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Post by Rob the Wop » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:16 pm

Do NOT watch Napoleon Dynamite.

It was the single most lame-ass movie I have seen in years.
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Post by Sandwichman » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:18 pm

technopatra wrote:I just got a copy of the "Henry Rollins: Live from Luna Park" DVD.

It was in the comedy section, whcih I thought was a mistake, but it wasn't. It's a collection of "spoken word" that is more like some of the funniest stand-up comedy I've ever seen. Some of it falls flat, but the rest is great.

Be sure to go to the Special Feature, which is a hi-LAR-ious bit called "Henry Rollins Vs. Iggy Pop".
I got this a while ago and absolutely loved the Iggy vs Rollins bit. My son woke up I was laughing so hard.

Rollins is one of those people I love listening to his tales. His old spoken word series from the mid-nineties was alot of great humor as well. I remember his rants about Bono.

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Post by Sandwichman » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:59 pm

Another film that someone reccommended in these forums somewhere was "Waking Life"

I fucking loved it. I love the style of animation and the conversations. Very cool.


On a very lighter note just saw recently Starsky and Hutch and Dodgeball both great.
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Post by Rian Jackson » Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:04 pm

So, after hearing all about how great and funny 'Bad Santa' is, i can say that i was sorely disappointed.

I watched it with a BRCACer last weekend and it was fuckin' HEARTWARMING!!! what is this shit? i was expecting colon-blowing funny, rip-your-fingernails-out cruel.

MY COLON IS STILL INTACT!

it just goes to show, the one who calls himself 'santa' don't know shit.
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Post by Rob the Wop » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:25 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:So, after hearing all about how great and funny 'Bad Santa' is, i can say that i was sorely disappointed.

I watched it with a BRCACer last weekend and it was fuckin' HEARTWARMING!!! what is this shit? i was expecting colon-blowing funny, rip-your-fingernails-out cruel.

MY COLON IS STILL INTACT!

it just goes to show, the one who calls himself 'santa' don't know shit.
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Post by Rian Jackson » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:54 pm

um, yeah, we even watched the 'badder' unrated version.

i did kind of like the 'fucking santa fucking santa fucking santa' part though.
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Post by Rob the Wop » Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:58 pm

Rian Jackson wrote:um, yeah, we even watched the 'badder' unrated version.

i did kind of like the 'fucking santa fucking santa fucking santa' part though.
I was kinda partail to Jack Ridder's expression to hearing "You're not gonna shit right for a month!" coming from the changing room stall.
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Post by Rian Jackson » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:08 pm

Rob the Wop wrote:
Rian Jackson wrote:um, yeah, we even watched the 'badder' unrated version.

i did kind of like the 'fucking santa fucking santa fucking santa' part though.
I was kinda partail to Jack Ridder's expression to hearing "You're not gonna shit right for a month!" coming from the changing room stall.
fucking santa fucking santa fucking santa!!

sorry, i had to say it again.
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Post by Ranger Genius » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:08 pm

I'm reasonably confident it's "fuck me, santa; fuck me, santa!"
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Post by Ranger Genius » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:08 pm

And who the fucking hell is Jack Ridder?
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Post by SilkenTofu » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:44 pm

Ranger Genius wrote:And who the fucking hell is Jack Ridder?
why..a combination of John Ritter and Jack Tripper...silly RG
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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:54 am

Ranger Genius wrote:I'm reasonably confident it's "fuck me, santa; fuck me, santa!"
that would make sense, but AFAIK the whole thing stemmed from when whoever the actor dude is said that he was an 'adjective adjective adjective fucking santa'

i took it to be [i'm] fucking santa.

but i wouldn't stake my life on it.
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Post by Ranger Genius » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:20 am

Whoever the actor dude is? You mean Bily-Bob Thornton? I'll have to grab the DVD and turn on the subtitles.It's possible I only heard what I expected to, but's it's possible that you did, too. I'll find out for sure.
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Post by Rob the Wop » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:26 am

Ranger Genius wrote:Whoever the actor dude is? You mean Bily-Bob Thornton? I'll have to grab the DVD and turn on the subtitles.It's possible I only heard what I expected to, but's it's possible that you did, too. I'll find out for sure.
Nope. I have the DVD- its one of the Gilmore girls chanting "fuck me Santa fuck me Santa fuck me Santa fuck me Santa fuck me Santa fuck me Santa" repeatedly.

