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Post by kool on Jan 5, 2006 19:06:13 GMT -5
Happy New Year to you too Alexis, and to everyone else of course.
Where's Goin been lately? I have a bad feeling he may have been let go from work. Wasn't he saying he used to leave in the middle of the day because he had nothing to do because business was really slow? Anyway, I hope it's not the case.
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Post by chrisfan on Feb 9, 2006 16:24:51 GMT -5
I'm having a need to vent moment. Since there's no real place for it, I decided that I'd put it here.
When exactly did liking art that depicts homosexuality equate to tolerance of homosexuality? Or vice versa? I was listening to someone today declare another person to be homophobic because said person did not enjoy the musical "Rent". So, just because you didn't like a show means you autmatically are intolerant of gay people? It couldn't possibly mean that the show just isn't your cup of tea? I think it annoyed me even more because the first person was very obviously saying it only as a matter of saying "Look at me! I'm toloerant! I love me some gays!" Now call me picky, but if you have to work that hard to let people know you're accepting of gay people, then I find that a bit insensitive. People are freakin people, people.
Okay. I feel better now. Thank you for indulging me.
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Post by Ampage on Feb 9, 2006 17:55:35 GMT -5
I think that is why BBM is getting so much love.
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Post by chrisfan on Feb 9, 2006 21:33:33 GMT -5
I think you're right. Amazingly, the person who was annoying me so much today about Rent has not seen BBM. Oh dear ... I guess that means she's not so open minded and tolerant after all.  |
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Post by kool on Feb 16, 2006 20:26:01 GMT -5
Chrisfan, I finally saw 'Wedding Crashers' last night. I thought it was pretty good, but in all honesty, I thought it would be funnier. Not as many laugh-out-loud moments as I expected, but still, pretty good considering the genre. On the DVD I rented, there was an option to watch the 'theatrical version' or the 'unrated version'. I chose the latter. I just saw that it was about 10mins longer so I went with it. Maybe it had an extra couple of nude scenes? btw, if you haven't rented it yet, in the bonus section you get to see Vince sing karaokee [sp] "99 Red Balloons" at a wedding. |
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Post by chrisfan on Feb 16, 2006 21:50:04 GMT -5
Rented? You think I'd just RENT it? Dude, I bought it. I got a DVD set for Christmas that I knew I'd never watch, so I returned it to Best Buy and Wedding Crashers was one of the DVDs I replaced it with. The added scenes to the uncorked version are actually comedic scenes, and not edited due to content scenes. They're the one where Vince is pretending to be the victim of a dive accident to avoid having hiscover foiled by a previous conquest, the one whree he's carrying the grandma to bed, and something else with Vince. I can understand your expecting it to be funnier. The expectations after the more hype you hear would be huge. And I thikn there were definitely some slow points to the whole thing - most that included Owen. But I'm glad you enjoyed it overall! |
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Post by luke on Feb 17, 2006 15:21:54 GMT -5
I thought that Wedding Crashers was one of the three most disappointing films I've ever seen in my life, right there with The Machinist and X-Men II. I was in awe at how terrible it was. And I was high, even. Admittedly, though, my friend turned it off during the last 20 minutes, so I didn't get to see Will Ferrell (heard about that later.) But other than that, it was so bad. Those scenes that were just like fifteen minute close ups of Owen Wilson and his ugly nose being entirely too serious were just BRUTAL. You're just sitting there, waiting for him to throw out a "derelict my balls", and it just never happens. Vince Vaughn is a great springboard for funny people like Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, but on his own, the guy is pretty boring. My friend called up everybody who recommended it to him and swore at them after we turned it off. Chrisfan, sorry to invade your board by pissing all over something you love, but hey, I haven't been able to find the right moment to bash it on the movie board, and, as you can see from my last post on the Things You Love board, I'm having a slow day at work coupled with entirely too much caffeine. |
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Post by kool on Feb 17, 2006 21:20:06 GMT -5
I wish people wouldn't apologize for "invading" this board, or any other board for that matter. Isn't that their purpose? To be invaded? Anyway, I watched most of WC again with the director's commentary so I could see for myself what was cut out. Vince faking the accident was one of the few laugh-out-loud moments of the movie. As was his whole story that "all people are equal. Jay Z, Weird Al Yankovic, The Olsen twins...etc". The sequence with the grandmother and the butler was funny as hell too. Come to think of it, if I had watched the theatrical version, there's a good chance I would've liked it less. The cons: Too long a movie. Should have been at least 20 mins shorter. It was borderline boring during the last third, apart from the last 5-10 mins or so. Luke's right about Owen's nose. I thought it looked broken and I couldn't keep my eyes off it. Cliche to the core. We've seen a similar storyline about 1,000,000 times. See: Hitch. *SPOILER ALERT* [as if it's really needed here] Guy pretends to be something he's not to get laid. Actually falls for chick. Chick finds out, is pissed. Severs communication. Guy regrets it, goes through mini-depression. Girl forgives. And they lived happily ever after... The pros: The chick that played Owen's love interest. The red-headed nympho Vince fell for. Loved her performance. The grandmother. Christopher Walken. Vince's talents with physical comedy. I didn't even notice him in Mr&Mrs Smith. |
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Post by Ampage on Feb 17, 2006 23:52:55 GMT -5
This movie is called a "programmer" - learned me some of that tonight in Pop Culture. We wathec al horror movies tonight and the way Hollywood sticks to a formula is amazing when you are conscious of it.
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Post by chrisfan on Feb 18, 2006 9:37:59 GMT -5
Kool, you only liked the red-headed nympho because she's Australian. |
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Post by kool on Feb 18, 2006 19:43:59 GMT -5
Nope, not really. She just rocked in the movie. Besides, I don't think she's a full-blown Aussie. She's like Bee Gee Aussie, or Olivia Newton John Aussie. |
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Post by chrisfan on Feb 19, 2006 17:05:42 GMT -5
Well according to blind item gossip, she's also a coke-head Aussie.
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Post by Shamon_Lebon on Mar 28, 2006 20:52:51 GMT -5
I MISSED YOU ALL! :-)
Just wanted to say that. Hope you have all been doing well.
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Post by kool on Mar 28, 2006 21:01:18 GMT -5
Shammy!!! Where you been? We missed you more!!! |
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Post by Shamon_Lebon on Mar 29, 2006 21:50:37 GMT -5
I had a couple of rough years... but Im still alive. :-) What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or makes you crazy. I guess a little bit of both. Miss you all.
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