Best movies of the decade
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 12, 2009 4:22 PM CST
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PrintI was thinking about the previous fanpost on music and was thinking along similar lines for music, regardless of format, language, popularity, year it was produced, etc, movies are far more accessible now in the digital age. Most of the movies I list are foreign..the Bourne series was borderline for me, I think that series lifted the bar for spy/action thrillers
Crouching tiger hidden dragon
In the mood for love
Y tu mama tambien
Lord of the rings trilogy
L'enfant
Pan’s labyrinth
The wind that shakes the barley
The lives of others
28 days later
Documentaries - Farhenheit 911, helvetica, we jam econo
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documentaries
Lake of Fire
King of Kong: a Fistful of Quarters
My Kid Could Paint That
Spellbound
Grizzly Man
Bowling for Columbine
Dig!
Enron: THe smartest guys in the room
Jesus Camp
When the Levees broke
Man on Wire
The Fog of War
I love documentaries. My top 10 of fiction movies is basically kaufman, Pixar, Coens, and alexander payne
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i haven't seen most of those with exception to grizzly man, bowling, levees, and man on wire, and they were all really really good.
are you into the yes men? i’ve yet to see the recent one..
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 12, 2009 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
i havent heard of them
but after a quick google search, they sound interesting.
DIG! is one of the funniest movies of the decade. its about the dandy warhols and brian jonestown massacre as they courted major labels during the nineties. THe lead singer of BJM is certifiably insane in an incredibly amusingway
My kid could paint that was the best movie of 2007 about a 5-year-old whose abstract paintings sold for 5 figures each. it becaomes a referendum on truth, authenticity, the purpose of story telling. an absolutely brilliant film.
king of kong and spellbound are similar sports type stories about spelling bees and donkey the arcade game. great crowd pleasers.
documentaries can be wildly entertaining, and its sad that they are given short shrift by the general public. 30 for 30 on ESPN has been very good so far this year as well.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 12, 2009 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
Ive seen alomost all of those thanks to Netflix.
My kid could paint that and Jesus Camp were both really good. Mark Cuban was the money behind Enron flick. Also really good.
Based on your list Im adding Dig! and Lake of Fire ASAP, even though I wasnt that impressed with King of Kong.
The one on Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices was pretty good despite low production quality.
"I like my DH like I like my women. Fat , slow and full of power."
by soxshenanigans
dig is on netflix instant
and is amazing.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:07 AM CST up reply actions
btw
lake of fire is a 3+ hour doc on abortion, so be prepared.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:09 AM CST up reply actions
The BJM are an incredible live show.
I’ve seen them a few times in NYC and always entertain, especially when Anton is antagonizing people in the front row. Hilarious.
Did Ace dress provocatively?
was Ace "just asking for it’ by wearing that beef brisket tube top?
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 14, 2009 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
Good list
If you want test how much emotional torment you can put yourself through, I highly recommend:
Deliver Us from Evil
Dear Zachary: A letter to a Son about His Father
Warning: these films are truly harrowing
i have heard that dear zachary is nothing short of a masterpiece
its definitely on my to see list
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:08 AM CST up reply actions
I don't think I would use that word
It is (understandably) not very objective. I guess it comes down to whether you buy into the conclusion or not. I find it sort of hard to do so, but either way it is almost certainly worth watching if you think you have the stomach for it. What is the point of cinema, whether fiction or not, if not to elicit an emotional response?
I disagree....
The conclusions seemed pretty irrelevant to me. As long as you can avoid any spoiler alerts and don’t know where it’s going, it’ll be one of the most (if not the absolute most) powerful films of any type that you’ll ever see in your life.
For me, it was about the journey and the twist.
Also, if you have half a soul you’ll be absolutely bawling throughout the entire thing.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Dec 17, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Don't get me wrong
It is an incredibly powerful experience, but that is because the story is incredibly powerful. I just wouldn’t use the word masterpiece because that would denote a strongly crafted film. The story is amazing, but the production of the documentary is not spectacular.
Agree with that
Michael Bay couldn’t have ruined that story.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Dec 21, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
Next Top 10 List To Waste Time Until Spring Training:
Top 10 Women You’d Bang That Tiger Woods Has Banged.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Crazy hot.
