Help keep Amish in his house for another six months March 26, 2008
Posted by skinbad in Movies.trackback
I know there are all kinds of movie lists out there. Give him a few that you like that maybe everyone hasn’t heard of. Five or six? Throw in a guilty pleasure as well.
These are memorable ones for me:
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Ran (Japanese)
- Woman in the Dunes (Japanese)
- Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
- A Room with a View
- Jean de Florette (French)
- Cinema Paradiso (Italian)
Guilty Pleasure? Under Seige comes to mind–starring the ponytail of justice himself.
Steven Seagal is . . . Making a Bomb out of a Rubber
And if you hate subtitles, just watch Stripes six times instead.
And if you hate subtitles…
Subtitled movies are for Gays, Metrosexuals and guys who are trying to impress a chick to get into her pants.
How about:
- Heathers
- Pride
- The Point
Hey thanks. Im always looking for new movies to watch.
“Ran” is the Kurosawa movie based on King Lear, right? The only reason i know that is because i watched Orson Welles in Macbeth the other night and someone mentioned that Kurosawa had done a couple of movies based on Shakespeares works.
If anybody has any old favorites or sees something new thats good feel free to post it.
I just watched Bogart in High Sierra. It was really good. 3:10 from Yuma is next.
You’re right about Ran. I remember Siskel and Ebert talking about it. They both had their O-faces on. I thought it was really good.
Heathers? thats an odd choice. I do like Winona Ryder.
Foreign movies:
Il Postino (Italian)
Life is Beautiful (Italian)
Goodbye Lenin (German)
If you can find the original Bedazzled, with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Raquel Welch, I highly recommend it.
Crazy People is friggin’ funny. Seriously. “You’re Fat. Admit it. Call Now and Get a Free Plant.” Even better, a Porsche advertisement: “Porsche: It’s a Little Too Small to Get Laid In, But You Get Laid as Soon as you Get Out.”
Ever see Throne of Blood? Thats the one he did based on Macbeth i think.
I hate to admit this, but I’ve seen a couple of foreign movies.
Shall We Dance — I really liked this Japanese movie about Ballroom dancing.
Ridicule — a French movie. Kind of clever and amusing. But still French.
I actually like the remake of Bedazzled. I know thats not the popular opinion but i thought it was very funny.
And damn Elizabeth Hurley was hot in that movie. Her voice is very sexy. i could listen to her talk all day and not want to smother her with a pillow. Which is a pretty rare trait in a woman.
Throne of Blood– can’t remember. My foreign film phase was mostly before kids came along.
The Gods Must be Crazy
Belle de Jour is a little freaky, but good
‘Ridicule’ plot synopsis: “To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.”
I cant believe i havent heard of this movie.
Plot synopsis for ‘Belle de jour’: “A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.”
Clearly skinbad knows his audience.
What about older American movies? Anybody know of any pre 1965 movies that have fallen through the cracks?
Id recommend Ace in the Hole with Kirk Douglas and the old boxing movie “The Set-up.”
Hee’s a few others Skinbad liked in the foreign film days before kids:
Babette’s Feast
Black Orpheus (Brazilian)
Like Water For Chocolate
I liked them as well.
What about older American movies?
“Deep Throat” and “Behind the Green Door” have not been mentioned yet, and both are considered classics of their genre.
“Like Water For Chocolate” was directed by El Guapo. Did you know that?
He’s made a plethora of good movies.
I’ve seen good reviews for Raw Deal (1948). Our library has it. I should try it.
Some random movies:
Rocketman
Your Friends and Neighbors
Crimes & Misdemeanors (the only Woody Allen movie I like)
Gummo
Dark City (not exactly great, but better than the Matrix IMHO)
Waking Ned Divine
Outside Providence
Happiness
Short Cuts
Witness (for obvious reasons)
R.O.T.O.R. (more awesome than I can possibly explain)
Sorry honey. I’m coming home.
For a foreign (Brazilian) film, try Dona Flor and her Two Husbands.
It features a young Sonia Braga before anyone in America had heard of her, and is based on a classic novel by Jorge Amado, Brazil’s preeminent author who achieved international fame.
“Raw Deal” does sound interesting.
The Man with the Golden Arm is a very good movie if youve never seen it. Darren McGavin makes a surprisingly cool bad guy.
He’s made a plethora of good movies.
Amish, what is a plethora?
Well, you told me I have a plethora. And I just would like to know if you know what a plethora is. I would not like to think that a person would tell someone he has a plethora, and then find out that that person has no idea what it means to have a plethora.
I think “plethora” is some kind of skin disease.
Rocketman. the Harland Williams Disney movie?
Crimes & Misdemeanors. Woody Allen is a lot like Al Brooks to me. They have funny material, but just not enough to fill an entire movie. I like “Whats Up Tiger Lily?”
Gummo – wasnt this done by the person who did the movie “Kids”?
Dark City – Ever see the 13th Floor? It came out about the same time as the Matrix and Dark City. It was ok.
Witness (for obvious reasons) Kelly McGillis’ tits?
WTF? R.O.T.O.R.?!
Forgive me, El Guapo. I know that I, Amish, do not have your superior intellect and education. But could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?
HAH! Mrs Skinny gently reminding her husband to come home from “work” on an IB thread. I love it.
But could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?
Yeah, Amish, I think you have El Guapo nailed.
Babette’s Feast is good. Danish and French.
Amish, the Bedazzled remake was okay, but it just wasn’t as good as the original so I can’t really evaluate it fairly. I did like when he was the over-sensitive wuss. And the basketball player part was kinda funny.
But could it be that once again, you are angry at something else, and are looking to take it out on me?
Yeah, Amish, I think you have El Guapo nailed.
Rocketman is one of those movies I can watch over and over and over again. I can’t explain it.
Crimes & Misdemeanors isn’t a comedy. (Or maybe I just really didn’t get the joke.) I mainly liked the parts that didn’t involve Woody Allen’s character at all.
Gummo – wasnt this done by the person who did the movie “Kids”?
I don’t know, but it wouldn’t surprise me. Gummo has no real plot that I could discern, it’s just messed up. For some reason, the party scene where they destroy a chair is really upsetting to me.
Ever see the 13th Floor?
No, but I’ll try to remember to.
R.O.T.O.R.?!
Like a chainsaw set to frappe.
By the little balls.
Guy movies:
Emperor of the North: Ernest Borgnine is a vicious SOB, Lee Marvin is the King of the Hobos, and the Carradine brother who wasn’t in Kung Fu or Revenge of the Nerds is in this one. It’s hard to find, but my wife found it for me at Amazon last year for my birthday. Excellent movie. I always like the cinematography of the early 70’s. The cameras & filmstock they used gives an interesting picture.
Out of the Past: Robert Mitchum. That’s all that needs to be said. Film Noir at it’s finest.
Charley Varrick: Robert Matthau as a manly man? Yeah, you betcha. Also has great performances by Joe Don Baker as a mob hitter & John Vernon (Dean Wormer from Animal House) as a mob middleman. Great crime caper.
The Great Escape: I’ve got a running joke with Kathy from Cakeeater Chronicles about this movie. Whenever one of us says “Hey, I watched The Great Escape again last night.”, the other one says “Did Steve McQueen make it over that damn fence this time?”
Warlock: It’s a Western that often gets overlooked, but when you put Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda & Anthony Quinn in the same movie, you’re gonna get some ACTING! Plus, you’ve got DeForrest Kelley playing a cowboy in his pre-Trek days.
Heh. I always thought this was RHCP. It’s not.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nsETamxkT9E
This is better.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VDwiTxXzFsA
Mrs. Skinbad’s message was too subtle.
No shopping list. Heck I had to stop for broccoli last night.
Effin. Broccoli.
I hate broccoli.
comedy classics:
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid.
Let It Ride.
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. (not really a cinematic classic, but it’s got so many good performances that it’s a must-see).
Half Baked. (OK, it’s a freakin’ doperfest Cheech & Chong wannabe flick, but it was so ridiculously funny when Janis & I saw it, we now refer to any brainless comedy we decide to see as a “Half Baked”.)
Good picks Russ. Ive seen all of those already. Just watched Charlie Varrick the other night. It was great.
Im sure youve already seen it but the Bronson and Lee Marvin movie Hard Times aka the Streetfighter is really good too.
Nope. Definitely not the RHCP Bart. The only other hit that Faith No More Had was this song:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wr5gdrj6bZQ
The first time i ever heard of them was when i saw one of the members of Metallica wearing one of their t-shirts on the back of the Garage Days Re-Revisited record. That EP cost “$5.98 DO NOT PAY MORE.” Kinda funny considering what greedy assholes those guys turned out to be.
What do you get when you cross a grunge band with Rush, Aerosmith and J Geils?
This: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gprlh59m620
Are you a boy or a girl?
Well?
Not a bad tune. And the vid is entertaining.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Oy6_3_BqX5U
Almost forgot: “The Flim-Flam Man” George C. Scott as an old grifter, Michael Sarrazin as a young army deserter who becomes his apprentice, and a cast of great actors in another early-70’s classic comedy/drama.
Yeah, Hard Times is a classic. Bronson did so well with good roles (Once Upon a Time In The West, Hard Times, The Dirty Dozen), it was a shame to see him degenerate to exclusively doing Golan/Globus schlockfests in his later years.
Hey, how about a “Charles Bronson Only” movie list?
Mr. Majestyk
The Stone Killer
Death Wish (the original, accept no substitutes)
Telefon
Chato’s Land
Amish, I know you’ve seen most of these, but let’s give movie ‘tards like Sobek some hints to help him achieve classic movie nirvana.
Faith No More rocks the house. I posted a couple of their newer songs a while back: Last Cup of Sorrow, Ashes to Ashes, Easy. My favorite from their Angel Dust album is Kindergarten.
Telefon.
Hadnt thought of that one in years.
Never heard of The Stone Killer.
I liked the Mechanic.It was very low budget but i liked it.
^19. Michael, I saw Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands back in ‘84. Rather interesting. Hollywood did a sort of remake on it with Sally Field, I think.
Wow, I found one you haven’t seen! Early 70’s flick, where Bronson’s playing a cop and chasing psycho returned ‘Nam vets hired by an old time Mobster to settle an old score from the 30’s. Stuart Margolin (Angel from the Rockford Files) plays one of the killers.
I should have included The Mechanic in my list. It was better than most of the ones I listed.
#43
Mrs. Skinny:
Was that a hint that Skinbad forgot to bring home some broccoli or something?
ok. Heres what ive been able to find so far:
Heathers, Life is Beautiful, Like Water for Chocolate, Telefon, Rocketman, Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid, and Throne of Blood.
i cant find “Ran” anywhere. I found one copy but its 11 gigs. I found another working torrent but it has Portuguese subtitles. i think there may be a way for me to upload subtitles but i havent figured it out yet.
i actually found ‘Ridicule’ but it’s 4 gigs. I’ll have to wait until i have more free bandwidth to download that one.
hey i figured it out!
Now i can download subtitles for virtually any movie no matter what foreign gibberish they were originally in.
So far Michael is the only one to mention porn flicks.
Robert Mitchum film — Heaven Knows, Mr. Allision. Not a great movie but an entertaining movie with some beautiful south Pacific scenery.
Richard Widmark passed away. Did Bart forecast this one or is he slipping?
I am slipping; I thought he was already dead.
These are a few of my favorites:
The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs
Inside Moves
The Whole Wide World
And WickedPinto is on a telephone campaign this week to make sure everyone has seen The Idolmaker.
The Idolmaker
A musical? A musical of the 80s? Er, okay.
(Just kidding. WP is cool. And has quite varied and uncategorizable interests. Especially tacos. He kept emphasizing that he likes tacos. *shrug*)
I have to leave the house now, so I’ll just drop my favorite foreign film with subtitles:
Amalie
Funny and heartwarming and clever.
Pope out.
Ok ive watched 3 movies since last night.
1) The original 3:10 to Yuma. I liked it much better than the remake. It was still basically the same story but with a lot of the unnecessary stuff stripped out. And the ending was better.
The only thing i like more bout the remake was that the Charlie Prince character was fleshed out a lot more. He was really the highlight of the remake for me.
2) In a Lonely Place with Humphrey Bogart. It was really excellent. Highly recommended. One of his best.
3)Telefon. this was one of Russ’ suggestions. I had seen it before years ago. i liked it. Too bad it wasnt a bigger budget movie. The only complaints i have are the Tyne Daly scenes which are pointless and annoying. I really dont like her. Oh and i cant understand why the heck Donald Pleasence would fly all over the country just to make phone calls to set off his human bombs. Why not just get a roll of quarters and do it all from one place?
Still a good movie. the basic plot was interesting and Bronson is always good. I just wish they would have cut out Tyne Dalys scenes and given more screen time to Donald Pleasence.
Try to find a copy of The Stone Killer, Amish. It’s at least as good as Telefon (but I agree that a bigger budget would have made Telefon a much better movie…and they should have taken a cue from Dirty Harry and whacked Tyne Daly before the movie ended.)
CRAP! I should have read your tagline before I posted that. Crap, crap, crap!
No it actually works. In the Robert Frost poem the “And miles to go before I sleep” line is written twice at the end.
Alrighty. Just finished the 1950s film noir classic “Kiss Me Deadly.”
I didnt like it.
The problem with with a lot of with so many noir movies is that they take shit too far. Having people use use slang is fine but when it gets to the point where they sound like the black dudes from Airplane as 1930s gangsters it just becomes ridiculous. i couldnt understand half of what was being said in The General Died at Dawn. Nobody talked like that.
