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Bull Shannon
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Even better than (and I say this sincerely) The Beach Bum?!?
kvetcha
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Feeling sick and achy today so I decided to watch Threads on Criterion Channel.
TenderLovingKiller®
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We are very different people when it comes to our idea “Comfort Movies”.
When I am sick I watch a Trilogy (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, or Back To The Future) or Ghostbusters or a 90s Happy Madison movie or a John Hughes flick. Basically something I have seen a billion times and can travel in and out of consciousness without missing a beat.
Hemotep
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I go for Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings, or 80s/90s cheesy action flicks.
TenderLovingKiller®
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LOTR is a great choice too. While I love cheesy action flicks the explosions and machine gun fire tend to disrupt my rest time.
kvetcha
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I did watch the Despecialized version of Star Wars yesterday if that helps
EvanBenner
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TenderLovingKiller®
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Nice. I tried to watch those awhile back for the first time in a looooong time and wow. I hadn’t realized how used to the newer versions I’ve become. I don’t necessarily miss the overt CGI additions but the special/updated versions just look better.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Definitely a gut punch of a film. But in the most relatably (word?) human way possible. Greta Lee is so good. Been a fan since she popped up in New Girl.
tvham
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I absolutely adored Greta Lee in Past Lives which is weird as I absolutely despised her in The Morning Show!
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Didn’t see much of that one. Liked her in Russian Doll though
I like to watch District 9 when I'm sick. I think I take comfort in the body morph and thinking my situation could be worse
The fly actually works too... For some weird reason
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Selaws
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Just finished The Holdovers and loved it. Such a heartwarming comfort film and great performances all around.
Hemotep
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I can't wait to finish this. I was about 30 minutes in when the wife said she thought it was boring and changed it
Selaws
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Oh man, I know that feeling. The worst is when there's a film I've been wanting to watch for ages that my wife wants to watch too, but has never been in the mood for it. Then out of nowhere, she decides she doesn't actually want to watch it after allI can't wait to finish this. I was about 30 minutes in when the wife said she thought it was boring and changed it
EvanBenner
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I recently picked up a book about Threads by a nuclear researcher. Haven't started it yet because I decided to read another of the publisher's books about The Wolf Man first, and so far that one's great! (I got their full set of ebooks.)
Threads by Bob Mielke
Combining decades of nuclear activism and hands-on research at ground-zero sites with a background in film and cultural studies, Bob Mielke examines the 1984 nuclear horror film Threads through the lens of history, pop culture, and horror.
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LoTR ftw. That trilogy is my go to for comfort.
ayayrawn
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A24, Neon, Searchlight, can I give you guys my money to watch The Zone of Interest, Perfect Days, All of Us Strangers or American Fiction?
Hemotep
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All the damn timeOh man, I know that feeling. The worst is when there's a film I've been wanting to watch for ages that my wife wants to watch too, but has never been in the mood for it. Then out of nowhere, she decides she doesn't actually want to watch it after all
