting with Disney’s signature strength of Character, for one thing, granting the movie’s story an Epic Scope that never forgets the emotional inner lives of its cast. The music for another, not only its instantly-iconic song-book but also its memorable score, armed with both Big Bombast and Gentle Sentiment. And the unforgettably gorgeous animation, rendering every last element of its world with believable naturalism and strongly-defined personality. All of it, together, makes for what I still personally consider the Crowning Achievement of the Disney Renaissance.

7.)

I think, if I had to name the thing I find most lacking in far too many modern Action Movies, it’s Clarity. They all tend to lard their plots up with a bunch of unnecessary contrivances and complications in hopes of making themselves appear more clever than they actually are, and all it usually does is just dilute the impact of the whole thing. “Mad Max: Fury Road”, by contrast, is all about Clarity. I could sum up literally its entire plot in a paragraph if I wanted, because it is basically One Big Chase Scene from start to finish, never really deviating from that structure for more than a few minutes at a time. And that, combined with its exceptionally well-crafted Action Sequences, means that the full weight of its visceral power hits you full force every time. But don’t be fooled; that simplicity is not to be mistaken for shallowness. Indeed, precisely by getting out of its own way, knowing exactly what it wants to do and why, “Fury Road” also delivers a story that is, in spite of what you might guess, genuinely subtle and smart. Every character is immediately unforgettable and compelling because their role in the story is so well-considered and their personalities all so stark. The world it crafts feels at once fascinatingly surreal and yet All Too Real at the same time because even its most Fantastic elements are ultimately just grotesque reflections of things the audience knows only too well. And most of all, it tells a story with real, meaningful Themes that are deeply woven into each of its individual elements, such that the whole thing is deeply satisfying emotionally, but also piercingly Relevant in all the best, most affecting ways.

6.)

Oh look, another pick I have in common with @bunnikkila! This must be the last one, right?

But yeah, this is just a legitimately great movie, at every level, in every way. Stylistically, it is one of the most radically inventive things to have ever been made in the world of Western Animated Movies, gleefully mixing together a vast array of Aesthetics and Techniques that are at once viscerally distinct and yet coherently connected, all rendered with a fantastic eye toward the world of Comic Book Visual Language that keeps finding new and extremely fun ways to play with that instantly-recognizable iconography. For that alone, I would call it one of the greatest triumphs of 21st century animation. But then, on top of that, the story it tells is one that is simultaneously Arch and self-aware, delivering some of the most fantastically hilarious punch-lines imaginable more than a few of which are at the expense of the very franchise it is working within...but also entirely earnest, sincere, and emotionally affecting. It is, at once, a movie that manages to be about The Idea Of Spider-Man in its totality while also being about just one kid coming to grips with who he is, what he can do, and what his life can be. I don’t know that I can remember the last time a movie so immediately and unmistakably marked itself as an Enduring Masterpiece, but “Into the Spider-Verse” absolutely pulled it off.

5.)

Ordinarily, I would cheat and give this slot to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy in its totality. But somehow, the fact that this is about “FAVORITE” movies instead of just what we think the BEST one is compels me to narrow it down to just one. And if I had to pick just one, it would be the first of the three, “Fellowship of the Ring”. It’s not necessarily anything that the other two movies get wrong, either. All three of the LotR movies possess many of its keenest strengths, after all. For a starter, there’s the keen understanding of how best to adapt the source material without being enslaved to it; capturing many of its most iconic moments while cleverly tweaking elements to make them more cinematic, knowing what scenes to focus on for the sake of more clearly focusing the emotional through-lines of the story, and knowing what scenes, no matter how good on the page, ultimately don’t fit to the shape the adaptation has taken. There’s also its pitch-perfect casting, each and every actor doing a fantastic job of embodying the characters so well that even as your personal vision of them from the books may differ radically from what is on-screen, they nonetheless end up feeling Right for the part and a strong, compelling presence. And there’s the deft visual hand of director Peter Jackson, who knows exactly how to craft a Middle Earth that feels at once lived-in and real but also Fantastic and magical. “Fellowship”, for me at least, thus wins out mostly because it has the good luck of being adapted from the strongest of the three books, the point at which the narrative is at its most unified and thus has the strongest overall momentum. But also because so few movies have so swept me away with the sense of stepping into a world I have always dreamed of in my mind’s eye, and that’s the sort of thing that can only happen at the beginning of a journey.

