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Gejimayu posted:My favorite thing about This is the End is how the demons are drawn to people doing bad things. In the scene where Jonah is raped/possessed it's fairly obvious that the demon comes immediately after he wishes for Jay to die or w/e it was that he said in his prayer. Less obvious is that the big dog demon is drawn to Jay and Craig only after they start discussing leaving the others behind and staying in the new house. One of the things I love is that it surprisingly adheres to this Old Testament school of morality. For something that's dismissed as a dumb comedy it takes everything entirely seriously. One touch I liked from it is when the rapture happens, you can see someone in the background being pulled up through their car.
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My Lovely Horse posted:I'm sure these from The World's End have been mentioned but I only saw it recently.[/spoiler] I thought the whole thing with them calling him O-man and him hating it was because it's almost Omen, relating to the birthmark thing?
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eating only apples posted:I thought the whole thing with them calling him O-man and him hating it was because it's almost Omen, relating to the birthmark thing? I'm confused by all these people saying it looked like a 6. It looked like an O, that was why they called him O-man. Where'd you guys get 6 from?
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Oct 7, 2013 03:50
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From them specifically saying that in the movie
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Oct 7, 2013 04:04
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I was wondering how they got to "O-man" from a 6, that's for sure, but then these are the same guys who started with Shakespeare and ended up with "let's Boo-Boo".
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Oct 7, 2013 07:16
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None of you have seen The Omen, have you? Damien has a birthmark that spells out "666", an omen that he is the Antichrist. Ollie has a birthmark shaped like a 6 on his head.
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runchild posted:I'm confused by all these people saying it looked like a 6. It looked like an O, that was why they called him O-man. Where'd you guys get 6 from? The top of the 6 went into his hairline.
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My Lovely Horse posted:I was wondering how they got to "O-man" from a 6, that's for sure, but then these are the same guys who started with Shakespeare and ended up with "let's Boo-Boo". His name is also Ollie, so it's a double reference. O(llie)-man refers to both his real name, in a way you'd probably hear kids do anyway, as well as sounding like "omen" for the 666 reference. I thought it was kind of cute, and because it's something I've heard people do a lot it took me a bit to get the "omen" connection.
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Oct 7, 2013 16:10
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There's a great little moment related to that when they have the discussion with their old teacher mid-way through the movie. Near the end of the conversation, Mr. Shepherd looks over at Ollie and calls him O-man, even though nobody calls him that any more, because from where he's sitting he can see the restored birthmark and is reminded of the nickname. It's not a big secret that Ollie's been taken but that's a nice little slip to put into the conversation, and it might be what prompts Andy to look for the mark a few moments later. And how did it take me this long to notice that the main characters' last names are King, Prince, Knightley, Chamberlain and Page.
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Bertrand Hustle posted:Apparently Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn't blink at all in Terminator 2. That's not true.
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Oct 8, 2013 15:48
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Did you know that in an effort to bring verisimilitude to his role as Sonny in "I, Robot," Alan Tudyk didn't blink at all during the entire motion capture process, or the vocal recording.
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Oct 8, 2013 16:03
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Ryan Gosling has never blinked. They have to CGI it into movies so he doesn't look unnerving.
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Roger Tangerines posted:Mr. Shepherd
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HOW COULD YOU posted:That's not true. Could be confusing the fact that one of the reasons Robert Patrick was picked for the role was he was able to fire the guns without blinking or flinching. It's done well, and looks pretty unnatural.
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To be fair, with enough training you can learn not to blink/flinch when using firearms. I can't find it now but Jackie Chan talked about how he'd prepare to use guns in his movies. He said he'd fire a couple (blanks) in a safe direction before filming to get used to the noise the gun would make, so that when the cameras rolled he wouldn't flinch.
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In The Departed, Sullivan (Damon) is suffering from erectile dysfunction. His girlfriend even straight up says "You want to talk about last night? It happens to a lot of guys..." and then later on Sullivan talks to Ellerby (Baldwin) about marriage - Ellerby - "People see the ring, think at least someone can stand him. Ladies see the ring, they know you must have some cash and your cock must work." Sullivan - "Yeah, it's working. Overtime." OH NO IT IS NOT, SULLIVAN, YET ANOTHER THING YOU LIE ABOUT!
