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#491 Re: The Garden » NFL 2021-22 Season » 252 weeks ago
AFC is pretty wide open. There is no real favorite. Tennessee is probably the most complete team especially if Henry is back to somewhat normal. Chiefs D was playing real well for a stretch but they’ve regressed of late and their offense hasn’t really clicked all year. The Bills are up and down. Bengals finished strong but they are young and untested. Patriots have been bad since their bye aside from annihilating a very bad and Covid ridden Jaguars team at home. And I’m not sure how the Raiders and Steelers made it in. I think all the home teams should win, but that rarely happens so I’d expect at least 1 or 2 to slip up.
I'm guessing the Bengals screw up and lose. Maybe the Bills too, they basically beat up on weak teams (KC win was early when Chiefs were struggling; and their only other good win is @ NE). But ooof, weather on that game high of 9 degrees and low of 1 degree.
The Raiders can rush the passer and Carr isn't horrible. I really wouldn't be surprised if CIN just turned it over a bunch of times (or missed a bunch of kicks) and lost.
Guess the only Sunday game that is of real interest to me is SF@DAL. I think SF can control the clock with the run game and Jimmy G won't make a killer mistake. But their secondary might get eaten up by those Dallas WR.
#492 Re: The Garden » NFL 2021-22 Season » 252 weeks ago
Im back to watching it. Had to since the playoffs are here.
Bears finally ditching coach and GM...long overdue.
That Rams-49ers game was a nail biter.
Can't believe the Ravens didn't make it to the playoffs.
Ravens had waaay too many injuries and just couldn't survive losing Jackson + all the DB's
Bears should have flushed those guys LAST YEAR.
Some of the playoff games are interesting. I think both of the Saturday AFC ones could end in upsets. I think KC just trucks PIT on SNF though.
the 90s bowl of SF@ DAL should be interesting. I think the other 2 home teams (TB and the LA Rams) both win. Arizona has been pretty bad after the hot start.
#493 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 253 weeks ago
Looking at that list again. It's mind boggling.
It's littered with huge pop culture films of the 90s..and they're spread out evenly.. It would have set him up as THE action star going in to the year 2000.
On the other hand, it might even out to the same.
To put him in The Fugitive, you've just eliminated The Bodyguard.
To put him in Red October, you've eliminated Dances with Wolves... maybe. That timeline is close.
Air Force One is the real no brainer. No reason not to take that.
I had no idea that Costner turned down that many roles. Counterpoint to the Dances with Wolves one; if he takes Red October there are also the two money making Jack Ryan sequels that followed (Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger--again Harrison Ford benefits).
Him taking and making Air Force One probably at worst delays the bomb known as Waterworld which more or less put a stop to his career as an A lister.
#494 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 253 weeks ago
Ronin- Holy shit...I forgot how great this was. This really needed a sequel...Deniro and Reno had great chemistry.
One more thing...the film needed a better name marketed towards American audiences.
This is one of my favorite movies. I watch it at least once or twice a year. So many great moments. Deniro shooting a bazooka (or whatever it's called) out of a high speeding car, the Sean Bean character and the coffee, the two car chase scenes. Oh and most of the Eastern European villans don't give a fuck about anyone else which is sort of refreshing in a weird way.
I'm ashamed to say it, I just watched Thief (1980) by Michael Mann for the first time. Holy shit, that was incredible. Even Jim Belushi was on. Just perfect. I could see it being a prequel of sorts for HEAT. Had it starred Eastwood I could have seen it being a real sequel. Cann was great, though.
This is def a spiritual cousin to Heat. The convo in the diner in Thief is similarish to the one in Heat. This one is a little grittier and honestly a little better to look at. Just better neo noir landscape and just the way it's shot. The film is a really good character piece. Cann wants to get out of the "life" but he just can't help himself. And no matter how hard he tries he's still a thief and thug at heart (the scene at the adoption agency or whatever is a great example). I think the Deniro is better adapted for a "normal life" and he can blend in seamlessly whereas there's always going to be a rough edge for the Cann character.
Escape from Alcatraz - This is nearly a perfect movie. Not a single wasted scene. It instantly gets down to business and doesn't let up.
It moves a few notches up my list of favorite Clint Eastwood movies.
The Hunt for Red October - Hadn't watched this in 30 years. God I hate the Baldwins ....but he's ok here. It's pretty good but some of the FX don't hold up. You can tell some of those torpedoes aren't real.
I miss Cold War era movies and books like this.
I'm still pissed that a movie of Storming Intrepid was never made.
Yeah, the Alcatraz movie with Eastwood was great. A shame it never really gets mentioned with the great Eastwood films he stars in.
I remember Hunt for Connery and not Baldwin at all. I just don't think Alec was leading man material or whatnot.
