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[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick

I have not been around much and didn't watch the Academy Awards and don't know who won what, but I did watch the Wrestler last weekend (thank you bittorrent) and it's now one of my favorite movies ever. Just fucking awesome.

I have seen Pi but I don't think I have seen any other Darren Aronofsky movies. Do you think I would like Requiem for a Dream if I liked the Wrestler? For some reason I have never seen it.

I have not seen the Wrestler, but Requiem for a Dream is one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen. It is excellent. The performances are first rate. The editing is unbelievable. And I think I'll never watch it again, because it's so depressing.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

I. I don't like people who cross over into another medium when the only reason that person had the opportunity to do so was because of success in another.

Me either.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

but college killed his catalog for me. I'm guessing a lot of people feel this way.

Maybe the right songs weren't overplayed at my college, but for me it was the Steve Miller Band.

[John Phoenix]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

I mostly agree because I think it sucks when people who have worked so hard to become actors (for instance) are denied roles because some rapper has his own fan base and will automatically bring in a certain number of people. But there are exceptions. Some people are multi-talented, so I assume they don't fall into the annoying category.

I'm more annoyed with established actors who work too fucking much and never give anyone else a chance--like Samuel L. Jackson. Does he really have to play every over the hill bad motherfucker role the industry has to offer? Jesus Christ.

Or actors who play every fucking role in a movie--like Eddie Murphy. Yes, Eddie. We know you can play all sorts of fat people. Nobody gives a shit anymore. Now pick one role and hire somebody.

TM

I don't begrudge people who work all the time, taking on all the roles that they can or trying to branch out in different ways. I think that they should make hay while the sun is shining. And as for people bringing a fan base, more power to them, as well. Think about the number of A list actors out there who really can act, rather than just being attractive, full of charm and star power, and making each role consist of "What would happen if [celebrity] had been a [insert title here]?" I bet that the number is pretty low.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

hypothesis

perhaps you do not understand the full import of your word choice?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Adder

I suspect yes. I quite liked Requiem for a Dream,

Gwnc, i know this would normally kill the movie for you and all other thinking people, but do not let adder's recommendation kill this choice. Give the movie a shot. it was quite good.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by John Phoenix

I don't begrudge people who work all the time, taking on all the roles that they can or trying to branch out in different ways. I think that they should make hay while the sun is shining. And as for people bringing a fan base, more power to them, as well. Think about the number of A list actors out there who really can act, rather than just being attractive, full of charm and star power, and making each role consist of "What would happen if [celebrity] had been a [insert title here]?" I bet that the number is pretty low.

when I read a post like this, I realize the little people need me to keep posting at some too high level. it makes them happy.

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I don't dig Marley anymore. I still think Redemption Song is one of the best songs ever written, but college killed his catalog for me. I'm guessing a lot of people feel this way. The guy only had so many songs, and they're great, but Christ... You can only listen to a song so much before you're shot on it.

Print out this post, fold it up and put it in your wallet. Bring it out every time you are about to play "Let it Bleed."

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by taxwonk

Print out this post, fold it up and put it in your wallet. Bring it out every time you are about to play "Let it Bleed."

marley's five best songs were written before the wailers were bob marley and the wailers.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I don't dig Marley anymore. I still think Redemption Song is one of the best songs ever written, but college killed his catalog for me. I'm guessing a lot of people feel this way. The guy only had so many songs, and they're great, but Christ... You can only listen to a song so much before you're shot on it.

2. And I went to probably the least Rasta college in the U.S., and that's counting BYU and the service academies.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

2. And I went to probably the least Rasta college in the U.S., and that's counting BYU and the service academies.

Bob Jones?

[Diane_Keaton]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Bob Jones?

No that was Penske. Slightly to the right of AG.

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

I have not seen the Wrestler, but Requiem for a Dream is one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen. It is excellent. The performances are first rate. The editing is unbelievable. And I think I'll never watch it again, because it's so depressing.

2. Grim, grim, grim. But excellent. One viewing was enough for me - there are some unforgettably desperate scenes in it.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

marley's five best songs were written before the wailers were bob marley and the wailers.

2. And the point of Bob Marley is not to listen to his Greatest Hits album all your life. He's supposed to lead you to the soundtrack for The Harder They Come, which is supposed to lead you to Lee Perry, Burning Spear, The Upsetters, The Skatalites, etc.

Apropos of nothing, I once had a cassette bootleg of a Black Uhuru show from 1981 that I miss so much it hurts.

Look at me agreeing with everyone on here. Fucking sickening.