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#381 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 224 weeks ago

Oof.  WSJ must have been about to publish something bad on him to have him just "retire".  Rumors are that Brock Lesnar quit as well after hearing the news.  That's bad because he's in the main event at SummerSlam.

It's a good day, really.  I'm looking forward to how HHH and Stephanie (I assume) will book the shows.   They can't do any worse.  And HHH has that old WCW/NWA mentality.  I hope this means the end of the 50/50 booking and feuds that never end or go anywhere.

#382 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 224 weeks ago

misterID wrote:

They say the “mall cops” could’ve handled the situation. Yup.

LOL, haha.  Some of those mall cops are for show only.  Some of them are old as fuck and shouldn't be out there. 
Social media doesn't help as well.  You see a lot of these psychos tell everyone of their plans on 4chan or whatever and that bothers me, probably because I'm becoming an old fart.

#383 Re: Guns N' Roses » Can you see Slash leaving again? » 224 weeks ago

He's not leaving, he has a family to support now and a life style to maintain.  Most of his creative pursuits (ie NEW MUSIC) will be done w/the Conspirators.  GNR pays the bills and he isn't leaving all that cash on the table for a second table.

And there are no creative difficulties in GNR now anyway since Axl doesn't seem interested in writing and releasing any new music anyway.  So that's a  non issue.

#384 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 225 weeks ago

polluxlm wrote:

Guess it was just that wild part of the seventies where you were allowed to do anything and even the conservative studio heads were ready to approve it.

That's what it was.  There wasn't as much pressure to crank out box office hits.  So director's could indulge in "personal projects" that were creative and interesting.  There was alot more freedom.  Don Siegel could crank out a hit like Dirty Harry and then in the next year release something a bit different like Charley Varrick.

There was a lot more variety in films.  I think the 90s (parts of it anyway) have that  feel to it as well.

#385 Re: Guns N' Roses » Slash confirms “one or two” new songs by June » 225 weeks ago

ClaudeF wrote:

Did everyone get today's email from the offcial site?

Great news!

Ready for the subject line? Here we go:

3 ...

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Bring The Heat With The GN’R Summer Collection

14  This aspect of the band never fails to entertain.  Thanks for posting these.  It has a surreal quality to it.

#386 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 225 weeks ago

misterID wrote:

A Tale of Two Sisters is one of my favorites. I Saw The Devil is fantastic too.

I still haven’t seen Ichi yet.

Ichi the Killer?  It took me a couple of viewings to finally "get" that film.  Also if you're looking for a relatively conventional Miike film, try First Love which was released in 2019.

Ok, I gotta spoiler I Saw the Devil a little here.  I always crack up at how the villian discovers the tracking device and how he gets rid of it.


The Gambler.  Great Caan performance as a degenerate.  It's  one of those quiet, character performances.  At some points, I just wanted to yell at the TV, why are you still fucking gambling?  The ending is interesting and could be interpreted in a many number of ways.

Perdita Durango.  I really can't and won't describe this.  Wild and fun 90s film w/Bardem and Rosie Perez of all people.  There's a definite Tarentino vibe to it.  I've read that this was compared to Natural Born Killers and I don't see that at all.  Maybe David Lynch is more apt.

The Last Seduction.  What can I say, this is still one of my favs.  Linda Fiorentino can be as big a bitch as she wants (that's what the rumors said).  But she kills this role.  I also love how there's some gender switching as neo-Noir is dominated by men.   Also, you can tell she was having fun with this.   

Countdown.  Disappointing Korean thriller.  Inital premise was good/interesting and fine.  It veers into drama territory at some point and loses me.  last 30-40 mins were a drag to the point where I stopped to do some online shopping.  It never helps when neither of the characters are sympathetic either.

Chaos--mystery from the director of Ringu and Dark Water.  Slow moving and gimmicky (flashbacks and going back in time).  But ultimately I liked it.  Probably because it had this 90s mystery feel to it. Had shades of Hitchcock and Coen Brothers which didn't hurt it either.

