tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post2534003671292925113..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: movie recommendationJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-86204343224959472852017-01-05T15:17:25.552-08:002017-01-05T15:17:25.552-08:00Despite price increases all things are still affor...Despite price increases all things are still affordable, prep wise. Just don't count on that as Business As Usual.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-26844965054764236972017-01-04T04:38:17.224-08:002017-01-04T04:38:17.224-08:00You are of course correct, lowering the cost of en...You are of course correct, lowering the cost of entry welcomes the untalented hacks. They invented the word processor and we got James Patterson. However, if you accept that as the cost of doing business, there is the other side of the coin. Without the gatekeepers, a minority of hidden talent gets seen. True, you now have 10k idiots to 11 geniuses, but before you were offered only the ten, not the 10,011. I’m not saying the price was worth it, of course :) James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-64001998888731187822017-01-03T17:46:19.048-08:002017-01-03T17:46:19.048-08:00gs is correct.
I see the problem as one of Content...gs is correct.<br />I see the problem as one of Content vs Delivery System. When there were limits to what you could do with a camera, they HAD to tell an interesting story. Or no fish would bite.<br />The same was true with respect to Books, before the printing press. When you had to MAKE your paper, before you MADE your ink, and then hand copy every page, you didn't write everything down. You tried your best to write down the things that were "important".<br />It was only AFTER the Printing Press that people could afford writing nonsense.<br />the same happens with any media, when the cost of paint is high, you get the masters, when the cost of paint goes down, you get modern "art".<br />There is a reason that the "Golden Age" of moves featured Moses Parting the Sea, and the like, while now, everyone has a camera, and we get Tarantino, and Selfies...<br />In terms of opportunity, we could not be living in better times, but we piss it away, because it is all we have ever known.<br />Viva la Collapse!<br />maybe sitting around the campfire, we will regain the ability to tell stories, again...<br />-eviltwinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-54776279621050142432017-01-03T16:27:44.410-08:002017-01-03T16:27:44.410-08:00Interesting perspective-I like it! Thanks for a n...Interesting perspective-I like it! Thanks for a new viewpoint I never would have thought of.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-5206045604565862652017-01-03T09:48:06.509-08:002017-01-03T09:48:06.509-08:00"Why are you churning out worse crap than eve..."Why are you churning out worse crap than ever before?"<br />============================<br /><br />They stopped making "movies" quite some time ago and started making videos. There's a diff, and the reason is the same as for the overall decline across the whole country. The quality of the people now is way less than before. Now, it's not about acting but rather editing. There is not one modern actor out there that can learn a line of text more than 10 words or so and the directors and producers know it, so they've adjusted their template accordingly.<br /><br />For reference take a look at Edward G Robinson's 3 minute monologue on insurance actuarial tables for suicides in 1944's stunning noir, "Double Indemnity". That thing was done full speed non stop from front to back with no editing necessary. Why? Because Robinson was an actor and you won't find much of that stuff going on any more in Hollywood or anywhere else. If people were paying you a mil to act like a dumbass over and over again in video's would you care about the quality of the end result? Doubtful. You'd be too busy living the good life to look back.<br /><br />Last flik I paid money to see in a micro-theater was U-571 and and the reason I'll never go back has nothing to do with the soy laden popcorn.ghostsniperhttp://www.deadcenter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-67174801906703176392017-01-02T15:45:06.201-08:002017-01-02T15:45:06.201-08:00On Amazon Prime:
Good Doomer Movies: Shelter, Blac...On Amazon Prime:<br />Good Doomer Movies: Shelter, Blackout.<br />Terrible Doomer Movies: 5 Shells, One Hundred Mornings, My Refuge, Aftermath, Wasteland, Remnants, Farm, A Killing Strain, Anger Of The Dead, Maggie, Into The Forest.<br />Lots more I'm afraid to try. <br />I saw the first episode of Man/Castle, and have added it to the list to view ( right now we are watching Soprano's ). I have The Survivalist on my wish list but am leery of spending near $20 on it.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-44419880693659301442017-01-02T13:08:00.897-08:002017-01-02T13:08:00.897-08:00I am really enjoying Amazon's "Man in a ...I am really enjoying Amazon's "Man in a High Castle".<br /><br />Also if you can get a hold of a copy of "The Survivalist" (made in Ireland), it's worth watching. <br /><br />Idaho HomesteaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com