My wifewas talking with someoe affiliated with Golf Digest today. Supposedly Elin took a gold club to all of Tiger’s trophies in his trophy case. Don’t piss off a Nordic woman by cheating.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
i can think of better leftovers
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 12, 2009 7:59 PM CST up reply actions
my 10 underrated-ish:
amores perros
in the loop
half nelson
children of men
momma’s man
bubble
broken flowers
sexy beast
inland empire
match point
3/4 of these are very highly rated
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions
heres all the movies I gave 5 stars to on Netflix from this decade:
Amelie
Art School Confidential
Atlantic Records: The House Ahmet Built*
Balls Of Fury
Be Kind Rewind
Best In Show
Big Fish
Festival Express*
the Foot Fist Way
the Hangover
Iron Man
Les Paul: Chasing Sound*
LOTR
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Old School
the Onion Movie
Rambo
Run Ronnie Run
the School of Rock
Sin City
Standing In the Shadows of Motown*
Team America
Unforgivable Blackness*
Worlds Fastest Indian
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession*
- documentaries
"I like my DH like I like my women. Fat , slow and full of power."
by soxshenanigans
i love eastbound and down and observe and report
will foot fist way be right up my alley?
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
oh definitely
its great. better than east bound and down
"I like my DH like I like my women. Fat , slow and full of power."
by soxshenanigans
off the top of my head
kill bill vol. 1 & 2 (i prefer 1)
there will be blood
iron man
no country for old men
inglorious basterds
the departed
gladiator (i think it came out in 00?)
before the devil knows you’re dead
man on wire
wall-e
"...but the devil lives inside this kid, I swear it. It rises out of him in a mist, this baby-faced defiant wrathful version of Pat Kane, escapes his bodily confines to perform satanic miracles all over the offensive zone. The only thing more fearsome than that assist was the keep-in preceding it. The only thing more unholy than his face is his black magic." GMH
Kill Bill???
Ill admit I enjoyed them but seriously, there was no worthwhile plot line, and the blood scenes are a little excessive, (one missed gun shot and a knife throw mereit a whole kitchen splattered with blood, really?). I mainly watch those for humor.
I agree with most see here that I recognize but I think Batman Begins and Dark Knight deserves merit, along with some of the other superhero movies (Spiderman 1 and Iron Man) and the first Pirates of Caribbean.
I also liked the simpsons movie, it was a good return to the classic humor of the 1990s, but thats just me
I would like to see a SSS top 100 movies all time, seems like that is discussed a lot here
See, this is what happens when the Sox bunt.
Discord is sown. Brother fights brother. Misunderstandings abound.
-TAEG
by blackoutsox on Dec 12, 2009 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
the excessive blood spattering
kill bill is an homage to spaghetti western/samurai slasher films
"...but the devil lives inside this kid, I swear it. It rises out of him in a mist, this baby-faced defiant wrathful version of Pat Kane, escapes his bodily confines to perform satanic miracles all over the offensive zone. The only thing more fearsome than that assist was the keep-in preceding it. The only thing more unholy than his face is his black magic." GMH
very true
nothing wrong with blood splatter, but I just cant sit still through that movie without laughing once
See, this is what happens when the Sox bunt.
Discord is sown. Brother fights brother. Misunderstandings abound.
-TAEG
by blackoutsox on Dec 12, 2009 10:59 PM CST up reply actions
That's the point.
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by homesickalien on Dec 13, 2009 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
spiderman 2 was the best of those
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:12 AM CST up reply actions
i was thinking about including the kill bills, but in the end i didn't want to include homage flicks
in my list. but i can see parts 1 and 2 (at least the first half) over and over. i haven’t seen the inglorious basterds yet, mostly because when i have time to see movies, i’m with my girlfriend, and i heard this movie is more violent then grindhouse/kill bill.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 13, 2009 7:51 AM CST up reply actions
These probably aren't what I'd consider
the “best films” of the decade, at least not all of them, but probably the ones I’ve enjoyed most, throw tenenbaums and forgetting sarah marshall on there as well, tons of others i can’t think of at the moment
"...but the devil lives inside this kid, I swear it. It rises out of him in a mist, this baby-faced defiant wrathful version of Pat Kane, escapes his bodily confines to perform satanic miracles all over the offensive zone. The only thing more fearsome than that assist was the keep-in preceding it. The only thing more unholy than his face is his black magic." GMH
will come back wednesday with a list
ive been moving the mother from des moines to st louis, too busy, must sleep, must stare at some boobies
If the woman is offering an opinion, you are doing it wrong. - HSA
KenWo's 10 movie pics for the 2000s
1. Inside Man
2. Training Day
3. Borat
4. Old School
5. Anchorman
6. Elf (I’m in a holiday mood).
7. Rocky Balboa
8. Crash
9. Gladiator
10 A and B- Batman Begins and the Dark Knight.
I don’t see many movies.
