I saw the Indian dude that is in Life Aquatic/Darjeeling ltd in Trader Joes a few weeks ago. The guy who played the conductor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Regus
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I saw the Indian dude that is in Life Aquatic/Darjeeling ltd in Trader Joes a few weeks ago. The guy who played the conductor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Regus
Best thing about Darjeeling is the luggage. Man, that is some swanky luggage.
Just sat through the entire Pirates trilogy, You can see where they started taking a few liberties with the characters and slipping into the usual series ruining "witty torts" as the series went on. The whole wedding thing was text book for this kind of movie. I still like them though, god I'm such a fag.
I like them too, though the first still the best.
Just watched a documentary called "War on Kids."
The basic upshot is that it looks at the ways American anxieties have basically fucked over our schools to the point of being ineffective. It spends a lot of time on this new "Zero Tolerance" concept that basically means the school has no responsibility to respond to children in an individual way, only to dole out its harshest punishments as if it is a police state. They detail a seemingly endless parade of incidents where kids are expelled for things as trivial as kindergarteners pointing their fingers and going "bang bang" or drawing a picture of an army man with a gun since these are labeled "violent behaviors." They also look at how the increased security measures do more to heighten anxieties than to curb violent behavior.
The other good points it makes are about drugs, and this definitely echoes a lot of my own intuitions as someone who was on a lot of pills in school. They say that Ritalin and similar drugs not only aren't shown effective to help children get better grades, but they stunt physical growth, raise anxiety, can trigger OCD and Tourette's, and dramatically increase the likelihood of cocaine abuse later. Not only this, but they also directly trigger depression, and then depression is medicated on top of it, and antidepressents decrease inhibition which leads to a dramatic increase in violent behavior and suicide. Almost all suburban school shootings were done by children on antidepressants, and while I realize there's a bit of a cause/effect problem there, it should at least say they're not very effective in the right ways.
It also makes some weaker points that seem to indicate things like having different classes every hour is bad, and I think that's at worst very individual. But still, it's food for thought, and a good watch.
As far as I understand, not giving a shit about ST is the best way to enjoy this movie!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rumpy
My review of Star Trek can be summed up in one picture.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1259694400
A still more Glorious Dawn awaits?
You'd think they'd have come up with a solution for that in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
what is the alternative? That block system horse shit? The brain is barely meant to study the same thing for ten minutes, let alone several hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
I have to agree with the movie though. Schools are too fucking harsh now. You can get expelled for shit you do after school. Like if you get in a fight at like 6 pm at a gas station, you can get expelled. And god forbid you do some movie like pranks like blow up a toilet or try to see the girls in the shower.
The block period thing was a knee jerk reaction to poor schools pumping out poor students, it accomplishes nothing and actually decreases the amount of time students spend in class overall. Also, missing a block day is murder. Fe is right about schools having too much power over what you do outside of the classroom also. We're so paranoid of kids coming to school with guns, we're just making it harder for them to get to school in the first place.
I think some kids work better with block scheduling and some don't. I'm what has been diagnosed as ADD which means I like shifting gears a lot and multitasking, so I can't cope with block scheduling. I think it really depends on the student.
Which is kind of an overall message of the film, I just don't know if it offers a great solution. They mentioned that in the UK, Ritalin and similar meds are illegal for students, and I find that fascinating and wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea here.
For me middle school was an hourly schedule of the same 7 periods all year and high school was blocked out at four classes a day at an hour and a half that switched at the middle of the year. I preferred the block schedule for a few reasons.
1. It was less to keep track of. You didn't come home and have homework from 5 different classes, remember what test was when for what class. The classes became tiresome by the end of the year.
2. It was better preparation for college. Taking four classes at a time at an hour and a half better mimicked a college schedule of taking 5 classes a week with some class times reaching around an hour and a half. My 50 minute MWF classes always felt like a breeze. It also mimicked the mid-year class change, which to me just kept everything fresh.
Some block schedules do the A day B day thing, where you take the same classes all year, but fuck me does that seem confusing with weeks alternating between ABABA and BABAB
3. I got to leave at 1:15 second semester senior year because I had finished up my credits. It ruled.
Well yeah. Everyone knows that. Well, except for idealistic assholes. But even little kids know it. The smart kids know they aren't thinking or learning like the dumber kids, and the dumber kids damn well know who is smarter than them. A lot of the social order is school is based on kids knowing people are different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
But you probably won't get this fixed on a national level. No one is going to want to spend the money. Regardless of the fact that cultivating the best minds in the US might give a new surge to creative and scientific thought twenty years down the line.
