Not_Bob
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:38 pm__ _Post subject: Re:
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Replaced_Texan wrote:
This one's harder because there are so many.
1. Ahnold
2. Steve Martin
3. John Wayne
4. Marylin Monroe
5. Bruce Willis
Have to disagree slightly with Steve Martin. Which Mamet movie was he in? I forget, but he did a great job in a role very different from his usual "Father of the Bride" persona.
As for actors who can stretch, Willem Defoe is pretty versatile. And Liam Neeson. Denzel Washington proved he could stretch in "Training Day." (I thought he was also good as a Not Completely Nice guy in "He Got Game.") Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett also can convincingly inhabit very different characters from flick to flick.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:41 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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3. Tom Cruise - he may be the worst "real" actor who still has a viable career.
I actually disagree with this one. Maybe he chose to do too many Top Gun type movies, but I've never thought he was bad in a movie. He may be guilty of selling us his personality, but I don't think his personality gets in the way of the characters he chooses to play when he does branch out a bit. I didn't like Born on the Fourth of July that much, but it really was a different role. You can even argue that he did some acting in Vanilla Sky.
He's not going to make me forget that he's Tom Cruise, but I think he does well in the roles he chooses. I also think Brad Pitt is one of the most underrated actors. But I just like his style. He was great in Snatch (one of my top ten favorite movies -- if you judge them by how many times I can watch them over and over again).
Hmmmm, sounds like another poll.
Which movies can you turn on, but can't turn off.
Me:
1. Godfather I or II (can NEVER turn it off -- "Leave the gun, take the cannolis")
2. A Few Good Men ("Who's going to do it? You? YOU Lieutenant WeinBERG?" -- Oh shit. That's cold every time)
3. King of New York ("I never killed anyone that didn't...deserve it")
4. Say Anything ("Joe lies...Joe LIES...when he cries. When he cries.")
5. Caddyshack ("How 'bout a Fresca?")
6. Snatch ("Now why would I want to buy a caravan with no fuckin' wheels"?)
7. Jerry McGuire ("I'm CLOAKED in failure.")
8. Trading Places ("Like, oh sure. Heee went to Hahvard.")
9. Hunt for Red October/Crimson Tide (Submarine movies -- I'm counting them as one)
10. Midnight Run ("I only have two words for you: Shut the fuck up.")
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EvenOdds
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:44 pm__ _Post subject: Re:
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For good actors, I left out Christian Bale. He's a wonderful actor.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:47 pm__ _Post subject: Re:
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Not_Bob wrote:
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Have to disagree slightly with Steve Martin. Which Mamet movie was he in? I forget, but he did a great job in a role very different from his usual "Father of the Bride" persona.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:52 pm__ _Post subject: Re:
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Not_Bob wrote:
Have to disagree slightly with Steve Martin. Which Mamet movie was he in? I forget, but he did a great job in a role very different from his usual "Father of the Bride" persona.
Spanish Prisoner. Not to be rude, but I thought he sucked in it. He just looked like he was trying not to be funny the whole time. It was like he was trying not to fuck up his lines.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:55 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
spookyfish wrote:
3. Tom Cruise - he may be the worst "real" actor who still has a viable career.
I actually disagree with this one. Maybe he chose to do too many Top Gun type movies, but I've never thought he was bad in a movi
He's not going to make me forget that he's Tom Cruise, but I think he does well in the roles he chooses.ThurgreedMarshall
Um, ever had to suffer through Cocktail?
and, maybe I'm off, but I HATED Jerry Maguire.
spooky('nuff said)fish
Oh, and speaking of a great actor who has played tons of different characters, how can I forget the great Robert Duvall? (Even though he appeared in another "Top-Gun"-type movie with Tom Cruise, though the name escapes me.)
