Back when I was younger, I used to care way too much about who listened to what. Now? Honestly, if we get along, I don't give a damn about their playlist. Cutting someone off just because our music tastes are worlds apart feels pretty shallow—maybe even a little snobby, don't you think?
silentpuma9 said:Maybe it’s just me, but that ending was pretty weak. Still, Denzel Washington killed it, and those three guys from the cartel? Totally nailed it.
....you can actually find an alternate ending on the DVD....
...Finally got my hands on the DVD and "Johnson's Life." Honestly, I’m a little let down by the bonus features, but hey, better than nothing (those SNL fans really went all out with the extras on "..searching for the Holy Grail"). Just need "The meaning of life MP" to round out the trilogy... By the way, how did nobody think to mention this trilogy in the other active thread? I really hope the distributors wake up and just release the whole series on DVD at once... Just waiting for that day.....It's...............
Richard Hernandez13 said:What a gorgeous piece of kitsch. That was just Jane Fonda's sexy era. Long before she was posing next to those anti-Viet Cong guns and earning herself the nickname Hanoi Jane. Now she’s gone all religious on us, so maybe that's why she can't stand "Barbarella" anymore.
Wild career.
....plus, that movie popped up on a DVD at the local shop recently. You know, the kind of flick that counts as "essential viewing"...
Originally posted by Aux1 As far as I can tell, those Lord of the Rings books are just massive doorstops that basically every metalhead, high schooler, and engineering student at MIT knows by heart...
...since my job involves watching tons of movies, I honestly don't give a damn where they come from or who directed them. Sure, I'll subconsciously perk up if I see a big-name director's name, but if the movie hits, it hits. Doesn't matter if it's from Hollywood, Bollywood, Europe, or outer space... People in Europe (and everywhere else) realized they can't compete with Americans when it comes to those massive production budgets, so they just try to make "different" sound better. I mean, let's be real—you aren't going to make a "blockbuster" action flick with a million bucks. I've sat through plenty of European cinema and half the time I’m either lost, bored, or just being condescended to. Most of the time, I just want to unwind or be entertained—I get enough heavy stuff in my actual life... 95% of films are American 95% of people watch them 45% of that group will complain and trash the movies, yet they still watch them anyway 5% act like high-brow critics and debate things like the "death motif in early Italian Neorealism"
rapidbadger45 said:Man, that Speedway sign near the Quest Diagnostics lab... every time I drive past it, I can't help but grin. Used to be a total riot at first, now it just makes me smile.😛
...👍 ...if you actually look closely, the funniest part is how it says "Speedway Quest Diagnostics"😕
...I guess at least we're known for something, right?
Reading all these posts about Vienna, Berlin, NYC, London, Amsterdam... man, you guys have it made. 👍 Honestly, I’m just happy if some mid-tier play or movie shows up with a "slight" delay... And exhibitions? What even is that? It's not like they don't exist, but I've never really been one for the hype... To be real, you guys are kind of killing me here. 😢 ...But look, go check out an art show for me, or catch a movie on my behalf so I can feel better... If I can't, then I truly want you guys to at least enjoy yourselves...
...it's all true (about the big cities and the politicians in D.C.)...I also know firsthand that movies playing here often don't hit theaters in Germany until months later (just ask anyone who follows a special report). In recent years, though, the US has been closing the gap with global hubs when it comes to major premieres (at least the big ones). But look, I don't live in the middle of nowhere, and I really don't feel like driving 100 miles just to catch a movie... The tragedy is that some films—call them "art house" or whatever you want—don't even get a theatrical run, not even in the big cities. Then we're stuck waiting up to a year for them to hit video stores, or we have to find other (often shady) ways to track them down.
...coming from one of the bigger cities. I find myself scrolling through your threads all the time, and honestly, it sucks when people start talking about what's playing in theaters....So, tell me, do you guys actually go see these movies on the big screen, or are you just waiting to stream them at home? I live in a small town, and we were lucky enough to get our local cinema totally renovated recently—and man, they did a killer job, I gotta admit—but what's the point if they're showing Ice Age this Saturday and Sunday? It kills me to watch stuff on my laptop, so I keep telling myself I'll just wait until it hits theaters, only to realize it'll probably be on Netflix before it even makes its way to the local screen. Then I just lose interest entirely....It’s frustrating, you know? And the worst part is when I finally do show up to the theater here, there are maybe twenty people in the audience because everyone already saw it elsewhere.....
...I've actually got two examples from my own family:
1. Sandy - Indexi = my sister absolutely loved that old song, and her name is Sandy.
2. ...Then there was my niece... my sister and her husband couldn't agree on a single name until they heard that song on the radio: "..for my bad days, I love being alone, drinking and wandering through taverns..." and now the kid is named Anna....
....And honestly, for the better half, you can always just sing "..let the kid be named after me.."
...watched this movie yesterday. It’s just your typical war flick—nothing to write home about. Given who directed it, I really expected way more. It has all the right ingredients for something great—the grizzled vet with a guilty conscience, the young patriot and his best friend, the fanatic enemy... but in the end, it's just another mediocre movie. Sure, there are some solid combat sequences (those aerial strikes are seriously👍), and plenty of gore, but the whole thing just felt kind of hollow to me....
I’m calling it now: > is going to be the peak. After that, we’ll see a wave of musicals that just crash and burn. They might keep making them, but they’ll all be low-budget B-movies—kind of like what happened to Westerns after > hit >...
....totally agree....maybe a few more decent ones will pop up, but who knows? Honestly, the real question is how many talented actors are even left for a role like that. I mean, can you imagine how different > would’ve been if someone like > had starred in it?
...so I can't quite remember if it was 2004 or 2005, but I'm leaning towards 2004. That's when they released the full six-film collection along with Star Wars: Episode III (if I remember the working title right) 👍 👍 👍 as a set...