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#331 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 156 weeks ago
I'm shocked by the fact there aren't protests against this nonsense... even from the left.
Gas is $6-$9, food is outrageous, and 300k NATO troops are on high alert....
But this is what they are focused on? I roll my eyes anytime I see it mentioned and it shows how little they actually care about what's going on.
Hell.... it's even a distraction from the abortion issue.
These people are so out of touch they might as well be living in a different galaxy.
I'm semi-serious when I say this I don't think they have any answers for the gas and food/inflation problems and they are maybe using this as a distraction.
I'm probably one of the "audience" that would listen to this but fuck it's been so long and really what's the point? I think Trump probably had something to do with this. But it's not like he's going off to jail or anything at the end of these hearings.
It's not important at all when you consider the inflation issues and overturning Roe v Wade (I think that one is overrated too but it's definitley more important than the Jan 6 hearings).
#332 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 157 weeks ago
Nesting Dolls - This movie came awfully close to becoming a movie of the decade contender for me. It's about a group of three sorority girls who go to a vacation house and two of them play a prank on the other and it goes horribly wrong.
I read reviews after watching it and the main problem people had was how they react in the aftermath of the prank. That didn't bother me...people will have all sorts of reactions in a disaster.
What bothered me is how they drag it out and it runs in place too long in the middle of the film. I think it could've also been improved by telling more about the girls before they went on this vacation.
The ending...a bit of a twist...was a cop out...an easy way out of the mess they found themselves in.
I also loved the way the film looks.... especially the scenes out by the water.
I'm calling it now....the actress who played Tori has loads of potential and will move on to much better things. Not in the A list category like Bullock-Roberts but more like another Tilda Swinton or Collette.
Here's the trailer...it's currently on Amazon and Tubi...
I watched this yesterday on tubi and have similar thoughts. For about an hour there it was a really good psychological thriller. You have the three girls who have all different agendas/thought processes. Emily=survive and escape, Tori=plan about what to do (or more or less figure out a way to kill Emily and cover it up). Britt=stuck between an accomplice/ and doing the right thing (freeing the friend). Right after they bring back Emily, the movie hits a skid and just sort of sits there and doesn't really know where to go. It kinda meanders until the ending to be honest. I kinda found it unbelievable that Tori who is the smartest of the three still hadn't found any solution to the situation.
I did find it weird how the two girls were kinda wishy washy (film didn't really address this though) on the burial aspects/scenes. That part I found kinda confusing.
The Eiger Sanction - I still liked it but it definitely moves down a few notches on my favorite Clint movies list.... Alcatraz took its spot.
Anyways....I know it's the 70s but Jesus Christ...bulk up for the role. There's a scene where he's fighting a woman in bed and he's so thin you can see his ribs.
First thing I thought when seeing that.... cocaine addict.
They also made the plot way too ridiculous with double crossing agents and chemical weapons....and you realize how unnecessary it was when the viewer finds out halfway through the climb that it was an elaborate set up.
Keep it simple.
It's a beautiful film though....love the scenes where he's in training at that resort.
It's difficult for me to criticize this but I really like the first half of this film. Right when they go up the mountain/climb, it loses me. I don't know why maybe it's the overplotting. But it loses most of the energy in the second half, for me anyway. I've seen this movie several times and always come to that same conclusion.
#333 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 157 weeks ago
Blow Out--DePalma's best film, imo. It's well plotted. And very well acted, maybe Travolta's best performance. Plus it's one of those meta films where one of the plots is about the nuts and bolts of making and piecing together a movie. Oh, it's got a great "conspiracy film" vibe too. The ending is one of his better ones as well, full of drama and high stakes.
All the President's Men: Watergate just turned 50 so. Somewhat of a slow burner. Robards is ace as the newspaper editor, Ben Bradlee. I always forget that Meredith Baxter from Family Ties has a small role in this. Obligatory, great look at 70s DC. Kinda inside look at the dying artform of writing for a daily newspaper.
Farewell Friend. Bronson late 60s Euro heist film. Really fun. Goes against convention which I love. Bronson bests the main star Alain Delon here and really comes off as the cooler character here. This is one of the films that turned him into an international star (supposedly) and one can see it. I like watching these films because you can see Bronson act. In the later/ending parts of his career, it seemed like he played nothing but cops/PI's for the most part and phoned it in on some of those performances.
The Grifters--90s con film. Honestly, it's more of a character piece and an examination of a fucked up mom/son relationship. Poor John Cusack character. He's stuck in between two big time shark hustlers while he is a small time guy and has nowhere near their drive or duplicity.
#334 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 157 weeks ago
They’ve held all three branches of government TWICE recently, and hold it currently. All they have to do is pass an amendment.
I'm continually amazed at how they ALWAYS fuck things up when they are in power. Every piece of even minor legislation becomes a chore. Even when they have most of the popular opinion on their side, they STILL screw it up somehow.
Anyone still watch ESPN or other sports channels? At some point ESPN turned into CNN. How does this channel get any ratings? I can't imagine wanting to get the latest NBA, NFL scores/highlights and instead having to hear their thoughts on abortion.
I only watch when there is some sort of live sporting event on (usually an NFL game or college football).I don't watch any of their other shit. Sportscenter hit a peak in the late 90s somewhere and became obselete. I still love the Patrick-Olbermann Sportcenters from the 90s though. The internet has basically become their worst enemy. Want the scores? Just go online where you can watch a 2 min clip of the highlights w/no fuss. Them going political rubbed a lot of casual fans the wrong way, imo. Also the sports network channels have taken a big chunk of their viewership I bet (MLB net, nfl network etc).
