Movie recommendations?
 

It's a weekend thing, and sometimes even that is dicey.

sf

Movie recommendations?
 

I agree that technology has made in-home movie watching much more comfortable and relaxing in most cases, but does this mean you never go out for a movie now? Sometimes I get more enjoyment from the movie when the group dynamic kicks in.

neigh(love to see horror movies with a packed house--it's always interesting to see what helpful hints people will shout to the victims, like "Hurry!!" Duh.)sayer

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It's pretty much accepted in my house that there is a 50/50 chance we will not actually watch a rental after paying for it. Sleep is just such a better deal most of the time.

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I went to see maybe five movies last year at the theater -- "event" movies with lots of effects that are better on a big screen with thx or dolby digital.

I am really looking forward to the Matrices.

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Speaking as one of the "remember, back before kids, when we did movie theaters?" group, sometimes when you get the kids to bed, the very last thing you want to experience is a "group dynamic". By about 9:00 p.m., I'm about "group dynamic'ed" out.

(Besides, big-screen with 600 watts RMS into five speakers and a powered sub kicks ass. Bathroom breaks on your schedule, popcorn on demand, a good wine, maybe a quick snack out of the oven - beats sticky seats, crying kids, cell-phone users, ten dollar tix, and "previews" any day.)

B(Homebody)B

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Me too.

But really, it's all about the movie-theater popcorn. When I get a major craving, I go.

Which also explains my frequent summer attendance at sweetly hokey small-town fairs--sometimes, I just need a really good Sno-Cone.

p(abandoned circuses when they started selling cotton candy in plastic bags rather'n the right way, on a stick)j

Old Board
 

Maybe its just my computer, but did anyone else notice that you have not been able to acess Greedy Associates on findlaw for the past 2 days? Of course, no one may care.

I haven't seen a movie in a theater since maybe Titanic,* but we bought the Jackass DVD with additional footage and "outtakes." (I thought the whole thing was sort of outtakes?) Anyway, it's pretty good stuff. Also, I think I have matured a bit since my crush has shifted from Party Boy to Bam Margera.

*Outright lie. I saw Jackass in the theater, but the movie prior to Jackass may well have been Titanic.

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If you have to respond to AdL at all (and I cannot imagine why you would), can you do me a great favor and not quote him? It gets defeats the purpose of my ignoring him. And for any of you geniuses who plan to ruin my AdL lignoring going forward, there is room for you on the list.

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The new Vin Diesel movie would seem to fit that bill, and the trailer a saw a few weeks ago almost made it look intriguing (like it perhaps had an actual plot), although the subsequent tv advertising is not so hopeful. Either way, there will be lots of things blown up without real purpose:bang:, and probably several women objectified.

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Lordy, lord lord. [Wiping mirthful tears from eyes.] She really can be funny when she wants to be.

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You forgot more comfortable seating with greater legroom, and you can fast-forward through the "commercials".

Apropos of, uh, incidentally -- did anyone else see this article in USA Today?

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/...movieads_x.htm

[Spree: Article on lawsuit against movie theaters for showing commercials before the film. Plaintiff trying for class-action status. No cost to subscribe, but they request birth year + zip code]

spookyfish

Movie Night Clarification
 

Under those parameters, I'd go for either The Core (bunch of guys going deep into the earth to detonate nuclear bombs), The Hunted (Tommy Lee Jones hunts down Benico Del Toro, psycho marine that kills people even though war is over (sic)), or Lord of the Rings (assuming you haven't seen it and you have the three hours to kill).

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I go to the theater all the time. I love the whole movie going experience. Probably at least twice a month, sometimes more.

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After the first child, in my case. And then, of course, once I was allowed to venture back into the big dark places with $5 diet sodas, and people who talk on their cell phones, it was only for animated Pixar or Disney features with lots of smiles and singing and happy happy happy people who could only be tolerated with lots of xanax because of the fucking kid I can't smoke dope any more... oh NOOOOOOOO......

ummm, the Piglet movie is nice.

Neighsayer....
 

I loving the boots, Baby!!!!:thumbsup:

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Hey, watch it. Some tall people may be just looking for an open seat. :mad:

spooky(it's really not personal, shorty :p)fish

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Are you saying if I have kids, I can't smoke dope anymore? What if I adopt? Foster kids?

And the key to avoiding the $5 soda is to carry a purse. A big one.

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Six feet tall! Whoa! Fortunately people six feet tall are pretty rare. I once met a guy who was 6' 3"! Poor guy, everyone was staring at him!

Neighsayer....
 

Hey oldtimer, isnt it near that time of year when all you taxtypes come and invade our fair city and you buy me cocktails?

