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#441 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 216 weeks ago
The Pelican Brief - Damn this movie is looong. Major pacing issues and it needed around 30 minutes cut.
It's ok but the conspiracy truly requires the suspension of disbelief. She's a college girl who created an interesting theory. That's it. Was she right? Yes....but if the FBI, CIA, and the president/staff would simply ignore it, it's so irrelevant that nobody knows it exists! By targeting her and those around her for assassination, it does the opposite...it puts a giant spotlight on the brief.
Reality Bites - As I get older, I sympathize more with Stiller's character. It was obvious when walking into their lives that it was an ironclad clique and he was on the outside looking in. It never would've worked.
Another thing I notice as I get older is how truly manipulative Winona really is here. She has both guys wrapped around her finger and is basically just using Stiller.
I also think that their final meeting at the club should've been handled better.
I think I've seen it once (Pelican Brief) and it was a slog to go through. And also I've never really like any John Grisham adaptions into motion pictures, the novels are always better.
The thing about the Stiller character too is that he's the most mature out of them. He has a stable job and his own apartment. I think they mock him (I may be wrong it's been a while since I watch him) for this which is kinda mean. At the end , the Janine Garrafalo character has her shit together and got promoted to a store manager at GAP, while Lainey and the Ethan Hawke character are kinda adrift and still trying to find themselves and figure out their lives. The ending is a little sad to me.
#442 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 217 weeks ago
Just saw that.
I've been following the Monday night wars on YouTube, and right now the Outsiders are at their peak. Totally forgot how great he was on the mich (and behind the scenes, it was his idea to do Crow Sting). He made Flair look good, which wasn't easy the older and more limited Ric got.
He was fucking ace on the mike. He also had this "cool aura" that's totally different from what Nash had. There was an element of danger with his character, some street toughness that differentiated him from Nash. Nash had that too cool for school, sarcastic kind of personalilty.
I'm still kinda irked that he never got one of those "transition" runs with a World Championship in either WWE or WCW (yeah, he had problems but whatever). I forgot whom he was wrestling in WCW but that guy was trying to wiggle out of the Outsiders Edge and it was one of the funnier things I saw (or thought at the time). Oh he also sold the stone cold stunner like a champ in 2002.
For Lofton: there's a razor ramon match from 92 or 1993 against Rick Martel (it was on Raw I think) for the IC title that is really good. The two ladder matches with Michaels obviously. I'd also add the Goldust feud in 1995. The match itself sucked but the feud was freaking entertaining to me. I'd also skip most of 95 for the WWF, they were running on fumes at that point.
#443 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 217 weeks ago
Scott Hall is on life support after hip surgery. Apparently had three heart attacks during the surgery.
Hopefully he pulls through but it doesn't sound good.
Just read Kevin Nash's latest instagram post and after they gather his family, it appears the plug will be pulled.
Scott Hall who probably did his best wrestling as Razor Ramon in the WWF but achieved more fame as one half of the NWO Outsiders. For whatever anyone chooses to say about WCW, they will always have that storyline and Hall was a big part of that. Thinking back, I always loved the "survey" promo he used to do before a match. As an aside, another piece of my adolescence/childhood gone.
RIP Scott.
#444 Re: The Sunset Strip » William Hurt has Died » 217 weeks ago
Oh fuck. My favorite Hurt role was Ned in Body Heat.
#445 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 218 weeks ago
I think he's handled the Russia-Ukraine crisis fairly well so far but the upcoming elections will be a complete disaster if he doesn't get control of what's happening here.
I lean left as you know, but I agree. The Russia-Ukraine issue isn't really an election issue. I mean we're just kinda there providing reconassance/support whatever.
The high gas prices (people can relate to this and it's EASILY understandable) and high cost of goods, the economy etc. That will sink the Democrats. It might not totally be their fault but voters blame the party in power here.
#446 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 218 weeks ago
I've seen a few of the movies that Lofton posted on so I'll just comment on those.
Notes on a Scandal: solid film and as mentioned the Dench character is the best thing in the film. She just goes batshit insane around halfway through the film. And yeah, they should have expanded on her character.
Flatliners: assuming this is the Kiefer Sutherland/Bacon/Julia Roberts film. It's watchable. The characters are almost all cocky, young brash times (well the males anyway). For me it makes harder to relate to the characters. I thought the Roberts character was the most interesting one. It's definitely overrated and not as great as the rep.
8MM: I disagree I think it does enough to make you believe in the Cage character and his obsession. Or maybe I was bit leinient in this film since I had seen the George C. Scott film Hardcore a few weeks earlier. Joquain Phoenix is pretty good as Cage's guide through the porno underworld.
#447 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 219 weeks ago
Lost Boys vs Fright Night. Who yah got? I can't decide, they're both fantastic, but I think Fright Night is really underrated in comparison.
Funny story, my brother and I loved Lost Boys. Not long after, they were making Parenthood where I lived, and my brother was working at a grocery store when he saw Dianne Wiest (lost boys mom) walking down an aisle. He walked up to her and asked if she was the mom in Lost Boys and she smiled and said yeah. They started talking and she ended up asking him out on a date. He got really intimidated, he was like 19, and he turned her down. He regrets it to this day.
Dude, I would have totally hit that.
Wait, wait. This was like in the late 80s when Dianne Wiest was still sort of hot? And SHE asked your brother out and he turned her down? Holy shit. This is a great story.
#448 Re: Guns N' Roses » Slash confirms “one or two” new songs by June » 220 weeks ago
Axl will be absolutely crucified in the media if he re-releases OMG as a "new" single. Any goodwill will be gone. He spent up most of that goodwill on Absurd.
Yeah, I don't see OMG. The releases are going to have to have a mainstream (whatever that means at the moment) sound.
#449 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 220 weeks ago
Yeah, I saw it was pretty long. Is there any action? I know this was supposed to be a kind of continuation of Serpico. That final shootout was great.
There is some action. I remember a fair amount of surveillence scenes. I wouldn't consider it action heavy.
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003 or 4). Finally got to watch this. It's an intense psycholgical thriller that only the Koreans can make. There's a twist here in the plot but it doesn't really ruin anything for me. Pretty sure Lofton has seen and commented on this film before.
#450 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 222 weeks ago
Anyone seen Prince of the City (1980)? Any good? Not a big fan of Treat Williams but I do like Sidney Lumet.
Solid late 70s type-early type cop/crime drama. I watched it for Jerry Orbach but I thought Treat was pretty good and may have been the best actor in the movie. It's a little long but it's a solid film.
