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[Off-topic] Archer:
The first thing that crossed my mind was something along those lines. Unless things were horrific at home I can't see any family man doing something like that. Regardless, he must have been utterly devastated by something. It's a sad loss and I really feel for his family.

I too shall watch True Romance this evening.

Nice to see you again Dirk. With these sneak visits you are really spoiling us.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Damn you Archer, now I have an insatiable lust for Ferrero Rocher :p

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[Off-topic] Archer:
Great movie snack. Have some...
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Hello again movie fans. Good to see the old thread alive and well with the discerning OT movie fans in attendance. Although i've not seen too many new films this year, the few i have seen haven't been too bad. Battleship was enjoyable for a purely mindless CGI/Action flick. The Avengers was everything i expected with big characters, (Hulk, i''m looking at you), and even bigger set pieces. Hunger games, (don't ask), was better than i expected, but then i had pretty low expectations for what was really a rehash of any number of films that have come before. (Battle Royale/Running Man perhaps?)

The one that really grabbed me was Chronicle. The characters were so well acted that you instantly forget that it was probably made on a shoestring budget, without the benefit of big stars, big sets or big technology. Driven by good pace and good scripting the story pulls you in until all disbelief is suspended. Really enjoyable.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Hmm...Chronicle....I will give that a watch. Tonight is Tony Scott night though. True Romance starts in about 15 minutes.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
"I like you, Clarence. Always have. Always will."

Enjoy the movie my friend.

If anyone can recommend something to watch at the weekend i'd appreciate it. Any little gem that i may have missed this year perhaps? In the meantime, here's something that's filled with sickening amounts of cuteness:

http://www.wimp.com/mangomilkshake/
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I recommend Hesher. Really good movie.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Thanks, i'll give them a go. Hesher looks good as it includes some of my favourite things. Namely Natalie Portman and an 80's metal soundtrack! Haven't seen a good comedy for a while so thanks for your tip Milad.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
"The safari motel.....they were here, then they said they were gonna go there.......and the went........the safari motel. .......you guys wanna smoke a bowl?"

Brad Pitt....genius performance.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Speaking of which, i think Fight Club and Se7en both deserve a re-watch again in the near future! After the epic amount of great sports that there's been to fill my time with this year, things are slowing down on that front now. That means more time at weekends for movies!

The upcoming Autumn TV season starting soon so lot's of good shows kicking off again too. (Sons Of Anarchy anybody?) Anyway, that's for another Thread.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You haven't seen it?? Shame on you. That should be the very next thing you do; in fact you should blow off all your plans for the coming week until you have watched the first two seasons!

Seriously though, it really is epic. I dare anyone to find fault with it. Breaking Bad is the only thing i watch that i would say is better. Is the old TV thread still alive around here? Perhaps we should revive it if not?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Genuine lulz. I guess it does have a fair amount of adult content. Which is to say there are pron movies with less nudity! Fortunately, none of the more risque scenes are out of context or thrown into the show in a jarring way. It's all very well done.
[Off-topic] WeThePeople13:
Breaking Bad, and A Game of Thrones, both totally badass.

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And talking about Brad Pitt how about Snatched or any Guy Richie movie...
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
12 Monkeys needs to be watched again.

Oh, and random. Incredible movie.....

Swimming With Sharks.

Frank Whaley, Kevin Spacey, Benicio DelToro....

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
I've said it before, but i've never seen a Brad Pitt movie that i didn't like. Going all the way back to Interview With The Vampire and including soppy chick flicks like Meet Joe Black. You're right about 12 Monkeys too. His performance in that was stella!

TV thread is now revived so i think we'll keep all TV related discussions there now. I've got a list of new things to watch thanks to you guys so that's made it a productive morning already, and it's not even breakfast time yet!
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Dig deep into Brad Pitt....watch Across The Tracks. Or his first one, Cutting Class. Those might reduce your opinion of him. Lol.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
I won't add those ones to my list today then! :eek:
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Do yourself that favor. Not worth it.;)

But seriously, my serious recommendation for the day is Hesher.

