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I remember when the trailer came out. I was die hard Alex Garland fan and hearing about the premise, and seeing a poster of soldiers in the torch of the statue of liberty had me intrigued. When the trailer came out, it felt like a shot of adrenaline, and I used my lunch break to watch it in a cold sweat. The trailer featured DC as a warzone, barely three years after the January 6 Insurrection. Garland was releasing a movie called “Civil War” in a politically polarized nation, in an Election YEAR!!! I had to see it. I saw it. I worked at a college and had a conversation with a student who brought up the film. He was disappointed in it because it didn’t give him the exposition and the hardcore action that he wanted. I argued that it also didn’t get me the exposition that I wanted, but it didn’t matter. And I think it’s Garland’s best movie. 

Right away if you want the reasons why the war started, what sides politically the factions are, you’re really not going to get that. If I vaguely remember, A24 (aside from hideous AI ads) also offered up advertising to determine what side of the war you’re on. And that feels deeply antithetical to the movie itself. Aside from tidbits of exposition and the idea that the President (Nick Offerman) became too tyrannical, we never learn the history behind the war and why everyone’s fighting each other. While the film is about polarization and America adapting to a civil war, the movie is mostly about journalism in the same way that the film “Eddington” is about social media. And just like “Eddington”, the movie doesn’t have you pick a side, it just lets you observe. Almost like a journalist 🤔

The film follows a group of journalists as they make their way to Washington DC to get to the President in the midst of a civil war. There’s Kirsten Dunst as Lee, Wagner Moura as Joel the thrillseeker, Cailee Spaney as newcomer Jessie, and the underrated Stephen McKinley Henderson as the old-timer Sammy. Jesse Plemmons also makes an uncredited cameo as a soldier asking a question which had me on edge in the trailer “ok, what kind of American are you?” His one scene will have you gasping for air. The journalists witness horrible acts of violence committed to everyone, and all the while they photograph them often with anxiety and often with intrigue (and sometimes to the tune of De La Soul). I also said the film is really about journalism, but it’s still about war. Throughout the film we see people like us fear for their lives, use the war as an excuse for violence, or ignore it and go on with their lives. The first half has this incredibly stressful moment where Jessie and Lee >!see men strung up in a gas station car wash, and one of the employees jokes about how they went to school together. It’s a stressful, funny, and disturbingly believable scene.!< In addition the film has some great needledrops from Skid Row, electric pioneers the Silver Apples, De La Soul, and in the final scene the early New York punk band Suicide. 

The ending is also one that has stuck with me. As the main characters >!make their way into DC to see the President, Lee dies in a moment which feels like an anticlimactic form of self-sacrifice. Lee pushes Jessie out of the way, and Jessie photographs Lee’s death as she’s gunned down. Joel asks the President for a quote, and all he says is “don’t let them kill me.” The President is then gunned down as Jessie photographs his death. It’s a moment which is both funny due to Nick Offerman’s straight delivery and Joel and Jessie’s casual attitude towards seeing a world leader die in front of them. I’ve always interpreted the ending as a “I succeeded but at what cost” moment for Jessie. She’s gotten the photograph she’s wanted, at the cost of her mentor. The final shot is the developed photo of the soldiers smiling over the president’s corpse, which superficially reminded me of a photo of Lynndie England in the Abu Ghraib prison acting casual while torturing prisoners.!< 

Overall the movie is a slow-burn, almost ambient action film which will leave you uneasy and changed like the main characters. You’ll be thinking about the distance between journalism and its subjects. And I’m happy it’s more than a straight-forward action film, it allows you to think over that distance. I understand my pick is unconventional and the film isn’t for everyone, but of all Alex Garland’s films, “Civil War” will always be my favorite given how hooked I was throughout and how much the movie has stayed with me since it was in theaters. Even then it was a hard tie between this and “Annihilation”, which is saying something given I thought the film was better than the book. “Men” also sticks with me but for different reasons, but I don’t know how to feel about that one. 

u/Borgisium — 6 hours ago

1776 (1972) Happy 250! 🇺🇸

Minor complaint, why? Why did you have to release this in 1972? You could have waited four years and the stars would’ve aligned!

