• BARBARIAN (no spoilers)

    From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 20 10:10:06 2022
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    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sun Nov 20 16:29:59 2022
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    On Nov 20, 2022 at 7:10:06 AM PST, "moviePig" <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:


    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    Just watched it last night. I found it hard to believe that even at night in the rain she didn't notice that was one of Detroit's rotting war zone neighborhoods. And that neither she nor Pennywise were suspicious of this one perfectly maintained house sitting amongst all the wreckage.

    I also don't like it when monsters are inexplicably able to defy the laws of physics, i.e. the acceleration of gravity is a constant. Objects fall at a constant speed and one can't catch up to the other in free fall.

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  • From Ian J. Ball@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 20 08:52:51 2022
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    On 2022-11-20 16:29:59 +0000, BTR1701 said:

    On Nov 20, 2022 at 7:10:06 AM PST, "moviePig" <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:

    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    Just watched it last night.

    This is on my list to get to, but it's not as high as some other things...


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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Sun Nov 20 11:16:54 2022
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Nov 20, 2022 at 7:10:06 AM PST, "moviePig" <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:


    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    Just watched it last night. I found it hard to believe that even at night in
    the rain she didn't notice that was one of Detroit's rotting war zone neighborhoods. And that neither she nor Pennywise were suspicious of this
    one
    perfectly maintained house sitting amongst all the wreckage.

    I also don't like it when monsters are inexplicably able to defy the laws of
    physics, i.e. the acceleration of gravity is a constant. Objects fall at a constant speed and one can't catch up to the other in free fall.


    That just continues to amaze me. People that can’t fly throwing themselves off the precipice and catching up with the guy that fell 1st much less
    managing to rescue them.

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    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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  • From BTR1701@21:1/5 to anim8rfsk@cox.net on Sun Nov 20 11:00:07 2022
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    In article
    <401254725.690660907.235362.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Nov 20, 2022 at 7:10:06 AM PST, "moviePig" <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:


    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    Just watched it last night. I found it hard to believe that even at night in the rain she didn't notice that was one of Detroit's rotting war zone neighborhoods. And that neither she nor Pennywise were suspicious of this one perfectly maintained house sitting amongst all the wreckage.

    I also don't like it when monsters are inexplicably able to defy the laws of physics, i.e. the acceleration of gravity is a constant. Objects fall
    at a constant speed and one can't catch up to the other in free fall.

    That just continues to amaze me. People that can’t fly throwing themselves off the precipice and catching up with the guy that fell 1st much less managing to rescue them.

    If you're high enough, you can use aerodynamics to your advantage, but
    that only gives you minimal ability to catch up and is completely
    inapplicable to this movie, where the fall was about 70 feet, not 7000
    feet.

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 20 14:44:40 2022
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    On 11/20/2022 2:00 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    In article
    <401254725.690660907.235362.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Nov 20, 2022 at 7:10:06 AM PST, "moviePig" <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:


    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    Just watched it last night. I found it hard to believe that even at night >>> in the rain she didn't notice that was one of Detroit's rotting war zone >>> neighborhoods. And that neither she nor Pennywise were suspicious of this >>> one perfectly maintained house sitting amongst all the wreckage.

    I also don't like it when monsters are inexplicably able to defy the laws >>> of physics, i.e. the acceleration of gravity is a constant. Objects fall >>> at a constant speed and one can't catch up to the other in free fall.

    That just continues to amaze me. People that can’t fly throwing themselves >> off the precipice and catching up with the guy that fell 1st much less
    managing to rescue them.

    If you're high enough, you can use aerodynamics to your advantage, but
    that only gives you minimal ability to catch up and is completely inapplicable to this movie, where the fall was about 70 feet, not 7000
    feet.


    No, not aerodynamics, here. The overtaking would've had to owe to an
    initial downward push by the second jumper -- admittedly a stretch.
    However, such minutiae mustn't distract from the subsequent fate of the remaining character, which wittily reprised that of the same actor in
    another (well known) horror flick from years ago...

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  • From anim8rfsk@21:1/5 to atropos@mac.com on Sun Nov 20 13:28:41 2022
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    In article
    <401254725.690660907.235362.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
    anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Nov 20, 2022 at 7:10:06 AM PST, "moviePig" <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:


    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    Just watched it last night. I found it hard to believe that even at night >>> in the rain she didn't notice that was one of Detroit's rotting war zone >>> neighborhoods. And that neither she nor Pennywise were suspicious of this >>> one perfectly maintained house sitting amongst all the wreckage.

    I also don't like it when monsters are inexplicably able to defy the laws >>> of physics, i.e. the acceleration of gravity is a constant. Objects fall >>> at a constant speed and one can't catch up to the other in free fall.

    That just continues to amaze me. People that can’t fly throwing themselves
    off the precipice and catching up with the guy that fell 1st much less
    managing to rescue them.

    If you're high enough, you can use aerodynamics to your advantage, but
    that only gives you minimal ability to catch up and is completely inapplicable to this movie, where the fall was about 70 feet, not 7000
    feet.


    Yeah, I’m thinking more like people falling into a well in one of those
    awful super gay Batman movies.

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    The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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  • From trotsky@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sun Nov 20 14:22:36 2022
    On 11/20/22 9:10 AM, moviePig wrote:

    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied.  BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well.  From this fan, it's well recommended.


    Thanks for the tip, I was going to cancel H Max but I'll watch this first.

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  • From the dog from that film you saw@21:1/5 to moviePig on Mon Nov 21 19:31:38 2022
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    On 20/11/2022 15:10, moviePig wrote:

    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied.  BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well.  From this fan, it's well recommended.



    i certainly enjoyed it - silly fun.

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to moviePig on Wed Nov 23 02:26:16 2022
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    In article <hrreL.4912$BIx.3899@fx14.iad>,
    moviePig <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:

    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    I'm getting the free HBO/Cinemax "Thanksgiving preview" on regular cable
    this week, looks like Barbarian is on Wednesday night on HBOSIG at 10:05
    p.m. CST, I'll be sure to check it out.

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  • From trotsky@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 23 04:17:59 2022
    On 11/23/22 2:26 AM, super70s wrote:
    In article <hrreL.4912$BIx.3899@fx14.iad>,
    moviePig <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:

    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied. BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a
    small delight: a conventional horror-thriller done unconventionally
    well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    I'm getting the free HBO/Cinemax "Thanksgiving preview" on regular cable
    this week, looks like Barbarian is on Wednesday night on HBOSIG at 10:05
    p.m. CST, I'll be sure to check it out.


    In fact, the premise appeared to be borrowed from the X-Files ep. "Home"
    which is still talked about in some circles.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to pwallace@moviepig.com on Wed Nov 23 04:30:44 2022
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    In article <hrreL.4912$BIx.3899@fx14.iad>, pwallace@moviepig.com wrote:

    In a dark Detroit rainstorm, a young woman arrives at her AirBNB (on
    Barbary Street), only to find it occupied.

    Spoiler alert: They're sword-weilding twin bodybuilders!

    BARBARIAN, on HBOMax, is a small delight: a conventional horror-thriller
    done unconventionally well. From this fan, it's well recommended.

    It was a cheesy movie but I'd hardly call it "horror"!

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    Let's go Brandon!

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