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Coffee And Pie posted:Ryan Gosling has never blinked. They have to CGI it into movies so he doesn't look unnerving. He's also never eaten cereal. Tumble posted:In The Departed, Sullivan (Damon) is suffering from erectile dysfunction. His girlfriend even straight up says "You want to talk about last night? It happens to a lot of guys..." and then later on Sullivan talks to Ellerby (Baldwin) about marriage - Sullivan was gay is the theory I heard that I liked the most. Frostwerks has a new favorite as of 23:33 on Oct 8, 2013 |
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Oct 8, 2013 23:31
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Tumble posted:In The Departed, Sullivan (Damon) is suffering from erectile dysfunction. His girlfriend even straight up says "You want to talk about last night? It happens to a lot of guys..." and then later on Sullivan talks to Ellerby (Baldwin) about marriage - Not exactly subtle but Sullivan, the criminal who is pretending to be a cop, is having trouble getting it up while Costigan, the cop who is pretending to be a criminal, has no issues. Also its never directly stated but you can guess that Costigan was the one who actually got Sullivan's girlfriend pregnant.
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Tumble posted:In The Departed, Sullivan (Damon) is suffering from erectile dysfunction. His girlfriend even straight up says "You want to talk about last night? It happens to a lot of guys..." and then later on Sullivan talks to Ellerby (Baldwin) about marriage - Not quite, his girlfriend shows him ultrasound pictures, to which he has a typical reaction. So he may have had trouble getting it up at first, but he must be okay now since he wasn't perplexed about how she got pregnant
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I was happy to note that in Riddick there is a part where several characters are riding their hoverbikes through the dark, and Riddick's doesn't have its headlight on. In a pretty straightforward action flick I was surprised to see that little touch
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FreshFeesh posted:I was happy to note that in Riddick there is a part where several characters are riding their hoverbikes through the dark, and Riddick's doesn't have its headlight on. In a pretty straightforward action flick I was surprised to see that little touch I was actually pleasantly surprised by Riddick. Sure, it's more or less just a vehicle for Vin Diesel's buffness and gruffness, but how can you not love how completely ridiculous the whole thing is? The whole machete kill scene could only work in a movie like that, Riddick is just that much of a badass. I will admit that I have somewhat of a mancrush on mr. Diesel, though. He's like the coolest nerd ever. He wrote the foreword to a book commemorating the 30 year anniversary of D&D, that's some serious nerd-cred right there. KozmoNaut has a new favorite as of 05:44 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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KozmoNaut posted:I will admit that I have somewhat of a mancrush on mr. Diesel, though. He's like the coolest nerd ever. He wrote the foreword to a book commemorating the 30 year anniversary of D&D, that's some serious nerd-cred right there. Yeah, he's admitted that he's played D&D for over 20 years. I believe he actually DMed a game for the principal cast on Chronicles of Riddick, which must have been one hell of a thing to see.
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He also has his DnD character's name tattooed on him, IIRC.
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Jedit posted:Yeah, he's admitted that he's played D&D for over 20 years. I believe he actually DMed a game for the principal cast on Chronicles of Riddick, which must have been one hell of a thing to see. The legend goes that he DMed a game, and Dame Judi Dench got really into it.
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Calaveron posted:The legend goes that he DMed a game, and Dame Judi Dench got really into it. I wonder if she used that knowledge to let Daniel Craig know that 7 is a terrible role. 
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OilSlick posted:Not quite, his girlfriend shows him ultrasound pictures, to which he has a typical reaction. So he may have had trouble getting it up at first, but he must be okay now since he wasn't perplexed about how she got pregnant It could just be a situation where it comes and goes. He could be successful sometimes and unable to perform at others, which might almost be more frustrating.
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quote:I will admit that I have somewhat of a mancrush on mr. Diesel, though. He's like the coolest nerd ever. He wrote the foreword to a book commemorating the 30 year anniversary of D&D, that's some serious nerd-cred right there.
