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So I realized yesterday I hadn't finished the podcast yet, so this comment existed partially in a vacuum to me and I didn't realize it. It was one of the comments that made me wonder what people's take on R+J was. On the question of, "does she date again?", there's two angles here. 1 - the idea the movie puts forward and 2 - realistically, how we think these fictitious, heavily stylized personality characters would act in reality (which, as I write it, I know sounds like a very self-contradictory self-experiment). Going off of my adolescent memory (and skewed take of WSS), it felt like it took the popular perception view of R+J that they have true love. I think the images you presented, lend weight to that. And my inclination was to assume they wanted something metaphorically similar to the suicides. I think Amy was thinking more in terms of angle 2, which is a, "yeah, she'll get over him. it wasn't really true love." Which is closer to how we're all taking R+J in this thread (and a number of us appear to believe the bard, Billy Shakes, also thought of it). I'm going to say, I think in the reality take, I'll still disagree with Amy. While I think it's wasn't necessarily true love, getting someone gunned down in front of you is traumatizing. When it's the person you think you're in love with, very traumatizing. When the person who gunned him down was the person you were arranged to be married, well, I guess it's better than a family member doing it, but still, it's someone you knew (my memory isn't good enough to remember Maria's opinion of Chino was). I'm just going to say, in reality, that'll emotionally scar you. I don't think necessarily become a nun because I know I'll never love again, but... I could see it undermining all her future relationships in a way that letting the relationship run its course wouldn't have. As I typed thought that through, surprisingly similar to the plot of Hiroshima mon Amour (which I mentioned in our last relationship, metaphorical/literal suicide thread, Sophie's Choice). Though since that's from the perspective of the woman who is an adult, the film/she acknowledges that her resolving her feelings about her teenage romance from the past is irrational and that it was stupid teenage romance.

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Question: How would everyone feel if we started separate "Spoiler" threads for those of us that are dying to talk about big movies that come out? Cause I know we're all trying to be respectful of those that can't see these movies immediately, but I also know we're all wanting to really discuss some shit. I was thinking of starting two for both Captain Marvel and Us since these are the most recent to premiere, and I've already seen hints of conversations in the Trailer Talk thread. So I wanted to give everyone a free space that is marked as being okay for spoilers.

Dream A Little Dream 2 covers the Coreys and body switching. The first one is old man and child but the second one is way worse.

Damn right it does. (John Milius, patron saint of 80s action garbage)

I think that’s a great idea!

Does The Rescue fit? It’s like reverse Red Dawn. Instead of Russians invading America, it’s a bunch of American teens invading North Korea.

The remake of “13 Ghosts” with Tony Shalhoub is the greatest terrible horror movie ever.

I should clarify that I think Billy Shakes* is primarily criticizing the feud between the family as the real tragedy. The take on Romeo & Juliet's romance does make the difference between: Romeo & Juliet have true love: this feud is destroying a wonderful, beautiful thing (and the beauty of the romance is a more important thematic part of the story). Romeo & Juliet have a highly, over the top, teenage romance, and act irrationally. To the point of self destruction. And the adults of the family aren't behaving any better with their mutually destructive feud. *: I want to just keep calling him this, just because it's fun to say. Just rolls of the tongue.

Also, how have they not done Red Dawn yet?

Seems like a reasonable list, Cameron. I would probably go with a "category list" 1) A movie starring the Coreys 2) One of the father-son body switching movies 3) A jingoistic Reagan-era military action film 4) Blank Check 5) North

there ya go! another good tactic

Was that a crazy mind screwer! It was different than I expected based on the trailer but no less insane. I also thought sure the dad was the "friend" from Get Out. Sounded just like him to me. Nope.

ok, i listened to this episode. i may have enjoyed it. $10 richer, baby.

Umm... Shark Sandwich sounds "too scary"? I guess it's been a while since I've seen the movie.

HH always goes to 11 in my heart (edit: I only noticed the picture and hadn't seen it was accompanied by pretty much the same comment. I'll try to think of a different one...)

Not sure what song I’d sing, but definitely something by Scott Grimes

My New Zealand Stitcher lady says, "Re-zooming epey-sode" and my Ukulele-training Yousician app says (in Aussie) "GRATE JOB, YU'V REAYCHED YUR DAY-LEE GOAL!" "YU'V DUBBLED YUR DAY-LEE GOAL!" "YU'V TRIBBLED YUR DAY-LEE GOAL!" (I didn't even set that goal, HE did!) Remember back when Americans would make good ol' American apps for Americans? Don't make me get an embroidered hat that says Make Apps Less Australasian Again.

Heheh, a gutsy wager... and I like it! Today they may as well change the stitcher voice saying "resuming episode" to the sound of a spinning roulette table, and I've put all my chips on "great"!

As of today: 1) The Butterfly Effect 2) Millennium 3) Ladyhawk 4) Mercury Rising 5) The Cloverfield Paradoxes

The basic idea of an individual disliking one specific part of something while enjoying other aspects of it is too intellectually complex of a concept for you to understand. Okay. Thanks for letting me know, I guess.

This was best episode of all 111. I even felt compelled to register on earwolf in order to say that.

Scott. I know you've probably thought of this, because, like Weird Al, there is nothing you haven't thought of, but- Rocky Aukerman = Raukerman ~= Rockerman. Since people usually change their pet's names, please do that with this. Thanks.

I can't find the Laura Prepon Grey Poupon crouton Groupon anywhere online. I'm calling Bullshit!