Kenwo4life=ratings
dig most of those movies, but i haven't seen rocky balboa, i heard its pretty good. the first rocky is one of the best movies evER imo.
had no idea stalone wrote the script until much later. have you heard about JCVD? jean claude van damme plays himself, highly recommend.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 13, 2009 8:00 AM CST up reply actions
another movie that I liked but I don't think it received very good reviews
is Smokin’ Aces.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Inside Man gets immediately disqualified from any list I would make simply for using the laziest plot device EVAR:
Bad guy: a Nazi. Nevermind the current day setting or the fact that it has nothing to do with the rest of the movie. He’s a Nazi. HATE HIM PLEASE
I do truly love me some Training Day though. I think that movie will get over looked on best of decade lists, but I still think it is my favorite Denzel performance. Also you aren’t human if you aren’t cringing all through “Ever get your shit pushed in?” scene.
coworker of mine and i used to do that scene at bars with people we didn't know yet
very few ever seemed to know what it was from
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by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
spoiler alert much?
Inside man was good, and i love me some spike lee, but best of the decade? Lee’s 25th hour and when the levees broke were both better, and i’d say i prefer THe Bank Job to inside man at this point.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:14 AM CST up reply actions
Didn't they reveal that early in the movie?
I guess maybe the specific Nazism wasn’t revealed, but we knew bad dude had a deep dark secret. You could just as easily substitute it with any other clunky “evil” plot device. Could have been child porn, or proof that he was murderer. Could have at least gone original and had him be associated with a different but less known historical genocide. Anything to avoid Nazism. Maybe Spike had never heard of Goodwin’s Law.
I don’t think I would have had quite this much disdain for Inside Man if it weren’t for all the rave reviews. Probably the same reason I think Slumdog is overrated tripe. (That and I think it had the worst message of all time: some people are destined for millions of dollars and true love, others are destined to be beggars with their eyes burned out… thanks, destiny!)
Heavily agreed on 25th Hour and When the Levees Broke though. Both worthy flicks.
Whatthehell:
Gladiator
The Pursuit of Happyness
In the Valley of Elah
LOTR trilogy
Slumdog Millionaire
No Country for Old Men
The Passion of the Christ
Thank You for Smoking
SuperSize Me
A Beautiful Mind
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
"Happyness", DB. Look it up.
Some teacher. ;)
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
My top 10 in no particular order...
City of God
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Memento
No Country for Old Men
The Dark Knight
LOTR Trilogy
Almost Famous
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Gladiator
Anchorman
We are the angry mob. We read the papers everyday day.
We like who we like. We hate who we hate.
But we're also easily swayed
No doubt I'm going to miss a few since 2000 is a lot further away than it seems. Also, in this past decade, I went from immersed film student, to not paying any attention for 2 years....so there are some missing, no doubt.
Amelie
Best In Show
There Will Be Blood
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Adaptation
Match Point
No Country For Old Men
Lost In Translation
The Dark Knight
In the Bedroom
The Fall
Sin City
Chocolat
Kill Bill 1 & 2
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Revolutionary Road
Y Tu Mama Tambien
25th Hour
Forgetting Sarah Marshall ;)
Meet the Parents
40 Year Old Virgin
I Love You, Man
Tropic Thunder
Zoolander
comedy-wise, apparently anything Ben Stiller or Paul Rudd have been in….
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Can't add it if I haven't seen it.
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by homesickalien on Dec 13, 2009 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
Didn't see the new one.... worth checking out?
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by homesickalien on Dec 13, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
The new one?
It’s from 2001.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
that came out in this decade?
all the more appalling that i still haven’t seen it
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
I know....that's new to me. Wasn't an original made in the 70s or something?
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions
Nope.
Original movie, based off the ’80s mini-genre.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 14, 2009 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
ooooh I see! I'll be watching it very soon....
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
It's always weird to me that people seem to focus on that aspect
referring to it as a great send-up of 80s camp comedies. It is way more focused on absurdist and non-sequitor humor than any sort of parody.
#1 in my queue now. Followed by In Bruges.
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
Based on this, I will add it to the tippy-top of my queue today.
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions
Absolutely
Probably my number one of all time. Almost every scene is fantastic and memorable.
And I love that movie despite the fact that Molly Shannon is in it, which is saying a lot.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Dec 17, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions
Ha... agreed... she isn't terrible in it
but it is quite telling that she gets easily out-funnied by a 12 year old boy in those scenes
Movies I liked a lot that aren't already listed
The Wrestler
Punch-Drunk Love
Secretary
The Boondock Saints
Narc
Let The Right One In
In Bruges
Gran Torino
Superbad
boondock saints
is a piece of shit and i hate it.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
by colintj on Dec 13, 2009 3:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought The Wrestler sucked balls. What did I miss?
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by homesickalien on Dec 13, 2009 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
Overrated
Just because a movie doesn’t have a big budget, slowly develops and is depressing doesn’t make it great. It was alright, but I just don’t get the hype myself.
I’d have preferred a documentary if I wanted to see what a washed up wrestler’s life looks like, if you’re not creating an interesting story or dialogue, might as well just show the real thing.
