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I recently watched The Retrieval, and I recommend it. I also recently watched Jinn against my better judgement, and I would recommend ripping off your fingernails slowly instead. It might be watchable if you're blackout drunk and have a good sense of humor, otherwise steer clear.
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If the rest of Comedy Bang Bang season 3 doesn't come out soon, I'm just going to pitch a fit. If you like depressing movies, check out The Homesman. It's about a tie between this and The Wrestler for the most depressing movies I've ever seen. I wonder now if Hilary Swank is type-cast as characters who just get poo poo on a lot.
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# ? May 22, 2015 07:13 |
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I'm watching Big Trouble in Little China and I cannot figure out why everyone likes this movie. I'm not saying I don't like it, I like it a lot. I just don't get why.
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# ? May 23, 2015 01:02 |
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Rolo posted:I'm watching Big Trouble in Little China and I cannot figure out why everyone likes this movie. I'm not saying I don't like it, I like it a lot. I just don't get why. One doesn't have to understand how genius works, just appreciate it for what it is.
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# ? May 23, 2015 01:12 |
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Rolo posted:I'm watching Big Trouble in Little China and I cannot figure out why everyone likes this movie. I'm not saying I don't like it, I like it a lot. I just don't get why. You leave Jack Burton alone
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# ? May 23, 2015 01:13 |
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You sycophants can't leave someone alone for saying they don't know why they like thing you like? Personally, I haven't seen all of it and can't tell if I liked what I saw or what the appeal was. I happen to prefer My Name is Bruce as a portrayal of a typical Chinaman gone amok. And Bruce Campbell outshone Kurt Russel in Escape From LA which itself was superior to Escape From NY. IMHO
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# ? May 23, 2015 01:19 |
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Captain Lavender posted:If the rest of Comedy Bang Bang season 3 doesn't come out soon, I'm just going to pitch a fit. I really liked The Homesman. What did you think of The Road?
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# ? May 23, 2015 01:25 |
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So Inglorious Basterds is on Netflix. Fun watch.
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# ? May 23, 2015 03:59 |
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syscall girl posted:You sycophants can't leave someone alone for saying they don't know why they like thing you like? I thought you meant "They Call Me Bruce" and I was really confused for a moment.
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# ? May 23, 2015 04:06 |
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jodai posted:I thought you meant "They Call Me Bruce" and I was really confused for a moment. oh what a feeling
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# ? May 23, 2015 05:15 |
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Reign Of Pain posted:I really liked The Homesman. What did you think of The Road? I liked the Homesman too. I just wish I didn't watch it right before bed. I'll check out The Road and get back. I'm not a huge Anthony Bordain fan - I dunno what it is about him. It's like he really wants to sell himself as both a foodie elite and a salt-of-the-earth figure. Jury's still out for me. But I do love his The Layover series. Really gives a cool insight from locals of each place he goes about the types of places and food you might look for if you visited for a day.
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# ? May 23, 2015 08:10 |
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syscall girl posted:You sycophants can't leave someone alone for saying they don't know why they like thing you like? "You leave Jack Burton alone" is a line from the film. I was being silly. Rolo, buddy, I'm glad you liked it. It's a really fun film.
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# ? May 23, 2015 13:37 |
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Captain Lavender posted:I'm not a huge Anthony Bordain fan - I dunno what it is about him. It's like he really wants to sell himself as both a foodie elite and a salt-of-the-earth figure. Jury's still out for me. But I do love his The Layover series. Really gives a cool insight from locals of each place he goes about the types of places and food you might look for if you visited for a day. I love Bourdain, and while I liked The Layover, the editing in it really bugged me. I get what they were trying to do with the split screens and sped-up pace and everything, but it didn't work for me. Plus I really, really hate shaky camera work. Parts Unknown, on the other hand, is pretty great. The Tangier episode made me want to move there immediately.
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# ? May 23, 2015 15:17 |
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:"You leave Jack Burton alone" is a line from the film. I was being silly. I picked that up, I was watching it while posting about it. Honestly it's a c+ supernatural action movie without Kurt Russell's character completely bringing it home by being so oblivious and outside of his element. Every "oh GOD what the hell is that?!" slays me. Basically I love Kurt Russell.
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# ? May 23, 2015 15:50 |
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Rolo posted:I picked that up, I was watching it while posting about it. Honestly it's a c+ supernatural action movie without Kurt Russell's character completely bringing it home by being so oblivious and outside of his element. He's like a retarded John Wayne in that movie. It's one of my and my brother's favorite movies, and our SOs can't stand it.
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# ? May 23, 2015 16:32 |
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Crow Jane posted:I love Bourdain, and while I liked The Layover, the editing in it really bugged me. I get what they were trying to do with the split screens and sped-up pace and everything, but it didn't work for me. Plus I really, really hate shaky camera work. We usually have CNN playing at work so a Parts Unknown marathon on the weekends is always a nice treat. I want to like him more but he lacks the charm of someone like Mike Rowe.
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# ? May 23, 2015 17:58 |
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The first time my fiance watched Big Trouble in Little China she was convinced that it wasn't meant to be comedic and it was just all around bad. It wasn't until the giant neon skull lair and Kurt Russell facing down the big bad with a streak of kissed-on lipstick that she conceded that indeed, the camp was intentional.
