Playoff Bound Cincinnati Reds Weekend Preview
by Phil Gurnee on Aug 20, 2010 11:45 AM PDT
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PrintApril don't mean jack, Jack. When we first met the Reds back in April we had the hottest offense in baseball with the hopes n dreams of the best outfield in Dodger history coming to fruition. Matt Kemp was soaring home runs to right center fielder with so much regularity that the question wasn't would he be a 30/30 man but would he be a 40/40 man. Back then the offense was scoring nine runs a game but the pitching was atrocious. By the time we left the Reds during that 1st series we had scored 28 runs but won only one game. It would be last time the Dodgers showed that kind of offense. Matt Kemp left Cincinnati with a slug % of .730. Since then he has this to show for his work in 2010.
Meanwhile the Reds righted their ship and would have to rank as the biggest surprise in the National League if not for those upstart Padres down south. While many have expected them to tail off, just like the Padres they keep chugging along. The Reds win a little differently then the Padres. They knock the crap out of the ball with one of the best one two punches in baseball. Joey Votto has had good years but nothing like this, while Scott Rolen hasn't hit like this since he was fighting Chipper Jones for the title of best 3rd baseman in baseball.
This season is no fluke:
Manager: Dusty Baker (70-51)
Scored 602 runs, Allowed 505 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-51
They lead the NL in OPS and wOBA. They have scored 602 runs, leading the league by 31 runs.
Joe Posnanski recently penned a book called "The Machine" about the 1975 Reds. Back then the Dodger/Red rivalry was the best in baseball but since the Reds have moved to the NL Central that rivalry is a distant memory for many of the new generation Dodger / Red fans.
I only mention this because right now because the Reds are hitting like the old Big Red Machine. Cincinnati fans should be excited about their team, as they sit in first place on August 20th, 3.5 games a head of the Cardinals. This is a fun team to watch. The outfield is patchwork but those corners are pure dynamite.
While the Cardinals were adding Westbrook, the Reds retrieved Edinson Volquez and Homer Bailey from the disabled list.
Position Breakdown
1st Base- As I said in the previous Red preview, I think part of the unhappiness with James Loney is that he's not Joey Votto. They were both drafted in 2002. The Dodgers got Loney with the 19th pick of the 1st round; the Reds nabbed Votto with the 2nd pick in the second round. Votto has outperformed Loney by leaps and bounds over the last two years, and is quietly turning into the best first baseman in the NL not name Albert. Votto has a legitimate claim for the MVP this year.
Rant - Also just because Joe Sheehan bugs me so much. For some reason he caught on as a roto writer in 2010 after his gig with BP ran out, in his first column this year he mentioned that Paul Konerko was going to suck. If you look at the link I provided on Votto above you will notice just how awesome Paul Konerko has been. I hope no one took his advice. In 2008 or 2009 he was singing the praises of Jeff Franceour. Joe Sheehan knows plenty about baseball, but when it comes to giving roto advice he should stick with what he knows. /Rant
2nd Base- Brandon Philips is struggling in August but overall he's had a fine year. If you want some giggles here is the Aug line for 2nd baseman in the NL. You will notice Carroll is listed as a 2nd baseman. You will also notice that Carroll has the 2nd highest wOBA in August and that old friend DeWitt is fifth. Maybe Eric and I were wrong about Carroll. Maybe the more he plays the better he will get. I'd have no problem with him being our starting 2nd baseman when Furcal comes back. Which is a far cry from my point of view on the day we signed him. I love Jamey Carroll. He's my own little Eckstein.
SS - I think Orlando Cabrera is due to come off the DL this weekend, but if he isn't able to go, Paul Janish will be the starting SS. Neither can hit.
3rd Base -At one time Scott Rolen was one of the best 3rd baseman in the NL headed toward a HOF career when injuries sapped him of his power. He missed significant chunks of time, and when he did play he was just a shell of the former great 3rd baseman. In one of the greatest trades in Red, history they dealt the troubled, and not that talented Edwin Encarnacion for Rolen. I don't think the Reds at the time realized they had just acquired the piece that would lead to their renaissance in 2010. At the age of 35 Rolen is having one of his best season among a career of great seasons but none of them had occurred since he was 29.
C - Ramon Hernandez is kicking ass in August and has the interesting line of 41 plate appearances with one walk and one strikeout. The man is putting the ball in play and when he does it finds some grass. His average in Aug is .395 and his BABIP is only .367. Ryan Hanigan came off the DL and is now just watching Ramon spray hit after hit.
CF - Chris Heisey and Drew Stubbs are platooning (take note Ned) in CF and are doing the job. In August they both have a wOBA over .400. While neither would be a very good full time option, when platooned they seem to be a match made in Baltimore.
RF - Like Kemp, Jay Bruce has shown his moments but unlike Kemp the one time golden boy has not been able to put together a full season of above board production. He's been okay this year but I expect Red fans like Dodgers fans expected more then a .767 OPS from the guy they had hoped would be one of the best hitters in the league by now.
LF - Finally , a chink in the armor, LHP killer Johnny Gomes is struggling big time in August. Lance Nix is stealing some at bats and doing quite well with them.
Bench -Jim Edmunds(OF), Lance Nix (OF), Paul Janish (MI), Juan Francisco (3rd/OF), Miguel Cairo (Infield), Chris Heisy (outfield), Ryan Hanigan(C). Solid bench
Starting Pitching for our Series:
Game One - Homer Bailey will be making his 2nd start since coming off the DL. In his last start on Aug 15th, he pitched six innings of shutout ball. The Reds have had to make their run without Homer for most of the year but he gives them a big shot in the arm by being here for the stretch run.
Game Two -.Johnny Cuerto makes his first start since being suspended for kicking during the melee between the Reds/Cardinals. Cuerto has been the best pitcher for the Reds for most of the season. His TSL of 3.38/3.85/4.36 is solid enough. The 24 year old is just one of the plethora of good young arms the Reds will have at their disposal for the future. With Cuerto, Volquez, Leake, Bailey, Travis Wood, and possibly Aroldis Chapman, they don't have to worry about who is going to be in the rotation in 2011. They have to worry about how to fit them all in.
Game Three - Bronson Arroyo keeps getting the job done. Many teams could do worse then having him to fill out the back end of the rotation.
Bullpen:Francisco Cordero is still the closer and still doing the job. All - Star Arthur Rhodes is drinking what Scott Rolen is drinking, and has been virtually un-hittable this year. Others we will see are Nick Massett, Bill Bray, Jordan Smith, and Logan Ondrusek. Rhodes and Bray will be the ones to shut down Andre and Loney. And we know they will.
The Reds are my favorite non Dodger NL team at the moment. Hate to say it but I like what Dusty is doing with this team. Votto is one of my favorite players. Rolen has always been a favorite. I'd love to see them knock off the Cardinals. This team can hit alot and pitch a little. They can also field. The Dodgers will be hard pressed to hold off the Reds from a sweep. Can our dominant duo of Kershaw and Chad shut down the high octane offense of the Reds enough to allow our offense to squeak by with a win? I feel like a Giant blogger, back in April who knew our high powered offense would turn from a howitzer into a popgun.
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Why are we playing the Reds 9 games this season?
The Dodgers really got screwed this season for games.
1 fewer interleague opponent as NL has 2 more teams than AL.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah, this is normally the kind of thing that I scream about
but the good news is, the Dodgers have been so mediocre for most of the season that it didn’t seem to be a factor, anyway.
