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#371 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
The raid on Mara-largo is shocking and just more reason why people think there is a 2 tier Justice system. I am DeSantis all the way but this was fvcking bullshit.
No it's not. Get out of the Fox News bubble. You need a judge to sign off a search warrant on this. That means there was evidence /probable cause that this occured. The feds don't just search places without some shred of evidence.
#372 Re: Guns N' Roses » Will the next single be something we've heard already? » 222 weeks ago
From what I gather, the label told him that the album didn't have any hits (late 90s-early 2000s) and Axl went and edited/redid (use whatever term you feel like) the songs. Caram just happened to be the guy who was the last guy standing when the album was released. It's all on Axl. The vision on those songs are all what he wanted. Blaming the guy mixing the tunes is a bit misguided.
#373 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 222 weeks ago
I bet the Republicans are secretly hoping (sane ones anyway) he goes down for this (mishandling classified federal documents). He can't run for president as he'll be disqualifed from holding any office in the USA.
#374 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 223 weeks ago
It’s a shame Val Kilmer can’t reprise Chris in HEAT, at least not in any meaningful way. I also think Frank (Thief) and Neil could have been the same person.
Of all the late 80s/early 90s guys who have aged, Kilmer hurts the most because I am a big fan of his work.
Yeah, Frank and Neil are pretty close. I think they only differ maybe in temperament. Frank has got that East coast tough guy thing (remember the scene where he goes off on that social worker on the adoption) and Neil is a little more laid back, although he is capable of turning into a wolf pretty quickly.
#375 Re: The Garden » Disney says bye to fairy god-mothers » 223 weeks ago
Having read the article a few times, I have no clue why anyone would find "Fairy Godmothers in Training" offensive or why it needed to be changed.
#376 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 224 weeks ago
Thief - Yeah this was worthy of the hype. This is probably Caan's second best role...in between Godfather and Misery.
Only criticism is the end felt a tad rushed and I think their final showdown should've been more dramatic.
Love the look of the film. While technically 1981, it feels like the 1970s.
Mann's prequel/sequel to Heat is coming soon. It's too bad that he's so old....same with all the Heat actors. A film instead of a book would be amazing.
From the little I read about it, sounds like some of it is set in 1988.
I think the ending is fine. I love the slo mo scenes of him blowing away the goons at the end, especially the Dennis Farina part. It's weird how Frank and the Neil character in Heat have the same flaw. They want to live and function normally in society but what they don't realize is that it's not possible for them (you can probably toss in the Cruise character from Collateral as well). They are fated to live in the shadows or whatnot. Frank realizes this at the end and survives to live another day.
I'm looking forward to the book and a deeper look at the characters, especially the Chris one. A sequel/prequel should have been done in the late 90s, early 2000s. It's too late now.
Why did this make a billion? I don't get it.
Marketing mostly. You had the crowd/fanbase from Iron Man and there were a lot of tie ins (toys, clothing, etc) that brought people to see that film. I'd write more about this but it would seem like complaining about 2010's lack of creativity in film making.
You mention Watchmen. At least that one was creative and tried something different with the genre.
#377 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 224 weeks ago
Seriously, what is Vince going to do? I don’t see him sitting at home.
I hate to sound really bleak here but he'll probably die off. His life (by all accounts) revolved around the WWF/E. Oh he's probably going to get nuked again. Supposedly, the HBO Real Sports has a piece airing in the future that's damning.
“Shares of WWE rose more than 8% to reach a new 52-week high Monday, as investors became more bullish about a potential sale of the wrestling and media company. The stock is up 45% so far this year, outpacing the S&P 500, which is off more than 16% in 2022.”
This is what I think happens
Probably, but it's a tad complicated since Vince has most of the stock shares. But I have no idea how it works if they find he misled the SEC in those finacial filings.
I'll be a little sad when they get sold. They were basically a family run business for decades and he turned them into a billion dollar corporation. Sort of an American dream success story.
#378 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 224 weeks ago
Reading up on some of the rumor mill.
Apparently Vince was getting investigated by the Feds for his hush money payments and that's why he resigned on Friday.
Triple H got promoted/named to head of creative and supposedly Paul Heyman could have a big role as well. I've always liked how Heyman booked, especially if free from Vince's meddling. I don't really know whether or not he wants the workload though.
#379 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 224 weeks ago
I've seen Frantic once. It's set in Paris and has Polanski's girlfriend/companion play a big role. Her name is Emmanuelle Seignier (I think) and she was in the Ninth Gate. I really liking it but saw it years ago and don't remember the ending.
The Suspect--Korean fast food thriller film making at it's best. One of those adrenaline thrillers with non stop stuff happening. Probably not as interesting a second time around
Shade: a nice little film made in 2003 with a great cast. Con movie about gamblers (card players in specific). Stallone is in this and he is the best thing and I wish he had more scenes in the film. He plays a different character (or slightly different) from the rest of these cheats. And I liked him for it. Melanie Griffith is in this and she's more or less wasted.
Why Don't you just Die? Russian black comedy in the vein of Coen Brothers or Tarentino. Really entertaining. The juice flows freely on this one.
New Year's Evil: aside from the annoying voice disguise from the villian, this one is pretty good. I had the villian guessed halfway through it. It doesn't matter. I liked the ending sequence too. It has a 70s feel to it even though it was released in 1980.
Black Phone: I don't watch much new films at all. But I loved this . I enjoyed the period detail. I will say that if you buy into the story you may enjoy this as much as I did. There are certain aspects I could see where people could end up not believing and just not enjoy the film based on those reasons. And I can see that. But I did enjoy this as it's part supernatural story, part escape story. One weak part, the motivations for the villian aren't really explained at all which I found kind of strange.
#380 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 224 weeks ago
There's a lot they could do to improve the product.
Treat it with some degree of seriousness. At the end of the day it's meant to be a simulation of an athletic contest, and these days whilst it's impressive to see what they can do, it often feels like a gymnastic spotfest.
Secondly, it needs some storylines where it feels like there are some real stakes. That would be helped if their belts mattered more, and if their main champions weren't absent all the time. I remember back when I watched when I was younger that a simple feud for PPVs was a match between two guys to be No.1 Contender for the next PPV - I haven't seen that in years. It's simple and can be mixed with some storyline personal animosity, and can also allow for interesting situations on the TV show where those guys interact with whoever is going to be fighting for the belt at the show. Simple, uncomplicated stuff. Nowadays every angle seems to live in it's own self contained universe and each segment happens one after the other. Doesn't help that every angle they have nowadays is a snooze fest.
Great post. Yeah, the psychology part of this seems gone. Where in the old days you'd see someone like Bret Hart working over a body part and weakening it. Also bring back the word wrestling and shit can crap like the WWE Universe. Also stop the finisher spamming and kicking out of the other guy's finisher. That's been a big problem for years.
The titles don't really matter since they are ping ponged back and forth. It's a shame that Cody Rhodes got injured because he was the one guy who I thought yeah, the title MATTERS to him with his entire backstory and promos. Also, I just don't think these guys know how to cut promos anymore for the most part. Shit, one of the guys who I think "gets it" and has a real throwback persona to him in terms of the over the topness that is pro wrestling is the announcer Pat McAfee. Did you see him at Wrestlemania? Totally gets the "spectacle" aspect of it. Too bad he'll never be a regular wrestler as the WWE stuff is a side gig for him.
And yeah, there are no stakes or intensity in it (or the guys in these programs just don't sell this well enough). That and they seem to recycle storylines a bunch. I can't count how many times Wrestler X vs Authority figure has been done (basically a redux of Austin vs Mcmahon).