Speaking of the Baldwins: watched Vampires (1998). It's kind of a goofy picture. There's are some nice action sequences and James Woods is his usual wiseass self. The plot is sort of interesting and I kinda wished they elaborated more on it. It's one of those movies put on and watch and don't worry about missing anything or it's a moving or deep pic.
Oh something I didn't realize, but Sheryl Lee is hot in this. I think she was more attractive here than in Twin Peaks.
#495 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 254 weeks ago
It massively sucks, but it's not like some evil agenda - it's just that the if we don't - the hospital will be so full that if i crash my car or have a heart issue or something nothing can be done about it - and no one wants that.
This basically happened (and may still be happening) in US States and Cities overrun by covid patients. The people with other illnesses/issues not deemed life threatening or whatnot got pushed back. I'm really not sure how anyone can argue that these hospitals aren't getting overrun by mostly unvaxxed covid patients.
#496 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 255 weeks ago
We know a large subset of the population isn’t going to get the vaccine. The ven diagrams of what ideologies and groups encompass this statistic is so diverse, trying to persuade them with a coherent message isn’t going to get a return on your investment.
I'm not demonizing them or whatever but some of these anti-vaxxers are stridently against this and no amount of money/incentive may move them to get vaccinated. Which is why I think it's a waste of time (along with the verification stuff you mentioned earlier). It's not all anti-Trump either. They had this one young person mid late 20s on the local news who got covid and was anti vax because she didn't trust the medical industry and vaccines in general. I just don't know how you "break through" and explain the pros of vaccination when they seem dead set against it.
The only way these people will get the vaccine (or spread the word) is if they catch covid/go into the hospital and get it. That is their come to Jesus to moment. And at that point it's almost too late.
Tl;dr I agree with you on this but think the $500 is a waste of time.
#497 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 255 weeks ago
I have no idea and neither do you. It's just speculation. Viruses mutate.
#498 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 255 weeks ago
52 Pickup - 1986
I can't believe it took me this long to see this. It's pure Tarantino. John Frankenheimer didn't put a lot of good films out in the 1980s, but man, this is basically French Connection meets Miami Vice. There's def a little cheese, and I think Roy Scheider was terribly miscast, but the vibe and the villains were outstanding. I really wish that they could re-edit by Tarantino with new music could turn this into a classic.
They don't have the balls to make this film today.
That film has one of my favorite endings. And yeah the main villan played by John Glover was great. Honestly, Sciender was a bit too clean to play the main guy. Needed more sleaze.
Mirror, Mirror 1990 horror film. Slow burner eventually gets interesting in the second half. I did like some of the kills and even though it goes into the familiar high school setting I found it interesting. The main actress Rainbow Harvest doesn't have a large discography (she quit after 1991) but she had a unique look. Oh, the chick from the Aerosmith video "Janie's got a gun" plays the other main character. In her imdb trivia or whatever it says she turned down the role of Brenda Walsh on 90210. Oops.
#499 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 255 weeks ago
Just got home from shopping. Got the J and J booster while at Safeway.
It stung more than the last time. I also started feeling a bit nauseous on the way home.
I'm going to make me a couple sandwiches and lay down and watch a couple movies.
Surprisingly they handed me a 10% off your grocery bill coupon. It was supposed to be for your next shopping trip but I went ahead and used it.
I don't know if this is a local or national offer. I knew nothing about it.
I would just rest for the next few days. You'll get hammered by it at some point. You'll feel fine and all of a sudden you'll feel the energy crash and the need to rest. Yeah, I know I got a totally different booster but I would suspect that the side effects are similar.
mitchejw wrote:Smoking Guns wrote:The virus came from the lab.
Dumb ass..prove it or shut the fuck up
This is too much, dude, just stay out of the thread.
Aside from being rude, Mitch has a point. There has been no evidence that this came from a lab; I don't count conspiracy theories as a reliable source.
#500 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 256 weeks ago
I don't trust big pharma...but I also don't trust a virus that might send me to my grave if I happen to catch it.
If this were the 1990s and I'm in my 20s....I probably wouldn't take it seriously. Would be much easier to laugh off the hysteria.
I'm not. I'm staring down the barrel of 50 and I'm not in the greatest of health. If possible, I'd like to live another 10-15 years. Out of the two choices in front of me, I had to go with the vaccine... regardless of how much money big pharma makes or how shady their past is.
Right. I think people kinda miss the big picture goal here. The goal is to live as long as you can and in some sort of comfort (health wise). And taking the vaccine increases the chances of this and doesn't harm it in anyway. I mean does anyone really want to deal with all these other issues just because they didn't get a free shot? Makes no sense to me but apparently there are millions who still don't want to get vaxxed.
Man, the pharmacist was right. I felt like crap yesterday and just slept or did nothing. I feel better but uh...this is not fun at all. Side effects from the Moderna booster in case anyone is confused.