The film is an adaptation of the musical of the same name as a loose retelling of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it features several actors who were in the original musical, like “Boy Meets World” alumnus William Daniels as John Adams, Howard da Silva as Ben Franklin, Ken Howard as Thomas Jefferson, and who can forget Ron Holgate (he does his own horse riding) as Richard Henry here a Lee there a Lee and everywhere a Lee a Lee! 

At the time, the movie had a mixed reception. Throughout the film, the founding generation is mostly depicted as a bunch of well-educated but argumentative aristocrats who drink a lot. And that’s why I love it, because that’s kind of what they were. The founding generation was very well read and definitely thought a lot about what our country would look like, and at the same time they were constantly bickering and definitely more drunk. It’s a film which isn’t accurate with facts but accurate in depicting the turbulent discussions that took place. Whenever someone says, “the founding fathers so and so”, ask them “which founding father?” because the creation of America was born with intense disagreements and constant arguing. Some details the film gets wrong would be Franklin saying we can think of ourselves as Americans when most still thought of themselves as Englishmen, the length of time it took to get the declaration signed (it wasn’t to the sound of the bell), or even the character of John Adams being disliked by everyone despite the opposite being true. But there are other details such as John and Abigail’s conversations taken from letters or the fact that the windows had to be closed for fear of spies despite the heat, that was accurate. 

I think it’s kind of ironic that I just watched “The Patriot” and thought it wasn’t good because of its inaccuracies but I enjoyed “1776” despite it having more inaccuracies. I think that may be because “The Patriot” really thinks too highly of itself in trying to be this “more accurate” and “serious” depiction of Colonial America that has glaring flaws, whereas “1776” is inaccurate but is a more light-hearted take that doesn’t take itself too seriously. 

Happy fourth of July everyone. It’s been an interesting 250 years. Also check out Cynical Historian’s review of the film down below. 

Cynical Historian 1776

u/Borgisium — 1 day ago

The Illuminati was founded months before the American Declaration of Independence. This is because this is a coincidence

u/Borgisium — 1 day ago

If the Declaration of Independence was signed today 2026-7-4, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) would’ve been born in 1956, and the last surviving signer Charles Carroll (1737-1832) would die in 2082

u/Borgisium — 1 day ago

John Stuart (1744-1814) could’ve met John Stuart (1807-1885) who could’ve met John Stuart (1876-1962) who couldn’t have met Jon Stuart (1962-)

u/Borgisium — 1 day ago

[Hated Trope] There’s No Way That Would Legally Fly

  1. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014): Mark Wahlberg finds out that the guy (Shane) who’s dating his 17 year old daughter is 20. When questioned, Shane pulls out a card with the Romeo and Juliet laws for Texas, explaining why he can date Wahlberg’s underage daughter. Funny thing about that. TL:DR Shane would be innocent of the crime of sexual assault, but not the crime of “Sexual Performance by a Child”. So one of the main characters is basically guilty of a felony which would put him in jail in Texas and get him registered as a sex offender.

  2. Bee Movie (2007) as pointed out by Legal Eagle, Bee Movie gets an F for court accuracy. The simplest mistake is that Barry cannot sue “the human race”, since you can’t sue an abstract entity like “god”. He would have to sue an individual or organization. So he would’ve gotten better results if he sued Honey Farms.

Bee Movie gets lawyered

  1. A Little Piece of Heaven (1991) Kirk Cameron kidnaps abused children by drugging them, taking them to his farm, and gaslighting them into thinking the children are dead and in heaven. Yes this is real. When he’s finally caught the children speak positively on his behalf and he’s “punished to take care of the kids”. I don’t know I feel like drugging and kidnapping them no matter your intentions would still land you in jail.

