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Trisons And Demons And Jetcycles, Oh My!! RIDDICK Details Emerging...
Merrick here...
Hollywood Reporter has a brief article about the pimping of RIDDICK (the third Riddick movie) at EFM's Berlin thingy (EFM = European Film Market).
Said article reveals our first pointed hint of the new movie's story details:
Though billed as a back-to-basics approach to the character popularized by Diesel, the script features the character -- the most wanted man in the galaxy -- left for dead on a barren alien planet, dealing with "trisons" (three-legged bisons) and "mud demons." He must then contend with two squads of bounty hunters, one of which ride rockets called jetcycles.
says THR HERE.
Early indications said that a third installment might expand upon the "Underverse" metaphysics which drove THE CHRONICELS OF RIDDICK. More recent news points towards that mythology being significantly down-scaled, if not abandoned altogether.
Jetcycles. I'm sensing a gnarly Speeder Bike chase in our futures...
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Feb. 17, 2010, 9:53 a.m. CST
Lets Go!
by kbass
Ready for this one!!
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:54 a.m. CST
And...wait for it haters...
by kbass
First...and I wasn't even trying. Seriously...I like both Riddick movies...and I enjoyed the cartoon. If they get the story right this character has a ton of potential.
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:55 a.m. CST
If this makes money
by estacado1
only then they'll have the budget to expand the underverse.
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:55 a.m. CST
I liked both films...
by Phimseto
...but definitely feel they got away from what made the character work in "Chronicles." That film might have worked as the last one in their planned trilogy, not the first. I hope they don't do any "reboot" crap, and figure out a reasonable way to connect the dots.
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:58 a.m. CST
I bet Karl Urban is behind this....
by Ator
You keep what you kill but if you want to just get rid of something you let it live and strand it on some planet I suppose.
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:59 a.m. CST
Can't go wrong with jet cycles....
by theycallmemrtibbs
But will there be a story?
Feb. 17, 2010, 10 a.m. CST
And on Riddick...
by Phimseto
...Riddick works best as an ensemble character. He's the lynchpin to the whole affair, but if your story and characters can stand on their own when Riddick is off-screen, then you know you are trending in the right direction. It's not so much the small scale of Pitch Black they should be trying to emulate than the fact that the story was as interesting with Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser and Keith David as it was when Vin Diesel was around. Riddick was the cool X factor, like The Man With No Name in the three Leone films. That is what they should be shooting for, so I would say writing good leads and casting them well are as important as anything in this new production. I'm pulling for them.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:02 a.m. CST
So ignoring the end of the last movie then?
by V'Shael
where he took over an empire?
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:03 a.m. CST
How will this work with the last movie?
by moorE12
The last movie ended all Conan the Barbarian, with Riddick being the leader/ruler. So, is this going to be a prequel or what?
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:04 a.m. CST
I'm sure it will be cool...
by REVENGE_of_FETT
It's probably wise to sideline the underverse shit, at least for now. But I really did like the intricate mythology he was building with Chronicles and am a bit sad to see that go away.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:05 a.m. CST
by HoboCode
I relish another riddick movie but I want more Underverse fammit!
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:08 a.m. CST
I'm guessing...
by REVENGE_of_FETT
That moments after the last film ended, Riddick decided he didn't want to be the ruler of the zombies. That makes sense for his character. becuase nobody else is going to challenge him, and they can't let him just walk away, they gulag his ass. I can see that happening I suppose.

As someone else said, hopefully this one will make enough money we can go check out that Underverse stuff because that sounds interesting.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:18 a.m. CST
Babylon AD - Never forget.
by Human_Bean_Juice_
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:19 a.m. CST
Looks like the 3rd Riddick is a no-win situation.
by RedEgiraahgnal
If they make a real "Chronicles" sequel, people don't wanna see it, and if they go back to the "Pitch Black" monster slaying, people will be pissed off that they don't continue the story from "chronicles".
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:19 a.m. CST
Never really thought about Man With No Name...
by kells
But that would really have been a perfect way to develop the character without having to worry about writing themselves into an overly ambitious universe that they can't write themselves out of. Pitch Black was really quite good, though I thought it was Radha Mitchell who really took it over the top. Riddick as the central enigma at the heart of equally interesting secondaries should definitely be the way to go - you could even do it while still setting it in the Underverse - just drop hints about the Underverse without necessarily trying to go all out into the mythology.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:22 a.m. CST
Black vs. Chronicles
by fzammetti
Hell, I'll say it if no one else will: I prefer Chronicles to Pitch Black. Love Pitch Black of course, just felt like Chronicles was the overall more interesting and entertaining movie. I really want to see that storyline continued, and I'm sure we'll get that, but in a smaller way. I'd prefer they go the other direction personally. I'd imagine getting backing for that would be tough though... "So, studio X, we want to do another Riddick movie in the mold of Pitch Black, which as you know has become something of a cult classic and DVD hit"... as opposed to "So, studio X, we want to do another Riddick movie in the mold of Chronicles, which as you know got panned by most critics and it generally viewed as the weaker of the two movies by the fans". Yeah, I have to admit, I'd be more inclined to give my money for the first effort. Still, I'd really prefer seeing the second. I still think "Riddick vs. The Underverse" is the direction I want to be going, not "the opening scene from Riddick for 90 minutes with some creature danger thrown in for good measure". Eh, doesn't really matter... I'll be there opening day no matter what... Riddick is cool.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:29 a.m. CST
by REVENGE_of_FETT
I don't think they have to abandon the story of the second film to do this exact storyline. We really have no idea what the Underverse is or how it works. Maybe this planet he's on....IS the Underverse. Either some other dimensional plane or just a planet they refer to as the Underverse.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:33 a.m. CST
And to be fair...
by Phimseto
...Chronicles did have interesting characters. I liked Toombs, Lord Marshal, and the characters played by Karl Urban and Linus Roache. I do think the challenge for them is to tie the previous films into this new one, and in a good, clever way...not some kind of cheap write-off. In fact, don't even be afraid to make Riddick more of a side character, with a focus on another character (like Tuco in Good, Bad, Ugly). It would be a good way to approach the mythology of the Twohy/Riddick universe without putting everything on the Riddick character. It would also allow Diesel a chance to reintroduce/reshape the character for this new film (and presumably future projects).
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:33 a.m. CST
Could be good...
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Definitely sounds more Pitch Black than Chronicles, which is what most people wanted, I think...
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:42 a.m. CST
Riddicks side kick in the third one
by AnUsulDarkley
Let's all hope he doesen't end up with a clumsy side kick that has a problem with the language...
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:43 a.m. CST
3 legged bison. Phhhttt . . .
by Nice Marmot
More unoriginal, way-too-Earthlike alien designs a-la Avatar. Hey, let's make it look like a walrus w/ feelers and a proboscis!!!
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:46 a.m. CST
Japanese Iron Man 2 Statues Spoil Tony Stark's New Armor
by ominus
http://tinyurl.com/y9to9ys
looks cool
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:50 a.m. CST
by jimmy_009
I was excited about a sequel to CoR, not excited about another creature feature.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:53 a.m. CST
Iron Man's new armor was "spoiled" by trailers
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Not to mention the posters and the toys. Besides, it looks practically identical to the one in the last film.

By the way, this news is like a week old.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:56 a.m. CST
Damn, I just wrote a spec for a tennis player biopic called "Rod
by StanGrossman
No way any studio's gonna buy that now :(
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:56 a.m. CST
Shitty script hurt 2nd movie, but still fun
by PornKing
The occasional corny dialogue and terrible acting by Thandie Newton really hurt the 2nd movie. Plus the whole underverse concept "cult" was a little heavy-handed and cheesy. It was still a fun movie though because of Diesel and all the cool action sequences. They just needed to tighten that script up and find someone other than Thandie. She literally ruined every scene she was in.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:59 a.m. CST
Agreed about Thandie Newton
by REVENGE_of_FETT
She was horrible, as she ALWAYS IS! She's not even that hot so I don't know how she gets acting jobs.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:08 a.m. CST
by JoeSixPack
Pitch Black was good but not memorable. Chronicles was a terrible film and that crap came out nearly 6 years ago. Who cares at this point? I'm guessing only David Twohy cares - this screams vanity project.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:09 a.m. CST
Pitch Black: great! Chronicles: shit!
by Suskis
The original movie was absolutely great. Its follow up was a crappy mess. I totally hated it. It was like Highlander 2: a sequel that has NOTHING to do with the original movie. I can't understand how can someone like Chronicles at all...
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:15 a.m. CST
Riddick vs the Mudblups?!
by Dhaemon
Teddy Ruxpin better watch his back!
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:17 a.m. CST
Jetcycles! YES!!!
by IAmLegolas
Told ya, Riddick is like an update FLASH GORDON. This series rules. RULES I TELLS YA!!!
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:18 a.m. CST
What;s to explain?
by cookylamoo
He sucked as a ruler so they dumped him on a planet and set bounty hunters on him.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:20 a.m. CST
yeah but they better not ignore the events of the last one
by IAmLegolas
that would be some serious bullshit
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:22 a.m. CST
Good call, REVENGE_of_FETT
by rev_skarekroe
There's no reason this couldn't be a direct sequel to the last one. Maybe he goes to the Underverse and his new subjects decide to have a coup and kick his ass to the curb. Lots of ways you could set up this story without ignoring anything from Chronicles.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:24 a.m. CST
by FreeBeer
Avatar had SIX legged horses
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:24 a.m. CST
by xsi kal
Great recap of what made Pitch Black work, and I totally agree. Unfortunately, they already abandoned the Man with No Name route with the second movie... I'm not sure I can see them pulling back on it, and telling the 3rd movie from someone else's perspective, (so that Riddick can go back to being the scary motherfucker in the shadows).
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:26 a.m. CST
I'm down with this...
by just pillow talk
Wherever you want to take me Riddick, just kick a bunch of alien ass along the way and it's all good. Jet cycles, mopeds, whatever.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:37 a.m. CST
Chronicles of Riddick...
by D o o d
was a very under rated movie. I thought they'd done a pretty good job and I enjoyed it's visuals. I think the next installment could be something to lookout for.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:50 a.m. CST
by just pillow talk
You're a poopie head and not to be trusted.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:51 a.m. CST
I bet they will
by Madcapper
set up the new Riddick movie in the Star Wars universe. I picture him meeting Han Solo in a bounty hunter's tavern, and gutting him like a fish over his smart ass comments. It's the only way to go.
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:51 a.m. CST
Necromonger Coup is a great idea...
by zinc_chameleon
because it ups the ante, racks up the opposition to Riddick. The Necromongers decide to head straight for the Underverse, ignoring what's left of humanity. For good measure they dump Riddick in a gulag to insure no other human can make trouble. Why not kill him outright? That's for the writers to intrigue us with...
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:02 p.m. CST
by FSJGuy
so technically Bisons should be called Quadsons then??
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:03 p.m. CST
Smart move
by fiester
The mythology was a bunch of silly bullshit.
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:06 p.m. CST
Trisons? Mud Demons? Jet cycles?
by AnYangBluth
Did a 9 year old come up with those ideas?
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:23 p.m. CST
There's No Need For Necromongers
by Acquanetta
There's no reason this film needs to follow TCOR. Riddick is like a modern day pulp hero ala Conan the Barbarian. The first Conan story featured the character as an aging king. The next revolved around his earliest chronological adventure. Riddick's adventures could easily be presented out of order. (This is especially true since Vin doesn't look much different than he did in 2004.) They don't even need to make a big deal about it being a prequel. It could be like Temple of Doom- just another adventure that isn't forced to pay lip service to the previous entry.
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:42 p.m. CST
No, Diesel is getting pretty wrinkly
by REVENGE_of_FETT
Nobody really wants a prequel. All the stuff set up in CoR was plenty interesting.
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:47 p.m. CST
by Hadesbc
Do I really have to point out that the "bi" in bison is NOT a prefix for two, especially meaning two legs. How dumb are these writers that they came up with trison and gave the animal three legs? I might have forgiven three horns, but even that would be wrong. In my movie I will have Triceratop-like creatures with four tails. I will call them Quadceratops. FAIL.
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:56 p.m. CST
by Madcapper
Good point. And how the fuck do you run efficiently on three legs?
Feb. 17, 2010, 12:56 p.m. CST
Humanoid Bounter hunters to be known as BIPEDS
by thommcg
Cue sinister music!
Feb. 17, 2010, 1:02 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Taut movie with a compelling premise, and extremely well executed. Had characterization oozing out its pores.
 Chronicles just confused the hell out of me. The Riddick of PB in no way belonged in Chronicle's story universe. Oil and water. Regardless, if they make Zooey Deschanel a Necromancing warrior they've got my money.
Feb. 17, 2010, 1:05 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
There, much better than trisons and necrowhatchamacallits, dontcha think?
Feb. 17, 2010, 1:28 p.m. CST
TRISONS / new info leakeD!
by Anything But Tangerines
We now know more details about these mysterious creatures, including their communicative skills - An anagram of TRISON is "I SNORT". ALSO! since an anagram of MUD DEMON is "ODD EN MUM" we now know they are very strange looking, yet also very quiet. A side note- JETCYCLE does not have any other anagram than CYCLE JET, so it's basically just that.
Feb. 17, 2010, 1:31 p.m. CST
fuck offfffff!
by nightmute
Um...why doesn't somebody make a film that people want to see? The thought of Riddick running around on some desert set, as he fights low budget bad guys does not sound very interesting. The stupid thing is, David Twohy actually does write reasonable movies, with useful ideas, so why is he determined to keep this Riddick crap going? It's not even much of a cash cow. I mean think about it, will dating couples or groups of pals go to the movies on a Saturday night and think, oh yeah, let's go see Riddick. No, they won't. Make something new you Hollywood fucks.
Feb. 17, 2010, 1:45 p.m. CST
Saving the Day Again, Again
by Twisk
So it's just like the first one, but this time... ...it's different. LOL
Feb. 17, 2010, 1:54 p.m. CST
Sounds like Pitch Black + ice planet scene from COR
by Bruce of all Trades
Very hmmmmm... it could be cool, but they should at least try to find a way to mention Chronicles. what are they just gonna ignore it? lame...
Feb. 17, 2010, 2:10 p.m. CST
no Lord Marshall Riddick?
by twogunjames
"left for dead" I guess the necromongers just didn't like him then. No more Thandie Newton smelling beautiful, or whatever the fuck he said.
Feb. 17, 2010, 2:14 p.m. CST
Simple workaround for Chronicles ending
by thommcg
Riddick & the Necromongers land on alien planet. Riddick kills the alpha-male of the Trison herd (Or "therd" if you will). Keeping what he kills, Riddick becomes head of the Trison therd & waves adios to the Necromongers.
Feb. 17, 2010, 2:48 p.m. CST
Here's what it should be...
by Hot_Machete
Act I: Riddick leads the Necromonger fleet to the Threshold, gateway to the Underverse. Much of the fleet is destroyed reaching the nexus/portal/whatever that connects to the Underverse. Riddick enters the Underverse, sees some crazy visions, and starts developing powers similar to the Lord Marshal. While Riddick is gone, the Necromonger fleet is thrown into chaos, and a coup/civil war breaks out. Aereon, the elemental, convinces one faction to abandon the Necromonger way and to join her. She is unable to rescue Riddick, though, and when he gets back from the Underverse, he and some of his supporters are exiled/stranded on some barren planet filled with dangerous creatures.

 Act II: Various governments find out about the fractured Necromonger fleet, and of the fact that Riddick made it into the Underverse and back. They send out bounty hunter teams to try to track down Riddick, so as to learn the secrets of his Underverse visions. The specific faction of the Necromonger fleet that exiled Riddick is the only group that knows the planet he has been stranded on. Aereon tries to find this faction fleet, so as to learn Riddick's location, but a fleet of government ships beats her there, destroying the Necromonger faction fleet and getting the data for themselves. They then inform their bounty hunters of Riddick's location. The bounty hunters pull out all the stops trying to capture Riddick, but his natural skills, plus his ever growing Underverse powers make him a formidable target.

 Act III: Riddick turns the tables on the bounty hunters and escapes from the barren planet. He doesn't get far in space, however before the fleet of government ships comes across him. He plays cat-and-mouse with them for a while, but is finally cornered. Just then, Aereon and her fleet show up, and a space battle ensues. The government fleet is defeated, and Riddick reunites with Aereon. He reveals the nature of his Underverse visions, and Aereon explains how they pertain to the future of both the Underverse and the normal world, setting up the next movie.
Feb. 17, 2010, 2:56 p.m. CST
by spud mcspud
How the hell do you ignore the fact that the last Furyan - ot just the last Furyan, but the most wanted fugitive in the galaxy - just became the leader of the most feared army in all the universe?? You can't just ignore the movie! How much fucking sense does that NOT make??
 I swear I don't fucking understand Hollywood. Yes, there was clamouring for a PITCH BLACK style movie, but there was WAY more clamouring for this to become a spacebound sequel to CONAN. So why the U-turn and the attempt to ignore the consequences of the last movie that are easily enough to shake the entire universe? The last Furyan is in charge of the fucking Necromongers, and all we get in this shitty sequel is PITCH FUCKING BLACK PLUS BOUNTY HUNTERS??
 Who's writing this, fucking JettL93? Or George fucking Lucas??
 I call shenanigans. Give us a proper sequel to a proper RIDDICK movie, not this fucking PB reboot bullshit!!
 And the unwritten rule is... if there are speeder bikes, THERE MUST BE EWOKS!!
Feb. 17, 2010, 2:57 p.m. CST
Thanks, xsi kal
by Phimseto

 Sure it could be done. Not quite sure how, but reconciling it could be the creators' key to coming up with the right script and the right characters. For sci-fi precedent, The Doctor on "Doctor Who" was elected President of the Time Lords and promptly left town before he got saddled with a single scrap of paperwork. That's a vague analogy, but you get the idea...there's ways to get out of the macro-plotline of Chronicles (without abandoning it) and tell a fairly contained story in its own right. Perhaps Riddick is off investigating what it means to be a "Furian."
 I think one thing that's important is that they should age Riddick more or less accordingly...that it's been ten years since the events of Pitch Black, and the character is not quite the same as he was then. He might revert to form when he's in "being hunted by mercs" mode but they need to put in some serious work to fleshing out where the character is now. More importantly, they need to figure out how to convey that in this new film without having to spell it out overtly.
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:02 p.m. CST
Really creative folks behind this...
by alienindisguise
destined to be piece of crap. and I thought Michael Bay sucked!
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:03 p.m. CST
Sounds like Mad Max in Space
by sansara07
The more I hear about this, the worse it sounds. But, hey, Vin and David Twohy gotta eat!
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:11 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Now Riddick gotta deal with deficits and shit.
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:17 p.m. CST
by Alientoast
I know one reason people liked Chronicles: It vaguely reminds them of Warhammer 40k, and how they will never ever see a movie based on the property, thus they can use this as a satisfying stand-in!
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:27 p.m. CST
by REDD
Put Riddick on the ship in Pandorum and have him fight those creatures. Or crash on the Moon and play ping pong with Sam Rockwell.
Feb. 17, 2010, 3:50 p.m. CST
Fuck Jetcycles. We want ROCKETCYCLES!
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Every Riddick movie should begin with him running from bounty hunters and ignore each previous movie. This actually creates a a larger and more interesting universe... without boring exposition.
Feb. 17, 2010, 4:04 p.m. CST
When I heard Jet Cycles I thought of Mega Force!
by jarjarmessiah
Feb. 17, 2010, 4:07 p.m. CST
I'm ready
by Xiphos_2
get it done like yesterday.
Feb. 17, 2010, 4:45 p.m. CST
jetcycles have to complete with
by Meadowe
2009 James Kirk's spokeless motorcycle in Star treq; imo that was a pretty coo' ride.
Feb. 17, 2010, 4:48 p.m. CST
hope this stuff doesn't distraqt from Riddick
by Meadowe
Riddiq is a great charaqter imo, vin diesel does great with what's available; I enjoyed both fliqs so far and I hope in their quest to expand this universe (and underverse) that they don't fill it with corny crap, like those statues/helmets with multiple faces, that was just dumb.
Feb. 17, 2010, 4:50 p.m. CST
Nope. Sorry, it Still Doesn't Need Necromongers
by Acquanetta
The reality is that it doesn't matter what direction Twohy wants to take this franchise in. No matter what portion of the Riddick timeline we end up seeing- whether it's a story set before or after TCOR- there will be fans to support it. Look at what a difference a few years has made for TCOR. If there had actually been a great demand for seeing the Underverse, Lord Riddick, or more of the Necromongers, we would've gotten a true sequel years ago.
Feb. 17, 2010, 5:11 p.m. CST
Alientoast - HELL YEAH!
by spud mcspud
It's fucking RIDICULOUS how the Warhammer 40K universe has been out there for over 25 years now and is no nearer becoming a movie now than it was back in the beginning. Can you imagine a HORUS HERESY movie? Fucking spectacular! A series of movies based on that, focussing on Garviel Loken and the Sons of Horus, would just be awesome. Will it ever get made? Fuck no - not until Games Workshop get their thumbs out of their asses long enough to get to Hollywood with a fucking decent pitch!
 God, a WARHAMMER 40K movie. Give it to Blommkamp, and give him $200 million. You'd have a movie that'd make James Cameron cry, it would be so fucking awesome. And the cherry on the top is? THERE ARE ALREADY TOYS TO BUY!!
 WH40K - THE HORUS HERESY. Make THAT shit, Hollywood!!
Feb. 17, 2010, 5:13 p.m. CST
by spud mcspud
I drink your milkshake, Riddick! I DRINK IT UP!!!
Feb. 17, 2010, 5:23 p.m. CST
by Autodidact
Oh, fuck off.
Feb. 17, 2010, 5:28 p.m. CST
by ckone
I mean, even though Chronicles was kida self indulgent, it did bring a lot more to the plate. I at least would like a scene in this where we see him lead his entire necromonger troops to their doom and just ditch 'em, that way it would play to his character of being a loner and still wrap up the idea of him being the Conan of the underverse. What is that like two minutes of screen time at most? Just have him lead them into a battle they can't win, and off he goes on his own, just leaving them all to be killed. Sounds pretty rat basterdish to me. Then you can go and redo part one again. Cause that's really all this is, a way to get the success of part one back, him on his own, surviving, and probably having to save some dumb people too cause deep down he is a good guy...aw shucks...
Feb. 17, 2010, 5:34 p.m. CST
Warhammer 40k...
by Horned One
...is simply one big throbbing homoerotic metaphor.
Feb. 17, 2010, 6:13 p.m. CST
The best rocketcycles Ever:
by Logan_1973
Flash Gordon
 The Island
Feb. 17, 2010, 6:29 p.m. CST
BOUNTY HUNTERS and ALIEN WORLDS were the best parts of RIDDICK..
by halsolo
I'm tickled pink. Blue cat aliens grossing over a BILLION DOLLARS means sci-fi will be safe to have ridiculous shit in it again for at least 5 years - bring on the Trison!
Feb. 17, 2010, 6:32 p.m. CST
Riddick learns from the Elemental,that there is
by ominus
a cure for baldness,hidden in a dangerous under-planet,filled with monsters and demons,somewhere in the under-verse.Riddick as the new lord Marshall starts with his Necromonger army,a campaign into the Underverse in order to acquire the Elixir of Rich and Beautiful Hairs.
Feb. 17, 2010, 6:42 p.m. CST
I won't be going to see this.
by jolaz
Pitch Black is overrated and Riddick was just a terrible movie. I'll spend my money elsewhere.
Feb. 17, 2010, 6:47 p.m. CST
He also fights "quadrephants"
by CountryBoy
Feb. 17, 2010, 6:48 p.m. CST
and an "octopus"
by CountryBoy
Feb. 17, 2010, 7:16 p.m. CST
Pitch Black, Dark Fury and Chronicles of Riddick
by Horned One
All three represent some of the best, and most original science fiction out there. Name one evil empire to match the Necromongers. They're a group of religious crusaders with apocalyptic powers, and a nearly invincible, undead leader who can literally rip your soul out and toss it away like garbage while you watch. Darth "the pussy" Vader is nothing! Just sayin'.
Feb. 17, 2010, 7:23 p.m. CST
You had me at Jetcycles
by DrPain
Riddick is great character with two awesome flicks.
Feb. 17, 2010, 7:31 p.m. CST
The Riddick Franchise needs to be rebooted
by Hobbitism
Somebody get Jason Momoa's agent on the phone now.
Feb. 17, 2010, 7:33 p.m. CST
Riddick was GREAT
by BendersShinyAss
Pitch black was NOT
Feb. 17, 2010, 7:45 p.m. CST
He should fight Ligers...
by REDD
with the help of Napolean Dynamite.
Feb. 17, 2010, 7:52 p.m. CST
i see the consensus
by BendersShinyAss
pitch black better more compelling, while chronicles confusing.
i am totally the other way around. I HATED pitch black, purely for it's weak pre-teen written premise of a planet totally in daylight with all inhabitants destroyed by 'something'... then when the cyclic-century dark comes (the day after they arrive no less) all these creatures emerge. the very creatures which devoured the entire planet previously. how shall I count the ways of why the notion is an epic intelectual FAIL.
I'd be curious to know if the people bagging out Avatar's science enjoyed Pitch Black.
chronicles of riddick however.... now that film was pure class. I'd watch another 3 of THOSE films
Feb. 17, 2010, 8:15 p.m. CST
No Necromongers?
by TheHumanBeingAndFish
Disappointing. Very disappointing.
Feb. 17, 2010, 8:25 p.m. CST
wow my biology must be way off
by FSJGuy
Do Bisons in America only have 2 legs? that must be disconcerting!
Feb. 17, 2010, 8:49 p.m. CST
F'ing A BendersShiny Ass
by reagon
When Pitch Black is shown on cable I pass it by without thinking. I watch COR every time. It's so original and compelling. I'd love to see another one.
Feb. 17, 2010, 8:54 p.m. CST
by HaterofCrap
only to have it die 5 minutes before the end during the desperate planetary escape attempt.
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:17 p.m. CST
Necromongers vs. Fishmongers!
by fiester
Dude, that would be so righteous. Now pass that doobie over here. All you people who think the ridiculous Chronicles stuff was anything but laughable must be high.
Feb. 17, 2010, 9:28 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Riddick: "I need NOS!!! More NOS!!!"
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:02 p.m. CST
Love the Riddick directors cut- but let's reboot this shit alrea
by darthwaz1
Pitch Black came out in 98'! Time for a reboot!
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:17 p.m. CST
my money's on a prequel
by HongKongCavalier
... and I mean a prequel to Pitch Black not Chronicles.