I also dont like the overly convoluted plots fond in movies like Kiss Me Deadly and The Big Sleep. When there is a twist every 2 minutes they just lose their impact. By the end of the movie you just say “oh it was that guy behind it all. Huh.” but you dont really see why or how. You just go with it because the plot is too tangled to figure out.
And the final thing I dont like about these types of movies is how all the main characters are pimps with the ladies. The scenes where chicks just fall all over themselves to hook up with some slob of a detective are never written well.
There is a scene in Charley Varrick where Joe Don Baker out of the blue just slaps a bitch that he barely knows in the face and 10 seconds later their getting it on. Joe Don Baker -Pussy magnet. They should either just leave these scenes out or at least make them a bit more plausible.
Up next: ‘Ran’ and then maybe ‘Time Bandits.’
Oh and Lucky Number Slevin is shit too. The only thing more retarded than the movies name is the movie itself.
I’m jonesing for football, so Amish has to watch The Replacements. It’s on TBS right now (10 pm Central). Love this movie, particularly the head cheerleader. Hubba hubba.
I love Time Bandits.
Sorry I didn’t think of it before, but there are daily classics recommendations over at Libertas A Forum For Conservative Thought On Film.
I’m jonesing for football
Football? Get a grip. The Spurs beat the Clippers last night. It was a closer game than it should have been. The lowly Clippers were actually ahead for a few minutes, while the Spurs were still playing the starters. That was embarassing.
I watched a really good movie last night called ‘Straight Time.’ It was a Dustin Hoffman movie and even though im not usually a fan of his movies this one was great.
It’s about a small time hood let out on parole, and i have to say Hoffman was very believable in the part. It’s hard to imagine him as a career criminal but he pulled it off.
The second coolest part about it? It was based on a book by a guy who was actually serving time in San Quentin.
The coolest part? The convict who wrote the book is Mr Blue from Reservoir Dogs. he got out and got a few small parts in movies. He worked on Heat too. How fuckin cool is that?
Highly recommended.
Just finished “Ran.”
I liked it.
A few questions/comments:
1) Why did Sués brother – the guy that was blinded – dress like a woman? They never really explained that. I cant think of any reason why he would have to be in disguise.
2) How do you pronounce ‘Ran?’
3) I really didnt like the androgynous Jester character. He had some alright lines but he was kinda freaky. He was just distracting really.
4) I really liked the scene where Hidetoras is forced by Taro and Kaede to sign a document turning over the rest of his kingdom to them. The line where Hidetora says “The hen pecks the cock and makes him crow” in particular.
Now that may be a line from Shakespeare but if it is i dont remember it. It’s a great line because it (intentionally or not) could be a clever play on words. You read it one way and it says that Taro is just a mouthpiece for his wife. But if you look at it another way ( and uh add a conjunction) the phrase would be:
“The hen pecks the cock and makes him ‘a’ crow.”
Now a crow is a carrion bird and by listening to the poison that his wife is pouring into his ear that is just what Taro becomes. He feeds on his dying fathers kingdom and tries to take it away piece by piece.
Im probably stretching that a bit(a lot), but it’s just something i was thinking about.
Anyways…i liked this one pretty good. Up next is Robert Mitchum in “Out of the Past.” And then “Heathers” and “Rocketman.”
Ran rhymes with KHAAAAAAN! That’s the only question I’m qualified to answer.
This guy thought it was the most ridiculous line in the whole movie:
http://cc.usu.edu/~alexjack/viddiedreviews/ran.html
From that guys review: “It seems that Kurosawa is aiming for some sort of faux-Shakespeare effect.”
Yeah it’s pretty surprising that there would be something Shakespearian in a movie based on a play by Shakespeare.
Like i said, this isnt the best movie ive ever seen but it’s good. Im willing to cut it a little slack considering im having to read an English translation instead of listening to the original Japanese. Im sure i miss a lot of the little subtleties because of it.
FWIW i liked it better than the play it’s based on.
I bought Kurosawa’s “Dreams” picture because he and it were so hyped. I watched about 3 minutes of that cinematic turd. I guess it just wasn’t for me.
Cheech and Chong’s “Nice Dreams” is more for me. Check out “Up in Smoke” too. See if you can get SomeBody to send you a fatty first.
Movie-related question: If you get a non-region 1 dvd, can computers (with DVD drives) sold in the US play it?
The actual hardware on your computer will read the dvd(im pretty sure) You just have to have the proper program to play a particular regions dvd.
I dont know for sure but i would be willing to bet that there is software available that would make any dvd region free.
Ive never read up on it because i download most of the movies i watch.
My DVD player in my computer lets me play 5 discs from a different region before I have to pick one region forever. But I play all of my Region 3 discs on a Philips all-region DVD player ($50 – $75), so I’ve never gotten to that point. And I agree with Amish – there are software packages that work for all regions, as well.
For Bart:
Race Bannon vs the Human Race
Trying to find the old “How to Be Swell” Nick at Night clips. Found this instead.
The Pants that Ate Fred Mertz:
http://www.tvland.com/video/index.jhtml?bcpid=192878498&bclid=1213938824&bctid=202217692
The freakiest public service announcement ive ever seen:
One never knows when the homosexual is about:
Heres a freaky pic i found over at the Mayors:
http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?image=waspeyeol1.jpg
Im goin to bed.
Bart:
Shall We Dance — I really liked this Japanese movie about Ballroom dancing.
Ridicule — ….
Yes. Based on your first choice, I would have guessed that you’d enjoy Ridicule.
More evidence of my flawed character: I don’t like old movies as much as new ones. I inevitably see an old classic — Gone With the Wind, for example — and I already know everything that’s going to happen. Everything that works well in the movie has been repeated and refined in later movies. So there’s no suspense, no surprise, nothing new, and nothing intriguing to keep me interested. While the old movies did it first in chronological time, I unfortunately saw them after their revolutionary tactics and stories became mundane and expected.
Some more movie suggestions that are slightly off the beaten path:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are British. Does that count as foreign?)
Brick (Like reading a Dashiel Hammett novel set in a modern high school)
Bottle Rocket (But only if you enjoy movies like Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums. Which I do).
The Spanish Prisoner (My favorite David Mamet film)
Foreign films:
I second RG’s brilliant suggestion of Amelie.
City of God (It’s like a Brazilian Godfather)
Hero (Not the Dustin Hoffman/Gina Davis one, but the one by Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who also did House of a Thousand Daggers. If you like cinematography, you’ve got to check it out.)
Run Lola Run
Oldboy (It’s a revenge flick that’s very, very, … very messed up.)
I haven’t seen it, but my cinephile friends say that Delicatessen is good.
Amish, I hope and pray that image is a fake. Else I shall be so verklempt I could plotz.
Yes. Based on your first choice, I would have guessed that you’d enjoy Ridicule.
It took me about 12 hours to get it, but then I lol’d.
Alright i finished Rocketman. That was one of Sandy Burgers suggestions. For a Disney live action comedy it was pretty good.
Disney just makes mediocre movies. And they have for the last 40 years or so. Ever see Disneys answer to Star Wars, The Black Hole? That movie epitomizes they type of movie Disney is interested in making. Bland rehashes.
Their live action kids movies generally fall back on fart jokes and guys getting kicked int he crotch.
This movie has 5 or six funny lines – “Exxon Valdez” “Fun is my Chinese neighbors middle name” “Dental floss at a Willie Nelson Concert.” Nearly all of the good lines belong to Harlan Williams. This movie had Beau Bridges, a fat Shelly Duvall, the professor from Back to School, the Grim Reaper from Bill and Teds Bogus Journey, and even the fat guy from Hee Haw in it. Now theyre all either hasbeens or D list actors but they are all capable of doing comedies. Theyre kinda wasted in this movie as there just arent enough funny lines to go around.
Movie Suggestion for Sandy Burger. If you liked this one you might also like Dana Carveys Master of Disguise. Nobody liked that movie and there are some parts that are a bit too silly but there are also some genuinely funny moments. Particularly Carveys Robert Shaw impersonation.
As far as other kids movies i would recommend:
“Babe Pig in the City”. Not a big fan of the original but the sequel is a bit darker and contains some very impressive cinematography.
“The Iron Giant”. Just a great movie. Period.
Ever see an elephant paint a self portrait?
Ok ive watched Heathers (Mr Minoritys suggestion) and Mad Love with Peter Lorre.
I had seen Heathers before but i gave it another shot. i just cant get into this movie. I just dont get it, i think.
Mad Love had the guy that played Dr Frankenstein as a pianist who has his hands terribly damaged in a train wreck. He goes to a famous doctor (Peter Lorre) who repairs his hands. Turns out the doctor is a complete lunatic who is obsessed with the pianists wife and that he actually replaced the dudes hands with the hands of an executed circus knife thrower/murderer.
It was just ok. Very short at 68 minutes. Thats the problem with a lot of the old horror movies – Dracula, Invisible Man, Island of Lost Souls – all of them are just barely over an hour.. They seem to be missing a lot of important scenes that would make them better movies.
Next up: Zodiac and then maybe Like Water for Chocolate.
ok i meant to watch something new but i decided to rewatch Out of the Past Instead. Fantastic movie. Gotta be in the top five film noir classics of all time. Great story, great acting(Kirk Douglas is at his best as a bad guy), and some really fantastic lines.
And lots and lots of smoking. You know how occasionally a boom mic will be visible on screen? Well i think i saw a country ham hanging above Robert Mitchums head in one of the scenes. Roger Ebert had a funny comment about this movie:
The best smoking movie of all time is “Out of the Past,” in which Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas smoke furiously at each other. At one point, Mitchum enters a room, Douglas extends a pack and says, “Cigarette?” and Mitchum, holding up his hand, says, “Smoking.”
Somebody at IMDB posted this as his favorite line from the movie and i agree:
Kathie: I don’t want to die.
Mitchum: Neither do I; but if I have to, I’ll die last
Great movie. Highly recommended. The only part i thought was weak was when the deaf kid “landed a big one.”
For Russ: Wikipedia says that Charles Bronson made a semi remake of this with a movie called “The Family” in 1970. Ever see it?
I wasnt too crazy about Water for Chocolate. Just not my thing.
Ive had a little luck with noir films lately so im downloading Raw Deal(one of Skinbads suggestions), Dark Passage, Double Indemnity, The Big Heat, and the Harder They Fall.
Also getting Black Orpheus(one of Skinbads wifes suggestions) and the 1937 non musical version of A Star is Born.
(one of Skinbads wifes suggestions)
Sheesh, show some respect and use her name. Her name is Mrs. Skinbad.
And if you are going to refer to Skinbad’s wife, get the possessive apostrophe in there.
People, we need to maintain some standards around here regarding respect for others, and punctuation.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/28/nhelmet128.xml
“Jedi Master Jonba Hehol – known to family and friends as Barney Jones, 36, of Holyhead – was giving a TV interview in his back garden for a documentary when a man, dressed in a black bin-bag and wearing Darth Vader’s trademark shiny black helmet, leapt over his garden fence.
Darth Vader attacks Jedi Master in his back garden
How the assailant may have looked
Wielding a metal crutch – his lightsaber presumably being in for repairs – the Sith Lord proceeded to lay about his opponent, whose Jedi powers proved inadequate for the task of defending himself.
After besting Master Hehol in single combat, Vader, who The Sun reports was under the influence of alcohol, went on to assault the camera crew and a hairdresser. “
heres what i have watched today:
1) Black Orpheus. I liked it. I thought it was a very original idea to reinterpret the Orpheus myth this way. I still have no idea why that Mexican wrestler was so pissed off at that chick though…
2) The Big Heat. Just a run of the mill film noir starring Glenn Ford. The only thing that stood out about this movie were the performances by a young Lee Marvin and Gloria Grahame. Marvin was a mean s.o.b in this one.
3) The Harder they Fall. Humphrey Bogarts last movie. Solid but not exceptional boxing movie. Rod Steiger was great as usual. Also starred Max Baer Sr and Jersey Joy Walcott. Worth a watch.
4) Double Indemnity. A classic. Other than Fred MacMurrays overuse of the word “baby” and an unfortunate choice in wigs by Barbara Stanwyck, this one was as good as film noir gets.
how about some hunday Paganini?
Proving that underage asian girls hands arent just good for oily hand jobs:
What a show-off.
Lola Rennt was good, from what I remember. I also liked Amelie, though I could have done without the nekkid scenes.
Like Water for Chocolate is a good book. It was the only Central American book we read that I liked. Well, ok, I did kinda like Pedro Paramo. I just hated 100 Years of Solitude so much that it cast a hideous shadow over the other books from that region. We read LWfC last, so I had had more time to get over the disgusting perversion on display in 100YoS.
I occasionally joke about an author having “issues” based on how he portrays sex/romantic relationships/male-female interaction, but Marquez goes way beyond “issues” and clear into psychopathy. *shudder*
So do yopu people only watch foreign movies or what? Arent there any american movies that you like?
I occasionally joke about an author having “issues” based on how he portrays sex/romantic relationships/male-female interaction,
In a somewhat similar vein: ive had people recommend books and movies to me that really make me wonder what they thinking when they recommend them to me.
About fifteen years ago a woman recommended a book to me called “Aztec.” The main character in that book was a murderer and a rapist. He committed incest with his sister and he fucked several small children – male and female. The book was filled with horrible shit like that from start to finish.
To this day i dont know what that woman was thinking when she handed me that book. I wonder what she thought about the book? And what did she think about me that she would think that i would enjoy it ?
Um…dude. *makes addition to the don’t-read list*
I think people just got into a vein of recommending foreign movies because they were trying to think of something you haven’t seen. You’ve probably seen most of my favorites, which are generally older shows like Pillow Talk, To Catch a Thief, Move Over, Darling, Bringing Up Baby, etc. How about The Lion in Winter?