Maybe I just don’t “get it” on this one, but I saw it recently and was stunned it had gotten so much pub. It was so mediocre.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 14, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions
IF you want to see a documentary of "The wrestler"
“Anvil!: THe Story of Anvil” is basically that, but with a heavy metal band instead of a wrestler
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:18 AM CST up reply actions
finally saw it over the weekend, damn, that was a great documentary! it was so easy to root for lips/anvil
although, at first, it was tempting to dismiss the metal fans as losers being in the wrong decade, etc. but anvil never compromised as artists and i respect that. lips and reiner are very likeable too. i wish them all the success they can garner from this documentary, perhaps it will win the oscar, i hope it does!
btw, if you were into punk indie music of the 80’s, and know of mike watt/the minutemen, see ‘we jam econo’. that band also had a great storyline. the producer/filmmakers didn’t have much experience at the time of making this, but i thought they did a great job weaving in all the different clips.
wrapped and sealed with masking tape moistened with sweat experience existence of ignorance
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 14, 2009 9:25 AM CST up reply actions
i like minutemen
i knew we jam econo sounded familiar, but i couldn’t put my finger on it. I’ll probably check it out.
Have you seen American Hardcore? is it worth it if you listen to that stuff already? or more of an introductory piece?
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:28 AM CST up reply actions
for someone who grew up listening to black flag, bb's, minor threat
i thought it was okay, they divided the genre up by region of the country. similar to we jam econo, it comprised of mostly interview clips, but wasn’t as effective as making it all flow together. it might be easier to pull off when your discussing one band, but for an entire genre it’s probably more difficult.
wrapped and sealed with masking tape moistened with sweat experience existence of ignorance
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 14, 2009 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
In Bruges
was the best movie of 2008, and I didn’t see anything that was even close.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:19 AM CST up reply actions
Just watched that last night....
And cannot put it among the 10 best of the Decade… the fraking dwarf/race riot thing was just too much…
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 14, 2009 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
That movie is one of the brazenly genre-defying films ever
That alone gives it a huge thumbs up in my book. But also great performances and it had me chortling several times. A+
i laughed, i cried, i bought the dvd
that little boys note kills me. “being bad at maths.” just devastating cinema
Lurking since 2006
by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
Genre defying?
What Genre did it defy? buddy flick? nope. Mob/Crime flick? nope. Romantic comedy? nope…. It aint no Slingblade, mmmmhhhmmmm….
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 14, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions
Hmmm maybe I am not quite using the term correctly
What I meant to say is that you cannot place that movie into a single genre… and that isn’t to say that is just two or three genres slapped together. The tone of the movie is just all over the place making it difficult to classify. But it does that without ever feeling like those tonal shifts are cheap. Just a really well put together film.
everyone already got the good ones
how about collateral? have we talked about that before? way underrated. i thought i would hate it.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
i saw that recently because the roommate had a dvd of it and there was nothing else on
i liked it, even though tom cruise was in it. not sure if it qualifies for best movie of decade though (for me).
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 13, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
it probably doesn't
but i wanted to bring something to the table. i thought the shots of LA were gorgeous.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
I was thinking about including it in my list
"...but the devil lives inside this kid, I swear it. It rises out of him in a mist, this baby-faced defiant wrathful version of Pat Kane, escapes his bodily confines to perform satanic miracles all over the offensive zone. The only thing more fearsome than that assist was the keep-in preceding it. The only thing more unholy than his face is his black magic." GMH
Michael Mann could shoot WU taking a piss and I'd pay 10.50 to see it..
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 13, 2009 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
I forgot Michael Clayton.
I’ve seen it about 15 times.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
no one else liked memento?
" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
no one else liked Rambo?
"I like my DH like I like my women. Fat , slow and full of power."
by soxshenanigans
How can you not like it..
As far as entertainment goes.. money.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 13, 2009 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
Liked it, didn't understand everyone's obsession with it.
What about Minority Report? Don’t think that movie gets talked about enough.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 13, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
it held up better than i expected when i rewatched it
but i’m still disappointed by the ending. too hollywood. too easy. i have no idea if that’s how dick did it/wanted it done, but i don’t really care about faithfulness to a text.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
i did
i’ve seen it a bunch of times and really liked it. but that was mostly in high school and early college. i wonder if being slightly more sophisticated changes things.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
watched it again last year in the horse barn
still loved it
" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
If a horse is fucking you in the ass it does.
U-God told me so.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
colin's dad has told me on a couple of occasions how colin mentioned that having a dick in his ass was "mind-expanding".
i told him it wasn’t his fault his son was gay. it was his wife’s.
by larry on Dec 13, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
how did those conversations start?
obviously, you know Colin’s dad pretty well but still, it seems odd he would bring that up. Colin and his dad must have a pretty cool relationship too.
if you put in half the effort i did here
you’d have graduated from college three years ago.
by larry on Dec 14, 2009 8:10 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
how could this not be rec'd
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 14, 2009 8:33 AM CST up reply actions
if you put in half the effort you did here
your wife still wouldn’t come
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
no kidding
it was either that or “oh yeah reilly, well i had sex with your wife!”