 They'll probably start off with is original arrest by Johns; the eye surgery; the escape; the gathering of mercs to hunt him down; the obsessed & disgraced Johns joining the hunt; and end the movie with Johns finally catching Riddick; and the final 5-10 minutes shows them getting on the ship with cameos by all the Pitch Black cast would be the segue to Pitch Black.

 ... then Brian shows up in a tricked out Skyline and helps him escape
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:23 p.m. CST
by Cobbio
No Underverse, baby! I like it. Silly idea, terrible direction to take the story in. I know many people enjoyed a little taste of Underverse in the last movie, but it's not what made the series enjoyable. It's a bad idea and I'm glad they're jettisoning it.
 Like Phimseto wrote, Riddick works best in an ensemble cast. He's the cool X-factor, it's true, so I hope the new film kicks some ass in this respect. I'm glad they're doing it on a smaller, more Riddick-like scale.
 I guarantee it'll be a way better film than "The Chronicles of Riddick."
 Way better.
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:46 p.m. CST
I agree that it'll be better too
by HongKongCavalier
... but only if JettL is involved in the treatment
Feb. 17, 2010, 10:53 p.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Riddick: "So ... you're married."
 Summer: "Yeah. Crazy, huh?"
 Riddick: "Not for me."
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:09 p.m. CST
frank is gettin' upset
by frank cotton
where's my UNDERVERSE? PITCH BLACK 2 is not getting my money. UNDERVERSE! UNDERVERSE! UNDERVERSE!
Feb. 17, 2010, 11:53 p.m. CST
Riddick comes out of the closet
by Castlemonster
and finds out why they call it the "Underverse".
Feb. 18, 2010, midnight CST
It would be cool if the movies didn't follow any order
by sonnyfern
One movie could be Riddick from before Chronicles, another could be after...like the original Conan stories, when they were first released they were all over the damn place. I like that...
Feb. 18, 2010, 12:28 a.m. CST
Trust me, it would be better if they didn't worry
by Castlemonster
about making proceed from the storyline of Riddick. The important thing is to make it a good stand-alone movie. They can't depend on all the audience to know the characters and previous stories. A good script will reintroduce them to another generation of fans without getting tangled up in a convoluted nerd-enforced canon. A bad script, then who cares, anyway? A classic script needs no backstory, just subtle hints that there were previous adventures. Look at The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The three main characters seem to know each other from the beginning but there is no attempt to fill in the background. Because there wasn't any! And it works.
Feb. 18, 2010, 12:56 a.m. CST
damn it
by Russman
I like the Underverse story... wanted to see it followed through.
Feb. 18, 2010, 1 a.m. CST
Still don't understand the Thandie Newton hate —
by blakindigo
She wasn't good in "W", but I LOVED her work (and character) in "Riddick". She doesn't fit the 'bad actress' label and I think it's misapplied to her work in "Riddick", especially the director's cut where her motivations are more clear.
Feb. 18, 2010, 1:22 a.m. CST
Jet cycles worked in MEGAFORCE...
by Master Bruce
so how the hell can you go wrong? Right? Right?!!(At that moment, somewhere, Barry Bostwick feels an unexplained twinge of regret.)
Feb. 18, 2010, 1:34 a.m. CST
My Spec Idea For "Riddick 3"
by Media Messiah
In regard to "Chronicles of Riddick", the only thing good about the story was when Riddick accidentally becomes the Necromonger king, that was absolutely great...and a surprise ending, but the rest of the movie was horrid. I love Pitch Black, and the character of Riddick, but Chronicles was largely lazy. "Serenity" was the movie that Riddick should have been and was trying to be.

Unless Twohy has some really special twist, and thus story arc, when it comes to the Underverse, whatever that is, then they should have Riddick lead the Necromongers to the planet of Hammerhead flying creatures, who Riddick uses to quickly take-out the Necromongers, as a method of misdirection, allowing his escape. Angered by the betrayal, Karl Urban's character, the only surviving Necromonger, hires Toomes and other Mercs, to go after Riddick. With Urban leading them, his plan is to kill Riddick, once and for all. The adventure leads them to another planet where Riddick is hiding-out, laying in wait to hunt them--a planet where they must deal with hives of other vicious creatures. Here, the creatures are bad, very bad, and deadly indeed, but here is the twist--the worst monster in the wilds is Riddick, not them. Yes, the bad guys quickly find themselves targeted by the human target which they are in pursuit of--ala "Rambo: First Blood." That is my script pitch for "Riddick 3". I would love to sell it to Vin, Twohy, Ted Field, and Universal...as I need the money. I'm a cheap date guys--I just need the kind of bread that you fellas spend for lunch each day.

BTW, that is nothing; you should hear my pitch for the next "Fast And The Furious...now that will really blow your minds"...as it is real blockbuster high concept stuff worthy of the new 3D craze!!!
Feb. 18, 2010, 1:40 a.m. CST
by TheHumanBeingAndFish
As I've said previously on this site, my feelings about the "Underverse" is the Riddick should descend into the Underverse, Orpheus-style, to search for the deceased Kyra. You know it makes sense. BTW, blakindigo, agreed on Thandie Newton, I found her very enjoyable in CoR.
Feb. 18, 2010, 1:52 a.m. CST
Ckone: That Is What I Have Been Saying For...
by Media Messiah
...a few year now in my posts about what the new Riddick should look like. Riddick needs to dump, and escape, the Necromongers in the opening prologue of the movie. And you are correct, that is so rat bastard like, that it fits the character. He is supposed to be a rat bastard who is always scheming...and is always up to something tactically speaking-- pulling a fast one when you least expect it, and pulling it off...very big, and very well. That is how Riddick should be played, however, in Chronicles, they failed to do that???
Feb. 18, 2010, 2:02 a.m. CST
Thandie Was Great!!!
by Media Messiah
Somehow, I would like to see her become Riddick's lady love in the next film, as well as...his continuing foil/femme fatale. However, I would like to see her come through for him in the end, and he for her. I would like to see them form an uneasy love/hate...relationship, where they could kill each other at any given moment, but channel it into lust/love/and lovemaking.
Feb. 18, 2010, 2:14 a.m. CST
That sounds like a b sci-fi from the 50's
by tomimt
Almost like something Ed Wood would do.
Feb. 18, 2010, 3:37 a.m. CST
James Cameron Attacks Tim Burton And Joel Schumacher...
by Media Messiah
...but not by name, however, it is a pointed insult aimed squarely right between the eyes of those two buffoons, and it is clear that Cameron wants everyone to know it!!! Further, he says that the story of Jake and Neytiri will continue in "Avatar 2" and the bad humans didn't go far away from Pandora...but he threatens not to deliver the movie unless 20th Century Fox pays-up. It seems they haven't cashed him out properly for the original Avatar...and he is openly refusing to deliver the new film unless he is paid properly??? Anyway...go to Nikki Finke's site for the story (on 3 videos)...at:

 http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

Note: Cut and paste the address in your net navigators, but take out any space(s) that may appear in the address before hitting the "enter" button on your computer keyboards, or you will receive an error message.
Feb. 18, 2010, 3:50 a.m. CST
Kinda bummer...
by Kontarsky
I liked the end of COR. Comeon, I want Sci-fi soap opera...TAKE US TO THE THRESHHOLD. Still, it's Riddick, so I'll be there, even if it's him taking a piss for 2 hours. Haha
Feb. 18, 2010, 4:22 a.m. CST
Man With No Name
by papabendi
I think whoever mentioned Riddick in terms of the man with no name is spot on. He is an ensamble character too. He worked in Pitch Black because he was part of a bigger story. kind of like Han Solo. There was a mystrery to him that made him a very cool character. As soon as he gets a full blown film to himself and they expand on him the mystery is dissolved, and he becomes a generic hard man. There are only certain thing that should be hinted at with a character like Riddickbut they explain where he comes from and what his fucking 'destiny' is in Chronicles. Killing the character stone dead. What was probably needed was something smaller scale like a space Yojimbo or Miller's Crossing.
Feb. 18, 2010, 6:38 a.m. CST
So a trison is a three-legged bison, and logically
by CreasyBear
a bison walks around on two legs, since tri- means 3 and bi- means 2? Oh, yeah. Now it makes sense.
Feb. 18, 2010, 6:45 a.m. CST
nah Riddick is not Conan.He is Snake Plisken
by ominus
He is not for the adventure,he will do a crime for his benefit since he only cares about himself,he will betray everyone if it is to save his ass,but that does not mean that he hasnt a bit of heart for the really good people.In fact he is more like Tuco,than Blondie or Conan.
Feb. 18, 2010, 6:46 a.m. CST
just watched Chronicles again last night...
by just pillow talk
And I don't think that story killed his character by any means. With Kiera dead, he lost his last link, so to speak, with humanity one could argue. I think the way they left it, he'll completely abuse his power and then fuck them in the end "You keep what you kill."
"It's an animal thing."
Feb. 18, 2010, 7:01 a.m. CST
by REDD
Pitch Black was released 18 Feb 2000...exactly 10 years ago...happy birthday PB!
Feb. 18, 2010, 7:28 a.m. CST
by BringingSexyBack
Riddick: "So ... you're married."
 Summer: "Yeah. Crazy, huh?
 Riddick: *Steps slowly back into the darkness ... until all you see are his eyes ... and a tear*
Feb. 18, 2010, 8:03 a.m. CST
by cynicusprime
I am a HUGE Riddick fan, but this sounds horrible. He ended Chronicles as the unintentional ruler of the Underverse. Now we're just going to ignore all that and rehash the first half of Chronicles with him being chased by bounty hunters on a harsh alien world? Really? /facepalm
Feb. 18, 2010, 8:40 a.m. CST
I prefer Chronicles
by Animation
I prefer Chronicles over Pitch Black. That's just me. Anyway, ths jetcycles thing sounds fun. I can see the character of Riddick leaving the rule of the empire to Karl Urban and getting tangled up in other crap. Whatever. I'll see this when it opens for sure.
Feb. 18, 2010, 8:59 a.m. CST
abandon underverse?
by roustabout99
i think that abandoning the underverse would be a mistake,"you keep what you kill" chronicles was a departure from black,but it was a progession
 would be silly to take riddick from his well earned throne and toss him in the mud
Feb. 18, 2010, 9:13 a.m. CST
Although Twohy dropped the ball on Chronicles
by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks
I'll give hime another chance. The man is responsible for some great films. Clearly he realises he fucked up with the last one and now he can give us a better Riddick film.
Feb. 18, 2010, 9:58 a.m. CST
Wow, they are moving fast on Avatar 2
by sansara07
Rupert Mudoch to James Cameron: "I want 3 Avtar sequels before the world wakes up and realizes how silly the whole thing is". Cameron: "Yeah, but I want 50% of the profits". Rupert Murdoch: "Who do you think you are, George Lucas?"
Feb. 18, 2010, 10:56 a.m. CST
Riddick is an 80s action hero.
by antonphd
He doesn't belong in epics. Watch Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick again and see the difference. It's like one film is Predator and the other is Flash Gordon. I am very happy to hear that they are going back to Pitch Black style stories for Riddick.
Feb. 18, 2010, 11:04 a.m. CST
hmmm, well
by WINONA_RYDERS_PUSSY_JUICE
I liked Chronicles more than PB. lol. So I find this story a little disappointing. I prefer the grand sense of adventure of Chronicles to the simpler, stranded on a barren planet Pitch Black story. It's really limitting, and not all that interesting, there's only so far you can go with 2 bounty hunter clans. Well, it could be good, with a good script and story like Predator, or it could end up a listless, pedestrian action-driven movie. Of course they're kind of forced to go this route with a smaller budget. So I hope the story doesn't suck.
Feb. 18, 2010, 11:48 a.m. CST
Chronicles vs. Black
by ushaped
I understand people being down on the release version of Chronicles but the directors cut is waaay better. Definitely better than PB. Looking forward to this cause I like the universe it's in.
Feb. 18, 2010, 12:09 p.m. CST
COR grew on me, it took some time though..
by the Green Gargantua
I am now quite fond of it, the production design is spectacular and the ending is so fucking space Conan.
Feb. 18, 2010, 12:42 p.m. CST
by Meadowe
If they're smart they'll trademarq and use it before this movie comes out, then sue universal for copyright infringement. "Your honor, my client claimed to be the three legged bison first!" ;)
Feb. 18, 2010, 2:09 p.m. CST
Chronicles isn't bad. I like it.
by Phimseto

 It's just...if this makes any sense...the movie didn't really earn the leap in scope between Pitch Black and that. They could have used another movie in-between before introducing this larger storyline. Any attempt to reboot/quietly sweep Chronicles under the rug will go poorly, and will certainly attach a stench of failure to the whole enterprise. It also can't be done away with in any kind of quick or trite fashion, for much the same reasons.
 I'm looking forward to it, but it's no easy task ahead of them.
Feb. 18, 2010, 2:18 p.m. CST
I think the idea of Riddick being deposed
by Castlemonster
by the Necromonger is incredibly lame. He's not Obama. You don't just throw a sack over his head and drop himoff like in some screwball comedy. And the idea of him getting the Necromonger massacred-totally idiotic. I say don't explain it at all. New adventure, fresh setting. Doesn't mean you can't have a few familiar faces or storylines pop up but you can do that without bridging it with the other movies. Hollywood needs to learn to ignore the continuity whingers.
Feb. 18, 2010, 2:31 p.m. CST
2 Benefits to leaving the 3rd movie disconnected
by Castlemonster
1. If it sucks, it doesn't drag down the other two with it. If it's great, people will still want to seek out the other movies
2. They don't have to bother with the dodgy task of writing themselves back out of the corner. I love COR but it's a foregone conclusion that Riddick isn't a leader. It will be clear enough that things didn't work out when we find him back kicking bounty hunter butt, again. No expalaination neccesary. It's better to wonder in this case.
Feb. 18, 2010, 3:01 p.m. CST
Gnarly Speeder Bike Chases
by ravenloff
...nothing gets more gnarly than counting the rhythm between passing under lights in order to kill someone. That was a pretty geektastic kill.
Feb. 18, 2010, 3:48 p.m. CST
No Judi? No Thandie? No Karl? No me!!
by Drath
Fuck it if they've dropped Riddick as King of the Necromongers, that was the coolest ending ever! Oh wait, I watched the good version, not the theatrical shit. Dammit.
Feb. 18, 2010, 5:57 p.m. CST
Necormongers ditch Riddick in the first 15 minutes
by Tall_Boy66
They realize they don't want this chump leading the show so they stash him on some surely-to-die wasteland planet and the Pitch Black redux ensues. Hell, I betcha we won't even seen them tossing him out, flick'll start with him already abandoned and it gets a throwaway reference like, "We had a disagreement."
Feb. 18, 2010, 7:16 p.m. CST
Autodidact, there is a difference douche
by The Eskimo
"Forrest J Ackerman used the term "sci-fi" at UCLA in 1954. As science fiction entered popular culture, writers and fans active in the field came to associate the term with low-budget, low-tech "B-movies" and with low-quality pulp science fiction. By the 1970s, critics within the field such as Terry Carr and Damon Knight were using "sci-fi" to distinguish hack-work from serious science fiction, and around 1978, Susan Wood and others introduced the pronunciation "skiffy". Peter Nicholls writes that "SF" (or "sf") is "the preferred abbreviation within the community of sf writers and readers". David Langford's monthly fanzine Ansible includes a regular section "As Others See Us" which offers numerous examples of "sci-fi" being used in a pejorative sense by people outside the genre."
Feb. 19, 2010, 1:25 a.m. CST
Tall_Boy66: I Like Your Throw Away Line
by Media Messiah
That would be a good way of handling it.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:54 a.m. CST
I like both Pitch black and Riddick.....I prefer
by southafricanguy
when sequals are set in the same universe and have the same characters, but are totally different films ala Alien to Aliens. So I liked the jump from horror scifi to space opera. Though I must admit that I think that all the references to things we never see may have been a bit alienating for audiences....I m really not sure why Riddick bombed the way it did as imho its a pretty good Conan in space, and a decent throwback to the old pulp serial space operas. I say bring on Riddick 3, Imho Twohy is seriously underrated as a director, and I for one would love to see his Riddick universe expanded more and continued.....
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:55 a.m. CST
Anyone else think Dark Fury was actually
by southafricanguy
quite cool? Only saw it recently, and I really liked it as animation bridges between sequals go....
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:38 a.m. CST
SouthAfricanGuy: Dark Fury Should Have Been Riddick
by Media Messiah
Yes, when I saw "Dark Fury" several years ago, I immediately knew that it should have been the basis for "The Chronicles of Riddick" as it is far better, and there seems to be a greater understanding of the character, his universe, and what his enemies, and other fellow humans, as well as environments, should be. Even the action sequences are far better, and out, and out, more clever than anything in Chronicles, save for the prison escape on the surface of Crematoria, and the twist ending where Riddick become Lord Marshall.

Back to Dark Fury, that zero-G trick of Riddick's was great.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:50 a.m. CST
I Must Say About Chronicles Of Riddick
by Media Messiah
The special effects, in regard to the battle sequences on the planets, and in space, were anything but special...and looked poorly done, and downright cheap???!!!! Also, the fight choreography, in respect to hand to hand combat, was often hard to see...and was not clearly shot? It should have looked more like Bourne Identity, but instead, we got what looked much like the poorly staged and shot fight choreography in the Batman movies?

They should hire the Bourne Identity stunt team and second unit to film the stunts for the next Riddick sequel, and they should hire Zoic...of Firefly, Serenity, and the new Battlestar Galactica fame for the space battle effects shots.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:52 a.m. CST
The Vin Diesel Grill
by REDD
You keep what you grill.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:54 a.m. CST
This is getting Riddickulous!!
by spud mcspud
RIDDICK VS BOGGART. Or a spider on roller skates. Whatever floats your boat...
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:36 p.m. CST
bitches leave
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:42 p.m. CST
hey SAG was here!
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:44 p.m. CST
Let's BAMPF!
by ColonelFatheart
Put on your red shoes and BAMPF! the blues.
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:45 p.m. CST
heh...no need to be so rude 6D...
by just pillow talk
Just start rambling away on a new topic(s)...
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:52 p.m. CST
Floaters all over that pool.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:53 p.m. CST
by TedKordLives
It's a tradition.
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:54 p.m. CST
Believe me, pillow, you don't know "rambling."
by Subtitles_Off
But, stick around, and you will.
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:55 p.m. CST
Sixies, you can BAMPF if you want to.
by TedKordLives
I've got Kitty Pryde
 And Nightcralwer too
 Waiting there for me
 Yes I do...
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:55 p.m. CST
Hey Subs!
by ColonelFatheart
How'd your day go? Did you have an interview?
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:57 p.m. CST
Howdy, Col.
by Subtitles_Off
Nah. I went to see SHUTTER ISLAND a second time.
Feb. 19, 2010, 2:58 p.m. CST
I think some of the PBers have grown tired of Asi.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:01 p.m. CST
I think, we reward tilte of Peeber to leniently.
by Subtitles_Off
Everybody knows Asi's schtick. So, when you start poking him with it, you deserve what you get, as far as I'm concerned.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:01 p.m. CST
*too* leniently
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:02 p.m. CST
*title* too
by Subtitles_Off
Gotta break a new thread in with the requisite typos.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:03 p.m. CST
Wash your hands or spread the germs.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:03 p.m. CST
Teddy, 6:51:18.
by Subtitles_Off
"Baby, how'd you get so wet?"
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:05 p.m. CST
6:51:18, Subby
by TedKordLives
Asi must be in a bad mood today. I haven't seen him beat his STINO drum this hard for awhile now.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:07 p.m. CST
Alexander Haig in critical condition.
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:08 p.m. CST
by Six Demon Bag
i feel safe...
no one laughs about my waaaays!
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
by FriendlyWaitress
I have a work emergency. I have to go.
 Catch you gents this evening. I'll bring the wine, as usual.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
He's being poked, so he's overboard in
by Subtitles_Off
his defensiveness. C'mon! Used to be we all could see the humor in it. It's so obvious when someone who would throw down over [deleted] starts calling other films "retarded," there isn't much of a leg to stand on. But what do you get from fanning those flames? Hmm?
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
i missed ya subs...
by Six Demon Bag
did you see SI again???
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:11 p.m. CST
as smokey said...
by Six Demon Bag
only YOU can prevent AsimovFlameWars by agreeing that hes right and you're a fucking idiot for being duped by STINO.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:11 p.m. CST
Yep, Sixies.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:13 p.m. CST
Sixies, there are some over there who
by Subtitles_Off
think they look real good in speedos themselves and are just flexing their muscles because they think it's fun. I see them do it everywhere they go.
As obnoxious as Asi can be, the fault is only his to share.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:13 p.m. CST
a second viewing?
by Six Demon Bag
thats always a good sign...
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:14 p.m. CST
But Subby didn't WANT to se SI a second time.
by TedKordLives
So he said in his shitty hint (shintty).
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:15 p.m. CST
Make no assumptions, Sixies.
by Subtitles_Off
All will be revealed on Monday.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:15 p.m. CST
See ya, Eff Dubs.
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:15 p.m. CST
So, StuntcockMike said it wasn't "fun anymore"
by Subtitles_Off
at AIBN, huh? i wonder if they all ganged up on him and challenged his manhood.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:16 p.m. CST
WANTED to because I HAD to.
by Subtitles_Off
My shintty was a conundrum wrapped in an enigma, disquised as a clue.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:17 p.m. CST
That's a "g" not a "q". Gambit Dumby!
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:17 p.m. CST
but theres gotta be a reason hes seeing it again...
by Six Demon Bag
hes trying to get some or theres something of value there or its reeeeealy bad and hes taking notes for monday...
argh!!!!!cant decide! cant decide! brain anuerysm!

