• SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    It wasn’t good when it came out, why would it be good now? I understand this is an unpopular opinion, but it always wasn’t good.

    • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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      26 days ago

      Anything specific? I can overlook a lot of cinematic and technical issues in a film if the script and talent are good.

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        25 days ago

        The script was boring, the plot was…boring. It was supposed to be like this fun, edgy thing and it wasn’t. They sold aesthetic, and for a time when that aesthetic was cool, this didn’t even come close to making it feel cool. I was a kid when this came out, and I saw it then and I didn’t enjoy it. I watched about half of it recently and I still found it boring and not entertaining.

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          25 days ago

          That’s what I was actually afraid of, thanks. I’m not the most critical guy about films, but I cannot abide a weak script.

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          25 days ago

          Cut them some slack. Their star left the production in the middle of a shot!

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      26 days ago

      I loved the Crow, I thought it was awesome, but I was also a kid when I saw it. Nonetheless, differences of opinions are all good.

      That being said, I’m not sure it stands the test of time

      My friend loved the Crow 2 over the original and that blew my mind because I thought the sequel wasn’t great …

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        25 days ago

        Wife and I accidentally watched the sequel a few months ago, she was surprised I had never heard of the crow and I kinda had difficulty finding it on streaming. Watched the sequel first because it had been 15 years since she’s seen it she thought that was it. Watching both close together I thought the sequel had a better overall story but production, budget and acting were all severely worse but enjoyed both.

      • SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world
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        25 days ago

        I was a kid too. All my friends loved it. They all wanted to watch it over and over. I found nothing good about it. It always just felt cringe to me.

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          25 days ago

          If you were a kid when The Crow came out, you are too old to be using “cringe” as an adjective.

          Edit: ITT: people for whom saying “cringe” is very close to their heart

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            25 days ago

            The original movie came out in 1994, meaning that if you were a kid when it came out, you’re a millennial. ”Cringe” is early Gen Z slang and it’s a derivative of “cringe-worthy,” so it’s not like anyone is going to be confused about how to use it. What are you, the age police?

            Tldr: Okay, Boomer.

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              25 days ago

              The purpose of slang is to signal group identity. There is slang that says, “I’m a kid.” I guess there is a cultural aspect but to my ear, calling something “cringe” sounds like something kids say, because mostly in my everyday life, I only hear children saying it like it made up a fair chunk of their entire vocabulary.

              When a GenXer or old Millennial use it, it can come across as either affected or immature. shrug

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                The purpose of slang is to signal group identity.

                That’s a purpose of slang, not its only purpose.

                Slang can also be more efficient (“cringe” is one syllable; “cringe-worthy” is three) and it contributes to the evolution of language, leading some terms - like “cringe” to become more mainstream and to see use outside of the group that popularized them.

                Besides, Gen Z might have come up with “cringe,” but millennials were practicing nounification, verbification, and adjectification when Gen Z was still learning to talk, and that’s all “cringe” as an adjective is.

                to my ear, calling something “cringe” sounds like something kids say, because mostly in my everyday life, I only hear children saying it like it made up a fair chunk of their entire vocabulary.

                The oldest Gen Z-ers are 27 and the youngest are 12, so almost none of them are “kids” anymore - they’re teens and adults. But there’s also a difference between using slang on the internet and in in-person contexts, particularly more formal ones. Slang that’s common in one group might not be in another group in the same age range, even if they’re geographically similar. But even so, I’ve heard millennials use (and over-use) “cringe” in public and in private.

                When a GenXer or old Millennial use it, it can come across as either affected or immature.

                A 6 year old in 1994 would have been born in 1988, which is right in the middle of the millennial range (1981-1996), meaning they wouldn’t be an “old Millennial.” But even if they were born in ‘81, my opinion wouldn’t change. Focusing too much on who “should” use a term like “cringe,” especially online, isn’t at all productive, and isn’t very different from telling someone they’re not a big enough fan to wear a t-shirt or to cosplay as a character they think is cool. They’re both just gatekeeping, plain and simple.

            • jerkface@lemmy.ca
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              25 days ago

              I’m sorry, it was a careless comment and I should have known you would not appreciate it. If I wanted to complain about it I should have done it elsewhere.

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            25 days ago

            I’m 45 and have used cringe as an adjective since before most people who do were alive. It’s not a new thing.