  2. Persecuted (2014) the central plot of this Christian persecution complex film involves the fictional “Faith and Fairness Act”, a bill which would prevent pastors from saying that Christianity is the one true religion. Setting aside the fact that a bill like that would be shut down by the majority of Christians and come into conflict with the first amendment, the main plot is basically about a preacher who dares to fight against interfaith harmony. Those interfaith monsters wanting peace and cooperation between all faiths

u/Borgisium — 2 days ago

The Patriot (2000) a Well Made Mel-O-Drama with Issues 🇺🇸

Happy early 4th of July everyone. 

This is a movie I put off seeing for a while. I don’t like Mel Gibson, I don’t like mythologizing colonial America, and I thought putting the two together would keep me from enjoying the film. Being directed by Roland Emmerich of “Moonfall” and “Anonymous” didn’t help either. But I decided if there was a time to see it, it would be now. I’m pleased to say I liked it more than expected, but I have mixed feelings about it. 

The film itself is well made. A lot of the performances are good like from Gibson, Ledger, Richardson, Wilkinson, and Jason Isaacs is good if campy. The score from John Williams is great as usual. The film was even written by Robert Rodat who wrote “Saving Private Ryan”. The film was also a lot more violent than anticipated, coming close to capturing the brutality of the Revolution. And the costumes were very historically accurate, thanks to research at the Smithsonian. The cinematography by Caleb Deschanel is also beautiful, letting the full colors of 1770s shine. 

The film had two major controversies going for it. One was a controversy regarding Sony creating fake positive reviews from a fictional man called “David Manning” which would lead to a settlement where Sony reimbursed dissatisfied customers $5 for the movies they watched thanks to Manning. The other was with historical inaccuracies. The most well-known was a scene where red-coats burn people alive in a church, which never happened in the war and was inspired by the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre committed by the Nazis in WWII. The British did burn down churches, but never with civilians. Though personally I would argue that the portrayal of slavery in the film outweighs the portrayal of the British. 

If there’s a film I can compare it to, it would be “Gods and Generals”. That movie may take place in a different time in a different American war, but both movies suffer the same problem, their slave characters. In “Gods and Generals” the only slaves in the film are slaves who are super-ok with Stonewall Jackson (a man who thought slavery was ordained by God) and the confederacy as a whole. In “The Patriot” most of the black characters are already free men thanks to Gibson’s character. The producers decided to not have him own slaves, despite living in South Carolina which had so many slaves that it was the first state to have a black majority. Even Mel Gibson regretted not making him a slave owner, but somehow I feel like the way the movie would’ve handled the main character being a slave owner would’ve made things worse. And the main black character Occam, is a slave who after serving in the war for a year will be granted freedom. That never happened. There were slaves who fought in the Revolution, and I don’t doubt there were slaves who were freed by their masters after the war. But most slaves returned to their masters after the war and more slaves defected to the British since they were more likely to be guaranteed emancipation. It’s weird too when at the end we see Occam building a house and he’s optimistic about a country where everyone will be free, when the reality was many Black patriots like James Roberts would express regrets about his service (he wouldn’t be freed until the 1830s). Imagine you’re a slave during the war, and your options are either fight in your master’s place for a slave-owning country which may not survive, or you could defect to a country which has already outlawed slavery which may win the tide of war. I don’t want to make it seem like Britain was some great benefactor since they were probably more motivated to win the war than care about black people, but the film really doesn’t capture the nuances of being a slave during the revolution. Though “The Patriot” is better than “Gods and Generals”, it’s shorter and better made. 

Do I recommend it? Honestly instead you should go and read a non-fiction book about the revolution. I know we can’t always expect historical films to be accurate, and most people would say “of course it’s a movie.” But if someone watches the film and doesn’t read up on American history, I worry the film will color their impression of the past instead of real history, which is far more interesting and far more complicated. And maybe it’s because I’m a history nerd, but I often enjoy reading up on history more than watching it. 

Gods and Generals review

u/Borgisium — 2 days ago

The Nutty Professor (1996) One of Murphy’s Best

Am I biased because it was a teenaged favorite of mine and me and my dad laughed our asses off at the colon cleanse fart jokes? You bet. But it’s still a good one. Fun fact, by 2029, this film will be as old to us as the original was when the remake came out. How does that make you feel? Old?

