Whenever I see that guy I can't help remembering Hiro calling him "Rocket Man."
This episode was a real blast!
Early in 2021 I suffered a major medical condition and spent many days in ICU. The worst part was the sedation. The whole time I was under I was having nightmares, the sounds of all the equipment alarms were incorporated into my dreams. It was absolutely horrid, I thought I was in some evil world. Those nightmares are the only thing I remember until I awoke. The doctors all thought I was a goner. I must have declined.
Loved the talk show part, hated the drugged part
That opening was so funny :joy: I really wasn’t sure wether Stanley has a moustache or not omg
That rare moment when Jim and Dwight actually help each other out haha.
NO GOD! PLEASE NO!!! NOOOOOOOOOO. This cannot be real.
First episode of the office that made me proper cry
I'm not sure how i'm gonna keep watching the show without the world's best boss Michael Scott :(
That song they sing for Michael still hurts like a mother....
This is so sad :sob:
Fun fact: the lactant specialist is Jenna Fischer’s husband
SPOILERS AHEAD…. I don’t even know if I can put into words how much I fucking love this film!!! American History X is such an underrated masterpiece—literally, from start to end. This is not an easy film to watch, but damn is it worthy of every second.
A 1998 film directed by Tony Kaye presents to us the story about a neo-Nazi skinhead named Derek Vinyard—marked with a life of cruelty, violence, racism—who is sent to prison after brutally murdering two black men who attempt larceny. Once released, he desires a change and understands his mistakes. Derek sets off to change and fix the things he did wrong, specifically that his younger brother Danny doesn’t follow in his footsteps.
American History X obtains beautiful cinematography. There is an extremely distinct and intelligent representation of hatred in the movie’s photography. The past is shot in black and white to portray how Derek viewed the world as plain as black v.s. white; and the present is shot in colour to represent Derek’s change and comprehension of what social hatred has done to better his life, which is simply nothing but pain.
Sadly, 20 years later, American History X is still relevant to this day. Recently, many problematic hate groups have been exposed and often include neo-Nazis. Never had I thought I would live in a world filled with this atrocity but disappointingly, they have always been there. Deep inside, I have this raging gut to show this film to all people that commit hate crimes or simply hate. Hell, how could that ever happen, right?
Why is it that I love American History X so much? It is because the message that this film sends out is astonishing. The script is in every single way a lesson, and it all concludes perfectly at the end. This movie in no way sets out to present white people being victimized by different races and ethnicities. It simply speaks to the world about not only racism, but how hatred can affect individuals and tear loved ones apart. Technically, this entire movie should be the definition of hate. That “Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time. It’s just not worth it.”
The movie accomplishes to teach us how individuals are never born hating. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, then they can be taught to love. There are numerous amounts of scenarios where this is shown through the film’s very memorable moments. From the curb stomp scene, which presents HATE, sending Derek to prison (presenting: hate does not mean better), where he soon experiences BETRAYAL from a group of neo-Nazis when they rape him, to unexpectedly befriending a black man, displaying LOVE.
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D’Angelo, and Jennifer Lien did amazing jobs portraying their characters—each and every single one of them with so much pain. The most difficult scene to watch was the brutal dinner table scene where Norton gives a fucking powerful performance. He really demonstrated how deep the character’s hatred can go once he sends endless insults to the Jewish man whom during that scene was in a relationship with his mother. Not to mention the part where he begins to suffocate his own sister!!
The ending of the film was the most unexpected and completely heartbreaking. Although this is a film that revolves around white supremacy, I cannot be the only one who was hoping for a happy ending. Watching a family go through such horrendous events and then watching this former neo-Nazi noticing his mistakes and profoundly attempting to fix them, only to see them end on the murder of his young brother is truly fucking tragic.
In a way, during that last scene American History X presents the cycle of social hatred. One loses, and the other wins, continuing to pass on the hate. That kid was probably put up to a test, and as soon as Danny’s blood splatters over his face, the kid’s eyes open wide, and we know he regrets it.
I have read the original script of American History X and I seriously wish this film could’ve been longer. I really believe it still would’ve been successful if they included a few scenes from the original screenplay. AMAZING MOVIE!
I won’t sit on my high horse and pretend I’m better than anyone else; I am sitting here watching this documentary after all.
But I feel like there’s a big difference between enjoying a documentary and getting some sort of excitement or arousal out of buying items from the home of a crime of this magnitude. What could you POSSIBLY get from a vacuum owned by this family, other than the enjoyment of knowing you have some link to them?
Just made me feel really uncomfortable to listen to the woman talk.
In the immortal words of Michael Scott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVL-KaC6POc
The end card was good though. That's about it.
I just had a dream that I was a regular president.
Well, so I just saw this movie for the first time yesterday. Almost 40 years after it was released. A bit late yeah, but it never really seemed interesting enough to check out. And what can i say? To be honest, I expected the movie to be pretty bad considering how much praise it gets (usually in horror that's a sure sign it's only trendy to like it somehow). But I never expected it to be this bad.