4.)

Now here’s a movie that is literally sown in to my very being. It’s the last movie my mother saw in theaters before becoming a Mom. I grew up watching the “Real Ghostbusters” cartoon all the time and playing with the attendant toys; I had a “Ghostbusters” Birthday Party when I was, like, four years old. It has been my annual Halloween Tradition to get myself a big Cheese Pizza and watch this movie for about as long as I’ve had disposable income to myself. There is, quite literally, no point in my life where I don’t remember “Ghostbusters” being a fixture in it. And as a nice bonus? It is, legitimately, a Genuinely Great Movie. I realize that isn’t quite as universally agreed upon these days as it was even a few years ago (thanks, Literally The Worst Kind Of Virulently Misogynist Assholes lD; ), but I still feel pretty confident in saying this one really is That Good. I still find basically every one of its jokes hilarious; even now I could quote just about any one of them and get a laugh. I still find its central premise, What If Exorcism Was A Blue-Collar Business, a brilliant, almost subversively clever one that takes The Supernatural out of the realm of The Unknowable and into a world where even you, an ordinary person off the street, can in fact fight back against it. I still think it’s one of the all-time great examples of how to balance Tone in this sort of High Concept Genre Bender, by allowing The Story to be played relatively straight while allowing the comedy to flow naturally from the characters’ reactions to that story, allowing its Ghostly aspects to land as Genuinely Scary (or at least Worth Taking Seriously) without getting too Stern and Serious about it. And I still listen to that unforgettable Title Song all the time! So yeah, even if I could be more objective about it, “Ghostbusters” would almost certainly make this cut.

3.)

And so we come to the third and last pick I have in common with @bunnikkila, not coincidentally a movie that played a key role in solidifying our friendship, as bonding over our shared love of it was a big part of how we got to know each other on deviantART waaaay back in the day <3

By 2008, I really didn’t think it was possible for a movie or comic or TV show to really become “part” of me anymore, the way things like Sonic the Hedgehog or Marvel Super Heroes or Some Other Movie Character Who Might Be At The Top Of This List had. And then “WALL-E” came along and proved that to be completely, utterly wrong. I didn’t just love this movie, I was inspired by it, to a degree of strength and consistency that I’m still not entirely sure has yet been matched. And to be sure, some of that is undoubtedly because the movie had already basically won the war before I’d even bought my ticket; Adorable Robots In Love is something like My Platonic Storytelling Ideal, after all. But even setting that aside, “WALL-E” is a movie where even now I can’t help but be keenly aware, and gently awed, at the beauty of its craft; indeed, watching this movie in a theater did a lot to make me better understand why movies work on us the way they do, because I left that theater chewing so much on every last one of its elements. Its gorgeous animation, the way it conveys Character through Actions more so than language, the dream-like quality of its musical score (even as i type this i get teary thinking about certain motifs), the clear and meaningful way it builds its theme and story together so harmoniously, and the particular perspective it takes on our relationships with each other, with our environments, and with our own technology...all of it speaks to me deeply and profoundly, and it’s no coincidence that I have seen this movie more times in theaters than any other on this list (twelve times, for the record, and I still remember each and every time XD).

2.)

This one needs no personal qualifications, to my mind. Yes, I have some degree of nostalgic attachment to it for having seen it relatively young with my brothers and being deeply moved by it then, but it’s not at all like the kind of Nostalgia I have for “The Lion King”. “Princess Mononoke” is just flat-out, full-stop a complete Masterpiece, not just my personal pick for one of the single-best animated films ever made, but one of the best films period. It’s almost difficult for me to put into words how great this movie is, certainly in a way that hasn’t been repeated to death by thousands of other smarter people, because no one of its elements quite answers the question of why it is so great, to my mind. Yes, the animation is absolutely gorgeous with a design sensibility that brings Ancient Mythology to life so vividly that its influence can still be felt today (The Forest Spirit alone has been homaged all over the place). And yes, the music is hauntingly beautiful, at once capturing the gentle rhythm of nature but also the elegiac tone of Life Moving On. And yes, the story is an incredible mixture of the Broad Mythic Strokes of an Ancient Legend grounded in all too human Emotions and Ideas about the balance of nature, the full meaning and cost of Warfare, and perhaps most important of all, about how we determine Right and Wrong when everyone involved in a conflict is fighting simply for the right to survive. But all of those things add up together to something even greater than a simple sum, because each one isn’t just good in its own right but because each element so perfectly reinforces the other. And even having said all that? I really could just carry on singing this movie’s praises. Just...an absolute masterpiece, top to bottom.

