The Most Recent Movie You've Seen on Streaming, Broadcast TV, or Movie Theater?

Pedantic much? Her patronizing tone was obviously aimed at a cretin who richly deserves any mocking he receives. It had everything to do with the cretin and little to do with the subject matter. I’m sure GB has nothing seriously against the anime genre.

GB I didn’t see the anime version, and I still enjoyed the movie. Which goes to the whole point of this thread - recommending or not recommending movies we’ve seen. I’d ignore the wanna-be Siskel and Eberts

It's their loss.

This is why progressives are bad. They always go to war against anyone who does not agree with their demented ideology.

It's also why I was recently unwilling to let you know any personally-identifying information about me.

Sure, they made the plot easy enough to follow that people with no clue wouldn't get bored and leave the theater.

But there was also stuff that flew right over your head if you were not up to speed with the universe that the movie was set in.



You're just as much of a wanna-be Siskel and Ebert as the rest of us.

Here's the thing Tsar, Jerry Springer had a TV show for around 20 years. That doesn't mean it was a good show, but apparently a ton of people enjoyed it. I'm not comparing Jerry Springer to Anime/Manga but I can tell you I just don't enjoy watching that stuff. There is no point getting your panties in a bunch over my cultural preferences, maybe it would have been better to say that medium is better suited to the child in us. I just don't enjoy it. It's entirely possible that you may be undereducated on a few of the things I enjoy, and I hope I would have the good sense not to call you patronizing.

I'll keep my eyes open for it. Thanks.

And yet, this thoughtless statement is the equivalent to saying... "I don't like books. They're for children." As the person stating this is making assumption that the only books written are for children (and completely ignoring the fact that a great % are written for adults alone).

The same can be said about anime/manga. There are tons using this medium that are super inappropriate for children. Kind of shows, how little you know on the subject. That generalization is a tad kneejerkish at best. You see Pokemon, Sailor Moon, and Yu-Gi-Oh and assume that's the entirety of anime and manga. Really reductive at best; racist at worst.

Not saying that you need to enjoy or appreciate something. Just don't be dismissive of a particular cultural medium because you clearly don't understand it.

And your Jerry Springer analogy makes 0% sense as your defense of not knowing what anime/manga is.

How do you feel about tractor pulls?

I know they exist. I know (something) about them. Not my cup of tea. Don't make assumptions that only rednecks enjoy it. Anime/manga is only for children = only rednecks are into tractor pull based events.

You are missing my point. I suspect you are intentionally missing my point so you can nurse this outrage over anime/manga. I also can't watch the 3D version of anything, not Anne of Green Gables nor Pulp Fiction. It triggers migraines, but so do certain odors, the smell of Rose wine, and certain fragrances so I avoid the trigger. So those things are better suited to other people who don't get migraines.

Because we interact enough ... that you know me so well? [Hint: We don't.] How is this assumption NOT dismissive?



So? You're claiming that you get migraines from all anime you've watched? I can see that some anime can be far too hectic/spastic visually and capable of inducing negative physiological effects on someone. Those hyperactive ones being the ones targeting kids. If you deliberately pointed this out? And conceded that not all anime falls under this subgenre of the medium? You would have made a good argument. But you didn't. You doubled down and strongly implied/claimed the opposite.

If you said that all animation gives you migraines? I would have never made a comment. Anime is animation. That's it. Animation that comes from Japan (though some people are now arguing that anime can come from South Korea, China, and the style is being found to a limited degree in American productions). But that's all it is. Anime is animation.

Not sure how one gets migraines from reading comics/graphic novels AKA manga ... but ... #shrugs. Kind of doubt you ever got your hands on a manga novel... but ... I'm supposed to conclude you have plenty of experience there as well?

*As for 3D? Very little anime has been converted to 3D because that costs money and anime tends to not be big box office hits to justify that investment.

Enough already, I didn't say animation triggers migraines ......... I said 3D triggers migraines.

By the way, I'm not interested in making an argument pro or con on anime, I just don't enjoy it...that's all

If you want to think I'm a horrible person because I don't enjoy something that you enjoy, have a ball.

It's not even necessary to watch the anime to get familiar with the universe that the story is set in.

Although I guess there might be a bit of a spoiler risk, reading a few wiki pages about the setting and the characters could give you a bit of a head start in getting more out of the movie.

If you don't want to do that, then so be it. I give my advice in good faith. Take it or leave it.

WOW! Read into it TOO much lately? Just wow. You have some serious self-esteem issues if you think that's what I posted here.

I watched Mowgli the other day. The filming was interesting and the story had its moments. At least I didn't get bored and shut it down. It was vastly superior to the Disney cartoon of Jungle Book, which I have never had the patience to watch all the way through.

My Daughter-in-Law said the same thing about Mowgli........I haven't seen it yet.

I'm watching the second season of Utopia now. it's still very very good.

Memorable lines.

"That line wasn't secure, this one is. Get out now!"

I'm looking forward to seeing Joaquin Phoenix's new movie "Joker". I always enjoy his performances....

I saw IT 2 when it first came out last week. This one had an ending that worked, lots of knowing references to that, a cameo from Stephen King and a scene lifted straightout of The Thing[/i.]