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#411 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 209 weeks ago
The culture wars just keep getting worse. This "Don't Say Gay" thing is bat shit crazy. How can there be two sides to this? Why would anyone want their 4-7 year old child being forced to learn about transgender, non-binary, and sex?
This is beyond fucked up. You know what 4-7 year old kids should be focused on? Recess, napping, learning really basic stuff (like art, addition), watching Sesame Street/Dora, playing at recess, making new friends. In short to enjoy the "innocence of childhood" before reality kicks in. They have TONS of time to learn about sex, transgender that other stuff. Which person realistically thought that 4-7 year old kids should be focusing on those issues is beyond me.
Oh, on that incident where the 3 kids were accused of sexual harrasement, where the hell was the teacher or the admin (guidance councelors etc) on this? They could have easily defused this and maybe made it go away by just explaining that the kids didn't know or maybe were a little insensitive. Seriously, what the hell do they pay these people at these schools to do?
Common sense is dead in this country. Someone told me this weeks ago, and I sort of refused to believe this. I lean left but some of this stuff is really indefensible at this point.
#412 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 209 weeks ago
What a fucking joke on multiple levels. This is an insult to people who actual do suffer sexual harrasement. I like the part where the article tries to paint the family as anti-LBTQ just because the son didn't use the proper pronoun.
Also, when I went to middle school there were FAR WORSE things being said. Today's kids, have it easy and are in a sense less tougher.
#413 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 209 weeks ago
He had an awful run in the 90s with a few films that he starred and directed, one where he was a thief who caught the president murdering a woman, and one where he was s former cop with a heart transplant after a serial killer. I think another where he was a reporter trying to get someone off death row. If it weren’t for Space Cowboys I don’t think he could have made another film. He was box office poison.
I remember two of those films, they were both literary adaptions. The White House one was called Absolute Power. The source was a novel by David Baldacci. I just remember it being too long and meandering. Also, Murder at 1600 w/Snipes and Ashley Judd which dealt with a similar plot was far better one.
The other one was Blood Work. I saw this when it came out. I remember nothing about it other then the book was better and who the killer was. The funny part of this is I read one of the novels with the character the movie was based on. I remember the novel just ripped into the movie and said it sucked. It doesn't get any worse than the source/author of the movie telling the majority of their readers that this was an awful movie adaption.
#414 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 209 weeks ago
I really have an issue with these trans complaining about periods. It's just so ridiculous. They weren't born with that "equipment" and I really don't know how the hell they can complain. It's just not biologically possible. But that's just me.
#415 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 209 weeks ago
Indecent Proposal - Another movie not watched since renting it on VHS. I did not remember how this ends...all I remembered was the proposition and them arguing about it. Had I remembered, I wouldn't have bothered watching it again.
They cheapen the whole story with that ending to tidy things up. Ridiculous.
They do a great job setting up the proposition but it starts going to shit afterwards.
I rewatched this like maybe a year ago. I had totally forgotten whether or not I had seen it and like you, I just remember the proposition. Well, they basically blew their load early with the proposition. Because everything afterwards is a dull loop of: them complaining about money/money problems, them complaining about their relationship, and she goes back/or contemplates a life w/the Redford character. Now I know why I totally forgot about this film, it's just really tedious and dull. There's just nothing interesting to me after the proposition part. Your suggestion about the aftermath of the decision is far more interesting than what actually occured in the film.
Croupier: I love Clive Owen but this one is kind of weird. Maybe a bit too "smart" for most of the viewers. Because it's not really a dark noir/thriller you think it's going to be. It's not a comedy/light hearted drama either. It's somewhere in between and I'm not sure it succeeds there either. It's not bad/awful; it's just kinda there and the ending is confusing to me. Probably not something I would choose to rewatch, even though I do like the scenes in the casino/gambling.
Shallow Grave: Danny Boyle's debut film and this is the only one I love and rewatch. The three main characters here are all horrible people. Yeah, they form alliances with one another at various points during the film, but make no mistake about it, they are all selfish. You can kind of see their issues with one another in the early parts of the film. Which makes the unraveling of the characters later on effective and believable. The ending is a knockout and the best part; but it works because the film builds up to it. It's not one of those twist ish things that comes out of left field either.
In the Line of Fire is one of my favorite Clint films. I couldn't imagine anyone else but him in the lead role. Malkovich is excellent in that as the bad guy. It still holds up too. I saw it in the theater when it opened up in summer of 93 I think.