1.)

I don’t imagine any of you are terribly surprised at this, right? I almost feel like it’d be redundant to explain my love for this movie, given how self-obvious I imagine it is to basically everyone who knows me Literally At All. But heck, I’ve rambled on this long, why not go all the way? Because the thing of it is, “Gojira” (to be clear, the original Japanese movie from 1954 rather than its American edit, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” from 1956) doesn’t just top the list by being a Great Movie. Though to be clear, it really is. Flawless? No; there’s a reliance on puppetry that even for the time can be a bit chintzier than the movie can really afford, in particular. But brilliant, even so, a heart-wrenching example of Science Fiction Storytelling As Allegory, one that, in a rarity not just for its own genre but indeed for many movies in general, very meaningfully lingers on its deepest, darkest implications. Many a film critic has pointed it out, and it remains true: the stark black-and-white photography heightens the sense of Implacable Horror at the core of the story, and the way the central Melodrama, a tragic love triangle that carries with it many aspects of Class Conflict and Personal Desire VS. The Collective Good, ties back into the main story is truly beautiful in its elegance and emotional impact. Still, for me personally, it tops the list, now and always, because it is a movie that affirmed something for me, that the character I had fallen in love with as a child convincing his family to watch a monster movie with him on television to prove his seven-year-old bravery, really was as genuinely as powerful and meaningful a figure as I had always imagined him to be.

#movies #meme #gojira007

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milady-milord-lj · 8 years ago

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Community Re-Watch Season 1: Introduction to Statistics and Home Economics

Community Re-Watch: Season 1 Rahr! I thought I posted this on Friday! But I did not. Explains the lack of comments in my inbox. Here it is, better late than never, I guess. You'll notice that these commentaries are shorter. That's because the in-jokes are starting and less information is actually being relayed. So, I'm doing my best.

