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HOW COULD YOU posted:Somm is a documentary about four guys studying for and taking the masters Sommelier exam, so basically 4 guys who are ludicrously passionate about wine. Not the best doc I've seen but very engrossing. Just watched it and I really liked it. SGT Kabukiman:NYPD, its amazingly bad but very watchable.
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HOW COULD YOU posted:Somm is a documentary about four guys studying for and taking the masters Sommelier exam, so basically 4 guys who are ludicrously passionate about wine. Not the best doc I've seen but very engrossing. If it doesn't have a scene where they give the guys white wine that's been dyed red and they start spouting a bunch of red wine adjectives or huge detailed explanations of why wine that was bottled during certain phases of the moon are objectively more delicious then no deal.
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Nov 9, 2013 08:18
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...of SCIENCE! posted:If it doesn't have a scene where they give the guys white wine that's been dyed red and they start spouting a bunch of red wine adjectives or huge detailed explanations of why wine that was bottled during certain phases of the moon are objectively more delicious then no deal. What movie is that? It sounds hillarious.
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Nov 9, 2013 09:00
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psyopmonkey posted:What movie is that? It sounds hillarious. It's not from a movie, those are legitimate things that actual wine people believe in/have fallen prey to. They're like the audiophiles of the food world.
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Nov 9, 2013 09:10
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Flight was pretty meh.
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Nov 10, 2013 22:30
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Kraps posted:Flight was pretty meh. What is Flight, exactly? From the commercials, I'm under the impression that it's 90 minutes of Denzel Washington talking about planes and wrestling with a flight yoke.
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Nov 10, 2013 22:34
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:What is Flight, exactly? From the commercials, I'm under the impression that it's 90 minutes of Denzel Washington talking about planes and wrestling with a flight yoke. That pretty much sums up maybe the first 5-10 minutes.
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Nov 10, 2013 22:47
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:What is Flight, exactly? From the commercials, I'm under the impression that it's 90 minutes of Denzel Washington talking about planes and wrestling with a flight yoke. Haven't watched it yet but I think it would be more accurate to say "wrestling with crippling alcoholism".
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Nov 10, 2013 23:01
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On the bright side, I just got an email stating that Skyfall had been added so there's something good.
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Nov 10, 2013 23:16
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Cream-of-Plenty posted:What is Flight, exactly? From the commercials, I'm under the impression that it's 90 minutes of Denzel Washington talking about planes and wrestling with a flight yoke. Celery Face has a new favorite as of 00:17 on Nov 11, 2013 |
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Nov 11, 2013 00:01
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Celery Face posted:You're supposed to feel bad for a guy who shows up to his job as a pilot all drunk and coked out. But it's okay, because drugs make him fly the plane well enough to a degree that actual pilots say is impossible to pull off if you're totally hammered. Well no, I took it to mean that he's just that good. The coke just helps him recover from hangovers. But yeah, he's a pretty not nice person.
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Nov 11, 2013 00:19
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...of SCIENCE! posted:It's not from a movie, those are legitimate things that actual wine people believe in/have fallen prey to. They're like the audiophiles of the food world. I desperately want a Penn and Tellers Bullshit like show on wine tasting. It's the most widely believed bullshit subjective quality measurement out there. I had someone who tried to passionately argue that wine experts can tell exactly what year a wine was bottle the first time they ever taste it. There's good wine and bad wine, but the hype over some 1976 Montrachet being worth $12,000 a bottle has nothing to do with taste or quality but with rarity.
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Nov 11, 2013 03:44
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pentyne posted:I desperately want a Penn and Tellers Bullshit like show on wine tasting. It's the most widely believed bullshit subjective quality measurement out there. I had someone who tried to passionately argue that wine experts can tell exactly what year a wine was bottle the first time they ever taste it. There's a Roald Dahl short story you might like called Taste that makes fun of wine tasting.
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Nov 11, 2013 03:50
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There's an episode of Lupin III where they go through a lot of trouble to steal a super rare/old wine and put a fake in it's place. The wine was going to be opened by the President for a Christmas dinner or something, and was televised. The Lupin gang watches it on TV drinking the real one themselves, while the President and guests drinking the fake. And of course, the real one tastes totally horrible and the fake was fine. Probably remembering details wrong but what was the gist of it. Hilarious ending.
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Nov 11, 2013 05:06
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Does the hype over rare wine annoy you people more than the hype over rare coins or certain collectibles or something like that? Really? If so, why is that? On topic: Flight is good. Watch it. It's more about dealing with addiction than anything else.
