I have a chance to see a
special of National Treasure, along with some extra footage that didnt get into the movie.
I'm a mason and a
kinght templer.
so Im kinda jazzed up for that...
I have a chance to see a
special of National Treasure, along with some extra footage that didnt get into the movie.
I'm a mason and a
kinght templer.
so Im kinda jazzed up for that...
I loved watching National
Treasure because I said, "Hey, I work a few blocks from there!" First, I went to the Archives and said, "I'm going
to steal the Declaration of Independence." After getting arrested for threatening to steal the Declaration of
Independence and seeing the display they had that said, "What's on the back?" (it just has the date on the back, by
the way), I saw the movie. It was fun!
Interesting and a bit of synchronicity for me to read this postOriginally Posted by Holmes
this morning. At a presentation in Phoenix last November, my meditation teacher recommended this film. I had never
heard of it before and thought there was little chance that it would play in my town. I just checked my email and
from one of the Yahoo groups I belong to, I got notice tonight that the film will be playing in a small California
community just across the Colorado River from my town on April 15th. Admission is only $5, cheaper than the theatres
in this town.
Knowing that the town doesn't have a theatre of it's own, I suspect that it will be shown in
a church. Signs point to go though, and if I get there early, "good eats" will be available for only $5
more.
As a person who believes we do create our reality but often forgets to put it in practice (especially
the past few weeks), I need all the reminders I can get. I am writing down the date on my calendar as soon as I post
this.
Thanks for mentioning the film today Holmes. And thanks DrSmellThis, for your take on the picture.
Hmmm, a web search
shows the film will be shown at an RV park. Just type type of people I bitch about all winter. Must be some kind of
karma involved there.
“I Love Huckabees”. Missed it at the
theaters and just caught it on video. It’s completely silly yet hugely entertaining at the same time.
Mark
Wahlberg and Isabelle Huppert make a great pair of nihilists.
“Cruelty, manipulation, meaninglessness”
have never looked so good.
Give truth a chance.
After some ambivalence dueOriginally Posted by Holmes
to the venue it was showing at (a 1950s era trailer park), I saw it tonight. It did have the feeling of "Afterschool
Special" meets "Donald Duck in Mathamagic Land" in places, but I liked it. I think it's worth watching several
times, I think I'll try to find a used copy on Amazon.
Hoping that there might be women of interest there, I
put on three dabs of Pheros/NPA 3:1 and two sprays of Chikara. I was not surprised to find though, that the crowd
was closer to my parents' age than mine. Though I had my usual pre-event jitters, I'm happy to report I was not
self-conscious at all after my initial entry.
I think the movie was something I needed to see, especially due
to the coincidence of seeing Holmes' post about the same day it was announced it was to be shown in my area. I have
been studying "Science of Mind" for several years but have problem puting it into practice. The old wriring is hard
to change. I have seen evidence of the movie's message in real life but still revert to my old negative
ways.
Interestingly, the main actress in the movie kept seeing weird things. On the drive back home, I was on
my town's main drag, a 4 lane street with a turning lane. I saw some guy run into the street from the opposite side
and then realized that I had just passed a guy holding a beer sitting in a shopping cart in the turning lane of the
road. In the rearview mirror, I saw the guy on foot push the other guy back into a motel parking lot. I wonder what
that means... (Other than it must be a good party they're having.)
I haven't seen the movie, but it appears to be propaganda forOriginally Posted by Holmes
the Ramtha. I look forward to watching it.
http://www.ramtha.com/
That's something that concerned me when IOriginally Posted by culturalblonde
realized who the particular woiman was. Too much negative press in the 1980s/90s has influenced my opinion about
him/her. But I'm keeping an open mind as my meditation teacher has some far out claims and I also enjoy listening
to another channeler's tapes, Abraham-Hicks.
The movie was first recommended to me by my meditation
teacher. The people who attended last night were strangers to me (though I did recognize one guy from work), but I
think they were mainly Science of Mind people, which is basically a kind of positive thinking.
Kind of funny
that it is Ramtha propaganda as I was joking before I saw it that I was going to be indoctrinated into another cult
at the movie.
The discussion at IMDB about the movie is really heated. I'm glad I waited until after I saw
the movie to look it up there. I think the main point of the movie isn't some of the pseudo science that they
feature, but to get you thinking about how the way you look at the world shapes your experiences.
"There is
no good or bad but thinking makes it so." - Shakespeare
"As a man thinketh in his heart so is he." - James
Allen
(Again, something I realize but have much difficulty puting into practice.)
After posting here
last night, I ended up buying a DVD copy of the movie off of Amazon Marketplace at a discounted price.
Hey, I liked Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land...I watched it a half-dozen times when I was aOriginally Posted by InternationalPlayboy
kid. The billiard player, the math in nature segment, the math in engineering segment...that was fun!