MEERCAT!!!!!!
YOU CLOSED THE COMMENTS ON THE OTHER THREAD!!!!
AND YOU MOVED THE HEADSTONES, BUT NOT THE BODIES!!!!!!!!!
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
well
then I’m going to go get lunch. You can’t close Flame Broiler!
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
You closed the comments, you are just evil!
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Phil has power as a blogger and he is using it ;)
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Because it would have been annoying to have to check two threads for new comments.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I do sometimes when I see there have been new posts, but usually they just die off like the Germans from Raiders of the Lost Arc
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You have much to learn from Phil
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RE: Arrested Development
I watched a show here or there when it was on, much like Scrubs on NBC, but didn’t get into the show until much, much later.
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Aw sweet, Will Arnett is great, and Tobias was such a great part of AD
There’s a new comedy coming out on Fox soon
With Kerri Russell and Gob.. er, I mean Will Arnett. It’s creator is Hurwitz (like AD) so I hope it succeeds.
Tobias is going to be in it too
Conquest Chronicles + SB Nation Los Angeles
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
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“Meanwhile the Reds righted their ship and would have to rank as the biggest surprise in the National League if not for those upstart Padres down south.”
To give credit where it’s due, Ken Levine said before the season that the Reds would surprise everyone. Of course, he also picked the Padres for last, but who didn’t?
it was easy to see the Padres fading, as they still have very few guys batting in the high .200s. frigging horseshoe up the ass bastards.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
One thing I haven’t realized is just how little the draft budget is compared to the overall budget this year. Obviously, we spent the most we have in years, but that’s with a bonus to Lee that is spread over 5 years and may never be fully realized. Assuming that Lee’s bonus is spread evenly over 5 years, (And it isn’t, I think there were reports that it was backloaded to make sure that if Lee is going back to football, the Dodgers keep most of the bonus), but since that’s the most easy way to divide it, the Dodgers still only spent around $3,792,900 this year.
RE: Lacey Chabert
which one was that?
the one who told weather with her boobs?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
She was the brunette who always said “That’s so fetch!”
She’s also the extremely bombshellish chick from Not Another Teen Movie.
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This is what happens when I can't post in the old topic :P
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I deleted your picture since it didn’t have a title.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought she was the least attractive of the 4 mean girls.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve never seen The Godfather (hangs head in shame
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Does never having seen both trump...both?
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I hope you’re commenting while watching one of them. You have a lot to learn, young padwan.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps I'll watch these movies
But I want you to watch say…National Security in return.
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No, I just enjoy shitty movies. Blue Streak is another one i really like, lol.
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I'm a big Luke Wilson fan
He was good in that movie.
One of the best crappy movies ever has to be Starship Troopers. Man I love how terrible that movie is.
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Its more crappy if you have read the book
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
True
but it still is worth an indulgence. Simply for the red head.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I love the movie
I just have to forget it has any "relation’ to the book.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
That chick is ok
Denise Richards is fine as hell in that, too bad she’s not in the shower scene, lol.
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Excellent call. Also loved Starship Troopers in an awesomely bad way.
“They sucked his brains out”
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't seen the second one, but i heard it was bad in just a bad way
The third went back to the cheesy bad territory, and was worth a watch at 3 AM on TBS.
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by Ivdown on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My co-worker's son is in that movie and
and met his future wife on the set. In the co-ed shower scene.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I haven't seen the scene
Word was neither was wearing much.
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My co-worker’s son is in that movie …
She (his mom) told me the story!
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Yea I re-read that after I posted that. My bad….
Here’s a pic of the wife though if it is in fact Rube Baker’s wife (I do remember her in the movie):
Could be her.
I’ve seen a family pic, but I just don’t remember.
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After SBTB, Voohries dated, believe it or not, Martin Lawrence. The only other noteworthy achievements the former Lisa Turtle achieved were a guest role on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and a secondary role in the 2001 stoner movie How High. Ultimately, it appears Lark Voohries also fell victim to the post-SBTB success curse. Fun fact: She’s a Jehovah’s Witness. Yeah.
She was the love interest in “How High”
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the same guy from Major League 2 and Major League Back To The Minors, right?
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Not me, that’s just the name in the film of the guy ivdown was describing.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I work with his mom
not him. He is, of course, an actor!
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Shaddup
My best friend literally says that same phrase to me once a week, lol.
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Peter Griffin
“I did not care for the Godfather.”
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d say so.
I was finally forced to watch Top Gun with my wife. It was fine.
Godfather is very good, but a bit long and slow. For mafia movies, Good Fellas is much better.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The Departed is my favorite mob-type movie
It’s probably in my top 5 of any movies, actually.
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Oh yeah, that's a great movie
The Departed was better, IMO.
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Think what you will
But I liked the actors in The Departed much more than I liked the actors in Good Fellas, and that’s a major reason why I thought it was better; I connected way more with Leo’s character than Ray’s character.
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Ray and Leo’s characters are completely different.
Leo was a complete good guy. No shades of grey. Liotta was the Tony Soprano type. He’s obviously a bad guy, but you can’t help but like him.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
They are both the main characters of the story, though
Which is why I brought them up.
It’s not to say I didn’t like Liotta’s character, because I did, just not anywhere close to as much as Leo’s. There are a ton of bad guy characters that I actually like.
See: Porter in Payback. Though he’s more of an anti-hero
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I don’t even think they are comparable.
Goodfellas is a mob movie.
The Deparated is more of a cops movie. It had very little to do with the mob aside from the fact that the villain was a mafia leader, and not even a traditional one.
Mob movies are:
Goodfellas
Godfather
Casino
Mobsters
etc.
Those are the best ones though.
So if you haven’t seen those, how can you know those movies don’t do a lot for you?
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought the Departed was good in terms of acting. But in terms of the movie, I was ho hum. Been there seen that kind of feeling.
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Decaprio and Damon were good. But as others note, Jack was garbage
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Its not a watch it with your wife movie
Got to get some broskis together for the proper experience
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Godfather II is even better
in fact, 2 is a masterpiece. The end.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
i was wondering
why i was no longer afraid
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't have anything else to say
It’s too late for me to say Shawshank isn’t the greatest film ever made. ;-) (I do like it though, I think the script is one of the more solidly written but in a very traditional structured way that it’s worth teaching/reading) and can understand why people love it so much. It’s very satisfying. I just think there are about 100 other movies I;ve seen, at least, that I think are better. But who cares?
As long as Weekend at Bernie’s II is on everyone’s list.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I have trouble picking just 1
not to cop out. There are movies I’ve seen which I think are among the greatest ever and then there are ones that are just my favorites that I don’t know quality-wise if anyone would call them the best.
But some of my own personal best in no particular order:
Breaking Away, Last Picture Show, MASH, Wages of Fear, Godfather II, Singin in the Rain, Life of Brian, Some Like it Hot, Annie Hall, Young Frankenstein, Out of the Past, the Seven Samurai, Yojimbo (and most Kurosawa), Raiders of the Lost Ark, Network, Great Escape, Band of Outsiders, Spirited Away, I could go on… :-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Also
Sullivan’s Travels, Dr Strangelove, Paths of Glory (which comes out in a new Criterion DVD this fall, if you’ve never seen it be prepared to be blown away)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
ok if I had to pick one film I'd watch repeatedly
not nec the greatest of all time, I’d choose Raiders of the Lost Ark or Some Like It Hot. So there.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I love Breaking Away
I dream of one day writing a movie that good. I also love Kurosawa but something about it always puts me to sleep.
