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Old 08-20-2006, 02:17 AM   #1
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Running about all the episodes of Firefly, probably all the way up to Serenity.

Now we see stuff flying out of a dump truck and go, "What was that?"
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Old 08-20-2006, 08:25 AM   #2
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Running about all the episodes of Firefly, probably all the way up to Serenity.

Now we see stuff flying out of a dump truck and go, "What was that?"
That might be good for your politics.
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Old 08-20-2006, 08:33 AM   #3
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I watched Shaolin Soccer. Twice.

A really fun movie, with excellent cinematography and fun special effects.
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Old 08-21-2006, 11:54 AM   #4
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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 08-20-2006, 10:06 AM   #5
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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, 12:26 PM   #6
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Which "Hero" is that?
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Old 08-21-2006, 09:53 AM   #7
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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 08-31-2006, 12:23 PM   #8
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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, 03:18 PM   #9
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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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Old 09-02-2006, 04:35 PM   #10
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Thumbs up Cidade de Deus

Saw City of God last night. This is an excellent Portugese language flick set in the slums of Rio de Janero. From the imbd I found out that the actors were all local unknowns. I really liked how they put the storylines together and the acting was remarkable.
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Old 09-05-2006, 08:22 AM   #11
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Just saw Inside Man over the weekend. Surprisingly good Spike Lee bank heist movie. It keeps you riveted throughout, and you find yourself rooting for all the characters throughout. I'm not such a Spike Lee fan, but this was really good. Not preachy at all.
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Old 08-21-2006, 12:16 PM   #12
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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, 12:32 AM   #13
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Griff, go watch something. Something classic. :p
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Old 08-23-2006, 03:43 AM   #14
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Gilmore Girls season Three.
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Old 08-23-2006, 07:33 AM   #15
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Gilmore Girls season Three.
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