User talk:Erik

Christian Toto.

Since I'm not sure if you completely read the old discussions you archived, Toto is a long established professional critic who reviewed films for the Washington Times for years, has been cited cited by Rotten Tomatoes 695 times and counting, was hired by Breitbart (a major news/opinion site, not a group blog) a couple of years ago as an entertainment editor and feature reviewer, is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and has had his reviews quoted by other media outlets. Do you see the difference between him and the quoted Kos and Salon.com bloggers, who (to my knowledge) are none of those things? It would be a mistake to equate or lump them together, unless we were lumping all the pro critics and pundits together.VictorD7 (talk) 03:34, 7 November 2014 (UTC)

Please Don't Forget John Carter

This should necessarily be included in the list of White Savior films, along with Dangerous Minds. Here's an article from which to point additional sources on the topic: http://www.academia.edu/4883344/Do_the_White_Thing_An_Analysis_of_the_White_Teacher_Saviour_Film_as_a_Colonial_Civilizing_Mission_Narrative

DesGlas (talk) 11:05, 8 November 2014 (UTC)DesGlas

Ethnicity

Is not a social construct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.31.45.93 (talk • contribs) 01:59, November 15, 2014‎

Long time no speak, sir

Hey man! I haven't talked to you in awhile. How've you been? See anything good lately? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sock (talk • contribs) 12:03, November 19, 2014‎

Hello, it is good to hear from you! :) I've been pretty busy IRL the past few weeks. I have not had the chance to edit too much. I saw Chef for the second time last night (after seeing it the previous Sunday). It's a great indie comedy; I recommend it if you haven't seen it yet. Other movies I've seen this month: Hercules (different take on the legend but still rather cookie-cutter), Falling Down (which struck me as pretty dated), A Field in England (well-shot and well-written but pretty freaking bizarre), and Belle (really liked, especially in the light of ongoing discussions about race). Oh, and I saw Interstellar in 70mm IMAX. :) The sci-fi nerd in me loved it, though I can understand others finding the story weak. How about you? Find time away from school to watch any movies? Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 16:20, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

I know the feeling, classes have been kicking my ass lately. Coming up on finals is always "oh shit I should've worked ahead" time. I have Chef on hold at the library, so I'll be picking that up soon. Hercules didn't especially interest me, but I'm sure I'll watch it when it comes out on Blu-ray. Hard not to love The Rock. I can see how Falling Down would seem dated: it certainly feels like it's 20 years old. I still can't help but enjoy it though. I'll check out A Field in England, Ben Wheatley's segment in The ABCs of Death was pretty enjoyable, so why not? I also really enjoyed Belle. Tom Wilkinson got me to watch that one, and I'm glad I did.

Interstellar is on my slate for this weekend. I put it and Big Hero 6 off in favour of Birdman, which opened kinda near me (30 miles, but whatever). It was phenomenal, definitely check it out if it opens close to you. Also saw Nightcrawler, which surprised me with how fantastic it was (Jake Gyllenhaal being a massive part of that). I'll have to watch it again, but it's a definitely strong contender for my favourite film this year. John Wick was also really enjoyable. It was fantastic to see Keanu back in a role that suits him, and he has not forgotten how to kick ass. The fight choreography in that movie was bonkers. Also saw Fury a few weeks back. Thought it was pretty damn good, had some excellent performances (Shia LaBeouf and Logan Lerman leading the pack there, oddly) and great direction. Definitely better than Sabotage, as Ayer's excessive violence served a purpose. I'm 100% sure that there's a few I'm forgetting but I can't think of them. I'm really anticipating when Foxcatcher and Whiplash come around, which is odd since both of those feature middle-aged teachers who are verbally and physically abusive. Huh.

Anything you're looking forward to? Feel free to ignore that wall of text. Sock (tock talk) 17:52, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

You have excellent taste! :) Aside from Sabotage, I'm interested in all the movies you named. Unfortunately, I don't go to the theater very much for non-blockbuster films; I tend to watch them on Netflix or Redbox. I'm interested in Nightcrawler because Gyllenhaal has been fantastic on the indie scene recently with movies like Prisoners and Enemy. I'll be watching 22 Jump Street with a few friends tonight. When I'm at my parents' place next week, I'll probably try to catch one of these independent movies as part of a family outing. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 18:20, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

I do my best, haha. Thanks man. Sabotage was decent, I would say watch it if there's literally nothing else on and you're just looking for a violent action movie. If that situation arises, don't sweat it. It will not make a very big difference. I can understand why you don't go to the theatre for non-blockbusters, my parents and sister are the same way. I just love to support any film I can, and I have a well-enough paying job that I can afford to go to the theatre every weekend. I also have few expenses since I live at home, so that's an added bonus.

I very very highly recommend Nightcrawler be the first of the films you see, followed very closely by Birdman. Prisoners was truthfully my favourite film from last year (not including Her or Inside Llewyn Davis because those didn't come to my theatres until 2014), and Enemy is a film that will stick with me for an extremely long time. I've watched it four times now, I think I've got a pretty solid theory on what it all means.

Did you like 22 Jump Street? I don't know if you liked the first one, but if you did, I'd be astounded if you didn't like the second. Sock (tock talk) 03:44, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Sock, I'm impressed that you saw both Prisoners and Enemy too! :) Did you see this about the cinematography in Prisoners? I found Her masterful and a bit chilling at the same time, the idea of humanity being leapfrogged by AI. I really enjoyed 22 Jump Street; I felt like the theme of brotherly love was hammered excessively, but there were so many golden moments ("Something cool!") that made it worth the watch. :) I'll keep Nightcrawler and Birdman in mind, for sure! I think I don't make it to theaters because I don't have that much free time outside work; it is tough to carve out a night to go to the theaters. It is easy to rent a movie and start it at my own discretion. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 17:08, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Do you remember?

Hello Erik. I hope that you are well. I can't remember which MOS has the instruction about using "is" in the lede section for films, TV shows etc. I want to copy it into my list of useful links and templates. I am hoping that you know where it is but if you no worries. Enjoy your weekend! MarnetteD|Talk 17:27, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

MarnetteD, I cannot think of a specific place, but WP:LEAD#Proper names and titles makes it clear that "is" is proper to use across works. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 16:55, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Erik. I stumbled on this WP:TVLEAD last night. I am wondering if we should add a variation on the last paragraph to WP:MOSFILM. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 20:20, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

MarnetteD, what about the last sentence at MOS:FILM#Lead section? I think that was the one intended to make sure we use "is" rather than "was". Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 14:01, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

I missed that. It looks good although IMO the word "presumably" could be problematic considering that we have 100s of articles about lost films. I think that situation has been discussed before though I can't remember the outcome. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 16:12, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

do Hall and Oates save the day in You Again i hope they do