Two comedies that I like that are somewhat obscure are Better Off Dead, starring a very young John Cusack, and Oscar, starring Sylvester Stallone as a ’20s gangster. I’ve shown those to lots of people, and people always like them.
And the one movie I could watch every night and never tire of is The Princess Bride. I probably have the whole script memorized. The book is good, too, but different. It’s not quite as light-hearted.
I also LOVE the A&E/BBC version of Pride & Prejudice, with the delectable Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. But somehow, I don’t think that’s your kind of show…
Amish, I don’t think I’ve ever seen “The Family”. At least not that I remember. I concur that the one “WTF were they thinking” moment in that movie is when the deaf kid uses his “angler-fu” on the bad guy.
Comish, good suggestion with “Run Lola Run”. I enjoyed that movie. Well acted, and it was a real original premise, which is always good to see. That chick who starred in it must have become as “cut” as a marble statue after all those takes when she’s flat out running her ass off (and that’s the one thing tying the whole movie together, her constantly running everywhere). The ending was a little bit of a stretch, but it’s not bad enough to ruin the whole movie, IMHO.
Mrs. Peel, RE: “Better Off Dead”. Did you know that the kid who played “Roy Stalin”, the ski team captain nemesis to John Cusack’s character is now a college skiing coach somewhere in New England? Talk about weird outcomes. Also, Kim Darby (the young girl who starred in “True Grit” with John Wayne) plays Cusack’s mom in the movie. I didn’t recognize her the first few times I saw the movie, which is weird, because once you know it’s the same woman, you say “Oh yeah, how did I miss that?” I only mention that because I’ve come to the realization that Mrs. Peel = Maddy (her character’s name from “True Grit”). Now all you’ve got to do is whenever someone pisses you off start ranting about how you’re going to sic “Lawyer J. Noble Daggett” on them, and the transformation will be complete.
Amish, I just read Bronson’t bio on IMDB. Did you know that he was the first actor considered for the role of Snake Plissken in “Escape from New York”? John Carpenter decided that Bronson was “too old & too tough” for the part, so he cast Kurt Russell instead. That’s too freakin funny, man.
The best part of Better Off Dead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyxBh3C5kvo
Ive only seen 3 or 4 of those movies you mentioned Peel. There are A LOT of movies out there.Ive seen a lot of them, but every time i watch one i find 5 more that i’d like to see.
The Lion in Winter looks like it would be a good movie but i really cant stand Kathrine Hepburn. There are some actors that make movies (almost) unwatchable to me and she’s one of them. Karl Malden, Louis Guzman, Mark Wahlberg, and Rosie O’Donnell are in the same category. A movie has to be really really good for me to watch it if one of those people are starring in it.
I agree that The Princess Bride is one of the best movies ever made. So many funny lines.
Russ: I had no idea that Bronson was up for the role of Snake Plisskin. How cool would that have been?
Mrs. P:
My wife loooovees Colin Firth. And Hugh Jackman.
But whatever. he A&E/BBC Version is good.
Princess Bride is one of my wife’s favorites. I have never sat through the entire thing, though I did whip out a ROUS reference recently.
I have never sat through the entire thing
Why not? It’s great.
it’s one of those movies like the Blues Brothers, Back to the Future, and the Planes Trains and Automobiles that i can watch over and over again and still be entertained.
Seriously – you need to watch that movie. I could sit here for the rest of the night making up funny “Amish” names with quotes from that movie. But i wont. i got a big day of movie watching tomorrow. Here are my options:
Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid, Dark Victory, Dark Passage, We’re no Angels(the original), Zodiac, The Boston Strangler(with Tony Curtis), The Great Escape, A Star is Born(the original non musical version) and Raw Deal.
If I were to suggest a foreign movie, it would likely be in Hindi. But then I don’t watch many Indian movies, and even if I did recommend it, half the humor is in wordplay.
Question: Why is it still “Bollywood” (a smush of Bombay and Hollywood) after they renamed Bombay to Mumbai? Why not Mollywood?
Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Oh, what the heck. Samay (”Time” in Hindi) is good. Mystery thriller.
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. is quite funny. Comedy.
Baghban is sobering. Sorta like social commentary.
Kabi Khushi Kabhie Gham was also good. A lot of good music in that one. Drama.
American Desi is hilarious: about American desis. Quite amusing.
Devdas is a classic, whether the older version or the recent remake. Lots of good music.
Om Shanti Om has great music. Have heard good things about the movie too.
Mughal-e Azam is an old classic. Black and white. Good music and dancing. The story of Emperor Akbar the Great and his son Salim (later Emperor Jehan-gir) and the latter’s forbidden love for a courtesan, Anarkali (”pomegranate blossom”).
Samay (”Time” in Hindi) is good. Mystery thriller.
Is that this movie?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384491/
People on imdb are comparing it to “Seven.”
My wife liked Lagaan quite a bit. My word there was a lot of singing.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0169102/
A four hour musical about Indian cricket players? Hell yes. Cant wait to watch that one – just as soon as im done watching Barts movie about Japanese ballroom dancing.
Samay is a little like Seven but there are some differences.
Bollywood very often will take American movies and remake them.
Lagaan was nice. More importantly, it was cathartic for South Asians, having one-upped the British at their game. If I remember the movie correctly.
Amish, every Indian movie is a four-hour musical. Except for Samay. It has no music-and-dance numbers. It’s not, as they say, a masala movie (movie based on the a mix of generally the same spices, so to speak). A number of “art” movies are produced (that’s what we call them) that do very poorly in South Asian but very well overseas as such movies are more like movies produced overseas. (You won’t see Jason Bourne breaking into an elaborately-choreographed song-and-dance number with Landy. Every half hour.)
If you prefer the “art” Indian movies (opposed to the masala films, let me know and I’ll track some down for you).
Yeah i just dont dig musicals. Unless they actually have something to do with the story, musical numbers just seem to be a waste of time.
If you can find a link to a Samay or Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. torrent i’ll be glad to give them a shot. If you can find a vid thats smaller than 1.5 gigs that would be a bonus.
Peel: you mentioned several romantic comedies. You ever see “It Happened One Night”? It’s pretty much the granddaddy of them all.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025316/
I usually dont like that sort of movie but this one was surprisingly good.
Kathie: I don’t want to die.
Mitchum: Neither do I; but if I have to, I’ll die last
Reminds me of the line in Serenity:
Here’s another good quote:
Serenity is a Great Movie, exciting and funny as hell.
Jayne Cobb – what a girly name for perhaps the butchest character.
I’ve heard that Adam Baldwin, who plays Jayne, is an awesome guy. Which may make sense: he’s not related to the Baldwin Brothers.
I enjoyed “Must Love Dogs”. Cracked me up a few times.
Princess Bride = Top Ten favorite
My Picks:
The Sweet Hereafter (Canadian) Ian Holm
City of Joy (in India) Patrick Swayze
The Power of One (in South Africa) Stephen Dorff, Sr. John Gielgud, Morgan Freeman
Women in Love (British) Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson
Labyrinth (Fantasy) David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly
The Matchmaker (in Ireland) Janeane Garofalo
Friends With Money – Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand
Everything Is Illuminated (in Russia) Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz
One of the best movies I ever saw was “A Very Long Engagement”. It had that Audrey Tatou (spell?) from “Amelie” (another fave) and was set in France after WWI.
Another one the missus and I enjoyed was a Russian one called “The Return”.
I asked Mrs. Geezer to name her
Top TenFavorite movies. Here is our lists but keep in mind that we just threw them together on the spur of the moment.I guess it’s just a list of movies that we like to watch once or twice a year.
Mrs. Geezer’s list:
Dances with Wolves
National Velvet
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou
Pay it Forward
Lonesome Dove
Tombstone
Sound of Music
Lord of the Rings (all 3)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Long Kiss Goodnight
Princess Bride
Here’s my list:
Princess Bride
Fargo
Murder on the Orient Express
Open Range
Oh Brother WAT
Napoleon Dynamite
Best in Show
Long Kiss Goodnight
LOTR
Jim Carrey’s Grinch
Groundhog Day
Blast from the Past
Silverado
Alien Resurrection
Serenity
Amalie
We both probably forgot some.
Dances with Wolves
Great movie. The problem is that it afterwards became apparent that Kevin Costner had displayed the entire range of his acting ability, which is pretty much limited to Kevin Costner playing Kevin Costner.
Ive seen all of those except Serenity,Napoleon Dynamite,Amalie, and Pay it Forward. It’s interesting that most of your picks are fairly new movies. No oldies that you enjoy?
Im going to download Amelie,i think.
I just watched “Raw Deal.” Not the Arnold movie. It was ok. A know it was a film noir but this movie was too freakin dark. I couldnt see what was going on on screen half the time. Ive seen colonoscopys filmed in brighter locations. The plot was a bit too straightforward. No twists. No surprises.
Oh and Raymond Burr was in it. He was great. A chick accidentally spills her drink on him at a dinner party so he douses her in flaming booze. Party Over Perry Mason. He always makes a good bad guy.
3 Great Kevin Costner movies:
1) A Perfect World
2) The War
3) Mr Brooks (which i was sure would suck, but didnt)
I’m surprised to see Alien Resurrection on there. That was a terrible movie made worse by the fact that its predecessors were so good.
I’m surprised to see Alien Resurrection on there.
I know.
*hangs head*
I didn’t see the second or third one because the first one scared the crap out of me.
I guess it’s something about the great character actors in the cast that appeals to me:
Ron Perlman was the guy that played the half lion/ half man in the Beauty and the Beast TV series from the 80’s, which also starred Linda Hamilton.
He was also Hellboy
Michael Wincott is a Julliard graduate who I recently saw in Count of Monte Cristo. He also played in the movie The Doors, as the record producer. There’s no mistaking his raspy voice.
I thought Winona Rider was perfectly understated.
The guy in the wheelchair is Dominique Pinon, who also starred in Amelie (that’s the correct spelling, not AmAlie like I spelled it earlier).
Gary Dourdan is the Black Dude on CSI Vegas.
Dan Hedaya is the Mexican actor who has been in a zillion movies. You know him, you love him.
Brad Dourif plays one of the scientists. He’s a creepy dude who most recently was in LOTR playing Wormtongue Grima. He was also in Dune and a hundred other shows and he did VO in a couple of video games.
Plus… Ripley Rocks!
Pope out.
Brad Dourif is also the voice of Chucky.
And he was the kid who slits his own throat when Nurse Ratched catches him with that floozy at the end of the movie. i didnt realize that that was him until i saw it on tv again a few months ago.
I had no idea Dan Hedaya was a mexican. I always liked him on Cheers. He was great in Blood Simple too.
First and second are perfect, each in their own way (first is more of a mood movie, second more of a shoot-em-up action flick). Third one is better than its reputation.
Resurrection has huge problems (note: I haven’t seen this in so long I might get some details wrong). Michael Wincott’s character dies when walking down some random hallway like he’s looking for something, but what? The guy’s a great actor who was just thrown away. Save his death for later, in a way that does something more for the plot than just a BOO! moment.
Ron Perlman (maybe I’m getting confused with Gary Dourdan) sacrifices himself, which is supposed to be a noble thing to do, but his character wasn’t developed enough for that. These are supposed to be blood-thirsty mercenaries who just kidnapped innocent people for medical experimentation. I can’t believe that kind of altruism without something to justify it.
Brad Dourif’s character is great; no complaints there.
Dan Hedaya’s death is just dumb.
The live-birth alien looks freakin retarded. Like an albino puppy rhoniceros, with sad eyes. The birth scene looks terrible. The alien emerges from what looks like a bunch of garbage bags. They should not have tried to show details on that, because our imaginations could have made things much cooler. Same with the alien getting sucked out into space. If the bad guy’s death looks like someone squeezing the filling out of a jelly donut, you might want to rethink.
One thing that Alien did so well was hide the special effects. I saw an out-take where the full alien is showing slowly advancing on Parker and Lambert, and it looks ridiculous. Ridley Scott was right to cut it, because it didn’t look like an alien, it looked like some dude in a rubber suit. Jame Cameron showed a lot more detail, but only after taking extreme pains to get the movement right, so that you never think you’re looking at a guy in a suit. The queen fight at the end of Aliens is the least-effective part of that movie, but it still works because you never get a really good shot of the queen.
And Ripley … uh, well it seems she has sex with an alien. And the alien gets pregnant as a result. There’s a lot of things not right with that.
Too many characters in Resurrection. I could tell you every one of the astronauts in Alien, and where and how they died. Each was an individual. Some of the marines in Aliens are little more than names, but you still get a good sense of who everyone is. In Alien3, they toss in a bunch of random prisoners who you will never get to know, so you don’t care when they are attacked. Alien: Resurrection goes even further, with a massive research ship full of random soldiers and scientists who are nothing more than props. (Alien v. Predator was the worst at this, in which you don’t learn anything about even the main characters).
The movie started with some good ideas. The genetic-research-as-resurrection idea wasn’t bad at all. The idea of kidnapping people in hypersleep for experimentation is promising. But it didn’t deliver on that promise.
The live-birth alien looks freakin retarded. Like an albino puppy rhoniceros, with sad eyes.
OK, that made me laugh out loud.
I would like to have that painting, on velvet, if you know of a source.
And I don’t know that Dan Hedaya is a Mexican, I should have said that Mexican-looking dude. He sort of reminds me of Henry Silva. Talk about a Professional Creepy Movie Dude.
Oops:
Good catch, Amish, on Brad Dourif being the suicide kid in OFOTCN. I had forgotten about that.
Well i thought he was Italian but a Sephardic jew from Brooklyn/Syria would have been my second guess.