I liked that too, saw it in school. That was the closest comparason I could come up withOriginally Posted by Pancho1188
for the animation parts though.
Do you like Pixar movies?
I'm amazed at the role CGI has taken in movies. My favorites are: Toy Story, Shrek and Finding Nemo.
Pixar films are fantastic! Although after watching some of their out takes added at the end of theOriginally Posted by culturalblonde
DVDs I wonder what they put in the water cooler. Those folk do have fun.
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson
Saw
Shopgirl in San Diego last weekend. I think it's the best movie I've seen this year. I read the novella a few
years ago and liked it, thinking they could never make a movie that did it justice. Well, they did!
Check out
the production notes to read more about it.
This is going to reveal me as
a dork, but I loved Wallace and Gromit! Nothing like a little positivity.
DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)
I like that kind of animation (CGI for feature films doesn't move me) and the shortOriginally Posted by DrSmellThis
Wallace and Gromit pieces I've seen. But I was disappointed in Chicken Run so have been hesitant to see this one.
It's on my list though, but I may wait to borrow the parents' DVD, which I'm sure they'll buy when it's
released.
Chiken Run had lots of crappy
reviews, but the characters and spirit in this are wonderful.
Part of that is having seen the movie with my new,
wonderful girlfriend. So maybe I'm not being objective.
DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)
Just saw "The
Producers." I think it's better than the original, but no "Kung Fu Hustle." As for musicals, I think Chicago was
better, though Producers has its moments.
Uma Thurman has some long legs! I never noticed before. That must
be why she was barefoot dancing with Travolta in "Pulp Fiction." I bet she's taller than he is. I never realized
before how tall she actually is.
The movie was fun and the songs catchy though. I think the scene at the gay
director's house was the funniest. And I had a problem at first with Matthew Broderick freaking out in the first
scene. It seemed like he was trying too hard to channel Gene Wilder's performance in the original film there.
A bit of trivia: In the original movie, when they sang "Springtime for Hitler," there's a line, "don't be
stupid, be a smarty, come and join the Nazi party." That's was Mel Brook's voice, though he never appeared on
screen. They use his voice again for that line in the musical version too.
Funny, when I worked at a movie
theatre, I always resented having to work on Christmas day. This is the second Christmas that I've gone to see a
matinee. Last year it was that Steve Zizou movie. I've mainly gone, besides wanting to see the shows, to get out of
the house full of too many relatives.
I forgot to mention,
the movie was produced by Sony, so anyone doing a full boycott of their products due to their copyguard issue be
warned. I myself will buy the (Sony label) soundtrack, as long as it doesn't have that pain in the butt technology
imbedded in it.
Thank You For Smoking.
Right smack in that distinguished space between hilarious and nauseating. Really well done - worth the
wait.
A nice, pitch-black family comedy. Highly recommended.
If a guy's a cocksucker in his life, when he dies, he don't become a saint. - Morris Levy, Hitmen
Holmes' Theme Song
This one's several
years old, but I saw for the first time a couple of months ago at the dentist's office. He has these glasses with
little LCD screens in them so you can watch DVDs to distract you from what he's doing in your mouth.
Anyway,
the movie's "A Knight's Tale." From the moment I saw the audience at the joust singing, "We Will Rock You," I was
hooked. I didn't get to see the whole thing, so I went out and bought the director's cut that afternoon.
Disappointed that it didn't have the funny commentary soundtrack by the director and one of the actors, I then
ordered a used copy of the original version off of Amazon.com.
The movie got some bad reviews from people
thinking it was going to be a period piece. But I feel the use of modern rock "classics" and behavior in the movie
worked to it's advantage. I think besides the jousting action, my favorite scene is the banquet, where they start
to dance a Minuet type of dance and it merges into everyone getting down to David Bowie singing "Golden Years."
Munich was a good movie.
It's based on a true story of what happened after the massacre of 11 Israelie atheletes back in the 1972 Olympics.
5 men were hired as a hit squad to go after the Palestinian terrorists who were responsible for the massacre.
Another good movie is Lord Of War, featuring Nicolas Cage, as an international arms dealer and Ethan Hawke
plays an Interpol agent who chases Cage's character.
“The Notorious Bettie
Page”.
The political sub-plot was pretty lame and seemed like more of a marketing ploy than anything else.
But the personality profile was very touching: a tragi-comic tale of unflinching innocence. Some very cute naughty
bits, and lots of extraordinary acting.
Give truth a chance.
The one with Gretchen Mol? Is that
playing anywhere in the city right now?