we'll lead as two kings....we'll fucking lead as two kings.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:18 p.m. CST
Haig's critical? Who's in charge then?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:19 p.m. CST
aint you?!!!!
by Six Demon Bag
get some! get some! i got you!!!
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:20 p.m. CST
Rimshot, Subs!
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:20 p.m. CST
Here's your no $hit headline of the day:
by ColonelFatheart
"MLB Bans Guns From Clubhouses"
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:22 p.m. CST
I thought EffDub was a sommelier?
by Subtitles_Off
What kind of work emergency must she be facing?
"The corks are poppin' out of all the bottles, miss"
"We gotta drink it all, or the ship'll be dragged down!"
"Well," the valiant woman cried, rolling up her sleeves, "Let's get to it, then!"
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:23 p.m. CST
I disagree with that Subs. Asi is always that way
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
To the degree some find that humorous, and I admit, I find humor in it, it can be tolerated. Which is ironic, because Asi is all about intolerance.
 Also, that was not a flamewar. No hard feelings where engendered. Amoebas do not fight - we love. But we do like to point out inconsistencies.
 As I stated in another post.
 Intolerance is the big fire starter in Wars and differences of opinion that become belligerent. i.e. your intolerance of differing opinions on Abrams.
 The other big reason for wars being started is a feeling of inferiority/insecurity on someones part that causes them to lash out when someone disagrees with their worldview i.e. I have an enormous dick, some men and all parameciums, can not deal with the insecurity that causes.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:24 p.m. CST
by TedKordLives
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:25 p.m. CST
Of course you disagree.
by Subtitles_Off
That's what you do.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:26 p.m. CST
BTW Stuntcock Mike was not ganged up on, on the contrary
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
It was just him and Kouthcboom/Series7 that got into it.
 If anyone was ganged up on, it was Koutch.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:27 p.m. CST
Thanks Subby
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
You proved my point.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:28 p.m. CST
BTW, since it is you who are so knowledgeable
by Subtitles_Off
about all flame wars and their history, you, more than anyone, should've gotten the meaning behind that remark.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:28 p.m. CST
No prob, Floater. I'm here to help.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:29 p.m. CST
Um, nope. ya got me on that. Amoeba's never claim omniscience
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Please explain.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:30 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
Dirk isn't disagreeing just to disagree. He has a point about Asi.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:31 p.m. CST
Go check your notes.
by Subtitles_Off
Christ you bring it up at each and every opportunity.
Amoebas recall are selective?
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:31 p.m. CST
Tell us how well-hung you are again.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:32 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Dirk always has a point, doesn't he?
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:32 p.m. CST
Wow. Conti let Asi have it in the previous talkback.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:33 p.m. CST
I'm coming up blank. I think your recall far exceeds my own
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
I am a single cell organism BTW.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:35 p.m. CST
BTW It was the Operator of the Continent who gave me my nickname
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Dirk the Well Hung Amoeba! I am also now called Dirk the well thought Amoeba
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:40 p.m. CST
That is just Asi's schtick?
by Continentalop
No, that is his psychosis. Ok, you don't like The Departed. But to spend post after post ripping into it after others expressed their like for the movie, then questioning their intelligence is just an asshole or lunatic's move. Plain and simple.
 So if he wants to lecture me and hold his nose up I just have to say "prove that your right." Otherwise it is just an opinion, not a fact. That means that you should be a little more polite concerning other people's opinion.
 Like I said before, so one here has movie criticism credentials that are above reproach, so no one should say anything and then act like it is infailable.
 Well, except me that is...
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:45 p.m. CST
I'm sorry Subs but it is true
by Continentalop
I saw Dirk in the shower once. It made for a very awkward moment.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:45 p.m. CST
The word of the day is "inflalible."
by Subtitles_Off
And, if we're checking politeness levels, we all need better dipsticks.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:47 p.m. CST
I thought I was pretty successful
by ColonelFatheart
in reaching out to Asi. Soft power, baby, soft power.
Subs does have a point. You know what you're going to get with him. On the other hand, yes, he takes things too far. But let's remember where we are. We don't have to engage. If someone's angering you and they're not listening to reason, just state your case and don't take it personally when he fires back. I know, I know. Sometimes it's too hard to back off. Some people are too churlish, and I really think Asi has to cut that shit out if he wants to keep talking about movies with fellow fans, but walk away if you don't see the point in continuing.
Conti, I like your newly proposed strategy. Just say, "prove it," and leave it at that. If you get a well-thought-out response, then by all means resume the discussion.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:52 p.m. CST
Hey doubledown.
by Subtitles_Off
The Bat Signal is on.
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:56 p.m. CST
The Batmanster signal is on.
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 3:57 p.m. CST
Kudos to Conti.
by TedKordLives
That WAS a great post to Asi.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
That is my plan.
 And for the record I am usually polite to Asi and I used to be polite to him all the time. But that was before he said something condescending like "I'm surprised someone who seems as intelligent as you would think that" way to many times. I have no patience for people lecturing others about film and acting as if they are...ah...help me out here Subs!
Feb. 19, 2010, 4 p.m. CST
Nah, Col., it's off. I don't think Batman's on
by Subtitles_Off
patrol yet.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:02 p.m. CST
Ah, ok.
by ColonelFatheart
Just misread.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:04 p.m. CST
So Day of Wrath left you cold, huh?
by Continentalop
Well, I was going to recommend some other silent movies but maybe I should bite tongue.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:06 p.m. CST
'Lop, I'd like to help, but I don't see it your way.
by Subtitles_Off
Like I said, you KNOW what you're getting with AsimovLives. You're either going to smile and ignore him or you're going to provoke it and continue it from now until 2012.
As far as taking anything personally, how can you? You know you're not an idiot. You know your tastes are informed. You know everybody else knows it too.
There comes a time when crossing that line to talk sense and show how correct you are defeats the entire purpose. Then, we all come dangerously close to being the thing we hate.
You've reached your limit with Asi, and I've reached my limits with others. We are either going to reach beyond our limits or learn to live with them.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:07 p.m. CST
where did doubledown come from SUBS?
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:08 p.m. CST
I agree.
by TedKordLives
But that's what I do.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:09 p.m. CST
Nah, 'Lop, please don't stop recommending.
by Subtitles_Off
You have no idea how many films you have recommended that I have run right out and rented.
DAY OF WRATH just struck me as a bit fussy, that's all.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:09 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
I don't think he will buckle that quickly.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:10 p.m. CST
You ought to know where doubledown comes from, Batman.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:10 p.m. CST
my friends call me double down
by Six Demon Bag
and my email tag..hmm
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:11 p.m. CST
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:11 p.m. CST
I agree with Conti's approach to Asi.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:15 p.m. CST
Series, Vades, Stabs, myself, especially,
by Subtitles_Off
can all be just as stubborn as Asimov. We don't throw around the "retards" and the "idiots" at each other as he does, but I'm convinced, more than ever, he does that when he feels cornered. And, as I said, it's laughable to begin with.
If you're gonna call him on it, you gotta call everyone on it, or you're just playing favorites.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:17 p.m. CST
So, then, Sixies, you gonna meet me at The Shelter
by Subtitles_Off
or what?
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:19 p.m. CST
Ok, because I've been for someone else to see these
by Continentalop
Movies and have someone to talk to about them. SUNRISE, THE LAST LAUGH, GREED, THE WEDDING MARCH, THE CROWD, THE UNKNOWN, and THE GOLEM: HOW HE CAME INTO THIS WORLD. Some you might have seen already, and I'm not saying they are all great but I do find them all interesting.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:20 p.m. CST
I work with people who hate certain fonts.
by TedKordLives
I can barely be bothered to hate a person, let alone a FONT. That's a waste of time in my opinion.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:21 p.m. CST
I strongly disagree.
by anonymoose
He's nothing like any of us. The insults matter. The fact that he slings such insults should be enough to prove that. Unlike us, he's also extremely condescending. It's not just about being stubborn, it's about respect.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:22 p.m. CST
I'm inching ever close to both
by Subtitles_Off
SUNRISE and THE LAST LAUGH in my Netflix queue.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:22 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:22 p.m. CST
After re-watching 'Weekend at Bernie's 2'...
by TedKordLives
...Starman and I both agreed that Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman should have remained a comedic duo.
 Personally, I saw them as the '90s iteration of Falk/Arkin.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:23 p.m. CST
And, I've been meaning to ask you if
by Subtitles_Off
you recommend CHILDREN OF PARADISE?
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:23 p.m. CST
yeah lemme remember my password...
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:25 p.m. CST
OK, 'moose, now the Bat Signal's pointed
by Subtitles_Off
in your direction.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:26 p.m. CST
Conti, I've long put off seeing all those silent classics.
by ColonelFatheart
Have you seen FAUST, btw?
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:27 p.m. CST
by Six Demon Bag
tedders i love that film
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:28 p.m. CST
there..now what?
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:29 p.m. CST
Guilty pleasure.
by TedKordLives
Big time.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:30 p.m. CST
Now what? HA!
by Subtitles_Off
if I just spell it out for you here, what's the point? I was just going to ask if you minded me using your e-mail to drop you a private note?
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:32 p.m. CST
Yes Subs
by Continentalop
I actually planning on watching that again soon. I rented it in college and I think 90% of it was lost on me but I still liked it. I prefer Renior to Carne though - have you ever seen Le Bete Humaine and La Cheyene (I just know I'm butchering this, my French is just abyssmal)? Check those out and then see the American remakes by Fritz Lang - Human Desire & Scarlet Street.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:32 p.m. CST
oh yeah anytime...subs..
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:34 p.m. CST
Le Bete Humaine is another one
by Subtitles_Off
you must've suggested to me before. The three of those movies are all in my queue, one right after the other.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:36 p.m. CST
You know what Colon-El?
by Continentalop
I've never seen Faust and FW Murnau is one of my favorite directors. Don't ask we why because it has long been on my must see list.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:37 p.m. CST
Jeezy Crow!
by TedKordLives
What's all this high-falutin' talk going on here? I can't even read some of this shit.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:38 p.m. CST
Sorry, Teddy.
by ColonelFatheart
"You know what to do, Rico!" How's that for ya?
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:39 p.m. CST
Voulez-vous dire tous les titres français, Teddy?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:39 p.m. CST
SUNRISE and THE LAST LAUGH are both awesome
by Continentalop
Very simple stories told very creatively.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:42 p.m. CST
That's better Colonel.
by TedKordLives
Subby, why are you asking me questions in Na'vi-speak?
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:43 p.m. CST
Headline on CNN TV right now:
by ColonelFatheart
"GOP PLANS COMEBACK" Like they're Elvis or Travolta, or something. Coming soon: Dick Cheney in a black leather jumpsuit, live from Hawaii!
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:45 p.m. CST
They can plan all they want.
by Subtitles_Off
If they ever decide to take it directly to the TV one-on-one with Obama again, they'll get their asses handed to them.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:45 p.m. CST
Must be a slow news day.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:46 p.m. CST
Notice how they whined about the health care
by ColonelFatheart
talks not being televised.forum, but when Obama calls for a televised, bipartisan forum they get all Admiral Ackbar, crying "It's a trap!" What weiners.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:48 p.m. CST
I see The Who has broken up again.
by Subtitles_Off
They must be planning a Reunion Tour for the summer.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:49 p.m. CST
Stupid typo
by ColonelFatheart
Should read: "talks not being televised, but"
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:49 p.m. CST
Roger Waters is taking his styrofoam bricks out
by Subtitles_Off
of storage. THE WALL is going on tour this summer.
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:50 p.m. CST
WOW. Awesome, Subs.
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:54 p.m. CST
Good review of Altman oral biography:
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:54 p.m. CST
if roger plays anything like the HALF-WHO..
by Six Demon Bag
ill pass...
Feb. 19, 2010, 4:58 p.m. CST
That was more like ONE-THIRD-WHO.
by ColonelFatheart
Daltry's voice is hot.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:01 p.m. CST
WHOA! That's a terrible typo!
by ColonelFatheart
"Daltry's voice is SHOT." I believe I've entered the Pedalback annals of infamy with that one!
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:04 p.m. CST
Rog's voice is hot.
by Subtitles_Off
Try that "Won't Get Fooled Again" scream on a lady some time. Makes 'em all excited.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:05 p.m. CST
that shit was so dubbed at the superbowl...
by Six Demon Bag
otherwise they woulda showed a close-up of the WHO-WAIL.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:06 p.m. CST
by Six Demon Bag
shoulda played half time...
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:07 p.m. CST
T-Mac is officially disappointed with the Rockets
by Six Demon Bag
for trading him...
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:09 p.m. CST
Hell yes, Sixies.
by ColonelFatheart
They would have dominated.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:11 p.m. CST
everyone woulda gotten laid that night
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:18 p.m. CST
Them Crooked Vultures are too "rock."
by Subtitles_Off
You'd more likely see Jay-Z and Beyonce.
The only "rock" the NFL will allow is of the dinosaur variety.
Prince sneaked past them.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:18 p.m. CST
Is it just me or is this thread sluggish?
by Subtitles_Off
I'm not getting that instant tickle I usually get right after a BAMF!
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:21 p.m. CST
I think it's the hangover from the Asi scrum.
by ColonelFatheart
And Flick ain't here stirrin' up the pot!
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:22 p.m. CST
Is 'Lop still around?
by Subtitles_Off
I was going to ask him to drop a list of film recommendations at The Shelter.
Sub-categorized by genre and rated according to quality, please. HA! Might as well make it difficult.
Seriously, I think that'd be a great addition - a recommendations thread.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:23 p.m. CST
No, Col. I meant the actual refresh rate.
by Subtitles_Off
Maybe I need to clear my cache.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:24 p.m. CST
all right boys im out
by Six Demon Bag
gonna see miss saigon tonight..
wish me luck
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:25 p.m. CST
Peace be unto you, Sixies. Have a good night.
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:25 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:25 p.m. CST
My refresh time is just fine.
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:26 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
http://tinyurl.com/yfvd58c
 I love chiptunes, so this is right up my alley. The whole time I was imagining a Mega Man game with the Gorillaz as bosses. You know? Like 2D Man, Noodle Woman, Murdoc Man, Russel Man.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:27 p.m. CST
Gotta go, fellas.
by ColonelFatheart
I'll try to check in a few times over the weekend. As always, try to keep it real.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:30 p.m. CST
G'night, Col.
by Subtitles_Off
As always, watch out for bad guys.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:31 p.m. CST
'moose, of course you know, those references
by Subtitles_Off
are lost on this old man.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:34 p.m. CST
I can do it by genre and era
by Continentalop
Not by rankings. I don't rank films - only women. And sex acts. And I use a gastronomical chart for each.

Feb. 19, 2010, 5:35 p.m. CST
When are you seeing SHUTTER ISLAND, 'Lop?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:39 p.m. CST
See you Col. & 6DB
by Continentalop
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:40 p.m. CST
Subs, referencing this series in general...
by anonymoose
I was looking for a video to explain the reference and I landed on this one. Man, I just nostalgia'd hard.
 http://tinyurl.com/yhfvelz
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:41 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
Originally Sunday but we are all getting antsy to see it.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:42 p.m. CST
'Lop, what's the last movie you saw
by Subtitles_Off
that you really recommend. Flick recommended a documentary called IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL that I really, really liked.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:43 p.m. CST
Good. You're wise to avoid all mention of it
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:49 p.m. CST
Johnny Depp is doing a documentary on
by Subtitles_Off
Keef Richards. Is this old news?
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:51 p.m. CST
Oh, wow. I just nostalgia'd even harder.
by anonymoose
http://tinyurl.com/yg2czw4
 "Dunuhnuhnah, super fighting robot, duhnuhnuhnah, Mega Man!"
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:52 p.m. CST
New (like this year) or old movie?
by Continentalop
New I would recommend Harry Brown and In the Loop. Especially In the Loop.
 I also saw An Education but I was underwhelmed.
 So I guess Harry Brown and In the Loop.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:53 p.m. CST
IN THE LOOP was fantastic.
by Subtitles_Off
I laughed through every second of that.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:55 p.m. CST
Hard nostalgia goin' on in here.
by Subtitles_Off
Watch your toes.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:55 p.m. CST
What about you Subs?
by Continentalop
What would you recommend?
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:59 p.m. CST
I finally saw MONSIEUR HIRE
by Subtitles_Off
and SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR, and I really liked those.
Feb. 19, 2010, 5:59 p.m. CST
IN THE LOOP was the best comedy I've seen
by Subtitles_Off
in a long time.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6 p.m. CST
spud mcspud: That Should Be A Line In A Riddick Film
by Media Messiah
Villain: This...is getting...Riddick--uclous!
Feb. 19, 2010, 6 p.m. CST
And, as I said, if you like
by Subtitles_Off
documentaries about eccentrics at all, IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL is pretty moving, and it streams on Netflix.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:04 p.m. CST
I guess I have to officialy acknowledge the thread topic,
by Subtitles_Off
or else I never feel like I belong. I really, really enjoyed PITCH BLACK. And, as we all know, I'm not a genre movie fan.
But bad reviews kept me away from its sequel. Any thoughts on that?
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:09 p.m. CST
The Riddick games make up for any fault the series has...
by anonymoose
...and then some.
 Goddamn. I love these games: http://tinyurl.com/yf647kx
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:09 p.m. CST
OK, moose.
by Subtitles_Off
What's up with The Archives at The Shelter. I get an error message that changes can't be saved because "the action is turned off."
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:14 p.m. CST
Nevermind, I got it to work.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:14 p.m. CST
Stay away from the sequel. I know you won't like it, Subs.
by anonymoose
Instead, if you ever decide to pick up a controller, see above Riddick link for recommendation.
 One of the basic problems with the sequel was it had little to do with Riddick and more to do with the universe, which isn't as interesting. That being said, I did enjoy some things about TCoR.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:15 p.m. CST
I forget if you ever said, 'moose,
by Subtitles_Off
did you ever play the Arkham Asylum game?
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:56 p.m. CST
I liked MONSIEUR HIRE a lot
by Continentalop
One of my favorite Patrice Leconte films (Stabby is a big fan of his). I haven't seen SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR.
 I've mostly been on a streak of Godawful movies of late, mostly because of work. Saw A KNIGHT'S TALE, INK HEART, BLACK X-MAS (the remake), THE UNBORN, THE UNINVITED, PULSE, THE FOG (again, the remake) and most of OUTLANDER (damn DVD had a scratch or something). Nothing to write home about.
 I've also been going to the revival houses and my DVD collection and watching old favorites.
Feb. 19, 2010, 6:59 p.m. CST
Arkham Asylum?
by Continentalop
Isn't that the game based on SHUTTERS ISLAND?
 Actually don't answer that.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:04 p.m. CST
Of shit!
by Continentalop
I just realized I saw BEDTIME STORIES with Adam Sandler last month, along with DOOMSDAY.
 Yeah, I haven't seen many masterpieces lately. Dying to see CRAZED HEART and A PROPHET.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:25 p.m. CST
OK, all. I'm back, kind of.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:25 p.m. CST
And, naturally, now everyone is gone.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:26 p.m. CST
I'm starting to get how Cheeses must feel.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:28 p.m. CST
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:29 p.m. CST
Aight, then... I'm going to bathe and cae for my child.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:29 p.m. CST
That's care for.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:29 p.m. CST
Then I'm going to pour myself a glass of something red
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m. CST
...loosen my corset...
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m. CST
I'm not gone
by Continentalop
Just hibernating.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m. CST
...and check back in.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:31 p.m. CST
Hi, Lop. I don't think we've ever formally met.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:32 p.m. CST
Anyway, that wasn't bullshit. Bedtime for a munchkin.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:32 p.m. CST
No Sixies, no Subs... it's gwan be a quiet night.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:34 p.m. CST
I'm gettin too old for these moves
by TakingScorpiosCalls
I'm going to go get a hot cup of cocoa and some chocolate ice cream. Eff this yo
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:35 p.m. CST
For your viewing pleasure, gents...
by FriendlyWaitress
She's dumb as a post, but HOLY GOD.
 http://jjb.yuku.com/topic/600232
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:37 p.m. CST
I don't think we have been
by Continentalop
The guys around here have no manners.
 You can call me Conti or 'Lop. I'm the resident stud...hmm. Wait what's that. Oh yes...
 I meant resident DUD.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:37 p.m. CST
Bedtime for bonzo friendly
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:38 p.m. CST
I call you Op
by TakingScorpiosCalls
cause that's how i ride my bicycle up the alley fumos.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:39 p.m. CST
"This...is getting...Riddick--uclous!" HAHAHA!
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Nearly spilled my shti there messiah.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:39 p.m. CST
"I'm getting hot and bothered, Riddick me"
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:41 p.m. CST
"GOP to guest judge on IDOL!"
by TakingScorpiosCalls
they want to stay funky fresh with the youth.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:43 p.m. CST
Grace Kelly is a little punk
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Forget her for running off with royalt. Golddigging piece of crap.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:44 p.m. CST
...Okay i was too harsh...
by TakingScorpiosCalls
She is a good one, happy marriage to her and her kids! HOORAYH!
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:46 p.m. CST
I'm getting tired typing Operator of Continent
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Gotta come up with new handle for ya. Lessee. OpoC? or opoc. or Ooc or OOC or OoC. What if I just call you Dan?
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:46 p.m. CST
Kirk giving 100 rifles to his tribe friend
by TakingScorpiosCalls
I wonder if he gave it at he end or not when asked to by Scotty. He seemed like to hesitate when Scotty asked for it a 2nd time and said he's tired and beamed back up.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:49 p.m. CST
Evening TSC
by Continentalop
What's the last really good movie you've sheen?
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:51 p.m. CST
Gimme a break
by Six Demon Bag
I'm on a much needed date Eff.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:52 p.m. CST
It will either be Cop or Dan
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Or maybe Dan the Cop. I like Dan though.
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:54 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
How about CoOp? You can pronounce "coop" or "Co-Op".
Feb. 19, 2010, 7:58 p.m. CST
You don't like Dan?
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Dan the Man! <o> ok, Co-Op if I get lazy it might just be coop
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:01 p.m. CST
6DB, never go on "dates"
by Continentalop
"Date" implies a special rare event where you'll dress up and spend money in an attempt to impress her. She'll see the date as only a gambit by you to get in her pants.
 Instead just ask her if she wants to go out with you to a play or dinner or something, implying that you're always doing fun stuff and she can expect more fun and excitement from you later.
 And if you haven't kisses her yet you fucking better tonight or I'll slap you.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:02 p.m. CST
Sean Penn charged with misdemeanor battery
by Subtitles_Off
and vandalsim for bitch-slapping the paparazzi.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:02 p.m. CST
BTW Dan, er, coop
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
That was a terrific rant/slam with regards to Asi. It will not do any good, but it was a terrific read anyway.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:05 p.m. CST
Um, what do you call it when the women or popcorn kernels, pay?
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Cause I don't pay to play, I get paid!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:05 p.m. CST
I see myself more as a Sam
by Continentalop
ContinentalOp. Sam Spade. Maybe Philip Marlowe or Lew Archer, but not Mike Hammer or Dan Turner.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:09 p.m. CST
Sean Penn. Great actor
by Continentalop
Miserable person.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:09 p.m. CST
Just got back from Shutter Island
by Stabby
One of the most fucked up movies I've seen in a long time. And I mean that in a good way. Marty done me proud. The crowd I saw it with was speechless. People are gonna hate it! I loved it!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:10 p.m. CST
What about Dash as in Dashiel?
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
You got a problem with the letter D dontcha?
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:14 p.m. CST
Stabbed, without giving anything away
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Was the crowd speechless because they liked it or hated it? I got a bum wheel (psuedopod), so I will not be going to see it until next week sometime.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:17 p.m. CST
I think they hated it, Amoeba
by Stabby
It's kind of a speechless walk to the Exit sign kind of movie on many levels. Even if you liked it as I did.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:17 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
Stabby brought up Shutter Island. I'm out of here.
 Don't feel bad Stabby but I'm trying to avoid hearing ANYTHING about it. Pretty dumb idea when you're on a movie site.
 So I'm taking off. Feel free to talk about it Stabby. It would unfair of me to gag you (figuratively) just for my sake when you obviously want to talk about it.
 Ttyl.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:19 p.m. CST
'Lop, I'm not gonna give anything away
by Stabby
so you don't have to leave. I wouldn't dare do that. Especially for a lover of noir.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:24 p.m. CST
Sixies, no texting from a play!
by Subtitles_Off
You are pissing DEƒUCK® out of the people sitting around you.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:25 p.m. CST
I'm taking off anyways Stabby
by Continentalop
Like 6DB I've got a date tonight. And it takes a good 40 minutes to blow her up.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:26 p.m. CST
See, I told ya
by Stabby
I ain't sayin' nuttin'. We ain't gonna talk about Shutter Island. No, we ain't gonna talk about it at all!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:27 p.m. CST
Yeah, me too. I got a date with Trig Palin
by Stabby
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:28 p.m. CST
Arkham Asylum is a work of art.
by anonymoose
It's the first Batman video game to let you play the detective side of Batman. It's visually a treat. When you're playing this game in 1080p, you ARE Batman. The voice work is perfect. How can it not be when it features the Batman Animated Series alumni?
 The overall plot (Joker is creating an army of Banes.) is so-so, but the excellent bits of story are told through audio recordings picked up around the facility. They are doctor-patient interviews that dig deep into the psyches of Gotham's criminally insane.
 Some of my favorite parts from the game revolve around Scarecrow. After chasing the fucker around the asylum, Batman starts to lose his shit. He thinks he sees Gordon's dead body, when it's really just an unknown officer's. Rooms start tilting like mad, his vision starts to go blurry, and his eyes start glowing bright, demon red.
 In a hallway off the Arkham Library, Batman regresses into his childhood. As you walk along the hallway, it transforms into a Gotham City street. As little Bruce Wayne, you walk slowly, through the rain, past the police sirens and the sounds of your parents being murdered.
 The gameplay is great. It's a combination of stealth and brutal force. You must utilize both to succeed.
 There's also a fascinating attention to detail. After each boss encounter, you'll notice Batman and his suit showing signs of wear and tear.
 It's a badass game. Pick it up.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:29 p.m. CST
Good luck on your dates guys
by Stabby
My GF is in Lake Eerie for the weekend, so I'm on the lam.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:29 p.m. CST
Op it was Forbidden Planet
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Today caught a bit of it, i love that electronic soundtrack so much. Did you see TCM's 15 movies with the most influential soundtracks?
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:30 p.m. CST
by Stabby
I'm gonna wait for the price to drop. But I'll def pick it up.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:32 p.m. CST
How many blank posts do you think it takes
by Stabby
to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? No, I mean before the Banhammer drops?
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:33 p.m. CST
'moosey, any new good videos?
by Stabby
all my co-workers loved Whirly.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:34 p.m. CST
It's the Stabby Show!
by Stabby
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:34 p.m. CST
No one wants to see The Stabby Show
by Stabby
Believe you me!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:35 p.m. CST
These beers are going down good
by Stabby
I need more dammit. Useless roommate.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:36 p.m. CST
Roommate drink your beers, Stabby?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:37 p.m. CST
Where the fuck's Flicka?
by Stabby
Fucking his wife, I hope. That bastards been gone forever. I shouldn't talk. No, really. Shut the fuck up, Stabby!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:37 p.m. CST
Ooo, de agony of de face!
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Oly skier slides down mountain face first! That's gonna leave a mark
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:39 p.m. CST
No, not really Subs
by Stabby
But I bought last time. Of course, I also drank most last time. But, still. I hardly charge him any rent. He used to be good about supplying beer on Fridays. Fucking cult!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:40 p.m. CST
Dude should be more respectful, sticking his shnoz inna snow lik
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
No respect for the mountain. Who wants to see his boogers onna snow?
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:41 p.m. CST
So, Subs. Now that 'Lop left. Shutter Island...
by Stabby
...just kidding!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:43 p.m. CST
So Dirk, the Shmoo is just a giant amoeba, right?
by Stabby
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:43 p.m. CST
You know I've made my promises.
by Subtitles_Off
Glad you liked it.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:43 p.m. CST
Dirk? Stabby? Drunk-O-Meter going off
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:44 p.m. CST
Thomas' Promises
by Stabby
Leggo my Eggo!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:45 p.m. CST
Yo Scorps, Drunk-O-Meter
by Stabby
Not yet unfortunately.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:45 p.m. CST
Beer Run!
by Stabby
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:46 p.m. CST
I'll defend Asi when I get back
by Stabby
Because I think he's funny as fuck and one badass mamma jamma!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:48 p.m. CST
Yeah, I may have had four or five ounces or beer
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Ish frydae imma intitled. The Schmoo? - fuck that fat backstabbing peice of curdled sht! I think hes just a puffed up bean curd without a dick
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:49 p.m. CST
It's the Stabby Show-Oh! The Stabby Show!
by Stabby
Oh-oh, oh-oh. Oh-oh, oh-oh! It the Stabby F-U-C-K-I-N-G Show!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:50 p.m. CST
Toldja you didn't want The Stabby Show
by Stabby
Did you think I was fucking lying?! Mutha Fucka?!
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:50 p.m. CST
By the way, the two Riddick games...
by anonymoose
...are prequels to Pitch Black.
 Assault on Dark Athena (2009) is a new game, but it also contains Escape from Butcher Bay (2004), the first game. So you get both. Actually, it contains the previously PC only Developer's Cut of Escape from Butcher Bay, upgraded with HD graphics, and the AoDA control scheme and weapon selection.
 I recommend the PS3/360 version.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:52 p.m. CST
I think Tiger stabbed himself in the eyes backstage
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
To make his eyes red.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:55 p.m. CST
Pitch Black was great
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
CoR ate refried platypus anus.
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:56 p.m. CST
Jesus Christ. The fucking STABBY SHOW???
by FriendlyWaitress
God damn.
 I am going to need more wine for this, I can see...
 Now that y'all mention it, it IS really weird how long Flick has been gone... WTF?
 And Sixies, I guess Miss Saigon still sucks, huh?
Feb. 19, 2010, 8:57 p.m. CST
Flick said he was taking the day off.
by Subtitles_Off
Something about venturing outside and seeing if he still recognized people.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9 p.m. CST
I was promised a show.
by Subtitles_Off
I'll settle for nothing less than lasers and puppets.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:04 p.m. CST
Here's a video, Stabby.
by anonymoose
http://tinyurl.com/5uywnk
 It's pretty old. You've probably seen it.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:13 p.m. CST
We now return you to your regularly scheduled program
by Stabby
The Stabby Show!
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:13 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:15 p.m. CST
No, 'moose I never saw that, but funny thing is
by Stabby
I had hair like that dude in college, but I never rang no bell nor jerked off for no f@gg0t football players.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:17 p.m. CST
I'll DVR the Stabby show
by Dirk_The_Amoeba
Foot drugs kicking in
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:17 p.m. CST
What did i used to jerk it to in college? Hmmm?
by Stabby
Oh, that's right! Fart painting!
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:21 p.m. CST
All that for a few spots on a canvas.
by Subtitles_Off
Call me when you can crap the Mona Lisa.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:23 p.m. CST
The Stabby Show with Special Guest Star: Cheeses of Nazareth
by Stabby
What? Cheeses cancelled? Fuck that mother fucking piece of fucking cheese shit. You know those little curly Q kind of turds that look like cheese curls? No?! Well, fuck you!
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:25 p.m. CST
I actually forget my YouTube password
by Stabby
so I can't watch inappropriate YouTube videos. So, no 'Moose After Dark for me.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:25 p.m. CST
Star TREK man then SISSY singer LOL
by anonymoose
http://tinyurl.com/yhkyh6n
 At 3:41, you'll shit bricks.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:28 p.m. CST
Part 1
by MacReady452
His Triumph Rocket III Classic sent ash swirling into the air as he entered the city limits. The sun crested the horizon and he could see the skeleton of the demolished bridge off in the distance. His periphery picked up a small group of "floaters" on his 1. His steel toe Red Wing flicked the Triumph into fifth gear while he simultaneously drew "the blade". The "floaters" were cleaved as they reached his 3 and almost as quickly as they were spotted they were left in his 6. The aftermath had dried the riverbed. The destroyed section of the bridge lay in a pile of ruble on the East bank. The crumbled city looked eerily similar to the Megadeth t-shirt he wore under his duster. His trip to Chicago from New York just got a little longer. The idle of the engine shook through his hands and down his spine. He revved the engine and pointed the Rocket north down the bank looking for a point of ingress.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:30 p.m. CST
Howdy Mac.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:30 p.m. CST
This better get good 'moose
by Stabby
It's painful so far.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:34 p.m. CST
hey subs Part 2
by MacReady452
As he hit the riverbed he couldn't help but escape to that corner of his mind, the only reminder of a world that used to be. A waitress' smile as "Mandy" played on an old Wurlitzer in his favorite restaurant. None of this existed anymore. None of it mattered. His mind had distracted him. He looked north and for a split second he thought a flash flood was barreling down on him. No. Not a flood of water anyway, a flood of "floaters".
 "Someone just flushed the toilet." He said to himself.
 Weighing his options he made a snap decision and head back toward the bridge. He gave himself about a minute 'til they were on top of him. He twisted the throttle and sent the bike up the pile of debris. With his back to the bank and the over hang of the bridge covering him from above all he would have to defend was the front and that would be an uphill battle for the horde.