The film is a remake of the Jerry Lewis film of the same name, itself a comedic take on “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”. Sherman Klump is a heavyset college professor seeking a cure for obesity. Just as he discovers a formula to make him skinny, it creates an alter ego of himself who’s skinny and an asshole, Buddy Love. Shenanigans ensue as he tries to woo a colleague and has to deal with his obnoxious family (almost all played by himself). 

Jerry Lewis was a producer on the film, and he didn’t like the final product. There are definitely some things I like about the first, whether it be a great supporting cast or Lewis’ take on Buddy Love (which is basically a shot at his old colleague Dean Martin). But the original has a lot more flaws: the humor is uneven, Lewis’ iconic nerd voice ranges from funny to annoying, and the film hasn’t aged well given that the love interest is one of his students. I don’t know if this is a controversial take, but I like the remake more. 

For one they thankfully made the love interest (Jada Pinkett Smith) a grad student professor as opposed to one of his students. There are also some good performances whether they be from Larry Miller as his pissed off dean, Dave Chappelle as an obnoxious insult comic, John Ales as Klump’s lab assistant, or Jamal Mixon, the only Klump not played by Murphy. There’s even a cameo from James Coburn. The makeup done by Rick Baker and CGI used in the film is very impressive, some of the best of the 90s. The score by David Newman is also wonderful and well composed for what would otherwise be a simple comedy with fart jokes.

But mostly the reason the movie works is Murphy gives one of his best performances. Klump’s weight may make him the butt of many jokes, but he’s a very sympathetic and likeable character. And his version of Buddy Love may be an asshole, but he’s an asshole you can’t help but watch. In that respect Murphy outshined Lewis so much. Iconic scenes where he beats up Dave Chapelle, fights with Klump (himself) in an epic CGI showdown, and goes on a spandex shopping spree definitely help too. Murphy also plays most of the Klumps, including his Dad, Mom, Grandma (an homage to Moms Mabley), and older brother. The Grandma is easily a highlight, with her sharing way too much information. I also didn’t know this until reading the cast list, but Murphy also plays a parody of Richard Simmons in the film. 

Overall would definitely recommend. It’s one of my favorite 90s comedies. 

Also in the scene where the Mom talks about colon cleansing and the Dad loudly farts saying, “you want your colon cleansed? Damn I’m gonna clean mine,” even though the Dad is obnoxious, he’s got a point. Colon cleansing really isn’t good for you. There’s not much scientific basis for its health benefits, and it could lead to infections. By paying for a colon cleanse, you’re basically paying someone an exorbitant fee to do something you literally do every day. So, just keep shitting. 

u/Borgisium — 3 days ago

Creating Rem Lezar (1989) Was 9/11 a Rem Lezar Job? 😱

Have you ever stumbled onto something which feels like it was media made by a cult? 

The film is the story of two children who through the power of imagination bring their same imaginary friend Rem Lezar to life. All’s not well because they lost his Quixotic medallion and have to defeat the evil Vorock. Did any of that make sense? It doesn’t even when you watch it. 

The direct-to-video film I think was meant to be a harmless film about the power of love and imagination. In practice it’s one of the weirdest, creepiest, and goofiest things you’ll ever watch. Somehow the two kids have the same imaginary friend, who follows them in a cloudy school or sees them when they’re sleeping. Even if Rem is dying, they find time to hang out in the park with a do-op group, a rapper, and a fiddler. And as the trio search for the highest thing they can imagine, they come across the world trade center. It’s all connected. 

One of the best youtubers, Paper Will, did a video about kids entertainment made by cults, and this is what the film feels like. I can imagine Rem being a spiritual figure or a stand-in for the cult leader and the evil Vorock being Satan or something. Adults don’t understand, Rem understands. He will help you children, he will save you, bring him to life, use your imaginations. 

I would also highly recommend Red Letter Media’s review of the film (where I got the title as well). It’s how a lot of people got introduced to the movie, link below. The film’s director described it as a critical success but a commercial failure. I think he’s either lying or all the critics were just stoned. 