Truly a fantastic movie.

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[Off-topic] hooligan007:
The man from earth and 12 Angry men..Ftw in dialog alone

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Into the wild
[Off-topic] xaccers:
I enjoyed the man from earth :)

Another good one is the Last Exorcist.

Watched The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, it was lovely, definitely worth watching.
[Off-topic] CB620:
Just got finished watching The Tall Man. Great movie definitely a twist you won't suspect plus Jessica Biel is sexy
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Man From Earth looks interesting. I missed that one so thanks for the tip. How are you xaccers? I was hoping for a run down of this years nuptials at some point. Did everything go well?

Can't argue with that! :)
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Watching True Romance last night was somewhat of a depressing affair.

Reason being, back in 1994, a year after it was released, I obtained a copy of the script at a film convention. The script included about 30 pages that weren't included in the final cut of the film.

There's two reasons that script was special to me.

First reason....I was studying acting when I bought it, and I acted out Dennis Hopper's part in the "eggplant" scene with Christopher Walken as part of my college final. I got an A.

Secondly, and most importantly, the particular script I purchased (for $60) at a Los Angeles reseller, had hand written production notes from Tony Scott. Mostly, he scribbled out certain dialog, and had written in some notes about character revelations, and camera angles. I thought nothing of it at the time, but I thought it was cool to have some hand written things from the director.

That script, along side many others I owned burned in a fire in 2007.

I didn't know how things would end with Tony Scott, but I owned a piece of his work, and even before his death, I was always most proud to own a script that he wrote on, for one of my favorite movies.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
That is a real tragedy! I would have loved to have seen that script. At least you can say that you had it in your possession for a while, although i'm sure that it's small consolation!

Do you remember much about the changes or corrections he made? Was there anything there that would have changed the film drastically from the one we know and love?
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Wow, I need to jog my memory.

Mostly, just as any other "deleted scenes", there's a reason they get omitted...

In the case of True Romance, two scenes in the script were too lengthy.

The first scene in the diner with Clarence and Alabama talking about pie. I remember a lot of talk about their backgrounds as people....boring stuff, really.

Second, the shootout at the end was originally written for Clarence to die, and it was drawn out with a bad ending....the original ending was to be the same narration Patricia Arquette does, but leaving her with a fatherless son.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
If that film were being made today we might have seen the alternative ending as Bonus material in a Special Edition Blu-Ray release or something!

Personally i think the happy ending that we got would have been the better one anyway. The other way would have turned the movie into a tragedy. Anyway, sorry to hear about your own tragedy. Do you still collect movie memorabilia?

It's possible you weren't around when my own movie claim to fame was posted here. I wonder if anyone remembers, or could even find the particular discussion? One for the OT detectives perhaps! :)
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I am not aware of this claim to fame you speak of. Do tell.

BTW...I have my own.

Bai Ling offered to s my d one time. No joke.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Here's a hint. This, and other pictures like it, are selling on ebay. (As i found out just now!)
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I'm on my phone...that picture isn't clear.

Were you an ewok?

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Lulz...but no! (How cool would that have been?) :D

My Aunt was an Ewok though:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Maureen_Charlton

And that is pretty much the only notable thing about my entire family!
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
That's freakin awesome!

My claim to fame is my mom's uncle....forgive me for not being able to post an article right now, but he won an Emmy award for pioneering what we now know as instant replay in sports. He passed away a year or so ago, but as soon as I can post can article, I will.

Wait...found it....

His name was Tony Verna.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_replay#section_1

Click on the History tab.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
I feel an ** Off-Topic Claim To Fame ** thread in the making. If anyone thinks it's a winner go ahead and create it. Good family history/running into celebrities etc.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Danielle had a crap day (well we've had a crap week, had to postpone our wedding again due to cancer in the family) so we watched Animalympics, and now we're watching Yellow Submarine
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
"We all live in a yellow submarine"
[Off-topic] Archer:
That was good actually, and Jennifer Aniston (who normally annoys the hell out of me) was pretty darn hot!
[Off-topic] gpzeroone:
Just watched Adjustment Bureau. A little too religious but pretty interesting.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Watched the exorcist last night, I don't remember it being that dull to be honest.