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:56 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
1. Godfather I or II (can NEVER turn it off -- "Leave the gun, take the cannolis")
2. A Few Good Men ("Who's going to do it? You? YOU Lieutenant WeinBERG?" -- Oh shit. That's cold every time)
3. King of New York ("I never killed anyone that didn't...deserve it")
4. Say Anything ("Joe lies...Joe LIES...when he cries. When he cries.")
5. Caddyshack ("How 'bout a Fresca?")
6. Snatch ("Now why would I want to buy a caravan with no fuckin' wheels"?)
7. Jerry McGuire ("I'm CLOAKED in failure.")
8. Trading Places ("Like, oh sure. Heee went to Hahvard.")
9. Hunt for Red October/Crimson Tide (Submarine movies -- I'm counting them as one)
10. Midnight Run ("I only have two words for you: Shut the fuck up.")
ThurgreedMarshall
I love all of those, especially Snatch and Say Anything.
I also cannot turn off:
1. Lock, Stock
2. Fight Club
3. Real Genius
4. My Favorite Year
5. Dogma
6. North by Northwest
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:01 pm__ _Post subject: poll poll poll
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Has anyone mentioned Nicolas Cage? He's pretty versatile. (although that doesn't make me like him all the time (see, e.g. any action-hero movie he's been in) - although I liked Raising Arizona and Adaptation - and Fast Times at Ridgemont High).
Someone else who is versatile (although generally ranges from sucky to very very bad, does try a lot of different things) is John Travolta. Thinking about Vincent Vega always makes me giggle.
And Cameron Diaz tries to do different things - compare her sucky roles in Very Bad Things and My best friend's Wedding to her in Being John Malkovich. Not that it makes me like her much.Back to top
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:06 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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EvenOdds wrote:
I also cannot turn off:
7. Braveheart
I just watched that for the first time this weekend. Loved it, although the SO told me it was as good as the Last of the Mohicans, and I cannot agree. Daniel Day Lewis. Mmmmmm.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:08 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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EvenOdds wrote:
ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
1. Godfather I or II (can NEVER turn it off -- "Leave the gun, take the cannolis")
2. A Few Good Men ("Who's going to do it? You? YOU Lieutenant WeinBERG?" -- Oh shit. That's cold every time)
3. King of New York ("I never killed anyone that didn't...deserve it")
4. Say Anything ("Joe lies...Joe LIES...when he cries. When he cries.")
5. Caddyshack ("How 'bout a Fresca?")
6. Snatch ("Now why would I want to buy a caravan with no fuckin' wheels"?)
7. Jerry McGuire ("I'm CLOAKED in failure.")
8. Trading Places ("Like, oh sure. Heee went to Hahvard.")
9. Hunt for Red October/Crimson Tide (Submarine movies -- I'm counting them as one)
10. Midnight Run ("I only have two words for you: Shut the fuck up.")
ThurgreedMarshall
I love all of those, especially Snatch and Say Anything.
I also cannot turn off:
1. Lock, Stock
2. Fight Club
3. Real Genius
4. My Favorite Year
5. Dogma
6. North by Northwest
7. Braveheart
Loved all of those, but I have to add the following:
1. Blade Runner
2. Alien
3. A Clockwork Orange (natch)
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. Pulp Fiction
6. The Bridge on the River Kwai
7. The Matrix
8. Women on the Verge of A Nervous Breakdown
9. Se7en
10. Psycho (the original version, though the Vince-Vaughn-as-Norman-Bates version wasn't half-bad)
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:12 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
Which movies can you turn on, but can't turn off.
For some reason, I can't turn off "Interview with the Vampire," even though my hatred for that film is deep and abiding. I've previously said it contains the worst collective performance of any film in English. And yet I watch. Maybe it's the art direction. Yeah, that's it.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:14 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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EvenOdds wrote:
ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
Blah Blah Blah Movies TM like
4. Say Anything ("Joe lies...Joe LIES...when he cries. When he cries.")
Blah Blah Blah More Movies TM likes.
ThurgreedMarshall
Blah Blah EO agrees especially Say Anything.