It is a nice dream though. Where all people can do fractions and exponents.
For being such a popular movie these days, It's A Wonderful Life sure has a lot of liberal rhetoric. A movie like this coming out today would get ripped apart by the Fox News crowd.
Well I think the basic shit that needs to be fixed wouldn't cost a penny. Like in the UK, Ritalin and Adderall are illegal for kids, and I find that fascinating. The main criteria for diagnosis of ADD has more to do with not wanting to give a kid individual attention than it does anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
The other thing was the zero tolerance bullshit, which isn't even a law, it's just an arbitrary "policy" that gets bandied around so administrators don't have to be human. That doesn't cost any money to fix either.
Alot of this shit is just cultural.
I don't know if it should be made illegal. That is just another extreme. Some kids probably do have trouble that a whole lot of ass beating is not going to fix. I got spanked at home and school and that never fixed my ADD problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
But something does need to change about the public opinion of ADD. It isn't a disorder for the most of people who claim to have it. Half the time it just means a kid is impulsive and smart. Shit, both Tesla and Edison probably had it. Would we be here right now if someone doped those two up?
I think more should be spent on learning how to get the best out of those students and less on slowing them down to the same speed as the average dullard.
yeah, that shit needs to go. Its bullshit. both in higher and lower education. I can't stand people who hide behind that crap. And the excuse is always "we are getting you ready for the real world." Bull fucking shit. Most of the time, if you are not straight up breaking the law, you get options. Don't pay your taxes on time? File an extension. Don't have enough money for something? Take out a loan. Screwed up and didn't get something in the mail 5 days in advance? Pay more and overnight it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Life is rarely as black and white as teachers make it sound. There are always options.
The Fourth Kind.
From webster's dictionary:
Bor-ing: see The Fourth Kind
That was obvious from the 1st trailer for that piece of shit
They should just take the damn film out of rotation. I despise it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr-K
Watched "Ramen Girl" last night. Cute movie. Veeeerrry obvious shit shoe-horned in by the producers, the ADR'd-out "SHIT!" at one point was very silly.
I'm not talking about ass-beating, I'm talking about adjusting the curriculum and teaching them different organizational skills. ADD isn't a handicap that needs to be drugged out of you, it's just a different way of thinking. Often what's diagnosed as ADD is a kid just being ahead of the rest of the class and bored, and other times he just hasn't been taught study habits that make sense for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
I really don't think giving kids speed is ever the best solution. That doesn't mean it never helped anyone, but when you look at the fact that it shortens life expectancy, stunts growth, and makes kids prone to coke habits later in life, I really think we should just find a way to maybe put those kids in a smaller classroom.
Watchmen. I don't get why people are so down on this movie, it's pretty god damn good. And any shortcomings it had in makeup or pacing are far outweighed by everything this movie did right. The directors cut could have used a little bit of trimming, but it's much better on the second and third viewings.
80% of the time, I'd agree with that. But I don't know how you'd ever get this kind of thing changed in the US. The current trend is to dumb everything down and other crap like "no child left behind." How are you going to get the stupid people that run schools to accept that they have kids that are smarter than others and that they deserve to be treated differently?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Where are you getting all of this? Ritalin only acts like speed in adults. It slows down kids, that is why they give it to them. And I want to know more about this stunting growth. I'll sue the shit out of someone if I was meant to be 7 feet tall and they fucked it up. I could have been a God among men. AMONG MEN!Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Ritalin is speed. It speeds people up who have ADD to the point of overload, which is what "slows" them down.
It's not like it's a magic pill that affects a person differently based on their age.
It affects kids and adults the same way, and they prescribe it for both. It doesn't actually slow kids down, it speeds up their brains, which in turn helps them concentrate, as so they're more likely to sit down and pay attention in class. But believe me, you give a kid ritalin on a football field and he'll be running around even more than usual. It's still speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fe 26
I mean Adderall is a few degrees off of coke, which is why coke heads will turn to it as a cheap substitute.I know we're mostly on the same page, but I have to say this notion that ritalin affects people with ADD differently than other people is a myth. People have been taking speed to help them study for tests for as long as speed has been around. Speed doesn't make you physically hyperactive, it makes you tense and bound up with energy, which is why it leads to anxiety and OCD.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Ritalin is a made up disorder, and speed is no better for kids with a diagnosis than those without. The issue here is just that our classrooms are overcrowded so we have to drug "problem" students rather than dealing with them individually. It's not that complicated.
Take this off topic shit somewhere else. It's past discussing a movie.
I watched The Proposal last night and it didn't put me to sleep. Which I guess is a good thing.