Watch the movie. Believe with me in Rem Lezar. He will save you. Will you come with us? Will you come? Will you come? Will you come?

REM Lezar full movie

Best of the Worst (fast forward to 32:00)

Kids Entertainment Made by Cults

u/Borgisium — 4 days ago

Made in America (1993) Oh God! My sperm donor’s white!?

I first found out about this film after posting about Whoopi Goldberg’s infamous 1995 dino-buddy cop film “Theodore Rex”. One of the comments made a joke about how in 1993 Ted Danson did this insane bit for a comedy roast where he dressed in blackface which was defended and partially conceived by Goldberg. This film was the reason they briefly dated. What a butterfly effect.

The film is about Sarah (Goldberg) an Afro-centric book seller and Hal (Danson) an obnoxious rootin-tootin’ car salesman. When Sarah’s daughter (Nia Long) finds out her mother birthed her with a sperm donor, she tracks down that man, and he’s Hal?! Shenanigans ensue, including a scene involving an elephant and a bicycle bell. The film also features Fresh Prince-era Will Smith as Long’s friend and Jennifer Tilly as Hal’s lover. 

The film was directed by Richard Benjamin. After watching his previous dumpster fire “Marci X” this was a little refreshing. But there’s really not much I can say about it. It’s a decently made rom-com with some good performances. 

Overall it’s entertaining I guess, but it’s neither Goldberg or Danson’s strongest. I was surprised to find out it made $100 million at the box office. Then again when you have the hunk from “Cheers” and Whoopi just off of “Sister Act”, that’ll give you box office clout. 

u/Borgisium — 5 days ago

Bad Milo! (2013) Intestinal Problems? Could be a Demon in your Colon

I remember seeing the trailer for this as a teenager. I wasn’t that interested in it, but the thumbnail stuck with me for so long. Then I wondered if the film was on Tubi and sure enough it was. 

The film stars Ken Marino as Duncan who’s having a rough time. His boss (Patrick Warburton) is a tool who’s forcing him to lay off people, his mother (Mary Kay Place) and her lover (Kumhail Nanjiani) are too upfront about their sex lives, and he’s suffering intestinal problems caused by a monster in his ass that looks like the baby from “Dinosaurs”. 

The film is a low-budget and moderate effort comedy about fatherhood, and it’s not as funny as you’d expect but there are some highlights. There are some good performances, Warburton is perfect in anything he’s in, the film also features Greendale alumni Gillian Jacobs as Duncan’s wife and Erik Charles Nielsen (CRISIS ALERT!!!) as Duncan’s annoying coworker, and there are other good performances from Toby Huss, Stephen Root, Peter Stormare, and Steve Zissis as a perverted fertility doctor. The puppet they used for the ass demon (Milo) is well-made, and I’m happy they went with the mostly practical effects route. I know Milo could come out of Duncan’s ass and kill me, but he’s so cute when he’s not showing his murderous teeth. 

Overall, it’s not bad. It’s entertaining enough and I would recommend it. 

Funny tangent about the producers, two of them went on wildly different paths. One was Adele Romanski, who would win an Oscar for producing “Moonlight”, and produce other films like “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Aftersun”. Another was Dallas Sonnier, who produced films like “Bone Tomahawk” and “Dragged Across Concrete” and now works with the Daily Wire to produce Matt Walsh’s “documentaries” and “Lady Ballers”. He also tried to relaunch Fangoria after purchasing it, but that ended after controversy surrounding “Run Hide Fight” allowing a sexual predator on a set with teenagers. Pathetic. 