If a guy's a cocksucker in his life, when he dies, he don't become a saint. - Morris Levy, Hitmen
Holmes' Theme Song
That’s the one. (She’s a QT.) If it’s playing in Denver it must be playing at a theater nearOriginally Posted by Holmes
you. We didn’t get “Thank You For Smoking” until a week after your post. (Good recommendation by the way. It’s
always funny when coppertops try to sort through ethical dilemmas.)
Give truth a chance.
Oops, I'd forgotten you were out
West. (Why was I thinking NYC?)
Yeah, I've heard positive things about Mol's handling of the role, how she
really brought to life the person behind the persona, how she captured Page's innocence and vulnerability, how she
really was Bettie, etc. I'm kinda relieved that they didn't choose a higher-profile actress for this -
Angelina Jolie or whomever. (Now, if only Joss Whedon would cast Emily Deschanel as Wonder Woman...) Looking forward
to this one, for sure.
Glad you enjoyed TYFS. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a lot of that
movie - for most of it, I wanted to do both at the same time. The overarching message is pretty goddamned
depressing.
BR was awesome, though. "We don't sell Tic Tacs, we sell cigarettes. And they're cool,
available, and addictive...the job is almost done for us."
If a guy's a cocksucker in his life, when he dies, he don't become a saint. - Morris Levy, Hitmen
Holmes' Theme Song
Been looking forward to this one. Opened in SanOriginally Posted by a.k.a.
Diego yesterday, so I'll be able to catch it there in a couple of weeks. Hopefully, the "Not Smoking" movie will
still be there too. These kind of movies play in the "art houses," the nearest of which to my motel is in a gay
neighborhood. Within walking distance from the motel though, if I want to hike about a mile up a steep canyon road.
I saw "Shopgirl" at that neighborhood's theatre last year. Before the show, they showed a preview for some kind of
movie about two shirtless cowboys who fall in love on a fishing trip. I wanted to laugh out loud as I thought it
looked like a very bad movie and didn't even know they made films like that. Little did I know at the time that
"Brokeback Mountain" was a mainstream movie that would get a lot of publicity.
Back to
Bettie Page, when she first started to regain popularity in the 1980s, I found there was some kind of primal
attraction to her, as if I had seen her somewhere before. I think they were still printing her pictures long after
she retired from the scene, in those cheap mature joke mags that I bought as a pre-teen in the early 1970s.
Same here. Her dominatrix shots actually look quite scary — and areOriginally Posted by InternationalPlayboy
a big turn-off. But I think a lot of her “jungle queen” shots are still pretty sexy. I’ve got a bunch of them tacked
up in my study/junk room.
Who’d’ve thought the “pin-up queen of the universe” was actually a sweet little holy
roller from Tennessee?
Give truth a chance.
Yeah, I'm not into those or her bondage stuff either. It's just creepy to me. But forOriginally Posted by a.k.a.
awhile I collected some of her cheesecake items. Space limitations have caused me to cut down on that kind of stuff
now.
Originally Posted by Holmes
That’s pretty much how I felt about the father-son relationship.
With regards to the movie as a whole, my
uneasiness centered around the question, Is this movie a hard hitting lampoon of business ‘ethics’? (eg. Being good
at what you do is more important than doing good. And Sam Eliot’s great line, “I was good at killing Viet Cong, but
I didn’t try to make a living out of it.”) Or is it a convenient rationalization for our culture’s ethical
breakdown? (eg. Since when did paying the mortgage become a valid moral argument?)
Either way, the true face of
evil is portrayed quite graphically, for anyone that cares to see it.
Anyway... Since I’m going on and on
about movies, here’s some DVD recommendations:
“Serenity” and “Secuestro Express” are a couple of low
budget movies that make their high-budget parallels (“Star Wars” and “Man on Fire”) seem wimpy by comparison.
“Serenity” is a sci-fi/action movie with very compelling characters and lots of clever twists. Plus it portrays the
classic theme of Rebels vs. Empire with a good sense of humor and without a lot of heavy handed moralizing.
“Man
on Fire” was a good movie, but “Secuestro Express” handles the topic of Latin American abductions with the kind of
realism that makes your palms sweaty. (If you thought “Man on Fire” was suspenseful, you’re going to need some Xanax
for “Secuestro Express”.) There’s no heroes to save the day and the villains aren’t caricatures of Evil. They’re
desperate people at the end of their ropes and you never know when they’re going to go off. (Not to mention, Mia
Maestro is ravishing.)
Last, but not least, “Dot the I” has got to be one of my favorite movies of all
time. I didn’t catch it at the theaters because it seemed like just another love triangle.
There is a love
triangle. But, right from the start, you get the sense that something menacing is going on.
You pretty much have
to see it twice to appreciate what the screen-writer is doing. The first time around he basically f**ks with your
mind and toys with your emotions. The second time around you realize how the real story is being told in the margins
of what you first thought the story was about.
Give truth a chance.
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