Spirited Away
some one mentioned anime!!
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I try to diversify!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Myasaki
is the bomb
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
One of the best directors
doesn’t get enough love in America
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Yes
by a lot.
Although I’ll admit I only haven’t seen Top Gun for spite. After a certain time, I just embraced not having watched it.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
No
I just never happened to see it when it came out, and after a few years after hearing “you’ve never seen Top Gun?” I just stopped caring.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
99 out of every 100
Naval Aviation personnel agree that Top Gun sucked ball.
One of my best friends and his brother who are both Air Force pilots love Top Gun. All of their pilot friends I have met, love Top Gun.
Air Force<Naval Aviation
Naval aviation does not have to request permission from the host country to cause someone a bad day. Air Force is Air Force, Naval Aviation is NAVY
Dang
I hate early games when I forget to start someone in fantasy
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:15 PM PDT reply actions
Does that mean you’ve seen subsequent Screams?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. And I do not know why. Not a big fan of Horror in general. Don’t see the appeal when I’m not dating somebody.
I have seen Scream 3 and I wish I hadnt
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The first Scream was actually good
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
That franchise went downhill in a hurry though.
Oh yea, much like Friday the 13th. The Scream series rode the coattails of the first one
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i saw the end of it
didn’t care about the franchise. not a horror guy.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Meercat is Evil, Phil is nice
I basically closed the comments out of spite because of all the years that Eric or Jon had created a new story while I was still enjoying the current thread. They never seem to care about us and the masterpieces we create in our threads.
So my pain is your pain.
You are old and
crotchety, aren’t you Meercat!
I just hope people didn’t give up on those convos because of the new thread, it was making my day go by much faster, lol.
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that's why Meercat is a good villian
he feels his actions are justified
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Now since I already know
that no one is going to talk about the Red Preview even though it is one of the best I’ve ever done.
What is the best movie you have seen that you are embarrassed to admit you liked?
I don’t know if I am embarrassed, but most people disagree completely…I love Cable Guy
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm not embarassed but how about the classic
North Shore! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM8mfFoizKM
Oh man, Sideout was another Comedy Central one
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
love it so much
i wish i knew it was on! one time i made an audio cassette of the entire movie and we would listen to it in the parking lot at a local music venue.
A lot of my favorite movies that people hate are the ones that Comedy Central replayed all the time in the late 90’s
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
i loved that one too. and Judge Dredd
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew you'd say that
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J.D. might be one of the greatest cheesy 80s movies, if not the best. I love that Rob Schnieder is in it.
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Whoah, i guess it just felt like a shitty 80s movie, lol
That’s what I get for assuming.
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We should stay on topic and use only Red movies
I guess Red Dawn qualifies, although that has a cult following.
Here’s one I liked even though I thought I’d hate it: “My Fair Lady.”
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
For some reason that brought to mind
one of my favorite movies
Big Trouble in Little China
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not reading it or talking about it out of spite :P
I’m sure I’ve got a few of these…
The Proposal was actually really good, damn what you people think.
I liked Rent…don’t judge me.
I’m sure there are a few more, but I can’t think of them right now.
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Oh I have one so judge away
Tortilla Soup
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked it enought to watch it twice
and it made me hungry both times.
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Haha I have definitely seen that many times. Used to think Alicia Silverstone was the hottest thing ever.
Because she was
especially with Liv Tyler
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife accuses me of having a man-crush on James Franco (maybe I do) because I love Annapolis.
Can’t help but watch that movie everytime its on.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That is only a problem is she particular notices that
during Milk.
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God, I really hated, hated Milk
How do you take a story as important and compelling as Harvey Milk’s and make such a confusing and poorly made movie?
Sean Penn was good in it. But the plotting and editing was terrible.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad I missed it
Speaking of Sean Penn here and Tim Robbins (shawshank) Mystic River was an intense movie that I knew I was going to hate the ending even though that is where they had to go with it.
haven't seen mystic river yet
but have you seen Gone Baby Gone? Another gritty Boston crime movie. I really enjoyed it, a bit different but compelling.
Sure
and I liked it alot but I know people who didn’t. There are two types of people in this world, those that liked Gran Torino and those that didn’t. Fuck those who didn’t.
Loved it….great story on redemption
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I have the disk from Netflix
and after talking about it like she wanted to see it my wife refuses to watch it. I think I’ve had it sitting on my desk for 3-4 months.
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Cranky old dudes
like a movie about a cranky old dude. Who woulda thunk?
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I'm not cranky or old
but I loved it too.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Really good, really dark movie that they decided to end with an all-too convenient bow.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a Bow?
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I mean they just kind of decided, “umm, we need to end this. Let’s do it right now.”
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That was the point though. There’s absolutely nothing Tommy Lee Jones could do to stop Chigurh, and the end was him realizing that.
by regfairfield on Aug 20, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
In my mind, the dream is describing McCarthy's "The Road"
“The second one, it was like we was both back in older times and I was on horseback goin’ through the mountains of a night. Goin’ through this pass in the mountains. It was cold and there was snow on the ground and he rode past me and kept on goin’. Never said nothin’ goin’ by. He just rode on past… and he had his blanket wrapped around him and his head down and when he rode past I seen he was carryin’ fire in a horn the way people used to do and I could see the horn from the light inside of it. ‘Bout the color of the moon. And in the dream I knew that he was goin’ on ahead and he was fixin’ to make a fire somewhere out there in all that dark and all that cold, and I knew that whenever I got there he would be there. And then I woke up..”
I thought it was great but liked
There Will Be Blood better that year.
I liked it
but I’m one of the few that liked There Will Be Blood better, I think.
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True Film Buffs now that that is the correct choice
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You mean DDL is shit.
There is no worse ham, no greater overactor than Daniel Day Lewis. I can’t stand watching him in a movie.
And There Will Be Blood? Honestly? The milkshake movie?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
that is not what I meant sir
and the characters he plays are kind of ham requirements.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you seen A Room with a View?
See it. It’s like there’s this pretty good costume drama going on, and Daniel Day Lewis comes in from another planet. And not an enjoyable planet. Planet What the Fuck Made You Think That Was a Good Idea.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
You must not like
Johnny Depp
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Johnny Depp certainly overacts
but at least his characters are goofy and fun.
DDL overacts and gives me nothing to like.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
isn't he
kind of the villian usually though? at least recently.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
His last couple
but he was the hero in Mohicans
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Like him
liked the remake of Mohican, and really liked him in Gangs. He made the movie watchable for me.
I liked him in both
TWBB and Gangs of New York.
Al Pacino – at times – is the greatest overactor of all time. HOO-AHH!
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That movie was made
in Chatsworth.
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by David Young on Aug 20, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice pull
And yeah, I didn’t like the ending
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Mystic River was good
and worth seeing. But I think Milk is too.
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I didn't have problems with the plotting or the editing
and I didn’t find it confusing at all. Interesting.
But I did watch it on DVD, so I was able to pause and think, or re-run a line or two of dialog….
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The Princess Bride
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Diaries not bride
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See my correction
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i saw
just wanted to state where I stand on Princess Bride
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Not much of a turn out on this topic
cowards!
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don't know if it really counts
but I love a lot of Japanese anime, but I have to deal with the “cartoons are for kids” stigma
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think its that so much anymore
as the “Anime is fucking wierd” stigma. True a lot of times, but not always.