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Nov 11, 2013 11:37
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cheerfullydrab posted:Does the hype over rare wine annoy you people more than the hype over rare coins or certain collectibles or something like that? Really? If so, why is that? Well, the hype over things like rare coins is usually based entirely around the fact that they are rare and/or old. Collectors don't pretend that they have intrinsically "better" qualities than more common coins; on the contrary, a lot of rare and valuable stamps are only of any interest because they were misprinted. But people who hype rare wine don't hype it just on the grounds that it's rare or expensive; they claim it has some quality that makes it intrinsically tastier and better than regular wine. Other rare things are prized for their rarity, which they actually have; expensive wine is often prized for what is supposed to be its unparalleled taste, which it doesn't actually have. Plus, buying old rare coins isn't entirely throwing money away, since you can always resell them later (and they may even be worth more by then, being even older). But once you drink expensive wine, it's gone and you'll never get it back. Which means that anyone drinking expensive wine is burning huge amounts of their own money. There's a lot of resentment toward people who are both rich enough to be able to throw that much money away and snobbish enough to actually do so.
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Nov 11, 2013 12:07
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Lottery of Babylon posted:Well, the hype over things like rare coins is usually based entirely around the fact that they are rare and/or old. Collectors don't pretend that they have intrinsically "better" qualities than more common coins; on the contrary, a lot of rare and valuable stamps are only of any interest because they were misprinted. But people who hype rare wine don't hype it just on the grounds that it's rare or expensive; they claim it has some quality that makes it intrinsically tastier and better than regular wine. Other rare things are prized for their rarity, which they actually have; expensive wine is often prized for what is supposed to be its unparalleled taste, which it doesn't actually have.
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Nov 11, 2013 15:11
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All five seasons of Leverage have been put back on. It's one of those rare TV shows where I feel the pilot is a strong indicator of the quality of the show, so I suggest you check it out. Personally I love it. A grieving insurance investigator is hired to steal back proprietary information and puts together a team of thieves to do it. When they're double-crossed they band together to get even, and then realize they like helping people with their talents as much as they liked stealing. It's a lighthearted show that is driven by the budding relationships between the team members. The bad guys always get what's coming to them and there's always a fun twist involved. It's formulaic and episodic but the writing and the cast allow it to rise above its premise. Also is guest stars Wil Wheaton as evil hacker Kaos trying to steal Christmas. What's not to love?
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Nov 11, 2013 16:20
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Tom Tucker posted:All five seasons of Leverage have been put back on. It's one of those rare TV shows where I feel the pilot is a strong indicator of the quality of the show, so I suggest you check it out. Personally I love it. When I first heard about Leverage, I stayed away from it because I think it sounded like a somewhat dark show from it's description. I'm not against dark shows, mind you, it just didn't seem like the kind of thing TBS would handle well. Then I watched the pilot and found out that, for a show about an insurance agent who turns to a life of crime (and alcohol) after the death of his son, it's incredibly light hearted, warm, and fun. The cast is amazing, their chemistry is spot on, and it's the heist show I've always wished we had. I'll miss it now that it's gone. Everyone who hasn't yet should definitely try the pilot. You're right, it's a very strong indicator of what the show is like for it's entire run. And it has a satisfying finale.
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Nov 11, 2013 16:45
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pentyne posted:I desperately want a Penn and Tellers Bullshit like show on wine tasting. It's the most widely believed bullshit subjective quality measurement out there. I had someone who tried to passionately argue that wine experts can tell exactly what year a wine was bottle the first time they ever taste it. Watch somm, it makes you respect it a little more
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Wow thank you for the Leverage recoms. Awesome stuff. "It's got a very distinctive style." Kraps has a new favorite as of 18:14 on Nov 11, 2013 |
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Nov 11, 2013 17:53
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It's a distinctive show...
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Nov 11, 2013 19:44
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It's stupid to think every wine tastes the same, they don't and once you have a taste for wine you notice this. I think what gets most people riled up is the idea that just because it's a $1200 bottle of wine from 1976 it's going to be some sort of orgasmic experience. It's going to taste pretty good but probably not $1000 better than a $200 bottle.
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Nov 11, 2013 20:26
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Celery Face posted:You're supposed to feel bad for a guy who shows up to his job as a pilot all drunk and coked out. But it's okay, because drugs make him fly the plane well enough to a degree that actual pilots say is impossible to pull off even if you're not totally hammered. Someone being the main character does not mean you are supposed to feel sympathy or pity for them. And the entire point of the movie is that people are flawed and talent and success and addiction and weakness of character are not mutually exclusive qualities. The movie is about addiction but it's also about the societal idealization of people who commit heroic acts. A message that is kind of poo poo on by the terrible ending where he becomes a cliche noble hero, but still. Up to that point it is solid. pentyne posted:I desperately want a Penn and Tellers Bullshit like show on wine tasting. It's the most widely believed bullshit subjective quality measurement out there. I had someone who tried to passionately argue that wine experts can tell exactly what year a wine was bottle the first time they ever taste it. Mythbusters did an episode with a professional vodka taster and he was able to rank them all by quality (price) perfectly. Identifying year is totally bullshit though.
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Nov 11, 2013 20:27
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mr. mephistopheles posted:Someone being the main character does not mean you are supposed to feel sympathy or pity for them. And the entire point of the movie is that people are flawed and talent and success and addiction and weakness of character are not mutually exclusive qualities. The movie is about addiction but it's also about the societal idealization of people who commit heroic acts. Not saying Flight is a bad movie, just that some people can be pretty stupid.