Bad Milo! Trailer

u/Borgisium — 6 days ago

What are some examples of poorly timed documentaries? My pick would be Being Elmo (2011) released only one year before Kevin Clash resigned due to allegations of abuse

u/Borgisium — 7 days ago

Happy 100th Birthday Mel Brooks! Here are three of his films on Tubi

I don’t know why but I feel like I can die happy knowing Mel lived to be 100. The man represented the best of parody and the best of corny Jewish humor and established comedies still referenced to this day. Even if he’s a little full of himself, he’s a charming guy, he’s surprisingly well read, and he’s a funny character actor like his longtime friend Carl Reiner. Three of his films are on Tubi and here they are in order from best to worst:

The Producers (1967): possibly Mel’s best collaboration with Gene Wilder, the classic story of producers trying to pull the con of releasing the worst musical of all time is timelessly funny. The musical is also good and I feel like the movie should’ve been a musical to begin with, but I prefer the movie’s ending better. It won a well-deserved Oscar for best screenplay and if you haven’t seen it stop what you’re doing and watch it.

Spaceballs (1987): the greatest Star Wars parody, arguably Rick Moranis’ greatest performance, the blessing of George Lucas, and so many great actors and corny one liners make for a fun watch. It’s a teenage favorite of mine. May the Schwartz be with you!

Life Stinks (1991): I held off on this one for a while, and only watched it yesterday. It’s not as funny as it thinks it is, but it’s inoffensive and fine. It’s interesting to see Mel as a leading man, even if I felt he was better as a side character, but I wouldn’t be mad if you skipped this one.

What’s your favorite Brooks film not on Tubi? Or your favorite quotes from some of his films? Here are some of mine:

The Producers: I’m wet! I’m wet and I’m hysterical!

Young Frankensteen: I was gonna make espresso

Blazing Saddles: Isn’t anyone gonna help that poor man?

High Anxiety: that boy is not getting a tip

History of the World Pt1: Jesus! Yes?

Spaceballs: We ain’t found shit!

Robin Hood: Men in Tights: It used to be shithouse 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿!

u/Borgisium — 8 days ago

In Kazaam (1996) a white kid meets a black genie and the genie has to do anything the kid says, technically owning him. What did the filmmakers mean by this?

u/Borgisium — 8 days ago

Titan AE (2000) Sadly Don Bluth’s Last Movie

If you were born after 1980, you grew up with Don Bluth alongside Disney. It’s wild to think that such a former titan of animation would have a run which sadly lasted 20 years, but he did direct some really good films during that time. Unfortunately, this film would be the nail in the coffin for Bluth’s directing career. 

The film is set years after the earth was destroyed by the villainous Drej aliens. But our protagonist Cale (Matt Damon) has a map embedded in the palm of his hand which leads to a treasure which could save the human race. As Cale goes on a space opera he’s joined by love interest Akima (Drew Barrymore), Han Solo archetype Korso (Bill Pullman), and the aliens Preed (Nathan Lane), Gune (John Lequizamo) and Stith (Janeane Garafalo). Tone Loc and Ron Perlman also cameo. 

The film had been in production for a while, originally intended as a live action film and at various points being written by Ben Edlund (creator of “the Tick”) and Joss Whedon. Don Bluth wanted to make a film which was a little “edgier” and the film incorporates CGI provided by Blue Sky Studios. Just like another animated film involving a protagonist with a treasure map, a darker color palette, and an incorporation of 2D and 3D animation, “Titan AE” would bomb at the box office. But I’m sad to say that “Titan AE” is no “Treasure Planet”. 

I watched this when I was a teenager and rewatched it recently, and sadly it was just ok. The 2D and the 3D animation don’t blend well at all, ironic given Bluth came close to making the first 3D animated film (his and Michael Jackson’s unproduced “Strawberry Fields Forever”). I also hate to dog on the animation more, but the character designs just don’t work for me. Bluth has an iconic style and when you see his animation played over music that sounds like Creed it’s off-putting. Also on the music, the music is an interesting time capsule of late 90s early 20s rock which sounds like a playlist from a 20-something in 1999 whose favorite band is Creed (Creed doesn’t appear in the film but “Higher” is used in the trailer). “Treasure Planet” had a single from John Rzeznik from the Goo-Goo Dolls so there’s another similarity. 

