New Movies.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Is that "Grandview, U.S.A"? I can't remember for sure. But he's made some really fine films, such as "Being John Malkovich," "Say Anything," "Eight Men Out," "Bullets Over Broadway, "High Fidelity" (my personal favorite), etc.

Nice dodge of the rest of my comment, my friend.

Yes, it was.

The movie I am thinking of is none of the ones mentioned. Summer School? Does that sound familiar? It could be that, but I am not certain.

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

Yes, it was.

The movie I am thinking of is none of the ones mentioned. Summer School? Does that sound familiar? It could be that, but I am not certain.

I have no idea. What I want to know is how you even got to go see a movie in the 1980s.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

I have no idea. What I want to know is how you even got to go see a movie in the 1980s.

TMN(The Movie Network).

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

TMN(The Movie Network).

Really? Do your parents know the babysitter let you stay up late?

Oh, wait, you had one of those 1980s teen-movie-type relationships with the babysitter, right?

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Really? Do your parents know the babysitter let you stay up late?

Oh, wait, you had one of those 1980s teen-movie-type relationships with the babysitter, right?

Being the oldest sibling, I was the babysitter(much to the chagrin of my younger sister).

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

Being the oldest sibling, I was the babysitter(much to the chagrin of my younger sister).

Please, I beg you -- and I am sure I speak for everyone else here -- not to tell us about that thing with your sister.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Please, I beg you -- and I am sure I speak for everyone else here -- not to tell us about that thing with your sister.

Yuck. Nothing like that.

She used to love Orange Crush. She would pester and pester for it. She also really loved Cream of Mushroom soup. I told her that she could not have an Orange Crush until she ate her supper. Since she loved that soup so much I decided to make some up for her. I opened the can, turned it upside down, and let it plop down into a plastic bowl. With the quivering mass of congealed soup placed in front of her, I proceeded to open a different can of Orange Crush and drank it in front of her. It took years before she could eat Cream of Mushroom soup again.

And before anyone says "You beast! How could you?", I must remind them that it is in the handbook of the Big Brother. You must tease younger siblings whenever you can(especially younger sisters). You make up for that by making sure that no pieces of shit ever hurt them, and I was quite successful in that so it makes me a good big brother in the grand scheme of things.

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

Yuck. Nothing like that.

She used to love Orange Crush. She would pester and pester for it. She also really loved Cream of Mushroom soup. I told her that she could not have an Orange Crush until she ate her supper. Since she loved that soup so much I decided to make some up for her. I opened the can, turned it upside down, and let it plop down into a plastic bowl. With the quivering mass of congealed soup placed in front of her, I proceeded to open a different can of Orange Crush and drank it in front of her. It took years before she could eat Cream of Mushroom soup again.

And before anyone says "You beast! How could you?", I must remind them that it is in the handbook of the Big Brother. You must tease younger siblings whenever you can(especially younger sisters). You make up for that by making sure that no pieces of shit ever hurt them, and I was quite successful in that so it makes me a good big brother in the grand scheme of things.

What, exactly, does this have to do with new movies?

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

What, exactly, does this have to do with new movies?

It could be the plot of Uwe Boll's next blockbuster?

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

It could be the plot of Uwe Boll's next blockbuster?

Now that's a good one. And what a gripping film it would be.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Now that's a good one. And what a gripping film it would be.

I did hear that he wanted to direct the new remake of The Blob(before Rob Zombie got a hold of it), but the cost of a can of Orange Crush and a can of Cream of Mushroom soup was too much for his budget.

[rockabilly]

Originally Posted by shadows

Thanks for the warning. I will try and steer clear of this steaming pile of poop.

From the way you describe it, it sounds like it is like Hostel. Hostel had no plot to speak of and was just a way to show as much gore as possible(the train part? Come on! I can suspend my belief for a movie, but that was way too far-fetched!). And they made a Hostel 2? Ugh.

Funny you should mention Hostel , since Eli Roth directed both Cabin Fever and Hostel 1-2. Cabin Fever 1 = good.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

Funny you should mention Hostel , since Eli Roth directed both Cabin Fever and Hostel 1-2. Cabin Fever 1 = good.

Didn't he also have something to do with the first Saw movie as well?

Cabin Fever 1 I enjoyed. Hostel sucked big-time, and I have no desire to even attempt to watch Hostel 2.

[rockabilly]

No connection to Saw as far as i know , at least not as a producer or director. Eli may have hyped the movie in interviews.

