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Old 08-20-2006, 11:06 AM   #271
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V for Vendetta - I am SO glad I didn't buy this. What a way to make a perfectly good comic book suck ass. Baboon ass, to be precise. You know, the really red ones.

I also watched through a lot of things last weekend that I didn't get a chance to post about ...

Red Lion - eh. Forgot about the samurai movie cliche where everyone dies at the end. Sorry I just ruined it for you, but I saved you two hours of your life.
Brave New World (OnDemand, not DVD) - Must have been made for tv, stayed fairly close to the story line, but the acting was wooden
Hero - visually striking, but the story lost me in a couple of places. I think I fell asleep.
Kinsey - not as bad as I expected, but some of the less savory bits of his research methodology were glossed over.
Firewall - Don't waste your time. Formulaic badguys kidnap the bank computer security guy's wife and kids to force him to do something impossible.
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Old 08-20-2006, 01:26 PM   #272
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Which "Hero" is that?
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Old 08-21-2006, 10:53 AM   #273
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This Hero, I'm guessing. I loved it. Most definitely eye candy, and enough story to keep me awake. It's on my buy list.
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Old 08-21-2006, 12:54 PM   #274
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I watched Shaolin Soccer. Twice.

A really fun movie, with excellent cinematography and fun special effects.
I love S.S. and Kung Fu Hustle
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Old 08-21-2006, 01:16 PM   #275
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On Demand - White Noise. So-So. The most notable thing is that Michael Keaton has turned into a weird, scary guy. Even in the scenes where he is supposed to be very sad or happy, he has a look on his face like he's a serial killer. I can't imagine him ever again in a comedic roll.
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Old 08-23-2006, 01:32 AM   #276
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Griff, go watch something. Something classic. :p
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Old 08-23-2006, 04:43 AM   #277
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Gilmore Girls season Three.
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Old 08-23-2006, 08:33 AM   #278
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Gilmore Girls season Three.
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Old 08-23-2006, 11:39 AM   #279
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Dude...you're supposed to post cool shit on here.
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Old 08-23-2006, 12:16 PM   #280
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Chronicles of Narnia - better than I expected. Faithful to the book and fairly well acted.
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Old 08-23-2006, 10:49 PM   #281
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I have a soft spot for Gilmore Girls, for a chick-flick/tv show its really well written, witty, and packed full of pop culture/music references. And not too overdramatic.

But last night, i got...

PINKY AND THE BRAIN
YES PINKY AND THE BRAIN
ONE IS A GENIOUS
THE OTHER'S INSANE!
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Old 08-23-2006, 11:35 PM   #282
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Now sing it to "Singin' In The Rain."

"Piiinky and the Brain/Yes, Piiinky and the Brain/One ooof them is a ge-nius/The o-ther's insane/They're la-b'ratory mice/Their geeenes have been spliced/They're dinky... they're Pinky and th' Brain!"
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Old 08-24-2006, 03:34 AM   #283
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Little Buddha. I was surprised--I knew that Chris Isaac was in it, and I knew that his kid was supposed to be a modern reincarnation of Siddhartha, but I had no idea that most of the movie was actually an overview of the tale of Siddhartha. Keanu Reeves was downright hot as the Enlightened One.
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Old 08-31-2006, 01:23 PM   #284
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This Hero, I'm guessing. I loved it. Most definitely eye candy, and enough story to keep me awake. It's on my buy list.
That's the one.
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Old 08-31-2006, 04:18 PM   #285
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One of Russ Meyer's best. Great music, and lots of great close-ups of...transistor radios and portable reel-to-reel tape players! I shit you not. His obsession for radios and hi-fi equipment was almost as great as his obession with women like Kathy Harris (see that Katherine Harris thread).
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