#416 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 209 weeks ago
Disclosure - Another movie I hadn't watched since renting it on VHS. It's serviceable... great cast...and I loved watching those extremely dated scenes of the early internet and this is that wacky mid 90s period when they thought VR was soon going to become mainstream. It reminded me of my trip to Frisco in 95 when we saw that virtual reality display at Fisherman's Wharf and even then I knew it was years away from being ready for primetime. Graphics way too clunky...not even as good as the presentation of it in this movie.
Michael Douglas was on fire early 80s-late 90s.
I have to rewatch Disclosure. Finally saw it a decade ago and was semi disappointed. I read the book and enjoyed that which probably didn't help.
Yep, Douglas had a shit ton of stuff aside from the obvious hits: Romancing the Stone, Falling Down, War of the Roses, Black Rain (which is better than that Tokyo Vice series on HBO), and Wonder Boys (made in 2000) which I found really funny when I finally watched it
Jackie Brown: this one is great. Samuel L Jackson is on fire here as the main villian. If you pay attention here, this is basically Tarentino making a 70s movie set in the late 90s. There the kick ass 70s soundtrack. Some of the backgrounds, scenes, details, scream 70s. It's not as obvious too as some of the stuff now where you have these movies set in some past decade. It was low key and kind of for the viewer to discern/figure out. Deniro here goes against type and plays a mellow stoner who did time for robbery. This is contrasted with the usual intense characters he was playing in the 90s. Only a semi long run time and a questionable ending puts this below Pulp Fiction. Oh Bridget Fonda is at her hottest here, but she has really aged poorly. Oh there was also a scene with a Sam Goody's and an indoor mall plays a big role in the plot, but both those things are almost non existent today.
Dirty Harry: speaking of the 70s. I haven't watched this one in years. And it holds up today. There's a bunch of interesting shots from Siegel throughout the film. And Clint is a entertaining wiseass at times. Love the view/shots of late 60s-early 70s SF. The only drawback maybe, is the main bad guy, he seemed kind of goofy to me.
#417 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 209 weeks ago
He didn’t kick your puppy.
Btw, it’s very right wing of you to begrudge the existence of a poor child because your taxes go up. Plot twist!
I have to admit I also got a good laugh out of that. The last thing that comes to my mind when thinking about disabled children is the high taxes and premiums.
I really don't know why the Democrats are bringing up that abortion bill that will fail it just seems like a giant waste of time to me.
#418 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 210 weeks ago
I watched Collateral today. I thought Cruise was fine. I mean his usual asshole, smug self but he wasn't really on autopilot and this was a different Cruise character than the usual. I mean he was cold yet vulnerable. As to the last third of the film, I thought it made total sense from a psycholgical POV. From the beginning of the film, the Foxx character is basically bemoaning his fate. I kinda got a laugh on the part where Vincent calls him out on his BS (12 years driving a cab "part time"). Well in the second half of the film, Max actually transforms into Vincent and "improvises" a whole lot. I totally forgot the awesome cameo there by Javier Bardem as the druglord. I'm pretty sure there's some more stuff on existentialism and lonliness that I totally missed on as well. Oh I agree with Lofton, Ruffalo's death was awfully convienent. Almost ruined that wonderful action sequence in the nightclub--I thought that was rather a fun improvisation by Vincent to get past all the obstacles (cops + gangsters).
Oh to end: No one makes the night time seem as magical as Michael Mann. It's the same with Thief. Those neon drenched scenes at night with the rain slicked streets of Chicago are truly beautiful.
#419 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 210 weeks ago
Like I said, the Democrats just don't know how to govern when they have power. As much as I dislike Trump, I'm pretty sure he would have somehow gotten them to actually give out 2K. I mean, he'd do it for all the WRONG reasons but he'd actually do it.
On the disability stuff, I think it's easier to get it if you're a child if you have legit medical documentation. If you're an adult you have a lot of hoops to hop through and well pray that a doctor can write you something that says the disability is preventing you from working.
#420 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 210 weeks ago
I thought Cruise was great in Colleteral because he played against type and did it well. I did remember not liking the ending that well like polluxm said.
The Killer--if you ever wondered what the fuss about John Woo or Chow Yun Fat was about this is the film to watch. Shootouts, car chases, themes of loyalty, brotherhood are all prevalent here. Oh John Wick steals from this one, with all the gun action sequences.
The Replacement Killers---zzzzzzz. Only runs 88 mins but I had trouble finishing this. The story sucks and just functions to get to the gun battle scenes. As opposed to the Killer where the gun battles are just a part of the story. Oh, I have to mention, sometimes when foreign actors have to speak in English some part of their charm is lost. And it's the case with Chow Yun Fat here. I also feel the same way about Penelope Cruz, she's just far more interesting in Spanish speaking films. Oh, one positive: Mira Sorvino looks hot here.