Watched the omen before, much better
[Off-topic] Dirk:
The Omen is the pinnacle of the genre imo. There was another like it called The Medusa Touch starring Richard Burton that i always liked too. Both great films.

I only watched the Exorcist for the first time relatively recently. Nothing at all good about it except for the laughs me and a friend had at some of the lines. I'm sure it had scare factor in it's day, but we both found it hilarious!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Its parody; Repossesed was so much better.

My future brother in law is called Damien, apparently his parents didn't know about the film, or so his dad claims...
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Have you ever surreptitiously checked his head for any markings? :D Anyway, always good to see you here xaccers. How are you spending your Friday evening?
[Off-topic] Archer:
Yes! I love some of the old(ish) horrors, particularly The Omen and The Omen 2. I remember sitting up on my own and watching The Omen 2 at about the age of 10. I literally did not sleep for another 24 hours - I was terrified!

Here's another great one - Holocaust 2000

I've not seen it for many years so it may not have stood the test of time, but it was great when I first saw it.

They certainly don't make them like that any more.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
You guys definitely need to see "Basket Case"

That is all.

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[Off-topic] iynfynity:
I'm about to see 50/50. I'll let you guys know!
[Off-topic] Archer:
lol - I know enough to know better!

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[Off-topic] xaccers:
I'm down the pub not winning the quiz :(

Need you all on our team
[Off-topic] Archer:
There should be a "help me cheat at my pub quiz" thread where you give us the questions and we google them for you. Though I believe you'd get lots of links that start with http://lmgtfy.com
[Off-topic] Dirk:
My proudest 'Pub Quiz moment' was being the only person in the pub who knew what 'Ceres and Vesta' referred too, without having to look it up!

Of course, if they'd have asked anything related to 'Eastenders' I'd have been stumped! :o
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Danielle and I went to a Citroen meet in Stratford and stayed at a hotel.

They had a pub quiz which we would have won if the quizmaster had followed his own rules. He wanted song AND singer for about 10 questions, Danielle got them all right but he marked them song OR singer so another team with 8 members against us 2 won even though they only got half the answers.
[Off-topic] iynfynity:
50/50 was hilarious and inspiring. You guys should watch it.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Just finished watching Drive 9/10

A slow burning, character driven movie punctuated by scenes of graphic violence. This isn't an action movie, nor is it a car movie. In fact, it's not your conventional movie at all, but it's one that everybody should see.

Waching Drive has made me want to watch Leon again, so that's what i'll be doing after i've been out to have some post-hangover food!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Danielle's bought Day of the Dead (delux version with comic book and posters) on BR so it's on now. Has to be my least favourite one I've seen to be honest, Dawn being my favourite (and I really liked the remake). I just don't believe any of the charactors would have managed to last more than 5 days, although to be honest that's one of my complaints over a lot of the scenes in Romero's Dead films, people doing stupid things like dropping from a safe lookout tower into a crowd of zombies, using full auto, not practicing to be a crack shot etc...

I'm dreading Pitt's version of World War Z though, the book was excellent but I can't see how he's going to turn it into a good film, would have been better as a mini series.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Does anyone remember the 1975 BBC TV film of the Little Mermaid?

It ends with her turning to seafoam/flowers on the sea.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Not a bad idea

Family lineage could mean something.

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[Off-topic] Archer:
Allow me..... *jumps into Delorean and accelerates to 88mph.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308608
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
You're gonna see some serious sh*t.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Lol! I had this nagging feeling as i was posting that suggestion. :D

I remember some of the posts from that thread too now that i've seen them again. Well remembered sir!
[Off-topic] Archer:
Love those films. I always think I don't really like the 3rd one, then I watch it. They're awesome. My "Desert island DVDs" would have to include the Back To The Future trilogy and the Star Wars Saga.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Yes.