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yeah
that too. It is true a lot of times, but that can be what makes it great.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes
and other times I just have to grin and bear it till they get back to the good stuff.
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heh
you got a title in mind when you say that?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Not of the top of my head
although I am probably thinking less of weird stuff now that I think of it, and just some of the same clichéd dialog over and over. I guess dragon ball z had a bunch of that where they would just go on and on and on. That and JRPGs which are basically interactive anime.
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Dragon ball Z
is kinda the show a lot of shows modeled themselves after, so I can get the repetitiveness.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Independence Day
But you know what, fuck it, I proudly love that movie.
Hell yeah that is a fun movie
but who would be embarrassed to say that?
Now this movie I’m a bit embarrassed to tell you I like
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Lucky for you
most of us have probably no idea what that is or what it is about
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ID$ was directed by Roland Emmerich...
…who directed that horrible “Godzilla 2000” parody.
He is directing the Foundation movie
fucking blasphemy
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talk about a shitty movie...
…Avatar? More like Avasuck
by mintxcore on Aug 20, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What, 3D?
If so, I agree. No amount of special effects can hide a poor story. Look at Roland Emmerich!
I liked it, in fact I enjoyed it
Had to go see it by myself because my wife wouldn’t go. Then I got the DVD and made her watch it. She dug it.
Clearly defined good / bad ( very similar to the Aliens movie)
Beautiful woman (10 feet of her)
Incredible CGI
Good guys win
Predictable but fun story
Are you guys being snobs or you really didn’t like the movie? Are you all Republicans?
I declare Snobs
everyone get the brooms
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i didn't hate it but
i groaned a lot while watching it. and best picture? really?
and the effects were a bit “too special”. didn’t hate it but didn’t feel like it was that different from like, starship troopers or something.
now Aliens… that’s a movie!
Okay, I get that
it wasn’t a great movie but it was fun. Like Iron Man II wasn’t a great movie but it was still fun.
I feel that way about the first Transformers
but that one is super polarizing
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I didn't enjoy the film.
The paper thin characters the least.
I like Avatar
it didn’t win best picture mintxcore
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to get a ticket but it was unobtanium
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I hated Avatar
I don’t think I’m a movie snob, though
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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Devil's advocate
- completely ripped off story – cross of Dances With Wolves and Ferngully
- all “black hat” characters were ridiculous caricatures, leading to
- simplistic plot line and motivations
Avatar was entertaining, with pretty amazing technological effects. Shouldn’t have been nom’ed for Best Pic though.
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3D is quite possibly the most evil thing on this planet
You must be behind it :P
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Serious - they making the Asimov Foundation movie?
Good god I hope they don’t fuck up one of favorite books in that genre
Dude its Roland Emmerich
theres no hope
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He has made movies I like
but he doesn’t have the chops for Foundation at fucking all.
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by nolander on Aug 20, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I saw Speed four times by the first Sunday of its release. God I loved that film.
Still do.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
have you ever pointed your gun in the air and gone “AHHHHH!!”?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
there was the bit that you missed where I distracted him with the cuddly monkey then I said “play time’s over” and I hit him in the head with the peace lily.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Me too
Now, just watching Reeves play a bad ass cracks me up
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Phone Booth, SWAT
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Thanks for that preview,
I really enjoyed it.
but you were also on record as thinking the Reds wanted to deal him :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't move a player you're high on from 1st base to LF for a prospect.
Even if Alfonso was supposed to be the best 1B prospect in the majors. (Which he’s not.)
Thought the Reds were down on Votto. I was wrong.
When did the Reds move Votto to LF? I’m confused.
He played 6 games in LF…in 2007
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
If I understand
some thought that Alfonso was going to take over at 1st base thus leaving Votto expendable. Instead they did the right thing and moved Alfonso to LF.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
To paraphrase Phil, talk is talk and aren’t as meaningful as actions.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Watcher in the Woods
Scariest Disney movie of all time
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
watched Severence the other day
feels like a scarier Shaun of the Dead, in terms of comedy. No zombies, just psycho killers. scary and funny.
Speaking of bad movies
anything with Joan Severance
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Just as our offensive numbers are still inflated by those 3 games, I wonder if their pythag. record would go up if you take those three games out, even though they won 2 of 3.
Matt Kemp can make the Kessel Run in 12 Parsecs.
1st series: LA 28-25
2nd series: LA 19-9
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Like Phil's question of what is the most embarrasing movie you admit to liking
What is the most embarrassing songs, bands, or music artists you like?
I’m partial to just about all 80s, which some people make fun of me for, lol. I like some Kelly Clarkson songs too, they are just catchy.
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"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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i listen to a lot of hair metal
does that count?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure, are you embarrassed to listen to it?
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not really
I like music about partying and girls rather than “HATRED SPEWS FROM THE SKYS LIKE MENSTRUAL BLOOD FROM A WHORE’S THIGHS!!!!!” said in a series of grunts and roars, possibly in german.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I seriously hate music with yelling and screaming and just guitar thrashing, I can’t stand it.
I love rock, but at a certain point i’m just like, wtf, how is this music, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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I also don't like DragonForce
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Ugh
See thats what I call just thrashing around. Great you play fast, but you are boring as fuck compared to someone with more then just technical skills. Just my two cents though.
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two cents taken
I agree with what you said, but I just have fun listening to them is all. Have you tried Alestorm yet?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah pretty solid stuff
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A lame stereotype
Most metal bands don’t sing about that stupid shit.
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yeah, i was stereotyping
and maybe projecting a feud with my younger brother. he likes black metal. I can’t for the life of me make out what those people are talking about.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Of Black Metal
I like Dimmu Borgir and leave the rest alone.
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he likes them
Behemoth, Cattle Decapitation, Black Dahlia Murder, and so many other ones.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
rawrrawrrawrwarajlsadfrawrawrarwr
so deep
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agreed
ooooh, you’re so edgy with your christian hate. go livejournal about it.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
NERGAL
hah what a tool.
Interviewer: “What are your influences?”
Nergal: “……. Satan.”
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oh, i've seen that
but that wasn’t Nergal. That was some other fool.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hah damnit
I was certain that was him
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Lots of emo/pop punk
I kind of like fleetwood mac
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Fleetwood Mac is good music
One of the few good bands with a woman lead singer that I’ve come across.
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"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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you are far too young
to remember Jefferson Airplane (not Starship).
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Don't you want somebody to love
Don’t you need somebody to love. Everybody wants somebody to love. Wont’ you find somebody to loooove.
White Rabbit is also a good song.
Nothing beat’s Jefferson Starship’s We Built This City, though :)
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I feel bad for you
You must be really confused :)
Not be me
and if you want to see one of sexiest album covers ever check out the Buckingham / Nicks album before they joined Mac.
Stevie Nicks was the shit when we were kids in the 70s
No doubt. And I remember that cover. Fondly.
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I was listening to one of his solo albums
on the way in today. They can be uneven, but fun.
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Early 70s mainstream progressive rock
like ELP and Yes are still guilty pleasures that I never gave up. Marty would kill me.
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Who wants to talk about good movies?
Sheesh, lol.
Shawshank Redemption is one of my favorite movies, and probably one of the 3 greatest movies of all-time.
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You hate everyone and everything
So I don’t expect you to agree with my choice, even though it’s not like I said a movie like Grosse Point Blanke was the 3rd greatest movie of all-time. Shawshank Redemption is fantastic.