I just watched Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid. Pretty good. If anybody is a fan of this one they might also like Carl Reiners ‘Fatal Instinct.’ It’s a Naked Gun style spoof of movies like Fatal Attraction and Body Heat.
Good catch, Amish, on Brad Dourif being the suicide kid in OFOTCN. I had forgotten about that.
I have a weird sense of deja vu that we have talked about this before.
What part, you mean where I was too dumb to spell the word “rhinoceros”?
Thing with the alien franchise is, when Ridley Scott did the first one in the 70s it was something brand new, and so it could dwell on a slow gestation period and the unknown to a much greater degree than later movies, in which directors apparently decided that scary monsters = good movie. It’s just not true. It wasn’t the alien that made the first movie so good, it was the reactions of the characters to the alien. Same thing with Aliens: we all like to quote Hudson and Hicks, and we’re impressed that Ripley turns into a stud. James Cameron showed us something new with the alien queen, but he didn’t substitute more aliens for good character development.
With Alien: Resurrection, it looks like someone came up with the good idea of genetic experimentation to bring the aliens back for military development. Problem is that the writer stopped there, instead of asking how to make the idea actually work.
It’s the natural progression of nearly all horror/action movies
Step 1: Frightening/Serious
Step 2: less suspense – More action and humor
Step 3: Comedy
The Terminator franchise is a perfect example of this.
28 Years Later should be freakin hilarious.
Dude! You watch a LOT of movies!! Are you under house arrest or something?
ok ok no more movie talk from me.
dr4:
Yeah i just dont dig musicals. Unless they actually have something to do with the story, musical numbers just seem to be a waste of time.
Preach on, brutha. Of my list of cinematic pet peeves (which includes “child serving no other purpose in the plot other than to get kidnapped” and “moving the steering wheel back and forth rapidly to show you’re driving”), my single biggest pet peeve is, “The plot is moving along, and all of a sudden, everyone breaks into song and dance.”
What the heck?
Just tell me the story. Putting it into choreographed musical numbers is inefficient and awkward (replacing dialogue with rhyming couplets?) and pretty gay. I even fast forward through the songs on Futurama and Family Guy.
dr4:
3 Great Kevin Costner movies: …
I also liked “No Way Out.” Although it’s probably been a decade since I’ve seen it, so it may not be as good as I remember.
How come Kevin Costner has so many likable movies when he can’t act?
E.g., The Postman, and Waterworld.
Oh well, John Wayne couldn’t act either.
Same thing with Jaws, Sobek.
Labyrinth is a good show. But I can’t figure out who the intended audience is. Can’t be kids – it would terrify most kids. David Bowie’s codpiece alone would give anyone the screaming heebie jeebies, to use the technical term.
Here is a very good Labyrinth fanfic. It really captures the atmosphere of the movie and develops a more adult storyline. (Yes, I read fanfiction. Shut up.)
^
I never even knew about fanfiction before today. I do not want to know about this.
I never even knew about fanfiction before today. I do not want to know about this.
It’s like finding out about Furries for the first time isnt it? Who knew there were so many people out there who loved to read homoerotic love stories about Captain Kirk and Spock and a jefferies tube full of tribbles?
I dont think kids would find the Labyrinth that disturbing. the Dark Crystal on the other hand is another story.
heebie jeebies
That reminds me of Madagascar! I love that movie.
I dunno, I think the part where the red and pink monsters dance around and tear their heads off would be pretty scary to most kids. And, again, David Bowie. Dude, scary.
I LOVE The Dark Crystal. Might have scared me if I had seen it as a kid, though. I read the little book about 5 million times as a young’un, and finally saw the movie when I was in college.
I think the part where the red and pink monsters dance around and tear their heads off would be pretty scary to most kids
My least favorite scene. But I really enjoyed the rest of the movie.
I LOVE The Dark Crystal.
Yeah. Gelfling chicks are teh hot.
What about that movie Return to Oz?
Ive linked this before but i think that the original Willard Scott Ronald McDonald has to be the scariest mascot of all time:
My least favorite scene in that movie was Bowies musical number where he’s tossing that kid in the air. “Slap that baby, make him pee” is one of the lines i believe.
Im about to watch The Mist. The short story sucked but what the heck, i’ll give it a shot.
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One thing I liked about the original “Alien” was that there was no music leading up to when the Alien would attack, thus amplifying the shock/horror when the critter did do something. Most horror movies, you know something is about to happen because of some music that starts playing.
Oh, and I hated that one woman who just stood there screaming whil the Alien was trying to kill her and one of the other guys in that one room.
That was Lambert and Parker. In both cases, the actions were consistent with character development, and wholly believable. It gave Parker’s death that much more impact. And once again, Ridley Scott chose to leave much to our imaginations: we never see Lambert getting killed, we just hear it over the intercom system.
Speaking of Ridley Scott – most of you have seen the movie Legend that he made with Tom Cruise right? Even though the movie had great special effects, i didnt really care for it. I was reading about the movie online the other day and it turns out that nearly 40 minutes of material was cut out of the movie.
There is a directors cut out of the movie now that restores the missing scenes and replaces the godawful Tangerine Dream/Dude from Yes soundtrack with the original Jerry Goldsmith score.
Remember the green hag that pops up in the swamp to eat Tom Cruise? Well that scene was one of the ones that was cut down. Heres how it should have been:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyeN4rGOzX8
Useless trivia: the green hag is actually Robert Picardo – the doctor from Star Trek Voyager.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=krwywj_gIjk
I love this.
According to the captioning, it’s “slap that baby, make him free.” Not that that makes much more sense. I spent most of that scene giggling, but I figure the kid had nightmares for life because of it.
Also, memo to the ’80s: David Bowie was NOT sexy, ok? He wore eyeliner. And he had ’80s hair. And he was promiscuous. That all adds up to totally not sexy. I can’t believe I have to explain this.
I didn’t like any of the Alien movies, but then I don’t like horror.
‘Make him free?’ Well thats not nearly as funny as ‘make him pee’ is it?
Speaking of not liking horror – ‘the Mist’ was terrible. Every character fell into their clichéd roles as soon as the mist came rolling in. Religious nut, asshole redneck etc.
Bad acting, bad script, bad special effects. Terrible movie. Just watch Maximum Overdrive if you want to watch a shitty Stephen King movie about some cardboard cutout characters trapped in a business. At least that movie had a good soundtrack.
The only King movies that i like:
the Dead Zone, Carrie, The Shining, Dolores Claiborne, Shawshank Redemption, Misery, Stand by Me, and maybe Firestarter.
Usually the only way movies based on his books are good is if they have had a lot of changes made to his original story.
Also, memo to the ’80s: David Bowie was NOT sexy, ok? He wore eyeliner. And he had ’80s hair. And he was promiscuous. That all adds up to totally not sexy. I can’t believe I have to explain this.
I think a certain segment of the male population would find this all quite desireable. And, increasingly, of the female population.
Note for the day: S BEFORE K! (The Hostages understand.)
Im watching Tony Curtis in The Boston Strangler. It sucks. I dont like Henry Fonda. He always was a pussy. Somehow or other he’s managed to work a jab in at American foreign policy and give a speech about how fucking awesome public domain is into a movie about a serial killer.
The Changeling is pretty good. A lot of suspense in the first half. Weaker second half. No monster, no big special effects, just a good haunted house story with some nice acting by George C Scott.
Oh and the Humphrey Bogart/Peter Ustinov comedy “We’re No Angels” is good. Watched that one late last night.
A Star is Born is up next.
“S BEFORE K!”
SnarK
Actually, I’m referring to “ask” versus “aks”.
I’d never do snark here. Oh no. Never.
But, you do bring up a good point.
Question: I have been seeing quite often on the Moronosphere people making satements along the lines of “I am intrigued by your issues and would like a subscription”. All of a sudden. Did someone use it in witty repartee which I may have missed?
‘Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter’ is from a Simpsons episode. it may be older than that, but i heard it there several years ago.
Yes, Musli, I remember when Rosetta was inventing Rosettabonics. I just couldn’t resist because of the order of the s and k in snark, oh master.
‘Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter’
I get that in spam comments on my blog a lot.
Well not a lot because I don’t get that many comments.
Guess I have to post something to attract visitors.
…most of you have seen the movie Legend that he made with Tom Cruise right?
No.
That’s the movie with fairies and unicorns, right?
Yeah, no, never saw it.
Maybe you should just start a newsletter?
just imagine it: Thousands of teenage boys (age 12 and older) selling copies of ‘GEEZ’ for 20 cents an issue. You could even give them 7 cents profit for themselves! They might even win some dandy prizes like a catchers mitt or some neato xray specs!
or you could just post a pic of a shark or a chick rolling around in tomato sauce. Both of those seem to work.
That’s the movie with fairies and unicorns, right?
maybe if they were Japanese ballroom dancers who spoke in “amusing” french accents you might be more interested in seeing it.
It actually wasnt a very good movie. The acting was bad. The soundtrack was brutal – the guy from Yes backed up by Tangarine Dream singing about fairies and shit. But the special effect were fucking fantastic.
I just cant help but think that Ridley Scott probably made a better movie than what was released. Put 40 minutes worth of material back into it and add a decent score and it might be a totally different movie.
I loved Tim Curry in that movie.
Has anyone suggested Raising Arizona? Highlander? The Shining? One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest?
Any Paul Newman films? These are all great:
Nobody’s Fool
The Color of Money
Slap Shot
The Sting
Butch Cassidy
Cool Hand Luke
How about reading a book?
Ive seen all of those except for Slapshot and Nobodys Fool.
If you like Paul Newman check out The Hustler. Probably his best movie behind Cool Hand Luke.
^Slapshot is probably the greatest movie ever.
Ok i watched 2 bad movie and one good one today.
The good one was Zodiac. I liked it. Much better than No Country for Old Men and There will Be Blood. Kinda surprised it didnt get an Oscar nomination. Not that it’s a classic or anything but it’s a heck of a lot better than the other stuff that was nominated.
The only criticisms i have of Zodiac is that there is a little bit too much humor in the scenes focusing on the cops. It was like watching a very dark episode of Starsky and Hutch for a while there. It’s a pretty dark movie other than those parts. A couple of the scenes are pretty brutal. Not bloody, but it’s a punch to the gut to see. Not a lot of cussing in this movie. No nudity. Just a good story.
I also watched ‘Mona Lisa’ with Bob Hoskins and Michael Cain. I cant really fairly review this one because i honestly couldnt understand half the things the characters said with their accents. The overall story was good. Hoskins did a fantastic job with his character. Unfortunately there was a lot of unnecessary humor in scenes that really didnt need it and some artsy ‘film school’ shit (a white rabbit and two fighting midgets) that were out of place in a movie about a street thug in love with a hooker.
And finally: ‘Dark Passage’ with Boagart and Bacall. It was boring and unbelievable. Agnes Moorehead was in it and she was the only thing interesting about the movie. She was an underrated actress.
All this movie talk prompted me to check out a few. I watched Wild Strawberries. If you like watching an old man reminiscing in Swedish and black and white, it could be for you. I liked it OK. Just kind of a thinking about what life means movie.
Dude?
One of my favorite episodes of Twilight Zone is the one with Endora. The ending was great.
Darren (Derwood) was in an episode of TZ, too; the one with the quarter (25 cent coin) landed on its edge and gave the Darren (Dick York) the ability to hear people’s thoughts.
Ok ive watched 3 movies so far today:
1) The Great Escape. A classic that im sure everyone has seen. The only thing i dont like about this movie is the score. It takes a fairly serious prisoner of war movie and gives it the feel of Mchale’s Navy.
2) A Star is Born. Kinda dull late 30s comedy/drama. Still better than the musical remakes.
3) ‘Awake’ with Jessica Alba and the guy who plays the new Darth Vader. Not that good. The plot twist was predictable and the bad guys motivation wasnt very plausible.
Downloading Amelie, Nuns on the Run and Brainscan.
Right now im sitting here listening to some Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and trying to decide what im going to watch next.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
An interesting thing happens when a Pakistani singer makes it big: he leaves Pakistan and goes over to India.
Although a completely different genre, the same happened with Adnan Sami.
Of course, it’s far more lucrative. In Pakistan, one simply warbles out songs collected in an album. In India, most hit tracks are part of a movie soundtrack, which is a triple boon: they can keep it on their own albums, their songs are on movie soundtracks (which means people who do not buy their albums may listen to it), and their songs are included in movies. Bonus points if it’s accompanied by those major choreographed routines.
Some of the most popular Pakistani musical artists have been quite overweight: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Adnan Sami, and Noorjehan (nicknamed “Malka-e Tarannum” or “Queen of Music”) come to mind.
Which means they die earlier than average too.
I was going to recommend “Nobody’s Fool”, but then I remembered the only thing I didn’t like about the movie. The actor who plays the ‘long lost son’ Peter, is just awful. He’ll ruin the movie if you let him.
If you can get past that guy, Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, all make for a good movie.
Full frontal nudity out of Melanie too. Very nice.
Pupster says 1.5 paws up.
An interesting thing happens when a Pakistani singer makes it big: he leaves Pakistan and goes over to India.
Whereas European (and Canadian, but I repeat myself) singers tend to go to America.
Dana Carveys Master of Disguise
Well, I just got my hands on it, but I haven’t watched it yet…
like i said a lot of it is just too silly but there are some pretty funny parts. I hate recommending movies and having people hating what i suggest. I figure if you like Rocketman you might like this one too.
It’s on a lot of peoples ‘worst movies ever made’ lists, but what the hell do those people know about bad movies? When theyve seen “A Polish Vampire in Burbank” and “Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death” then they can tell me what a bad movie is.
