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#321 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 154 weeks ago
It seems like Newsom is interested in running and having a go at it. If this happens, I don't see how any Democrat wins in 2024. Biden would be forced to call Newsom a progressive nut, which would cause all kinds of infighting in the DNC as they try to rally around a message that appeals to coal miners/steel workers and twitter NPCs who think women can have a John Holmes length cock. The big umbrella idea works if you're cordial and acknowledge an agreed upon framework, but there is no way to connect Manchin to Sanders under the same party.
Newsom would be interesting. He's probably got some stuff in his personal life you can attack. I think Biden is toast if he runs anyway. I saw some poll the other day where 43% of DEMOCRATS hated his economy plan (or whatever it's called). Harris is horrible for the reasons mentioned here.
It depends how the landscape is in 2024. They might be better off letting him take the loss and regroup for 28.
The problem is party discipline. I mean they have all these different ideas but it's all scattered and they never really settle on a message (that can win and inspire people). For whatever issues, I have with the GOP, they have the unified party message down.
Term limits and age limits are also needed to help avoid corruption & complacency in the government.
Yeah, some of these congress members shouldn't be there at all. Some just don't do their job (cough Ted Cruz) or can't (Feinstein is senile). It's a big problem.
The two parties control so much that it's almost impossible to get traction as a 3rd party candidate unless you want to spend a lot of money.
#322 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 155 weeks ago
No Tears for the Dead. Korean thriller on amazon. Enjoyable, with some decent action sequences. I really should watch more Korean thrillers, they are really well made, despite plots that sound predictable/not that interesting on paper.
Freeway. I really should have watched this earlier. Basically a modern 90s version of Little Red Riding Hood, with Kiefer Sutherland as the Wolf and Reese Witherspoon (with southern accent as Red). A movie like this would probably never get made today in the USA. Subversively fun. Pretty good cast too with Dan Hedaya, Brittany Murphy, and Brooke Shields (!) in the cast. They got the guy from the 90s TV series , the Pretender in this too. watchable via TUBI.
#323 Re: The Garden » RIP James Caan » 155 weeks ago
I’m going for Killer Elite. I’ve tried before but it’s so coked out it was hard to get into it. Caan got Peckinpah hooked on blow while making it. And it shows!
Thief is so good
I've seen it a few times. It's decent but it's sort of decadent (lol and for obvious reasons). Second half drags a bit. But it's still watchable and better than Osterman Weekend. That Peckinpaugh I couldn't get through.
Thief is basically Heat's little brother. You notice a lot of similiarities theme wise. Also neon lit CHI streets >LA skyline. And I love Heat.
#324 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 155 weeks ago
Vince is finished following the latest round of allegations via WSJ:
The previously unreported settlements include a $7.5 million pact with a former wrestler who alleged that Mr. McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex and then demoted her and, ultimately, declined to renew her contract in 2005 after she resisted further sexual encounters, according to people familiar with the matter. The wrestler and her attorney approached Mr. McMahon in 2018 and negotiated the payment in return for her silence, the people said.
In another previously unreported deal, a WWE contractor presented the company with unsolicited nude photos of Mr. McMahon she reported receiving from him and alleged that he had sexually harassed her on the job, according to people familiar with the woman’s 2008 nondisclosure agreement. Mr. McMahon agreed to pay her roughly $1 million, these people said.
And in a 2006 agreement, a former manager who had worked 10 years for Mr. McMahon before he allegedly initiated a sexual relationship with her was paid $1 million to keep quiet about it, according to people familiar with the deal.
The Journal previously reported about a $3 million hush pact reached in January between Mr. McMahon and a former WWE paralegal with whom he allegedly had an affair, citing documents and the people familiar with the matter. WWE’s board is investigating Mr. McMahon’s agreement with the former paralegal, and the 2018 deal with the former wrestler, people familiar with the inquiry said.
The first one (and most disguesting and damaging one) is Christy Hemme. No idea who the other two female WWE talent mentioned there could be.
The manager one could be Terri Runnels /Marlena I guess. That one pretty much says the harrasment started in the 90s or earlier.
