Glass Ass: The OFFICIAL JGlass Thread

[Барбоса]

Followed up 500 Days of Summer with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Non-linear story overload.

 

[Richard Blonoff]

You should throw Pulp Fiction in there.

About a week ago I bought Heisenberg magnet for the back of my car, I find out last night someone stole it. I want to be mad, but they did steal a magnet of a criminal so I'm torn.

 

[justinsayne]

You should throw Pulp Fiction in there.

About a week ago I bought Heisenberg magnet for the back of my car, I find out last night someone stole it. I want to be mad, but they did steal a magnet of a criminal so I'm torn.

Yeah bitch! Magnets!

 

[JGlass]

Followed up 500 Days of Summer with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Non-linear story overload.

Blue Jasmine was a non-linear story. Not as good as Eternal Sunshine, but still damn good.

Yeah bitch! Magnets!

What about magnets?!

 

[Blue Chipper]

You should throw Pulp Fiction in there.

I wouldn't mind waking up every morning with the first hour of that movie playing on my TV; the beginning is great, but when it gets to the Butch stuff I always lose interest.

 

[Stormtrooper]

What about magnets?!

Fucking Magnets, How do they work?

 

[justinsayne]

What about magnets?!

Did you read Yaz's post?

 

[JGlass]

Did you read Yaz's post?

I was quoting the episode.

 

[JGlass]

I was quoting the episode.

[YOUTUBE]39sv7ZGUEoM[/YOUTUBE]

I guess the actual quote is, "What magnet?! What about it?!"

 

[justinsayne]

[YOUTUBE]39sv7ZGUEoM[/YOUTUBE]

I guess the actual quote is, "What magnet?! What about it?!"

 

[Coco]

Blue Jasmine was a non-linear story. Not as good as Eternal Sunshine, but still damn good.

My biggest cinephile friend constantly rants about how Eternal Sunshine is nothing but a "fanboy movie." No idea what he's on about, but he's one of the few people who I will meekly surrender to. Maybe I'm totally convinced that he's far, far smarter than me. Maybe it's just the best way to shut him up. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.

 

[Uncle Sam]

My biggest cinephile friend constantly rants about how Eternal Sunshine is nothing but a "fanboy movie."

I'd argue but I don't know what the fuck that means.

 

[Coco]

He's explained it to me, but it doesn't make a lick of sense to this cretin. He says the same thing about Lost in Translation as well.

All I know is he appreciates the beautify of Tree Of Life. Surely he has to be smarter than yours truly!

 

[Барбоса]

I would say that Eternal Sunshine might be a tad overrated due to its quirkiness but that quirkiness is also the central part of its appeal and with the acting on display it does seem more than a little uppity to dismiss it as a "fanboy movie" whatever that means (is Coco's friend claiming that it has a vocal cult following? EDIT: the lumping in with Lost in Translation might suggest so. Maybe "fanboy movie" means "critically acclaimed but not accepted by mainstream"?).

Not sure which out of 500 Days of Summer and Eternal Sunshine I enjoyed more although the latter has the benefit of having drawn me in enough to not see/not be looking for the non-linear nature of the opening act.

 

[Coco]

I suppose that might be what he's saying.

I'll bait him by texting my love of Garden State. If that doesn't get me answers, I don't know what will.

 

[Coco]

Fanboy movie: The sort of thing someone who thinks they know a lot about cinema (yeah, massive snob) tends to gravitate towards and praise as the greatest thing ever. He also hates most of Tarantino and Nolan's work because of how they're perceived by fanboys.

Garden State hit him right where it hurt. I'm sure Shawshank Redemption would have been on target as well.

 

[Remix]

Sounds like a twat.

 

[Coco]

Sounds like a twat.

You should see him chatting up unfamiliar women.

 

[Барбоса]

So he is an anti-hipster.

 

[Coco]

Or the ultimate hipster.

 

[Барбоса]

Or the ultimate hipster.

Indeed.

Does not like anything that anybody likes.

Is his favourite film some truly obscure Czechoslovakian film from the 50s that has never been shown in cinemas, on TV or to the general public as a whole and includes a 43 min shot of an unlabelled soup can?

Or just to be truly counter-expectations, is it something like Twilight?

 

[Uncle Sam]

Too much of a hipster for hipsters.

All I know is he appreciates the beautify of Tree Of Life. Surely he has to be smarter than yours truly!

Anybody who genuinely likes Tree of Life is either incredibly pretentious or mental. So that fits.

Tree of Life is like classical music in film form - it looks good in glimpses but only a handful of people are going to put their dinner suit on, their monocle in and sit through three hours of that boring shit.

 

[Coco]

Indeed.

Does not like anything that anybody likes.

Is his favourite film some truly obscure Czechoslovakian film from the 50s that has never been shown in cinemas, on TV or to the general public as a whole and includes a 43 min shot of an unlabelled soup can?

Or just to be truly counter-expectations, is it something like Twilight?

Something called Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom. I'd post the Wikipedia page or the poster, but even those are questionably provocative.

Not sure about the soup can. Might be closer to Twilight.

 

[JGlass]

My biggest cinephile friend constantly rants about how Eternal Sunshine is nothing but a "fanboy movie." No idea what he's on about, but he's one of the few people who I will meekly surrender to. Maybe I'm totally convinced that he's far, far smarter than me. Maybe it's just the best way to shut him up. Maybe the truth lies somewhere in between.

No, Eternal Sunshine is just an amazingly beautiful movie from top to bottom. I honestly can't imagine what's not to like about it. It has a good story, good acting, some amazing cinematography, and a very rich ending.

He's explained it to me, but it doesn't make a lick of sense to this cretin. He says the same thing about Lost in Translation as well.

All I know is he appreciates the beautify of Tree Of Life. Surely he has to be smarter than yours truly!

Well, I love Tree of Life, so it can't be all bad.

Fanboy movie: The sort of thing someone who thinks they know a lot about cinema (yeah, massive snob) tends to gravitate towards and praise as the greatest thing ever. He also hates most of Tarantino and Nolan's work because of how they're perceived by fanboys.

Garden State hit him right where it hurt. I'm sure Shawshank Redemption would have been on target as well.

Sounds like a twat.

Sounds like a massive twat.

Anybody who genuinely likes Tree of Life is either incredibly pretentious or mental. So that fits.

Tree of Life is like classical music in film form - it looks good in glimpses but only a handful of people are going to put their dinner suit on, their monocle in and sit through three hours of that boring shit.

Like I said, I love Tree of Life. The classical music comparison is pretty apt, but I'd almost compare it to an archeological dig and each time I dive in I find a new piece that helps me solve the mystery of what this ancient creature actually is.

Here's an amazing analysis of The Fountain, if you can get through it without this guy's voice putting you to sleep.

[YOUTUBE]UkVS5A5gfGs[/YOUTUBE]

 

[Барбоса]

Something called Salo, or 120 Days of Sodom. I'd post the Wikipedia page or the poster, but even those are questionably provocative.

Pretentious and a pervert then.