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The Dawn of the Dead Remake on the other hand, was extremely good. And the DVD has a mock newscast in the special features that's about 20 minutes long, which stars Richard Biggs (Dr. Stephen Franklin from Babylon 5) and is a really fantastic companion piece to the remake movie. For those who like the Daily show, or are media watch dogs, or even the ones who liked the Babylon 5 ISN episodes ought to get a real charge outta this one.
I Never Fail To Be Astounded By The Things We Do For Promises - Ronnie James Dio (All The Fools Sailed Away)
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
Hero. It's got some lovely fight scenes, gorgeously shot with some clever use of color. But the plot is tissue paper thin and the pacing is lethargic at best. As for the ending, well:
Spoiler
After all the exposition, the titular hero tells the proto-emperor that he's decided not to kill him. All very well, but then why turn up and make it clear that he was going to, thereby ensuring his own execution? Why not just go to the beach or something?
...but in the morning, I will be sober
Yeah, I was quite pleased with the Dawn of the Dead remake. I'll have to rent the DVD to see the Biggs thing, I was/am a huge B5 fan.
"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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Meet the Fockers.
Absolute tripe, I can't believe DeNiro stooped to this garbage.
Absolute tripe, I can't believe DeNiro stooped to this garbage.
"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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The Heist was pretty good, but that's about it.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
"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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The Crow: Wicked Prayer. I'm almost hesitant to put this in the anti-recommendation thread. It's so bad it's funny. It's original Evil Dead bad. Maybe even Plan 9 bad. After Intermedio, I wasn't surprised to see Edward Norton <<edit: Edward Furlong>> suck (worst...... Crow....... ever). Looked like he was trying out for The Cure. Asrael who works at Cinnabon (SNL) was scarier. I was surprised to see Boreanaz suck. And Dennis Hopper gets the Raul Julia in Street Fighter Award. Danny Trejo is usually good for a scene or two, but the only thing about his performance that will stick in my mind are his man-teats bouncing around during a bare-chested Crow Dance. Oh, and Tara Reid is in this movie, but her character (ok, all the characters) is so 2-dimensional you can't see it if your couch sits at an angle from your TV.
Script - garbage. Direction - could only dream of being called garbage. In fact, I'm not sure if there was any direction. I think Lance Mungia is a fictitious person. If he's not, he should be.
In short: watch this movie. Glory in its suckitude with me.
1 out of 10.... million
Script - garbage. Direction - could only dream of being called garbage. In fact, I'm not sure if there was any direction. I think Lance Mungia is a fictitious person. If he's not, he should be.
In short: watch this movie. Glory in its suckitude with me.
1 out of 10.... million
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"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
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Ummm, you mean Edward Furlong. Poster child of Why Not To Do Drugs.
"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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Man, I should send Norton an apology letter for that one. Yeah.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
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I just watched Hide and Seek over the weekend.
Just another suspense thriller that is supposed to keep you guessing to the end what is really going on.
Not even halfway through I figured it out. Ever since The Sixth Sense, there have been countless movies that have tried to capture the essence of what was accomplished in that film.
Hide and Seek is just another not so good attempt of trying to cash in on The Sixth Sense phenomenon.
Just another suspense thriller that is supposed to keep you guessing to the end what is really going on.
Not even halfway through I figured it out. Ever since The Sixth Sense, there have been countless movies that have tried to capture the essence of what was accomplished in that film.
Hide and Seek is just another not so good attempt of trying to cash in on The Sixth Sense phenomenon.
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And he looked ridiculous with Blonde hair. Black haired men shouldn't dye thier hair blond
I Never Fail To Be Astounded By The Things We Do For Promises - Ronnie James Dio (All The Fools Sailed Away)
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
Remember, everytime you drag someone through the mud, you're down in the mud with them
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...
It's about learning to dance in the rain
Where are we going...and... WHY are we in a handbasket?
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Italian Job, Kingdom of Heaven, and the Down in the Valley. The upcoming movie The Illusionist looks like it could be good.
Italian Job, Kingdom of Heaven, and the Down in the Valley. The upcoming movie The Illusionist looks like it could be good.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
-George Steiner
I actually was at a couple of the same parties as him back in high school. Talked to him a few times and ran stage lighting for a play he was in. Nice guy, very driven. No surprise at all he's famous.
Lucky SOB got to do the horizontal bop with Salma Hayak. Meh, I guess he deserves it.
Lucky SOB got to do the horizontal bop with Salma Hayak. Meh, I guess he deserves it.
"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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This has been recommended strongly to me. Having said that, it was recommended by the same person who thought Constantine was fantasticjelerak wrote:I just watched Hide and Seek over the weekend.
Just another suspense thriller that is supposed to keep you guessing to the end what is really going on.
Not even halfway through I figured it out. Ever since The Sixth Sense, there have been countless movies that have tried to capture the essence of what was accomplished in that film.
Hide and Seek is just another not so good attempt of trying to cash in on The Sixth Sense phenomenon.