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Good the first time, not as good upon rewatching it.
Of his movies, I liked High Fidelity better.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no, it is a great movie
But not on the same level as Shawshank Redemption.
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"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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If you ask everyone here, I doubt you'd come across more than 3-5 people who don't think Shawshank is a great movie,
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don't feel bad
i knew a guy who hated Forrest Gump
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Me to
have to admit, I’m a bit shocked you liked it
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Me to
have to admit, I’m a bit shocked you liked it
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You are shocked at me or delias man? Or both?
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Both
you each got your own comment that is how surprised I was
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Loved it when it came out.
Mad since when I thought it deserved Best Picture over Shawshank (one of the greatest Oscar injustices in history)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Worst injustice then Titanic winning best picture when it was the worst of the nominees?
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Worse then Saving Private Ryan?
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Saving Private Ryan
was the most intense movie I’ve seen because that was how it was. Then the to death fight scene was the most realistic to death fight scene between two men I’ve ever witnessed in a movie.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The movie ranks as the best war movie, IMO
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That scene then
followed the scene that may have pissed me off mentally then any other scene I’ve seen when the fucking writer shoots the German who survived the fight in cold blood. I wanted to tear off his weakling fucking neck.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
But I did hate the writer
For being a F-ing wimp.
Not that shooting him down made it any better, but I mean, some salvation was won?
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
At that point, they could have easily transported the German as a prisoner. What was the point of executing him then?
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that he ended up being killed, though it could have been a bit different.
Maybe he stops him while he’s running away, and the German tries to pull out his pistol and the writers puts one between his eyes, something like that.
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Speaking of earning the right to live, I’m not too well versed on rules of war during the time period, but shouldn’t they have executed him upon capture. They had no means to take him as a prisoner and they couldn’t risk him joining up the enemy troops (which he did.)
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure that would be a
war crime
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Certainly now, but at the time?
In the film they show that the rules of engagement allowed for shooting a wounded messenger so that they couldn’t deliver their message.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He hadn't surrendered
and wasn’t a prisoner
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I understand that, but the unit was unable to transport a prisoner.
Did the rules of engagement really advocate letting him loose?
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure
I’m gonna ask my friend, he would know better
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Absolutely
Hanks realized that after the melt down he had with himself.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly
Which pissed me off that they let him go, BECAUSE YOU KNEW HE WAS GOING TO LIVE!
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he deserved it, didn't you, lol
What would you have rather had happened? I think a second hand to hand fight would have been cool, but Opum (sp?) was a pussy.
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"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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“I say can you see! I say can you see!”
Hanks pissed me off in that scene, too. You knew that German was going to survive..
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Good movie, but the fragging and the pot makes it a bit different from the triumphalist WWII movies.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh come on
Give him some credit. Charlie was pretty damn good in Platoon.
First time I saw any part of Apocalypse Now
was when it was broadcast on network TV for the first time and I started around the last 30 minutes. Talk about picking the wrong spot to start!
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First time I saw Apocalypse Now
was on the big screen.
I mean… that first shot and I was hooooooked.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
first time i saw it
was on VHS (widescreen thou!), on my beanbag in the 9th grade, eating jellybeans. i finally saw it on the big screen when the Redux came out
Saving Private Ryan was amazing
The acting was tremendous, the battle scenes were the best of just about any war movie ever, and it had several big name actors.
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SPR and Band of Brothers
go hand in hand. BoB was practically a sequel.
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That's not a movie, I'm talking war movies
Band of Brothers is great from what I’ve seen, though
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Thin Red Line is good
Apocalypse Now is one of my favorites
Full Metal Jacket
Kelly’s Heroes!
Stalag 17
Three Kings
Generation Kill (not movie but still amazing)
not saying any of these is better than SPR, but they are pretty amazing off the top of my head.
No one wants to work with that asshole
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I would add
We Were Soldiers to that list. That has to be up there with the most realistic war movie I’ve seen. The sound was unbelievably realistic.
The scene that cracked me up in that movie
Was when the movie focused on the Japanese soldier going to battle, then they focus on him after seeing Mel Gibson on the phone with his back turned.
The soldier then proceeded to charge to kill Mel, then Mel just turns around and shoots him while on the phone.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Three Kings is a favorite of mine
But is in no way comparable in greatness to Saving Private Ryan.
I am a huge George Clooney fan, that guy is a suave, suave actor. I am probably one of the few people that loved him as Bruce Wayne, just not Batman.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
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Much more than Top Gun, I have wiped Titanic from all memory. Also, haven’t seen that either.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
How does that happen?
I wouldn’t say it’s as good as Shawshank, but it’s a damn great movie either way.
Does anyone know someone who has hated Saving Private Ryan?
Great war movie ever, IMO.
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Hated? No. I could see being annoyed by the camera work.
I remember I took my grandfather to the movie in the theater. I was listening on the radio earlier that day that it was supposed to be so realistic that if a war veteran had a flahsback (and he was a WWII vet) that you need to gently remind him of the year and that it’s just a movie.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
When I saw it, there were a few veterans and people from the theater that gave a warning to the audience before the film started.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Son of Dolemite
“Ok Nymphooooooooooooo, tell me where my pimp cane is.”
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
All I know about those movies is from Mad TV
and those sketches are hilarious.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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The sketch show on Fox for a decade and also has been on Comedy Central for a few years?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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From about year 3 to about year 6 or 7, that show was great.
Frank Caliendo and Will Sasso made that show great, everyone else was mostly meh.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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again, misusing the word "great"
wanna talk great sketch comedy?
Kids in the Hall, The State, Mr Show, UCB, and of course, Python.
Mr. Show ruled
Ivdown, if you like Arrested Development, see Mr.Show
David Cross and Bob Odenkirk are the stars.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched that back in high school when I stayed home sick
It was on comedy central in the middle of the day.
That was a really good show too. I loved the episode of AD when the other host from Mr Show was Tobias and Lindsey’s therapist, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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Then I'd have to say you did not give the show a chance
Will Sasso as Steven Segal is brilliant.
Frank Caliendo as Madden the same (before it got stale).
I think i’ll go through youtube and find some of the funniest ones.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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MadTV
was 80% crap. Sorry.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Most people thought it wasn't that great
I find it hard ot think of it as being rated high enough to be overrated
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
3 of my favorites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ1N3q4Vgkg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp4QVYNAFcQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxWvhds5usk
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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If you people can't laugh at this stuff you are just robots
These are 3 of his best bits, and it doesn’t matter what anyone says, i find it hilarious.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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you dissing on sketch?!
madtv is one thing (awful, usually just overly long one note jokes)
but good sketch comedy is really, really hard to beat.
Shawshank is great. You have an ally here.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it is called The Shawshank Redemption
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Again though, I have to nominate the ending as the best ever
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure how it is even possible I haven't
since I enjoy both actors.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm not saying its bad
just not “best movie ever” material. a persons favorite movie? sure. but saying shawshank is the best movie ever is like hanging out this poster in your dorm room:
It's a classic movie
One of the kind where many people consider it to be that great of a movie.