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Nov 11, 2013 21:47
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While it wasn't anything groundbreaking, Europa Report was a really well-constructed and visually awesome sci-fi thriller.
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Nov 11, 2013 23:40
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I just watched "How To Be A Serial Killer" quite funny.
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Nov 11, 2013 23:43
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Celery Face posted:My dad sure as hell missed the point of the movie then. He thought it was about a perfect hero who flies planes like a sci fi character despite being coked up and hammered and then the evil justice system throws him in jail just to save the airline company's reputation and not because he endangers hundreds of lives every time he goes to work. My dad also thought it would be okay if real life pilots did their job all drugged up because of Denzel Washington's character.  Well, that is certainly a thing.
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Crow Jane posted:While it wasn't anything groundbreaking, Europa Report was a really well-constructed and visually awesome sci-fi thriller. I actually kind of loved this flick. Very cool cinematography if nothing else! Just watched Dead Man Down, crime thriller with Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell, directed by the guy that made the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I had never heard of it and I'm not particularly a Colin Farrell fan, but I am a Noomi Rapace fan. I was surprised, pretty solid crime thriller!
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Nov 12, 2013 01:10
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Season 5 of Doc Martin has been up since the start of october and Netlfix didn't email me? I rated it five stars and had watched all the episodes. God drat it's getting really bad at sending the "new episodes are available" emails.
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Nov 12, 2013 01:43
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Season 5 of Doc Martin has been up since the start of october and Netlfix didn't email me? I rated it five stars and had watched all the episodes. God drat it's getting really bad at sending the "new episodes are available" emails. I use What's New On Netflix, if you subscribe to their RSS feed you know everything that's added, every day.
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Nov 12, 2013 01:48
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Hellevator is a bad movie I guess but it's very entertaining. Super low budget Japanese sci-fi set almost entirely in an elevator. The CG effects are terrible and some of the acting is stiff but I really enjoyed it for what it was. Apparently everyone who was in the movie was working for free.
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Overbite posted:Hellevator is a bad movie I guess but it's very entertaining. Super low budget Japanese sci-fi set almost entirely in an elevator. The CG effects are terrible and some of the acting is stiff but I really enjoyed it for what it was. Apparently everyone who was in the movie was working for free. You're really selling that hard, aren't you?
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Nov 12, 2013 04:37
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Skyfall just went up. I'm a huge James Bond fan, so despite its various quirks, I was greatly pleased with it. It's basically a big love letter to the franchise's history, and pretty effectively gives the modern-day Daniel Craig "Pitbull" Bond a bit of old school Connery-era swagger. Big action, secret lairs, over-the-top villain. Lots of fun.
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Nov 12, 2013 06:35
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SuitcoatAvenger posted:Skyfall just went up. I'm a huge James Bond fan, so despite its various quirks, I was greatly pleased with it. It's basically a big love letter to the franchise's history, and pretty effectively gives the modern-day Daniel Craig "Pitbull" Bond a bit of old school Connery-era swagger. Big action, secret lairs, over-the-top villain. Lots of fun. Watching it now. It was such a pleasant change after Quantum of Solace. Especially with the call forwards to Bond working out of Universal Exports, M's classic office, etc.
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Nov 12, 2013 06:41
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Watched Fire with Fire. Pretty middling, even with Josh Duhamel, who I've really liked since watching 2 seasons of Las Vegas, and Bruce Willis, who mostly just talks on the phone and does his smirk.
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Nov 12, 2013 06:46
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Sock The Great posted:Best In Show, number 2 in my opinion to This Is Spinal Tap for mockumentary. This is absolutely great. It's really hilarious, the best of the mockup entries in my opinion, although This Is Spinal Tap is great too.
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Nov 12, 2013 20:54
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Recently watched Hustle and Flow. It's about a pimp/drug dealer who essentially has a midlife crisis and decides to try his hand at being a rap artist. I liked it alright. It was entertaining, I at least recommend checking it out.
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Motley posted:Recently watched Hustle and Flow. It's about a pimp/drug dealer who essentially has a midlife crisis and decides to try his hand at being a rap artist. I liked it alright. It was entertaining, I at least recommend checking it out. If it helps encourage people to watch this, Hustle and Flow was the movie that won Three Six Mafia an Oscar. It's a good movie.
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SuitcoatAvenger posted:Skyfall just went up. I'm a huge James Bond fan, so despite its various quirks, I was greatly pleased with it. It's basically a big love letter to the franchise's history, and pretty effectively gives the modern-day Daniel Craig "Pitbull" Bond a bit of old school Connery-era swagger. Big action, secret lairs, over-the-top villain. Lots of fun. ...of SCIENCE! posted:It's not from a movie, those are legitimate things that actual wine people believe in/have fallen prey to. They're like the audiophiles of the food world. mr. mephistopheles posted:Mythbusters did an episode with a professional vodka taster and he was able to rank them all by quality (price) perfectly. Identifying year is totally bullshit though.
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