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[Off-topic] Dirk:
Anybody not lucky, (or old), enough to have lived through the BTTF era and who has never seen those movies should plan themselves a day free to watch them. They are modern classics imo!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Good to have you back Dirk :)

She said yes so the important bit went well, in fact the registry office bit was perfect.

The reception on the other hand...

They told Danielle's parents they had no rooms booked, they had really misspelled their last name, and it upset my mother in law as she had visions of nowhere for her sister and brother in law to stay.

Didn't raise the barriers to let the wedding cars in so my friends who were driving had to get a parking ticket and get it validated so they could leave.

The red carpet was put in front of the wrong doors and was too thick for them to open.

We had to prompt them to serve the welcome drinks, then after waiting 30 minutes we asked how long it would be for the food to be ready. We were told 30 minutes as they are waiting for the bride and groom!

They messed up the special meals giving the vegetarian the vegan's meal and tried to give the vegetarian lasagna to the vegan and lactose intolerant, neither of which could rat it

The menu said dessert came with cream so everyone sat waiting, I asked about it only to be told that the menu that was just a printed bit of A4 was wrong!

Danielle sent them a fair letter of complaint and we got another night's stay for us and my in-laws with a meal in compensation and it was perfect.

So far I can highly recommend married life :)
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'm not sure if i ever had the chance to congratulate you after the fact..so congrats to you both! Sounds like a trying day, except of course for the important bit, and like you said, that went well! :)

Nice to see you still around these parts!
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Thankfully she has the patience of a saint :D

Great to have you back!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Hey!

How's the new Total Recall?

I hope it's worth a watch.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I've been wondering the same thing. Reviews haven't been particularly kind, especially as the re-make isn't set on Mars, so we lose that whole aspect. The IMDb crowd have it at 6.3 at the moment. Personally i will probably give it a miss.

Edit: It does have Kate Beckinsale in it so watching with the volume off is an option! :)
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Dredd looks like it could be good
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Ya, 31% in rottentomatoes. :eek:

I'll be watching The Seventh Seal this weekend, I don't think many here will be interested in it.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
It's as spectacular as you can ever imagine it to be. With so many Marvell characters coming together it had to a bit special really. I wonder where they'll go with the franchise now?

The only other movie i'm really excited about right now is the latest Batman movie. Has any here seen it yet?
[Off-topic] KidCarter93:
Anyone watched Strange Wilderness before? It's a pis*take film about capturing bigfoot. It's an amazingly funny film with some great quotes all the way through.

Has anyone seen Starship Troopers Invasion yet?

I've watched the trailer for it, but I didn't think much to it to be honest. I think they should've just stayed at the trilogy really :rolleyes:

And what are your thoughts on a new Dumb & Dumber(see Legacy section)?

I don't think it could live up to the original film, but it could still be brilliant. It'll definitely be a flop if Jim Carey finally makes up his mind but decides not to do the film.

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[Off-topic] redneck_666:
Which one? There are two "last" Exorcist movies.

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[Off-topic] xaccers:
Sorry, stupid crappy iPad, I meant The Last Exorcism
[Off-topic] xaccers:
No I can't we have to use them for work.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Imagine someone takes away your work laptop and replaces it with an ipad.

Now you try and do your job of it support without using the iPad.
[Off-topic] hooligan007:
Batman movie is good...have a realistic touch to it. Didnt quite like the climax though...may be its just me...dont want to talk about that spoiler alert...
[Off-topic] withbloodskies:
Yeah was fixing to say, I've heard it was a fantastic movie but keep hearing TDK still reigns. Can't wait to see TDKR's though!