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notaspy posted:Well you're in luck my friend as Vin is a bit of a homosexual but he his it due to the image he likes to maintain. So as long as your discreet you might be able to see his wizards staff up close and personal. Sure thing bro, that's probably why he keeps dating ridiculously hot women and has children and all that jazz, to cover it all up  If I was into men and he was in fact homosexual, I totally would, though.
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At the same time he seems really cagey in interviews about the subject for no explainable reason. It's weird, when people ask him about his orientation, he goes off about how that shouldn't matter and people shouldn't worry about that, only his acting prowess. Then he'll do something weirder like say how noone ever questioned Cary Grant's sexuality, which is a funny and dumb thing to say, because people totally did, and it's pretty much accepted today that Grant was bi, and had male lovers between his wives. Another fun fact about Vin is that before he was an actor he was a "professional" break dancer, and appears in an instructional video called "Breakin in the USA".
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Choco1980 posted:At the same time he seems really cagey in interviews about the subject for no explainable reason. It's weird, when people ask him about his orientation, he goes off about how that shouldn't matter and people shouldn't worry about that, only his acting prowess. Then he'll do something weirder like say how noone ever questioned Cary Grant's sexuality, which is a funny and dumb thing to say, because people totally did, and it's pretty much accepted today that Grant was bi, and had male lovers between his wives. Is it possible he genuinely thinks it's a dumb question?
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Strom Cuzewon posted:Is it possible he genuinely thinks it's a dumb question? The problem is that an actor being cagey about their sexual orientation has historically meant that they're gay.
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My favorite little thing about watching Vin Diesel movies is I can just watch them without wondering if he likes to gently caress guys.
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owl_pellet posted:My favorite little thing about watching Vin Diesel movies is I can just watch them without wondering if he likes to gently caress guys. Sorry you're too insulated to understand why a public figure lying about his sexuality is a thing that people might care about and might affect them. It's doubly stupid considering Vin Diesel produced a short film called Multi-Facial about his experiences with race affected his casting in movies and you're doing the sexuality equivalent of "who cares about race, I just treat everyone equally  "
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If I was a celebrity and I was asked that question I would respond the same way. I'm straight. It's a stupid question.
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Speaking of Vin Diesel there's a great little subtle moment in Pitch Black. Right after they crash land on the planet, Radha Mitchell walks out into the desert and if you look closely in the background you can see Vin Diesel blowing a guy because he's so gay you guys wake up! (You're all dumb)
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Sorry you're too insulated to understand why a public figure lying about his sexuality is a thing that people might care about and might affect them. It's doubly stupid considering Vin Diesel produced a short film called Multi-Facial about his experiences with race affected his casting in movies and you're doing the sexuality equivalent of "who cares about race, I just treat everyone equally
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...of SCIENCE! posted:Sorry you're too insulated to understand why a public figure lying about his sexuality is a thing that people might care about and might affect them. It's doubly stupid considering Vin Diesel produced a short film called Multi-Facial about his experiences with race affected his casting in movies and you're doing the sexuality equivalent of "who cares about race, I just treat everyone equally That's not how it works. Part of being homosexual is coming out when you want to, not because hiding it might cause someone to selfishly proclaim they're being affected by it. He's a celebrity but you still don't get to own his identity. e: If he's even gay. Trainmonk has a new favorite as of 22:02 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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I recently found out that in Groundhog Day, the song Bill Murray's character plays in the last few scenes is a jazzed up version of "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" which of course is a piece with a theme and 24 variations of the same theme.
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Buzkashi posted:It could just be a situation where it comes and goes. He could be successful sometimes and unable to perform at others, which might almost be more frustrating. I think this is the case; his girlfriend (a therapist) wouldn't be dating a guy who could NEVER get it up, but occasionally he just can't perform because he's too stressed out. Because he's a liar rat bastard whose job is literally to root himself out, and naturally he must be disgusted with himself.
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Vin Diesel's sexual orientation is very important for some dumb reason....of SCIENCE! posted:Sorry you're too insulated to understand why a public figure lying about his sexuality is a thing that people might care about and might affect them. No it wouldn't.
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