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
I see you mind is not expanding today.
I think you know what you need.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Pretty main stream list, I know, but that's what I watch
The Life Aquatic
A Beautiful Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Requiem for a Dream
Memento
The Departed
Gran Torino
LoTR
Gangs of New York
Old School
and because I have no shame: “Chick flicks” / Kids movies: Love Actually, 50 First Dates, Pride & Prejudice, Finding Nemo, Atonement and Up
by Grinder in Training on Dec 13, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions
As a favorite novel of mine and also a big fan of the older film version (with Colin Firth), P&P was pure disappointment. PURE. Atonement was slightly better. But both highlight one huge issue of mine: Keira Knightley cannot act worth a shit.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
I saw the other version, I was a bit bored by it..
But obviously from my taste in film, I’m not really looking for art when I go to see a movie, just to be entertained. I’d rather just read the novel again if I was looking for that.
As it is with most novels, once you’ve read the book, and especially if you like it, the movie will have trouble living up to what you want it to be. Of course, if you dislike the leading actress, that probably doesn’t help either.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 14, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
Totally. And I was bothered by the fact that they chose someone of her beauty to play Elizabeth. She's supposed to be sort of plain...KK is not plain.
oh, and DARCY? Who the fuck was that wet rag of an actor? 1. Not cute. 2. Not cute wet. 3. Boring.
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 10:51 AM CST up reply actions
My friend does a pretty good imitation of her
It mainly just involves talking in a British accent through clenched teeth. So now I can do a pretty good imitation, too.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 14, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
ugggh. That too. Is that natural is that her idea of "acting," I wonder...
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
*or is that her idea of "acting"....
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
I want a combination of the best of the two P&P versions
Had just a few problems with the Firth one:
-Go back and count the number of time Austen directly wrote “Darcy smiled” it is certainly more than once. I get he was a solemn looking dude, but they took that to a bit of an extreme. The newer one was slightly better in this area (note: I am not saying the guy was better than Firth, he wasn’t)
-In the novel, Jane is hot. Hotter than Elizabeth. One of the hottest young ladies in the whole area. There are parts of dialogue in the novel and movie dedicated to talking about how hot she is. When you have an actress not attractive who is playing a character that is supposed to be hot, it takes the viewer out of the movie (see also: Knight, The Dark). The newer one took care of this one quite fantastically (Rosamund Pike = Yum)
And yes, I just did a breakdown on the differences between film versions of Pride and Prejudice on a baseball blog. Wanna fight about it??
ummm, no, but, uhhh, sooo, will you marry me and whatnot?
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
ah yes...your spooky hot lady. :)
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by homesickalien on Dec 15, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
Well any girl that can write and perform music of that caliber
and then use an Arrested Development reference to name said music is definite marriage material.
Though I suppose a Sox fan with good taste and mad MS Paint skillz works just as well.
Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't want you to have to settle or nothin'.
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by homesickalien on Dec 15, 2009 5:39 PM CST up reply actions
Get a room you two!
wait….
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by homesickalien on Dec 16, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions
Watch this... it is like catnip to felines....
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 15, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Best movies of this year (that I've seen)
A Serious Man
(500) days of summer
Inglorious Basterds
In the Loop
Up
Coraline
Where the Wild Things Are
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Duplicity
Zombieland
I saw hurt locker, and it was really good, but damn was this a great year for kids movies, and I haven’t even seen the princess and the frog yet. Plus i read some review of it by an iraq vet who hated it and it stained my enjoyment a bit. still a very good pic.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions
Disappointed in myself
That I still haven’t seen Fantastic Mr. Fox. Was the only movie I was looking forward to this fall.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 14, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
if you like anderson, you'll like it
i dont know how people who arent very familiar with his movies would feel about them. i live in a bubble.
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
If you aren't familiar with his movies,
Then you probably don’t go to the theater anyways.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 14, 2009 6:14 PM CST up reply actions
you are forgetting about the huge portion of the
population that would see a movie like transformers 2 or Twilight and allow them to break box office records
bird law in this country is not ruled by reason
by soxshenanigans on Dec 14, 2009 8:00 PM CST up reply actions
I didn't forget them
I just don’t consider them people.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 14, 2009 9:44 PM CST up reply actions
Definitely
Total shame that the Hurt Locker didn’t get more attention. Very intense film. Hopefully it’ll get enough Oscar buzz for people to see it on dvd.
