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Well, I'm seeing it Friday night, and I was at least planning on putting up a "watch it" or "don't watch it" afterwards. It looks really good, at least.
__________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "Science is the foot that kicks magic square in the nuts." -Scratch Fury |
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Yahr! Member  |
A full review would be appreciated, if you're up to it. ~ Gal-El You don't have to be a basketball player, you can be the president of the United States. ~ LeBron James. |
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Has no front teeth Member  |
But kids like stuff that we wouldn't necessarily watch ourselves*, but do so because they want to share it with us. It's all part of the parent thing for me. *see Pokeman, Yu-Gi-Oh, Thomas the Tank Engine, Mr. Rogers, assorted video games.... ______________________ “Fandangling across the moony sky, went the Beezee bold as brass, side-saddle she sat, on a big painted bat, shooting moonbeams out of her a(censored)e.†~Joe ________________________ Isn't sanity really just a one trick pony, anyway? I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy…ooh ooh ooh…the sky's the limit! |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member  |
Thank You for Smoking (2005, Region 1 DVD)
91 minutes, Rated R (unjustly) for mild sexual content, language, and (talking about) smoking!  Rating of Fury: A Tongster Factor: 1 (nothing, but I don’t want to see Katie Holmes naked anyhoo)  I think this DVD menu shot describes the movie better than the poster: slick, clever, and entertaining. I’ll need to watch Thank You for Smoking again, but I don’t think anyone smokes in the film, which is strange, but I think it’s intentionally done to keep the subject of smoking as abstract as possible. The movie is extremely funny and gives excellent pointers on influencing people.  If there is a Satan, he is likable. Nick Naylor loves his job as a lobbyist for the tobacco industry. And he’s good at it. Whether it’s fighting public outrage, Congresssional curmudgeons, or cancer-stricken victims of smoking, Nick always comes out on top. He is a master spin doctor that could sell a pig bacon. With all the pressure, can he hold his career and life together?  The M.O.D. Squad – the Merchants Of Death. We do things to ourselves that are bad for us, and there are merchants willing to sell us these things. The problem the merchants have is convincing society to get them to sell us the bad things that we (could) want. Thank You presents the ridiculousness of the situation, but also shows that the sin-sellers aren’t the only ones at fault. Darn that morality and political correctness!  Nick has one trait that isn’t smarmy. He loves his son. The movie is brilliant. A fantastic cast that nails their performances and a script that isn’t afraid to make a charismatic tobacco lobbyist the protagonist. Jason Reitman’s directing has hints of a Wes Anderson quirkiness and the soundtrack is catchy enough to warrant it's purchase. I wish I caught Thank You in the theatre.  I don’t know if this was intentional, but the poison symbol makes the packaging even more cool. The only gripe I had with Thank You is that they didn’t show anyone smoking, cinematically separating any cause-and-effect with cigarettes even though the film states the consequences. However the movie overall is brilliant (yes, I said 'brilliant' twice. I have ADD and the flick's brilliant  ) and is worth a DVD purchase.And no, I don’t smoke. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Furious, |
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Miss Kitty Fantastico Member  |
NO! No more Thomas the bloody Tank Engine!!
ETA: sorry, this post looks silly underneath Furi's post.  This message has been edited. Last edited by: Maeve, I would have thought the end of the world is everyone's responsibility, wouldn't you? ~Death in Thief of Time Minister of Kraftwerk in the Realm of U & P, Order of the Pineapple with frond for advancement in Nap studies. |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member |
*puts in Blue's Clues for Maeve*
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Miss Kitty Fantastico Member |
*throttles Furi* I would have thought the end of the world is everyone's responsibility, wouldn't you? ~Death in Thief of Time Minister of Kraftwerk in the Realm of U & P, Order of the Pineapple with frond for advancement in Nap studies. |
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Administrator/Colporteur Member |
I think so. I'll be there, notebook in hand, at the very least. I'll be attended with about seven other people so it should be extra fun. __________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "Science is the foot that kicks magic square in the nuts." -Scratch Fury |
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Caspian's Review of Prince Caspian:
Boo. Andrew Adamson, when did you become a hack? ---------------- Never stare into a car's headlights and freeze, because you'll either be run over or shot. |
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Goofy Beast Member  |
I love the end credits for Thank You For Smoking, with all of those Hollywood Golden Agers with their cigarettes photoshopped into candy canes and the like. (I had to think of this when I saw the recent Bette Davis memorial stamps, and it's so obvious from the way she's holding her hand that they removed the cigarette from the photo.)
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member |
Heh. J. Jonah Jameson must be working for the USPS now! Yay revisionist history!
I'm busy watching the female Ninja Warrior competition on G4. Mmmm... |
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which series? i've seen a couple of them - want to know who wins  the presenter of the UK'd version is in love with the one who looks like chiana....but then he also seems to have a crush on the fisherman guy  ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member |
On G4 I have no idea. They don't differentiate seasons so within three hours you can see the same person try Stage 1 on three different times!
 Mr. Octopus. Heh. |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member |
Horrorfest List
Lake Dead Nightmare Man Unearthed Dark Ride Penny Dreadful Reincarnation Unrest Wicked Little Things They tricked me. I saw the '8 Films To Die For' Logo on Captivity when it was actually 'From the studio behind 8 Films To Die For'! BLAST!  |
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erk! ours can mess seasons about, but one show is one season. ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member |
(i'm watching the Flyers get their asses kicked now but) G4 is doing a crazy Ninja Warrior marathon that may or may not still be going.
I've decided that to beat Ninja Warrior you can be no heavier than 90 lbs and have less than 4% body fat. (Pens scored again!  ) |
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we watched it until we saw the person win, and then hubby won't watch anymore, because he knows for the current run there are no more winners, so whats the point in watching when you know the results...he will watch the women though - cos the results of them remain unknown (at least...that's the reason he gives me)
~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. trolls are like pigeons..keep feeding them and they keep coming back and shitting in your street. |
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Part-time avant garde shrubbery inspector who breaths fire and lets out a mighty YAHR! Member  |
Its so weird when I watch Ninja Warriors and then someone American or European comes along and i'm like HOLY CRAP THEY'RE HUGE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discordian Priestess, Keeper of the Golden Pine-Apple. Jesus was a community organizer.  blog or not |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member |
There was a 6'4' female volleyball player running Stage 1 and she effortlessly jumped over all the hurdle-like hazards only to slip and fall on the barrel roll.
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has been eaten by a grue. Member |
that should be an A+! awesomesauce, the movie was. also, the no-smoking in movies thing was half of the reason I liked Atonement—because they let Keira Knightly smoke! historical/cultural authenticity! oh mah gawd! ~ We're just babies making up a game, if you're right. But...babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the play-world. ~ Elite Special Force Procrastinator, trained in High Arts of Extended Coffee Breaks and Master Linguist of the Water Cooler Conversation |
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