Introduction to Statistics Commentary by Dan Harmon, Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, and Joe Russo Joe says this was a watershed episode because it was experimental and ambitious. He says “Modern Warfare” is a direct descendant of this episode. Joel jokes that both episodes had the same director (Justin Lin). Joe mentions that he and Justin Lin were college buddies and have remained friends throughout the years. He said Justin brought a unique visual look to the series. Joel mentioned the Justin cares about every single shot. Dan adds that he hopes that Justin doesn’t get pigeonholed as an action director because he’s gifted at comedy as well. Joe says it’s because Justin is a storyteller. Joel introduces Lauren Stamile as “the beautiful and awesome Lauren Stamile.” He also confirms that in “Pascal’s Triangle Revisited” Jeff did not want to go back to being Slater’s boyfriend after she had dumped him a few episodes before. (Side note: It’s an interesting comment, because it seems that, as far as Joel was concerned, the Slater-Jeff-Britta love triangle in “Pascal’s” was only in the minds of Slater and Britta.) Joel adds that Lauren is also the only woman in the cast who is taller that 5’6”. Chevy says that the women are the best actors in the cast. Joel agrees. Then Chevy adds that the men are the clowns. Dan remarks that Chevy is saying that women aren’t funny. Chevy protests that he wasn’t saying that at all. Dan says that he’d go out on a limb and say Gillian is funny. Everyone points out Leonard in the scene where Slater shoots Jeff down and remark that they just started using him in almost every episode going forward. Dan said that Leonard’s role in the scene was to be the stand-in for a sitcom audience. Chevy remarks that he thinks Alison Brie is hugely talented, and beautiful. He adds that he thinks she could be a huge movie star. He adds that she’s a lovely girl and huge talented, before quickly adding that all three women (he initially said “both of them” so I assume he forgot to include Yvette before he corrected himself) are. But he adds that Alison has a Liz Taylor vibe. Joel adds that Alison has a very good head on her shoulders and is a very down-to-earth person. Dan adds that Alison is very good at walking the tightrope of being over-the-top while still being very grounded. Dan adds that Alison is a “comedic weapon” because she’ll do a double-take then start crying as a joke. Chevy adds that she can do that because she’s very secure in herself. He adds, “And she’s very good-looking and she knows it.” Joel adds that Gillian in the chipmunk costume is maybe the cutest thing to happen on television. Dan says the chipmunk costume was Gillian’s idea. Chevy calls Danny Pudi’s performance “brilliant.” Dan says the Internet lit up like a Christmas tree after this episode aired about the give-and-take between Troy and Abed. Dan encourages everyone to watch the outtakes to see every iteration of their initial exchange in the episode. “This is what happens when you just let Donald (Glover) go.” Joel thinks that Chevy in the Beastmaster costume was really funny. Joel then points out that Chevy’s costume has no pectoral muscles. It’s all abs all the way down. Chevy ads that it has no connection to any actual humans. Dan can’t remember who came up with the Urkel/Harry Potter jokes for Yvette’s Harry Potter get-up. Dan remarks that while filming this episode, Dino (Starburns) texted him from the set to say, “I’m doing a scene with Chevy Chase. What the hell happened to us?” Dan confirms that the pill Starburns gives Pierce is ecstasy. He wasn’t sure if NBC would let them use the name, so they don’t state it outright in the episode. Chevy adds that it really doesn’t matter, because anything like that is just poison. Although Dan likes Chevy’s ecstasy acting, he adds that the best depiction of an ecstacy trip on-screen is in season one of Spaced. Even though you don’t see the characters taking ecstasy on-screen, he said the depiction was so dead-on that you knew what was going on. Joel agrees with Dan. Everyone takes a moment to praise Justin’s blocking of the Halloween party scene in the study room as the cameras move around the study group (sans Jeff since he’s crashing the teachers’ party) and the study group moves around the room. Joe says that Donald is one of the most gifted improvisers that he’s ever seen. It’s very difficult to improvise in-story, but Donald has a writers’ brain and he can just make it work so that he can insert himself into a scene, advance the story, while still getting a joke out of it. Dan repeats that Gillian wanted the squirrel costume and came to him about it. He said that normally “you don’t listen to actors because they’re crazy people,” so when someone comes up to him and says “this is what I think my character should wear for Halloween” you’re not sure. But when he saw Gillian on the set, he was, “Oh! I get it!” He adds that he learned a lot about Britta in this episode because he let Gillian choose the costume and watching her get activated in it. They once again encourage people to watch the extras so they can see all the different lines Donald used to tell Jeff that Pierce was pretty much tripping balls at the student party. Dan says it’s fun to shoot party episodes because you can bop around in different groups. Chevy points out that when Jeff tells the study group members to get out of the cafetorium where the teachers are having their Halloween party, Joel is in a gunslinger stance like he’s about to draw his gun. Dan commenting on the Britta-Shirley scene in Slater’s office: Yvette went up to his office because the scene, as originally written, had Shirley basically taking a dump in one of Slater’s desk drawers. They ended up having a very long conversation where Yvette basically talked Dan out of that version. It got switched to her trying to use a hose to fill up Slater’s desk with water. Everyone jokes about Britta ripping the head off Slater’s trophy. Because obviously she’d have to be bionically strong to do it. Joe says that a camera was strapped strapped to Chevy’s chest during his full-on ecstasy trip to get that distorted effect. Dan says they fed Alison her lines while she stood in front of a green screen. During that session, they were doing a ton of old person jokes. Unfortunately, Chevy overheard them, came into the room, and said, “I knew the Beatles, I was at Woodstock, and you can all go fuck yourselves.” What made it really funny is that he said it while still wearing the Beastmaster costume. Chevy confesses that he doesn’t even know who Beastmaster is. Joel explains it’s a Mark Singer movie from the 1980s. Dan says that they had problems with Ken Jeong in the scene where Chang gives Jeff advice on how to get Slater. He kept doing all these hand gestures that were rude and Dan had to tell him to not do that because his role was to set up the next joke. They all comment that after the episode aired “Mexican Halloween” was trending on Google. Dan confesses that it’s something he made up. Dan says that Donald is a very funny guy and a very smart guy, but he doesn’t interject his own comedy unasked. He said that’s why Troy gets funnier and funnier as the season progresses because he was getting more and more permission from the writers to do his own thing. Joel says that Chevy was awesome in the chairfort scene. Joe says that the chairfort was built and tested on the construction stage. Dan says the chairfort rig gave him the idea to do “Modern Warfare.” As he was inspecting the rig and talking to Justin about how it would work. He said he began to wonder if they could do an action episode, rather than a comedy episode with action elements. Chevy apparently told Justin Lin on the set that he didn’t know anything about comedy. Joe says that “Introduction to Statistics” was the first time they had “stepped out of the show.” Because it was a Halloween episode, they felt they had permission to push the boundaries, like, for example, having a chairfort collapse, having Abed swoop in like a superhero to save Jeff and Pierce, and “acting like it was a normal part of the world of the show.” Dan says that the Batman voiceover at the end of the episode was entirely improvised by Danny Pudi in a recording booth. They basically used the improve uncut. It was meant to be a placeholder until they wrote something. Dan says he kept telling Danny to keep babbling about darkness and get your dichotomies all mixed up. Dan answers the Twitter question, “When did you start considering Jeff and Annie as an option?” Dan answers it was the shot at the end of the episode where Jeff silently asks Annie to dance by holding out his hand and she becomes giddy because she’s dancing with him. He says there was a nice romantic undertone to the scene. Joel says the scene with Abed/Batman on the roof of the school was shot just as day was about to break. The tag scene between Abed and Troy was all improvised by Danny and Donald. Dan says that Abed and Troy are the Cheech and Chong of the show.