The characters are just a big mess. The acting is atrocious and the casting choices are very weird. Everybody looks way to old for the role they play, and the dialogues are just some of the worst I've ever heard. My favorite being Laurie saying "was that the boogeyman?" which had me burst out in laughter. Great stuff. Anyway, none of the characters ever sound realistic in any way. And there is NO chemistry with any character and I mean zero. Michael Myers himself is just nothing special at all. The opening scene with him is pretty great tbh (when he's a little kid), but after that, it's all downhill, and we don't get to know anything about him at all whatsoever. He's truly lacking any character whatsoever. He doesn't speak or even have motives. He just goes around strangling people. Yeah very creative.
The story is among the worst I've ever seen. Almost not a single thing makes sense, and it becomes very slapstick at times. It is the perfect example of all the archetypes everybody hates in horror movies like "go randomly into the closet" and "stab the killer and toss the knife away afterwards and sit and wait for him to get up" or my personal favorite "just give him the car". The main storyline itself is extremely narrow and it truly feels random. For like 70% of the movie there are no real interactions of any kind between anyone and some overgrown babysitters just sees spooky things and gets killed in (extremely) predictable and stupid ways. There is a doctor too, but that part is so ludicrous that it almost seems to be for comedic relief. He's sure funny when he breaks out his doomy and gloomy speeches, I'll give him that. Especially when he's peeking on the kids from behind the bush. That was hilarious. The ending is atrocious too. Worst end sequence I've seen in a while. And that brings us to...
The directing is simply awful. Some shots drag out for a laughable long time, so much that it gets really awkward. And there is so much repetition too, and some parts that (I guess) is supposed to be scary just looks very funny. Like the times when Michael collapses. Or when they are being tailed by a car accompanying the "creepy music" for like the 5th time in like 10 minutes. The editing is poor also, like when Michael cracks the car window. And the movie is shot in such a way that not many scares are unexpected. It's a very predictable movie. Like the music will always let you know well before hand when something creepy is about to happen. Which brings us to...
The score is very amateurish and very often plain bad. Yes the main theme is kinda good, but not after you've heard it slapped on like 50 scenes. It starts to get funny after a while to always hear that tune. Not very scary.
Overall, the movie felt like a very bad low budget horror of it's time. But would it have been better back in the days? Hell no. It's a bad movie, no matter what time period it's from. It's just a very trendy movie, and now that I've finally seen it, I can safely say that I wasn't missing out on anything. Phew.
I liked Michael at the end; it turns out, he can be normal and kind.
Anyone who is interested in serial killer theme should watch this. It's fascinating and terrifying at the same time. Ted Bundy was always just another serial killer for me. After this limited series I have so many questions about him and his actions. Was he really sick person or just master of manipulation and he exactly knew what was he doing? I had goosebumps because yes I have to admit he had charisma and I hate that fact.
Awesome documentary with awesome music. Sometimes a bit slow but highly recommended.
Powerful and heartbreaking. I can't imagine what being convicted of a crime you did not commit must do to a person's mind.
I actually cried during thos episode. The fact that these young men never lived a childhood due to a failed system hurts. What really hurts is this is a story that was told....I believe this has happened to plenty unknown.
this episode just made me cry and cry and cry for an hour and thirty minutes
I was getting quite pissed just within the first 20 minutes I think it was, never mind how irritated and angry I was getting the more I watched this first episode. I wanted to beat the shit out of every single one of those dirty cops and some even more than others except for the one young black cop, at least so far. On top of that I would get IA (Internal Affairs) there as quick as possible, and have all of those cops arrested.
At least that one mother knew what she was talking about when she confronted them and told them off. However, if I was her, I would have quickly went outside and brought the news crews back in with me filming as we went!
The worst part about this whole thing...
...is that it's a true story! I hope I find out by the end of this those dirty cops are all imprisoned, because that's where those racist pussys belong.
As far as the directing and the acting, all were phenomenal and as someone else said, top notch.
By far the best of the Power Series. The characters are better drawn, more diverse and, over the course of 2 seasons, draw you in to their individual arcs. The tension builds thru the stories with enought action to keep things moving withou stretching credulity too far.
Highkey one of the best finale's to a comedy show I've ever seen! Just perfect. You don't realize how attached to these characters you've gotten until it ends.
The best, most accurate 20 minutes of TV I've seen in 6 months. This show never fails to "slay"
That shootout was shot phenomenally. Held my breath almost the entire time. And the music. My God. Wagner Moura killed it.
I care about the characters like I cared for the original ones, even if I am much older than the cast. The actors are brilliant.
I like that the original cast is not always present, but Red and Kitty are fondamental for this series to work. Good move.
Bro, this was fucking emotional. Had a little tear in my eyes. My favorite season of LCU.
