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01-08-2002, 08:24 AM

Snatch.

I can't get enough of this movie. I really do think I could watch it 40 times over. And Brad Pitt once again proves that he's not a prettyboy. Damn good movie. I think I might go home and watch it.

Ardax · 01-08-2002, 02:35 PM

Snatch was great. One of my friends didn't like it, but he's got an odd taste in movies sometimes.

Do you guys ever frequent MovieLens? It's a movie recommendation site. Rate movies you've seen (good and bad, 5 star scale) and it'll recommend movies based on what other people have rated, and also predict ratings.

You can set up groups, so a whole bunch of you can see something that you all should like.

It's a lot of fun. I haven't tried getting any recommendations from it lately, but every time I update my ratings, it's got me pegged most of the time. Eerie.

Ellen and I are going to try out the group recommendation option for shits and giggles and see how well it works.

The biggest problem I have with it is that LOTS of the recommendations are for foreign movies. Not that this is a bad thing -- except that I can't rent them anywhere out here. Culture and diversity are two things that don't really make it out here.

By the by, Pecker is a hilarious, if disturbing, movie.

Nic Name · 01-08-2002, 07:50 PM

Quote:

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Visit www.elvis.com or see an Elvis movie tonight.

Griff · 01-09-2002, 06:51 AM

It is here. It is now.

Duncan Idaho · 01-12-2002, 12:53 PM

Practically invented the film noir genre... Humphrey Bogart plays Spade as if he was born to play him (which he probably was)... The casting is superb from the devious Mary Astor to the slimy Peter Lorre.

Hopefully, Hollywood will never get around to remaking it.

Griff · 04-12-2003, 12:00 PM

Anybody see A Mighty Wind yet? Its supposed to be the folkie version of Spinal Tap.

elSicomoro · 04-12-2003, 01:43 PM

I saw a commercial for it last night...it looks funny.

That Guy · 04-12-2003, 02:26 PM

There's an article in the latest "Rolling Stone" (Good Charlotte is on the cover) about Christopher Guest. (At least that's where I think I sawr it.) ...and that's if you can stomach RS anymore. It's a bit too poppy for me these days, though the articles are funny sometimes.

wolf · 04-12-2003, 10:55 PM

Just went to see this one tonight.

There were bits that were a little slow moving, but there are some gut bustingly funny scenes in there ... two words ... "Buddhist Monks"!!

There are also a number of cameos ... some VERY unexpected ones.

I spent a lot of time making a point of not watching Adam Sandler movies, which, I find, has been a mistake. I loved this, and also thought Big Daddy was a much funnier movie than the commericials indicated.

Griff · 04-13-2003, 06:54 AM

Caught Chicago last night. Very cool! Managed to pick a local (Melanie Gage) out of the crowd. Richard Gere, much as I hate to say it, was pretty funny, apparently the guy cannot dance though.

01-09-2002, 06:51 AM	#34
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Brazil It is here. It is now.

01-12-2002, 12:53 PM	#35
Duncan Idaho Non-Newbie Sort Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Black Mesa, Arizona Posts: 6	The Maltese Falcon Practically invented the film noir genre... Humphrey Bogart plays Spade as if he was born to play him (which he probably was)... The casting is superb from the devious Mary Astor to the slimy Peter Lorre. Hopefully, Hollywood will never get around to remaking it. __________________ Duncan Idaho Friends help you move... real friends help you move bodies...

04-12-2003, 12:00 PM	#36
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Anybody see A Mighty Wind yet? Its supposed to be the folkie version of Spinal Tap. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-12-2003, 10:55 PM	#39
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Anger Management Just went to see this one tonight. There were bits that were a little slow moving, but there are some gut bustingly funny scenes in there ... two words ... "Buddhist Monks"!! There are also a number of cameos ... some VERY unexpected ones. I spent a lot of time making a point of not watching Adam Sandler movies, which, I find, has been a mistake. I loved this, and also thought Big Daddy was a much funnier movie than the commericials indicated. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-13-2003, 06:54 AM	#40
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Caught Chicago last night. Very cool! Managed to pick a local (Melanie Gage) out of the crowd. Richard Gere, much as I hate to say it, was pretty funny, apparently the guy cannot dance though. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-08-2002, 08:24 AM	#31
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Snatch. I can't get enough of this movie. I really do think I could watch it 40 times over. And Brad Pitt once again proves that he's not a prettyboy. Damn good movie. I think I might go home and watch it.

01-08-2002, 02:35 PM	#32
Ardax Irrelevant Adulterant Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 43	Snatch was great. One of my friends didn't like it, but he's got an odd taste in movies sometimes. Do you guys ever frequent MovieLens? It's a movie recommendation site. Rate movies you've seen (good and bad, 5 star scale) and it'll recommend movies based on what other people have rated, and also predict ratings. You can set up groups, so a whole bunch of you can see something that you all should like. It's a lot of fun. I haven't tried getting any recommendations from it lately, but every time I update my ratings, it's got me pegged most of the time. Eerie. Ellen and I are going to try out the group recommendation option for shits and giggles and see how well it works. The biggest problem I have with it is that LOTS of the recommendations are for foreign movies. Not that this is a bad thing -- except that I can't rent them anywhere out here. Culture and diversity are two things that don't really make it out here. By the by, Pecker is a hilarious, if disturbing, movie.

04-12-2003, 01:43 PM	#37
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I saw a commercial for it last night...it looks funny.

04-12-2003, 02:26 PM	#38
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	There's an article in the latest "Rolling Stone" (Good Charlotte is on the cover) about Christopher Guest. (At least that's where I think I sawr it.) ...and that's if you can stomach RS anymore. It's a bit too poppy for me these days, though the articles are funny sometimes.

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