I wish he would turn his Grindhouse faux trailer "Thanksgiving Day" into a feature , a Thanksgiving slasher film has never been done. I liked the twist at the end of Hostel 2.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

No connection to Saw as far as i know , at least not as a producer or director. Eli may have hyped the movie in interviews.

I wish he would turn his Grindhouse faux trailer "Thanksgiving Day" into a feature , a Thanksgiving slasher film has never been done. I liked the twist at the end of Hostel 2.

Since I will never watch Hostel 2(or will at least try not to), you can tell me what the twist is. Better to tell me in the PM though, so no one else gets spoiled(on the off chance that someone will actually want to see the movie).

[rockabilly]

Check your pm.

And the movie w/ John Cusack and the boat was "One Crazy Summer".

It had a unique cast , Demi Moore , Bobcat Goldthwait , Curtis Armstrong , Jeremy Piven , John Murray.
Fave scene is when Bobcat get's stuck in the Godzilla costume.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by smc

Is that "Grandview, U.S.A"? I can't remember for sure. But he's made some really fine films, such as "Being John Malkovich," "Say Anything," "Eight Men Out," "Bullets Over Broadway, "High Fidelity" (my personal favorite), etc.

Nice dodge of the rest of my comment, my friend.

The only John Cusack movie I ever liked was Gross Pointe Blank and I liked it mostly for Minnie Driver.

She would make one lovely tranny...

[smc]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

Check your pm.

And the movie w/ John Cusack and the boat was "One Crazy Summer".

It had a unique cast , Demi Moore , Bobcat Goldthwait , Curtis Armstrong , Jeremy Piven , John Murray.
Fave scene is when Bobcat get's stuck in the Godzilla costume.

Now I remember "One Crazy Summer." It's quite a hoot.

[rockabilly]

And the little sister and her dog "Bosco".

The crazy uncle who spent the entire summer trying to be the special caller for a radio contest , only to be the lucky caller and accidentally jerk his phone outta the wall. lol

[smc]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

And the little sister and her dog "Bosco".

The crazy uncle who spent the entire summer trying to be the special caller for a radio contest , only to be the lucky caller and accidentally jerk his phone outta the wall. lol

This all reminds me of another "summer" movie: "Wet Hot American Summer." Janeane Garofalo is the director of a summer camp, and there is a bunch of crazy counselors and campers. Another real hoot!

[rockabilly]

I have that movie on dvd , Garafalo is hot!!!

Soooo my type , she was great in "Clay Pigeons".

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

Check your pm.

And the movie w/ John Cusack and the boat was "One Crazy Summer".

It had a unique cast , Demi Moore , Bobcat Goldthwait , Curtis Armstrong , Jeremy Piven , John Murray.
Fave scene is when Bobcat get's stuck in the Godzilla costume.

That is the one! For your help, you get some Rep.

Thank you.

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

That is the one! For your help, you get some Rep.

Thank you.

Did you know that shadows' middle name is "Easy"?

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Did you know that shadows' middle name is "Easy"?

And my last name is Rider.

[rockabilly]

No prob shadows , my fave Cusack movie is "Better off Dead".

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

And my last name is Rider.

As in "Rider of the Pine," right?

How's that for a cross-thread!?

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

No prob shadows , my fave Cusack movie is "Better off Dead".

I don't think I've ever seen that one before.

[rockabilly]

It's funny and brilliant.

It's a must see film.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by rockabilly

It's funny and brilliant.

It's a must see film.

I'll try and check it out one of these days.

[Rachel]

In the last 2 weeks I watched Land of the Lost. Anything with Will Ferrel in it is good. Saw Law Abiding citizen with Gerard Butler. Very suspensefull thriller. Also saw Gamer. He's a good actor.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by Rachel

In the last 2 weeks I watched Land of the Lost. Anything with Will Ferrel in it is good. Saw Law Abiding citizen with Gerard Butler. Very suspensefull thriller. Also saw Gamer. He's a good actor.

According to numerous reviews, his good acting cannot help The Bounty Hunter of which the majority of reviewers call "a horrid movie"(well, I'm paraphrasing, but it is not doing well in the reviews).

Thanks for the recommendations of Gamer and Law Abiding Citizen. My sister owns the second one, so I will borrow it shortly.