Feb. 19, 2010, 9:35 p.m. CST
It's so bad it's bad.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:36 p.m. CST
Alright that was totally worth it, 'moose
by Stabby
You'd think a drag queen could make a better backdrop. Oh, but no, he's a Trekkie drag queen. I get it.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:37 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:37 p.m. CST
by MacReady452
He positioned the bike between himself and the hill, reached for the saddlebags on the bike and drew out two things, the only two things that were in there, a leather satchel and an ammo box. He popped the ammo box open and left it on the ground. He took off "the blade" and leaned it against the bank behind him. He revealed a large flask from the inside pocket of his coat, spun the cap off and took a long belt. The Jameson didn't burn so much as numb his dry throat. He set the flask, open, on a rock that was within reach.
 The horde was at the bottom of the hill now. Two "floaters" rushed up the hill. Casually he raised an arm and a roar erupted from his sleeve. The turds exploded backwards. He shrugged off his duster to reveal the Taurus Judge he was holding in his right hand, and a Mac 10 at his left hip. The .410 slugs had covered the front line of the horde in brain like they were at a Gallagher show. One figure dared to step forward.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:43 p.m. CST
so what moose?
by MacReady452
isn't that a typical Friday night?
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:51 p.m. CST
sherlock holmes was a floating turd and is WORSE than jay leno
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:52 p.m. CST
A typical Friday night for the diapered Cinderella Man?
by anonymoose
Or the drag Trekkie?
 More like a typical day for either.
Feb. 19, 2010, 9:58 p.m. CST
worse than Leno?
by MacReady452
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:04 p.m. CST
Mac that reads Robert Howardian
by TakingScorpiosCalls
What good to ask Crom's attention, he will send you dooms not fortunes.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:06 p.m. CST
I will come on the Stabby Show
by TakingScorpiosCalls
But only to be really awkward and cranky and then walk right the funk off before the audience starts applauding!!!!
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:11 p.m. CST
Scorps enters stage left
by MacReady452
walks to center stage waving and continues through to exit stage right.
No joke...that would be the best thing ANY guest ever did on any show ever.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:15 p.m. CST
Harrison Ford on Letterman to promote Blade Runner
by TakingScorpiosCalls
http://tinyurl.com/yzqus77
 How is the future in BR? Ford says it's no musical comedy.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:16 p.m. CST
Ford? I want to see Hauer.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:18 p.m. CST
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:18 p.m. CST
part 4
by MacReady452
"Give us the laptop." D. Vader spoke.
 His only answered, "No."
 "Where are you going?" Vades queried.
 "Chicago. Capone is screening Brooklyn's Finest." He reached over for another pull of Jameson.
 "We will have that review of Shutter Island." Vader informed him.
 "Not now you won't." He shifted the satchel so it was behind him and reloaded the Judge.
 "When?"
 "Monday."
 "We won't wait that long." Vader said. The horde seethed and spit.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:19 p.m. CST
Parts 1-3 for Engrish speakers.
by anonymoose
As he writes city boundary, that III of the conventional ash of the rocket of the victory which eddies in the air is sent. As for the sun, it crested, as for him can the horizon look at the framework of the bridge where interval is destroyed. Around that 1 the group whose "those which float" are small was picked up. The wing where that steel iron toe is red, him simultaneously while pulling "the blade", struck victory in the 5th gear. That spot could be acquired, that it remained in that 6 where the majority directly it reaches to that three, simultaneously as for "those which float" tearing. Aftereffect dried the waterbed. You put the section where the bridge is destroyed on the east bank with the mountain of the rubble. It resembles into its T shirt of Megadeth which he has attached into the body under that dust payment uncanny, the city where you see and are shattered. At that traveling to the Chicago from New York exactly a little became longer. Racing exactly of the engine shakes, passing by that hand, lowers that rachis. He increased the speed of the engine, pointed to the rocket under the bank where the point of penetration is searched to north.
 He helped and him could not escape to the corner of that heart, but although it is to hit against the riverbed the only memo of the world where you use. As for smile you played with Wurlitzer where the restaurant of that taste is old" as "a weight less Mandy". Now which it probably will rub, it was not. None of that was important. That heart was confused him. He saw on north, between instant thought of that the debacle is that barrel finishing. Calling obtaining. The flood "of those which in any case the flood which does not have the water, float".
 "As for someone the rest room which exactly lets flow the water". He called to him himself.
 Measuring the weight of that selection, he decides suddenly, returns to the bridge. He until those were on that, gave approximately minute `to him himself. He twisted the slot, sent the motorcycle on the mountain of the wreckage. Returning to the bank, he must protect especially from him, with the excessive secret of that and the bridge the cover is the front part, as for that rising for corps it sways.
 He placed the motorcycle between his himself hills, reached because of saddlebags of the motorcycle, and two things which are there, the only two things, sent out leather satchel and the ammunition box. He opened, the left ammunition box was sounded that of the land plunk. He removed "the blade", made tilt vis-a-vis the bank of that rear. He made the flask where is large from the sheath inserting that coat clear, turned the hat, and took the long belt. Jameson that did not burn the throat which is dried so as an insensible sense. He put in place the flask which with the stone which is among the ranges, was opened.
 Corps now was on the buttocks of the hill. Two hurried on the hill, "those which float". The arm and the roar where he erupts accidentally from that sleeve were lifted. Turds exploded in the rear. He paid for that and dust with the hip on that left where he has grasped with that right hand and parried the judge of the torus, in order to make Mac 10 clear. .410 The slug as been in Gallagher show, covered the front of the corps of the brain. It made to one figure boldly one step advance.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:21 p.m. CST
Hauer was too busy ...hitchhiking.
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:26 p.m. CST
Part 4 for Engrish speakers.
by anonymoose
"Give in us the laptop". D. You spoke Vader.
 That "NO" which is answered simply.
 "The place it is, it has gone?". Vades which is corrected.
 "Chicago. The best screening Brooklyn where is Capone". He reached for another pulling of Jameson.
 "As for us the examination of the protective panel island which it possesses". Vader informed about him.
 "Now". He moved shoulder strapped bag and therefore was, re-loaded the judge that rear.
 "Once upon a time."
 "Monday."
 "As for us that it does not wait long". You called Vader. As for corps brim noise.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:36 p.m. CST
like it better this way moose. now the finale
by MacReady452
Just then an alarm sounded on the bike. It was the "12th beer alert." He was provided only mild comfort with the knowledge that Cheeses was still alive somewhere, but would he make it to the rendezvous in Chicago?
 "GIVE US THE BAG!" Vader screamed.
 "Look around you." He said. "Can't you see Conti has forsaken this place?"
 "Have it your way." Vader said and the horde rushed forward.
 With a front kick from his Red Wing he pushed the Triumph down the hill toward the horde. A quick burst from the Mac 10 hit the fuel tank and in exploded. The horde was scattered and disoriented. He holstered the Judge, took another pull off the flask and drew up "the blade".
 "Two days." He thought to himself.
 On the opposite bank he saw a figure laughing. It was Stabby.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:45 p.m. CST
I'm totally lost.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:46 p.m. CST
Part 5, the finale, for Engrish speakers.
by anonymoose
Then exactly, as for warning you sounded by the motorcycle. Was that, "12th beer warning". Him somewhere cheese which was offered still had lived, but him that it makes just calm consolation of the knowledge that in the Chicago rendezvous it was?
 "Flexible American sack!" As for Vader you shouted.
 "Glance around you". He said. "This place which is abandoned it cannot look at Conti?"
 "Have that your method". You called Vader, hurried corps first.
 He in corps pushed the victory under the hill with the frontal kicking from that red wing. The destruction intensity whose is fast from Mac 10 is exploded hitting against the fuel tank. Corps dispersed, was confused. He the judge holstered, exceeded difference, the flask was drawn up took "the blade".
 "2 days". He thought in him himself.
 He the laughing figure looked at that you laugh at the opposite bank. That was Stabby.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:47 p.m. CST
"Flexible American Sack!"
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:48 p.m. CST
by TakingScorpiosCalls
I AM confused.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:49 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
GIVE = To give way. To be flexible.
 US = American
 BAG = Sack
 I shit you not, it translated that way. I did not doctor it at all.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:50 p.m. CST
I'm walking to the EXIT,
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:50 p.m. CST
I think it's supposed to be horde, Scorps. I think.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:53 p.m. CST
Oh yes. Most definitely so. Engrish version much better.
by FriendlyWaitress
Without questioning, most severely so.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:53 p.m. CST
Don't do what this guy did, then, Subs.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:54 p.m. CST
Moose, what are you using to do that?
by FriendlyWaitress
That is adulterous sexual activity hilarious.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:55 p.m. CST
Subs, I thought you weren't here tonight.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:56 p.m. CST
The return of Engrish.
by Subtitles_Off
New for both Eff and Mac, maybe.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:57 p.m. CST
I've been in and out, Eff.
by Subtitles_Off
It was most of the afternoon I missed.
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:57 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:58 p.m. CST
Pinot break. Anything I can get for you boys?
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 10:59 p.m. CST
by "this way" i meant engrish
by MacReady452
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:03 p.m. CST
Evening, pedalbackers...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
What's shakin'?
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:04 p.m. CST
Still waitin for my Calamari
by Stabby
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:06 p.m. CST
OH WOW. I am going to have ALL KINDS of fun...
by FriendlyWaitress
with this translator thing.
 Fair warning, given.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:07 p.m. CST
Yeah, well, Stabby, those little fuckers're hard to catch
by FriendlyWaitress
Next time order eggs, what can I tell ya?
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:08 p.m. CST
Fucking A. Cheeses is here. Now the fun begins.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:11 p.m. CST
Howdy, Waitressbabe...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
good see you again...
I m,ay not be that much fun...I've only had one beer...cause I try not to drink at work...
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:15 p.m. CST
Friendly, for Engrish...
by anonymoose
...translate English to Japanese, then translate that into English again.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:18 p.m. CST
"Flexible American Sack!"
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:19 p.m. CST
,,¡ʞɔɐs uɐɔıɹǝɯɐ ǝlqıxǝlɟ,,
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:19 p.m. CST
For loads of Engrish laughs, visit...
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:23 p.m. CST
engrishfunny.com says
by MacReady452
Dean Cain is a face of influenza. Thats not very funny.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:23 p.m. CST
Moose, Subs...Hi...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
BTW I happen to like Chronicles of Riddick...I love cheesy space opera, as if you haven't guessed by now...CoR has some moments, but it isn't as good as Pitch Black. But it has so much pomp and empire and mercenaries and prisons and weird shit to keep me entertained... I LOVED the final battle against the big baddie that moved like the Flash...
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:25 p.m. CST
Engrish Sign of The Day
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:27 p.m. CST
Hey, Mac...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Drunk yet?
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:29 p.m. CST
I'll have the Banana with Milk
by MacReady452
definitely. Wait. That doesn't sound good either. Just water please.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:30 p.m. CST
'moose, I actually had some fun translating into
by FriendlyWaitress
...Italian and back. Fucking hysterical. Norwegian was pretty excellent too.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:31 p.m. CST
ALERT: Engrish Shutter Island SPOILER
by Stabby
Leonardo DiCaprio does the United States. As for the marshal thing Ted him himself where the marshal really is abnormal, and trying the fact that the psychiatry person comes accompanying him from that hallucination letting escape did, but Ted Daniels who is sent to the island which accommodates the protective place for abnormality with respect to the criminal law which investigates the very becomes dangerous patient name was listed.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:32 p.m. CST
No. I'm working the overnight.
by MacReady452
Weekends are my "no fun" time. This job is good except for the hours, and the work, and the people.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:32 p.m. CST
by anonymoose
Who owns this PET?
 You must teachs your dog manners.
 Then we are dog lovers each other.
 thank you.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:34 p.m. CST
That Engrish Shutter Island review is
by MacReady452
dead on.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:35 p.m. CST
Spooky, isn't it
by Stabby
Yet it's ambiguous enough not to spoil anything if you haven't seen it yet.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:37 p.m. CST
My job's like that too, Mac..except for the overnights...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:38 p.m. CST
Little Animals
by anonymoose
I has a cat.
 The cat very pretty and lovely when a cat is mewing purring.
 I like all kinds of cat but I like best Chinchilla because long and lot of hair.
 It very comfortable holding cat in my arms.
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:44 p.m. CST
No one wants to hear about your load.
by anonymoose

There is I,

therefore as for delightful us there was this time which has laughing exactly together,

as we start exactly,

before we have known,

time we must say the fact that song is sung coming "so long"