Dr. Strangelove - the movie is a must own on its own merits, but the PQ on the BRD makes it worth a double dip.
I LOVE that movie, but I'm always apprehensive when it comes to buying older stuff on bluray. The PQ is really that much better over upconverted dvd?
Bonnie & Clyde:
This movie was about Faye Dunaway being so hot that Warren Beaty conjures a boner with sufficient force to slingshot it up into his abdomen. Most of the film is spent following his efforts to coax it back out. Its purpose is mainly to serve as a cautionary tale about approaching 1967 Faye Dunaway.
Network:
Network is a pretty good Michael Moore-style documentary that sets out to prove that all of the news we see is controlled by Faye Dunaway's vagina. For those of you who do not follow politics, this is what people like Yoshi are talking about when they are always blaming things on the labial media.
More pixels for your buttholes
You'll be fine with the DVD but it's hard to pass up on this BRD after seeing it. The movie itself almost demands another purchase just to pay the proper recognition and respect to its magnificence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Raging Bull would be another example.
I think a man has to have been born part italian to like Raging Bull. I do not care for that film in the least.
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Originally Posted by YellerDog
Scorsese's kind of a hack!
Its nice to be able to agree with you every once in a while.
gods will disagree and argue amongst themselves from time to time. It happens.
I am not much of a Raging Bull fan either. I don't think it's poorly made, but I didn't find it compelling in the least. I don't dislike Scorsese in general but I don't latch on to him that hard. The Last Waltz is probably my favorite of his, Taxi Driver is pretty amazing as well. But Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Casino, Raging Bull--These are all movies that don't click with me despite their cinematic merits (I should rewatch Casino and Goodfellas, to be fair). The last decade of his stuff I've rather liked, Gangs of New York was good, at least when I saw it in theaters, I liked The Aviator quite a bit and I thought The Departed was a deserved best picture winner that year (especially over the weak array of movies nominated). I also look forward to Shutter Island NEXT YEAR (stupid).Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
I can't quite put my finger on what I don't particularly like about those movies specifically. It's not that I don't like gangster stories, but that could be part of it. I've never enjoyed Scarface, I've never been one to rave about The Godfather (I missed that train going up), and whenever Casino came on HBO or something I was always pretty quick to change it to something else. I don't what it is, but it could be the Italian thing. I don't have a european culture to adhere to, my family has been here since the 17th century, so it could just be a disconnect.
That said, I actually have a Netflixed copy of King of Comedy sitting next to my xbox. And I've been meaning to watch After Hours, which I've wanted to see ever since watching my recorded from HBO copy of Back to the Future that had a preview for it on there. I'll get back to you guys on those.
*Edit - No Direction Home was pretty great too.
The Aviator sucked. You have to try really fucking hard to make Howard Hughes boring, but Scorsese managed to pull it off.
Scarface is a terrible movie. It is entertaining and has some memorable quotes, but it's cheesy and could benefit from some serious editing. It has a cult following because of the content and Pacino's over the top acting, which at that time hadn't yet become annoying as it just started to manifest itself.
Raging Bull is essentially a documentary about the tortured Jake LaMotta, a paranoid animal only able to find solace through violence. LaMotta was buried in the a shadow of Marciano and could never attain that level of greatness whether it be due to his inability to overcome the great Ray Robinson or falling prey to his own personal demons. The actual boxing scenes only entail about 10 minutes of footage. The movie isn't great because of Scorsese, but rather the incredible performances of DeNiro and Cathy Moriarity.
Not a fan of Casino, either.
I'm a heeb, and I'd put Raging Bull in my top 3. I think some people don't like movies that don't have likable or relatable main characters, or endings where everyone gets what they deserve. I usually call these people "women," but apparently there are others, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
I love the shit out of King of Comedy also, probably more than Taxi Driver or Godfellas. I find it really hard to deny Scorcese's craftsmanship as a director. He's not a writer, and there's always that issue, but he's a very skilled director. I mean I don't really like a lot of Kubrick movies, but I'd never deny his skill with a camera.
Machine Girl.
What. The. Fuck.
That's not really true for me, There Will Be Blood leaps to mind--Daniel Plainview is intensely unlikable, but the movie is great. I actually am having difficulty of thinking of others even though there are many.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
No Country For Old Men.
I agree with Frog, I'd say Scorcese has a few movies that kinda miss the mark, but he's a very talented director. The start of raging bull gives me a raging boner (movie boner, not sexy boner). I'm psyched for Shutter Island. I'm all for skilled, proven directors doing horror, even if their glory days are over. The trailer gave me a Shining vibe, which is awesome.