Home Economics Commentary by Dan Harmon, Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, and Lauren Pomerantz (writer) Joel says that he almost chocked to death in the opening scene. Chevy would throw the paper balls into his mouth and it would get into his throat. Danny says that the opening scene where Jeff is woken up wasn’t really acting. Joel actually was tired. He adds, “Joel can also nap anywhere.” Dan starts a runner joke (that lasts throughout the whole commentary) that Yvette Nicole Brown has a drinking problem, which causes everyone to start laughing. Joel explains that Yvette is waiting outside the recording booth and can hear everything they say, but she’s powerless to do anything about it. Dan admits that Yvette is actually a teetotaler. Joel jokes that she doesn’t drink, but smokes a ton of pot. Dan adds, “No, she doesn’t smoke pot, either.” Dan says that Lauren (the writer) is no longer on the show, but he’s glad she’s back for the commentary. He adds that she’s a very quiet person who doesn’t talk a lot. Dan praises her and says that she turned out a really good draft. He adds that he likes this episode a lot. Dan adds that one of the things that a lot of male writers would shy away from is a scene like Shirley ogling Jeff while he does his homeless man cleanup. Dan mentions that she’s working for Ellen Degeneres, but that if she’s ever back on the market, some should snatch her up because she’s an excellent draft writer. Everyone starts making fun of Gillian’s costuming in the study room scene. They’re not sure if it’s “Mad Max” or “Legend of Billie Jean.” Dan remarks that Chevy and Britta a costumed in a similar manner (side note: they’re both wearing vests). Dan says this episode got shuffled around in the order. Dan says that he and Gillian talked about what happened with her character from her perspective in this episode. He said that Gillian said Britta was basically still policing Jeff at this point. Dan says that they really don’t need a single policeman for Jeff. Jeff himself is a fairly self-destructive character, so everyone in the study group winds up policing him at some point. Because of that, it opened things up to allow them to dump on Britta. But at this point in the series they’re still using her as the voice of practicality and reason, and she’s pompus. Joel says when he jumped over the bushes to stop Jeff’s car from being towed he almost broke his ankle. There was apparently a deep hole on the other side that he landed in. During the scene where Abed is eating cereal and Jeff is losing his mind, Joel and Danny apparently ate “thousands” of bowls. Joel says it was like that SNL commercial about Colon Blow. Danny says that the state of Joel’s clothes and hair is the result of the amount of cereal they ate that day. Lauren wrote the lyrics for Vaughn’s song about Britta. Joel says that “she’s a GDB” became something the cast latched onto and they kept saying it to each other all season. Joel says at one point they switched he and Danny to an organic version of Lucky Charms. Danny comments that it was a horrible. Joel says that Lucky Charms is wonderful to eat, but after a box-and-a-half you begin to feel terrible. They both began to feel hot and flushed. “It’s like you’ve eaten an entire cake.” Danny points out Pavel. He says that actor really is Polish. Danny says that he really likes what the art department did with Abed’s room and the movie posters. Everyone then switches to talking about the posters in the rehearsal space for Vaughn’s band. Dan says he makes fun of Chevy a lot, but he really brings it to all of his scenes. Dan claims someone called him at home (“you know who you are”) and said that the Troy-Annie storyline in the episode should be pulled. He says that they should know they were wrong. Joel points out that Patton Oswald makes his first appearance on the show. Joel remarks that Patton’s bones must be hollow, because “they are filled with funny.” Dan says that Patton’s “I’m the Hawkeye around here” was improvised by him on the set. Danny says watching Joel make his sundae was hilarious. Joel says spaying the whipped cream into his mouth was a joy. Dan says the conversation between Britta and Abed is the reveal that Abed has “his eye on the ball.” There were several holes in the boxer shorts Joel was wearing, including one at his butt. Danny says he laughed out loud when he saw Joel sprawled on the couch during the Jeff-Britta scene. He points out that Joel doesn’t really change position though most of the scene until Britta tosses the sack on him. Dan said it took a three-hour brainstorming session to come up with Jeff marking his expensive Italian faucets for the optimal temperature for his skin. They were trying to come up with a way for Jeff to figure out that it was his faucet. Another one they considered was a dent from the belt buckle of the mayor’s daughter. Danny says that Abed’s dorm room is three times the size of his actual college dorm room. Dan is apparently stuck on the fact that Britta is wearing heels. “What would be the worst that would happen if Britta didn’t wear stilts?” Joel’s answer is, “You wouldn’t be able to frame the shots.” Dan says that the camera catches a little bit of “Annie butt” in the scene where she takes back her courting quilt. “We walk a very, very dangerous tightrope with that character.” Danny says that the final scene between Shirley and Annie is very sweet. Joel says that they rehearsed a brief Polish conversation for the closing scene between Jeff, Abed, and Britta. He adds that he really enjoyed it. Dan says that he gets emotional over Abed calling Jeff “a huge nerd.” Dan says that Pierce enjoying the attention of Vaughn’s diss song is great. That a lack of redemption and an unwillingness to change can be kind of heroic in the face of bad luck or even justice.

