Posts by Paul Ross12

Dead Poets Society

It’s been overlooked

To Sir, with Love?

As a counterweight to Dead Poets Society—in both quality and execution😁
admittedly, Helen Mirren stars in it

northerntrucker2 said:I found the movie to be absolutely stellar, mostly because it doesn't pretend to be some profound, deep masterpiece, which is honestly such a relief given that we're talking about a story centered on a sixteen-year-old girl. I think I’ve just reached my limit with all that pseudo-intellectual teenage babble, so I felt the entire context of the plot was actually quite well-suited to the reality of 1960s Britain.

Alfred Molina, Carey, and Peter Sarsgaard were all fantastic; I have to say, the latter really caught me off guard with his performance. 🙂

The script is actually based on the memoirs of an American journalist who lived through the whole ordeal.

Barber said:[/URL] "What did I get from Simon? An education -- the thing my parents always wanted me to have... I learned about expensive restaurants and luxury hotels and foreign travel , i learned about antiques and Bergman films and Classical Music. But actually there was a much bigger bonus than that. my experience with Simon entirely cured my craving for sophistication. By the time I got to Oxford, i wanted nothing more Than to meet kind , decent boys my own age, no matter if they were gauche or virgins. I would marry one eventually and stay married all my life and for that, I suppose, I have Simon to thank."

Here it is:

Se7en

A question with far too many ways to answer...

Take the guys from Mystic River—three massive roles in a single film:

Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon.

For me, there’s nothing quite like a fine dead girl

Tyler Sanchez said:I honestly can't fathom where all this hostility toward this film is coming from.
I have a deep appreciation for Miyazaki and the other masters of animation, yet I find myself equally drawn to Spike.
Perhaps it's because I grew up watching The Muppet Show, where
Jim Henson taught me that a mere scrap of fabric and two buttons could practically convey a lifetime of emotion.
I find myself longing for that level of simplicity and directness in cinematic storytelling, and it feels as though
this movie will provide exactly that.
Arcade Fire in the trailer?????
Pure perfection....
How many of you who primarily watch films intended for children actually have children of your own?

hm, well, that would be me, for instance. I've been going to the theater with them for years now. 😢 😉. We finally made it to the PG-13 stage. Hallelujah!
I'll be seeing this one with the kids sometime soon.

Rebecca Lee said:why?

Because the picture quality is superior—brighter, too. At AMC Theatres, the screen is way too dim; apparently, it’s an issue with their aging projector bulbs. People actually hit both theaters just to compare them, and it’s clear Regal Cinemas wins hands down. There was plenty of discussion about this on the Avatar thread—feel free to go dig through it if you're interested.

My daughter and I both wear glasses and we’ve never run into any issues—not us, and certainly not anyone else we know.
But look, if you're going to get them tickets, go with Regal Cinemas. Don't bother with AMC Theatres.

Look, maybe I'm being cliché, but the Star Wars prequels—I think I just went in with totally unrealistic expectations. It’s likely because you can't recreate that specific magic from the 80s...

quietdriver3 said:This movie had so much potential to be incredible, if only they’d just handled things a bit differently. 😁

Exactly. Between gamer and Pandora, I've had my fill of "WTF" movies for the year.

silentpilot6 said:It really makes you wonder—can Chinese filmmakers actually produce a historical epic without falling into these exact patterns?
Though, if you aren't bothered by those tropes, there are movies out there worth seeing... even if the action choreography could have been sharper.

????!
I don't think a single action sequence in this movie could have been directed better—ever.

Besides, those "one-man show-off" moments carry enough self-awareness. It isn't literal or deadly serious like those old kung fu flicks about tigers and dragons. Instead, it’s more like a ceremonial introduction to each general—we see them as fully realized characters who command genuine loyalty from their troops. The outcome of the battle hinges entirely on pure intelligence, whether we're looking at breathtaking mass combat scenes or just the quiet preparation of a cup of tea.

Every frame in this film is wallpaper material. I highly recommend the original two-part version, though this Western cut will be fantastic on the big screen regardless. (This is the movie I've rewatched most often, and my personal preference usually leans toward British cinema.)

Film rating: breathtaking.