[Rachel]

My kid and I saw 2012 last night. Good special effects. Some of the effects were a bit far fetched though. The flying scenes in particular

[km1]

Originally Posted by Rachel

...2012...far fetched...

Speaking of 2012 and far-fetched, hows about Cusack as a writer/limo driver all of a sudden becoming the best driver in the history of the world. Didn't buy that for a second, didn't buy much of that film but that was the clincher. Woody kicked ass though, he had a good year what with Zombieland and The Messenger.

And while on the subject of far-fetched movies, ladies and gentlemen I give you Law Abiding Citizen.

[smc]

Originally Posted by km1

Speaking of 2012 and far-fetched, hows about Cusack as a writer/limo driver all of a sudden becoming the best driver in the history of the world. Didn't buy that for a second, didn't buy much of that film but that was the clincher. Woody kicked ass though, he had a good year what with Zombieland and The Messenger.

And while on the subject of far-fetched movies, ladies and gentlemen I give you Law Abiding Citizen.

Let me get this straight. In an epic movie that is completely far-fetched, with every imaginably ridiculous catastrophe and special effect, the thing that was most far-fetched to you was the driving of one of the characters? That's an absolute hoot!

I'm just curious: which part of the first Star Wars movie was the most far-fetched to you? Was it Obi-Wan's ability with the light saber at his advanced age? Or R2D2 facility with languages? Or perhaps how well the gun-turret chairs swivel in the Millenium Falcon?

[km1]

smc, the difference between Star Wars and 2012 is that Star Wars is a good movie, 2012 is not.

The driving of Cusack's character is pretty well essential to there even being a movie, as they would have been killed off early in the film. I didn't buy him as the character for a second, and seeing as he's the main character and I don't rely on just visuals of a film for me to pass judgement, it stood out to me the most. Special effects are just that, I mean I like the 1933 King Kong the most of the three, so I don't put too much stock in that. As for the destruction (catastrophe) of the earth and that being far-fetched, anything is possible and while I don't believe that the world will end in 2012 (or change) I do know that our little time of civilized existence here is absolutely nothing compared to the life of the planet, or the universe for that matter, who knows what could happen. Hey, but at least the girl solved that bed-wetting problem.

As for Star Wars, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master, I don't think age has much to do with it. R2D2 is a droid, I have no idea what has been programmed into his (her?) robot brain and don't care to know. Simple is better sometimes, less is more. The main problem with the prequels. Gun-turret chairs in the Falcon? You're stretching on that one there. Now back to shemales, I have another site for movies.

Just one question though smc, who shot first?

edit: my 100th post, that was quick!

[Rachel]

The flying scenes were some of the most far fetched I thought. The Antonov would stall if you tried to make it climb like that.

[smc]

Originally Posted by km1

smc, the difference between Star Wars and 2012 is that Star Wars is a good movie, 2012 is not.

The driving of Cusack's character is pretty well essential to there even being a movie, as they would have been killed off early in the film. I didn't buy him as the character for a second, and seeing as he's the main character and I don't rely on just visuals of a film for me to pass judgement, it stood out to me the most. Special effects are just that, I mean I like the 1933 King Kong the most of the three, so I don't put too much stock in that. As for the destruction (catastrophe) of the earth and that being far-fetched, anything is possible and while I don't believe that the world will end in 2012 (or change) I do know that our little time of civilized existence here is absolutely nothing compared to the life of the planet, or the universe for that matter, who knows what could happen. Hey, but at least the girl solved that bed-wetting problem.

As for Star Wars, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master, I don't think age has much to do with it. R2D2 is a droid, I have no idea what has been programmed into his (her?) robot brain and don't care to know. Simple is better sometimes, less is more. The main problem with the prequels. Gun-turret chairs in the Falcon? You're stretching on that one there. Now back to shemales, I have another site for movies.

Just one question though smc, who shot first?

edit: my 100th post, that was quick!

1. I was teasing with my questions. I certainly didn't expect such a serious essay answer, but it's interesting.

2. I have no idea what your "who shot first?" question is in reference to.

3. Congratulations on your 100th post.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by smc

2. I have no idea what your "who shot first?" question is in reference to.

A little help for your memory:
Han Solo, Greedo, Mos Eisley Cantina.
Watch the Original and the answer is clear without question.

[smc]

Originally Posted by Tread

A little help for your memory:
Han Solo, Greedo, Mos Eisley Cantina.
Watch the Original and the answer is clear without question.