#325 Re: The Garden » RIP James Caan » 155 weeks ago
Oh jeez this one is awful. I was thinking about watching Rollerball the other day too. I may rewatch Thief.
#326 Re: Guns N' Roses » Guns n Roses=a joke » 155 weeks ago
Most of these takes are on point. Slash and Duff don't want to upset the touring revenue and get cast out again and miss out on money. And they can easily write, produce and release new music with their side gigs.
On the TB thing, didn't they give Axl an ultimatum of we are your managers or we walk? That's insane if you think about it. GNR is basically a greatest hits/touring machine at this point. I've accepted it and don't get upset with the lack of new music.
It is kind of sad how they pissed away their legacy with infighting and non activity.
#327 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 155 weeks ago
Berlin Syndrome - Woman goes to Germany for a job, meets a guy, has a fling with him, and she is then kept locked up in his apartment.
It's pretty good...and I really like Teresa Palmer in the few movies I've seen her in.
I saw this a while back and thought it was pretty good as well. Whomever played the sociopathic creep who kept her up locked up was pretty good. I was basically rooting for her to escape AND beat the shit out of him.
Edge of Darkness - Mel Gibson movie where his daughter gets murdered and he gets revenge...she was mixed up with a conspiracy.
Definitely one of Gibson's better movies.
Watching this made me consider watching one of those Lethal Weapon movies. Haven't watched one of those in 25+ years.... maybe the one with Joe Pesci. Out of all those 80s action movies/franchises, Mel Gibson and Lethal Weapon probably my least favorite.
I saw this in the theater when it came out. The thing I realized is that I enjoy the darker Gibson movies/roles. Mad Max is OK. I've never really liked the Lethal Weapon series, always found it a little corny. But stuff like Payback, Ransom, and this film? Yeah, it's up my alley. I think this was also the last big budget film that Gibson starred in before he got dumped into DTV hell.
Shaft's Big Score. Not bad. A little over the top but watchable and fun.
Largo Winch. Boring and predictable Bond/Bourne thriller about some dude avenging his father's death. It spends more time on some business takeover plot which was dull. While I was watching this and waiting for this to end, I was wondering why the hell Kristen Scott Thomas agreed to do this film.
Sleepless Night--another french film but this one is actually good. Basic premise is a man on the run who is stuck in a club and trying to rescue his son. He basically spends the time either dodging the cops or the bad guys. Casting note: has the actress from American Horror story season 2 in this.
#328 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 156 weeks ago
Since everyone mentioned Rude, I did a marathon of 90s Wargames matches yesterday. 1991 and 1992 are far and beyond the best two. Both of those are really close. I think "workrate" wise I prefer 92, it also has Austin bleeding within 5 mins and he takes a couple of insane bumps. Oh wait, it also has that part where Madusa climbs up to the top of the cage and drops the phone in as a weapon. The only thing that I don't care for is the ending. It seems kinda randomy and weak.
91 is great too. Again I have an issue with the ending. It's the entire Sid intentionally tried to injure Pillman. And after the first powerbomb where Pillman landed on his head, you could see he was concussed. Larry Zybesko gets more stuff in on this wargames as opposed to 92.
93 suffers for one reason: lack of star power. When you have Harlem Heat, Shockmaster/Typhoon in there, it's gonna suck. It's too bad because I really enjoy the bits with Vader in there just destroying people in the cage.
Couldn't find a complete version of 94 and skipped 95. I'll only say that Dustin Rhodes was in 4 straight War Games matches from 1991-94. He was a better worker in WCW but made more money in WWE as Goldust. Some of those early Goldust matches aren't good at all and he got by by the character being over. Even now though, I get a good laugh from the angle where he's putting the moves on Razor Ramon.
96 and full on NWO vs WCW stuff in full force. I enjoyed most of this. Wrestling was decent. I always get a kick out of Flair delivering nutshots especially as a face. And all 3 NWO guys get low blows from Ric here. But this was basically an "angle advancement" match. My problem is I totally forgot about the entire Sting stuff. And really having the NWO with a fake Sting is a little dumb to me.