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High Frame Review: Best of 2016 (10-1)

10. The Neon Demon Nicholas Winding Refn may have something wrong with him. To create such a depraved single focused work of real life horror is brilliant and concerning. The Neon Demon is a ride into the beauty industry dripping with colour and noise. Elle Fanning burns the screen from start to finish. And if you can predict the end of this film at the start, maybe you are as disturbed as Winding Refn. Best viewed late at night with the lights off.

9. The Nice Guys

The Nice Guys is fun. Shane Black has created a film that doesn’t bother with subtext or social issues. All we get is two incompetent private detectives in over their heads bumbling around 1970’s Los Angeles. As much as Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are great in the film, Angourie Rice steals every scene she is in. The setting is real, the jokes land and the plot keeps you invested without ever trying to overreach.

8. Hail, Caesar!

A common theme amongst some of the better films of the year was nostalgia and especially for classic hollywood. As we continue to lose those involved with classic movies, some like the Coen Brothers, look to remember and celebrate that time. Hail, Caesar! won't be everyone’s cup of tea, but criticism of the lacking plot couldn’t dampen my enjoyment of the film. So many individual scenes stand out and will be quoted forever. We have also discovered a new star in Alden Ehrenreich, he lassoed us in with charm and innocence and i can’t wait to see him as Han Solo.

7. Arrival

Denis Villeneuve can do no wrong. He is the only reason i have supreme confidence in a new Blade Runner film. Arrival is not as advertised, it may revolve around alien craft landing, but this is purely window dressing as we are taken on a journey to discuss love, communication, secrecy and destiny. A visual masterpiece, Arrival represents a blockbuster that refuses to play by the rules. With a female lead, no major action scenes and a willingness to take his time, Villeneuve continues to make films the way he wants. Each one is distinctly different but have a similar feel and style, making Villeneuve one of the most exciting directors working today.