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by KarkoviceIsHawt on Dec 17, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions
Most enjoyable of the decade from what I can remember
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Rambo
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Return of the King
Kill Bill Vol 1
X-Men 2
The Punisher: War Zone(I liked this WAY too much)
Minorirty Report
Observe & Report
Pineapple Express
The Departed
Snatch
Gladiator
A Beautiful Mind
Almost Famous
POTC: Dead Man’s Chest
High Fidelity
Training Day
The Chronicles of Riddick
Murderball
Stranger than Fiction
Vanilla Sky
Mission Impossible 3
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Last Samurai
Collateral
and last but not least
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
I’m sure I’ve left off several as well.
Snatch?
Fer Chrissakes. Replace it with “Knocked Up” and I’ll allow Vanilla Sky and the Disney one.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Knocked Up over Snatch? Puuuhleeezzz .... What you smokin?
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 14, 2009 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Knocked Up over Snatch???
I expect better from you. Then again I had Finding Nemo on my list so who am I to talk.
Surprised no one has mentioned 300, that was huge when it came out.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 14, 2009 1:14 PM CST up reply actions
300 was supremely hyped for a few weeks then quickly forgotten
Though still watched in motivational circles, as nothing could be more motivating than killing a hugeass rhino with one spear.
The world needs the Jedi now more than ever
Jesus Christ. "Knocked Up" is a piece of shit.
And this from the guy who put Passion of the Christ on his list….
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 1:17 PM CST up reply actions
I love the reaction to "Knocked Up".
I am FOS. I laughted, but as you may have noticed, no comedies are on my real list. But “Snatch” is a POS.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
heh heh heh
:)
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by homesickalien on Dec 14, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
I liked knocked up
when she is finally having a baby… man those were some real life scenes. The Dr. not showing up, driving 5 MPH’s all the way home…. both happened to me.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Lol, movie lists subject to WU approval
yikes.
tell me oh wise seer of movie wisdom, am I allowed to like Avatar when I see it this weekend or should I just save my money? ;-)
You'll get nauseous, according to some who have viewed it.
;)
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
High Fidelity is my favorite all-time romantic comedy
And I mean “romantic comedy” in the sense that it was both truly romantic and truly comedic. Unlike romcoms which are neither.
hifi
did i listen to pop music because i was depressed, or was i depressed because i listened to pop music?
you just got Byfuglien'd!!!
Seems everyone has a handle, so I'll just say that Crash was the worst movie of the decade.
Also, if anyone liked Slumdog Millionaire, do yourself a favor, set aside 4 hours and watch Lagaan. Think “Hoosiers the Musical” if Hoosiers was set in 19th century British India.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
on Crash: when you consider the hype,
the fact it astonishingly won an Oscar (not to say they’re a barometer of good taste, but c’mon), and that it has some of the worst actors of their generation (Bullock, Phillippe, Fraser), they’re definitely two of the many hours I’d like to reconsider this decade. Slumdog is not quite as egregious, but definitely one of the most overrated of the decade as well.
it is the 6th worst reviewed oscar winning film in 80 odd years of the award
gladiator is the 8th worst
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by boyonthedock on Dec 14, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
its on rotten tomatoes
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by boyonthedock on Dec 15, 2009 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
Speaking of "bad" movies
I just watched The Room, which is supposed to be the worst movie ever. Everyone seems so convinced that there is no way someone could piece together a movie this bad intentionally, and I am not saying I definitely believe it was, but I think it is a possibility at least. I keep going back and forth, because some stuff just seems too outrageously bad to not be intentional, but other stuff seems too subtlety bad to be planned.
Either way… watch the movie if you can. You will laugh… a lot… possibly get a headache afterward though
1. Zodiac
Also:
AI/Catch Me if You Can/Minority Report
Cache
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
The Fog of War
Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days
“14eme Arrondissement” (from Paris Je T’Aime)
Gran Torino/Letters From Iwo Jima/Million Dollar Baby
In The Mood For Love
Inside Man/When the Levees Broke
Kings and Queen
Let The Right One In
The Man Who Wasn’t There/No Country For Old Men/O Brother Where Art Thou
Mulholland Drive
Songs From The Second Floor
Spirited Away
Wendy and Lucy
Yi Yi
I watch a lot of horror movies
mostly as a result of the fact that my roommate loves them and he has Netflix. But I have seen it all, the extremely gory, the psychological thriller, the torture porn, and even some that push the envelope about as far as it will go (Cannibal Holocaust, Salo)…
None of those movies had me legitimately as creeped out as Zodiac. Probably mostly due to the knowledge going in that it was as faithful to the true events as possible. The stabbing scene was the worst by far.
re:stabbing scenes, were you into dario argento movies?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 14, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
I think my roommate just threw a bunch of his stuff on his Netflix queue
So I am sure I will soon enough. He was just on a Fulci kick, so I saw some of his work. Some of it was pretty dark. Nekromantik was another one I saw that stood out quite a bit.
i think argento was more popular / mainstream of the two
profondo rosso (deep red) is the best, but i also like susperia, and his first film (title escapes me). he collaborated with this band called goblin, who produced most of the scores for his movies.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 15, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Four Flies on Grey Velvet? Cat O'Nine Tails?
