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#1 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 12 days ago

Yep...it's obvious nothing is happening in 2024.

Fans better pray for a leak because otherwise...nada.

I'm with sky dog on that subject...I don't get the interest in a Monsters release. We already have the song and we also know that the mix/master will be identical to what we already have.

If you're gonna wish for something...go big or go home....

Oklahoma or Seven leak

#2 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 12 days ago

Unfortunately I'm hooked on Dallas.

During a conversation a few days ago, the subject of Dallas was brought up. I was a huge fan of the show when I was a kid but haven't watched it since.

I remembered an episode where they go camping/hunting and it was one of my favorite episodes. I decided to look it up for shits and giggles and it wound up being on Amazon.

I only planned on watching the one episode for a trip down memory lane.

I watched it...and immediately had to watch the next one...and the next...

I'm currently in the middle of season 4.

Had I known I was going to get back into Dallas this year, I would've started at the beginning... instead I started at season 3 episode 6 (The Dove Hunt).

I'm also wondering how long I can last. During the 80s, I'm pretty sure I lost interest after the dream season fiasco (season 9).

It'll be different watching as an adult. It may get ridiculous before that point.

JR is amazing...the Tony Soprano of his time. Great character...and I love the little digs he gets in on everyone.

Can't stand Sue Ellen...even hated her as a kid.

Man....Pam (Victoria Principal) is such a hot piece of ass. Her storylines need to get better.



After Dallas runs its course, I'm gonna have to try watching Falcon Crest. These were the two primetime soaps I watched as a kid. I hated Dynasty and Knots Landing.

#3 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 2 weeks ago

I had no idea until today that both Ole Anderson and Virgil  died.

RIP

There will never be another Ole. As I brought up above, a genius of his time.

He was so on fire at one point he was booking different promotions simultaneously (Georgia and Mid-Atlantic). Also handled Florida.


The Road Warriors literally do not exist without him. This idea alone permanently altered tag team wrestling.

I gotta do a deeper dive into both 70s Georgia and Mid-Atlantic. Ole and Gene Anderson feuding with Flair and Valentine sounds amazing....and the infamous Ole heel turn on Dusty.

It's unfortunate that so much of that era is lost to history. It's one of those situations where instead of archiving all that stuff, they just kept recording over tapes as a cost cutting measure.

Cornette has bitched about this for years.


Virgil...

While he did a great job in his role as Virgil, something that wouldn't be allowed today, I'd love to see the timeline where McMahon let's him keep using the Soul Train Jones gimmick. It really had some potential in the WWF.

You can easily picture Hogan and Jones as a team for a brief period anyways.

#4 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 2 weeks ago

You're right...they did a pretty good job with Mike. They could've done better. They pushed the musician angle... which is true...but didn't really go anywhere with his desire to get involved in the behind the scenes/production side. They didn't properly show his downward spiral. The massive drugs, the fights, car crashes, and his frustration with knowing he had brain damage and would never recover.

They barely touched on the Lance stuff (a fake Von Erich) who was brought in because of what happened to Mike.

While they do show the family's use of drugs, they should've leaned further into it....use The Wrestler as the guideline.


If you're interested in the real story but don't feel like digging through books, lengthy podcasts, or that hours long doc, check this out...


http://www.hack-man.com/Wrestling/NewsA … Erich.html

It's the infamous Penthouse article in 88 that goes over a lot of what had happened at that point.

#5 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2024 “Taking Off” » 3 weeks ago

elevendayempire wrote:
James wrote:

Even during the Chinese years, we were never allowed to get away from it. There's even an old logo plastered in The General video.

This seems weirdly nitpicky. Most bands have one iconic logo that they're associated with; when they hit their legacy years they revive it if they went through variations over the years. Pretty much all Beatles releases use the "drop T" logo (which never actually showed up on their releases in the 60s, but was knocked up for Ringo's drum kit), pretty much all the Oasis releases use the one from Definitely Maybe etc.

Yeah it is nitpicky but at this late stage of the game we can either nitpick it to death or gloss over the whole thing.

My fandom...if I can even call it that anymore...has reached a new level.

The whole thing (the CD saga) was just one massive swindle since day one. I no longer believe there was ever a genuine attempt at "moving forward". It helps explain the Helter skelter nature of the project.