97 the Best of the later ones really. I forgot that douche Bagwell was in this match. Sigh, Benoit is the MVP of this match as he had his working boots on. This one is another one that ends with an angle advancement but I didn't mind this as much since it was easier to understand and remember. Oh, McMichael did pretty good for a guy here who wasn't an experienced wrestler. Also, helps that this had a nice blood feud feel to this. Oh, they mentioned mocking Arn's retirement. I totally remember that as Waltman (I think) put on some blonde wig and was Ric Flair.
98 ugh this was bad. It's just basically wrestlers in a cage at this point. Kinda dull for the most part. That Warrior/Hogan crap near the end kills it for me. Also it makes the entire "winner gets a World Title shot" seem minor. I mean DDP won but the entire thing was focused on Warrior /Hogan. One note; near the first part of this match, there's a really awkward Brain/Schiavone exchange. Brain says something like look over there and Schiavone counters with a shut up. there's a minute of uncomfortable silence afterwards.
#329 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 156 weeks ago
Watcher - This will probably be movie of the year in my world... although obviously I don't watch many new movies.
Since it's brand spanking new I won't spoil anything. Here's the trailer....
Saw this since I needed a 70s movie break. Pretty good. I was legit scared at least 3 times during the film (the cinema part, when the main character is waiting for the elevator, and the part where she's waiting for a train at the end). It works psychologically too. You can see her withdraw from the world as she stays home all alone. I think this does a good job of witholding the identity of one of the main characters until the right moment.
Oh the ending is pretty good. It's a little surprising but not in a twisty way where it makes zero sense. But it does make sense if you've been paying attention. I'd say more but I don't want to spoil it. Oh, I've never really wanted to visit Bucharest but this movie makes that city a little more appealing.
Sorcerer. Since Lofton watched French Connection , I'd thought I'd give this one another look. This is a "deep cut" film. It's also easy to see why this tanked at the box office. Zero stars (sorry Roy you ain't putting asses in the cinema). A really misleading title. This is just a difficult film that would appeal to the masses. I mean on the surface it seems pretty simple. Truck mission to transport explosives BUT the characters are ALL criminals. And there's this existential angst that exists along with the man vs nature theme. Ok enough trashing. This is a beautiful film (some of tree/grass/foliage just pops out onto the screen) and there is this strength where you end up rooting for these guys to suceed. Some of the scenes in this are pretty insane. Oh, this must have been a bitch to film. Anyway, I think it's probably more enjoyable than French Connection to me but not as much as To Live and Die in LA.
Across 110th Street. 70s crime film that I really liked on a second viewing. There's a lot of stuff here. Like the old school Anthony Quinn cop butting heads with the more modern detective played by Yaphett Kotto. And there's the entire bleakness of poverty. And of course what crime film is complete without a look at the one character who pulls all the strings and is really in control of everything.
#330 Re: Guns N' Roses » What are your opinions of HS and Absurd? » 156 weeks ago
I listened to both songs in the shower today to have a fresh opinion. Hard Skool is still a solid rocker closer to IRS or YCBM all Wilco said, albeit without the same level of quality in lyrics. James' comparison to SOYL is apt. Both are solid rockers that will never be played at a NFL game unlike Jungle or PC.
Absurd is just noise. Maybe better than My World, but this isn't the band for this song. It's grown on me to an extent, but I chalk that up to repeated listenings and the fact I'm a GN'R fanboy like the rest of you. If say Aerosmith released this song, I'd be laughing as hard at it as anyone who isn't a GN'R fanboy. I don't know anyone outside of the forums who thinks this song is anything but an attempt to release a song, and a mediocre if not terrible one at that.
If GN'R wants to go down the path of AC/DC and release the same songs with different lyrics and arrangements, they should keep putting out songs like Hard Skool. If they want to have any appreciation at the same level as their existing library, this ain't the path to take.
These are my thoughts pretty much. I think I would love Hard Skool more if they dumped the vocals in the middle. As for Absurd, it pretty much wore out it's welcome quick for me. I even preferred the lyrics from 2001 when it was called Silkworms.
But I do listen to Hard Skool a fair amount and it is a solid song/B side. And there's nothing wrong with that.