He’s also credited as one of the writers on Once Upon a Time in the West, although his contribution may be of Nix value.
Suspiria’s fantastic.
i had to wiki, the bird with the crystal plumage
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 15, 2009 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
+1
Just for getting Salo into a baseball message board.
The stabbing scene is tough but for my money the creepiest scenes in the film are in the basement and the look between [blank] and [blank] in the hardware store at the end. Beyond creepy, it’s just one of the most devastatingly moving American movies in a long long time.
Yeah the basement scene was quite bone-chilling as well
especially considering you know logically nothing too awful could even really happen in that scene
I prefer The Straight Story by a shred
which missed being part of this decade by just as much.
That’s a 1-2 to put your money on.
Speaking of "tough to watch," anybody have strong feelings about Irreversible?
Not picky, but very sticky....
Other than the urge that my wife and I get to make jokes about "blasting your shithole" every time we walk through a pedestrian tunnel?
I actually like it – inasmuch as it can be liked. I think much of it is overdone but the heavy-handedness of the ending got to me. The final images are quite lovely and can remain that way, if you want to take the whole thing as a joke that you’re willing to be part of the punchline to.
It was on my mind a bit when we saw Antichrist, but I have no similar defense for that.
Good answer...thanks. Haven't seen Antichrist....
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 15, 2009 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
No real need to see it
Unless you want to see your hometown as envisioned by someone who’s never been to this country (you live in Seattle, no?).
I know about what happens in that movie, but I still haven't seen it.
Gotta get to it sometime soon though
You seemed to agree with a couple of my movie picks, so allow me to tell you that Antichrist isn't something you need to rush to
I think if I weren’t so psychologically mature, it could’ve left me devastated
Yarr
No Country for Old Men
There Will be Blood
The Prestige
Black Hawk Down
The Deaprted
District 9
Fellowship
Memento
Gladiator
First Pirates was pretty good
Super Hero Movies: Dark Knight, Batman Begins, X Men 2, Spiderman 2
The world needs the Jedi now more than ever
First Pirates was shit.
then shit on shit. then shit cubed.
"I like my DH like I like my women. Fat , slow and full of power."
by soxshenanigans
Well, there hadn't been any pirating movie for a long ass time
So there!
The world needs the Jedi now more than ever
2 things:
1. Wet Hot American Summer was hilarious. I cannot believe I missed that. I didn’t even realize it was a Wain/Showalter thing. Thanks, Jim.
2. I completely neglected to include on my best albums of the decade list, the Yann Tiersen soundtrack to “Amelie.” I don’t think that should be overlooked just because it’s a soundtrack…it’s an original score, so it counts. And that album is one of my favorites of all time. Perfect for driving. Perfecter for driving on a sunny and brisk autumn day. :)
"I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady!" - Aldonza
Do you ever watch
Wainy days?
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by KarkoviceIsHawt on Dec 17, 2009 10:11 AM CST up reply actions
No, never heard of it.... I've been very removed from tv though for a long time. Most, if not all shows I watch these days are on DVD.
Good stuff?
"I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady!" - Aldonza
by homesickalien on Dec 17, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
It's very, very much a David Wain sensibility, so if you like that...
http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Wainy_Days/Season_1/1Shelly_388.aspx
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by KarkoviceIsHawt on Dec 17, 2009 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
woops
ozzie montana mentioned it
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 17, 2009 10:53 AM CST up reply actions
So did I. First. So there.
I am culturally diverse. In our culture, colin.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
by winningugly on Dec 17, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
you really don't think we're abusive to celebrities?
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
What culture is not?
And it depends upon the type of celeb.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
by winningugly on Dec 17, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
Then go talk with Europeans,
or Japanese, or Brazilian, e.g. You kids are supposed to be more aware of your surroundings that are we OPOS’s. Join the Peace Corps or something.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Culturally-diverse, my ass. That film was made for white people. :)
"I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady!" - Aldonza
by homesickalien on Dec 17, 2009 1:51 PM CST up reply actions
ha
erghh… i actually meant to mention that in my reply to ozzie. im not a big fan of bollywood movies…short videos ok, but f a 4 hour movie. i only liked it cause it was made for us westerners
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 17, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
I mentioned how if you actually liked it, go rent a real Bollywood movie, especially one where AR Rahman's skills are put to better use.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 17, 2009 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
I kinda was reminded of a Disney-like movie
when I saw “Slumdog”. Reminded me of a Cheetah Girls movie. (I have a 7 year-old girl, remember.)