Just check out number 1 on there.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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Says you the guy who has been against what i've been saying the last hour
I’m not saying they are the best, but of every movie ever, people on IMBD have rated it number 1 (tied with I guess, actually). You can’t exactly stuff the ballot box on this one.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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I'm not a fan of "Best movies" lists
You’re joking if you think “Citizen Kane” is the best movie ever.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
That requires context
I mean it basically paved the way for every movie that has come since. Sure now it doesn’t seem great since everyone and their mother has aped what its done, and in some cases done it better, but when it came out?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
12 angry men was a hell of a movie
Best black and white movie I’ve ever seen.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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Intense with some of the greatest character actors ever
we don’t have the acting chops in the US to pull that off anymore. We’d to make it an Aussie movie.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I had never heard much about it before I saw it last year
and when I finally did I was blown away by the acting.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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The Best Movie Ever Made
is The Third Man.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
And the Second Best Movie Ever Made
is Singin’ in the Rain.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Film Hipster
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Hipsters like Singin' in the Rain?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
hah I meant you where the hipster equivalent
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And the Third Best Movie Ever Made
is either Rear Window or Vertigo, depending on how I feel at any particular moment.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rear Window hands down
Grace Kelly trumps all
by mintxcore on Aug 20, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i though it was funny
seeing the preview for Disturbia in the theaters, because I shouted, “That’s fucking Rear Window!”
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I agree
and that shot where Grace is in Raymond Burr’s apartment, wiggling her finger — “I’ve got the ring” — and then you see Burr look at her finger and then he looks straight up into the camera….
…chills every time.
But Vertigo is probably a more complete artistic statement than Rear Window is.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Humma's list is looking much closer to my own list
Whew, an ally!
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You replied to a comment about Gene Kelly
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhhh.... Grace Kelly....
in Rear Window and To Catch a Thief she’s the epitome of cooly beautiful.
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Grace Kelly ruled
Monaco.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I love Gene Kelly as much as the next guy
but his reign on the throne of moviedom is uneven.
Have you seen It’s Always Fair Weather? Very strange pic. The best dance in the movie comes when Gene tap dances on roller skates across the CinemaScope frame — awesome — but the song is “I Like Myself”:
Can it be?
I like myself
She likes me so I like myself
….she likes me, so, so do I….
I mean, I love, love, love Comden and Green, but I just can’t put this with their best work.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, it was a throw away line I have no interest in defending, however
Dodger fan Cary Grant always made watching his movies worthwhile
Shouldn’t it be 3rd?
Then again, One is my third favorite U2 song, so there we are.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not a fan of "movies"
Well, I like movies… just happen to think that too many of them are crap and can’t believe how these studios can get away with making such bad movies. Sadly, perhaps it’s just me.
You just have to be cross about everything I say, don't you, haha
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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lol
This seems like a weird thing to say. Even with all the crap movies out there, there are still good and great movies too. You don’t not like baseball because the royals and pirates are so bad, right?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
"The president is choking on my gas bladder; what an honor."
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it's more like
i don’t like the david ecksteins and juan pierres of the movie world. or the overhyped derek jeters (shawshank redemption right there, buddy!)
Again with the Eckstein hate
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
It's the Derek Jeter problem.
It’s a good movie. Nobody’s saying it’s not a good movie.
It’s just not one of the best movies ever made.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
The thing is I don’t really know if a movie is good or to my liking before I go see it. I already have a good idea that the Orioles, Royals and Pirates of the world are not very good. I’ve seen more movies on overseas flights than I have at movie theaters in the past five years. Mostly because there isn’t much else to do though.
Basing movies quality
on flights on movies might be the worst possible way to judge if good movies are being made. The world is making movies, not just Hollywood and every year plenty of good to great movies are being made, and none of them will ever be aired on a movie flight.
mintx is jus trying to be cool
let him have it
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film snob = trying to be cool
;-p
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I might even say, if you haven’t seen Shawshank or Godfather, to see Shawshank first. It’s that good.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It is so good, that you are willing to bet that it is the better than every movie that you have never seen?
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I should add, aside from UHF (for which I have an irrational love for), Shawshank Redemption and Godfather (I like to lump one and two together) are probably my two (or three, if you prefer) favorite films.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m always surprised when people like Godfather more than Goodfellas
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The last hour of Goodfellas had a lot of filler. Still a great film though IMO
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The first hour of Godfather was slow as shit!
That wedding scene lasted way too long.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
are we ignoring Godfather 3?
I admit I feel part 2 is more the ending.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Godfather 3 would be a good movie if it didn’t have the name Godfather attached to it.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t even really like the 2nd one. Never bothered with the 3rd.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Your opinion of the The Godfather movies reminded me of this quote
From Roger Ebert:
I am fond of the story I tell about Gene Siskel. When a so-called film critic defended a questionable review by saying, “after all, it’s opinion,” Gene told him: “There is a point when a personal opinion shades off into an error of fact. When you say The Valachi Papers is a better film than The Godfather, you are wrong.” Quite true. We should respect differing opinions up to certain point, and then it’s time for the wise to blow the whistle …
Not sure where to put this comment, so I'll put it here
Some people think that the world is divided into two people: people who like Godfather I and people who like Godfather II.
I once had a chance to talk Godfather with Sarah Vowell. Her first question to me was, “Are you a one or a two?”
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
if thats true
i need to rewatch them both because I’ve always felt they are meant to be watched together.
then again, i’m a Libra.
Well, yeah
Some other people think that the question is irrelevant.
And some other people think that the world is divided into two kinds of people: those who think the world can be divided into two kinds of people, and those who don’t.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The world is divided into 10 types of people
those that understand binary numbers, and those that don’t.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 20, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
har har har
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Godfather > Goodfella
Michael is Sicily hurts the pace a little, but Goodfella starts falling apart for the last 30 minutes or so. Both are great films though.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Both great
and seems pointless to compare them.
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Not pointless. They are widely considered the two best films in a specific genre
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
They are just totally different to me
Yeah they are in the same genre, but their pacing and [other film words] are totally different. Its more a stylistic choice I would argue.
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Use the up button padawan
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Yup, the way she just sits around in bed all day. She’s uselss, and I’ve lost any respect for her since she keeps going back to Ronnie.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
has anyone seen a movie called Hard Boiled?
It’s a John Woo movie with Chow Yun Fat.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 12:37 PM PDT reply actions
Phil do you think the Reds have a good chance of sweeping the Dodgers this weekend?
by Dodgermanramon on Aug 20, 2010 12:42 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
With Kershasw / Chad
going I can see us winning 2 – 1 in one of those games, so I’d saw no.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they ( dodgers ) will take 2 out of 3. I was under the impresion you felt a sweep was in the card for this weekend
by Dodgermanramon on Aug 20, 2010 12:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm worried about a sweep
but it is awful hard to sweep a team at home no matter how good the road team is and how bad the home team is. I think the Reds have lost something like 10 – 13 in a row at Dodger Stadium.
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking
they didn’t want to make the transaction while Ned is trying to bring in help for our play off run:)
by meercatjohn on Aug 20, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
that is gross, end of
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 20, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Supposed to be really good for you
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Its more about not wearing a shoe then it is about wrapping your toes in something
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Dylan Hernandez
# … the award “recognizes individuals who have had a major impact on the community and established remarkable legacies.” 4 minutes ago via web
#Dodgers owner Frank McCourt will receive the In the Line of Duty Legacy Award from the LAPD tomorrow… 5 minutes ago via web
Remarkable legacy
hehheheh
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I'm here catching up!
Some of us have work to do you know! :-P
But fun to read…
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Cubs about to knock off Atlanta
Trying to get baseball somewhat back on topic here. A Braves loss could help us out in our quest for the wild card. An Atlanta loss has to raise our WC odds by atleast 0.001.