Feb. 19, 2010, 11:47 p.m. CST
My job is actually great... when I don't fuck up...
by FriendlyWaitress
NOT like today.
 God damn it.
 Who needs a drink!
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:49 p.m. CST
And now, in WOP! New and improved!
by FriendlyWaitress
My job is really great, when not scope in on. Not like today. Maledizione of the God it. Who has need of one drink?
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:50 p.m. CST
Do you think it's safe to eat here?
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:51 p.m. CST
OK, nevermind, Engrish is WAY WAY funnier.
by FriendlyWaitress
My work when I do not have sexual intercourse, really is large. Way it is not present. God it is serious. Someone needs the beverage?
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:52 p.m. CST
God it IS serious.
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:54 p.m. CST
That can't be right...
by anonymoose
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:55 p.m. CST
Someone needs the beverage, all right.
by FriendlyWaitress
Never were truer words spoken.
 Or, as they say in Engrish, "Never there was no true word which speaks."
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:55 p.m. CST
God it is Maledizione serious!
by Subtitles_Off
Flexible American Sack!
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:56 p.m. CST
Yum, flesh!
by Subtitles_Off
Now, drinkable!
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:58 p.m. CST
And so, at last...
by FriendlyWaitress
It was understood, the gentleman! Be completed cripes to everything! I meet tomorrow, entirely, me you desire… As for me therefore enjoy our intellectual temporary stays on the coffee…
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:59 p.m. CST
Who wouldn't want to have a naughty girl...
by anonymoose
...eat them alive.
 http://tinyurl.com/yj826c5
Feb. 19, 2010, 11:59 p.m. CST
Deeper, deeper. That's it.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, midnight CST
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
"My work when I do not have sexual intercourse, really is large. Way it is not present. God it is serious. Someone needs the beverage?"
WB, You should make that your quote on your profile at the Pedalback Cave...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:01 a.m. CST
Thick is good. Thicker is better.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:01 a.m. CST
So Posta is the hair internet from Avatar.
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:01 a.m. CST
Just so you all know, though...
by FriendlyWaitress
I'm sorry, but this may never stop being fun. I may have to do this forever. From now on, it might have to be Engrish, and poetry, exclusively. I will be like an Oracle. You will come to me for wisdom, and it will spill forth from my mouth like milk from my ample bosom.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:03 a.m. CST
Your crashin', WB?
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
That's how interpret your Engrish...I'm up to 5 beers in 1 hour...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:04 a.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:06 a.m. CST
Mant Grongins' The Simasons
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:08 a.m. CST
Now, I'm pissed...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I so ALMOST carjacked this dude, yesterday...
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/1981414.html
And, the ONLY reason I didn't was that the SUV wasn't legally registerd...I am SOOOO stupid...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:10 a.m. CST
Ha, Subs...The Bornless Identity...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Starring Matt Damon.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:11 a.m. CST
That's taking the concept of veal to the extreme.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:13 a.m. CST
Is human fetus on the menu?
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:13 a.m. CST
Cow bong, dude...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Devour my underwear...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:14 a.m. CST
We are shorts.
by Subtitles_Off
You have means to eat me.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:15 a.m. CST
Wait...That was from an abortion Clinic!!!
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Who want's a tender, tender Soylent Green® steak?
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:19 a.m. CST
Anyone want to explain to me how the Groups works?
by FriendlyWaitress
I cannot figure that Google Groups bullshit out. Do you just go to the last post, and read back, to catch up?
 Also, if anyone is interested, I have updated my profile appropriately.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:21 a.m. CST
Cheeses, you missed these earlier.
by Subtitles_Off
Fart painting:
http://tinyurl.com/as58n2
And sissy man:
http://tinyurl.com/yhkyh6n
courtesy 'moose
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:23 a.m. CST
EffDub, when you first sign in,
by Subtitles_Off
the home page will tell you if there are new messages since you last visited. There's also new stuff in The Files section and The Archives section.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:31 a.m. CST
This weekend, I'll be posting
by Subtitles_Off
a bunch of Cheeses' and diarrhea's stuff there, so be sure to check it out.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:33 a.m. CST
G'night Peebers.
by Subtitles_Off
Mac, continue your story. I was reading it as kind of a post-Apocalyptic, biker gang sequel to "Oldman's Game."
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:34 a.m. CST
Subs, I expected more art from the artful farter...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Especially at 8 minutes, (he needs an editor)...I have painted the inside of towlet bowls much prettier than he did that canvas...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:36 a.m. CST
shit my coworkers are annoying
by MacReady452
you would think these people have someplace to go at 11:30 on a friday night. losers.
I turn my back for one second and I miss the eating dead babies discussion.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:38 a.m. CST
it was inspired by Oldman's Game, yes.
by MacReady452
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:39 a.m. CST
Yeah, Mac...I wanna meet you guys in Chicago!!!
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Where's part 6????
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:39 a.m. CST
OK, guys, I know I'm being a softie here...
by FriendlyWaitress
but as a kinda new mom, the dead babies thing? Not cool.
 Just sayin'. I don't like to be a killjoy... but I'm not good with this line of conversation.
 Anyway, I'm beat. Think it's time for bed, anyway.
 'Nite, all!
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:41 a.m. CST
MMMmmm....Soylent Green® Steaks...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
tastes like bacon-y chicken...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:43 a.m. CST
Not sure about 6 yet Cheeses
by MacReady452
just fired it off in an effort of restraint after seeing Shutter Island with no forum to discuss it til Monday. I'll respect the embargo, doesn't mean i have to like it:)
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:46 a.m. CST
Forgive us, WB...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
plumbing the depths of disgusting humor is what we do...
No offense intended...
Having said all that...What's worse than finding three dead babies in a trash can?
Finding one dead baby in three trash cans...
Ba-doom-ba!!!
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:52 a.m. CST
Ba-doom-ba = rimshot on a bass drum..
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:58 a.m. CST
Kevin Eubanks laughs uncontrolably
by MacReady452
Feb. 20, 2010, 1 a.m. CST
To follow up Cheeses' post...
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:04 a.m. CST
have a good night gents
by MacReady452
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:07 a.m. CST
HHHHHAAAAA!!!! 'Mooseman...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I had almost forgotten that Classic...Prom Night Dumpster Baby indeed...
Thanks...
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:10 a.m. CST
Later, Macman...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:14 a.m. CST
Cheeses... I say this with love.
by FriendlyWaitress
You're an asshole.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:21 a.m. CST
But, WB...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I'm SOOOOOO cute...
Just read my Star Travesty parodies and you'll understand my madness...
BTW, I have three kids myself, and I have often wished that abortions were retro-actively legal up to at least six years of age...
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:24 a.m. CST
by FriendlyWaitress
WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. BAD CHEESES. BAAAAAAD CHEESES.
 You are a terrible human being.
 But, you're OUR terrible human being.
 Anyway, I think this particular line of discussion is my cue to be elsewhere.
 [Waitress exits, stage left, with a flourish of her flimsy chiffon "robe" and a toss of her head. The scent of cherry pie lingers in the air.]
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:26 a.m. CST
Posting cute video to offset dead baby humor.
by anonymoose
Friendly, watch this and put your mind at ease.
 Star Wars Episode IV according to a 3 year old: http://tinyurl.com/2dalru
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:35 a.m. CST
Thanks again, Moose...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
That is how female minds start out working...Feed them magic and you get "Don't talk back to Darth Vader..."
That ittle girl is gonna grow up to make SOME man a very happy wife...
And Yes, you CAN, and should) read that statement two entirely differently ways...
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:36 a.m. CST
add a ( wherever you feel is appropriate..
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:41 a.m. CST
What? How drunk ARE you, Cheeses?
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:44 a.m. CST
BTW, WB...re: Your exit stage left...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
"...scent of cherry pie"
I seriously do not understand why there aren't Cherry Pie (and Apple Pie) flavored douches...
Or, Beer flavored douches, for that matter...
Seems like a totally missed market that women would totally embrace and men would totally enjoy, JUST waiting to be exploited...
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:49 a.m. CST
TCM's 15 most influential film soundtracks
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Thought you guys might find this itneresting... cinema has two swords, in one hand is visuals, in the other is sound....
 http://www.tcm.com/dailies/
 KING KONG (1933)
 ALEXANDER NEVSKY (1938)
 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
 BLACKBOARD JUNGLE (1955)
 THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1955)
 PSYCHO (1960)
 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964)
 GOLDFINGER (1964)
 THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966)
 THE GRADUATE (1967)
 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
 SHAFT (1971)
 AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
 STAR WARS (1977)
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:54 a.m. CST
Actuall, I'm on a rapid intoxication curve, Moose...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Since 11 PM CST, I have consumed 9 beers and at least 3 bowls of sub-par inhalables...
Look, I know it grates on some of you when I get outrageous, but, I don't really think anybody actually believes anything I write is how I actually think...Except for the Moon landing stuff, Most everything is experimental Tucker max style peacocking. In the ral world it works great for me...
Just remember, IMHO the best humor is the humor that makes you envision stark moral controversies in a twisted, morally removed and pragmatic environment...
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:57 a.m. CST
That last post didn't make any sense at all...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
except thet last sentence...
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:57 a.m. CST
Typos not withstanding...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:09 a.m. CST
Hey, Scorps...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I owned the Star Wars Soundtrek®...But, "Saturday Night Fever" should'a been #1....
"Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a ladies' man, no time to talk..."
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:16 a.m. CST
by D.Vader
Girlfriend is outta town. I'm alll alone.
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:19 a.m. CST
Hey D-man...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
You gonna go all Tiger Woods and call up some ugly chicks?
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:21 a.m. CST
And I almost kicked ass in Mac's story
by D.Vader
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:22 a.m. CST
Hey who said I was as stubborn as AsimovLives?
by D.Vader
Fuck yoooooooouuu!
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:22 a.m. CST
Nah Cheeses. Screw that.
by D.Vader
I know some hot chicks.
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:23 a.m. CST
Your white Vader suit looked awsome in the sunset, D...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:26 a.m. CST
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
STUBBORN??? Who said that shit?
There's a fine line between stubborn and convinced...
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:27 a.m. CST
I like that.
by D.Vader
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:53 a.m. CST
12th Beer alert...In record time...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Thank
 I don't have to be anywhere till the early PM tomorrow...
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:18 a.m. CST
Sweet Dreams and Nytol...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
'til tomorrow night, same Bat Time, same Bat Channel...
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:32 a.m. CST
The Fisher King
by MacReady452
its weird that Robin williams son in the birdcage beats him into a coma in the Fisher King.
"Some people were born for greatness like Walt Disney or Hitler."
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:09 a.m. CST
Wow. No one's up yet?
by FriendlyWaitress
A bit too much juice and chronic last night, boys?
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:15 a.m. CST
Mac, Dan Futterman wasn't in Fisher King...
by FriendlyWaitress
...was he?
Waitress, i'm up - all cosy under the duvet - so why don't you climb aboard and take advantage of this morning glory...
 After that some juice and chronic would be lovely, thanks sweetie.
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:27 a.m. CST
Ah, yes. Just in case I thought it was gettin'civilized...
by FriendlyWaitress
round these parts.
 I think I'll be getting myself some coffee now.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:01 a.m. CST
by Stabby
I don't think anyone called you stubborn. I think it was Series7 they were calling stubborn.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:03 a.m. CST
I think D.Vader is stubborn...
by FriendlyWaitress
but aren't we all? I mean, why else would we even BE here? Who wants to argue with wishy-washy pansy-ass Commies?
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:03 a.m. CST
Oh I was just foolin' around Stabby
by D.Vader
Being ironic, as it were.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:11 a.m. CST
A white Darth Vader suit would be cool
by Stabby
Is that a real thing in Star Wars canon?
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:20 a.m. CST
Yes Stabby, it is. Well, sorta... In an Elseworlds story
by D.Vader
A while ago in the comics they did alternate takes on A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi called "Infinities". A New Hope was "what if they didn't blow up the Death Star?"
 ESB was "What if Luke died on Hoth?"
 Jedi was "What if they failed in resucing Han from Jabba?"
 That story has both Luke AND Leia facing off against Vader in the Emperor's throne room on the Death Star. They are able to bring Anakin back to the Light Side without killing him during the attack on the Death Star. Palpatine escapes and the DS is destroyed, but Luke and Leia escape with Vader.
 At the Rebel's meet up, Vader comes out wearing new, white armor to symbolize his return to the Light, and vows they will destroy Palpatine.
Some of us brought it up back during the infamous Baleback and made jokes about it. "White Vader" then became a euphemism for "cocaine", and Half_Vader changed his name to White_Vader (I have a few extra names like that just in case I get banned).
 Here is a link to the story summary that includes a picture of the White Darth Vader
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Infinities:_Return_of_the_Jedi
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:21 a.m. CST
In fact, just google image search "White Vader"
by D.Vader
Lots of weird shit pops up.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:30 a.m. CST
OK, hold the phone. I go to check out White Vader...
by FriendlyWaitress
and I come across this site called "Apologies Demanded", where it has Glenn Fucking Beck's 9-12 Tenets plastered up for all to read... I did NOT need a shock of Republicanist extremism at this hour, thank you.
 Repugnant.
 The White Vader thing is bizarre.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:36 a.m. CST
What does White Vader have to do with Glenn Beck?
by D.Vader
Other than he snorted a ton of it back in the day? That's weird.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:39 a.m. CST
White Vader, Red Yoda...
by D.Vader
We came up with a lot of random stuff in that Baleback. You oughtta go to that node and reread that whole exchange. If you can get it to load.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:42 a.m. CST
RedYoda does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
The only thing about White Vader is you need to puff up a bit of Red Yoda on the comedown. And then of course pop a Blue Lando to take it back up again...
 Hehe. That's a good weekend right there.
AVATAR YOURSELF. Side-ad.
 I knooooow Subs is tempted!
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:46 a.m. CST
I would never have the credits to afford that weekend.
by FriendlyWaitress
No way, no how.
 Besides, White Vader gives me a RAGING headache. I can't do uppers anymore.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:47 a.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
If you've made up your mind about yesterday's discussions, or you'd rather not remember it, you are advised to skip the bits of today's Subbary® denoted with brackets, as it is a transcript of the conversations as seen through mine own slanted eyes.
 February 19th, 2010...EffDub's farts have bubbles. She's not clear, but I hope she means when she's in the tub..."I wanna rock n' roll all nite and part of every day," is credited to "Greg" from the television sitcom "Dharma and Greg," which I assume, was about some dude and his orphaned black child, pet puppet alien, legal office, foreign house-cleaner, sloppy, overweight room-mate and-or neighbor, or his girlfriend with an unusual name...Jean Simmons was a British actress of film, BLACK NARCISSUS, SPARTACUS, HAMLET, and television who Balooed permanently less than a month ago. Gene Simmons is the übertongued bass player from the 70s schlock-rock phenomenon KISS...Mac, attracted to bubbles, serenades EffDub with his version of Manilow's "Mandy"...EffDub admits she like FIELD OF DREAMS and runs off to bed before anyone can make fun of her...'Lop is avoiding all mention of SHUTTER ISLAND until Monday, which means, of course, his hard-hearted "friends" will taunt him with SHUTTER ISLAND references all day long...Also, he defends the maligned editing of Scorsese's THE DEPARTED...Stabby mentions an irksome jump-cut in that movie that none of the other Peebers can quite pin down...Word of The Day: Inflalible - (adj.) Without flail...Underscore is not 'moose. Underscore insults Sixies. Underscore is no longer welcome around here with that kind of sh!t ...Flick ventures outside The Box...☆☆ BEATLES OF THE DAY ☆☆.™ Shea Stadium Beatles...Vades distinguishes between editing mistakes and continuity errors and argues that film-makers often sacrifice little details for the correct performance...Asi continues to criticize THE DEPARTED, while Vades and 'Lop defend it...I leave instructions to play nice which fall on deaf ears...Stabby agrees with criticism of Nicholson's performance in THE DEPARTED and says Scorsese should stick to mob movies without Leonardo Dicaprio in them...Series7 is known as Koutch at AIBN and was involved in some sort of typing tussle with Stuntcock Mike...
[[
Dirk_The_Amoeba lobs the first personally-directed, non-movie insult, calling Asi "boorish" at 11:58:12, and 'Lop compliments his well-thoughtedness...Asi calls out "stupid retard nonsense braind-dead bullshit piece of shit movies," and Vades informs him, calmly, but directly, that it is the stridency with which Asi proclaims his opinion that is bothersome...Series admits to being occasionally "obnoxious"...There is agreement on Nicholson's DEPARTED performance...The wise Col says "disagreement is only fun when the people debating acknowledge the right of the other person to disagree"...It's not always so cut-and-dried as to who is acknowledging rights and who isn't or who is holding the Fact Conch..."Belligerent by nature." So far, in this specific discussion, Asi has kept it directed belligerently at movies, while others have turned the discussion into a chance to criticize him and his style. This will only end badly...Despite a long-standing rule to leave outside sh!t at the door, 'Lop opens a defense of Stuntcock Mike's reaction to Series with the pointed remark "with Series here it won't stay bottled up, especially with Asimov 'Beat a horse dead and then beat it some more' Lives here as well"...Asi compliments Cheeses' Star Trek porn. God love him! I'll say it OUT FUCKING LOUD - he has been poked and poked and poked and he is still being relatively, for him, well-behaved...After Asi's somewhat awkward explanations, Vades encourages a group hug, but he attaches strings regarding "intolerance" (Dirk's word) and "belligerence" (his). See? It's that "gotta have the last word" thing. There are maybe only two out of all us who don't wield that as a weapon, all the time. I know I do...Asi compliments Vades and Col. for "wise advice"...Shall we move on, asks EffDub...No we shall not, insists Dirk_The_Amoeba, "snickering," not until 'Lop drops his last word, Asi takes the bait, and we can have a pile-on...
]]
BAMF! to 44023 where I continue the bullsh!t by giving you my last word on the subject...Singing 80s songs with the word BAMF! inserted would've been a good meme. Lettuce remember that for next time...'Lop appreciated Carl Th. Dreyer's DAY OF WRATH more than I did. I'm a huge fan of Dreyer's VAMPYR and THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC...'Lop recommends IN THE LOOP, a comedy from last year, and classics CHILDREN OF PARADISE, LE BETE HUMAIN, LA CHEYENE, and the films of Fritz Lang and FW Murnau...A review of THE GAMBLER, a biographical book on Robert Altman by Nathaniel Rich. (http://tinyurl.com/y9nhy2w)...'moose's nostalgia gets engorged with a couple of video game videos. (http://tinyurl.com/yhfvelz), (http://tinyurl.com/yg2czw4)...'Lop and EffDub introduce themselves to one another...Dirk gives 'Lop the new nickname "Coop"...Scorps scats...Sixies iPhones in while on his date...Stabby loves SHUTTER ISLAND while describing it as "kind of a speechless walk to the Exit sign kind of movie on many levels"...'moose praises the "Arkham Asylum" video game...The Stabby Show, in which the guest doesn't show up, and the host would rather just drink beer...So, we watch 'moose's videos instead. Fart painting is more of an audio than a visual. (http://tinyurl.com/as58n2) A weird little man sings a Star Trek parody song and then sings it again as a pretty, little girl. (http://tinyurl.com/yhkyh6n)...Mac begins a sequel, of sorts, to "Oldman's Game" featuring a Road Warrior-ish gang of biker Pedalbackers...'moose introduces EffDub to Engrish..."Flexible American Sack!"...engrishfunny.com (http://tinyurl.com/ya86gok), (http://tinyurl.com/yhqtg7l), (http://tinyurl.com/ybovv8v)...Stabby spoils SHUTTER ISLAND in Engrish...
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:48 a.m. CST
You know, Cobes, in the future, TB's will be in 3-D.
by FriendlyWaitress
Instead of typing little words into a computer, we'll all plug in and meet on Pandora.
Hang on, the 'guy' picture in the AVATAR YOURSELF ad is actually *the* fucking Avatar.
 Hmm. Methinks this could be a con-job. Probably run by Nigerians. Those guys are awesome.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:50 a.m. CST
I called Vades stubborn.
by Subtitles_Off
Along with Series, Stabby and myself, especially. I just spent an hour going over yesterday's thread. There's plenty of stubbornness to go around.
That's not blaming. That's just acknowledging it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:54 a.m. CST
So, Vades IS White_Vader, too?
by Subtitles_Off
GAWD®, I wish people would keep to one nickname around here.
Looks like I didn't make the Subbary this time round.... must try harder. Shame I wasn't about, I like a bit of belligerence.
 Waitress, I don't know if the world is ready for 3D tb's yet. So much of posting is an exercise in who's got the biggest dick and if you take that into the 3D realm it could get nasty.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:55 a.m. CST
by water_shit_anderson
Christmas Beatles. February is close enough.
 http://tinyurl.com/y8wrw95
 Hey Bulldog, to go along with Pauls barking in the christmas thing.
 http://tinyurl.com/d3eh6k
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:56 a.m. CST
ENGRISH! I almost FORGOT about my new toy!!!
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:57 a.m. CST
Hi diarrhea!!!
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:58 a.m. CST
Cobes, you gotta be here on the day in question
by Subtitles_Off
to be subbarized.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:58 a.m. CST
Where've you been, gril?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:59 a.m. CST
That's funnier if you spell it correctly...
by Subtitles_Off
"Cobes, where've you been, girl?"
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:59 a.m. CST
Helooo Subs!
by water_shit_anderson
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:01 a.m. CST
You have my sympathies Subs...
by FlickaPoo
...I've been trying to work my ways through the pile this morning too...tedious going.
I'd rather shovel snow.
Are you calling me gril or girl??? (cos Gril I could live with. I don't what it means but at least it sounds masculine).
 water_shit thanks for Hey Bulldog, one of my faves.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:04 a.m. CST
...So I got the job done yesterday...I'm all ready for...
by FlickaPoo
...Monday.
Well, as ready as I'll ever be.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:04 a.m. CST
Also Black Zod is good
by Continentalop
And Aunt Beru's Cunt Dip.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:05 a.m. CST
Did Stabby ever get his calamari?
by Subtitles_Off
The service around here is despicable. I don't blame the waitress. She's friendly and seems to be the only one around here.
Besides, if I say anything to her, she's gonna fart bubbles into my soup.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:06 a.m. CST
Sweet! A new Flick-ustration!
by Subtitles_Off
Can we see it?
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:07 a.m. CST
Just reiterating, on 'Lop's behalf,
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:07 a.m. CST
...oh, and the WALL STREET 2 trailer looks like a straight...
by FlickaPoo
...up remake of DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:08 a.m. CST
Beatles Engrish Song of the Day (abridged)
by FriendlyWaitress
When the hell just the sky
 the fact that you have lived because of today is imagined
 does not try the all the people under us
 on us, imagine that
 it is not the heaven which
 is easy with that
 As for doing nothing
 killing with it is not difficult if or
 religion imagines that it is not the country which does not imagine
 life everything where excessively
 the people of peace have lived
 in order to die for the sake of
 Me who am the person whom I dream
 some day the world where you connect
 us that it is not the only one I
 desire, means that it is made 1
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:08 a.m. CST
sure thing mr kai
by water_shit_anderson