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
by winningugly on Dec 17, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions
is that your final answer
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 17, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
yes
i know you were only mentioning it in reference. sorry for slighting you WU, did not see you mention it.
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 17, 2009 12:57 PM CST up reply actions
It's OK.
I post 50x/day. You’re entitled to miss one. ;)
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
ha, thanx
are you retired?
id maybe limit that many posts if youre employed…could be viewed as internet abuse
http://www.businessinsider.com/fidelity-fires-four-employees-for-playing-fantasy-football-2009-12
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 17, 2009 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
im back
and im making a very quick list that has very little thought put in to it but here goes
lotr trilogy
the matrix
3:10 to yuma
in bruge
crouching tiger hidden dragon
wedding crashers
snatch
300
star trek
the departed
there will be blood
If the woman is offering an opinion, you are doing it wrong. - HSA
man, im rusty.
and yes thats an invitation, PR
If the woman is offering an opinion, you are doing it wrong. - HSA
Compared to what came immediately before, the 2000's have actually been a pretty disappointing decade, movie-wise.
Seriously, here’s a proposed top 10 list of movies from 1999 (which, to be fair, was an unfuckingbelieveable year for movies) that, IMHE, tops any combined top-10 list that can be made of movies from the 2000’s
In no particular order:
1. Fight Club
2. Magnolia
3. Three Kings
4. Straight Story
5. Topsy Turvy
6. Thin Red Line
7. Being John Malkovich
8. The Insider
9. Election
10. Toy Story 2
This doesn’t even count the Oscar winner (American Beauty), the Matrix, Talented Mr. Ripley, Boys Don’t Cry, The Limey (which I have never seen), Sixth Sense, Blair Witch, etc.
That’s a good year for movies.
by The Actual El Guapo on Dec 17, 2009 6:04 PM CST reply actions
Magnolia? "Respect the cock"?
Fight Club? TOY STORY 2???
Go light a goddamn candle for yourself tonight. The Miracle ends tomorrow night.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
toy story 2 is right up there with citizen kane
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 17, 2009 7:58 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
"Respect the cock?" Is that all you took away from PT Anderson's 3-hour masterpiece!?!
8:2, wu. 8:2
"I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady!" - Aldonza
by homesickalien on Dec 18, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions
I'm so glad I got to see the sixth sense before it was out there enough that I might have heard even a hint of a spoiler. hadn't even seen a trailer.
same with the usual suspects… I like movies with a major twist. you can watch them twice and its two totally different experiences.
Same here and agreed.
"I am not your lady... I am not any kind of a lady!" - Aldonza
by homesickalien on Dec 18, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions
I like being totally whacked out on smack when I first watch a movie.
Then I watch it on mescaline. Then on coke. Then meth.
A different experience every time. I never remember the endings. I only remember, “Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown.”
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
by winningugly on Dec 18, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
nice ref
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 18, 2009 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
seriously I agree on 6th sense
I got the spoiler before seeing the movie and was supremly dissapointed. Not knowing would’ve made it so much better
See, this is what happens when the Sox bunt.
Discord is sown. Brother fights brother. Misunderstandings abound.
-TAEG
by blackoutsox on Dec 20, 2009 12:54 AM CST up reply actions
The TV more than made up for anything lacking in the movies
I’d say 7 or 8 of the top 10 shows of all time spent the majority of their lifespan in this decade.
m knight shyamalan's movies are overrated
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 20, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
Nah, the Sixth Sense was pretty amazing when it first came out.
Considering the other popular horror movies at the time were Scream and I Know What you did… it was a breath of fresh air. But, after Unbreakable he just fell apart. Too bad his movies still bank like crazy and studios will greenlight whatever shitty ideas he comes up with.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 20, 2009 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
the sixth sense is a thriller with a fantasy bent, and shouldn't be compared to teen horror/slasher flicks
and the first scream was damn good (if interpreted as a parody of earlier teen slasher flicks from the 80s). too bad they made a franchise out of it.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 20, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
there are plenty of other directors who are better making thrillers
he was handpicked by hollywood elite to be the next hitchcock or some other, and he’s not.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 20, 2009 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
a few I haven't seen on the list yet
Rob Zombie’s movies – House of 1000 corpses and Devil’s Rejects r good for some blood and laughs (28 days later & zombieland of course, but already mentioned)
also, Simon Pegg’s Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are hilarious – do yourself a favor and catch those
you just got Byfuglien'd!!!
just saw looking for eric (online at STC)
i laughed my ass off through most of it. CANTONA!
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 21, 2009 7:58 PM CST reply actions
LOTR was the best
1. The Lord of the Rings
2. The Motorcycle Diaries
3. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
4. V for Vendetta
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
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