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That's okay - we both agree people can definitely be annoying on their phones.
Thanks, pal.
Some people definitely act like the phone is a new invention and scream into it as if there's no way the person on the end could hear them otherwise.
But I think people can just as inconsiderate in person because they're distracted when someone is in front of them, whereas I've seen people on phones make a concerted effort to be quiet and end their calls quickly because they're in a public space. But again, this might just be my experience.
I think we just disagree on the issue and that's fine. I don't think I ever tried to twist your words or put them into a wrong context - if anything I asked questions so that I could be clear on what you had an issue with and I don't think I ever got there tbh.
People just simply talking to each other at a restaurant in person is not comparable - I totally disagree with this thinking. Imo people talking in person can be just as, if not more, obnoxious as someone on the phone because with a phone call you're only getting half the conversation and sometimes that just involves someone saying "yes. Yes. Uh huh".
But again we just disagree and that's fine. No need to act like I'm attacking you.
Surprisingly, I would say the first two seasons of The Mindy Project include brief, but really good moments of this.
Just curious - where does Wonder Woman rank?
I definitely hear you lol and I get where you are coming from. And I of course agree that some conversations are inappropriate in certain situations.
But I think the point I'm trying to make, which maybe is not coming across, is that cell phones do not make those conversations better or worse. If you are okay with a person talking to someone else at a restaurant in person, if you are okay with several people talking in person at a museum, if you are okay with people talking in person at the movies - there's no reason that a phone conversation is worse than an actual in person conversation.
There are actual laws against talking on the phone while driving - but that's more about concentration than annoyance, so that's the reason behind that.
I liked it, too. It was gently funny - I think it appeals to a really specific sense of humour a.k.a mine. I can understand why people would love or not love it, but I liked it.
At the movies, I definitely understand. Again, I would compare this to actual in-person conversations. If two or more people are talking in the movies, that can be annoying. But if you're in a restaurant, you're (hopefully) going to talk to the person/people you're with. Whoever is nearby will be a captive listener to your conversation. Why is one rude, but not the other? I really don't understand the difference.
Yeah, I'm pretty much with you MinaV.
Because X = treasure? I don't know - I grew up watching movies where kids were always trying to find out where the treasure was using the most obscure map, with the only thing making sense was the X that marked the treasure spot. And the treasure could've been anything. Maybe it's because of that, that now I'm conditioned to think of treasure when I see the letter X.
The X-Files. I don't know why, I just like it.
Do you mean in front of people, as in people they are with and know? Or just random people who are around while that person is on the phone, walking past or sitting next to on a train?
I think it's rude if you're with someone and you take a call, and ignore the person you are with. Otherwise I don't actually mind it. You're not really doing anything to anyone by taking a call. It's like, if two people are having a conversation in a public place, that wouldn't bother me. Why would one person talking in a public place to someone on a phone be worse/more annoying?
As someone who has just recently become uncomfortable with heights, I no longer like things like high-reaching amusement park rides and any kind of ferris wheels. Weirdly, I don't mind balconies.
But I don't think it has so much to do with places - I feel like it has a lot more to do with how the people at those places make you feel. Like, when I'm on a train for example and I see police people get on the train, even though I'm innocent of crimes, I start to feel guilty or something. In expensive shops, my feelings really depend a lot more on how judgey/welcoming the staff are.
Yeah, there's not much she's bad at. Just to add, most of the Wonder Woman reshoots were done while Gal was five months pregnant, so she is shown as pregnant throughout most of Wonder Woman. That's pretty damn amazing to me.
I don't disagree - I think they do feel like different characters and I also think that the swearing on Stranger Things was much more controlled. However, I still think IT borrowed from Stranger Things, but used the cursing to excess for laughs, which is why Finn Wolfhard becoming much more foul-mouthed after playing Richie makes sense - the control of the TV show was used, but not restrained in the film IT.
I'm not unaware that IT started filming "a full month" before Stranger Things was released - just wanted to point that out. But I don't know how this makes the idea of the film makers borrowing from Stranger Things impossible, or even unlikely. One month is not a long time, full or otherwise (I mean, what is the otherwise? Three weeks?).
Nothing about IT screams 'this was shot in a short amount of time'. From one viewing, I can recall only a few repeated scene locations, with almost every scene taking place in a new location/set. As well, these are child actors. If even one scene in an almost 3 hour film took more than a day...I guess you do the math.
I don't disagree with you about the popularity of the band. And I get the joke. But it's jarring and unnecessary is the point I'm making. It isn't just a poster on a wall, it's pointed out and as a result it stands out in a bad way rather than casually indicating that it's the 80s.
Hahahaha. I'm so desensitized to jump scares that I guess I miss out on all the 'good' moments in movies. But really I think you're not wrong - expectations are pretty low for movies now.
Cheers.
It made sense in the mini-series, because Bill's fear was that he was responsible for Georgie being taken. As Georgie says 'It's all your fault, Bill.' That didn't really translate in the film.