Thanks for jogging my memory. Of course, Han shot first in the original. I know there was some controversy about George Lucas altering it in late 1990s, but I'm don't follow all things Star Wars enough to remember the details.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by smc

Thanks for jogging my memory. Of course, Han shot first in the original. I know there was some controversy about George Lucas altering it in late 1990s, but I'm don't follow all things Star Wars enough to remember the details.

Bah! It was Greedo who shot first. I have the DVD and the 80's era casette and when I play it in slo-mo, it always shows the blaster bolt leaving Greedos pistol first.

[Tread]

Originally Posted by TheAngryPostman

Bah! It was Greedo who shot first. I have the DVD and the 80's era casette and when I play it in slo-mo, it always shows the blaster bolt leaving Greedos pistol first.

You should watch the Original VHS again and not your changed Special Edition DVD! And you really don?t need the slow-mo to see what happens.

[smc]

Originally Posted by Tread

You should watch the Original VHS again and not your changed Special Edition DVD! And you really don?t need the slow-mo to see what happens.

Indeed, it does! And it is as I wrote.

Now, who agrees that if this keeps up we'll have to rename this thread "Old Movies"?

[km1]

Greedo shooting first, yeah right! I didn't know George Lucas was into shemales.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by Tread

You should watch the Original VHS again and not your changed Special Edition DVD! And you really don?t need the slow-mo to see what happens.

Yeah, I was miffed when Lucas went all PC and changed it. Han shot first, that is what made him such a good anti-hero(who became a hero)!

[Tread]

Remember the crappy CGI scene with Han and Jabba in the first one (IV)?
Here you can see how Jabba looked and talked in 77. It was deleted from the original.
But be warned, you will never see Jabba the Hut in the same way again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKeGpzYYyL8


To get the bridge to new movies: George Lucas plans to edit Star Wars into 3D. I fear the worst 3D effects, unnecessary 80th like near/far effects.

[smc]

Originally Posted by Tread

Remember the crappy CGI scene with Han and Jabba in the first one (IV)?
Here you can see how Jabba looked and talked in 77. It was deleted from the original.
But be warned, you will never see Jabba the Hut in the same way again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKeGpzYYyL8


To get the bridge to new movies: George Lucas plans to edit Star Wars into 3D. I fear the worst 3D effects, unnecessary 80th like near/far effects.

George Lucas had one really good idea for a movie. He successfully turned that idea into three good movies. But then he had no more good ideas. Like so many artists who rest on their laurels, he continually looks for ways to milk the original idea to keep himself going. Thus, we got episodes I-III. Thus, we got the alterations to the original three. And now this 3-D crap.

One of the signs of a truly great artist is knowing when to quit. Lucas created one of the best science fiction epics ever with his original Star Wars. He did it by transforming a classic American genre -- the Western -- and giving it a new setting, with compelling characters preeminent and special effects secondary. It's a shame that he couldn't stop there!

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Tread

You should watch the Original VHS again and not your changed Special Edition DVD! And you really don’t need the slow-mo to see what happens.

On my VHS that I have, it shows Greedo firing first. It seems the Star Wars fairy has re-edited my VHS as well! Fuck you George Lucas!

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by Tread

Remember the crappy CGI scene with Han and Jabba in the first one (IV)?
Here you can see how Jabba looked and talked in 77. It was deleted from the original.
But be warned, you will never see Jabba the Hut in the same way again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKeGpzYYyL8


To get the bridge to new movies: George Lucas plans to edit Star Wars into 3D. I fear the worst 3D effects, unnecessary 80th like near/far effects.

Yeah I remember Jabba was a fat guy.

[The Conquistador]

Originally Posted by smc

George Lucas had one really good idea for a movie. He successfully turned that idea into three good movies. But then he had no more good ideas. Like so many artists who rest on their laurels, he continually looks for ways to milk the original idea to keep himself going. Thus, we got episodes I-III. Thus, we got the alterations to the original three. And now this 3-D crap.

One of the signs of a truly great artist is knowing when to quit. Lucas created one of the best science fiction epics ever with his original Star Wars. He did it by transforming a classic American genre -- the Western -- and giving it a new setting, with compelling characters preeminent and special effects secondary. It's a shame that he couldn't stop there!

The I-III episodes are like the Avatar of Star Wars; interesting effects but too much reliance on them and unimpressive as it continues.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by TheAngryPostman

Yeah I remember Jabba was a fat guy.

He was not fat, he was just big-boned.