6. Tickled

How could a film by a New Zealand pop journalist be this high on my list? Because it shook me to my very core and took me on a story that made me want to personally fight against injustice. An injustice that i had never heard of before and still am unsure is actually real. David Farrier goes on a mission to discover the sinister roots of an underground tickling video ring that lashes out at anyone in their path. Never could you anticipate the sheer evil in this film upon its description, but with each new revelation i became more and more engrossed in discovering the world with Farrier. Could Farrier be the next Louis Theroux? I think this film is already better.

5. Hell Or Highwater

Sometimes one film is all you need to put yourself on the map. Damien Chazelle did it with Whiplash, Alex Garland had Ex Machina and next off the rank will be Taylor Sheridan, writer of Hell Or High Water. After writing Sicario in 2015 (as well as follow up Soldado for 2017) his directorial debut Wind River is highly anticipated. Hell Or Highwater is more than the sum of its parts, beautifully shot, well acted and a subtle and moving script but the whole is so much more and a real surprise. No doubt the modern crime western will be a new craze as Sheridan continues to write such golden material.

4. Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Sometimes you just want a film to delight you. Hunt For The Wilderpeople is just delightful. A beautiful blend of heart and humour, Taika Waititi knows how to balance his films to never be too bogged down in melodrama or too humourous to be one dimensional. Sam Neill is a perfect foil for newcomer Julian Dennison as an odd couple forced together. Alongside them are Waititi’s colourful cast including Rachel House, Rhys Darby and the director himself. Waititi is a special director and will hopefully not lost to the hollywood system, his signature blend of dry humour and heart makes people’s lives better.

3. Green Room

Hardcover punk, neo-nazis and a bit of a misunderstanding. For most of its runtime, Green Room takes place in a single location, a dank club that starts to feel like a claustrophobic tomb for the protagonists as the film tells their horrible story of a night trapped in a neo-nazi hell. Jeremy Saulnier has put together a masterpiece in suspense and terror while Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat and Patrick Stewart own the screen. A surprisingly great film.

2. La La Land

It’s hard not to have La La Land as my top film of 2016. It filled me with joy and a repeat viewing did nothing to dampen it, in fact it may have been better the second time around. It's a clique and a generalisation but I hate musicals, which makes my top two even more surprising to me. Damien Chazelle has a perfect record with Whiplash being my favourite film of the last ten years and La La Land being all but perfect. The music is perfect, the visuals are beautiful and the acting is exactly what it needs to be. Some criticism can be made for the ending of the film, but i prefer to look at the film as a celebration of filmmaking and classic hollywood and each scene stands by itself, the ending subverting tradition with a nod towards convention. As far as soundtracks and joy goes, there is only one film that did it better in 2016.

1. Sing Street

When you look ahead at the year in film you see the big tent pole superhero films and the releases by critically acclaimed directors and actors you like. Sing Street by John Carney wasn’t on my radar until I sat down in the State Theatre for the Australian Premiere. Having seen Begin Again, I knew Carney could direct a feel good musical film, but Sing Street is something else entirely. An unknown cast, a classic soundtrack mixed with new music, Sing Street is a delight that rewards repeat viewings and had me playing the soundtrack for weeks afterwards. If you don’t have Drive it Like You Stole It stuck in your head after you see Sing Street you may need to check for a pulse. Heart and comedy are delivered in equal measures by a cast that doesn’t miss a beat despite many of them stepping in front of the camera for the first time. Seek out this film, then once you have watched it, give it two days then watch it again.

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5 Ways Disney Can’t Stop Screwing Up Star Wars

Star Wars. You love it! You think it’s great. But what if Star Wars stopped being great? That would be bad, right? And bad things aren’t great! Everybody knows that! Seeing as how we’re all in agreement here, let’s talk about the possibility that Disney’s entire strategy for Star Wars might be, as a whole, actually madly deeply verifiably bad. I know it’s painful to fathom such a terrible possibility — I mean, The Last Jedi looks just bonkers — but I can’t help to notice a few glaring red flags. Bad flags. So without further ado …

So Far, The New Movies Seem Afraid To Take Chances

For staunch Star Wars nerds burnt out by years of jackass Expanded Universe stories, adding to the Star Wars canon sometimes feels like writing new chapters to the Bible wherein Jesus comes back to fight ISIS with the aid of a talking car. And seeing as how the folks in charge of Star Wars are the ones who grew up on it, the new films feel a smidge unadventurous at times.