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# ? May 23, 2015 18:02 |
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Captain Lavender posted:I liked the Homesman too. I just wish I didn't watch it right before bed. I'll check out The Road and get back. I'm not saying he's a hack, it's just that he's the essence of what most non-snob food culture is about : loving both the creation and consumption of really good food, and living fast while you do it. It's true hipster foodism, and not being a "foodie".. It's the punk rock of cooking. coyo7e has a new favorite as of 23:51 on May 23, 2015 |
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Yeah he definitely wants to sell himself as punk-rock. But at this point he's more of an embarrassing uncle. I watch the shows, but it seems like lately he's been phoning it in. I just saw one episode where all he said was like "this is good, I like this. Spicy! I'm gonna be making GBS threads like a mink!" It just seems pretty pointless when any clueless idiot would be saying the exact same things. The reason Bourdain (or anyone experienced) is hosting food shows is, in theory, to say things more intelligent and relevant than "yum."
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# ? May 24, 2015 02:06 |
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That's what's cool about No Reservations, though. It's not a cooking show, it's a travel show, it just happens to deal with food a lot.
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# ? May 24, 2015 02:08 |
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I think Parts Unknown is the best of his shows. It's less gimmicky, I guess? It's just him going to places most travel shows don't (The Congo, Iran, lovely small New England towns), meeting all sorts of people, seeing cool poo poo and eating food. He comes across as a really chill, smart, and insightful guy these days.
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# ? May 24, 2015 02:20 |
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know who thinks that middle aged and post middle aged punks who travel around the world are embarrassing? Children. It isn't like he is still sporting his leather jackets covered in anarchy symbols and hell,most of Bourdains tattoos showed up during the show, not 20 years ago. The Offspring and Blink 182 are embarrassing old punks.
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# ? May 24, 2015 16:24 |
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Gordon Ramsay got held at gunpoint, doused in gasoline, and almost set on fire by shark fin poachers when he was making a documentary exposing the practice. That alone is way more "punk" than Bourdain's entire career of being a gross junkie for a few years, getting famous from it, and then turning around and saying that addiction isn't real and it's just an excuse people make because hey I was able to quit cold turkey why can't everybody else. e. Read his book Medium Raw if you want to watch a guy who got famous entirely through luck throw everybody else under the bus in the name of keeping up his image as The Bad Boy Of Food Network with zero self-awareness or irony.
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# ? May 24, 2015 16:40 |
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coyo7e posted:know who thinks that middle aged and post middle aged punks who travel around the world are embarrassing? Children. It isn't like he is still sporting his leather jackets covered in anarchy symbols and hell,most of Bourdains tattoos showed up during the show, not 20 years ago. He still has his obnoxious moments. See: going to Madagascar and trying to convince the locals that eco-tourism makes them all sellouts to colonialism. But Parts Unkown is saved by really gorgeous cinematography and a really smart production team. Seasons 1 and 2 in particular are great (I've probably watched the Noma episode - s2e5 -somewhere around 4 or 5 times).
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# ? May 24, 2015 17:31 |
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What are some super spooky things on Netflix/Prime?
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# ? May 24, 2015 17:55 |
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coyo7e posted:The Offspring and Blink 182 are embarrassing old punks. Dexter Holland is awesome. Dude is finishing up his PhD in Molecular Biology and a couple of years ago published a paper on mRNA in HIV.
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# ? May 24, 2015 22:17 |
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Len posted:What are some super spooky things on Netflix/Prime?
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# ? May 24, 2015 22:55 |
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Has anyone actually watched that yet?
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# ? May 24, 2015 23:15 |
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The church is putting dental dams in the same category as condoms now?
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# ? May 24, 2015 23:21 |
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syscall girl posted:The church is putting dental dams in the same category as condoms now? Pretty sure oral is sodomy so...yeah?
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# ? May 24, 2015 23:27 |
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13Pandora13 posted:Pretty sure oral is sodomy so...yeah? drat. Pretty sure I heard a Muslim Shaw or something say going down on your wife falls under foreplay. Catholics are hardcore.
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# ? May 24, 2015 23:35 |
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Rolo posted:Has anyone actually watched that yet? My dad did. He said it was worse than some of the things he's watched on Syfy
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# ? May 24, 2015 23:50 |
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Len posted:My dad did. He said it was worse than some of the things he's watched on Syfy Terrible terrible? Or shitmazing terrible, like Sharknado?
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# ? May 25, 2015 20:52 |
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flosofl posted:Terrible terrible? Terrible terrible. He liked Sharknado.
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# ? May 25, 2015 21:09 |
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Rolo posted:Has anyone actually watched that yet? Len posted:My dad did. He said it was worse than some of the things he's watched on Syfy coyo7e has a new favorite as of 21:59 on May 25, 2015 |
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Ok I'm going to watch Zombeavers, but it better be kinda decent!
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# ? May 26, 2015 00:49 |
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Big rear end Spider was fun
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# ? May 26, 2015 02:26 |
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wormil posted:Big rear end Spider was fun Yes it was, and it was filmed to be super-fun and played off being campy. So it's not, in effect, a bad movie.
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# ? May 26, 2015 04:20 |
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Rolo posted:Ok I'm going to watch Zombeavers, but it better be kinda decent! Also, allusions to the sequel, post-credits.
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Trailer Park Boys is available on Netflix.
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