Seriously
300 posts over my lunch break?
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 1:38 PM PDT reply actions
I left to go take a Carlos Ruiz, and when I came back 5 minutes later there were like 100 new comments.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We need to make sure we get angry letters for something more than putting a dead guy getting choked :)
*We have received no letters to date.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Great caption
I love these funny captions
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
In terms of looks?
I dunno. Haven’t looked closely.
Ramon Hernandez
i saw that bomb he hit yesterday on MLB tonight, and they posted his stats.
Very good preview phil, I guess it just shows what we think our chances are.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Hah I saw it when I checked in on my way to lunch
forgot about it by the time I got back. I fear mobile commenting.
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here ya go
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=6005715
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This comment scares me
I am now scared of that movie
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Never felt an urge to watch that movie
Want to watch a messed up Kat Winslett movie check out one of her first called “Heavenly Creatures”. That will creep you out with how it ends.
Heavenly Creatures is one of the ten best movies of the 1990s.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
oh crap
I totally forgot about that!
They were still in AA, though. ;)
Now they’re in their prime
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Titanic
That movie was the first movie I ever saw boobs in. I was 7.
I think four of my friends were too, it’s a funny subject to talk about.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Leo
and Matt Damon are probably my current faves I think.
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It’s amazing to see how different Matt and Ben are as actors after they debuted in Good Will
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
They went the way I would have expected them to go after watching Good Will
though I didn’t think I’d see Matt doing Bourne movies.
Yea, I think Matt was definitely better in Good Will, but Ben was decent as a supporting actor. Maybe that was the key, he should not lead. I just didn’t expect Ben to be so bad down the road. Didn’t expect greatness, but not the craptapulness he has been Carlos Ruizing (per Eric) since then
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 20, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You're joking right?
I thought that was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.
Don't talk about his girlfriends that way.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude is married
And his wife dissed him on screen in Jay and Silent Bob strike back.
Oh... god...
Please tell me you were high? :-)
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not Kevin Smith, though I love his movies
no, i wasn’t high. It was hardly his best movie, but I enjoyed it.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I honestly still feel Clerks is his best movie and
nothing he’s done since has been nearly as successful… He’s never been a skilled director, it’s all about his dialogue…
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by underdog on Aug 20, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i liked Dogma and Chasing Amy a good deal, Mallrats had its moments
but i couldn’t imagine sitting down to watch any of those ever again.
by mintxcore on Aug 20, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was gonna say that, too
I was gonna put a post titled “Complete List of Kevin Smith Movies I Need to See More Than Once”
…and leave the post blank.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked Mallrats alot more than I thought I would.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
+1 and rec'd
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Clerks was nothing but dialogue, i wonder how much money they used in that film.. Clerks 2 had some funny moments.
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$27,575. I think it’s one of the highest ROI films of all time.
by regfairfield on Aug 20, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
successful in the theaters
much more successful on DVD. He’d probably agree with you about his directing though.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ben is a good actor
but he chose shitty movies.
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Is this the topper?
I have never seen Top Gun nor
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.
.
Major League.
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gasp
if you survive, maybe I can survive mine
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to need a minute.
Just be thankful I don’t work with cats or babies.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 20, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You should check out Major League.
It’s really not terrible. And written by the same dude that wrong The Sting.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
wrong?
“Wrote.” Written by the same dude that WROTE The Sting.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves come back and win
Marmol walked three and struck out two before giving up a bases clearing double to Ankiel. Braves win 5-3.
And of course, Fuck the Phillies.
by Alex41592 on Aug 20, 2010 2:07 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Bad Movies that we like, my contribution
Dirty Work
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:10 PM PDT reply actions
I don't even think that movie is bad at all
It’s kind of dated in its earnestness in a way but for a teen angst movie it was fairly smart and with good music
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it's not bad as much as its cheesy and dated
and kinda hard to take TOO seriously with the 3 minute fake masturbation scene.
Norm McD
not sure about Chappelle. His co-star is Artie Lange
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The Quick and the Dead
Featuring then-unknowns Leo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, along with Gene Hackman and Russell Crowe.
It’s definitely in the Road House category of “so bad it’s actually good.”
First 10 minutes, yes
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
love that movie
but was pretty over the top
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate to be the soul crushing jerk
but I don’t like any bad movies. If I like it, it’s good. If it’s bad, I don’t like it.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m a sucker for any of the Halloween or Nightmare sequels. Awful movies but I love them.
by Alex41592 on Aug 20, 2010 2:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
This thread is reminding me of Jim Gaffigan
“Didn’t like Goodfellas? What did you say?”
“Apparently I said your mother’s a whore.”
Jason Bay still feeling effects from Dodger Stadium face plant, and has been shut down for the year with concussion issues.
Take care of yourself, Jason
Especially with what we were talking about earlier this week about head trauma.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Omar Minaya FTW
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were there people here
wanting Bay rather than Manny?
just curious.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Heading to Kauffman stadium in a bit. Anyone ever been?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Aug 20, 2010 2:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Was there Saturday. It’s beautiful and a random lady bought me a beer.
by regfairfield on Aug 20, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch out for the baseball club there --
They’re really bad.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Top 5 Movies Off The Top Of Your Head
quick! don’t think too hard….
1. dr strangelove
2. apocalypse now
3. iron giant
4. back to the future
5. big lebowski
Memento
12 Angry Men
Dr. Strangelove
The Prestige
Spinal Tap
by regfairfield on Aug 20, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
third man
singin in the rain
rear window
the philadelphia story
toy story 2
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
2 and 4 would be on my list.
The Terminator, Schindler’s List, and The Yakuza(not the best but better than most shit that comes out nowadays)
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Forrest Gump
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Vanilla Sky
The Sand lot
Saving Private Ryan
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing in your top ten made before 1990?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
He did say the top of my head, and that’s all I can think of that are top 5.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The original Vanilla Sky (in Spanish) was much better
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
the directors cut has jennifer connelly doing double ended dildo. you tell me that does not make your top 5
ASS TO ASS, ASS TO ASS, ASS TO ASS
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It gets no better
The Substitute
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
unless I miss my guess
Delias man is a fan of Tom Berenger
don’t quote me on that.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I have actually seen
none of those movies. This may explain a lot. Or nothing.
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- Viridiana
- Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
- La Dolce Vita
- Bicycle Thieves
- A Woman Under the Influence
Not if you see the movie
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
The official title was and now is again Bicycle Thieves
it was changed to Bicycle Thief in the US for some reason. On the Criterion DVD it’s pluralized. Either way its’ a beautiful film
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A Woman Under the Influence
I never, ever want to see that movie ever again. I cannot deny that it is very likely a great film. But I never, ever want to see it ever again.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It is certainly a devastating film.
But the great and heartbreaking performances by both leads calls to me over and over.
Other great movies I never want to see ever again because I find them too much for me emotionally
The Blue Angel
Crumb
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
yep out last week
along with his Louie Bluie which is supposed to be great
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I saw "Crumb" in my early teens. Don't remember much about it.
Robert Bresson’s films are emotionally draining. They demand too much of the viewer, particularly “Mouchette” and “Au Hasard Balthazar”.
I don’t get the enjoyment of Dr. Strangelove.
I watched it in a film class, and it was split up over several days, so that might have something to do with it.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, baby, you just start your countdown, and I’ll be back before you can say…… bllllllast off!"
