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Loredoctor
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"I'm a Shpaniard!"
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Alynna Lis Eachann
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One of the best ideas ever... and then they made two more. 
It had sort of a film noir feel to it that was really cool. Also the movie that got me into Queen, so yey!
It had sort of a film noir feel to it that was really cool. Also the movie that got me into Queen, so yey!
"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard... and too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
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CovenantJr
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As the novel is one of my favourite books, I never dared watch the Bruce Willis 'adaptation'. I did watch the Edward Fox original, though - but even that disgusted me a little. It badly understates the Jackal's resourcefulness. In the book, the Jackal gets as far as he does by planning, inspiration and months of meticulous preparation. The film places too much emphasis on chance and luck.
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Loredoctor
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Just watched Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest.
Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Davy Jones and his crew were nothing short of spectacular. Bring on the third movie!
Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Davy Jones and his crew were nothing short of spectacular. Bring on the third movie!
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Alynna Lis Eachann
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The Last King of Scotland. Wow. Some simplistic cinematic methods at times (the words plot device come to mind), but overall a pretty powerful movie. Now I want to go see how historically accurate the details were.
"We probably could have saved ourselves, but we were too damned lazy to try very hard... and too damn cheap." - Kurt Vonnegut
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
i'm interested in seeing this one too, (last king of scotland).
i remember the 60 minutes interview with idi. i'll be interested
to see Whitaker's take on him.
i remember the 60 minutes interview with idi. i'll be interested
to see Whitaker's take on him.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Didn't want to see it going in, but I just saw "We Are Marshall" and Wow! That is a great flick! The kind of movie hollywood does good every so often. Not my normal fare, but I am totally impressed with how it was done: acting, directing, music, hitting the right emotions, etc. Couple over done scenes, but minor stuff. I highly recommend this movie.
Cowboy: Why you doin' this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Cowboy: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ... I don't.
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Cowboy: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ... I don't.
Haha, if I hated the Bruce Willis remake, I wonder what sort of reaction it would provoke from you. No, never mind, it's not worth wasting two hours of your life on.CovenantJr wrote:As the novel is one of my favourite books, I never dared watch the Bruce Willis 'adaptation'. I did watch the Edward Fox original, though - but even that disgusted me a little. It badly understates the Jackal's resourcefulness. In the book, the Jackal gets as far as he does by planning, inspiration and months of meticulous preparation. The film places too much emphasis on chance and luck.
Watched the Edward Fox version just now...still enjoyed the movie but not the picture quality, which wasn't much better than off-the-air TV reception. It's one of those crappy, lower-than-DVD-resolution transfers with dust and dirt still in the picture. I hate it when they deceptively sell crap like this to consumers. Companies should either do a proper job of transferring their films onto DVD, or they shouldn't bother at all -- especially in the case of a relatively major film like Day of the Jackal. At any rate, I think I'm ready to look for the novel now.
Another Version of 'A christmas carol' for the umpteenth time . 
I'm just too lazy to get up an change the channel.
I'm just too lazy to get up an change the channel.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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CASSHERN
Anyone ever heard of it?
It's Japanese and we watched most of it last night, until my dodgy dvd player overheated and started skipping and stalling and stuff.
Anyway, it's a futuristic cross between 1984, X-men, Day of the Dead, and the video of 'Another Brick in the Wall' by Pink Floyd, with a bit of 'City of Lost Children' thrown in for good measure.
I am completely undecided whether it was one of the best films I've ever seen or a pile of dung.
I'm in two minds whether to finish watching it or not. I have a bad feeling the ending will put it firmly in the pile of dung category. BUT the action was getting interesting, with the gigantic (and I mean GIGANTIC) robot squishing all the mad sportscar-type tanks and letting off about 2000 heatseeker missiles from each hand.
By the way - it's not animation.
Anyone ever heard of it?
It's Japanese and we watched most of it last night, until my dodgy dvd player overheated and started skipping and stalling and stuff.
Anyway, it's a futuristic cross between 1984, X-men, Day of the Dead, and the video of 'Another Brick in the Wall' by Pink Floyd, with a bit of 'City of Lost Children' thrown in for good measure.
I am completely undecided whether it was one of the best films I've ever seen or a pile of dung.
I'm in two minds whether to finish watching it or not. I have a bad feeling the ending will put it firmly in the pile of dung category. BUT the action was getting interesting, with the gigantic (and I mean GIGANTIC) robot squishing all the mad sportscar-type tanks and letting off about 2000 heatseeker missiles from each hand.
By the way - it's not animation.
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I watched the Usual Suspects last night, as good as i reembered it.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
I thought Beerfest was weak. I expected a lot more.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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