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Crows Turn Off: Jan 7, 2008

What was the first movie to have the line, "It's quiet... a little too quiet"?

# ¿ Jun 20, 2008 15:08

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muscles like this? posted:

In The Matrix, what the hell is Neo supposed to be selling those people who show up at his apartment in the beginning of the movie? They treat it like its something illegal but it looks like he just gave them some minidiscs.

The most dangerous thing a person can sell, man - information.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2008 21:21

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Lascivious Sloth posted:

In Casino Royale what was the password to the money and what was its relevance, and why did the girl apologize to Bond after he told her.

It was her name (Vesper).

Watch it again if you don't get why this would make her sad.

Crows Turn Off fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jun 25, 2008

# ¿ Jun 25, 2008 15:47

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incredible bear posted:

Are you on about Two and a Half Men? If so then my general question is this: Really?

Yes, they're talking about 'Two and a Half Men' and yes, he's the highest paid actor on TV. He gets $825,000 per episode. After him is William Petersen from 'CSI' at $600,000.

The highest paid woman is Mariska Hargitay from 'Law & Order' with $400,000. After her is Kyra Sedgwick from 'The Closer' at $275,000.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7542385.stm
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/08/charlie-sheen-h.html

# ¿ Jan 17, 2009 07:08

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The Lucas posted:

Zo� Lund in Bad Lieutenant (also a co writer) did real heroin when she shot up in the film.

Can't say I'm surprised, she died from a heroin overdose a couple years after the movie.

# ¿ Jun 7, 2010 22:25

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bad movie knight posted:

Now, my own question: If the Pentagon only loans military assets to film productions they view as pro-military, how the gently caress did Green Zone get made?

They didn't use military equipment, that's how it got made. For example, the Black Hawk helicopters were actually digitally-replaced Hueys.

# ¿ Jun 11, 2010 18:04

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a prequel, isn't it?

# ¿ Jun 21, 2010 16:16

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twistedmentat posted:

Oh, does anyone know why Chloe didn't get a BRD release? I was putting out the DVDs at work as I'm responsible for the New Releases, and didn't notice it was lacking one initially. Did Amanda Seyfried's lawyers prevent a HD nude of her get released or something?

It's on Amazon. :iiam:

# ¿ Jul 13, 2010 05:14

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Toy Story 3

Apparently, Mr. Potato Head's body doesn't matter, as he has a tortilla and a cucumber as a body at some point outside of his usual potato body. And the body parts don't have to be attached to the same body, or any body for that matter, to function.

So, what part of Mr. Potato Head is actually alive? What body part houses his mind/brain? Is his mind/brain just some sort of omnipresent thing that can be wherever it needs to be, and even be in more than one place at a time? How come no other toy (other than Mrs. Potato Head) can move body parts independent of their body?

Is he God?

Crows Turn Off fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Nov 29, 2010

# ¿ Nov 29, 2010 17:03

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Akuma posted:

Other toys have kind of had that, though. The toys that Sid mangled and put together seemed to function with transplanted heads and limbs and poo poo, buuuut more like whatever the new head was controlled the rest. From what we saw.

redjenova posted:

That being said, remember all the toys that Sid(?) cobbled together in the first movie? They were just bits and pieces of other toys, even made of stuff like wheels and arms with no apparent heads (the fishing pole with legs), and they were all still "alive".

Regardless of the parts, they still had a "body" and a "head" (or something that acted as such), and we couldn't see that their body parts worked detached from the rest.

From what I can remember (I'll watch them all again this week), Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are the only two that can do this. I may be mistaken, though.

The rest of the toys have an obvious mind-body thing going, but the Potato Head family... they're different.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2010 17:16

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Akuma posted:

Yeah but adding the consciousness element changes things quite a bit. In the end we can't know because we have too many questions. Can he use another eye? What if it was an official replacement eye made for Potato Heads? Not that we need to know.

That's something I haven't thought of. He can use anything as a body, does that mean he can use anything as a body part as well? Could he take the eye from a completely different doll, plug it into his potato body, and use it? Would he even need to plug it into his potato body, since we've already determined it's unnecessary for him to live?