I kind of liked Frankenhooker. I had a friend swear by Re-Animator. I need to see that someday (when my wife is out of town).
Dana Carveys Master of Disguise
The kids and I like it – we own it and rewatch it every so often. Dana Carvey’s accent almost killed the movie, but if you can get past that, there’s plenty of amusement value.
ok ive watched 4 movies so far today.
1) Blood Diamond. It was ok. it would have been better if they had just told a good story instead of trying to shoehorn a “message” into the movie. People would still have gotten the point without being beaten over the head with it. They made a mistake by making DiCaprio the main character. it should have been the African man. His story would have been much more compelling. Jennifer Connelys character was completely useless. Still worth a watch.
2) Revenge of the Pink Panther. Pretty crappy just like all the Pink Panther movies.
3) Brain Scan. Crappy 90s horror movie with Edward Furlong. Just stupid. Lame bad guy and a plot “twist” that i figured out five minutes into the movie.
4) Amelie. Wasnt too crazy about this one. it was like watching a quirky kids movie except it had a lot of nudity. If anybody is a fan of this one they might also like Tim Burtons “Big Fish.”
Next up will be “the Kingdom” or maybe the ‘Caine Mutiny.’
I agree with your assessment of Blood Diamond and I also have to admit that after that movie and The Departed I’m becoming a DiCaprio fan. He is a very talented actor. Oh God, I feel gay (NTTAWWT) typing that.
after that movie and The Departed I’m becoming a DiCaprio fan.
I dont know whether i would go as far as saying im a fan of his, but he’s impressed me to the point that i dont automatically skip a movie just because he is in it. He’s talented and i dont just dismiss him as a Tom Cruise type pretty boy actor.
I still have a hard time seeing him as a tough guy, though. He’s just not intimidating in any way.
p.s. Am i the only one who thinks his face is too tiny for his enormous head?
p.s. Am i the only one who thinks his face is too tiny for his enormous head?
We think it’s just fine.
And stop looking at those throbbing veins on our temples.
There was a cool line in that Bogart movie “We’re No Angels” that i forgot to mention. This chick remarks to one of the convicts “You Dont look like a criminal” and he says ” If a mans crimes showed on his face there wouldnt be any mirrors.” I just thought that was a good line.
Anyways ive watched 4 movies since last night:
1) Reign of Fire. It was on TNT last night. Just a good popcorn movie. I like it.
2) The Petrified Forrest. It sucked. It had Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis in it. Terrible dialog.
3) The Bride Came C.O.D. Also not very good. It hadx James Cagney and Bette Davis in it. Comedies just dont hold up that well.
4) The Letter. This was a good Bette Davis movie based on a William Somerset Maugham play. I liked it. The only complaint i have about the movie is that the fucking Hayes Code kinda screwed up parts of it. Spoilers: Back during the days of the code bad guys could never ever win. They couldnt even be sympathetic. So at the end instead of Davis getting away with her crime by not being imprisoned she is actually killed in revenge by the wife of the man she murdered. Still a good ending. but the censors didnt end there – they had to make sure that the vengeful wife was spotted by the police at the scene of the crime. “Revenge” was against the code too.
Oh and the vengeful wife was supposed to be a Chinese mistress, but adultery and race mixing were against the code too. So now she is a “Eurasian” wife.
Now we’ve exchanged idiotic religious censorship for PC censorship.
I watched Master of Disguise. I can definitely see why you’d recommend that in response to Rocketman. A semi-moronic hero, lots of childish humor, some adult stuff thrown in as well, and fart jokes. It was goofy and fun to watch. He likes big butts and he cannot lie. The outtakes at the end were pretty funny.
Still, it was no Rocketman. But then, what is? My favorite jokes in Rocketman are the ones where Julie thinks Fred is confusing her for the chimp. (”It was the hairy one!” and the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation scene: “Ulysses!”/”No… Julie.”) Speaking of which, it has been a while since I’ve watched it…
I still like the Exxon Valdez and the “call me mommy” jokes the best i think.
‘Nuns on the Run’ sucks. I gave it a shot because it has Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane in it.
Next up is Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. best i can remember it’s ok.
just finished Somewhere in Time.
Well that was a steaming pile. Dont know what the fuck i was thinking. Ive seen that one on cable years ago and thought it was ok.
Up next: The Caine Mutiny
It was the strawberries.
3 movies so far today.
1) Adventures of Baron Munchhausen. Another Terry Gilliam pic. I liked this one better than Time Bandits. if anyone liked that one (PattyAnn) they will also probably like this one. A very young Uma Thurman was in this. She was looking pretty good i have to say.
2) The Caine Mutiny. Bogart and Fred Macmurray were excellent as always, but i still didnt like this one. The only way the ending would have worked is if Bogart hadnt been a total prick the entire movie. He didnt seem crazy, he just seemed like an ass. And the score was really awful too. It’s like the ship was being followed by a rowboat carrying marching band for the whole picture.
3) Carlitos Way. I liked this one. Some parts were kind of lame.Joe Cockers You Are So Beautiful playing in a couple of scenes for instance. And having the ending spoiled in the first 2 minutes of the movie was kinda weak too. Still overall a decent movie.
Up Next: a made for tv horror movie from the 70s called “Dont Be Afraid of the Dark” and then maybe “Throne of Blood.”
Remeber the GET SMART movie about the NUDE BOMB?
Or was it about some guy called FU MANCHU?
Anyway, it was pretty bad.
Dude, the Get Smart movie had Q (John de Lancie). Automatic win.
I actually kinda halfway liked Big Fish, but my parents both thought it was stupid.
Leonardo di Caprio is on my do-not-watch list chiefly because I resented being expected to swoon over him when I was a teen. He had a better fourteen-year-old girl’s body than I did, so there was no way I would be interested. (As an adult, I have a similar rule about men whose boobs are bigger than mine.)
Yeah that sucked. those reunion shows are always depressing.
You know what i hate? DVDs that are supposed to be the ultimate version of a movie that have missing scenes from the theatrical versions.
What really ticks me off is when the tv version of the movie has additional scenes that you cant find on dvd. What a fucking ripoff.
Dude, the Get Smart movie had Q (John de Lancie).
That was the second Get Smart movie. It was better because it had the always sexy Barbara Feldon in it.
Big Fish was worth watching for the Milk Man story alone. It’s my favorite Tim Burton movie. Well maybe. i like Edward Scissorhands quite a bit too.
I have a similar rule about men whose boobs are bigger than mine.
They’re real and they’re spectacular
Have you watched Devil’s Disciple?
Burt Lancaster is in it and he’s my all-time favorite actor. They made a re-make with Capt Picard. Never watched it.
I downloaded “Dont Be Afraid of the Dark” because every time i looked up an old horror movie on imdb somebody mentioned it.
It’s just a made for tv movie but i have to admit it was very well done. Everybody was saying how this movie terrified them when they saw it as kids and i can see why. Pretty fucking spooky. Not gory. No nudity. No supermodel looking teenagers. Just a dark house and some surprisingly scary looking creature effects.
As a parent you can keep your kid from seeing stuff like Jason and Freddy because they cant go to the movies by themselves but when CBS is airing something like this on prime time youre just fucked. There is no way your kid is sleeping in his own bed after watching this. Its the bump in the night/the whisper in the dark/some thing in the basement/ the hand under the bed, type of terror that you cant rationalize away. Youre just scared and you dont know why.
But as an adult it isnt really scary. But i can appreciate how well crafted it was and just how scary it must have been to kids who had never seen a horror movie.
Another excellent 70s made for tv horror movie is Dark Night of the Scarecrow.
Both of these movies are probably better than any horror movie made in the last 15 years.
I havent seen either version of that movie Bart. I’ll add them both to the list.
I just watched Winged Migration. It’s a lot of pretty footage of birds. I liked it.
Birds creep me out. I just dont like them.
Apparently a bit of Winged Migration is used in the (underrated) Will Ferrel movie “Stranger that Fiction.” it was the clip of the crabs attacking one of the birds. From the trivia section on imdb:
“The scene where the goose gets stuck in industrial sludge was deliberately staged by the producers and the bird thus was immediately freed after shooting. Also, while the wounded Tern beset by crabs was not a staged scene, the bird was rescued by the crew at the last moment after shooting the action.”
Was the industrial sludge scene some kinda eco-guilt shit?
Either way the camera work in documentaries is phenomenal these days. I dont know how they get some of those shots.
Up next for me: The Sweet Smell of Success. It has Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster in it. I figured i’d watch that one since Bart mentioned Bert.
Two more things:
1) If anybody wants to watch a really good Charlton Heston movie try “Touch of Evil.” It’s his best imo.
2) Tomorrow at 2pm (Eastern) a fantastic Kirk Douglas movie called ‘Ace in the Hole’ is coming on TCM. One of his best.
Yeah, I think a lot of it is staged. I don’t care, though; they got up in hang gliders or something and filmed birds flying up close; it’s just so neat to watch.
Birds kinduv creep me out, too, by the way. I’m not sure why.
Derwood Bart, don’t forget Samantha was in that TZ episode with Charles Bronson.
“Q (John de Lancie)”
Mrs. P, I met him once. Nice man. At a StarTrek con. In my youth.
“Adventures of Baron Munchhausen” Yes, I did like that one, too, but I prefer “Time Bandits”
193:
I get that way too. I guess it has something to do with the eyes.
Ace in the Hole is coming on TCM in a couple of minutes.
I watched “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” It stunk. Just like all the other Scream ripoffs have stunk.
I also watched ‘Throne of Blood’. It was good. If you liked “Ran” give this one a shot. Kurosawa sticks to Macbeth fairly closely, except for the very end which was kinda disappointing.
These days, if I ever watch TV shows, it’s from a DVD. That way I can watch a few episodes in a row and not deal with commercials. I just started watching The Office (US verison). I didn’t really expect to like it, but I’m finding it to be pretty funny.
I dont watch any new tv shows myself. Except for Breaking Bad. Dvds are definitely the way to go. ive bought a few seasons of my favorite shows. the only problem i have is that if there was licensed music when the episodes originally aired some dvds just put generic music in in its place.
Also some dvds will have edited for syndication episodes, which means youre missing a couple of minutes of some episodes. What makes it worse is these same dvds will have the the same intro repeated 20 times for episode on the disk. Whats the point of that? Just a waste of space.
Update on the movie watching: The Whole Nine Yards sucks. Amanda Peet and Natasha Henstridge (sp) are very hot however.
They butchered WKRP because of copyrighted music. There are video files of the original aired versions floating around the net, though…
man this place is dead tonight.
Just finished watching the original version of King Kong on TCM. What a great movie. Sooooo much better than those crappy remakes. This one was actually exciting to watch. And Kong wasnt a total pussy in this one. he is a one monkey killing machine in this version. And the fact that Kong and his captive chick dont act like theyre about to fuck in this one is also a bonus.
I really hated the Peter Jackson version. I think he is extremely overrated. he has a unique talent for taking exciting source material and turning it into a 9 hour snooze fest.
i think his version is even worse than the Charles Grodin, Jeff Bridges remake. At least that version had jessica Lange in it.
Dafydd ab Hugh wrote a lengthy explanation of why the Jackson King Kong sucked. I haven’t actually watched the movie myself, but his post made sense. Long story short: Jackson thinks it’s an epic, but it’s actually a morality play.
Amish @ 172:
I think it was actually “Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of DOOM”, but you’re right, it was a big steaming cinematic turd. The only thing I like about it is that whenever Bill Maher is making a complete jackass out of himself on his fucking HBO show, all I can think about is that he completely sucked in that movie. And he sucked in “Pizza Man” too. If you’ve never seen that movie, don’t bother. It’s like a 90 minute root canal done with a single shot of peach schnapps as anesthesia – with Joseph Mengele doing all the work. Suckity suck suck suck.
If you’ve never seen that movie,
Are you kidding? Ive seen that movie at least three times. I used to watch Comedy Central constantly. Back when it was nothing but Benny Hill reruns and marathon repeats of DC Cab.
Peel: The bottom line is that King Kong works best as a straight adventure story. No big moral – just an exciting and entertaining story. Thats what the original was and it worked.
The 1976 and Peter Jackson versions dont want to just tell a good story. there has to be a larger lesson learned. The bad guy in the 76 version works for Big Oil and Jeff Bridges is a hippie scientist for example.
The point of both the 76 and P.J. versions is that Kong is really just ‘misunderstood’ and that the real villain of the story is the greedy oil guy or the greedy film maker or whatever. That would work fine if it wasnt a movie about a fifty foot gorilla who spends half the movie killing every thing that it sees. In both the newer versions they try to compensate for this by making Kong more sympathetic. They create some sort of relationship between the gorilla and the heroine that is semi romantic and kinda creepy. And also stupid.
Peter Jacksons version is actually the most poorly done. There isnt an “Epic” feel to it. it’s just long. Over 3 hours. Nothing happens for the first hour and a half. When the action starts the scenes are stretched out so long that they become boring. Even the best fight scenes become boring after a while.
The casting was also bad – Jack Black and Adrien Brodys nose as the leading man/ love interest.
Just watch it. you will see what i mean.
Just finished The Emperors New Groove. It was surprisingly good. Probably the funniest Disney movie ive ever seen. No sappy singing. Excellent cast of voice actors. Very short. About an hour and 10 minutes.
Going to bed.
Night folks.
Yea. David Spade did a good job of being annoying. There’s a sequel about the Kronk guy. My kids love it. That guy has a great voice as well.
Anybody want to play a really challenging (but fun) flash?
Quest for the Crown:
http://www.lanceandeskimo.com/flash/quest.html
anybody here ever see a show called Creature Comforts on CBS? Me neither. Heres a clip:
Wow, that’s like Wallace & Grommit meet Christopher Guest.