Blah Blah Blah...more movies EO likes including
2. Fight Club
Now my turn.
Blah Blah Blah Movies I like...
1. I concur on Say Anything ("I gave her my heart. She gave me a pen.")
2. I also concur on Fight Club. ("The first rule of fight club is you must never talk about fight club.")
3. About Last Night ("Was she a Pro?" "At this point, we don't know.")
4. Stripes ("That's the fact, Jack.")
5. Princess Bride. ("My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father.")
6. Grease ("Why this car is automatic...its hydromatic....this car is Greased Lightening")
7. My Life's in Turnaround (Everyone should see this movie...seriously.)
8. Sleep with Me (just for the Quentin Tarantino "Top Gun is the best homosexual love story ever made" monologue/cameo)
9. St. Elmo's Fire (because everyone I know was one of these characters at one time in their lives...for a very long time I was Jules)
10. Pulp Fiction/Reservoir Dogs/Natural Born Killers/U-Turn (movies too fucked up to really explain why I liked them, but which manage to do an outstanding job being visually excellent while telling very good albeit fucked up stories).
That is all.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:21 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
Hmmmm, sounds like another poll.
Which movies can you turn on, but can't turn off.
ThurgreedMarshall
Hmm
1. Notorious
2. Chinatown
3. Godfather II (for some reason 1 does not really do it for me as much)
4. My Fair Lady
5. Touch of Evil
6. Trading Places
7. The Dirty Dozen
8. Wait until Dark
9. Breakfast at Tiffany's
10. Rear Window
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:29 pm__ _Post subject: Re:
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
I recently had a discussion with a friend about the actual skill needed to act (in movies and tv). I think there are very few skilled, successful actors and what ends up happening is that the viewing public is essentially buying someone's personality. We like Julia Roberts, so we want to see a Julia Roberts type character in a bunch of movies. It's like packaging and selling the popular kids in high school.
I understand that there is type-casting and studios tend to hire actors for roles they've had success with in the past, but either way, I think my argument still stands.
Anyway, name five actors/actresses who take significantly different roles from either (1) other roles they've had or (2) their out-of-character personalities.
Here are my five:
1. Ed Norton
2. Johnny Depp
3. Jeffrey Wright
4. John Malkovich
5. Daniel Day Lewis
Or, better yet, who are the top five most guilty of playing the same damn role or playing up their personality quirks in each of their roles:
1. (hands down) Samuel L. Jackson
2. Julia Roberts
3. Meg Ryan
4. Michael Douglas
5. Sean Connery
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SOmeone on Inside the Actors Studio, and I think it was Michael Caine (yawn) said taht the difference bt an actor and a movie star is that an actor says, how do I make myself turn into this character, and the movie star says how do I turn this character into me?Back to top
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:37 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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bold_n_brazen wrote:
8. Sleep with Me (just for the Quentin Tarantino "Top Gun is the best homosexual love story ever made" monologue/cameo)
See, this spawns another poll "Movies that are godawful but are partially salvaged by that one scene." I LOVE the Tarantino monologue in this movie, but I would never force anyone to sit through the rest of it just for the scene.Back to top
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:39 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
spookyfish wrote:
3. Tom Cruise - he may be the worst "real" actor who still has a viable career.
I actually disagree with this one. Maybe he chose to do too many Top Gun type movies, but I've never thought he was bad in a movie. He may be guilty of selling us his personality, but I don't think his personality gets in the way of the characters he chooses to play when he does branch out a bit. I didn't like Born on the Fourth of July that much, but it really was a different role. You can even argue that he did some acting in Vanilla Sky.
He's not going to make me forget that he's Tom Cruise, but I think he does well in the roles he chooses. I also think Brad Pitt is one of the most underrated actors. But I just like his style. He was great in Snatch (one of my top ten favorite movies -- if you judge them by how many times I can watch them over and over again).
Hmmmm, sounds like another poll.
Which movies can you turn on, but can't turn off.