I'm sure I'm not the only that stomachs the live events and just turns it off after the game is done. Oh, I remember during the early 90s when ESPN showed regional wrestling.
#335 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 158 weeks ago
On 4k Blu-ray, Heat is presented in 2160p at with HDR10 High Dynamic Range. The soundtrack is provided in DTS- HD Master Audio 5. 1, with subtitles provided in English, English SDH, French, and Spanish.
By the way, this is the Director’s Definitive Edition and not the original theatrical version or edited-for-TV version. The Definitive Edition (like a previous Blu-ray cut) removed the line “Ferocious, aren’t I?” but mainly involved color corrections instructed by Director Michael Mann during a 4k restoration of the film.
The Ultimate Collector’s Edition of Heat includes a 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and code to redeem a Digital Copy via Movies Anywhere partners. Legacy bonus features on a second Blu-ray disc include Q&A with Michael Mann, Q&A with Christopher Nolan, a 3-part making-of documentary, deleted scenes, and more. The 4k Blu-ray includes a “Bonus Extra” (TBD).
I'd like to pick this up but man I've already bought this at least 3 times (DVD, 2000s BD, 2017 BD) and the director's definitive edition is the cut included on the 2017 BD. The steelbook is really nice though.
Found this on some site for some movie review I was looking up and this basically describes most of the quality of movies provided on streamer sites:
Netflix cranks out movies like The Wrath of God vicious aplomb. There’s probably a sometimes-grisly, hastily written, generic thriller like this for every language in the streamer’s international market, rendered quickly consumable so it can rocket into the top-10-movies tier for a day or three and then fade into the ever-deepening tar pit of an on-screen menu, where it can half-life its way to disintegration.
#336 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 158 weeks ago
Shane and Stephanie are gone now. Is he seriously in danger of losing the company?
The WWE Board of Directors (or something) is investigating him. I'm not sure he actually broke any laws. It just seems really sleazy to me. I left out the worst part of the story: apparently Vince was "sharing" this woman like a toy with John Laurenitis.
Rumor mill is speculating that Stephanie left because she heard or knew this stuff was coming down on him. If more stuff comes out that's awful PR wise, he may be forced to step down. It's hard to say though as he still owns the most shares in the company. It's kinda weird though if he does leave though, a couple of higher on the totem pole (on the wrestling side of things) are former TNA guys in Jeff Jarrett and Abyss.
#337 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 158 weeks ago
Anyone following the news this week? Jeff Hardy got arrested on another DUI this week, in the morning no less. The big one, Vince McMahon is getting investigated for paying hush money to some paralegal he was having an affair with. I'm surprised it took so long for stuff like this to come out given it's not exactly a secret that Vince has had affairs and is more or less a scumbag.
#338 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 158 weeks ago
There’s been a big shift in Hispanic politics, and they’re turning into republicans. Like James mentioned, they just flipped a Texas seat red last night that has been in Democrat control for over a hundred years. Also, Elon Musk endorsed her and has left the Democrat party to become a Republican. I’ve noticed a war between conservatives and populists and the rise of what they call “Barstool” republicans, who are more liberal. I’m wondering how this all plays out.
There’s a big chance an immigration bill gets passed soon. There’s a push to bring in more immigrants because of job shortages from the right. I would never have thought they’d get a gun bill passed, but here we are. This election is going to be very interesting.
Well, Trump and Republicans did make gains/inroads in 2020. That should have been a fucking big ass warning sign for the Dems to you know not take this voting block for granted and shore up whatever issues they had. Nope. And it has already bit them in the ass.
The Barstool Republicans, sound like some of the old school repubs of the years past (ie NON Trump Republicans). Sadly, I still think the Trump voters outnumber these guys but I hope I'm wrong.
The monkeypox is just stupid. Who is offended by this and who the fuck cares? I mean there are a ton more things to get offended by then that.
#339 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 158 weeks ago
I saw some tv girl being shamed yesterday because her body was healthy looking and she was assaulted by fat chicks claiming she was promoting a "utopian body image". I mean, she was not all that pretty either, just a typical fit body for a young girl who doesn't live at McDonalds. Movies, if not made by these people, have to cater to them.
Coherence (2013)
This movie cost like 50k to make. A year or two back I used this site called "Find a movie" to check out movies from the last 20 years. I watched a few dozens of those highest rated and at the end my conclusion was that a handful of them were okay, decent entertainment but nothing more. There was just one movie I really liked and that was Coherence.
It's about a comet passing by one night, and while it does so one house with a dinner party experiences multiple realities (the whole movie is basically shot inside a living room). Acting is not great but not terrible either. Plot is pretty riveting and the ending decent. Very impressive considering what it cost to make. But that's where we are now. A movie made for pennies has more creativity and quality than a 200 million dollar picture.
I really don't get this at all. What is wrong with being skinny and healthy? If anything she should be applauded. Who the fuck wants to be fat and obese?
Thanks for the review on Coherence. That one is streaming and it always sounds interesting. When I first saw it though, I thought you were doing a review on Confidence the 2003 Hoffman films.
At this point, it's a waste of fucking time to me to find films made in the last 15-20 years that are creative etc. Mainstream and American anyway. I mean yeah I might find one, but then I'd have to go through a lot of turds to get there.
#340 Re: Guns N' Roses » 30 years of UYI » 158 weeks ago
If you don’t receive their emails, the official GNR mailing list just announced …
Socks.
LOL. What? There could be a gazillion other things that are more appealing to sell. But they chose...socks? The ineptitude never amazes me at this point.