By the way, that improv shit is getting old. I liked Best in Show, but Mighty Winds sucked ass. Reno 911 was funny…for a few episodes. Not anymore.
yep i agree. All of the improvised movies have funny parts but there just isnt enough humor to fill an entire movie. You can tell when a scene has broken down. The actors will just wear the same bit out or resort to funny cursing to try to carry the scene.
I know these movies probably dont have big budgets but i dont see why they dont just improvise a scene a few times before they roll the cameras.
And if all else fails just write some fucking jokes. I dont know why they just cant have a few funny script spiced up with some improv. usually its just a crap script with an occasional funny bit tossed in.
The Jiminy Glick movie and the 40 year old Virgin were both like that.
The actual scenes and situations werent that funny but occasionally someone would spout a hilarious line.
Amish, your Quest link just gives me a blank green screen. I guess I’m missing some software or something.
This is fun: don’t get squished and don’t drown:
http://www.addictinggames.com/stochastic.html
Sorry things have been so dead. I’m trying to think of another obscure photoshop referencing opera and current events, and nothing’s coming to me.
Maybe “La donna e’ mobile” and a reference to Hillary in Tuzla? Nah.
Maybe “La donna e’ mobile”
John Candy can sing the hell out of that:
Holy cow he looks young in that.
Maybe “La donna e’ mobile” and a reference to Hillary in Tuzla?
I’m warnin’ you. Maynard did lots of covers.
Lots and lots.
Did he do Sweet Home Alabama?
Alright, ive watched 3 movies so far today:
1) Sweet Smell of Success. Eh, i just didnt get into this one. Tony Curtis was really good, but i just didnt dig the story.
2) The Number 23. Retarded.
3)White Heat. James Cagneys best movie IMO. Great from start to finish. The only complaint i have is the fact that they gave the last line to the rat bastard cop. I get so sick of these old movies that look like they had to be approved by J. Edgar Hoover before they could be released.
Still one of the best final lines in movie history “made it ma – top of the world!” If i ever buy a copy of this movie im going to edit the ending so that it looks like the cops die in the explosion right after he says that line.
Im going to bed folks.
But first:
Jim Carey was the funniest hosts ever on SNL. Here he is doing a great Jimmy Stewart impersonation:
http://www.zippyvideos.com/2710317625835636/snl-joe_pesci/
Watched Quo Vadis last night. Well part of it anyway. Didnt like it. Watched Support your local gunfighter this morning. Didnt like it. Just finished “The Ice Storm.” If you want to see Elijah Wood having sex with Richard Nixon then i highly recommend this movie. If not then stay the hell away from it. it was pointless.
An important warning:
http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=311289668ca524bbac0ouj7.jpg
Continuing my Very Important Swedish Movie phase, I watched Cries and Whispers. You’re just kind of dropped in the middle of these three sisters with all their grief and history, only you don’t hardly know why they are so screwed up. The color in the movie is interesting. Everything is red and white (and then black after a death). Some interesting symbolism with the colors. Worst part was one of the sisters using a piece of broken glass to, ahem, cut herself in a, ahem, private place so she (apparently) wouldn’t have to have sex with her husband. Kind of strange, glad I saw it (once). The maid looks like Jack Black.
ok i watched Dark Victory with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart in it. It sucked. Very Boring.
Then i watched “the Narrow Margin.” It wasnt very good either. It’s a fairly famous film noir movie about two hitmen trying to kill a chick on a train. Started off good and then sputtered to a boring and predictable twist ending.
Im watching Touching the Void right now. So far so good.
some acdc:
some talented tits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGuCFE2AO-4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WdtioIvBK8&feature=related
nsfw
Well i didnt like “Touching the Void” either.
Oddly enough i think i would have enjoyed the movie if it was just a fictionalized account of the incident instead of a docudrama.
By having the 2 guys who are in danger narrate the story i know right from the beginning they they will survive their ordeal.
instead of constant narration i think that it would have been a lot more interesting to have an actor who could actually act out what the character was feeling instead. The main character seemed like a bit of a whiney dick. The actor that played him screamed like a little bitch. It was hilarious.
It’s been a bad day for movie watching.
Up next – the 1942 version of The Glass Key
I just started watching two shows (from the bginning on DVD).
Babylon 5 — not bad, kinda weak. Decent fix for my scifi habit.
Adventures of Lois & Clark — this too is weaksauce, but I like Superman stuff
Speaking of 1942, remember that John Belushi movie called, I think, 1942? It sucked. I don’t remember it being funny.
I liked Reign of Fire. (I also liked Sahara, too.) Like you said, good popcorn movie.
Speaking of which…
I liked Man of Fire and Deja Vu. Denzel is pretty good in a movie.
And I started watching Breaking Bad. I like this show because I really like Walter and I’m rooting for him.
AMC hyped and pimped the shit out of this show and they only gave their viewers 7 episodes??? Maybe it had something to do with the writer’s strike, I dunno.
Well this place is dead once again.
I watched 4 movies today.
1) The Star Chamber. Interesting idea. Crappy movie.
2) Destry Rides Again. Watchable Jimmy Stewart western. Not really that good. Marlena Dietrich was looking pretty good in this one. Unfortunately she had three musical numbers. Thats never good.
3) The Spiral Staircase. Very good suspense thriller from 45. Recommended.
4)Breaking Away. Crap. I kept waiting for that Italian guy to get splattered by a bus. it never happened. Well at least not at the point where i turned the movie off.
Tomorrow:
Gilda, The Most Dangerous Game, and the Devils Own.
At the rate Amish is burning through these movies, you need to change the title from Six Months to Six Weeks.
Kind of a funs test for your senses from the BBCs website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/senseschallenge/
p.s. The Devils Own sucks
Ok the Most Dangerous Game was decent. The acting wasnt that great but once it gets to the action it gets better. I dont think that Fay Wrays character added anything to the story at all though. Apparently 15 minutes worth of footage was edited out because it unnerved the audiences too much back then. thats bound to have a big effect on a movie thats only about an hour long to begin with. Too bad that footage is lost.
my three favorite Denzel Washington movies in order:
1: Fallen
2: Training Day
3: Devil in a Blue Dress
I liked Man on Fire too, but i prefer the alternate “explosive” ending.
His first movie was “Carbon Copy.” I remember, because it said something like “And introducing Denzel Washington” at the end of the opening credits. It was a decent film.
2 more movies.
Evil Dead: Crap. Why the heck do people love this so much? There were a ton of bad horror movies in the 80s that dont have this movies cult following. I dont get it. I’ll just stick with Army of Darkness.
The Glass Key. Decent film noir. The story is just so so. Alan Ladd is kind of a dick. But William Bendix was fucking fantastic as a mob henchman. He really made the movie. He was great in “Lifeboat” too.
Anybody remember seeing him in The Life of Riley? He played Babe Ruth too.
Evil Dead
Evil Dead was low budget crap, but Evil Dead II was a moderately budgeted, humorous remake of Evil Dead. It’s pretty good, and it’s a seamless prequel to Army of Darkness.
Just watched Soylent Green. It was much better than i expected. I didnt really find it cheesy at all. I really hated The Omega Man and i figured this would be more of the same.
There were some really good actors in this. Charlton Heston, Edward G Robinson(who was really great) Joseph Cotton,Chuck Connors, Brock Peters (the black guy from To Kill a Mockingbird, and even a cameo by Dick Van Patton.
I thought it was just as good as Planet of the Apes.
I was watching an interview of Charlton Heston last night and he said that Robinson (who knew he was dying) passed away 10 days after the filming of the death scene in Soylent Green.
Creepy.
Oh, that shit’s people, ya know.
I watched that too. I thought the end of the interview where he recited Prosperos “We are such stuff as dreams are made on” speech was very cool. It was very good. Probably wouldnt have worked in the actual play but it was vintage Heston.
Robinsons death scene was the highlight of the movie i thought.
Well i just finished “Gilda” with Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
It was really great until the very end. The movie kept building and building and i expected a really dramatic and dark finale. There really want any way the story could have ended up any other way really.
But no. They just tacked on a “happily ever after” ending that pretty much came out of left field. A lot of wasted potential. just imagine Casablanca ending with Rick and Ilsa getting hitched and strolling off into the sunset.
Next Up: Evil Dead 2
what the fuck. It aint like im doing anything else.
Yeah, I watched Soylent Green the other day as well, and enjoyed it. The only part I didn’t get was why “the furniture” was interested in a smelly, dirty guy who showed no sympathy to her and stole as much from the apartment as he could. I mean, yeah, he’s Charlton Heston, but his character really wasn’t very appealing and didn’t behave very well toward her until after she had given it up.
Well i cant imagine pieces of “furniture” having too much in the way of self esteem. Though I did notice she eventually talked him into taking a shower. I also inferred that cops must have a lot of authority in this movie considering the way the Bodyguard and the apartment superintendent acted around him while he was ransacking the place right in front of them. I guess that makes sense. The whole world was on the brink of starvation and the police (at least in part) were responsible for distributing food. Im guessing that made them pretty important people. Heston told the bodyguard that he could get a life sentence just for taking a swing at a cop.
The funniest scent to me was when he stole that spoon with the strawberry jelly on it from that black hooker and brought it home to Edward G. Robinson. He sticks the spoon in Robinsons mouth and asks “what does this taste like?”
I was really hoping Robinson would say “Whore. And strawberry jelly. But mainly whore.”
ok i watched Evil Dead 2. Still not that into it. I liked it better than 1 though. It has made me want to watch Army of Darkness again.
And if anybody out there is looking for a horror comedy to rent i recommend Day of the Beast. Its very…different…Spanish horror movie. Be warned – there is full frontal nudity by a septuagenarian in one scene. “Thats just Grampa. He likes to leave his cock out.”
I also watched Life is Beautiful. I liked it. The first half was very different than i expected. It was like a romantic comedy starring one of the Marx brothers. And it still feels a bit weird watching a movie with so many comic moments set in a concentration camp. But still a very good movie overall.
Im watching Alfred Hitchcocks ‘Saboteur.’
It’s fucking awful.
So much stupid shit. The main character cuts off a pair of handcuffs with the fan on a car for christs sake. The movie is full of crap like that. And the dialog is awful. The script is bad. Every 5 minutes a character stops and gives an “America – Fuck Yeah!” speech.
The ending (which ive seen before) is also terrible.
Just bad all around.
Amish, not to get personal or anything; but, you’re not in some sort of home detention program, are you?
With the ankle bracelet?
Just wonderin’.
I think he’s in the FBI Wintess Protecton Program – squirreled away in a safe house until the trial where he testifies against his former Mafia associates.
I just added the following movies (both of which somehow flew under my radar) to my Q:
The Name of the Rose (1986) — Sean Connery, Christian Slater
The Mission (1986) — Jeremy Irons, Robert DeNiro
The Name of the Rose is pretty good. There is a completely unnecessary
sex scene involving Christan Slater and some chick with greasy hair though.
never heard of the mission.
The Mission is excellent. It was filmed around Iquazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina. The scenery there is awesome.
Watched Alvin and the Chipmunks the other night. I don’t think that the intended audience was ‘Adults’. We were with friends so I was polite.
The most interesting part was the part they fast forwarded through; How Ross Bagdasarian wrote the Alvin Songs and his other great hit, (that you have ALL heard)… The Witchdoctor.
*singing*
Ooo eee, ooo aah aaah
ting tang, wallawalla bing bang
Ooo eee, ooo aah aaah
ting tang, wallawalla bang bang
I like Jason Lee. he just gets stuck in crappy movies unfortunately. A few years ago there were rumors that he was going to star in a prequal to Fletch. Im not a fan of replacing actors but i actually think he could pull it off.
I watched The Roaring 20s with James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart earlier. It was good.
Then i watched another Bogart movie called The Enforcer that was really great. Cant figure out why this isnt a better known movie. it reminded me of The Usual Suspects for some reason. There was a guy who looked a lot like Rondo Hatton in it if you can believe it. Worth watching if you can find it.
Theyre remaking Clash of the Titans. It’s being directed by the guy who did League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the original Blade. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan who has done some really good work and some really bad work.
Just finished watching ‘Private Parts’ -the Howard Stern movie. I actually liked it. I dont think Sterns show is worth a damn but this movie had some pretty funny parts. One of the best soundtracks ever.
Up next: “Conflict” another Bogart picture. and then “The Mission” if im not too tired.
Just finished “The Mission.” It was good. I think you will like it Bart. I didnt think that Ennio Morricones score fit a lot of the scenes but thats my only quibble. I had never heard of this movie. Was it a hit? I dont remember it if it was.
Too bad Jeremy Irons has never really made it big. He’s a decent actor. Is it just me or does he look really hungry all the time?
Yeah, he’s a bit thin, lol. Irons was great as Claus Von Bulow.
Did you see Eragon? Maybe kids would like it, but I turned it off after 30 minutes. As far as The Mission goes, I didn’t even know it existed. It was nominated for 7 Oscars, won 1. Only grossed $17M.
Just finished “In the Company of Men.”
Pretty fucked up movie. not bad.
Not a good date movie.
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Thank you ever so much, RG.
The Name of the Rose is a good book. A weirder one by the same author is Foucault’s Pendulum. I liked it. Sobek should try it. He could polish it off at the dentist’s waiting room.
Ok TCM is running some decent movies tonight. Alex Trebek is the guest host tonight and he has good taste in movies.
The first one i watched was Citizen Kane. A classic of course. This is the first time that i realized that Agnes Moorehead is the chick playing Charles Foster Kanes mother.
The next one was the Errol Flynn Robin Hood. Not my cup of tea.