I’ve got two packs left before I call it quits. I’ve been on this for two years now—mood swings are clearly my biggest issue. I’m 38, and while I’ve tried just about everything under the sun, these pills actually made me wonder if I was spiraling into a serious depression. Since it’s a hot topic right now (not to mention I smoke two packs a day), I did some digging online and stumbled upon this. My god, it’s like looking at a mirror... http://www.medications.com/se/yasmin?page=1 .

I knew the risks going in—I accepted them—but I didn't realize Yasmin would turn me into a total zombie.

I even heard the stuff about B-complex and took the vitamins, but honestly? It did nothing.

Please, just take a look at the link. Instead of me listing out my symptoms, they’re all laid out there in detail...

brightlynx11 said:Rocks.

I had considered that—though I assumed they were largely extinct—but a quick search suggests otherwise (?!)...

Look, if they aren't fleas—and no, you don't necessarily have to see them, though a massive amount of bites usually implies some visible evidence—then we're talking bed bugs.

Bed bugs are a much smaller problem.

Either way, the most reliable fix is hiring a professional extermination service. A friend of mine handled a flea issue quite efficiently; she couldn't exactly spend her life scrubbing every inch of the house because of the cats.

Forgive me, I clearly haven't reached full emancipation yet since I automatically associate carpet cleaning with women's work 😉—and since my husband and I are both veterinarians, we're well-versed in extermination methods, so even then, I ended up with bitten legs (gross). At one point, in a moment of pure desperation, I actually had this burning desire to drag the entire rug out to the backyard and ritually burn it in a bonfire—maybe even with the cat included, haha...

If it’s just a dog and some fleas, you can solve that easily, but once you add a cat to the mix (we usually rescue them from the street; they live well, though they often end up getting hit by a car eventually 😢, since I refuse to keep them strictly indoors), dealing with feline fleas becomes a nightmare. Cursed things.—

Biokill is the gold standard; I keep a bottle right on my living room end table. We don't have any fleas right now, but I feel safer having it within arm's reach.

I’ve actually found myself crouching on the floor in ambush, scanning the carpet to see if anything jumps...

Back when Frontline actually worked, we didn't have a single bug, but over the last two years, it simply stopped being effective. I put a Seresto collar on the dog—she's still doing fine—but I just spray the cat with Biokill because I'm worried she might snag her collar on something outside...

Mark Lewis4 said:If you're noticing bites exclusively on your legs, there's a good chance you've got a flea problem in your house or apartment. We dealt with an infestation one summer, and honestly, it was a complete nightmare trying to get them under control. Are the bites strictly limited to your lower legs? If so, it's almost certainly fleas—and quite likely cat fleas, since they're much hardier than dog fleas and can easily take up residence in carpets, furniture, or upholstery. Our solution was to spray down all the floors with Biokill several times a day, and we kept that up for weeks. I suppose you shouldn't stop spraying just because you stop seeing them immediately.

Absolutely—they are 100% bed bugs. You have to follow through with the plan—it’s necessary. Strip the mattress or take the bed frame apart entirely, since they tend to hide right along the edges of the frame. Spray every single crack and crevice with Biokill or a similar fly spray, then vacuum inch by inch—repeat that every 4–5 days. As for the carpet, spray it, vacuum it, and honestly, just roll it up and get it out of the house until the eradication process is finished. Basically, everything Mark Lewis4 suggested is spot on.

If you have pets at home and you're trying to clear them of fleas, those various topical spot-on treatments often fail—they've become largely ineffective because the fleas have developed resistance. It’s especially tricky with cats; you won't see the fleas on them as easily, and since they don't scratch nearly as much as dogs do, it's incredibly easy to miss the infestation entirely.

I had the exact same thing happen this past summer—the bedbugs were sleeping right in our bed and they absolutely tore us apart. 🙂.

Now, they aren't allowed back in the bed...

Look—you have to tackle the mites both on the pet and throughout the house. They breed in all those little cracks and crevices in your apartment; the animal is really just where they go to feed.

Best of luck to everyone.

Absolutely—I’d just add this one point:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkjhnCRqDF0

Buddy

pretty dead girls