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Another John Bobbitt?
Women and Men angered/revenge update: The men can no longer give women a hard time for keying our cars, or putting crazy glue in crazy orifices on our body. The reason I say this is...a man just went into an LA Fitness and shot and killed three women in an aerobics class. On his diary/blog, he talked about how he never went out with women, they didn't like him, they turned him down for dates, etc. And, this made me think of the Unabomber. Remember him? Well, he had a girlfriend break up with him, and he sent threatening letters, and I believe he even sent her a bomb. I'm not positive on that, though. Maybe it was a bomb to her work. So...it seems to break down like this. If a "crazy" woman gets angry, she damages a mans property. Or the the thing that probably got him into trouble with her. If a "crazy" man gets angry...he's killing everyone insight (see O.J. Simpson, and many others). The verdict: women win this one.— August 5, 2009 6 p.m.
Movie Pet Peeves
Well card...I might've agreed with you, at first. As you say, Cloverfield and Blair Witch, were based around people finding kids video cam-corders, and then watching what videos they took. But, I remember going to see the Blair Witch Project, with signs in the theatre warning people. Apparently, movie goers were puking because of all the movement of the cameras. When NYPD Blue first came out, it annoyed me as much as that red-heads goofy facial expressions. But, I was surprised that after a few movies went with this new approach, they quickly dropped it (the last time I remember seeing it, was the latest James Bond film...and many critics criticized the use of it, calling it "The Bond Identity"). The French Connection is a classic. And, when you think about those classic car chase scenes (Bullitt also comes to mind), I also think about how many times, car chases can also be so cliche and uninteresting. Nothing takes me out of a picture more, than watching some great David Mamet film, where characters are saying and doing such interesting things...and a car chase is thrown in, making me think it went from a Mamet film to a Mann film!— August 5, 2009 5:31 p.m.
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I always thought, when I was 18...that nothing would be better than for some hot blonde to come up to me and say "Let's have some mad, crazy monkey sex. I want to get revenge on my boyfriend, and....well, you're just the man for the job." It would be a backhanded compliment, sure. But probably wouldn't have stopped me ;-)— August 5, 2009 5:25 p.m.
Blackwater Head Wants to Rid World of Muslims: Testimony
What? I heard my name. Oh, I see. The word typo is there. Now I understand. Okay, back to your smart people conversation. I'll be over in a thread talking about Madonna's adopted babies, or Michael Jacksons nose. Continue.— August 5, 2009 5:22 p.m.
Movie Pet Peeves
rickey...bringing up Speed made me think of something. I have a pet peeve with watching movies with a person that's an expert in a certain field. Some mechanic that tells you the flaws of a race car movie. Or when I played basketball with these pilots at Miramar, they always complained about how unrealistic Top Gun was, as it was being filmed there. When Back Draft came out, firefighters talking about how this and that, wasn't accurate. Don't get me wrong...I think filmmakers should do some research and get the stuff right. But it doesn't mean I need a pilot two rows in front of me, telling his girlfriend "There's no way an F-14 can do an inverted dive like that. It's impossible." Although, watching Jarheads, or Leathernecks...or whatever that Jamie Foxx movie was...my stepbrother made the mistake of saying how dumb the boot camp scenes were. Typical stuff with drill sergeants beating the crap out of the privates. And really...that just doesn't happen any more. And he said so. Well, a military guy nearby went nuts, saying "How do you know!? You've never served a day in the service or in a fox hole, fighting for your life!!" The dude almost burst a blood vessel screaming so much. I was about to say, "Cool it, soldier! Down and give me 25! Now!!!" Just to see if his instincts would kick in.— August 5, 2009 3:37 p.m.
Movie Pet Peeves
I agree about that, regarding Superbad, but those cops (Seth Roger and the SNL guy)...they were so funny, I give them a pass. I do hate when Pineapple Express went down this route. Near the end of the movie, it just became so bizarre. And it ends with them sitting in a Denny's...one guy with his ear hanging off, another with bullet woulds all thru his body. And they discuss whether they should go to the hospital or not. Yeah, right.— August 5, 2009 3:30 p.m.
Driving Drunk Is Not Easy
SD...you've got some issues. Mindy is hardly my dog. She's someone that posts here, and often makes a lot more sense than you do. Of course, her life experiences you don't take into account. Only your own seem to matter. And when you're proven wrong in such things, you just move on to something else. When Mindy first started posting on threads I've mine, you felt the need to warn me about her. I still have no clue what that was all about. Sometimes her and I agree, sometimes we don't. But it's certainly a lot more civil than anything with you ever is. And what is your big deal with Pete? He's no more annoying than a poster like Spliff Adamz, but you didn't have a problem with him. Oh wait...let me guess why that may be. Speaking of Pete, why have you told other people on the boards that they shouldn't agree with Pete on topics. Is this how you win debates? Is a person that engages in these types of tactics, supposed to have ANY credibility in anything else they ever bring up? Like the previous story about the 3 people that are now in college. Who knows what we can believe with you, because if people on these boards side with someone you don't like (Pete, for example), you send them messages that you don't want to have anything to do with them. That's real mature. Instead of letting adults have their own opinions; sometimes that means they might agree with crazy people. They might sometimes agree with you, or disagree...but we can all be adults and have discussion on it. Instead of sending threatening messages to people, getting them to side with you. Good day. (and tell the children of the ghettos I said "Hi")— August 5, 2009 3:27 p.m.
Plant Singers, Big Cheese
As crazy as it sounds...plants actually hate the sounds of Robert Plant. They don't care for their namesakes high notes, apparently. They prefer The Carpenters (I've done years of research on this). (and in my best Homer Simpson voice)...Mmmmmmm, cheese.— August 5, 2009 3:13 p.m.
Movie Pet Peeves
It's funny you say that, harvest (by the way...one of Neil Youngs best albums). I always felt the exact opposite. Early on, I dunno...maybe when I was 12, I heard some actor say how he hates that they aren't allowed to eat the food. So I started paying attention to that. And, to me, it always looks like they're scarfing it down. Sometimes to the point of it grossing me out. The thing to keep in mind is...if the scene involves dialog, it's hard to eat and talk at the same time. But movies that immediately pop into mind where they did both, and looked like they were really eating: Pulp Fiction (Travolta and Jackson talking about pigs, as they scarfed down breakfast), Sideways (one character is eating, and angry, while the other tells of the plans for the day), and I'm guessing the new movie Julia/Julie, about Julia Child, will have lots and lots of eating that looks realistic.— August 5, 2009 3:06 p.m.
Another John Bobbitt?
Storyteller...I'm not saying June Cleaver was hot because she greeted Ward right when he walked in. Or because she always had an apron strapped to her. I think she was an attractive lady. Her character (and for that time period, normal) was a housewife. She took care of the kids, the dinner, the house, etc. To me, a woman/wife character that is a "robot" would be the wife in THE HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG. She was from a country where the man called the shots. When she didn't like the new house they were moving in to, her husband (the always amazing Ben Kingsley), slapped her. And threw a vase into her stereo. Later in the movie, you see that she agrees with everything he says, on every issue. June hardly did this. She sometimes disagreed with Ward, and they'd discuss things.— August 5, 2009 12:55 p.m.