Next was “The Professionals” with Lee Marvin, Jack Palance and Burt Lancaster. Pretty good western. Palance makes a very convincing Mexican. I think this movie may have been directed by Russ Meyer. The 2 women in this movie were stacked like you wouldnt believe.
Heres a sample:
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/54/039_32270~Claudia-Cardinale-Posters.jpg
The 1939 version of Wuthering Heights was surprisingly good.
Merle Oberon cant act for shit though. She was in full ‘Sunset Blvd’ freakout mode in her death scene.
Night folks
They filmed part of “The Professionals” (which I have not seen) in Valley of Fire State Park, near Las Vegas. The remains of part of the set are still there. I don’t have any pictures of the set, but my last post at SobekPundit has other pics from that park: http://sobekpundit.blogspot.com/2007/11/valley-of-fire.html
Nice pics Sobek. The one of the “Narrows” looks like the place that was ‘blown up’ in one of scenes from the Professionals.
Ive only watched 2 movie today. the Reluctant Astronaut with Don Knotts and Sudden Impact.
The Reluctant Astronaut was just ok for a kids movie from the sixties anyway. Not as good as the Ghost and Mr Chicken.
Sudden Impact is the fourth Dirty Harry movie. These movies jumped the shark after part 2. They only got worse and worse. Sandra Locke couldnt act worth a damn but she was in all of Eastwoods movies during this time period.
Oops. I forgot that i watched Attack of the Killer Tomatoes too. It was like a really unfunny Zucker brothers movie. The “Technically sir, tomatoes are fags” line was pretty funny though.
ok i just finished the Humphrey Bogart movie “The Two Mrs Carrols.” Pretty good movie. Bogart plays a wife murderer in this one. His weapon? Poison milk.
Alright heres a couple more:
1) The Big Shot. Another forgettable Bogart movie. Does a have a lyric from an old gospel song that i like “I went to the rock to hide my face.” Started off good and then fizzled.
2) Deadend. A crappy movie that could have been good if it just focused on Bogarts character. he wasnt the star. Unfortunately this movie also had “The Deadend Kids” in it. Remember The Bowery Boys? The guys from Angels with Dirty Faces. The most annoying NY accents ever. Whiney screechy street urchins.
Night folks.
Then the trooper noticed a 6-foot alligator contentedly riding next to the back window of Johnson’s car. Johnson said he found the gator on the side of a road.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5703545.html
“Johnson advised the officer that there was a water moccasin snake in his car and that the snake had already bitten him on the hand.”
Huh.
Are you taking them to the zoo?
Yes. And then we’re going for ice cream.
Alright ive watched 4 so far today.
1) Magnum Force. The second Dirty Harry movie. Other than the stupid scenes with the oriental chick and the gay neighbor this was a good movie. This is the last good Dirty Harry movie before the series jumped a big fat shark named Tyne Daly.
2) Breakdown. Late 90s Kurt Russel thriller. Decent movie. Nothing spectacular. Worth watching if it comes on the tube.
3 and 4 were two crappy Bogart “social message” movies called Black Legion and Knock on any Door. Liberal b.s. is nothing new in hollywood.
Next up is Into the Wild.
Minor league baseball team has “Michael Vick Night” promotion:
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/columnists/jeffrey_flanagan/story/577814.html
The Magnum Force Eldorado.
http://www.imcdb.org/thumbnail.php?pic=002-935.jpg
My dream car.
Im not going to finish Into the Wild. I only downloaded it cause Hal Holbrook was in it. Turns out its a Sean Penn movie about some little faggot who goes to live in the woods. He’s constantly spouting this Henry David Thoreau shit and bitching about his yuppie parents. And the soundtrack is by Eddy Vedder. I think i’ll pass on this one.
Anybody ever see ‘Alone in the Wilderness’? It’s a documentary about a guy who lives alone in Alaska for decades in the wilderness. Its pretty interesting. They usually only show it when theyre have fund drives. Which is like every other week. Check it out the next time it comes on.
Just watched a good Bogart pic called “Conflict.”
It had the always great Sydney Greenstreet in it too. You know – the fat man from Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon.
Bart – did you know he was the voice of Nero Wolf on the Nero Wolf Radio program? Here are a few mp3s of those old shows if you are interested:
http://www.freeotrshows.com/otr/n/Adventures_of_Nero_Wolfe.html
My sister loaned the book “Into the Wild” to Mrs. Sobek, and Mrs. Sobek pretty much concurs with your assessment, Amish. Kid had a lot of potential, instead became a hippie and froze died alone in the wilderness.
I started watching Das Boot. If I watch a half hour before bed each night I should be done by Memorial Day.
Das Boot is a good movie. I didnt remember it being overly long so i looked it up on imdb. The uncut version is 5 hours long! The version i saw was about 2 and a half hours. I had no idea the movie had been edited that much.
Night folks
40,000 Germans served on U-boats. 30,000 died. At least that’s what the intro. said.
did you know he was the voice of Nero Wolf on the Nero Wolf Radio program?
Yeah, I’ve listened to all of those shows and Greenstreet had that distinct voice, but I never associated him with Casablanca. And now that I know, it seems so obvious.
Ween’s Ocean Man:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGsHJM8oqsw
The new Pope took a little boys dick out of his mouth long enough to bitch about our treatment of blacks and Indians today. And to say we need to be nicer to all the illegal aliens flooding into the country.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080417/ap_on_re_us/pope_us
I didn’t realize that was Ween.
Yeah they do a lot of different kinds of music.
Pizza Hut hired Ween to do a song for one of their Stuffed Crust pizza commercials when they were first introduced.
Ween came up with a song called “Where’d the motherfuckin’ cheese go”
The lyrics were: “Where’d the motherfuckin’ cheese go? i dont know.” Repeated over and over again for thirty seconds.
For some reason Pizza Hut decided not to use it.
The Spongebob movie soundtrack had a few good bands on it. Ween, Motorhead, and Twisted Sister (sorta). Even a bit of David Lee Roth.
I think I’ll read the text of the homily instead of accepting Victor Simpson’s assessment of the Pope’s views. Stating that native Americans suffered some injustices and slaves were brought over from Africa is hardly controversial, it’s historical fact. Helping immigrants assimilate is jake with me, and treating them humanely doesn’t seem like a big fucking deal to me.
FWIW I’m not Catholic, so I don’t have a dog in this fight, but he also expressed deep concern about the pedophila scandals, and has been consistent on the two major points, that American Bishops handled it badly, and he will not permit the church to hide pedophilic priests. We have quite a few friends here who are Catholic though, people I like and respect, so fuck off with that shit.
Suck my dick Dave.
Just finished th ‘39 version of The Four Feathers. Very good. I actually like the 2002 version too no matter what the critics say about it.
Amish, don’t forget that Woody Strode was in “the Professionals” too. Along with Robert Ryan (Deke Thornton from “The Wild Bunch”), and Ralph Bellamy (one of the old millionaires from “Trading Places” with Don Ameche). That cast was talented from top to bottom. Sobek, I keep telling you: Watch. That. Damn. Movie. It’s very good.
That kid from “Into the Wild” graduated from college the same year as my cousin, who still lives in Alaska. I remember one of the times she was back that someone asked her about this story (right after the book came out), and she said “Yeah, we moved to Alaska about the same time as each other, but I managed to rent a place with heat down the street from a grocery store. So at least I know that I’m a LITTLE smarter than he was.”
Since she’s a biology major, she’s also got a good perspective on Tim “Bear Honoree” Treadwell.
Tough talk coming from an unemployed douchebag who thinks he’s some kind of an intarweb Gene Siskel.
Did you really think you deserved a pass on that? Because you share your grooviest music videos and clever reparte?
I’ve never considered you a “deep thinker”, so if you feel like insulting me some more, have at it. I think my ego can take the hit.
Helping immigrants assimilate is jake with me, and treating them humanely doesn’t seem like a big fucking deal to me.
Since when does America (of all places) need a lecture from a German (of all people) on how to treat immigrants?
I always get Woody Strode and Scatman Caruthers mixed up.
Im downloading “Warlock” now. Ive seen it before a few times but what the hell, im in the mood for a good western.
Im watching The Serpent and the Rainbow right now.
America, for all of its faults, is the greatest country on earth.What country has done more to help to spread freedom across the world? What country is more free than this one? Which country has done more to protect people from religious persecution?
What pisses me off is that the Pope comes here and is treated like royalty. and what does he do? He starts talking about happened to the indians and how we arent treating minorities and illegal aliens fairly.
it’s a dick move to make. there are bigger fish to fry. Communist china persecuting Christians. Radical Islam spreading all over the globe. And what does he do? He starts drudging up all of Americas past sins and rehashes them for no good reason. i know it wasnt what the majority of his speech was about but why was it there at all?
the next time an American President goes to the Vatican he should just start talking about Torquemada or the Crusades or something. Its the same damn thing. there is a time and place for everything.
The time for the Pope to condemn slavery and the treatment of native americans was a couple of hundred years ago.
Stating that native Americans suffered some injustices and slaves were brought over from Africa is hardly controversial, it’s historical fact.
…though it is reasonably ancient history.
He starts talking about happened to the indians and how we arent treating minorities and illegal aliens fairly.
Well, to be fair, the Catholic Church in America has taken a very active role with regard to illegal immigration, siding with the illegal immigrants. This is his part of that tendency or policy.
Legitimate criticisms and disagreements with his statements.
None of which began with “took a little boy’s dick out of his mouth”.
So, we clear on where I’m coming from? The rest of you know where I stand on illegal immigration, it’s not like I have to rehash it.
Why did the Pope mention those things? It’s called social justice. A big Catholic thing, not that you’d understand. I don’t necessarily agree with that whole ideology, but show some respect, man. That comment was beyond the pale.
He condemns slavery and mistreatment of indigenous people no matter where he visits. He doesn’t discriminate. When Mother Teresa spoke before Congress, she begged Americans to “stop killing your babies.” She was SO out of line, don’t you think?
But we all know (and the Pope knows) how the press will play the story when he makes a passing remark like that. The stale news about the injustices of yesteryear will become the dominant aspect of his homily.
Pope laments U.S. ‘injustices’ to blacks, Indians
In the meantime, the Good News of Jesus is ignored.
That’s just incompetent preaching from someone who represents Christ to millions.
Could be incompetent, or worse, targeted competence, from MSNBC.
Come on counselor. Let’s agree that the Church has some positions we might find ourselves in disagreement over. Let’s further agree that when it comes to issues of history and present, there are gaps. He wasn’t talking about fucking casinos and cigarette tax stamps, was he?
And let’s consider his obligations to his followers in a bit more light than the AP’s coverage thereof.
The Pope’s ultimate job is to spread the Gospel message of Christ’s redemptive work to a fallen and needy world. (Yes, I do presume to tell the Pope what his job is.)
This Pope does not know what he is doing, and so is resorting to finger-wagging moral lectures. He needs to take a course in homiletics at a Lutheran seminary.
Please elaborate.
And, by the way, as a general principal, I have absolutely no problem with the Pope siding with the poor and downtrodden. So did Jesus and all the prophets. I have no problem with the Pope standing as a champion for “social justice.” So did Jesus and all the prophets.
I’m just saying, moral rebukes are not the top priority. The Gospel is.
Can’t argue with that. Show me where he put moral rebukes above the Gospel, and please don’t quote MSN or the AP.
Due diligence please. You’re reading opinions and making pronouncements.
I’ll assume for the sake of the discussion you aren’t quite ready to say he was sucking a boy’s dick. We good on that point?
The media have already demonstrated that they will cheerfully grossly distort anything the Pope says. They’re not trustworthy.
I don’t want to pile on the Pope, here, but…
The Pope has little moral authority to come to America and lecture us about anything. He’s done more than just aid and abet pedophiles in his church, which makes him a moral coward. And to come to America and criticize us on anything shows that he’s a political coward.
It’s easy to criticize America on human rights issues, that’s why everybody does it. What about the atrocities committed by muslims everyday?
Why doesn’t he tell Mexico to treat its citizens better and tell the Mexican citizens to stop breaking American law?
Sure, the Pope is a good and holy man. But don’t tell me that he’s an equal opportunity moralizer. The Pope, because he is supposed to, picks his morals and political battles. And it just so happens that he’s chosen the easiest path for tackling those two weighty issues.
(I wrote that before I read the last 4-5 comments, btw.)
>>He’s done more than just aid and abet pedophiles in his church, which makes him a moral coward.
How so? And by that I mean, how do you know this?
Please elaborate.
OK.
(1) Preaching requires, first of all, that it be based on the Word. A sermon not based on the Word is an exercise in self-indulgence.
(2) A sermon based on the Word requires a proper distinction between Law and Gospel, else grievous errors are inevitable.
(3) The Gospel must always be the emphasis, because the purpose of the sermon is to uplift and strengthen the faith of the congregation. (An emphasis on the Law is necessary for those who are secure in their sin, not for the congregation of believers.)
1. Just because the Pope condemns actions by one nation (even if it is the greatest nation in the world) does not mean he excuses worse sins by other nations. And by that same token, just because we are the greatest nation in the world does not mean we cannot be improved, or that we should not be encouraged to improve by spiritual leaders.
2. All that said, we ended slavery over a hundred years ago. We haven’t oppressed the Indians (exception: me oppressing Tushar. But that’s another story) in quite some time. If the Pope has some criticisms to make, they might be better taken if addressed to more current events. No real sense in berating people of history, which cannot be changed in any event.
3. Referring to the Pope as a pedophile betrays a complete lack of class. It is possible to disagree without being a jerk.
Michael, I asked you for diligence, not opinion.
You are telling me what you think based on media reports of what he said. Are you telling me you trust their reportage in this regard?
