Senmayan

I haven't read the review yet, but from what I remember (I saw the film too long ago), it was enjoyable, while I find Poletti's comment hypocritical beyond belief. You eat and then spit on the plate that's been given to you? I'm talking about Debaser. If you think everyone here is snobby and fake alternative, then why do you write here? And are you sure that the population of Debaser is as homogeneous as your false judgment wants to make believe? Just because someone disagrees with your tastes, they become a snob, someone who doesn't understand cinema? If Debaser were made up only of snobs, Grand Hotel Excelsior wouldn't have received a 5 (did it really get a 5?), don't you think?

Of the Judas Priest from the 80s, I only have Defenders of the Faith, and to me, as an album, it sounds 100% heavy metal. That's how metal was in the 80s, often blended with hard rock. Tracks like "Jawbreaker," for example, are heavy metal in my opinion. The fact that they became heavier with Painkiller and lost some of the hard rock nuances from Defenders of the Faith doesn’t mean they only played metal from that album onward. Naturally, this is just my opinion since many claim the opposite (and so I agree with you on that), saying that Painkiller is the first metal album of the JP, which I don't agree with. Returning to Metallica, great album; "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is one of their best songs!

I agree that Frusciante is not a technical monster; however, from the interviews with the Red Hot, he admitted to being a "disciple," meaning a follower of Slovak’s style. In my opinion, Frusciante is good at arrangements, but in terms of originality and creativity, I believe Slovak was superior, as well as technically. I agree that Smith is very talented, not so much for his technique, but because he has a distinctly recognizable personal touch; he is one of the few in the group who continues to be great. As for Kiedis, I agree he has deteriorated; he has always been out of tune and not very versatile with his voice, but he was able to compensate because he was a stage animal (and many of his past verses were more or less rapped). Now he wants to go melodic at all costs, but he doesn’t have the voice, and while he manages in the studio (thanks to manipulation), live he falls short. In fact, they are a band on the way down, not financially, but musically they are.

But what alternative crap, telespalla, I simply like the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the 80s more. The current rock-pop stuff bores me because it's predictable and cliché. In the 80s, the Red Hot Chili Peppers weren't a girl band; they were among the pioneering groups of crossover. They didn't care about people, they did concerts completely naked with just a used sock as a condom. Now the band is super rich and adored by teenage girls and those who love music that comes from MTV. Got the difference, telespalla? Back then, the Red Hot Chili Peppers weren't an MTV band; now they are. And if you like Stadium Arcadium, what can I say? It's a matter of taste. It's not about trying to be alternative, but about knowing a bit of music.

Well! Get up and jump, good for supermario? I don't know what song you've been listening to, but a piece this energetic and so fucking funky is something today's Red Hot Chili Peppers can only dream of. I also like "True Man Don't Kill Coyotes," but anyway, the only songs I know from the album are these two included in the compilation "What's Hits," so I can't really judge. The best Red Hot era is definitely the '80s; they might have been raw in that album, but they were certainly more genuine, more innovative, and more original even in their compositions. It's no coincidence that Stevie Wonder wanted them to do a cover of his song "Higher Ground," and in my opinion, they are superior to everything made afterward. Let's say "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" is good, even though it loses the naive funk-metal-punk fury of the '80s, sometimes opting for a more commercial approach (still a beautiful album, though). "One Hot Minute" is great, then oblivion. "Californication" is overrated; not bad but light-years away from being a masterpiece. After this album, no comment...

I agree with Poletti, Spielberg has definitely declined. I've never particularly liked him, but he certainly gave his best early in his career. Minority Report can be very enjoyable for those who don't know Philip K. Dick's book; I find it to be the usual science fiction film of today: little depth in the themes addressed, more emphasis on action and special effects, and the same predictable and feel-good ending.

In my opinion, the film is very well made, both in terms of special effects, which are superior to many of those seen today, where there's an excess of computers, and also in terms of suspense. As a kid, I adored it; now I've scaled back my judgment a lot, but it still remains a nice film.

I won't comment on the review, but the album still remains avant-garde. Experimental, intense, and that spiritual and esoteric vein that can be felt in the lyrics is perfectly reflected in the music. At first listen, I found the filtered voice a bit annoying, but then you get used to it, plus it fits well within the album. It's a must-listen for those who denigrate metal, for those who see it as a completely raw and ignorant genre!

great album, really beautiful, when Italy could proudly say it had its own music scene and was not inferior to anyone

You have every reason in the world, alessioride. Simply put, excluding people from the site is not the solution for me, at least here on debaser, because here, with very rare exceptions, it has never been done like that. There have been characters far worse, there have been insults and brawls, but the site, despite everything, has become more "civilized". For example, a step forward was the almost complete elimination of anonymous comments (although I miss them a bit; there were some truly colorful characters...). Dialectics and indifference are a step forward. Of course, I am not a member of the staff; nonetheless, I have been writing on debaser for almost two years, so I have learned to know this site...