Me:
1. Godfather I or II (can NEVER turn it off -- "Leave the gun, take the cannolis")
2. A Few Good Men ("Who's going to do it? You? YOU Lieutenant WeinBERG?" -- Oh shit. That's cold every time)
3. King of New York ("I never killed anyone that didn't...deserve it")
4. Say Anything ("Joe lies...Joe LIES...when he cries. When he cries.")
5. Caddyshack ("How 'bout a Fresca?")
6. Snatch ("Now why would I want to buy a caravan with no fuckin' wheels"?)
7. Jerry McGuire ("I'm CLOAKED in failure.")
8. Trading Places ("Like, oh sure. Heee went to Hahvard.")
9. Hunt for Red October/Crimson Tide (Submarine movies -- I'm counting them as one)
10. Midnight Run ("I only have two words for you: Shut the fuck up.")
ThurgreedMarshall
Goodfellas
Walking and Talking
Meet the Parents
trading places
Best in show
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:53 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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bold_n_brazen wrote:
7. My Life's in Turnaround (Everyone should see this movie...seriously.)
I don't think I am familiar with this movie. Why is it a must-see?Back to top
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:57 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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ThurgreedMarshall wrote:
Hmmmm, sounds like another poll.
Which movies can you turn on, but can't turn off.
Ok, this is not an inclusive list.
Star Wars (especially the first three, but generally all five)
Terminator
Aliens
Gladiator
The Usual Suspects
LA Confidential
10 Things I Hate About You
The Princess Bride
Ronin (espeically if one of the chases is going on when I turn on the movie)
Most of Season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (not movies, but in the DVD shelf and on FX)
Most of Seasons 1-5 of The X Files (ditto on the FX part, why the hell does Chris Carter charge so much for each season)
Pretty much any episode of the Simpsons (ditto on wherever they are on syndication)
Victor / Victoria (The Cockroach scene is one of all time favorites ever)
Clue ("This is WAR, Peacock! Casualties are inevitable. You can't make an omlette without breaking eggs. Any cook will tell you that." "But look what happened to the cook!")
Say Anything
Grosse Point Blank
Real Genius ("Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?")
LOTR: FotR
The Matrix
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dtb wrote:
5. Marky Mark (see, e.g. Boogie Nights, cf. Perfect Storm) He was great in Three Kings too.
I agree. See also The Truth About Charlie, in which he did a great job.
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> Which movies can't you turn off?
Do all of you have satellite TV? WTF? You're all listing some great movies, but I wish that the cable stations I get showed more of them.
Thinking only of movies I've clicked into recently and have been unable to leave:
Chinatown
L.A. Confidential
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:11 pm__ _Post subject: Movies
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In no particular order:
--The Usual Suspects
--Midnight Express ("I'm from the factory -- we make the machines!")
--Kiss of the Spider Woman ("This dream is short, but this dream is happy . . .")
--Apartment Zero
--Angel Heart
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:18 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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EvenOdds wrote:
bold_n_brazen wrote:
7. My Life's in Turnaround (Everyone should see this movie...seriously.)
I don't think I am familiar with this movie. Why is it a must-see?
Here's the set-up in a nutshell:
Eric Schaeffer, a New York City cab driver, and Donal Lardner Ward, his bartender friend and roommate, spontaneously decide to make a film.
They don't have a script -- or even the idea for a script ("I think this whole idea thing is overrated" says Eric about halfway throught the film.) They also know nothing about production, direction, or camerawork. They are nearly broke.
They wind up making a movie about themselves trying to make this movie. Martha Plimpton has an amazing raunchy cameo. Phoebe Cates also has a cute cameo.
Great scenes include Martha Plimton talking about taking a shit, Eric dancing around his apartment sing-songing "I have a girlfriend now" after receiveing a hang-up on his answering machine, and the line "We're not going to meet anyone. We're just going to die weird and dumb."
Rent this movie. If you hate it, send me a message and I'll refund your $2.99. Be sure to watch the outtakes under the final credits.