It's like he can possess anything.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2010 17:25

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Wolfgang Pauli posted:

Is 300 the political satire that time forgot?

When he talks about 300, Zack Snyder makes it clear that those themes are present in the movie. He also makes it clear that the Spartans are not good guys, they're insane murderers, and he mentioned something about being confused that people would consider them "awesome" and "bad rear end." I don't remember what he said exactly, but it was along those lines.

It's hard to pick up on that stuff because, if you take it at face value, he's glorifying them and making them the protagonists. It's easy for people to not think about it much further than that, and just enjoy the cool action scenes. Clearly he meant to do that - make it pretty enough so people will watch it, but add some layers and themes that, upon second thought, bring to light those various things.

# ¿ Jan 5, 2011 07:02

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The Cameo posted:

I'd hope he'd be able to have a Southern accent, seeing as he was raised in Missouri.

You think most people raised in Missouri have a Southern accent? They don't, buddy, and them's fightin' words!

# ¿ Jan 18, 2011 16:59

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scary ghost dog posted:

Does anyone know which version of "Meet Dave" I should watch, theatrical or director's cut?

If it's available, try the unrated edition. The violent rape scene changes the dynamic of the movie completely.

# ¿ Feb 1, 2011 15:58

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bobkatt013 posted:

Also you are allowed one gently caress in a non sexual content in a PG -13 film as shown in Aviator

They said "gently caress" twice in The Social Network.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2011 18:38

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DentArthurDent posted:

I finally saw The Social Network, and that "fricken" stood out. Funnily enough, I never even noticed the other two "fucks".

From what I heard, you can get away with a gently caress or two as long as it is not being used to describe a sex act. So "yippie-ki-yay motherfucker" may be okay, but "I haven't been hosed like that since grade school" definitely is not (for more than one reason...). (edit: scooped above)

I think "motherfucker" implies that you gently caress mothers, so I don't think it's acceptable.

The two "fucks" in The Social Network were both "gently caress you," though not really directed at a specific person on camera. Once was Timberlake asking Eisenberg to say "gently caress you" to the investment guy. The other was Garfield saying something like "and your 'gently caress you' business cards" to Eisenberg.

Crows Turn Off fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Feb 22, 2011

# ¿ Feb 22, 2011 17:15

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John Williams has done an incredible amount of original soundtracks, many of them instantly recognizable and classic. But, what is generally considered his worst one?

# ¿ Feb 28, 2011 17:24

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Binowru posted:

I think this is a genuine plot hole. If Hal sees everyone's inner self, not just women, then surely Jason Alexander's character should have looked different.

You Are A Elf posted:

I would also think Hal would see the guy with spina bifida as a normal dude since he was a genuinely good-natured nice guy, despite his disability.

Hal doesn't see people he knows or has already met any differently than before.

Crows Turn Off fucked around with this message at 17:15 on Mar 28, 2011

# ¿ Mar 28, 2011 17:12

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Monkeyseesaw posted:

Robert Zemekis must have been a loving wizard back then to get Warner Bros. and Disney to agree to appear on screen together.

You can thank Spielberg for that.

# ¿ May 16, 2011 18:53

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CzarChasm posted:

While I wouldn't put it past Tarantino, I just don't recall that happening. I do wish more movies would do things like that, but it really only works in a kids/comedy movie. I wouldn't expect to see something like that happen in The Avengers for example, but pixar could get away with it.

It happened in Grindhouse. Planet Terror had Rose McGowan about to show actual nudity then, bam, missing reel gag. Death Proof did the same exact gag for some strip-tease so it wasn't as clever the second time.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2011 16:44

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Power of Pecota posted:

In M. Night Shyamalan's Devil, why wasn't there any footage of the ex-Marine signing in at the front desk if the Janikowski signature was his? Was the older lady just miming signing into the book?

Usually the director gets put in front of the movie's name, not one of the producers.

# ¿ Aug 1, 2011 16:11

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csidle posted:

Currently seeing Terminator 2 for the first time...

I wish I could see Terminator 2 for the first time again.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2011 18:38

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