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha.
Having met you twice, I can totally see that.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And that movie in particular.
I knew a guy in college who used to watch the Big Lebowkski all the time. Every few days or so. When I asked him about it, his response was, “It just all makes sense.”
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Die Hard
Superman
The Dark Knight
Mallrats
Three Amigos
just movies I thought off, not in any particular order
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That's The Three Caballeros.
The Three Caballeros blows Three Amigos out of the water.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah!
I remember that movie, I really enjoyed it.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
no you foolish fool
that’s Three Caballeros(sp?)
Three Amigos is with Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short. They play movie actors who are western heros, and they get called to a town being terrorized by a bandit because the town thought the movie was real. The three think they are just doing a show, but later realize it’s real.
Humma, we may be having fisticuffs soon.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Beverly Hills Cop, Back to the Future and The Dark Knight. I love the classics and love movies better than some of these but I can watch these five movies forever.
by Alex41592 on Aug 20, 2010 2:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Pulp Fiction
Fact in 1994, I thought Pulp Fiction was one of the best movies I’d ever seen and Forrest Gump was nostalgia-fueled tripe.
Fifteen years later, I thought Pulp Fiction was dialogue written the way no one speaks in search of a non-existant story, and Forrest Gump was a highly accomplished piece of commercial filmmaking.
Draw your own conclusions about me.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is why I maintain that "Jackie Brown" is Tarantino's best film.
Though, now that I’m older, “Gump” strikes me as sentimentalist tripe. Entertaining tripe nonetheless.
Me too
Thought much of it rocked, though it is admittedly choppy and the “Basterds” plot seem unexpanded… But I still dug the hell out of it.
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Jackie Brown IS his best film.
The end is simply perfect.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Saw Jackie Brown once when it came out, and never thought about it again.
Maybe I should look at it again.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I still really, really like Pulp Fiction
dialogue written the way no one speaks
If all dialogue was written the was people actually speak, films would all be boring as hell. I still love the dialogue in Pulp Fiction. And Reservoir Dogs.
I bet RoyaleWithCheeze is with me on this.
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I attempted to answer this, but gave up. Couldn’t come up with 5 movies off the top of my head.
I had Good Fellas because we had been talking about it, and Inside Man, and froze up.
Guess, I’m like xeiFrank and am not into movies that much. Prefer television.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, Five top TV shows off the top of your head. GOO.... NOW!
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i should back that up, huh?
Rome was totally unfinished… it had some great moments but also felt aimless at times. Lost was similar. The final season was all kinds of awful.
I will defend Rome, unless you want to call it a miniseries and disqualify it.
I just watched all of LOST, as in I plowed through the entire series in like a month, so I may need to let that simmer some more.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Rome isn't a miniseries, just unfinished
I enjoyed it, don’t get me wrong… just surprised to see it on a best of list… and not Deadwood or something
Been meaning to watch Deadwood, but it’s not on the streaming netflix so I haven’t.
I loved the realpolitik of the characters in Rome.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine
The Simpsons
Arrested Development
The wire
Band of Brothers
The office
by Julio Nievas on Aug 20, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Any but 5 :)
4 was pretty great. 1 was excellent.
by Michael White on Aug 20, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Cheers
Seinfeld
24
The Office
Friends
by Alex41592 on Aug 20, 2010 2:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Simpsons
Family Guy
House
24
Futurama
no order except Simpsons, my favorite show.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't have pay channels
and I don’t watch a lot of tv shows anyway.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Metropolis
Have you ever seen it with The Alloy Orchestra’s score? Amazing.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
M is some freaky movie
Dude even made some great highly uncomfortable movies after coming to America. Fury, The Big Heat, Rancho Notorious….
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just saw a Fritz Lange movie last night
with Walter Pidgeon called “ManHunt”. Interesting. I’ve yet to see “M”. He wrote his good stuff with his wife who turned into a Nazi sympathizer. So one of my favorite movies was written by a Nazi. Or so I read.
His Dr Mabuse is also pretty amazing
And he did some great Noir. Scarlet Street, the Big Heat…
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Back when I thought I would try my hand at writing screenplays
my very first one was a sequel of sorts to The Big Heat. Naturally I told no one — that was just for me — but it imagines the Glenn Ford character, years later, having gotten his revenge but his life ruined, and he has become desperate. He has nowhere to turn but the mob, the people who killed his wife and child….
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 20, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you seen it?
I only saw it two years ago. Not really my favorite but I loved it, and he said off the top of your head. No Diggstown fans?
Saw the restored version of Metropolis at the SF Silent Film Fest this summer
was blown away as never before. Makes much more sense to me now. Found missing 40 minutes and restored it! Amazing. With Alloy’s score (as Humma mentions), live, adding to it.
Toy Story = greatest trilogy ever?
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One of the greatest.
Andrej Wazda’s War Trilogy, Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours Trilogy, and the Die Hard Trilogy are up there.
But none of those were as consistent in quality
all 3 TS movies are terrific. I love Red and Blue, but White was weaker imho. Hey one could argue Star Wars, but the 3rd one (not even counting the shitty prequels) was weaker than the first two, esp with the frickin Ewoks. Though I still like it.
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I'd argue Wajda's trilogy got better with each subsequent film.
I’ll give you Kieslowski’s.
okay I actually didn't see his 3rd war film
I should check that out for sure now. thx.
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"Ashes and Diamonds"
Zbigniew Cybulski cuts an imposing but tragic figure. He’s oft been compared to James Dean.
Die Hard was a quadrilogy
Although I can understand you wanting to purge the last one from your memory.
I actually kind of... enjoyed the
4th one.
{runs and hides}
the 3rd one blew more imho. But hardly high praise
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It was fun
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Number 4
never happened.
No FBOMBS? Really?! How can McClane not drop FBOMBS!?
So what’s up with this L.A. thing? You famous or something?
Yeah, for about five minutes
Don’t tell me. Rodney King, right?
FUCK YOU
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there is F Bombs
in the uncut version.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 20, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Uncut Version
equals me paying money. No thanks
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
the director got fucked
they edited it behind his back
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
all right, faster off the top of my head version
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Some Like it Hot
Breaking Away
Paths of Glory
Sullivan’s Travels
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Oh and I forgot Hitchcock in my longer list above
DUH. One of my ALL TIME favorites is North by Northwest.
That and Rear Window I can watch any time, any place.
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Top 5 movies
This is my first time commenting on TBLA, been following it a while now.
Couldn’t pass this up:
1. Taxi Driver
2. Barry Lyndon
3. La Dolce Vita
4. Mulholland Dr.
5. 400 Blows
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
These threads are designed to scare Xeifrank away aren't they? ;-)
TV + Movies = his worst nightmare
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I was just about to post the most incredible thing ever commented here
but now I’ve lost my train of thought. Oh well!
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I bet Jon W has seen it!
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All In The Family
Barney Miller
The Bob Newhart Show (the first one)
Twin Peaks (at least the first part of the run)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Cheers (at times)
M*A*S*H (at times)
(Kung Fu? Can’t stand Friends.)
I have almost never had premium channels like HBO.
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Thanks, Phil
It is nice to get some respect in Cincinnati, this is a lovely write up. I really enjoy the title, haven’t read anything like that, well since I learned how to read.
"We’ve done it before," Nix said of the comeback. "That’s why we’ll do it again. We did a great job of battling at-bats to get back in it."-Laynce Nix
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