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Escape from the 21st Century: Very different style and so funny!

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JJ gets a lot of hate but what are some of his work you actually like?

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Which character do you most enjoy roleplaying?

I'm bond .... James bond Mention the dialogues too...

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Films that you love but no one else seems to know.

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What are the greatest 'campy' films of all time, in your personal opinion?

I think these are often looked down upon but I find this a genuinely valuable 'subgenre' which can at times hold a a lot of meaning to them even as absurd as they can be. "Kamikaze Girls" is probably my favorite camp film of all time because of how it also explores friendship, the spectrum of femininity/girlhood, individualism and nonconformity as it also embraces much of the elements of camp that makes it fittingly an 'outcast' film. It's a film that quite literally needed to be as campy as it is. "Ed Wood" is a film all about the nature of making camp films, how it almost inherently connects with queerness as a form of self-expression and just how there is an admiration and authenticity in making it, even if others may not be convinced by its value. Spiderman 2 is campy as also explores the nature of responsibility as both a superhero and a young adult with human relationships, the nature of how we use intelligence and redemption. "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" explores the flaws of American Dream. "Death Becomes Her" explores the absurdity of women competing to looking younger and more attractive to men as they sacrifice their own well-being and happiness in the process. 964 Pinnochio is... 964 Pinnochio lmao (idk man, it's weird but a masterpiece). Rikki Oh is basically a mortal kombat version superhero film about how evil the prison industry is and how we should rebel against it. And Burst City embraces the absolute anarchic nature of punk as a whole. And they're all a goddamn thrill to watch.

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