And I was referring to Jack the Tripper, failed cereal killer.
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Post by Rian Jackson » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:26 am

Rob the Wop wrote: And I was referring to Jack the Tripper, failed cereal killer.
granola? cheerios?
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Post by Rob the Wop » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:45 am

Rian Jackson wrote:
Rob the Wop wrote: And I was referring to Jack the Tripper, failed cereal killer.
granola? cheerios?
Why Frosty Flakes, of course, the absent-minded snowman.
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Hotel Rwanda

Post by Quickener » Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:34 am

Just saw Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle the other day. It's a great movie, though quite disturbing. It's a story based on true events that occurred during the civil war / genocide in Rwanda in the mid 90s. It was a very powerful film.

On a lighter note, Lemony Snickets was also quite good. Jim Carey has come a long way since Once Bitten...

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Post by Rian Jackson » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:04 am

Quickener wrote:Just saw Hotel Rwanda starring Don Cheadle the other day. It's a great movie, though quite disturbing. It's a story based on true events that occurred during the civil war / genocide in Rwanda in the mid 90s. It was a very powerful film.

On a lighter note, Lemony Snickets was also quite good. Jim Carey has come a long way since Once Bitten...
i heard this was good. maybe i'll hit it this weekend - anyone want to go?

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Post by QuasiPseudo » Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:12 am

I liked The Aviator more than I thought I would..

DiCaprio actually did a damn fine decent job portaying the mental illness of Hughes, his best acting to date by far, IMO.

Kate Blanchett at first seemed a parody of Hepburn, but I quickly warmed up to the character.

Kate Beckensale was simply stunning.

I never knew Hughes crashed a plane into Hollywood!

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Post by GuinivereElise » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:33 pm

went to the Crest theatre, where shows are 3-bucks...

saw a fabulous fucking flick called A Tale of Two Sisters.

Korean horror (not in the blood'n'guts style, but in a supernatural sort of style) film, eerie in more ways than one, had me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and I haven't been that emotionally exhausted after a film in a good long time.

COMPLETELY worth seeing. Amazing. Thrilling.

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Post by Ranger Genius » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:36 am

QuasiPseudo wrote:DiCaprio['s]...best acting to date by far, IMO.
That's not really saying much, is it? It's like comparing one Pauly Shore performance to another. Kate Blanchett, however, is a Goddess. Have you seen Bandits? I bought it in the discount bin for five bucks, never having seen it. It's one of my favorite movies now.
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Post by QuasiPseudo » Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:20 am

Heh.. yeah, doesnt have much impact. But Hollywood has decided his performance is oscar-worthy. Dont know about that, but it was a decent film. Its hard to get by DiCaprio's baby-face, especially as hughes gets older, but I thought he did well. Check it out when ya can.

Ill look out for Bandits. Ive got an oldschool video store near my house, lots of unrated versions & obscure titles. And yes, Blanchett is a goddess, & the elf queen.

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Post by Ranger Genius » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:10 am

I don't know why Bandits was so badly publicized. It's got Bruce Willis (in my favorite role he's done), Billy-Bob Thornton in one of his best. It's hilarious and exciting, so I don't know why it did so poorly. You can probably get it cheap from the pre-viewd DVD section of a Hollywood or Bluckbuster video store still. They bought lots of copies and then no one had heard of the film. Shame.
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Post by theCryptofishist » Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:15 pm

theCabinet of Dr. Caligari: nice angles.

Still waiting for the underwater remake, the Cabinet of Dr. Calemari.
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Post by rodent » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:27 am

Four Words...

Shaun of the Dead!!!


Holymutherfuckingshit!!!

Any zombie fan will fall over laughing!!!

Any NON-zombie fan will fall over laughing!!!

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Post by Rian Jackson » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:38 am

mm, human traffic.. reminds me of my brommie friends.
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Post by QuasiPseudo » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:25 am

Caught 'Kung Pow - Enter the Fist' on the tube the other night...

Had I known what to expect, I would have rented it a long time ago.

I havent laughed that hard at a movie in a loooong time.

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Post by Ranger Genius » Tue Feb 01, 2005 11:40 am

Yes, it too was poorly marketed. It was pretty funny, in a "shut off your brain and enjoy it" kind of way.
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Post by cowboyangel » Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:47 am

do yourselves a favor and burn Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of the Opera....
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Post by Ranger Genius » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:00 pm

What you really should do is drag it into the alley, set fire to it, and then extinguish it by urinating on it.
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