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#1541 Re: The Sunset Strip » Christopher Nolan's "Inception" » 897 weeks ago
Following is a great film and has sort of an indie feel to it. It's in black and white which adds to the charm. It was his first film and you can see the genesis of his other films.
#1542 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 897 weeks ago
Just watched Memento for the 5th time tonight. Incredible movie, the best of the 21st Century so far in my opinion and it's in my top 5 all-time (behind Godfather 1, Godfather 2, Citizen Kane, and 12 Angry Men). Memento just keeps getting better with each subsequent viewing for me. I normally can tear a film to shreds with repeat viewings, but not this one.
Interesting. I saw this when it came out in 2001 and always wanted to rewatch it. In your opinion, does the subsequent viewings of the film improve because you don't focus on the plot as much. Also, would you recommend getting the 2 disc special edition that came out in 2002 or the blu ray edition? I'm going to assume you own the film since you've seen it several times.
#1543 Re: The Garden » The 2009 NFL Season Thread » 900 weeks ago
More interesting than if TO is going to work in Buffalo, is if the moves on the offensive line improve for the Bills. If they finally get some decent pushes after 4-5 years of lousy play, then the Bills could almost contend with a little luck. But if the line plays like it did last year, no amount of other circumstances will be enough.
Eli is getting more money than he's worth imo but losing him would be terrible for that team, and there's always 10-15 teams unhappy with their QB, so if you find one you really like, I guess you might as well pay him a ton.
Just who are their projected OL starters anyway? I caught a few Bills games at the end of the year and thought the QB play was subpar. Edwards is cleary on the hotseat here with no Losman to contend with. The division is interesting in that after New England that second spot (and a potential wildcard spot) is up for grabs. I don't think the Jets will be contending with a rookie QB.
On Eli, QB's are always overpaid and he's above average, maybe not the best, but he's competent and QB's never hit the market. If they have the cap room to do it, then that's fine. Besides almost all NFL contracts are inflated as most of the money will never be realized as there will be a bunch of restructuring in the future.
#1544 Re: The Garden » GNRevolution NFL Yahoo Pick Em League » 900 weeks ago
Thanks for the reminder.
#1545 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution T.V. Madness - Round 2, Battle 3 » 900 weeks ago
Law and Order SVU
#1546 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution T.V. Madness - Round 1, Battle 21 » 901 weeks ago
SVU. Great show, and I agree with axlin08 that it is better than the original series. I had a massive burnout on Law & Order and CSI a few years ago and stopped watching them all, so I have no idea what the current quality is. First four or five seasons of SVU are pure gold though. So are the first three seasons of Criminal Intent.
I'd say the first five seasons of Criminal Intent are great. They added Chris Noth (Det. Logan) in S4 because of VDO's burnout. I don't think the quality suffered because of it. After S5 they dumped Courtney Vance (ADA Carver) and Jamey Sheridan (Captain Deakins) and I don't think the show has been the same. It became more streamlined and conventional and lost the psychological edge that made it different from SVU and the Mothership. It's on USA now for the last two years and they added Jeff Goldblum this year but the mysteries aren't as interesting and in general very predictable. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Stephanie Seymour appearance on an CI episode (it was in S1 or S2).
Regarding Law and Order, I almost quit watching a while back when they added Elizabeth Rohm and Fred Thompson a few years ago. At least it led to the infamous : "Is this because I'm a lesbian?" line. The show has never fully recovered from Steven Hill's departure. He's the character I miss the most even more than Lennie Briscoe.
Anyway, they ended up shifting personnel (the Law and Order tradition) and the show is watchable again. They added Jeremy Sisto and Anthony Anderson on the cop side and added Linus Roache (Batman's dad) as an ADA. Sam Waterson got elevated to the DA role and he seems comfortable there.
#1547 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution T.V. Madness - Round 1, Battle 21 » 901 weeks ago
This is a really tough vote for me as I like both these shows. I don't like how Dexter progressed last year and the last two years of SVU have been subpar. Some of the plots aren't really sex crime based anymore. Still voting for the show with the daughter of Jayne Mansfield.
#1548 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution T.V. Madness - Round 1, Battle 19 » 902 weeks ago
Gotta go with Lennie Briscoe.
#1549 Re: The Garden » What are you eating? » 903 weeks ago
norway mcdonalds and USA mcdonalds are two different worlds. our local mcdonalds have always been the absolute top of the country in cleanlyness, food wise and anything else. i was shocked at the difference when i for example went to london to eat, or in oslo for that matter.
when i was in the states back in 2001, i felt like trying mcdonalds to see the difference in quality and products, but the people i was with just refused to go. i was a bit annoyed as it would have been interested in seeing.
Is that because the international Mcdonalds aren't restricted by the menu? I've seen photos of croquettes being offered in an Amsterdam mcdonalds. I'm sure there are other local delicacies offered. In the US version, you know what the menu will be--Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese etc. I think there is a definite higher standard of quality overseas as opposed to the US. I'm also not surprised about the cleaniness of the Mcdonalds overseas either. Fast food places in the US always have this strange unpleasant smell to me.
#1550 Re: GNRevolution Madness » GnREvolution T.V. Madness - Round 1, Battle 2 » 903 weeks ago
I watched an episode of each series and have to vote for Only Fools. It was slightly better than Fawlty Towers. The ending of the series premiere for Fawlty Tower was funnier though.