 I want to see the new flick-ustration!
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:08 a.m. CST
D. Vader isn't white vader
by Continentalop
D. Vader DOES white vader.
 Cut me a line Vader, Cobra.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:10 a.m. CST
I liked Devil's Advocate... that gives me hope for WS2
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:11 a.m. CST
...Ha! No, by "job" I meant seeing SHUTTER ISLAND...
by FlickaPoo
...and speaking of belligerence, I almost got in a fistfight in the movie...and I threw popcorn at someone.
Not sure what came over me.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:12 a.m. CST
Calamari does not exist in this dojo.
by FriendlyWaitress
We don't serve that pansy-ass WOP food in here.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:13 a.m. CST
Thank you Subs
by Continentalop
I'm supposed to see it today, so if I can just avoid hearing anything today...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:14 a.m. CST
Actually, That's just Lennon. Not the Beatles.
by FriendlyWaitress
God, how very ignorant of me. What the FUCK was I thinking????
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:14 a.m. CST
AH! Flick.
by Subtitles_Off
So, I think I should e-mail you my notes on the thing. You should reply with yours and some ideas for jokes. Like a rehearsal for Monday.
Or do you just want to wing it?
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:16 a.m. CST
Way to go Flick
by Continentalop
The last actual fight I was in was in a theater. I climbed over two rows of seats to get to the guy and pound on him.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:17 a.m. CST
Damn, 'Lop! What did that guy do?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:19 a.m. CST
Wow... I have words with someone EVERY FUCKING TIME
by FriendlyWaitress
I see a movie in a theater. People are assholes, there is NO respect.
 My favorites are the people who talk loudly in other languages. Yout hink if you talk in Spanish, since I can't understand you, I can't HEAR you either? Allow me to disabuse you of that notion, friend....
 GOD DAMN IT, just thinking about this is getting me pissed.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:20 a.m. CST
It's alright EffDub.
by Subtitles_Off
John's the Beatle most likely to sing in Engrish, anyway, to flirt with Yoko.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:21 a.m. CST
When I saw the press screening,
by Subtitles_Off
a knob's cellphone went off behind me. The bitch just let it ring.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:23 a.m. CST
She announces to her companion,
by Subtitles_Off
"It's too dark in here to turn it off now," and she slowly lifts her heavy carcass out of her seat, kneeing mine, and carries her ringing purse into the hallway.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:24 a.m. CST
...I'm really torn on that Subs. I can't decide whether...
by FlickaPoo
...comparing notes will make it better or spoil the whole thing.
Good for you Conti...the guys behind me were so ignorant I finally tried to provoke an incident...but they surprised me by mostly quieting down instead...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:24 a.m. CST
by water_shit_anderson
talk to you later bros
 Subs...there should be a subspace message for you.
 Peace!
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:25 a.m. CST
OK, so my choices for movies today:
by FriendlyWaitress
The Wolfman
 Tooth Fairy
 When In Rome
 Dear John
 From Paris With Love
 It's Complicated
 Percy Jackson and the Olympians
 Shutter Island
 The Blind Side
 Valentine's Day
 [deleted] in 3-D.
 Question #1: HOW THE HELL is It's Complicated still playing, and Sherlock Holmes is not?
 Question #2: Same question, but put Edge of Darkness in instead of Sherlock Holmes.
 Question #3: Should I see Shutter Island? I have to work Monday, so I won't be around for the festivities until the evening.
 Question #4: The Tooth Fairy? REALLY? REALLY?!?!?!
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:25 a.m. CST
You're probably right.
by Subtitles_Off
We do need to decide which of us is "Some Guy" and which is "Some Other Guy," though.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:26 a.m. CST
Cool, diarrhea. Have a great one!
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:28 a.m. CST
There's no doubt about which you should see, EffDub.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:29 a.m. CST
He was talking Subs
by Continentalop
But that isn't what pissed me off. What pissed me off was I asked nicely twice for him to please refrain from talking (and in all honesty, I was super polite) and the second time he said "fuck you" and then when the girl I was with quickly replied "fuck you" back he yelled out "fuck you cunt!"
 I think he wasn't thinking anyone would ever do anything. Because his eyes and the people he was with were wide open with shock when the saw me jumping over seats to get to them.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:29 a.m. CST
Haig is permanently Balooed.
by Subtitles_Off
Satan's gonna throw another shrimp on his barbie.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:30 a.m. CST
HA! Huey Lewis feels left out of the
by Subtitles_Off
"We Are The World" remake, so he does it solo on Jimmy Kimmel!
That's hilarious!
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:34 a.m. CST
...I'm "Some Other Guy" I think...
by FlickaPoo
...especially with this movie...I don't have a lot of experience with the style and genre he's working in.
I have opinions, but they're layman opinions. Film is art for the masses, so an intelligent layman's opinion is perfectly valid I think...but I'm just Some Other Guy.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:34 a.m. CST
How many times did you hit him?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:35 a.m. CST
Really, Subs? I'm on the fence.
by FriendlyWaitress
I am, as always, ambivalent re: Leo, and some of the CGI looks decidedly weak... I mean, I KNOW it's Scorcese, but he's not inflalible, as I believe I remarked yesterday.
 Keep in mind, I get to see like, 4 movies a year...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:36 a.m. CST
You know that is why I like expensive theaters
by Continentalop
Sure we complain about the ticket prices but it keeps the riffraff out. Because really, who usually talks during a movie? Teenagers and poor people.
 Movies is one time I let myself be elitist.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:36 a.m. CST
Fuck, Subs, I thought you meant Sid Haig
by Stabby
I was like, FUCK NO! Don't fucking scare me like that. I could give a fuck about that asshole.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:36 a.m. CST
...and I suspect we'll mostly agree on this one...
by FlickaPoo
...just a hunch.
But I'm sure we'll find little things to dance a jig about.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:38 a.m. CST
Way, WAY back in the day, I worked in a theater.
by FriendlyWaitress
Worked my way up from popcorn-jockey to projectionist. Being a projectionist was AWESOME.
 Anyway, I have seen some shit... but I swear, it gets worse every year.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:39 a.m. CST
One of Sid Haig's early roles
by Stabby
was a bit part in the first episode of The Rockford Files, my favorite tv show ever, so he has a special place in my heart.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:40 a.m. CST
Eff, there's nothing else on that list that merits
by Subtitles_Off
a $7 expenditure.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:41 a.m. CST
I only threw one punch Subs
by Continentalop
But I did throw a lot of open palm strikes, elbows and some knees.
 You don't want to throw punches, especially in the dark. I've already fractured my hand once...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:42 a.m. CST
Agreed, 'Lop.
by Subtitles_Off
I wish I were wealthy enough to have a private screening room and watch every movie completely by myself.
The "shared experience" thing is over-rated.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:43 a.m. CST
Why did Series7 hate SI?
by Stabby
I missed all that to avoid spoilers.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:44 a.m. CST
...I'm not exaggerating...I was sitting in front of the...
by FlickaPoo
...the perfect genetic distillation of Wayne + Garth + Beavis + Butthead and their respective girlfriends...complete with nouveau-metal getup.
When the first uniform appeared on screen, Garth-Head felt the need to announce to the theater that he "hates cops".
 Because he's a rebel you see. Wayvis was quick to agree, and elaborate.
The situation degenerated quickly...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:46 a.m. CST
Subs, we gotta all chip in
by Stabby
and get you a giant flat panel tv. It's so awesome that sadly there are many films where I'm like "I'll just wait for DVD/Blu-Ray."
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:46 a.m. CST
I always liked Sid Haig
by Continentalop
He's like one of the only watchable things in Rob Zombie's movies.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:47 a.m. CST
Dunno, Stabs, and I remind you
by Subtitles_Off
'Lop is here, so we're not talking about it except in the broadest terms.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:50 a.m. CST
That "wait for it" on disc mentality, Stabs,
by Subtitles_Off
that's my view in a nutshell. Sometimes I get a hankering for popcorn and butter-flavored juice so I go to off-time screenings that I know will be sparsely attended.
SHUTTER, I made an exception for because I wanted to see it so badly. The second time, was a mid-day matinee, so there were only a dozen others in the place with me. Even then, the ruffling popcorn bags and whispers between spouses explaining things to each other chapped my ass.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:51 a.m. CST
No I like movie theaters and the shared experience
by Continentalop
But with the right crowd. Revival houses have good crowds.
 Of course a crowd of nubile nymphs is a good crowd too.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:51 a.m. CST
Did they get tossed, Flick?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:52 a.m. CST
...I upgraded to high-def kicking and screaming, but...
by FlickaPoo
...sweet Enya I love it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:52 a.m. CST
Question for Waitress regarding Tiger Woods
by Stabby
Do you find Tiger to have any sex appeal at all whatsoever? The guy is so bland and devoid of charisma or personality, I don't understand why all these women were attracted to him other than the gold digger aspect.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:57 a.m. CST
...aw, shit...you saw it twice Subs?...
by FlickaPoo
...I have solid and well-reasoned opinions, but I am sooo outgunned for our first Some Guy installment...
I'm gonna get my ass kicked.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:58 a.m. CST
The thing about upgrading is this...
by Subtitles_Off
My current tubed TV is plenty large - 36 inches - and it still has a beautiful picture, even after 25 years. I know, were I to buy a LEDified, plasmanated, crystallized, flat-mount, 3D behemoth with cup holder, it would just go bad within five or six years, and I'd be in the endless cycle of buy-and-replace.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:59 a.m. CST
Nah, Flick. You'll do fine.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:01 p.m. CST
Yes, 'Lop, that's right.
by Subtitles_Off
I've never had a problem with the audience at an art-house or revival theater. Unfortunately, the nearest one is fifty miles away, so that's a rare excursion for me. My local options are all godzillaplexes with IMAX additions.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:02 p.m. CST
I can't answer for the Waitress Stabby
by Continentalop
But I imagine a lot of women would find him attractive because he is in shape and because he excels at something.
 Remember, all human endeavor is motivated by man's desire for sex. That's why all the important architecture is usually something big and phallic in nature...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:03 p.m. CST
But it's not widescreen, Subs
by Stabby
36" 4:3 aspect ratio is something like 24" widescreen with giant black bars. and god forbid you watch a film shot on 70mm. Lord of the Rings would look like a horizontal colorful tie.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:04 p.m. CST
...this is silly, but my single favorite example of...
by FlickaPoo
...fancypants Blu-disky clarity was watching SAMURAI JACK recently. I loved it on TV, but it mostly looked like a cartoon...now I can see the watercolor-paper texture the backgrounds are painted on...you can see individual brushstrokes.
It isn't a cartoon, it's a moving illustration.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:05 p.m. CST
Well, Stabs, I watch movies on my widescreen,
by Subtitles_Off
HD computer monitor, anyway. In my house, the TV is strictly a boob tube.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:07 p.m. CST
So success trumps looks and personality?
by Stabby
I think it's the fame and fortune thing for these women more than it is the excelling at something thing. I never got Tiger's appeal, even as a sports fan. He is just so blah.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:07 p.m. CST
Granted, everything in my life has been down-sized.
by Subtitles_Off
But, I'm old and my sight isn't what it used to be, anyway. The life-sized panoramas are just memories for me, I'm afraid.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:08 p.m. CST
Morning boys....
by Six Demon Bag
I got to sleep in today.... Huzzah!!
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:09 p.m. CST
..."a horizontal colorful tie."...
by FlickaPoo
...ha! And that's why we pay Stabby the big bucks.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:09 p.m. CST
I'm spoiled Subs
by Continentalop
I live right in Hollywood so I have the Mann Chinese, the Arclight, the El Capitan, and the Egyptian all within walking distance, and the New Beverly, LACMA, and the Sunset 5 are short drives away. All of the are either expensive or art house/revival theaters so they usually have good crowds.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:10 p.m. CST
Whoo-hoo! New (well, old, but new to me) Efftards!!!
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:13 p.m. CST
...Subs, ever read THE MAGUS by John Fowles?...
by FlickaPoo
...he also wrote THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN.
Anyway, SHUTTER ISLAND reminded me of THE MAGUS.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:13 p.m. CST
Stabby... Tiger Woods is a walking pile of money.
by FriendlyWaitress
Apparently, that's supposed to be sexy.
 Of course, the other side to that is... he apparently had a LOT of practice... with women who were motivated to give it their all. You know, their very best show. You would think he learned something...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:15 p.m. CST
Al Haig died?
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Remember that time he thought he was next in line, after the VP, for the Presidency? He was a CRAZY old dude even in the 70's...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:16 p.m. CST
...I was watching BIG NIGHT at a cool little arthouse...
by FlickaPoo
...theater and during the great egg cooking scene at the end some guy yells out...
..."BOOOOOORIIIING!!!"
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:16 p.m. CST
Seeing shutter tomm.
by Six Demon Bag
Subs did you get my response?? I wasn't getting good service yesterday...didn't know if it went thru.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:17 p.m. CST
Remind me to tell Scorps to check out
by Subtitles_Off
myspace.com/efftards
"Shaggy Badgers" and "Bank Robbing Can Be Fun"
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:18 p.m. CST
Yep, Sixies. I replied, didn't I?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:18 p.m. CST
'Lop, You are my hero for beatin' that punk at the movies...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Can't tell you the number of times I have restrained myself from doing that very thing...BTW, Did you get kicked out of the theatre after that, or did they give you a medal?
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:19 p.m. CST
Cheeses, he thought he was ahead of the VP.
by Subtitles_Off
He announced Reagan was shot, and he was in charge. Bush, Sr., wanted his ass.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:19 p.m. CST
Stabby, personality is big too
by Continentalop
For all we knew Tiger has a great one on one personality. His public safe persona might be completely different from the way he interacts with someone he meets personally.
 Plus I for one have never been bothered by women attracted to fame and fortune. No one calls men shallow for finding a soulless girl like Kim Kardashian hot, yet women have to love men for who they are?
 (Plus fame and fortune is actually part of who you are).
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:19 p.m. CST
I just wonder which parent's genes Tiger got
by Stabby
when it come to his tallywhacker? I'm talking... about... his.... PENIS?!
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:20 p.m. CST
I wish I lived in a place
by FriendlyWaitress
...where you didn't have to drive an HOUR to the nearest cool little art-house.
 Unfortunately, if you live in an area where most recreational activities involve combustible engines of one sort or another, and NRA stickers are plentiful, then you aren't likely to have enough population to sustain such a venture.
 Upside is, the rent's cheaper...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:22 p.m. CST
I didn't get anything but then
by Six Demon Bag
Ididnt get the first one til 8...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:22 p.m. CST
Disagree, 'Lop.
by Subtitles_Off
I think the clowns that chase after The Kardashians and the like are getting their due. Look at John Mayer. He speaks like a fucktard, and everybody is calling him on it. Those days of the double-standard are kind of ending. If anything, they're reversing. There are skanky, talentless, celebrity women all over the place, and they're called "business savvy."
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:23 p.m. CST
...me too Sixies, till 10:50 a.m....
by FlickaPoo
...I'm so relaxed I can barely type straight.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:25 p.m. CST
Oh, that's right, Subs...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
and you don't want to piss off Bush Sr...after all, Daddy Bush just happened to be in Dallas for no particular reason the day JFK was shot, y'know...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:26 p.m. CST
Thank you Cheeses
by Continentalop
Him and his buddies left. Me and my friends stayed and watched the movie (I believe it was The Aviator).
 Side note: I didn't end up completely unscathed. I nailed my lip jumping over the first row of seats. Luckily it was dark so no one could see...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:26 p.m. CST
Cheeses!! New Efftards!!
by Subtitles_Off
Gotta check it out.
For the noobs that don't know, The Efftards is water_shit_anderson.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:28 p.m. CST
Bet you got laid that night, though, hunh 'Lop...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Chicks dig it when you stand up and fight for them...makes their ovaries quiver and all that..
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:28 p.m. CST
"Lop, I'm not sure I can agree with that.
by FriendlyWaitress
First of all, as to fame and fortune being part of who you are: I don't think that's a given. I think it CAN be, and when you've been famous or rich for a long time, it probably IS, but just as often I think fame and fortune are something you HAVE, not something you ARE.
 And, I would argue that men who have married trophy wives DO take a hit in the respect department, publicly. It's just not as much fun for the tabloids to talk about... and, with women, it's usually QUITE obvious that they're using their looks/sex appeal to get where they want to be, and sex is what everyone REALLY wants to talk about anyway. With rich men getting hot chicks, no one wants to think about the DUDE having sex, right? HOWEVER, when men get themselves a trophy wife, I think absolutely, people snigger at them for it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:28 p.m. CST
Yeah feels good
by Six Demon Bag
Just picked upthekids and watching old GI Joe toons...living the dream baby.... Living the dream
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:29 p.m. CST
'Lop, when I lived in Hollywood
by Stabby
I lived right around the corner from the Mann (I saw Goodfellas there, opening day) I think on Orange St.? Then I lived for a short while in an efficiency on Las Palmas south of Sunset. I used to get my herb from Yucca St. around the corner from Lebowski's apartment complex (I believe). It was definitely the apartments in Day of the Locust, because I had an actor friend who lived there.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:29 p.m. CST
How was the musical, Sixies?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:29 p.m. CST
...I'm going to have to check out the new Efftards later...
by FlickaPoo
...every new page load takes five minutes on this computer...it can barely handle refreshing this page...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:31 p.m. CST
So wait, water_shit is the vocalist?
by FriendlyWaitress
Huh. Weird, I could be hearing the voice of a PBer?
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:33 p.m. CST
Trophy Wife=
by Stabby
shallowness and lack of personality on the man's part = Tiger Woods. imo.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:33 p.m. CST
Okay, lady and gents....
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Off to work...back around 11 PM...keep backin' those pedals...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:34 p.m. CST
He's everything.
by Subtitles_Off
Voices and instruments. Occasionally he has background help, or someone playing along with him, but he does most of it, I believe.
He'll correct me if I'm wrong, or even if I'm not, because he's modest.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:36 p.m. CST
It was good
by Six Demon Bag
Fucking depressing though...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:36 p.m. CST
Trophy Wife can also =
by Stabby
my ego is just to damn big to include someone with an actual personality of their own to compete with = too many rich and famous men to name
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:38 p.m. CST
But Subs
by Continentalop
People might look down on the Celebatards like Kim and Paris, and might look down on someone dating them even, but no one is going to call out a guy for fucking them. And the only thing they will criticize is how those girls looked, not their intelligence or character traits...
 Girl sleeps with Tiger Woods she must be a gold digger or star fucker. I say what is wrong with being a star fucker. It is the female equivelent to a guy who fucks a playboy playmate.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:40 p.m. CST
...fuck is one thing, marry is another entirely.
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:42 p.m. CST
Thing is, people say "trophy wife"
by Subtitles_Off
deriding a pretty, younger woman married to a wealthy man. No one calls that tattooed biker Sandra Bullock is married to a "trophy husband." It's a derogatory generally used, I think, out of jealousy. The woman is simply responding to the instinct to be flattered and taken care of. She's not the protagonist of the situation. A "trophy wife" isn't necessarily the same thing as a "sexual predator."
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:42 p.m. CST
there are male starfuckers
by Stabby
that guy who made the video with Paris Hilton and married Shannon Doherty is one.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:43 p.m. CST
That last post makes no sense.
by Subtitles_Off
I know what I mean to say, but I can't type it.
Rewind.
Disregard.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:44 p.m. CST
...I have an inexplicable soft spot for Paris Hilton...
by FlickaPoo
...I can't shake the feeling that there's more there than meets the eye...not much, just a little more.
And she seems sad.
I'm probably wrong.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:45 p.m. CST
I disagree, 'Lop.
by Subtitles_Off
I might be wrong, but I disagree. I can't think of a single man, from the dude who is married to Fergie to any of the athletes who are married to The Kardashians, who are thought of as men with mature taste in women.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:47 p.m. CST
...I got you Subs, the Trophy Wife stink is all on the guy...
by FlickaPoo
...because he has more options.
And the same is true when you reverse the genders.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:47 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
What I meant by fame and fortune can be part of who you are is that those things can be looked at as symptoms of your character not all there is about you. If your famous it might mean you are really good at what you do, maybe even the best. If your rich it might mean you are a hard worker and someone who is resources and a provider.
 Humans are very lazy in our decision making process, we look for quick clues to tell us about another person. Fame and fortune can very well be looked at as shorthand about someone.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:47 p.m. CST
Then again, that just might be my natural inclination
by Subtitles_Off
to judge the sexualization of everything. I paint the man and the woman with the same brush. Tony Romo AND Jessica Simpson are the same animal with different soft bits.
You know why Jennifer Aniston can't hold on to any of those cretins she dates? because she's better than the bunch of 'em. She's slumming.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:48 p.m. CST
Sandra Bullocks' tatooed biker as trophy husband
by Stabby
Think that's a flawed analogy, Subs, to say the least. Ashton Kutchet would be more apropos although his career is a lot bigger than Demi's. But he's got the young, dumb and pretty down pat.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:50 p.m. CST
Ashton Kutcher has never been paid $20 million
by Subtitles_Off
for a movie. Demi has. You might think he wears the pants in that family, but he's borrowing from Bruce Willis' child support payments.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:50 p.m. CST
...the exception is the rich/famous person, male or...
by FlickaPoo
...female, who marries a regular person (physically attractive or not) and it works out...everybody loves that.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:51 p.m. CST
But, yeah, Kutcher would be the male equal
by Subtitles_Off
of the trophy wife.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:54 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
Your talking about the guys married to them. I'm just talking about if a guy ducked them. No one would look down on someone having a one night stand with Fergie, but a girl bangs Tiger and she gets criticized for being a golddigger or starfucker.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:54 p.m. CST
Why did Demi get that $20 mil?
by Stabby
To show her tits. It all comes back to sex. On a side note, On Demand has been advertising that ridiculous movie from the 90s where Demi is Michael Douglas' boss and she sexually harrasses him. What old ugly dried up writer came up with that masturbatory fantasy of a screenplay?
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:57 p.m. CST
In this morning's Subbary®, I forgot to say,
by Subtitles_Off
of the people who are accused of throwing insults around, I am one of the most guilty. I do it without thinking, when I do. 'moose called me on it the other day, and I've been thinking about it ever since.
I'll probably continue to do it. Especially and most viciously at those who have gotten under my precious skin. I apologize.
I will also continue to defend anyone of you who I think is targeted unfairly by the group. Hopefully, you'll all realize I'm no more of an authority on right and wrong than anyone else.
Subtitles_Out until this evening. You all play nice and keep an eye out for bad guys.
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:57 p.m. CST
...nah, that Kutcher is a smart kid, or at least canny...
by FlickaPoo
...that guy can figure out how to make a buck out of every idea that pops into his pretty head.
We should be so lucky...we have fifty good ideas a day around here...
Feb. 20, 2010, 12:58 p.m. CST
Interesting point, 'Lop, that's why when I see
by Subtitles_Off
"duck" on the menu, I ask about the chicken.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:02 p.m. CST
...out until night? This better not be the new normal, Subs.
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:04 p.m. CST
Kutcher is an annoying asshat
by Continentalop
But I'll never criticize why a girl falls for someone. He might be annoying in public but in private he might be the perfect catch: loving, caring, attentive, faithful, supportive and any other trait Demi might want now. So despite the fact I want to punch some of these guys I'll never criticize women for being with guys I think are douchebags.
 Except for Kristen Bell. Especially when I'm available. Kristen - call me. I'll rock your world.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:05 p.m. CST
This is why Matt Damon continues to be awesome-o.
by FriendlyWaitress
He married a normal person, and is happy. And real.
 Matt Damon is someone who proves my point about wealth and fame, though: it's something he has. AND deserves. But not something he IS.
 'Lop, I see what you're saying there, but it's still not accurate, IMO. There are plenty of people who are phenomenal at what they do, and if all things were fair, would be as rich and famous as Ashton Kutcher... but work in a field where that isn't part of the deal. When it comes to the fame and fortune of actors, at least, you aren't working with a model that translates to other walks of life. So, maybe your argument works in terms of ACTORS, but not with, say, teachers... which is why I say, fame and fortune are not WHAT you are, but something that you get. AND, it doesn't always even correlate to how good you are at anything. Kim Kardashian is the perfect example: she's good at looking fuckable. Should she be THAT famous, for that? I argue, no. She's EASILY as famous as Tiger Woods, and Matt Damon. Is that because it's something she IS, inherently? HELL no.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:05 p.m. CST
"Lop, you're forgetting about now key factor
by Stabby
Tiger Woods was married and all these whores knew that. That's why they're sluts. Selling they're stories is why they're whores. Not to mention the jewelry an pwesents Woods gave them. Sometimes he just flat out paid them. But, I agree with your point, just not when it comes with Tiger's hos.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:06 p.m. CST
Matt Damon > Tiger Woods. In every way possible.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:08 p.m. CST
Stabby is correct. You will notice, Tiger's wife..
by FriendlyWaitress
has nothing but sympathy from he public, and was never really accused of gold-digging, that I can recall... she was a successful model, after all. She had her own money.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:12 p.m. CST
Of course it comes back to sex Stabby
by Continentalop
The human race's number one goal is to survive. How do we do that? By 1) eating and 2) mating.
 That is why America is just all about fast food and porn. We've taken the most important human instinct and turned it into Happy Meals and ATM videos. Let's see our future insect overlords topping that.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:17 p.m. CST
Hey, I know one of those girls Stabby
by Continentalop
And just because she was a call girl doesn't maker her a...oh wait.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:19 p.m. CST
...I find myself a temporary trophy-husband just now...
by FlickaPoo
...my work slowed down dramatically just as my wife's picked up.
Fortunately I'm a lean 190 and change a mean diaper.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:19 p.m. CST
...think it'll be enough?
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:23 p.m. CST
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Actually the list isn't ranked, just chronological.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:24 p.m. CST
I think we all need a dose of Glenn Beck here.
by FriendlyWaitress
FOR EVERYONE IN HOLLYWOOD: you could use a dose of Mr. Beck's wisdom! Read and learn.
 The Twelve Values
 1-Honesty (unless it's something I don't like)
 2-Reverence (for everyone who's not a liberal)
 3-Hope (unless Obama says it)
 4-Thrift (except I need my SUV. This is for you, not me.)
 5-Humility (when Glenn Beck is in the room)
 6-Charity (in moderation)
 7-Sincerity (just not necessarily reasoned argument)
 8-Moderation (in moderation)
 9-Hard Work (especially the Mexicans. They are LAZY buggers. Oh, but not in the US, please.)
 10-Courage (unless that means talking back to Glenn Beck)
 11-Personal Responsibility (get a real job, punks)
 12-Gratitude (that I care enough to say any of this to you in the first place.)
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:26 p.m. CST
With that, I'm off.
by FriendlyWaitress
I need to do something with this day besides sit in front of this computer. Later, gents!
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:34 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
Not to keep beating a dead subject horse, but my point is more nuanced than that (obviously I did a bad job conveying it).
 Fame and fortune are just two traits that convey that someone is skilled, talented or successful. There are dozens of others, but someone can look at those two traits as evidence that someone is successful and a potentially worthy mate, just like I can look at someone's hands to see if they are rough to tell if he is a manual laborer. Doesn't mean it is always true, but it is a quick shorthand.
 But of course some people won't look at fame and fortune as an indicator of success, just like some people will check out a man's clothes or see what kind of truck he drives before deciding he is a laborer (or maybe ask him). Everyone has their own tactics in deciphering where someone stands on their own status rankings.
 And Kim Kardashian earning her fame and fortune doesn't matter as much because she is a women. Men care mostly about her looks and then her character (will she stick with me, will she cheat, how many diseases does she have?). Sexist, yes. Unfair, yes. But also true to human (ok, male) nature.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:35 p.m. CST
"Scorps scats"
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Did i unload some brownie sausages somewhere? Where's a flexible american sack when you need it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 1:54 p.m. CST
good morning(for me)
by MacReady452
just popping in for a minute. first thing....Dan Futterman IS in The Fisher King(check IMDB). I also knew this immediately cause when i worked at Circuit City his grandmother had my personal phone number and would call me over and over when she couldn't figure out how to switch inputs on the LCD i hooked up in her house. She was very proud of her grandson and I remember this clearly because watching Hank Azaria in The Birdcage with an 80 year old woman is slightly uncomfortable. I'll check in later with more of the saga. Got a few ideas.
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:08 p.m. CST
Subtitles, as Lop said, I am NOT White Vader
by D.Vader
I don't have multiple nicks. I did save myself a "White D.Vader" nickname back during the Baleback just in case I ever got banned. I've never used said nickname.
 The talkbacker formerally known as Half_Vader changed names and becamse white_vader.
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:08 p.m. CST
Jesus Aerobics
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:10 p.m. CST
...Mac, did you end up seeing it?
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:13 p.m. CST
...I just now saw the Epic Beard Man clip...
by FlickaPoo
...that punk messed with the wrong geezer.
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:14 p.m. CST
'Ola White D. Vader
by Continentalop
How are things going?
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:19 p.m. CST
Flick, Samurai Jack is on Blu Ray???
by D.Vader
I didn't think that had a BR release?
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:21 p.m. CST
...no D. but the up-conversion looks great to me.
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 2:56 p.m. CST
Stabby, that movie with Demi and Douglas- Disclosure...
by D.Vader
The male sexual harrassment movie, was based off a Michael Crichton novel.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3 p.m. CST
Hola Conti, things are good, how are you?
by D.Vader
I'm at my dad's house putting my old music on my iPod. I transferred all my music from college onto his desktop 5 or 6 years ago and never finished pulling the songs off to put them on my iPod. I can't just dump it all on there, I'm too anal and need to make sure everything is correct, every detail about the song.
 I'm also reeling from the announcement that my dad plans to sell his house. He's been here for a few years, after his last divorce, and its in a great part of town, big backyard that backs into a wooded area and a creek, the back of a local park. Our old dog is buried by the creek next to a bridge we built. Turns out he and his current gf want to move in together, but each house is too small for the other, so they want to move to a FARM. A farm?! What the hell? He's in his 50s and has now decided he wants to own lot of land and be a farmer. I'm just stunned. And saddened because it will mean he'll move much much farther away, and I won't be able to just casually drop by any time I like, like I do now, like I did today bc I was in the area.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:04 p.m. CST
Kim Kardashian might be famous now for being fuckable
by D.Vader
But she only GOT famous for being in stupid sex tape. No one gave a shit about who she was before then.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:05 p.m. CST
Time to listen to Saturday Night Fever
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:07 p.m. CST
white vader, aunt beru's cunt dipped celery sticks
by TakingScorpiosCalls
Baleback was a long time ago, a year ago i believe.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
by TakingScorpiosCalls
I need your opinion on the influential soundtrack list asap.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:09 p.m. CST
...my parents have been making some bad decisions...
by FlickaPoo
...lately.
It's troubling.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:25 p.m. CST
Has the Epic Beard Man video been linked yet?
by anonymoose
http://tinyurl.com/ybnjdx2
 They're both epic failures. The dregs of society. I feel sorry for that hot girl with the hip fashion sense. She just wants to listen to some music in peace.
 Notice the irony of the last shot in the video? A bench sign reads, "Keep our city clean & safe. Do your part."
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:29 p.m. CST
...my sympathies lean toward Epic Beard Man himself...
by FlickaPoo
...he walked away...physically removed himself from the confrontation.
Plus he's an ass kicking 67.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:38 p.m. CST
Can't watch it on this computer
by D.Vader
Will have to check it out when I get home.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:39 p.m. CST
I have no sympathy for either one. They're both full fuckups.
by anonymoose
Yes, he removed himself physically, but he's smart enough to know that saying, "I see tough guys like you and I slap the shit out of them," at that level of tension, guarantees a fight. He may as well have thrown the first punch.
 Here's a second video, in which he throws a tantrum in the street.
 http://tinyurl.com/y9k9koz
 Everyone directly involved in this confrontation is a waste of space.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:44 p.m. CST
...ha! Hadn't seen the second one...he IS pretty cranked...
by FlickaPoo
...isn't he.
You're wise beyond your years 'moose.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:50 p.m. CST
...still, words aren't punches. He walked away...
by FlickaPoo
...if the punk had stayed in his seat that would have been the end of it.
Kid should have respected his elders...and should never have marched over there and up in old guy's face.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:55 p.m. CST
Video: He forced cops to tase him at a baseball game.
by anonymoose
http://tinyurl.com/yln6w2w
 "In a video uploaded on August 5th, 2009 Thomas Bruso is tased by police for being drunk and disorderly at an Oakland A's baseball game. A follow-up story published by CBS 5, confirms that the man in the video is, in fact, Thomas Bruso."
 Let it be known, if you refuse to cooperate with police, you will get tased.
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:57 p.m. CST
Words ARE punches in situations like this.
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 3:58 p.m. CST
...who is Thomas Bruso?
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:19 p.m. CST
Just dropping in to say HULLO!
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:28 p.m. CST
...happy Saturday to you Colon-El.
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:30 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
I can't say I can't argue against that list - it is most influential not which ones I think are the best.
 Still I think GoodFellas should have somehow managed to squeeze in. I think that film changed movie sound tracks forever. Sure Mean Streets and American Graffitti beat it to the punch with using popular music, but Mean Streets didn't have the impact that GoodFellas has and Graffitti's music is all one era and have a rational - they are songs issuing from Wolfman Jack's radio station. The soundtrack from GoodFellas just "exists", no rationalization, and helps establish both mood and time period (the music selected usually is from a certain time period or you could imagine being popular at that time).
 I'm glad to see Blackboard Jungle on the list. What do you think of it Scorpio?
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:30 p.m. CST
Praise be unto all of you.
by ColonelFatheart
Off to see SHUTTER ISLAND in a bit.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:33 p.m. CST
Conti, you're right about the GOODFELLAS soundtrack
by ColonelFatheart
It's not so much a soundtrack as it is an integral part of the sound design itself, particularly in the day of the bust montage. I especially love how Marty uses elements of "Jump in the FIre" to bracket and punctuate it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:35 p.m. CST
...saw it last night Col. Watch out for bad guys...
by FlickaPoo
...my showing was chock full of them.
People seem to be walking into that movie expecting STIR OF ECHOES or something.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:40 p.m. CST
I made the greatest cd of goodfellas songs
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:40 p.m. CST
I hate theater crowds.
by ColonelFatheart
Oh well. People are idiots.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:43 p.m. CST
Thomas Bruso is the man from the bus video.
by anonymoose
It's the same man.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:44 p.m. CST
All right, folks.
by ColonelFatheart
See yas around.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:51 p.m. CST
Yeah, I know Colon-El
by Continentalop
That entire bust montage is riveting, especially when suddenly cuts to "Magic Bus" as he hits the breaks.
 I think the truly amazing thing is that like over half the music is something i normally would never want to hear, but in GoodFellas every song works. I mean "Leader of the Pack" or "Then He Kissed Me" have been high on my list, but I love them in GoodFellas.
Feb. 20, 2010, 4:59 p.m. CST
...I'm slowly catching up. For the record, I like Asi...
by FlickaPoo
...I smile at his STINO rants...I have no dog in that fight. I watched NEW TREK with a bottle and a half of good wine. I enjoyed myself plenty, but can't imagine I'll see it again.
Engaging Asi on STAR TREK is like engaging my grandfather on evolution. Pointless unless you need the exercise.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:18 p.m. CST
I love Asi
by Stabby
And I love how worked up people get over his rants. Sorry, 'Lop. I just take his rants as good satire. I know that isn't the intent, but he is a funny guy. And he does know his movies and his arguments while often psychotic are well thought out. He has provided countless evidence for why he believes TwiTrek is the worst piece of shit film ever. It could probably fill a book by now.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:19 p.m. CST
That was my main point about Asi, Flicka
by D.Vader
Not attacking the guy. Just saying Its pointless sometimes.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:37 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
1956.
Directed by John Ford (GRAPES OF WRATH)
John Wayne portrays Ethan Edwards, an ex-Confederate, capital-R racist, unkind, dusty, macho son of a bitch tracking down the Comanche Indians who have kidnapped his niece from her Texan-settler family. This gorgeous, dated, exciting, capital-W western - a clumsy, imperfect attempt to inform movie audiences on issues of prejudice and heroism, leavened with broad comedic strokes - may be the most influential film of the modern era, as it is echoed in movies by George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader.
★★★★☆
Streaming on Netflix.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:40 p.m. CST
An important notice regarding ovens:
by MadFuckingMax
To whom it may concern,
when implementing a grill in your oven, do not have it fitted lower than the safety panel.
Due to your ridiculous manufacturing methods I have now over 10 burns on my hands and arms, which could easily have been avoided.
I take some responsibility for my own carelessness, but the very fact the the grill bars are only 2 centimetres from the nearest shelf does raise cause for concern.

Yours,
A crispy customer.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:46 p.m. CST
Searchers ist rad
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:47 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Damn, mate! Let the bird burn instead of your arms. You can always go out for fish and chips.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:52 p.m. CST
Ha! Everything's backwards now.
by MadFuckingMax
She's out clubbing, I'm wrapped in a duvet, eating cheese on toast, debating how to go about starting the essays I have due.