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[Off-topic] Archer:
Ditto. I did enjoy it but felt a little let down. Also, it annoyed the hell out of me that there was incidental music playing pretty much constantly! Lots of awesome, but some bad. That's my opinion, but I'm glad I saw it on a big screen anyway.
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Excited for this.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
YIFY?
[Off-topic] Dirk:
A new Daniel Day Lewis film? A rare thing! The movie studio must be rubbing it's hands together knowing they got him on board for the project. The man really knows how to get into character and is famous for living and breathing a role during filming.

Speilberg directing too. Looking forward to this.

Haha! You saw it then, what did you think? It's full of great quips like that, isn't it? :D
[Off-topic] Dirk:
As for the new Batman, i'm not entirely surprised to hear people say it's not as good as TDK although i was rather hoping it might be even better. Still, Heath Ledger played The Joker so well that nobody was going to be able to match his performance. He really made that movie!
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Not the site, i meant the ripper.

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Yup but the new one has more of Batpod and i love it.

Bane was the strongest enemy Batman's ever had to face..
[Off-topic] Android311:
Just saw a movie called Leather Boys, great u.k film made in 1964
[Off-topic] Archer:
And the only one that sounded like he needed to poo, and everything he said was a question?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lmao...I'm not saying Bane was the ultimate but he broke the Bat, nobody can top Ledger's Joker.

I also seemed to like Jim Carrey's Riddler..I only vaguely remember Batman Forever.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I'd never want to go back and watch the original Batman movies now. Christopher Nolan took the franchise and turned it into something great. The first ones may as well not exist now!

What we need is a gritty reboot of Star Wars episodes 1,2 & 3. Expunge the bad memories of Jar Jar Binks!
[Off-topic] coolsandie:
I agree that Batman was not a better one before Nolan took the franchise. Nolan turned everything spectacular even the Bat logo too.
[Off-topic] xaccers:
The wife and I were discussing that last night actually.

Keeping our fingers crossed that once Loony Lucas pops his clogs someone who understands simple things like continuity and good film making will get hold of the franchise rights and make decent versions of Ep 1,2&3, then 7,8&9 based on Timothy Zahn's books.

A fully funded TV series based on the X-Wing books would be awesome too, maybe they can get Ewan McGregor's uncle back in to play Wedge :)
[Off-topic] Archer:
Uncanny. I was thinking to myself earlier today that it would be awesome if someone did a reboot of Star Wars, in a gritty hardman style, like they've done with James Bond. The only difference is I'd be happy to see the original 3 redone as well. They'll still be classics, but there may be 3 newer classics as well.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
The only thing I'd change is I'd take George Lucas out of the picture. He can collect all the money he wants off royalties but before the series could reboot it needs fresh blood. Maybe get Joss Whedon behind it. I know it's blasphemous but he handled the Avengers pretty well which shows he can handle a series that introduces half a dozen characters without screwing up the pacing. Plus he can do for Chewie what he did for Hulk and have plenty of badassery by the groups "strong man". Maybe have Chewie grab Grand Moff and slam him around mid sentence.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
I think we're onto a winner here! :D
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
I'll write it for the low, low, low price of a cool million. The sequels would cost them though.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Although i like the idea of Joss Whedon having a crack at it, i think i want Ridley Scott making them in the same style as the original Alien movie.

They can keep Natalie Portman in, although this time she's playing Leia. (Especially in the Gold Bikini scene!) :)
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
They also need to modernize it. Why would Jabba keep his concubine clothed?That just restricts access! I demand full frontal nudity from Leia!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Seconded!
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
And Darth Vader needs to lose the cape. He's a dark lord of the Sith not Liberace.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Just watched Coriolanus, was impressed!!

A really good movie.

But I did have a little tough time following the Shakespearean English.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
I take it back. This needs to be Darth Vaders new battle armor.
[Off-topic] threshfire:
Hey, true Romance is a great movie, I've been going through a Tony Scott phase of my own, just watched Unstoppable and was planning to do another rewatch of Crimson Skies. Man was talented, wish he stuck around a bit longer. RIP
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
*Crimson Tide.

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