If so, fine. You must stipulate though.
oh, and Sobek’s 3rd point, which was my own, and really the only one I cared about.
Can’t argue with that. Show me where he put moral rebukes above the Gospel, and please don’t quote MSN or the AP.
Due diligence please. You’re reading opinions and making pronouncements.
OK, Dave, you are right. I am going to eat some crow now.
The Pope’s homily today is available here. It has Word. It has a Gospel emphasis. It’s not bad. Actually, it’s very good.
*hangs head in shame*
how do you know this?
The former archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Law, who KNEW about the pedo priests did nothing but cover for them by moving them around from parish to parish, where the pedo priests left a trail of victims. Law should be in jail. By the way, Law and Ted Kennedy were pals. And like Kennedy, Law lives by different rules than the rest of us.
Law should be in jail. Instead, the Pope has him in some plush assignment in Rome (I think). So the Pope did what Law did — just shuffle people around and get them out of sight. Catholic church continues to harbor these priests, which is indefensible.
I read it this afternoon.
I don’t disagree with your points Michael, I agree a sermon must be based in all of these things, starting with the Word of God, and grounded in it.
I know we of faith don’t agree on all things. Sobek and Skinny and I, we can be far apart on a few things. But I can respect their faith, and they’ve certainly been respectful of mine. And we’re friends. Cause they’re decent men. As are you.
I’m a jerk, but I digress.
I can handle a spiritual disagreement. Hell, kevlarchick and me, we’d have a few, no doubt. I’m a friggin Baptist for cryin out loud.
I don’t have to call a champion of your faith a child diddler to make my point. Do we imagine, for example, that pedophilia is exclusively a problem with the Catholic church? I can find examples of Baptist assholes who preyed upon children. And Methodists. And summer camp counselors. And Girl Scouts.
My disagreements or views differently held from Catholicism do not require that I condemn them loudly, to people I care about who hold those views.
Nor do I feel the need to call the leader of their faith a child cocksucker just to make a point. He isn’t, and while I have nothing to draw upon other than evidence presented, it seems he hates it as much as we all would, and should.
I just hate getting schooled by a Baptist goober.
Bart, JPII accepted Law’s resignation in 2002 and assigned him elsewhere, not Benedict.
If you want to say Benedict should shoot him, fine. But you claimed Benedict is a pedophile enabler based on that?
Ok.
Bart won this argument.
Clearly.
I would hate it too Michael.
Especially this one. I’m a dork.
Especially this one. I’m a dork.
Oh don’t start that shit right now. You’re just trying to charm the chicks.
you think it’ll work?
I do.
I liked the flamewar thread at Ace’s better.
you think it’ll work? I do.
So do I. It just kills me.
I give myself credit for this — how many times have you seen a commenter totally reverse his position on an intertubes thread?
Me, I’ve never seen it, except for me. I’ve done it before this.
Law’s resignation came with a wink. It was a smokescreen to:
1) get him out of town
2) protect the church from more lawuits
Benedict continues to harbor these criminals, such as Law.
um, thanks, trab, I’ll take over now
I give you credit for being a man Michael. You did what men do, what I hope I do, when I’m wrong. You admit it humbly and move on.
I don’t always do it, but I wish I did.
trab, I don’t know you, and I really don’t want to get into the hunnert and one things I think are wrong with the Pope. Let’s do this, do you think he’s a pedophile? Cause if you’re following the discussion, that’s where I went off the rails.
If on the other hand you think he’s just part of the deep dark conspiracy to hide the pedophiles and keep them safe and protect their nary asses, and you missed my “oh my, are Catholic priests the only pedophiles on the planet?” comment, then please do catch up and cite something authoritative other than your opinion. Thanks ever so.
um, thanks, trab, I’ll take over now
No, I’ll take over.
I have personally known members of the clergy who were guilty of sexual misconduct, and were repentant.
It is possible that Benedict reasonably regards Law as a repentant sinner. As are we all.
As such, he is pure, holy and righteous in the eyes of God.
The issue then becomes, how best do we allow this sinner to fulfill his calling?
That is not harboring a criminal. That is grace in action.
I think I’d be asking a different question, if I were the Holy Father of the Catholic Church:
He’s repentant and I forgive him and the Lord almighty will forgive him, but how best do we go about paying his debt to society?
I’m not going to say anything else good about the Pope. I just can’t take it. I’m a Lutheran. My hands are shaking and I’m experiencing gastric distress.
but how best do we go about paying his debt to society?
That issue belongs to a prosecuting attorney in Boston employed by the State, based on the available evidence. God ordains the State to exact vengeance, not the Church.
To recap:
Amish’s point: The Pope is no better than a pedo
Dave’s point: The Pope is not a Pedo and doesn’t deserve to be called one
Bart’s point: The Pope has no moral authority and should concentrate on fixing his church rather than delivering platitudes and lecturing America about the friggin Indians from 300 hundred years ago.
Michael’s point: The Pope is not Batman.
#323
Exactly. But our AG was a political coward (and a Dem and a friend of Ted Kennedy) and let Law slide.
#325
Exactly. So, back to Dave’s point, that does not mean the Pope is even metaphorically guilty of sucking a boy’s dick.
I’m waiting for a mea culpa from Amish here.
Let’s see if he’ll man up and do it.
“But our AG was a political coward (and a Dem and a friend of Ted Kennedy) and let Law slide.”
To quote (and I dearly HATE to do so) the Dixie Chicks:
“There’s Your Trouble”
Amish’s point: The Pope is no better than a pedo
No, that’s an overstatement.
Amish’s point: The Pope is an anti-American jerk who enabled pedophiles, and does not deserve to be spoken of politely
Did y’all notice I put up a funny post about Nigerians while this was going on?
Can I get a pity comment?
The Pope is an anti-American jerk
Read the homily, linked in #306 above. The Pope’s remarks were overwhelmingly pro-American. He lauded the accomplishments of American Catholicism, and of our nation as a harbinger of hope. As Dave correctly discerned, the press fixated on one passing remark about some blemishes in our history.
That issue belongs to a prosecuting attorney in Boston employed by the State, based on the available evidence. God ordains the State to exact vengeance, not the Church.
exactly.
Bugs me when we convolute religious differosity with the law of the land. If anyone wants to make the case that Benedict is a pedophile, or enabler, bring it on. JPII, and Benedict continuing thereof, pulled a man from his position of authority because he mishandled the cases in his parish. Badly. Really badly. Others did too.
I reiterate, pedophelia was not and is not an exclusive crime laid at the feet of the Catholic priesthood. Nor are coverups. Nor are excuses.
Dang. I said another good thing about the Pope. Now I’ve got a boil on my ass.
Maybe KC will open the miniblinds for this.
Wow. I’m not out of town for 12 hours and already you asshats are tearing up the place.
Sheesh.
Read the homily, linked in #306 above.
Dude, that’s not my opinion, it’s my reading of Amish’s opinion.
differosity
Dave is making up words again. Dumb frickin’ goober.
right. Perhaps this whole thing could have been overlooked had it not been for his classy opener: The new Pope took a little boys dick out of his mouth long enough to bitch about our treatment of blacks and Indians today
You do get why that’s a little off-putting when it comes to making a point?
sandy burger’s point: I agree and disagree with all concerned parties on this issue
Michael’s point: I sure hope KC has her miniblinds open. I’m a nervous wreck right now.
Exactly, Bart.
I’m (more or less) Catholic, by the way. Did you guys know that? No, you did not. But now you do.
The Pope is the anti-Christ
Of course I get why that’s off-putting, Dave: because it’s liable to unnecessarily bother some of the regular readers here.
But I mainly just care about the pleasure I get from nit-picking Bart’s every word.
Shemp is the anti-Christ.
Yes, Sandy, of course I knew you were Catholic. You are in the Lutheran Millennium HQ™ database. Your tentative reeducation camp assignment is not good, by the way. But at least you’ll be able to get acquainted with Sobek.
exactly
nyuk nyuk
Still waiting for Amish to man up.
Of course I get why that’s off-putting, Dave:
Oh. Ok. My bad. Sometimes this brush,
sorry.
I liked the flamewar thread at Ace’s better.
BTW, Sandy, that was an extremely rude thing to say. I looked at that flamewar thread and recoiled in horror. Laura was the only one making an effort. We can’t possibly be that bad.
I don’t think Amish has the balls to admit he went over the top.
Either that, or he’s busy watching movies.
My balls are huge:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=balls_are_huge
Eh, fuck the pope.
And fuck that cocksucker Dave too. I wouldnt apologize to him (or anybody who he chose to be offended for which he seems to do fairly often) even if i thought i was wrong. Which i dont. Dave is a useless fucking bitch.
If i offend you i dont care.
p.s. Warlock is good movie. Russ has good taste in movies.
Whoa – I didn’t see that coming. Again. Y’all please let me know if there’s a pleasant, or at least just, resolution to all this. Until then I think I’ll find other things to do.
I blame the Pope.
By the way, a couple of movies that weren’t bad:
Dead Awake with Steven Baldwin. Interesting movie and Baldwin is perfect for the part.
Running Scared. Decent mob movie with decent action scenes.
I’m not demanding any apology from you Amish, who needs that shit? It was others you offended, I just called you on it.
I understand the problem though. Pretty hard to care about the respect of others when you don’t respect yourself. Good luck with that.
Among friends, I think tweaking each other’s religious (or non-religious) beliefs is allowed. But if you don’t want to drive off people who have beliefs you disagree with, landing body blows crosses the line. Most of the regulars here feel that they are among friends.
I blame the Pope.
I blame… BrewFan.
(But you’re still on f’n notice, Bart.)
So, if sandy is a Catholic (who I thought, for some reason, is a Jew), who is our resident Jew? Is that steve_in_hb?
We need a Jew here! How else will we be represented on the Council of the Elders of Zion? If we don’t have any, may I suggest we go forthwith to recruit one? I hear they like Muslim blood for their matzos…and since it’s Passover they should be ahungering. I have Muslim blood (if one considers me a Muslim because I was born one) and I’d be willing to donate some blood in exchange for representation on the Council. I’m used to squirting blood anyway.
I was gonna sock-puppet a Jewish name to Musli, asking “Is it Kosher?” But while researching a good name I found:
BARAK בָרָק m Biblical, Jewish
Means “lightning” in Hebrew…
I did not know that.
Kapow!
Hebrew “Barak” is from a real guy the Bible.
However, The Antichrist’s names does not come from the Bible but rather is a corruption of the Arabic بركة, “barakah” (”blessing”).
Incidently, Persian and Urdu renders it as بركت and they pronounce it as barkat. The word, not the guy’s name.
^
I was just gonna say the same thing.
Is it Kosher?
I was gonna sock-puppet a Jewish name to Musli . . .
Pupster, your real first name is originally Hebrew (as is mine), so we’ll just let you be the honorary token Jew around here until we find a real one.
So is Dave’s.
Of course, if we nominate Dave as our honorary token Jew, then we need an honorary token Baptist to take his place. I nominate Pupster.
we need an honorary token Baptist to take his place.
He-looo !
I do carry the mark, ifyouknowwhatimeanandithinkyoudo
We got Barb the Evil Genius who needs an assignment. She’s an extra Lutheran, so maybe she could be our honorary token Buddhist or something.
Musli is an extra Mormon, so he could be our honorary token Muslim. Hah! Serves him right for making the rest of us look stupid.
Don’t feel too bad about your assignment, Barb. My Dad was a Lutheran pastor, and he always said that Buddhism would be his second choice.
Come to think of it, we got more atheists than we need. Laura could be our honorary token Pentecostal.
Geezer’s our new honorary Scientologist. That means Michael has to be our honorary Idahodian. Idahoho. Iowan. Whatever.
Seriously, Laura would make a good Pentecostal. You have to moved by the Spirit to write poetry like this:
Saw a garden, overrun with weeds. I said, not me.
Through Spring I smothered and plucked them.
In Summer my garden was blooming brilliant.
But in the slumberous warmth the weeds got ahead of me.
Have I got the will, in this heat? Oh, let them go to seed
And sleep with me under the snow
Chancing some Spring awakening!
Sorry, I can’t comment any more for awhile. I need to get my emotions under control and compose myself.
Oy gevalt.
I keel you!
Musli is an extra Mormon
No. He’s a non-basketball playing Mormon. Totally different sect.
Sandy’s Catholic? I always figured him for a Rastafarian.
Now enough of the Religious Wars. Let’s talk more about my excellent taste in movies. (#352)
Just got done watching August Rush. Very good.
I finally watched Lonesome Dove. Finished it lastnight.
Epic.
Robert Duvall was great. Only he could have played Gus so well. But I think a number of actors could’ve played McCall just as well as Tommy Lee Jones.
I really got to like Gus. Both men were good men, but Gus was the better man.
Geezer’s our new honorary Scientologist.
Cool, I know a lot about Science.
By the way, we’re not still mad about this stuff, are we?
To recap: Amish is a sick f***, and it’s Dave’s job to keep him quarantined watching movies, for the good of all mankind.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
By the way, we’re not still mad about this stuff, are we?
No. I’m just mad about the fact that you are a girl posing as a man, and trying to conceal your lust for me.
Other than that, I think everything is OK.
and trying to conceal your lust for me
I don’t know what you’re talking about. (I never clicked “Send”, did I?!)
“I’m just mad about the fact that you are a girl posing as a man, and trying to conceal your lust for me.”
That’s it, I’m out of here. This whole “internet” thing was fun while it lasted.
I joke I heard the other day: Did you hear about the dyslexic rabbi? He went about saying, “Yo, yo, yo.”
Out of all the great movies Robert Duvall has been in, the one i still like best is Tender Mercies.