I'll have the back of my hand ready for her when she gets back. That and a bit of Scotch Beef. *wink face*
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:58 p.m. CST
Glenn Beck key note speech@Conservative Political Action Confere
by Stabby
The Republicans have officially aligned themselves with crazy.
Feb. 20, 2010, 5:59 p.m. CST
Epic Beard Man
by Subtitles_Off
Looks like a bitter, ex-military, macho prick who runs around looking for trouble. You think there's a reason people are always reaching for their pocket cam-corders and pointing them in his direction? Maybe what we need to see is what happens before each clip. Obviously, old dudes been stirring up some shit.
In my life, from my experience, I've learned the first thing out of a racist's mouth is something racist, and the second thing out of a racist's is a loud denial that he or she is racist.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:01 p.m. CST
THE SEARCHERS 4 out of 5?
by Continentalop
Sub, I've got to disagree. THE SEARCHERS is a 5 star - I repeat 5 star - film and one of the greatest films ever. I would also place it as the greatest Western ever (and yes, I'd place it above Leone's which are grandiose and operetic but lack this films depth). This and The Godfather are the two closest things to Shakespeare in American film.
 Not only is it a deep and epic movie, but it also personal and intrinsic. It combines obvious and broadstroke commentary and humor with subtle touches...a brief glimpse of Ethan and his sister let us know they had an affair...his giving a gift his eldest niece, the only blond, hints that might be his daughter...his hatred for the Indians countered by his growing affection for his adopted half-breed nephew...the fact that Indian chief Scar is his mirror image....
 And then there is my favorite little nuance. When Ethan shoots out the dead braves eyes, condemning him to a lifetime of wandering the four winds, at the end of the movie the neice is brought home, family order and promise of civilivation for all of them...except for Ethan Edwards/John Wayne, who is left outside as the door (and curtain) is closed on him. Doomed to wonder the four winds as a ghost with no home of his own...
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:01 p.m. CST
How are ya, Maxie?
by Subtitles_Off
Aside from the burns and the resentment for the significant female.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:04 p.m. CST
Ah, 'Lop, you read that last scene differently than I.
by Subtitles_Off
He steps aside while he's on the porch, letting Martin and the girl join the family celebration. He's not excluded. He chooses to be apart. And, the music swells while the door closes, reinforcing his image as macho, independent American capital-M man.
It's a four-star movie, my respected brother.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:04 p.m. CST
Agreed on the EBM, Subs.
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:06 p.m. CST
Wow. MadFuckingMax
by Continentalop
Been to long.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:07 p.m. CST
He joined the shelter, Conti. Did you miss that?
by anonymoose
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:10 p.m. CST
War of the Worlds should have ended just like The Searchers
by D.Vader
You could sense Spielberg almost did it. Actually, he pretty much did it, with Tom Cruise not getting any thanks from his ex-wife's family and them shutting the door on him.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:11 p.m. CST
Actually Subs
by Continentalop
I was quoting Martin Scorsese about that last scene. I could never come up with anything that brilliant...
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:13 p.m. CST
I was taught Lop's and Scorses's interpretation
by D.Vader
That's how I always saw it. Interesting viewpoint, Subs. But I agree with the opposing counsel.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:16 p.m. CST
Once Upon a Time in the West steals the opening
by Continentalop
When the kid runs out of the door to find Frank and his gang have just killed his family.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:16 p.m. CST
Where did you see Glenn Beck's nutty speech?
by D.Vader
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:17 p.m. CST
I'm doing great Subs.
by MadFuckingMax
Nice ta see you again, Conti.

Coming towards the end of my 3rd year at Uni - the dissertation looms.

I love how the Pedalbackers have evolved from (initially) just causing a bit of a ruckus, to a group of guys just after some chill and some genuine banter. I'll need to drop in more often, spent far too much time just dicking around and playing Street Fighter.

The chat here is genuinely more interesting than it is with my flatmates.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:19 p.m. CST
Wow, I'd get into an argument about film
by Subtitles_Off
with Martin Scorsese, and I'd still think I've got it. That isn't even remotely within my realm of comprehension.
P.S. 'Lop, Ethan also gifts the brunette girl, agreed on the subtlety of his relationship with his brother's wife, don't agree, at all, that he demonstrates a "growing affection" for the half-breed "nephew" (who I insist might be his son ((he's awful familiar with the kid's mothers' hair, and I missed the exact details of how the kid was found when he was orphaned))) that's anything more than superficial.
The biggest weakness I found with THE SEARCHERS is the story's concentration on the romantic-comedic sub-plot instead of fleshing out the relationship between the two men, alone, in their years-long search.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:20 p.m. CST
Seeing Max in the shelter is one thing
by Continentalop
Bumping into him in "person" at the Pedalback is completely different.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:20 p.m. CST
Once upon...
by MadFuckingMax
Has such a hypnotic opening. Its pretty indicative of the film as a whole, and though I'm not sure I even like it that much, the beginning is an incredible piece of film-making.
Just the various gunmen, waiting on a train. Stellar.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:21 p.m. CST
CNN Vades
by Stabby
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:23 p.m. CST
HA! Vades sometimes leaves the last "e" off, too.
by Subtitles_Off
Now I don't seem like such a fucktard! It's a typing thing!
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:23 p.m. CST
...Re: Epic Beard Man...
by FlickaPoo
...I merely give EBM the credit for walking away (in the visible clip). One guy was looking for trouble, and the other guy wasn't not looking for trouble.
'moose is correct in that neither one is welcome for Thanksgiving dinner at my house.
And neither one gets to sign up at The Shelter. I'm glad 'moose has the keys...he's the right man for the job.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:27 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Watch that clip again. Yeah, EPM walks away, making a loud production of it all the way to the front of the bus. The other passenger turns his back to him before that. But, EPM won't let it go, even after being asked to by nearly everybody on the bus.
I'm not saying you've read it wrong, I'm just saying you gotta pay attention to the body language and who continues to blow hard.
Even on the street afterwards, EBM has more than ample opportunity to walk away. He can't. He's got a hard-on for that pointless last word.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:31 p.m. CST
Granted, yeah, the black guy has to actually
by Subtitles_Off
get up and walk to make it a physical confrontation, but, by then, his honor and his manhood have poked.
I'd fucking follow him down the street to kick that old man's cantankerous ass.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:32 p.m. CST
"have *been* poked"
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:33 p.m. CST
I can't pick a best western.
by Subtitles_Off
I like to stay at Holiday Inns.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:34 p.m. CST
...Subs, I read the crowd as telling Young Thug...
by FlickaPoo
...to leave it alone...one older woman even tries to grab his arm as he charges to the front of the bus...
I think it's interesting to talk about the body language, I'm not defending EBM's behavior.
I saw EBM's body language as wound up, possibly pharmaceutically...but scared too.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:34 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
Yeah but if I remember right he gave the best present to Lucy.
 Ethan found his massacred family. I never thought of him as Ethan's son but I do think he felt tinges of guilt giving him to his brother's family to be raised. He felt sorry for the child but also hated him because of his race...Ethan is without a doubt a bigot. The thought of a White woman being defiled by an Indian is enough for him to think the woman should be killed (hence the danger Debbie is in from her own Uncle).
 The comedy stuff I can understand people not liking, I originally didn't like it, but then I began to think and started coming to the opinion that stuff represents civilization. It goes on without them and there is a danger, presented comically, of it not being there for you when you got back. I saw the entire thing about the guy courting her as a comic version of what happened to Ethan and his brother when he was off at war and refused to quit.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:36 p.m. CST
From what I saw...
by MadFuckingMax
The young black guy was an upstart and loud-mouth, and he chose very poorly the target of his unintelligible vitriol. The bearded chap was clearly a *pub local*. Rowdy and not entirely pleasant.

To sum up: not society's finest, the either of them.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:39 p.m. CST
Oh, yeah, that's there too, no question.
by Subtitles_Off
Everybody on the bus except the two who are, by that point, emotionally and egocentrically involved are talking to both of them and advising both to chill.
My thing is, what motivates the black man to "charge?" And, what made him engage with EBM in the first place? When someone misunderstands you, if that's what it is, is your first instinct to excuse yourself of responsibility or to apologize for your part in the misunderstanding, trying to diffuse it?
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:41 p.m. CST
The "best" present?
by Subtitles_Off
Which do you think is more valued by Johnny Reb, anti-government Uncle Ethan? The fake gold necklace (it turned his niece's neck green) or the military medal?
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:44 p.m. CST
...I hate to even bring it up, but in a purely academic way...
by FlickaPoo
...I wonder how much race tints out perception of a clip like this.
I feel pretty sure that if this incident was repeated exactly, but with a 67 year old black guy and a young redneck thug...my sympathies would fall solidly with the older black guy.
Just a theory.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:45 p.m. CST
by Continentalop
I saw EPM as a guy who was not going to backdown. That wasn't going to happen. He'd walk away but no way was he going to skulk away.
 I saw the black kid as someone who had talked himself in a corner. He had insulted an old man, expecting the guy to be intimidated by a young black guy and it backfired. He was now being called out by an old white guy and he thought he was losing face (obviously he had self-esteem issues because I know a lot of tough black guys who'd just let the old man yap away - why prove something you know?).
 My one question is how did the fight start? I mean, the white guy says he isn't a racist so did he say something racist or was both or either just acting like assholes?
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:46 p.m. CST
...↑delete the post above please. I shouldn't have...
by FlickaPoo
...opened that can of worms.
Stupid.
 Stupid.
 Stupid.

Feb. 20, 2010, 6:48 p.m. CST
Most interesting to me in the original EBM clip...
by Subtitles_Off
There's a man at the very front of the bus who is turned around in his seat watching the confrontation going on in the back. It's clear to me that something loud, attention-grabbing, and unseen has brought everyone involved to this point. My guess is that thing originated with EBM, but the only reason I say that is based in my own perceptions and experiences and, yeah, prejudices.
It's really something very valuable and worthwhile to discuss.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:49 p.m. CST
Undecided about race perception.
by MadFuckingMax
The older guy was hardly minding his own business. He was pretty quick to question the younger guy and the first to raise his voice. When it looked like the situation had begun to cool (older guy sat down, younger guy turning away), EBM called him back.

They're both total planks.

And I've yet to see The Searchers.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:52 p.m. CST
by MacReady452
Three figures appeared at the end of the main drag and surveyed their options. Overturned cars and debris cluttered the street. They could here faint music somewhere up the road.
 "Priorities?" Vader spoke.
 "Liquor store." He said. Stabby nodded in agreement.
 After the horde was dispatched so easily Vader knew his options at getting a review of Shutter Island were narrowing. The Oracle had predicted a similar event. Vader would have to choose his moves carefully. Stabby had already scene the movie so the review was of no interest to him. He was however an adrenaline junkie and knew that if he stuck with these two marauders long enough some shit was bound to go down.
 As the trio moved up the street the music grew louder until they came upon the only building that had any signs of life in it. It was a dive bar. Rowdy laughter and the occasional scream erupted through the door. They moved past. If they could find the liquor store and move on without confrontation that would be the plan.
 To none of their surprise the liquor store was stripped. They would have to face whatever was behind that bar door.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:52 p.m. CST
Nah, Flick. That's as valid as anything else.
by Subtitles_Off
Also, notice, I've completely skipped over the black man's apparent stupor. He might be drunk, and we all know alcohol makes anybody feisty.
The whole thing is informed by our individual prejudices. However, the actual event had nothing to do with our interpretations of it. There are facts, and there are rights and wrongs. We're just removed from them.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:53 p.m. CST
The fight started when...
by MadFuckingMax
the old guy *mistakenly* thought the black guy offered to shine his shoes. Then he asked "how much?"
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:54 p.m. CST
'Lop, I didn't get
by Subtitles_Off
"he had insulted an old man, expecting the guy to be intimidated by a young black guy" at all. The black guy was the insulted person, thinking the white guy had asked a black man to shine his shoes.
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:57 p.m. CST
Ah, Mac's epic continues.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 6:58 p.m. CST
See my perception is very different Sub
by Continentalop
I used to ride the bus in LA all the time and I used to work downtown in a real scummy area, and i would usually find young black or Hispanic thugs causing the problems because they are poor and full of testesterone.
 Of course then I started seeing this girl in Bakersfield and started seeing a bunch of white "peckerwoods" acting that way.
 So my life experience tells me it was the young guy who started it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7 p.m. CST
Which EBM post are you guys discussing?
by Stabby
Can you please repost the link?
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:01 p.m. CST
That's exactly what I mean, 'Lop.
by Subtitles_Off
But, whoever started it, I can clearly see who tries to end it and who keeps it going.
That's why I want to kick the old geezer's fucking ass.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:03 p.m. CST
Subs I said I couldn't hear what he was saying
by Continentalop
Did he really ask him to shine his shoes? Or did the black just say he did or insinuate he did?
 We need transcripts.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:05 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
watch all three in order.
http://tinyurl.com/ybnjdx2
http://tinyurl.com/y9k9koz
http://tinyurl.com/yln6w2w
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:08 p.m. CST
I don't know, guys...
by FriendlyWaitress
I agree with several things above... I DO disagree that what EBM said was tantamount to throwing the first pinch. There was a LOT of shit being talked here, and nary a cool head between them... AND the law agrees with me on that, I should point out. You don't get thrown in jail for talking shit (unless it's to a cop, of course) you get thrown in jail for physical assault.
 Neither one of them is a stellar example of malehood... but what I do find interesting is how the kid won't shut the hell up about how he's going to beat EBM's ass. Uh, dude? You're LEAKING, as your female companion so eloquently points out.
 MEN. Christ. That kid will never learn... he's going to be the black version of EBM when he's 67.
 Just what we need.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:08 p.m. CST
by MadFuckingMax
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:09 p.m. CST
'Lop, that specific is unclear, because
by Subtitles_Off
the exchange happens before the clip. It's clear that the white guy offered a black man payment to shine his shoes. It's not clear if the black man who challenges is the prospective shoe-shiner, but he has taken offense to the idea that a black man is offered money to shine the old white guy's shoes. It's not even clear which shoes are in question, since the old guy is clearly dressed inappropriately for dress shoes.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:13 p.m. CST
Can we all, at least, agree that the "Epic"
by Subtitles_Off
that Beard Man has been anointed with is undeserved and most probably given by some racist little internet fuck who thinks Beard Man was in the right?
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:15 p.m. CST
Why not Pussy Thin-skinned Beard Man?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:15 p.m. CST
Or, Roid-Raging Stinky Beard Man?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:16 p.m. CST
Or Shut DEƒUCK® Up You're Ruining
by Subtitles_Off
The Ball-Game Beard Man?
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:16 p.m. CST
Epic ≠ good, Subs... but you're probably right on.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:17 p.m. CST
HEY, now, you don't know he's stinky.
by FriendlyWaitress
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:19 p.m. CST
I thought "Epic" was a compliment.
by Subtitles_Off
Young kids say, "Oh that was epic," or, "Did you see the epic youknows on that guidette?"
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:22 p.m. CST
...good, evil, or more likely random violent, Epic Beard...
by FlickaPoo
...Man is a compelling character.
 He has that FALLING DOWN quality...
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:22 p.m. CST
You're right, EffDub.
by Subtitles_Off
Even Well-Scented Beard Man is a more appropriate moniker than one that implies a value such as "epic."
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:25 p.m. CST
Mac? One teaser, that's all we get?
by Subtitles_Off
Or are you waiting for the Engrish translation.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:28 p.m. CST
It is thin gloom..
by Subtitles_Off
Three figures appeared in end of central town, investigated selection. The car and the wreckage which it turns over passed scattering and others. As for those on the road here you can faint music somewhere. "Priority?". You spoke Vader. "Liquor store". He said. As for Stabby you nodded in agreement. After corps is dispatched so easily, Vader had known that selection of the thing which obtains the examination of the shutter island is made narrow. Oracle similar was possible and estimated thing. Vader must choose that movement carefully. The movie already there was a scene in Stabby, therefore examination was not interest in him. But he divided when the hardened addict of adrenaline, these two plundering people it was attached extremely long because that becomes down state, is every [wa], you had known. Because the trio moved sort, until music them went into the only building which has the trace of the life body with that and hit you were brought up with yell. As for that you jumped and it was the stick. Rough laughter and the temporary scream erupted passing by the door. Those moved. Without the opposition where they are plan if it can find the liquor store and movement. The liquor store was removed to none of the surprise. As for those as for those which the stick door rear are you must face with anything.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:28 p.m. CST
Wow. I'm glad there was no video cameras in my fight
by Continentalop
At the movie theater. I would hate hear you guys opinion on that.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:28 p.m. CST
...cool, another episode!
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:30 p.m. CST
[wa], you had known
by Subtitles_Off
Flexible American Skin!
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:31 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
You think we're being hard on the old guy?
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:32 p.m. CST
...Conti, I know what you mean...
by FlickaPoo
...last night I slowly stood up, turned around, and deliberately dumped popcorn on some asshole and his girlfriend...hoping he'd take a swing at me.
Surprisingly, he shut right up.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:35 p.m. CST
Man! I can't take either of you guys to the movies.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:39 p.m. CST
BTW, I noticed,
by Subtitles_Off
nobody laughed at my Best Western / Holiday Inn joke.
Some fuckers tour with less than that. Dane Cook can kiss my feet!
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:40 p.m. CST
I'm just worried what you'd think of me
by Continentalop
A 6'2", 225lb white guy pounding on a little Mexican kid in front of his girlfriend. You got to admit, I probably wouldn't look that good.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:42 p.m. CST
But, 'Lop, the kid did insult your date.
by Subtitles_Off
And he used the c-word.
Granted, that's the trouble with internet videos. No context.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:46 p.m. CST
Thanx Subs
by Stabby
Gotta party to go to guys. Catcha later when I'm hammered. No Stabby Show tonight. I promise.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:46 p.m. CST
Have fun Stabs!
by Subtitles_Off
Be cautious.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:47 p.m. CST
Is Maxie still here?
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:53 p.m. CST
But personally I see this entire thing as no big deal
by Continentalop
Neither one pulled out guns. Fist threw. That was it.
 For all we know the black kid just got out of jail for a crime he didn't commit or was called the n-word earlier by a gang of skinheads and EBM car has been stolen by black crooks - the second time this year. Neither one is in the mood to be confronted by anyone today. And it just so happens that they had to run into each other.
 I think it is just to easy for us (myself included) to judge them based on one video. For all we know the black guy donated his kidney to a stranger and the EBM once rescued a gay teen from a gang of thugs.
 Although I doubt it.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:53 p.m. CST
Oh, and, BTW, I can't believe it myself, but
by Subtitles_Off
we're about 30 posts from 55K.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:55 p.m. CST
Interesting vids
by Six Demon Bag
I like how the say they're gonna press charges.... Yeah that's happening.
Feb. 20, 2010, 7:57 p.m. CST
Barely, dude.
by MadFuckingMax
I've had a couple bottles of Tuborg and the heater's on full blast, so I'm drifting away with the night. I'll hit back tomorrow; I'll need to break the tedium of a day at the library.

Evenin' guys.
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:02 p.m. CST
...HA! I was thinking the same thing. The fact that...
by FlickaPoo
...nobody pulled a gun practically makes this a heartwarming tale of Merry Bus Riding to all...and to all a good night.
Good ole' fashioned fists. Brings a little tear to your eye...
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:04 p.m. CST
Good ole' fashioned fisting.
by MadFuckingMax
Fixed.

Really off this time.
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:04 p.m. CST
And it isn't so much EBM
by Continentalop
As the fact both guys are being judged by one video incident. Just read the YouTube comments (I guess racist on the Internet are the ones keeping the word "coon" alive, because I don't ever hear it anywhere else) to see people attacking the black guy.
 Just made me think if anyone had shot that video I might forever be labelled a racist bully.
 And in defense of the kid, for all I know is that his girlfriend could be dropping the bomb that she is pregnant and they're wondering what to do. Of course, I would still not feel guilty for beating him up (it helped my record)...
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:07 p.m. CST
...in my defense Subs, these guys were beyond...
by FlickaPoo
...the pale.
I asked them twice and put up with their asinine comments for half the movie.
Also, it was one of my first nights out on the town after six months of diaper changing...I'm sure I was a little high on my rediscovered masculinity.
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:12 p.m. CST
No need to defend your actions to me, bro.
by Subtitles_Off
i just can't go to the movies with you two because you're bigger than I am, and when the sh!t goes down, I'll end up looking like the pussy.
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:14 p.m. CST
...I'm only 5' 10". Just your average Joe The Illustrator.
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:16 p.m. CST
I'll go to the nickelodeons with yas...
by Six Demon Bag
While you guys fight for my honor I'll hold the gummi worms and soda pops
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:24 p.m. CST
..and then...
by MacReady452
Before they stepped to the door each man readied himself. Stabby was covered waist to shoulder in varied blades of all shapes and sizes. He drew a small throwing knife from behind his back and palmed it. Vader had picked up a police issue belt somewhere along the way so he was equipped with pepper spray, a tazer and a nightstick. He kept the spry concealed in his fist. "The blade" was to large to conceal so it was left on His back.
 He stepped through the door and looked over the group. The scene wasn't so different from the thousands of strip clubs he had been to. Two gorgeous women writhed on stage buck naked while "floaters" hollered and grabbed at them. Oddly, the girls didn't seem to mind and almost enjoy the vulgar attention. They were total whores or were talented actresses.
 There was something "off" about the whole bar but it wasn't obvious at first. As they made their way to the bar heads turned and studied them with each step they took. At the far corner a figure sat at a dark table. He swigged a beer and knocked on the bathroom door. water_shit_anderson poked his head out.
 "What?"
 "They're here." TakingScorpiosCalls answered.

Feb. 20, 2010, 8:25 p.m. CST
..."rediscovered masculinity"...
by FlickaPoo
...I'm just glad to have any left. I read somewhere that contact with babies temporarily decreases a man's testosterone levels.
Nature knows that testosterone makes you a prick, and pricks make lousy dads.
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:31 p.m. CST
They steal his bag too
by Six Demon Bag
And then deny it...how dumb are they?
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:31 p.m. CST
...the plot thickens.
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:38 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
"they were total whores, or they were talented actresses"
Like there's no difference at all. It don't matter.
"I don't care how many Oscars you got, lady! Stay on the pole!"
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:47 p.m. CST
I rediscovered my masculanity
by Continentalop
It was under the couch pillows.
 Well I'm off to get in touch my masculanity by watching sweaty UFC guys fight in a cage...I also get in touch with my gay side simulteaneously.
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:56 p.m. CST
by MacReady452
He pulled a stool up to the bar with Stabby on his left and Vader on his right. Colon_El was behind the bar.
 Colon_El said, "Who the fuck let you in here?"
 "We 'let' ourselves do whatever the fuck we want." Stabby informed him.
 "Not in this bar." Colon replied. "We're gonna have to check with the man."
 While Colon spoke they caught Six Demon Bag posting up at the end of the bar And TedKordLives was now looming over them from behind. Vader looked down at the spray in his hand and back at Him. He slowly shook his head waiting to see where this was going.
 A light flicked on close to the stage revealing a slim man seated in a chair. A nude redhead with a beautiful ass knelt before him. Her head bobbed up and down.
 "What. The. FUCK…….are you doing in MY town?" It was Geoffrey Arend.
 Arend said one word, "Ladies." And with that the girl who had been blowing him and the two women on stage stood straight up with blank gazes on their faces and slowly moved toward the trio at the bar.
 Stabby jumped to his feet. Vader saw Sixes pull a sawed off shotgun and steady it. In one motion Vader grabbed Him and flipped them both backwards off there stools seconds before the sawed off exploded into Stabby's chest. TedKord put a foot on His chest and pointed a .45 longslide at Vaders face.
 "Don't." TedKord said. <p
Feb. 20, 2010, 8:59 p.m. CST
Enjoy the fights...
by Six Demon Bag
How's this for masculinity? The wife goes out tonight with the girls and they're watching the fights...I'm at home babysitting
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:17 p.m. CST
'Lop, did you sneak out to SHUTTER ISLAND
by Subtitles_Off
and not tell us earlier?
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:21 p.m. CST
by MacReady452
He and Vader lay in what smelled like it could only be piss. TedKord sneered down at them as the women closed in. Christina Hendricks, Olivia Wilde, and Scarlett Johansson(ALL NUDE) stood over them.
 "I'm scared but also kinda aroused." Vader told Him.
 He had to agree.
 "Make it quick ladies. I don't want them to enjoy this to much." Arend ordered.
 Sixes and Teddy held them down. Christina Hendricks slammed her heavenly jugs around His head engulfing it entirely. He screamed but sweet, sweet tittie meat filled his mouth. Stabby regained consciousness on the floor. The legion of knives on his chest had acted as a sort of bullet proof vest and only one or two pellets of shot had actually hit him. His relief was short lived as ScarJo slapped her sopping gash onto his face. She was so wet he began drowning in her juices. Olivia Wilde had Vader's dick in a death grip. She was in a reverse cowgirl position but was sitting on his throat.
 The lights were growing dim.
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:25 p.m. CST
Shutter island no. 1 on Friday
by Six Demon Bag
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:39 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
I'm proud of you. Stepping up as care-giver. Watching musicals one night and letting her have girl-time the next.
That's a man who's secure, right there.
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:41 p.m. CST
by MacReady452
A loud CRACK was heard through the bar. TakingScorpiosCalls had snuck up on Arend and broken his neck. Hendricks, ScarJo and Wilde gripped their heads in pain. They staggered to their feet and stood in a state of confusion and embarrassment. Sixes, Teddy and Colon_El held fast like statues along with the rest of the horde of floaters that inhabited the bar.
 He, Stabby and Vader were still held in place.
 "What's going on?" Vader demanded.
 "It's mind control." Scorps explained. "Arend has had these women under some kind of spell."
 "I knew it!" Stabby shouted. "How else would a woman like Christina Hendricks ever give that scarecrow a second look".
 "What's with the guys?" He said. "Why are the women free but the guys are still being controlled, and how are you not affected?" He asked Scorps.
 Scorps removed his ear buds that were connected to his phone. "I have these and it seems that Arend was only controlling the women. The true puppet master is yet to be revealed."

