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#1451 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness II - Round 1, Battle 9 » 841 weeks ago
Really tough one but Casino by a hair. That plus I recently discovered that Tarentino "borrowed" the famous dancing scene from another film.
#1452 Re: Guns N' Roses » PAUL STANLEY: DOC MCGHEE Is Not Managing GUNS N' ROSES » 841 weeks ago
apex-twin wrote:Funny how Dougie always leaned on Yoda, but started having issues with her when he himself got ripped off. Then again, if you seek blessing to your major business decisions from someone, s/he's probably worth a cut, you ingrate.
These people were parasites who, amongst other things, charged Axl $75,000 for an [obviously failed] exorcism, and who openly bragged to other Sedona residents of Axl's gullibility.
I had actually read about the exorcism in the past but this is the first time I've heard of Yoda bragging about it. It's really sad considering that none of that new age stuff he tried seems to have helped him that much.
#1453 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness II - Discussion and Results Thread » 841 weeks ago
That 90s one has several tough matchups--Silence of the Lambs vs Heat. Saving Private Ryan vs Terminator 2, Pulp Fiction vs Casino and maybe Forrest Gump vs Braveheart and Fight Club vs Big Lebowski. It's really a loaded bracket. The only one I see being easy to predict is Groundhog Day vs Goodfellas but with the Wonka advancing further than anticpated last year who knows. Whoever comes out of this bracket will have earned it.
#1454 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 841 weeks ago
Raiders were actually in most of their games last year even with JaMarcus Russell stinking it up. Russell by the way is supposedly at 290lbs. I think with even some functionally competent qb play they could be respectable. They're also helped by the other teams in the divison. KC is rebuilding. DEN no idea what they're doing. McDaniels is an ass too. SD is their only competiition.
Of course most of this is self-inflicted. Here are their first round picks since 2004
2004--Robert Gallery-drafted too high at #2
2005--Fabian Washington--never panned out traded to Baltimore
2006--Michael Huff--underachieving Top 10 pick
2007--Jamarcus Russell--drafted #1 over Peterson, Calvin Johnson and Joe Thomas.
2008--Darren McFadden--not even the best running back on the team
2009--Darrius Heyward-Bey--he dropped alot of passes and was overshadowed Louis Murphy a 3rd round pick.
If you're keeping score that's a #1 overall pick, #2 overall pick, #4 overall pick and two #7 picks blown. Luckily they've hit on some later picks otherwise they'd be even worse off. There's also those awful Redskinsesque FA signings from a few years ago too.
#1455 Re: Guns N' Roses » PAUL STANLEY: DOC MCGHEE Is Not Managing GUNS N' ROSES » 841 weeks ago
I dunno with GNR the insane parts of the story usually end up being true. That was a really long winded letter though. Maybe he was trying to write in a stream of conciousness tone. Whatever it was it was entertaining.
Regarding the timing, I think that was around the time that Azoff was getting hired and rehired last year. I remember the NY Post had a tibit about that. THe Post isn't a really reputable source for info though.
#1456 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness II - Discussion and Results Thread » 841 weeks ago
Jesus Christ, that 2000s bracket is NOT impressive at all. I can't hardly believe not one foreign film made it in. That's sad. Fuck, Oldboy destroys half that list easily. So does Audition.
Finding Nemo?? Forgetting Sarah Marshall?? Old School?? Are you kidding me? Who's smoking crack here?
Those Batman and Kill Bill films really bog down that bracket as well, but I'm not shocked the Batman films made it in.
Tarantino has got some nutswingers here that's for sure. All his major movies but Jackie Brown and Reservoir Dogs made it in.
Cant complain too much about the 90s bracket. All those films are solid and I could see any of them making it to the final four. However, Schindler's List not getting in but Groundhog Day did qualify is a cosmic joke. I bet God is even laughing at that.
The 80s bracket is pretty weak to be honest. Some great films got in, but how in the fuck did The Princess Bride and Airplane get in? Way too many classics got left out. Stand By Me should have been a lock. Interesting that Elm Street is the lone representative of 80s slashers in this tourney.
I cant believe Wonka got in(again) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre is NOT in. That is insane. I don't understand the hate that movie gets here. Films like Deliverance and Marathon Man deserved a spot as well.
I was going to do that too but there weren't any nominated. I think Gladiator is pretty weak. I'm a huge Murray fan but Groundhog Day doesn't really do it for me. Too bad most of the better films from the 2000s are either foreign or smaller/not as publicized films.
#1457 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness II - 2000's Nominations » 842 weeks ago
Oldboy
Battle Royale
Up in the Air
Nine Queens
Mystic River
The Game (Korean film not to be confused with the Douglas film)
Paris
Changeling
The Dark Knight
Sky High
Lost in Translation
From Hell
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Match Point
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Michael Clayton
The Prestige
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Bourne Ultimatim
Munich
The Time Traveler's wife
Pan's Labyrinth
#1458 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness II - 90's Nominations » 843 weeks ago
Night on Earth
Rushmore
Heat
LA Confidential
The Game
Seven
Fight Club
Basic Instinct
Falling Down
Silence of the Lambs
Unforgiven
In the Line of Fire
Back to the Future Part II
Leon: The Professional
Terminator II
Braveheart
Blue
Queen Margot
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Clueless
Heavenly Creatures
Delicatessen
#1459 Re: The Sunset Strip » 'Alice' takes in $116.3 million in the US » 843 weeks ago
I didn't really liked it. I was excited for it but...... I wasn't overly impressed by it. Visiually it was ok but I didn't like Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter at all and I hated the story which is basically a sequel to the original. Lame. It had none of the wonder of the original story. Alice went through Wonderland as if nothing suprised her. I'd give it a 5/10 It's definately not a positive "reboot" of a timeless classic. the sad part now though is an entire new generation of kids will think this is the story of Alice in Wonderland when it's so not.
Like you said Stacey in the "most recent movie" thread they should've made two movies. remake the original one first and then do this one as a follow up but with some tweaks and new things. All they did was use the same old stuff from the original and through it into a weaker story. I mena this was marketed as and titled "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" yet she seems so unimpressed by any of it. Almost as if she's Alice in Standardland.
This movie might've been good had it nothing to live up to but it did so in my opinion it failed and it's gonna conitune to fail for an entire new generation of kids who's parents will show them this movie first ripping them of from experiencing the true Alice in WONDERLAND.
I saw this last week and thought it was a big pile of shit. I agree with your point that they should have done a straight remake with the story. There haven't been that many versions of the film made; so its not like they're remaking something that came out recently.
It's kinda disappointing that they left out the psychedelic/ counterculture stuff from the story. But I guess that's to be expected since it's a disney film.
I just didn't think that the film was that interesting as just a movie to pass the time. It was extremely predictable.
#1460 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution Movie Madness II - 80's Nominations » 843 weeks ago
Year of the Dragon
The Untouchables
Willow
Ghostbusters
Back to the Future
Hannah and Her Sisters
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Princess Bride
The Terminator
Raising Arizona
Cinema Paradiso
Excalibur
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Beetlejuice