Scarface is FAR from terrible, it doesn't deserve the hype it gets but its still a mostly well made movie.
Scarface is A) really dated and B) worshiped for the wrong reasons by a legion of fans that don't understand it at all.
The 80s in general is really a bastard decade. 80s-ness got into EVERYTHING in the decade and then became really passe. We're just now starting to accept the 80s again.
MONTAGE!
ELECTRIC DRUMS
That happens with any period of fashion. And the problem with the 80s was that image got into everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
I think the current acceptance of the 80s is multifaceted. We are currently going through the first economic downturn for those that grew up in the 80s and never had to deal with a previous one. People react to this sort of thing with a longing for a "safer time." Secondly, people are kind of getting tired of fashion being so sex driven and remember the 80s being a period where fashion was more about personal fun and less about sex appeal. Thirdly, the entertainment industry is creatively bankrupt and would like nothing more than to repackage everything that is 30 years old and resell it.
that's exactly what I thought tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
If that blows your mind then watch Tokyo Gore Police by the same people. Your head will fucking explode! with awesomenessQuote:
Originally Posted by DumpTruck
I also watched The Onion: The Movie. It was pretty funny, I wish Cockpuncher was a real movie!
This what makes it so awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
It's also boring as fuck.
I just think it's funny that a bunch of wannabe toughnecks were wearing Scarface tshirts for a bit there. I wonder if they caught the bit about him wanting to sleep with his sister?
Finished up season 2 of Rome, good stuff all around. Plan to start watching The Wire.
I've got the first season of that resting on the HD. I've been watching other shit instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
The new season of Friday Night Lights is good too. The last episode was gut wrenching.
yeah i still need to watch TGP and that Cock puncher bit was the best part of that Onion movie IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by animegirl
The Wire is the best cop show of all time.
The Wire is unbelievable TV. Push everything aside and dive in, I swear it'll blow your mind.
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Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Someone hasn't seen Tokyo Gore Police yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
Truth.Quote:
Originally Posted by animegirl
G.I. Joe- I liked it a lot more than I thought I was going to. The Paris chase scene was really cool and it turns out that it all made more sense than Transformers 2! How much of this movie was CG, 98%? It seemed like the only real objects in the movie was the main cast. George Lucas was probably shocked.
Finch and Myself watched Breakfast at Tiffany's last night, such a good movie.
Such a GREAT movie, you mean.
Yeah, it was.
and then they scissored butt holes :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief Silver
It wouldn't let me rep you again yet. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by DumpTruck
And then Nash's butthole scissored and spooned fat girl turd with nugget mouse urinal cake in its mouth.
[img]picture of a fat retarded kid throwing up rice and shitting on his dog[/img]
There, just as funny and it actually makes just as much sense as Elkino slamming his head into the keyboard. If you don't rep me, it's because you're gay, Nash.
you're a gay
Urag(u)ay.
stop being such a slack jawed faggot
Finished Bones Season 3 last night. Overall, I really like the show, Angel notwithstanding, but I hated how they dealt with tying up the season long plot line. The last episode seemed to come from nowhere. Started Season 4, based on the opening episodes, it should be a good season.
Watched the first episode of old-school Battlestar Galactica on the 360. Weird. The Cylons are kinda cool looking, but they don't show 'em enough.
The space effects were better than I was expecting? Jane Seymour is kinda cute? I don't think I'll be watching any more of this, at any rate.
Someone traded that in the other day. I've been morbidly curious...
I watched The Predator last night before going to bed :)
I watched the same episode over the weekend oddly enough. It wasn't really too interesting aside from the whole "Boomer is a black man, Tigh is also a black man, Starbuck is a man, Apollo is Tom Zarick" aspect. I might watch a bit more to see the differences in mythology, but then again... probably not.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
I think it's funny that the 70's "pyramids were built by aliens" thing sneaks in there pretty heavily.
Battlestar Galactica has taught me that black girls are two faced.
just black girls?Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
watched 3 or 4 movies yesterday
Macross - Do you remember love
This is such a great movie. And it is an excellent anime. Love in film is rarely handled this well. Scifi does not get better than this. If you like animation, you owe it to yourself to watch this movie.
Blow
What is there to say about this movie? It is the rise and fall of a cocaine dealer. And it has johnny depp in it. Its a good movie. But the second half is really sad.