I do love the world building. The aliens, the spaceships, the planets are all unique and very creative. But the quick pacing of the film means we never allow these places to be fleshed out. All of the performances are good, and the characters are interesting if bland. Ultimately the biggest weakness of the film is Cale, he’s got a serious case of protagonist syndrome. Matt Damon is a charming actor, but somehow he can’t save a character who’s written more like a sardonic sidekick. 

Despite all this, the movie isn’t bad. It’s a quick space opera with some good thrills. It just can’t live up to its interesting premise. But I would still recommend it, it’s neat. 

u/Borgisium — 8 days ago

[Loved Trope] the Valid Crashout

  1. Simpsons (Hurricane Neddy) - after his house is destroyed by bad weather and is shoddily rebuilt by the denizens of Springfield, Ned Flanders drops any sense of hospitalididdilly and hurls insult after insult. Harry Shearer really commits to the bit, you can almost hear the reverb from the recording booth walls.

Ned’s Crashout

  1. The SpongeBob Movie - after Mr Krabs denies SpongeBob a position as a manager and SpongeBob spends the night on an ice cream bender, SpongeBob returns on a drunken rant badly timed to when King Neptune is accusing Krabs of thievery. Even if SpongeBob is hungover and immature in the scene, it’s hard not to feel sorry for him due to how much of a horrible boss Mr Krabs is. Thankfully he sobers up when Neptune roasts Krabs.

SpongeBob’s Crashout

  1. Sesame Street -while Zoe, Elmo, and Zoe’s pet rock Rocco are out getting cookies, Rocco is given Elmo’s favorite cookie. Elmo decides to take the cookie, only for Zoe to protest saying it’s for Rocco. Elmo then proceeds to go on a rant about how Rocco isn’t even alive and can’t have a cookie.

Elmo Crashout

u/Borgisium — 8 days ago

[Oddly Specific Loved Trope] DONT EAT THAT PIE!!!

  1. American Pie (1999) - after Jim finds out sex is like warm apple pie…well…Eugene Levy walks in at the wrong time.

  2. SpongeBob (dying for pie) - Squidward needs a gift for SpongeBob. A couple of pirates have some pies, but they were made in a bomb factory, they’re bombs. Wouldn’t want to eat those pies, we’ve had 11 other cases and they didn’t turn out well.

  3. Thinner (1996) spoilers >!the only way for Billy’s curse to be lifted is if he puts blood in a pie and has someone eat it. His wife does, but sadly so does his daughter. And Billy decides to join them.!<

u/Borgisium — 9 days ago

2025 the World Enslaved by a Virus (2021) it’s gonna take a creepy youth pastor to save us from virus communism

Remember “Songbird”? The COVID film made in several months imagining 2024 as a fascist world enslaved by a virus starring Archie from “Riverdale”? Remember how horrible it was? Well let me show you one that’s even worse. 

This film imagines 2025 as a horrible year. Covid reigns supreme, communism is ever-present, and Christianity is outlawed. It’s up to a group of undercover Christians to save the day and paint some Christian fish on trees like they did in Roman times. 

The film was directed, written by, and features the German brothers Joshua and Simon Wesely. Fun fact about Joshua. He’s a youth pastor who plays the main character Roy. A few years ago, Joshua tweeted that drag queens are groomers. Then people found a post from 2020 where he was celebrating his then girlfriend’s 18th birthday, they were married a month later. The post indicated that they had been together for 4 years prior (I’m not sure if he was around 22 or 24 at the time of the post, which would make their relationship legal in Germany, but regardless Jesus Christ!). 

Everything about this movie is bad. The acting, directing, giving it a curve for being a Christian film still doesn’t save it. Some of the highlights include the clunky English dialogue, the odd questions the cops ask, and the evil government using mostly empty word documents. It feels like a film made with AI by your uncle who burnt his face mask on a grill thinking doing so would make him a rebel. 

Overall I wouldn’t recommend watching it. Instead I would like to highlight Kurtis Conner’s hilarious review of the film which I’ll leave down below. I watched the film after watching his video but it doesn’t compare to Kurtis riffing on it.

Kurtis Connor Video

u/Borgisium — 9 days ago