There are more lateral rating perspectives to consider, like, is it something you remember and think of occasionally (sticky) is the philosophy important and useful (deep meaning-ness?) but, for sure if one film should wear the crown it should Excel in every metric that matters to you. But socially, it is much more interesting to mention that movie that will inspire the best conversation imo. It’s more important to be present and connect with who is asking than providing an accurate measure. But it also means all these types of questions are autism traps as well as character revealing and taste exploration.

Have you read the comics, tho? The movie is only the first 1/4th of the whole plot

I enjoyed Nausicaa but Princess Mononoke improved upon the formula imo

The jokes and relatability of being a child in an adult body, especially if you are a child or a child in an adult body

I wasn’t a big fan but I watched it in front of others and they really liked the ‘putting my balls on your drum set’ part.

You don’t see how a bunch of former Redditors could like and relate to a movie about NEETs?

I’m also not a fan of the movie, but we still use the quote “There’s so much room for activities” all the time

Ok sorry didn’t read all yet, but wdym

This specific Batman bc. it is the most Batman of all Batman

It feels like do you mean that you love “adaptability art” like do you enjoy creative limits or just “when I was a teen the specific power fantasy of this specific character captured me”?

The Game is worth two watches, minimum, to catch all the details.

Your description of breaking bad actually makes sense as you why I didn’t understand the hype around it. I just didn’t have the cultural context.

Demolition Man is one of my all time favorites, up there with Fifth Element

So as a person of culture, how do you think the 3 seashells are used?

I think that’s supposed to be patterns on the wall. In the last panel the main character is nervously sweating.

Thanks. They’re annoying to write out sometimes, but it seems like people read them, so I’ll keep writing them.

Sometimes longer comics I’ll put off posting because writing the transcript can take time. But yeah if the artists didn’t write one (which only some do), I’ll do them.

I sincerely cannot tell how ironic the praise for this movie is.

Conan the Destroyer was a good flick too. The scene where they’re walking into town and Conan warns Malak not to steal and he’s like, “I know when to steal (swipes some jewelry) and when not to.” Is just a fantastic setup/punchline.

The fact that you used the singular “movie” has conjured interesting images in my head

Robocop is a great movie and far from bring a dumb action movie. Behind its appearance it’s actually a very deep and layered movie Even Paul Verhoeven couldn’t see it when he first saw the script until he actually read it carefully. The title and the main concept are subtly satirical and it’s not apparent until you actually watch it. When I say it is one of my favorites to movie people, they always look at me funny. Unless they actually saw it.

My favorite movie IS actually Mulholland Drive but I never say it to anyone because I’m always afraid people will think I’m a pretentious dick trying to look smart. This post doesn’t help XD

I always pull out “Velocipastor” or “Iron Sky” for very similar reasons. There’s quite a bit you can dig into on any level with those movies.

The sunscreen commercial is possibly one of the most dystopian things I’ve ever seen in a movie. That might’ve been in Robocop 2 though. Still both films are legitimately two of the best dystopian sci-fi films out there.

I do this for Starship Troopers since it’s both a masterclass in parody but also works as a solid idiot filter. Though there is always the chance for it to devolve into two largely intelligent people devolving into a weird mashup of Earth Defense Force, Helldivers, 40k, and Starship Troopers memes.

Also go watch the sequels, they get increasingly weird and eventually devolve into weirdly horny 3d anime. Also read the book and then read any of Heinleins other books, the dude was a competent author and just kinda liked playing around with weird ideas like psychic sex cults and obviously fascistic protagonists.

I said devolve way too many times.

You’re right to say RoboCop. It’s a masterpiece of cinema.

What makes a man a man? What makes a human a human? When has society used is up? When have we sacrificed everything for nothing, and come to the realization in front of a house where we are no longer welcome? When can a sacrifice Niger than one’s self close the final chapter on a life lived in naive folly?

If someone doesn’t come away from watching RoboCop feeling nearly every feel, they missed the point.

I always give 2 movies.

Fifth Element as my personal favorite that everyone should see and holds up.

West by Northwest as my “Film” of choice.

That way I can still hold a conversation no matter what anyone wants to go on about. Plus it lets me push for someone to broaden their horizons no matter where they fall on the spectrum of movie nerd.

RoboCop radicalized me.

I remember when Harmontown existed, they invited Neumann over and most of the interview was just drunk Dan Harmon saying “ok so you wrote two of the best screenplays in history, what the fuck bro”. (Second one was Starship Troopers obviously). On a podcast that was obsessed with dissecting storytelling, this must have been the most cited movie, along with die hard.

Personally my go to is Mad Max Fury Road, as a kind of filter similar to what you have going on. It’s a movie you need to engage with on its own terms, otherwise it is completely meaningless and you will miss the whole entire point.

It seems a lot of people have a problem with clear and radical artistic choices, and will mistake them for defects. This kind of media “literacy” is utterly boring to me as they just train themselves to detect and detest any deviation from Hollywood norms.