Domino
eeeeehhhhhh, it was ok. I'm not really sure who the audience was for this. The film is kind of cut weird. The music is pretty generic. I'm not sure how it all fits with the crazy latin guy and British girl combo. The whole thing is a head scratcher. Its mediocre at best. I guess it is a movie for people who want to watch super models shoot people and talk like little twats.
watched 3 or 4 movies yesterday
Macross - Do you remember love
This is such a great movie. And it is an excellent anime. Love in film is rarely handled this well. Scifi does not get better than this. If you like animation, you owe it to yourself to watch this movie.
Blow
What is there to say about this movie? It is the rise and fall of a cocaine dealer. And it has johnny depp in it. Its a good movie. But the second half is really sad.
Domino
eeeeehhhhhh, it was ok. I'm not really sure who the audience was for this. The film is kind of cut weird. The music is pretty generic. I'm not sure how it all fits with the crazy latin guy and British girl combo. The whole thing is a head scratcher. Its mediocre at best. I guess it is a movie for people who want to watch super models shoot people and talk like little twats.
Domino was deeply horrible.
today I watched 12 Rounds Starring John Cena and it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, it was a lot better than The Marine....but that isn't really saying a whole lot, lol
Hell no, Marine was entertaining in its stupidity, and Robert Patrick was a fun vilian, where 12 rounds was at best mediocre, vilian sucked his irish ass and Cena just sleepwalked through all of it.
I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula last night with Gary Oldman (d. Coppola). I know that it was the first film to be edited on an non-linear system, but the FADES! Do you REALLY need that many fades? Cleary they figured out how easy layers are with non-linear editing, and they are clearly rubbing it in our face.
Gary Oldman was amazing as Dracula, especially the first segments of him in his castle with Keanu. Speaking of which, Keanu Reeve's was LOL bad as usual. Unrelated, I got a boner when Lucy was going crazy with Wolfman dracula, and with shadow Dracula.
Also, it had GREAT atmosphere, and the sets were gorgeous. Some of the pacing of the plot was a little retarded though (like when they were racing Dracula back to Transylvania). I did love the throw backs to the silent Nosferatu.
Overall, I enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I would.
As a side note, I watched Interview With A Vampire the other day, and it was fantastic. Although I tend to end up wishing all vampire related entertainment is True Blood these days. :(
10,000 BC. Holy crap what a boring movie.
Flash of Genius - Really good movie. Captivating from beginning to end. Sucks how much Ford Motor Company put him through. Very well paced story as well.
Finished up the BBC run of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Some parts are really fucking funny, but for the most part they just talk and talk and drag things out. Marvin is by far the best thing about the series, and probably the best thing about any series ever.
But still appreciated, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by OGcritic
I've never made it past the second episode of BBC hitch hikers. The radio play is the best.
Hell yeah it is. I remember listening to it in installments on NPR when I was a kid. The day I bought the series on cassette was one of the best days ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
I watched Dead Air, starring Bill Moseley as a shock jock who's on the air when "The Zombie Apocalypse" happens. (really) Low-budget but not awful. Patricia Tallman from the NotLD remake was in it (where's she been?). Corbin Bernsen directed and didn't suck.
I also watched Elf like I do every December. Zooey Deschanel is so adorable in that movie she makes me want to die. I bet Samba de Amiga has her Elf avatar right now....
And Memories, a set of three war-based anime short films, each with a different director: Katuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, and Tensai Okamura. Each short is quality.
The last few weeks, I have watched Extreme Ice, Blue Gold, and Food Inc. Most depressing things to watch ever.
I'm watching Near Dark on my non-twilight vampire kick right now.
This movie sucks. 80's movies suck, just like 80's music. What a horrible decade.
Except Terminator, that one's bad ass.
I always like how for all of man's accomplishments, it is putting a bunch of stones on top of each other that must be so advanced that only aliens could have accomplished this.Quote:
Originally Posted by YellerDog
no, it has more to do with not believing a bunch of people too stupid to not live in teh world's biggest sand box could be smart enough and dedicated enough to building something so big.Quote:
Originally Posted by Destin
btw, not the pyramids i n Egypt, but there are pyramids that we can not duplicate with all of our technology.
I'm not saying it was aliens. But they are not something to be taken lightly.
Watched GaoGaiGar Final. Epic but not put together as well as the show.
And crap, what a pointlessly sad ending.
You suckQuote:
Originally Posted by OGcritic
Near Dark was a fine film!
500 Days of Summer. Kind of boring. Another beat you over the head with how indie it is movie. The most inaccurate depiction of downtown LA I've ever seen. It was ok.
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1260732749Quote:
Originally Posted by DumpTruck
ALso, watched 3/4 of the new Star Trek. The characters are good, spot on even, but why is every single shot pointing at the sun or some other light source? Shit is distracting as I don't even know what.