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Big-haired women are also a problem. Once, I tripped in the aisle and accidently landed my hand right on the beehivey 'do of the women in front of me. Left a dent about 2 feet deep but at least I could see the rest of the movie.

Too bad that doesn't work with you tall guys.;) Then again, I can get wiggle my way through the crowd leaving in about 2 seconds while all the tall people are still stuck back in the aisles.

Neighsayer....
 

It would be, but unfortunately, due to budget crunches and whatnot, I'm not going to Taxapalooza this year. :mad:

I may get into town a bit later for some real work. If so, I'll let you know. Otherwise you can just blow me off again NEXT year.

;)

Neighsayer....
 

Hey--thanks Wonk!! I thought they were appropriate for our situation. Sorry you're not going to make it here any time soon. Bummer.

neigh

Neighsayer....
 

Bummer about the missing of Taxapalooza. I do not recall blowing you off. I have hung out with you twice, right, which would mean that I havent blown you off.

Neighsayer....
 

I think he means me. In the not showing up for GA Happy Hour sense, natch.

neigh

Neighsayer....
 

She must not find you very attractive, wonk. ;)

spooky(oh, never mind, that's not what she meant - - sorry)fish

Neighsayer....
 

Yeah, what she said. Sorry. I guess I need to adjust the dosage again. :shrug:

Leg Lengthening
 

Speaking of being tall, I read in a magazine (Marie Claire with XTina on the cover?) about the new trend in China of leg lengthening (by breaking the bones and drilling holes to stimulate recalcification while pulling apart the broken pieces to add length). You've probably heard of people with deformed limbs (like severely uneven legs) undergoing this surgery to lengthen the leg bones and add height in extreme circumstances, but this article was saying it is looked at as about the same as getting a boob job.

In China, the article explained, taller people are considered more beautiful and powerful, and many jobs (including government jobs) have height requirements. One of the profiled women was undergoing the very painful surgery to land a job as a flight attendant. She hoped to gain four inches, which would make her 5'3". The procedure has improved so that people no longer must lay in bed for the year and a half plus it takes for the bones to regenerate and solidify in order to bear the weight of the body.

Yikes.

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I thought pretty much all movie theaters had stadium seating now. I love going to the movies, but except for kiddie films, we see only maybe two or three a year (which is why I'm so disappointed I wasted a night out on Chicago). Tix, popcorn, a modest dinner and a sitter add up.

Last movie--Agent Cody Banks. Next movie--What a Girls Wants.

Oh, and whyizzit that considering we hardly ever see a new movie, we can never find anything we want to rent?

Leg Lengthening
 

That, honey, is why god simply created stilettos.

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Is it wrong that even though I don't have kids I really want to see What a Girl Wants b/c it stars Colin Firth?

After you see it, let me know if someone who loves Colin Firth should go, or if I should wait and rent it or if I should just shoot myself for being so lame in the first place.

Buddy Button
 

Love that show. Though am glad Brenda has been (though apparently not for much longer) out of the pitcher. Of course upcoming episodes will feature Nate's inexorable pull back to Brenda, so I suppose the respite won't last.

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If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!

And, call me wussy, but I don't think if I were a flight attendant I could wear stilletos on the job. Ouch.

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Heck no - I'm going and have no kids (also saw Bridget Jones for the same reason).

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I would think that as far as flight attendants go, small stature would be a positive attribute. Why would you need to be over 5 feet tall to be a flight attendant? As long as you can reach the top of the drinks cart, I'm happy.

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Hell, I won't wear 'em for two minutes in a shoe store, but I'd rather do that break and regrow my legs.

And if these women are otherwise proportionate, doesn't lengthening just their legs make them look like short-waisted short-armed little mutants?

I wish I was a little bit taller....I wish I was a baller
 

In the pictures they showed the women didn't look all that weird, except for the pained expressions on their faces. They lengthen the femur by about one or two inches and the fibula/tibia by about one or two inches. However, many experience problems with uneven growth.

I forgot to add that the cost of the procedure was something like double the average household income. So one would have to beat the odds and become wealthy despite their small stature in order to become taller, and thus more powerful and beautiful.

I wish I was a little bit taller....I wish I was a baller
 

Hmm, so the women who go through that stomach stapling surgery here to lose weight are cake walking (ha, ha, I kill me), in comparison of pain?

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As my contracts professor used to say, "Tell it on the mountain!"

Mr. Darcy.... swoon. (I couldn't find the right smiley to convey "swoon" -- and I thought there was one of those for EVERYTHING!)

So, owing to the deficiency of a smiley for "swoon", this will have to do: :drool:

(Drooling is a sure-fire way to snag the Mr. Darcies of this world...)

Stomach stapling is painful? I didn't realize that. I though it was only if you overate -- you know, like, did something crazy like eat an entire apple in one sitting.