It started on day one....

OMG and Live Era in 99

Look which one got the big push.

I didn't realize it at the time but that helped set the tone.

The reunion era was just a continuation...it was not a legitimate reunion/reboot of the "band".

Having said that, I thank them for releasing the few songs we have.

#6 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 3 weeks ago

As a fictional stand alone movie, it's passable. I might watch it again in a month or so now that I know it's not a portrayal of reality whatsoever.

I can see why casual fans and/or people who didn't grow up watching WCCW might appreciate it more.

The story just deserved so much more.

Imagine a Reagan movie that condenses his presidency, pretends Weinberger didn't exist, and instead of Grenada, it's the Falklands.

That's kinda what happened here.


Yeah The Wrestler was great. I need to watch that again.

#7 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 3 weeks ago

Watched some new movies....

The Iron Claw - Garbage. This is a 100% fictional portrayal of the Von Erichs...not a good one. The timeline is completely fucked and they even messed up the iconic Von Erich feuds. Guess how much of the iconic Flair vs Kerry match at Parade of Champions they show?

NONE.

The wrestling scenes are mediocre at best. They did a pretty good job recreating the Sportatorium venue but the lighting is off and they're too lazy to mimic the amazing production values of early 80s WCCW wrestling.

It's all sterile.

The actors do not look like any of the Von Erich s...and the guy they picked for Ric Flair was God awful.

I'm pissed that they ruined the one chance we got to see this story on film.

Oppenheimer - This is a beautiful film. It s also way too long. I also don't like how it loses momentum and sorta peters out after the Trinity test.

It'll probably win a bunch of Oscars.



Somewhere Quiet - This movie pissed me off. The trailer was pretty good but only minutes into the film I knew I was watching a dud. The star...an Asian actress....has zero chemistry with the other actors and did not belong in this film. It all falls apart here. The story itself becomes nonsensical and the end was a slap in the face. As the climax approached I could tell they didn't know how to wrap it up.

You could edit this down to a bad Twilight Zone episode.


91% rating on RT
33% audience rating

The audience got it right. 33 is a bit too high actually.

#8 Re: The Sunset Strip » Best Films of the 2000s » 3 weeks ago

James wrote:

I'm probably forgetting something....


I definitely forgot something.....

Mystic River. Just watched it.

Amazing. Only thing I didn't like is how they don't show her murder during the climax...they simply describe it after the shit hit the fan.

#9 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2024 “Taking Off” » 4 weeks ago

It's not just Axl though...they're all in on the con. If ticket sales hadn't nosedived twice, we wouldn't have got any Chinese leftovers.

We may not get any more.

2025-27 will not require any singles. Its the anniversary of everything that matters to them....the band and AFD. They can coast to the finish line celebrating AFD.

Even during the Chinese years, we were never allowed to get away from it. There's even an old logo plastered in The General video.

#10 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 4 weeks ago

Jerry Maguire - Hadn't watched this since it was released on VHS.

It's pretty good... although didn't deserve its hype.

Still can't stand Renee Zellweger.


Leave the World Behind - I really got into this but that's one crappy ending.


Carlitos Way - Finally got around to watching this. Not bad.... Penelope Ann Miller brings it down a notch. Penn outshines everyone here. They don't do a good job with the 1970s setting...it feels like the 1990s.

Scarface - Double feature with Carlitos Way...both on Tubi. While I've watched it over the years and definitely not one of my favorite Pacino movies, it's worth a watch just for the score and cinematography. It's that awkward unique period between 70s and 80s where it wants to be the gritty 70s but the 80s is seeping into it.

I need to watch even more movies from this period.


Do You Know Me? - An independent meets Lifetime movie. It kept me interested but the plot gets a tad too ridiculous and that second act drags on way too long. Weird seeing Jeremy London in anything besides Party of Five.


All Quiet on the Western Front - Netflix remake. Amazing. The best is the beginning when the group of teenage friends are all excited for joining the military, romanticizing war, etc and then the sudden realization that war is not what they imagined. This happened to countless millions in those days.


Missing - Both Spacek and Lemmon deserved Oscars...also deserved Best Picture.

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