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MangoLassi
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:26 pm__ _Post subject: Emoticon Hell
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I can't find the link someone posted recently with the supposedly vast array of emoticons.
Would someone be so kind as to post it again so that my life can be complete?Back to top
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:27 pm__ _Post subject: Which movies can't you turn off?
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Let's see....
I like lots of serious movies, but I don't tend to watch them more than once, maybe twice. The ones that I can bear to watch again are generally um, not serious. These are the ones I truly cannot turn off.
Better Off Dead (Frawnch Fries, Frawnch Dressing...)
Princess Bride
Office Space
Real Genius
Wizard of Oz (remember when it would come on only once a year and it was a big event?)
Christmas Vacation
Ferris Bueller
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EvenOdds
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:36 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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bold_n_brazen wrote:
EvenOdds wrote:
bold_n_brazen wrote:
7. My Life's in Turnaround (Everyone should see this movie...seriously.)
I don't think I am familiar with this movie. Why is it a must-see?
Here's the set-up in a nutshell:
Eric Schaeffer, a New York City cab driver, and Donal Lardner Ward, his bartender friend and roommate, spontaneously decide to make a film.
They don't have a script -- or even the idea for a script ("I think this whole idea thing is overrated" says Eric about halfway throught the film.) They also know nothing about production, direction, or camerawork. They are nearly broke.
They wind up making a movie about themselves trying to make this movie. Martha Plimpton has an amazing raunchy cameo. Phoebe Cates also has a cute cameo.
Great scenes include Martha Plimton talking about taking a shit, Eric dancing around his apartment sing-songing "I have a girlfriend now" after receiveing a hang-up on his answering machine, and the line "We're not going to meet anyone. We're just going to die weird and dumb."
Rent this movie. If you hate it, send me a message and I'll refund your $2.99. Be sure to watch the outtakes under the final credits.
Bn' (Of course, your mileage may vary) B
Thanks for the description -- I have heard great things about it.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:11 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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Replaced_Texan wrote:
bold_n_brazen wrote:
8. Sleep with Me (just for the Quentin Tarantino "Top Gun is the best homosexual love story ever made" monologue/cameo)
See, this spawns another poll "Movies that are godawful but are partially salvaged by that one scene." I LOVE the Tarantino monologue in this movie, but I would never force anyone to sit through the rest of it just for the scene.
Movie thoughts while listening to GWB on NPR:
I disagree with he/she who put Phillip Seymour Hoffman on the "plays different roles" list. I've never seen him play anything but his nebbishy weirdo Boogie Nights/Happiness guy, with slight variations (by the way, his Happiness role is GENIUS).
One-scene movies:
Post-interupted because GWB just pushed all his chips into the center of the table.
Keep up the movie talk though. - My all time great dark-horse movie recommendation is John Woo's The Killer, but it doesn't have the same impact when not seen on the big screen. I can never turn off "Some Kind of Wonderful" when it comes on the TV either.Back to top
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:23 pm__ _Post subject: Re: ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL ANOTHER POLL
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str8_outa_covina wrote:
My all time great dark-horse movie recommendation is John Woo's The Killer, but it doesn't have the same impact when not seen on the big screen.
I am a huge fan of John Woo's HK films, and The Killer is my favorite.
I would say you are my sock puppet, but I hated SKoW from the first time I saw it -- yes, in a movie theater.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:35 pm__ _Post subject: Re: Emoticon Hell
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MangoLassi wrote:
I can't find the link someone posted recently with the supposedly vast array of emoticons.
Would someone be so kind as to post it again so that my life can be complete?
www.mysmilies.com
I complete you.Back to top
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robustpuppy wrote:
Only if you're not better looking than I am.
I can't decide whether you sound more like Morrisey whining about how he hates it when his friends become successful or like Archie chearing a depressed Jughead up by telling him everybody likes Jughead he isn't better than them at anything.