#387 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 226 weeks ago

Randall Flagg wrote:

It seems like Newsom is interested  in running and having a go at it.  If this happens, I don't see how any Democrat wins in 2024.  Biden would be forced to call Newsom a progressive nut, which would cause all kinds of infighting in the DNC as they try to rally around a message  that appeals to coal miners/steel workers and twitter NPCs who think women can have a John Holmes length cock.   The big umbrella idea works if you're cordial and acknowledge an agreed upon framework, but there is no way to connect Manchin to Sanders under the same party.

Newsom would be interesting.  He's probably got some stuff in his personal life you can attack.  I think Biden is toast if he runs anyway.  I saw some poll the other day where 43% of DEMOCRATS hated his economy plan (or whatever it's called).  Harris is horrible for the reasons mentioned here.

It depends how the landscape is in 2024.  They might be better off letting him take the loss and regroup for 28.

The problem is party discipline.  I mean they have all these different ideas but it's all scattered and they never really settle on a message (that can win and inspire people).   For whatever issues, I have with the GOP, they have the unified party message down.

tejastech08 wrote:

Term limits and age limits are also needed to help avoid corruption & complacency in the government.

Yeah, some of these congress members shouldn't be there at all.  Some just don't do their job (cough Ted Cruz) or can't (Feinstein is senile).  It's a big problem.

The two parties control so much that it's almost impossible to get traction as a 3rd party candidate unless you want to spend a lot of money.

#388 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 226 weeks ago

No Tears for the Dead.  Korean thriller on amazon.  Enjoyable, with some decent action sequences.  I really should watch more Korean thrillers, they are really well made, despite plots that sound predictable/not that interesting on paper.

Freeway. I really should have watched this earlier.  Basically a modern 90s version of Little Red Riding Hood, with Kiefer Sutherland as the Wolf and Reese Witherspoon (with southern accent as Red).  A movie like this would probably never get made today in the USA.   Subversively fun.  Pretty good cast too with Dan Hedaya, Brittany Murphy, and Brooke Shields (!) in the cast.  They got the guy from the 90s TV series , the Pretender in this too.  watchable via TUBI.

#389 Re: The Garden » RIP James Caan » 226 weeks ago

misterID wrote:

I’m going for Killer Elite. I’ve tried before but it’s so coked out it was hard to get into it. Caan got Peckinpah hooked on blow while making it. And it shows!

Thief is so good

I've seen it a few times.  It's decent but it's sort of decadent (lol and for obvious reasons).  Second half drags a bit. But it's still watchable and better than Osterman Weekend.  That Peckinpaugh I couldn't get through.

Thief is basically Heat's little brother.  You notice a lot of similiarities theme wise.  Also neon lit CHI streets >LA skyline.  And I love Heat.

#390 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 226 weeks ago

Vince is finished following the latest round of allegations via WSJ:

The previously unreported settlements include a $7.5 million pact with a former wrestler who alleged that Mr. McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex and then demoted her and, ultimately, declined to renew her contract in 2005 after she resisted further sexual encounters, according to people familiar with the matter. The wrestler and her attorney approached Mr. McMahon in 2018 and negotiated the payment in return for her silence, the people said.

In another previously unreported deal, a WWE contractor presented the company with unsolicited nude photos of Mr. McMahon she reported receiving from him and alleged that he had sexually harassed her on the job, according to people familiar with the woman’s 2008 nondisclosure agreement. Mr. McMahon agreed to pay her roughly $1 million, these people said.

And in a 2006 agreement, a former manager who had worked 10 years for Mr. McMahon before he allegedly initiated a sexual relationship with her was paid $1 million to keep quiet about it, according to people familiar with the deal.

The Journal previously reported about a $3 million hush pact reached in January between Mr. McMahon and a former WWE paralegal with whom he allegedly had an affair, citing documents and the people familiar with the matter. WWE’s board is investigating Mr. McMahon’s agreement with the former paralegal, and the 2018 deal with the former wrestler, people familiar with the inquiry said.


The first one (and most disguesting and damaging one) is Christy Hemme.  No idea who the other two female WWE talent mentioned there could be.

The manager one could be Terri Runnels /Marlena I guess.  That one pretty much says the harrasment started in the 90s or earlier.

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