Feb. 20, 2010, 9:43 p.m. CST
Damn! Mac makes
by Subtitles_Off
Sixies and Teddy the henchmen to The Uber-booobies, and I don't even think I'm in this story!
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:51 p.m. CST
I'll get to you Subs
by MacReady452
unfortunately it probably won't be this "good". Your in the final day. This is the end of day 1 going into day 2.
Feb. 20, 2010, 9:55 p.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
I won't complain as long as Gillian Anderson makes a cameo.
On my lap.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:27 p.m. CST
Enough! Just put the Kiss makeup on him already!
by Immortal_Fish
That and dreadlocks with a heavier dose of the lowbrow would make for an awesome Lobo movie. Enough with this "Punisher In Space" shtick. It only leaves me yearning for the aforementioned.
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:52 p.m. CST
Clocking in a few minutes early...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Anybody at work?
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:56 p.m. CST
how'ls you know.
by MacReady452
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:57 p.m. CST
how'ld not how'ls
by MacReady452
although work makes me wanna howl
Feb. 20, 2010, 10:58 p.m. CST
and even that is wrong
by MacReady452
i'm fried
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:10 p.m. CST
Hey, Mac...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I'm reading the day's posts and i'm almost to your new chapters...Gimme a minute and i'll be right back...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:27 p.m. CST
Your on a different path Cheeses
by MacReady452
there are many facets to this tale. You make a crucial contribution in tomorrows installment.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:31 p.m. CST
FUCKIN' GREAT STORY. Mac...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
Like Subs, I TOO hope I have a bigger part in this than my one 'voice-over cameo' so far...
I love the blade-covered Stabby and Watershit in the bathroom..."They're HhhhEEEEeeerrrr!!!"
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:35 p.m. CST
I got one more installment for the evening.
by MacReady452
almost done.
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:48 p.m. CST
Damn, I just committed my first party foul in almost 6 years...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I dropped a beer out of the freezer, (I like to chill them to almost freezing), and it exploded all over my kitchen...Thank
 I just bought paper towels...
Feb. 20, 2010, 11:52 p.m. CST
Am I the only one who thinks Greedo's eyes...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
in the Sideshow's Collectables new ad above look like a really nice set of purple tits on an Orion Slave Girl?
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:05 a.m. CST
by Continentalop
Seeing it tomorrow because a friend was running late. 11AM. Buying tickets online as we speak.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:16 a.m. CST
I have Akira Cheeses not Greedo
by MacReady452
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:17 a.m. CST
Oh..now I got Greedo.
by MacReady452
Thems some big titie eyes. Bummer about the brew.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:23 a.m. CST
Yeah, Mac...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I HATE alchohol abuse....And losing even ONE beer is abuse, to me...
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:38 a.m. CST
Also Subs, Re: The Searchers
by Continentalop
I just noticed your comment about Johnny Reb giving away a medal. I might be wrong about Lucy being his daughter, but he didn't show favoritism to Debbie. The medal he gives Debbie is a Mexican medal. He was either awarded it for fighting he did on behalf of Mexico or, more likely, took it off of a dead Mexican soldier since he has been a bandit. That medal holds no sentimental value.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:44 a.m. CST
Oh, btw
by Continentalop
Evening Mac & Cheeses.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:58 a.m. CST
Nothing like bearded men to provoke a lengthy debate, right?
by anonymoose
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:01 a.m. CST
Anyone see the pic in the welcome message of the shelter?
by anonymoose
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:04 a.m. CST
Subtitles Off- Goodfellas Director
by D.Vader
Scorsese or Scorses?
 All about how eager you are to type about the man =).
 Long live Socrses!
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:07 a.m. CST
Hey Conti. Here is the conclussion to Day 1
by MacReady452
"You stupid fucks have no idea what you have gotten yourselves into." A man stood at the door that led to the basement. He was in shadow. "You must be Republicans."
 The song on the juke box changed and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" came on. This is what had put Him on alert the second he walked through the door. Why was this shit-kicking bar playing nothing but Barbra Streisand? Why were strippers dancing to "Evergreen"?
 James Brolin grabbed Scorps in a choke hold and pulled his ear buds out. Babs stepped through the door.
 "UGGGGGH!" Everyone in the room groaned as she walked in. Even the mind control she was wielding over all the men in the room couldn't mask the actual disgust they all had for her. Even Brolin vurped a little.
 With the raise of an eyebrow Babs had everyone snap to attention.
 Stabby put a knife to Colon_El's throat while Colon poured 151 over Stabby's head and lit a match.
 He pulled "the blade" and raised it over Vader's head while Vader pressed the tazer against His balls.
 Sixes put the sawed off against TedKords temple while he did the same with his longslide.
 Brolin started squeezing Scorps throat.
 Babs spoke. "The Oracle thinks YOU can eliminate me? What a joke. Arend had no control over the abilities I bestowed upon him. He was weak, infatuated with a pair of tits."
 "Glorious tits." Stabby corrected.
 "ENOUGH!" Babs shouted. She raised an arm in preparation to deliver the deathblow to everyone in the bar. The "floaters" drooled in anticipation waiting for the blood.
 Suddenly the bathroom door flew open.
 "Hold it right there you beak-faced harpy!" water_shit_anderson roared.
 Diarrhea fanned the door rapidly sending a waft of noxious turd gas through the bar.
 Streisands enormous schnoz drew a deep inhalation of shit odor and it was to much for her to hold all of her concentration. Brolin released Scorps and made a grab at Streisand. His right hand dug two fingers into her eye sockets while his left gripped her mouth. With one easy pull he ripped out her eyes and pulled off her jaw. She bled out in seconds.
 "She actually looks better now." Teddy shrugged.
 Released from her grip, He, Vader, Stabby and water_shit stabbed, beat and farted on the remaining floaters 'til there were none left standing.
 Brolin broke down sobbing on the floor. Six Demon Bag, TedKord, and Colon_El massaged their temples, blinking their eyes, trying to get their brains back in order.
 "AHHHHHH!!!!" Brolin screamed. He flailed around the room unable to regain any control over himself. He ran to the bathroom and plunged his head into the toilet bowl that was full of water_shits weapon of choice. The disgusting fluid filled his lungs offering the release of death he knew was his only way out.
 "Wow." ColonelFatheart said. "I've been serving that bitch drinks for a week now and it feels like my head is split wide open. Brolin must have felt like there was a wasps nest in his skull."
 "Who are you guys?" He asked.
 "We're the Pedalback." TedKord replied. "Some Guy and Some Other Guy sent us to find you. The Oracle told them you would be here. We got here a week ago and that bitch had us under some kind of spell."
 "I've been faking it the whole time." Scorps said. He spit on the ground. "I actually had to go down on that monster." He held back tears that not one man would blame him for shedding. It was at this point many began to suspect he was more powerful than even he himself knew.
 "Let us make it up to you." A voice came from behind the bar. Christina Hendricks, ScarJo, and Olivia Wilde (still totally nude) emerged from their hiding place.
 "Take your pick." He said to Scorps. "You're batting lead off on this one. You earned it."
 "You guys start without me." Diarrhea said. "I'm gonna be a minute." He disappeared back into the bathroom.
 The room erupts into laughter.
 *Freeze shot** Start theme*
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:07 a.m. CST
Oh Heck yeah
by D.Vader
I like where this story is goin'.
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:09 a.m. CST
by MacReady452
Was "Mac & Cheeses" meant to be funny? Cause I laughed.
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:09 a.m. CST
by MacReady452
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:10 a.m. CST
Pandas given panda porn to increase arousal and population.
by anonymoose
Not kidding. See this? '_' This is my serious face.
 http://tinyurl.com/yhlwmx8
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:12 a.m. CST
Mac & Cheeses....
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I like that, 'Lop...
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:21 a.m. CST
They don't like the females personality:)
by MacReady452
I now include pandas in the "bros before ho s" philosophy. Bros>pandas>hos
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:24 a.m. CST
Yes it was Mac & Cheeses
by Continentalop
When I typed it I honestly imagined a buddy cop show with you two.
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:29 a.m. CST
I want some Mac and Cheeses right now
by D.Vader
Just sayin'. You guys could make a killing on the "late night partier" market. College towns would LOVE you.
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:30 a.m. CST
Re: Shat to star in Shit
by MacReady452
If y'all aren't familiar with Shit My Dad Says, I highly recommend it. That being said..I feel Shatner is all wrong for the part. Maybe he'll surprise. If they water it down it will suck anyway.
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:32 a.m. CST
We are delicious Vades
by MacReady452
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:56 a.m. CST
Ok Subs, not to beat this SEARCHERS thing dead
by Continentalop
But I suspect that Lucy was Ethan's daughter, or could have been, for these reasons:
 1) Lucy is fair-haired; the other two Children had dark hair if I remember right.
 2) Ethan actually gave Lucy an actual locket - sure it turned her neck green but that was back when he was broke he got it for her. When Debbie asks for a locket Ethan improvises and dives her a gold Mexican medal he probably took from a dead soldier. Lucy's was a thoughtful, intentional gift; Debbie's was a spur of the moment fancy.
 3) When Ethan returns to his brother's farm and realizes the girls are gone he calls out "Lucy, Debbie, Lucy...Lucy. Lucy." That is 4 Lucys to one Debbie.
 4) When they locate the Indian camp Ethan pushed the idea of a raid. Clayton points out the Indians will kill the girls during a raid and suggest that Ethan wants that.
 Ethan has already hinted that Lucy has been raped and that a white woman raped by Indians should be put to death, but he has also said Debbie is still to young for th to touch. So why do a raid that will kill both if Debbie can still be saved before she is "shamed"? Because Lucy is the one he is really worried about at that moment, his possible daughter.
 5) Finally the discovery of Lucy's body really shocks the hardened Ethan. It could be because of what they did but it could also be because he thinks she might be his daughter.
 I admit none of this is concrete evidence but they are enough circumstantial evidence to make it plausible that someone would think Lucy might be Ethan's illegitimate daughter.
Feb. 21, 2010, 1:56 a.m. CST
Babs and Brolin?
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
HHHHHAAAAA!!!! Where's Barry Manilow? Lickin, Watershit's anuns???
Keep it rollin', Mac...
You have inspired me...
Feb. 21, 2010, 2:13 a.m. CST
for the mind control thing i needed couples
by MacReady452
where one was way out of the others league. Arend and Streisand seemed to fit the bill.
Feb. 21, 2010, 2:16 a.m. CST
Nash out.
by MacReady452
and by Nash I mean me.
Feb. 21, 2010, 2:43 a.m. CST
Later, Mac...
by Cheeses_of_Nazareth
I'm out my own bad self...12 hour day tomorrow startin' at 10AM CST..See ya'll around 10:30PM...
Feb. 21, 2010, 3:07 a.m. CST
urkdr ukn
by TakingScorpiosCalls
nver to drink agian.
Feb. 21, 2010, 3:31 a.m. CST
Op i havent seen blackboard jungle
by TakingScorpiosCalls
And Alexander Nevsky, Man With the Golden Arm, or Shaft, American Grafitti but now they are on the list and are a must to see.
Feb. 21, 2010, 3:33 a.m. CST
Goodnight everyone
by TakingScorpiosCalls
i will read your mythos Mac.
Feb. 21, 2010, 4:01 a.m. CST
by Continentalop
I'm going to bed myself. But first:
 Alexander Nevsky is a very interesting film. Remember to watch it for what it is: USSR war prewar propaganda against Nazi Germany. You'll see a lot of allegories between characters and situations in that film and what was going on historically at that time
 Blackboard Jungle isn't that impressive of movie but watch a bunch of movies that came out around or before that film and you'll understand why "Rock Around the Clock" seemed so bold and powerful when it comes blaring on.
 Shaft's soundtrack is awesome but I prefer Curtis Mayfield's Superfly.
 Never saw Man With the Golden Arm. I've seen Man With the Golden Gun many times.
 American Graffiti will surprise you. I mean Lucas made this? And if you get a chance, watch the Italian film that inspired it, Fellinni's I Vitelloni (if you haven't already).
Feb. 21, 2010, 4:06 a.m. CST
Ok one more thing
by Continentalop
Everyone name the credit sequence that is underappreciated. I'm going with Saul Bass's credit designs for Bunny Lake is Missing.
Feb. 21, 2010, 4:12 a.m. CST
"name the credit sequence that YOU THINK is underappreciated"
by Continentalop
Watched OLDBOY last night, and funnily enough throughout the opening credit sequence (with ticking clock imagery) I was thinking this is pretty damn good - so my vote is for OLDBOY. It got the headlines for its live-octopus eating and graphic violence but that's just detracting from the CREDIT SEQUENCE!
Plenty of other memorable credit sequences that I can think of - of course the Bond movies are a stand-out - but 'underappreciated' is trickier.
 CONAN THE BARBARIAN's opening credits with the forging of the sword and the pounding Basil Poledouris soundtrack is pretty damn awesome and rarely spoken of so that might qualify?
Feb. 21, 2010, 8:39 a.m. CST
by DioxholsterReturns
cant wait for this movie
Feb. 21, 2010, 8:43 a.m. CST
SPEED opening credits
by DioxholsterReturns
slowly down the elevator shaft, fucking brilliant.
Feb. 21, 2010, 8:54 a.m. CST
New Riddick movie? WOW!
by savagedave
No wait, that was 700 posts ago. What are we talking about?
Feb. 21, 2010, 9:04 a.m. CST
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 21, 2010, 9:09 a.m. CST
...HA! "I actually had to go down on that monster."...
by FlickaPoo
...that's the line that got me.
"I've been faking it the whole time"...
Feb. 21, 2010, 9:38 a.m. CST
...remember those 3-D questions I had for Conti...
by FlickaPoo
...last week?
 An EW column asks and answers the same questions in the same order this week.
Blood test time. Who's the rat?
Feb. 21, 2010, 9:51 a.m. CST
...the animated end credits for A SERIES OF...
by FlickaPoo
...UNFORTUNATE EVENTS are infinitely better than the movie.
 I could watch them all day.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTg5vGDcu6U
Feb. 21, 2010, 9:56 a.m. CST
For under-appreciated credit sequences
by MadFuckingMax
have a look at Clockers.

It's pretty chilling; where so many films glamourized gang culture, I'm sure it was (close enough to being, at least) one of the first to strip away any preconceptions people had - displaying real life photos of the victims of inner-city gun crime.

Good film, too.
Feb. 21, 2010, 9:59 a.m. CST
I slept in on Sixies and Flick's recommendation.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:04 a.m. CST
by FlickaPoo
...good shit, right?
We knew you'd like it.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:24 a.m. CST
Yes, 'Lop, I agree RE: SEARCHERS
by Subtitles_Off
that Lucy might be Ethan's daughter, since it's obvious that there is history between Ethan and the woman his brother married. However, is he just teasing little Debbie when he first meets her by calling her Lucy? Would he really not recognize his own daughter? And, if Debbie, once kidnapped, has so little value to him, why continue the search for her long after he's found Lucy murdered? I don't really believe the whole "they're better if I kill them because they're ruined" argument. I'm not saying he isn't motivated by that but, deep down, he's dealing with other issues. Issues that are more directly tied with his relationship to Martin.
I've got no real concrete evidence for my interpretation, either, and I should've paid more attention to the details regarding the foundling Martin's discovery and rescue. My theory is that Martin is the son of a woman Ethan loved who, herself, was kidnapped by Comanches. When Ethan tried to rescue her, she was murdered and scalped, leaving only the child - a surrogate "son" for him and a connection to a lost love - for him to save. The problem with this theory is it lessens the "lost love" aspect between Ethan and his sister-in-law by presenting another woman as his chief motivator. Was Ethan just a horn-dog in his youth?
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:25 a.m. CST
It's true, Vades. Every time I type Scorsese,
by Subtitles_Off
I have to spell-check myself. I've lost count of the times I've posted the name Scorses.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:26 a.m. CST
Flick, I've told you, if I'm not careful,
by Subtitles_Off
I could sleep twenty hours every day.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:38 a.m. CST
Also, 'Lop, while you are probably correct
by Subtitles_Off
about the relative value of the gifts, it's the military - therefore, the macho - value of the medal that, I think, would make it more meaningful for Ethan (even though he insists otherwise, saying something to the effect that it's worthless). The nationality of the thing is even more important because it represents his anti-Federalism, his anti-Union Confederate oath, his INDEPENDENCE.
I just think Debbie becomes his chance at a "do-over." It's the only explanation that makes the iconic image of him lifting the adult Debbie into the air more than just an awkward character flip. That's been his goal all along, to save her, to redeem himself, no matter what racist, manly, rugged shit he's used to convince everyone else to stay away from him.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:43 a.m. CST
I'll tell you what credits I hate.
by Subtitles_Off
Those Marvel movie credit sequences. The animated molecules that have opened X-MEN, both HULKS and all the Spider-man movies. Give it a rest already, damn!
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:45 a.m. CST
OK, Mac, you need to post this at the Shelter.
by FriendlyWaitress
If you haven't already, of course... didn't see it though.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:47 a.m. CST
It's going to be up there, EffDub. Deffy.
by Subtitles_Off
I've collected all parts, and I'm just waiting for Mac to conclude it before I put it up.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:49 a.m. CST
We need to title it, too!
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:51 a.m. CST
...I read an interesting article about sleep cycles...
by FlickaPoo
...recently. The gist of it was that everyone has an internal clock, that runs on a roughly 24 hour cycle...but most people's internal clock isn't an exact 24 hour cycle...you might run fast or slow...say a 23 hour or a 25 hour cycle.
Anyway, whether your internal clock runs fast or slow determines whether you are a morning person or a night person.
If your clock runs fast you are a morning person. If you get up at seven, you'll get sleepy early...and once asleep you'll want to get up early. Left to your own devices in a room with no natural light your day would be less than 24 hours long.
If your clock runs slow, you are a night person. You want to be awake for longer periods and sleep for longer periods. You're constantly struggling to fall asleep at a reasonable hour...and struggling even harder to wake up when you should. If left to your own devices in a windowless room your day would be longer than 24 hours.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:56 a.m. CST
Cheeses, I need a title for STAR TREK, too.
by Subtitles_Off
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:57 a.m. CST
That makes sense, Flick.
by Subtitles_Off
I'm a night guy.
Feb. 21, 2010, 10:59 a.m. CST
Mornin' Subs
by Continentalop
See I still don't know about the medal. The coins in his bag are Mexican with the image of Maxmillion on them - same as the medal. I think it is just something he plundered.
 And I really don't think he was planning rescuing Debbie all along. The guy is a hardcore racist who believes a white woman is better off dead than with a buck. He could never stand the thought of her having been tainted by an Indian nor living with them, especially after she had been Scar's wife. Only Martin's civilizing words (ironic, since he is the one with "savage" blood in his veins is able to change his mind.
 See this why I love this movie. You can spend hours debating each other about how to infer or interpret each scene and each character, trying to figure it out. Can you do that with f'ing Transformers or Valentine's Day? Fuck no.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:01 a.m. CST
...the article was of particular interest because...
by FlickaPoo
...it suggests that if, like me, you have always struggled to go to bed on time...and to get up on time, you aren't a slothful bum. On the contrary, you were meant to live on a larger planet. Every day is a constant struggle to conform to the demands of this tiny, nervously spinning Chihuahua of a planet.
I won't go so far as to say night people are Supermen and Superwomen, but there are obvious and inescapable similarities.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:05 a.m. CST
Ok I'm done with THE SEARCHERS
by Continentalop
I'm turning into an Asi on this.
 But I'll be honest, I really wanted Subs to reconsider his rating of it. That missing fifth star is driving me nuts...
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:07 a.m. CST
...Conti is being Asi-nine about THE SEARCHERS?
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:12 a.m. CST
Flicka beat me to the UNFORTUNATE SERIES credits
by D.Vader
Those end credits are amazing. Best ever, in my opinion.
 And that year, I didn't think anything would top Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's credits.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:13 a.m. CST
Well, see, 'Lop, that's my ratings system.
by Subtitles_Off
There are a lot of undeniable masterpieces that I struggle with because the flaws are too obvious to me, and THE SEARCHERS is one. I don't like every nuance of a film spelled out for me, either, and I agree that varying interpretations can enrich a work of art, but I believe there is an intent. I believe the artist knows which side of the argument he favors, and it's his job to resolve those arguments. Not everything has to be clear-cut. Not at all. Particularly with the times in which THE SEARCHERS was made. I think it's remarkably nuanced, and it is aimed at a specific time and mind-set.
The flip-side of that is that it risks becoming dated.
The reason I knocked a star off has nothing to do with the above, though. I think THE SEARCHERS is flawed, for me - you've already pointed out why you disagree - because the two types of film - serious western drama and cornball romantic comedy, complete with doofus sidekick characters - don't cohere seamlessly.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:14 a.m. CST
And, no - you're not "turning into an Asi."
by Subtitles_Off
And, even if you were, remember, I do NOT consider that, necessarily, a pejorative.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:19 a.m. CST
Believe me, my awarding four stars to
by Subtitles_Off
a John Wayne picture is the equivalent of giving seven stars to something else.
Throw me in prison, I just can't stand watching the man.
He's wonderful in THE SEARCHERS.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:19 a.m. CST
...D, you're a man of taste and discernment...
by FlickaPoo
...Eric Banaesque taste and discernment.
Stay the fuck away from my wife.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:24 a.m. CST
OK, so Mac...
by FriendlyWaitress
I just finally had to copy and paste all the installments, to read them uninterrupted... I still don't get who was the guy on the bike? I thought it was Subs... did he die?
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:25 a.m. CST
My favorite recent pic of Olivia Wilde....
by D.Vader
Thank you for giving her to me, Mac.
 http://theblemish.com/2010/02/olivia-wilde-in-the-march-2010-elle/olivia-wilde-elle-07/
http://tinyurl.com/yzj9uw8
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:28 a.m. CST
Flicka beat ME, too... those credits are AMAZING...
by FriendlyWaitress
of course, the secret to seeing them was to get through another 2 hours of torture-by-Carrey. I almost didn't see those credits, because I was dead-set against seeing that movie in the first place.
 God damn, I despise that man.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:29 a.m. CST
SUBS... I agree.
by FriendlyWaitress
Can't stand him either. In fact, never seen one of his movies all the way through... I can't do it. But I might have to see the Searchers now.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:31 a.m. CST
by D.Vader
Definitely. Definitely when I wake up between 10-11:30 every day.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:32 a.m. CST
...the sleep cycle experiment mostly consisted of...
by FlickaPoo
...putting a bunch of people in their own windowless and clockless environment for weeks or months and letting them slowly settle on their own cycle/schedule for eating and sleeping.
Imagine if Cheeses had been part of the study?
They would have had to throw out all the data...he would have single-handedly set sleep research back by decades.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:36 a.m. CST
THE SEARCHERS is a movie Spielberg watches all the time...
by D.Vader
... just before he starts production on a movie. Right? Isn't that the story? Before he starts shooting, he always watches The Searchers, Seven Samurai, and one other film I think...
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:38 a.m. CST
EffDub, he's perfectly cast in THE SEARCHERS.
by Subtitles_Off
And, it definitely is a movie everyone should see. Its influence on so many of our favorite current directors is so obvious.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:42 a.m. CST
...I don't care for John Wayne either, but Subs...
by FlickaPoo
...your visceral reaction to both Wayne and Epic Bearded Man is painting a psychological profile...
Tell us about your asshole uncle...are you ready to talk about it?
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:44 a.m. CST
Sounds, certainly, like it influenced Eastwood.
by FriendlyWaitress
Just from the story alone.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:48 a.m. CST
The other movies Spielberg watches for inspiration...
by D.Vader
Its a Wonderful Life and Lawrence of Arabia. I was not aware of the first one, but definitely the second.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:49 a.m. CST
by ColonelFatheart
That's my favorite John Wayne performance.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:50 a.m. CST
But his work in THE SEARCHERS
by ColonelFatheart
is quite great, too.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:50 a.m. CST
Oh, you don' wanna know 'bout my asshole Uncle.
by Subtitles_Off
And that's not where it comes from, but, yeah, I have a knee-jerk, most definately, against "look at the size of my balls", traditionalist, machismo.
Not always. My buttons aren't stuck when I watch noir and some other stuff. But throw in any kind of military or authority stuff, and I'm squirming.
In my defense, the opposite has the same effect on me. Gay men being "fabulous" and women buying shoes. Those're my other knee-jerks.
That's not my uncle's fault, either.
I feel unburdened.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:53 a.m. CST
by Subtitles_Off
Awful, awful, awful, awful movie. Manipulative and trite. Second only to FORREST GUMP for Greatest Piffle Ever.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:55 a.m. CST
..."That's not my uncle's fault, either"...
by FlickaPoo
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:56 a.m. CST
Proof of how much JAWS is my favorite movie
by D.Vader
Check out the shirt I'm wearing right now:
http://tinyurl.com/ylgnwuq
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:56 a.m. CST
OK, SO ANNOYING... a haiku
by FriendlyWaitress
Sideways on my list.
 I FUCKING HATE THAT MOVIE.
 Intolerable.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:57 a.m. CST
by ColonelFatheart
Manipulative, trite and damned shattering. Deserving of its classic status, despite the treacle. That bit where George is at Martini's bar praying for help is damn fine acting and directing.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:58 a.m. CST
by FriendlyWaitress
Wow. Nice... shirt...
Do you work out?
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:58 a.m. CST
Alright, that's been my two cents this gorgeous Sunday.
by ColonelFatheart
Good seeing you all for a bit. I'll try to drop by later. I also saw SHUTTER ISLAND last night, but I'll hold off on my opinion until Some Guy and Some Other Guy weigh in.
Feb. 21, 2010, 11:59 a.m. CST
Yes, great shirt, Vades!
by ColonelFatheart
Feb. 21, 2010, noon CST
Great tee-shirt.
by Subtitles_Off
I still have the original JAWS tee-shirt with the poster image silk-screened on it. Of course it doesn't fit, and it's been washed to an indescribable shade of gray, but it is neatly folded and in the bottom drawer next to the black tee that has the iron-on, glittery Pink Floyd patch.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:01 p.m. CST
Sweet, Col.
by Subtitles_Off
Good to see ya.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:02 p.m. CST
by D.Vader
I do work out. Occasionally. I got out of the habit last year, unfortunately, and recently have started trying to get back into a regular schedule.
Can't seem to bulk up my shoulders like I want, though.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:03 p.m. CST
Gump does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
"Liiife is like a boxo choc'lates, yuh nevah know what yu gunner get"
 Read the fucking legend that comes with it Gump! You know that little diddy sized menu. Know your coffee creams from your caramels you simple cunt.
 And yes A WONDERFUL LIFE > FORREST GUMP.
 Although I prefer MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON to both of them.
Feb. 21, 2010, 12:04 p.m. CST
I'm out too...
by FriendlyWaitress
Still debating whether or not to see SI today... we'll see.