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« Reply #1300 on: 05:08 PM | Tuesday, August 25, 2009 » |
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give me veggie tales any day.
Really? Not me. No Christian propaganda for my spawn, thanks. Watched Mixtape, Inc. on Hulu. Interesting stuff. I'd watch a documentary about paint drying, though. Also, finally started Mad Men. It's good. I think my expectations were a little high considering the gushing praise I heard about it. I think I could hear the people on NPR jaggin' it whenever they reviewed it. So, I was a little disappointed, but in for the series. It's not The Wire or anything. |
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« Reply #1301 on: 10:08 PM | Tuesday, August 25, 2009 » |
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Really? Not me. No Christian propaganda for my spawn, thanks.
Also, finally started Mad Men. It's good. I think my expectations were a little high considering the gushing praise I heard about it. I think I could hear the people on NPR jaggin' it whenever they reviewed it. So, I was a little disappointed, but in for the series. It's not The Wire or anything.
re:veggie tales- you know what? i'm wary of christian propaganda too and i'm catholic! i hate being preached at. but surprisingly, veggie tales has a really cool,absurd and funny sense of humor. they aren't all bible stories tho, and its weirdly funny seeing them acted out by the frikkin produce department! anything that can make fun of bible stories and still teach general moral values (applicable to any faith/belief system) is ok in my book. (though to be fair some episodes more appealing to the non-christians than others). anyhoo, what i'm saying is, give it a try if only to chuckle at the talking tomato. re: mad men- i agree with you. my expectations were very high, and while it was undoubtedly good, it fell short for me. i liked the office stuff, especially when they're putting together ad campaigns/brainstorming or presenting. i find that stuff fascinating. also like the interaction among the admen and with their assistants. not too interested in the scenes home other than seeing how different things were way back when. -mike |
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« Reply #1302 on: 03:08 AM | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 » |
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Also, finally started Mad Men. It's good. I think my expectations were a little high considering the gushing praise I heard about it. I think I could hear the people on NPR jaggin' it whenever they reviewed it. So, I was a little disappointed, but in for the series. It's not The Wire or anything.
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« Reply #1303 on: 10:08 AM | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 » |
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I just realized, that we could never be friends. I think the show is very well done and the acting's great. I am only 3 episodes in and already tiring of the forced insertion of moments that show how different the time was. For example, I watched the 3rd episode last night and was just kind of irked when |
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« Reply #1304 on: 10:08 AM | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 » |
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The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr. on Hulu. They've added some great stuff recently (like Black Sabbath, Black Sunday, the Flaming Lips doc, a Les Paul doc)!!!! 
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« Reply #1305 on: 10:08 AM | Wednesday, August 26, 2009 » |
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It's hard to discuss the show, when you're not that far into it. So, I'll vaguely say, that the show definitely beats you over the head with certain aspect, but is clearly sophisticated in every other aspect. The writing, acting and directing, heck, even the lightning is great. And it's clearly character driven and such shows have the tendecy to be rough on general topics that pass them. But I believe the show becomes stellar combining all those topics, and needs some time at the start to establish that. Therewith it's also much friendlier to "unenlightened" viewers. Still, I would like to hear you opinion after you finished the season. PS: You're still on my list.  |
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« Reply #1306 on: 04:08 AM | Thursday, August 27, 2009 » |
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Spanish horror film [Rec]. Hot Spanish reporter and her cameraman accompany some firemen to what promises to be a boring, routine call but they're soon running for their lives from possessed demon zombies. Or something. It's Cloverfield-ish, in that it's filmed entirely from cameraman Pablo's point of view. Bumpily, of course. It wasn't too scary or gory until the very tense final scene. The fact that I was distracted almost the whole time by Manuela Velasco's hotness is evidence that I wasn't really drawn in. I'm curious as to how different the American remake, Quarantine is, but not curious enough to watch ostensibly the same film again.
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"We're mammals for chrissakes. WE ARE MAMMALS." - Wood
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« Reply #1307 on: 05:08 AM | Thursday, August 27, 2009 » |
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Loads of film noir (there was a film noir season on BBC4)- so Force of Evil/ Murder My Sweet/ Out of the Past/ The Big Combo- all fantastic. And I picked up the Robert Mitchum/ Sydney Pollack film "The Yakuza" cheap from the supermarket (it had a Pollack commentary track so i was sold)- again really good and makes me homesick for the old country.  |
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"Who's Winning"
"Nobody. One side's just losing slower than the other."
For random infrequent tweets about stuff you may or may not care about you can follow me on twitter: "Sean__M"- that's a double underscore by the way.
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« Reply #1308 on: 05:08 AM | Thursday, August 27, 2009 » |
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I adored [REC] and loved Manuela (she was too hot). Don't watch Quarantine, friends saw that version instead of the original and felt cheated. It's really almost the same movie, but I think the fact that you don't know the language and the unfamiliar actors help more to build the atmosphere. And in the american version it's the sister of Doctor Grey... Besides, there's a sequel in the making and the trailers looks intriguing. |
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« Reply #1309 on: 07:08 AM | Thursday, August 27, 2009 » |
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Just watched the new Spider-Woman motion comic. Not bad for .99 cents, but I doubt the price stays that way.
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« Reply #1310 on: 12:08 PM | Thursday, August 27, 2009 » |
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Watching Terror is a Man online. It's the first of the "Blood Island" movies by Eddie Romero. This one is B&W and an uncredited version (rip-off) of The Island of Dr. Moreau. It actually has decent atmosphere and acting, so I'm pleasantly surprised. I am excited about getting to the other ones, though, as I want garish color and lots of sleaziness. |
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« Reply #1311 on: 02:08 PM | Saturday, August 29, 2009 » |
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I'm watching this and cry like a little girl: 
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« Reply #1312 on: 12:08 AM | Sunday, August 30, 2009 » |
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The Soloist
It did not pluck my heartstrings.
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"We're mammals for chrissakes. WE ARE MAMMALS." - Wood
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« Reply #1313 on: 12:08 AM | Sunday, August 30, 2009 » |
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« Reply #1314 on: 01:08 PM | Monday, August 31, 2009 » |
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Fuck yes. KARMA! I've been wanting to watch that ever since I read The Hunter - the original, not Darwyn Cooke's adaptation - and I finally found a rental place that has it. Looks like I've got some good watchin' ahead of me next week! |
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« Reply #1315 on: 05:08 PM | Monday, August 31, 2009 » |
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Just watched the film In The Loop, one of the funniest films I've seen all year Peter Capaldi's performance had me  |
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« Reply #1316 on: 03:09 AM | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 » |
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« Reply #1317 on: 11:09 AM | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 » |
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Anyone else here watched the Weeds season finale? It had an awesome cliffhanger!
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« Reply #1318 on: 03:09 PM | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 » |
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Watching Let's Kill Uncle by my man William Castle. '60s matinee fun!! Now that I'm watching it again, the Lemony Snicket books owe this movie a debt for the plot. |
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« Reply #1319 on: 06:09 PM | Tuesday, September 01, 2009 » |
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Watched the lovely spaghetti western Run Man Run the other day... really fun adventure flick that balanced the humor and danger expertly. It's about an expert knife-thrower who's typically a lovable vagabond, and gets caught up in a search for $3 million earmarked for the Mexican Revolution (if greedy men don't get their hands on it first). I recommend it.
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