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We start with hobbits and work through all of the before new yeat
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It's a little hard to believe there is a Christmas Day release about Aquaman, the punch line of superheroes for decades.
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Napoleon was...ok? The battle scenes were incredible and the direction was awesome, but my buddy made a great point. The story is pushed along not by dialogue, but by the need to show more scenes of stuff happening.
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Maybe it should go in the Confessions thread, but these movies bore the hell out of me. Saw the first one in the theater and fell asleep. Tried to watch the second and couldnt get into it. I tried to read the books before the movies came out, I think you have to read them as a kid to get into it.
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Same. Was it Bill Simmons that years ago said, "don't take me to the forest"? I never got into GOT either.The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:18 amMaybe it should go in the Confessions thread, but these movies bore the hell out of me. Saw the first one in the theater and fell asleep. Tried to watch the second and couldnt get into it. I tried to read the books before the movies came out, I think you have to read them as a kid to get into it.
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GOT hooked me in. I was wavering at times season 1, but the final battle season 1 made me jump all in. Not usually into the fantasy realm, but it’s so good. OTOH, I was lost so many times, not remembering characters or facts necessary to fully understand. I read some group chat discussions and realized a lot went over my head. Maybe you need to read the book to fully follow.govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:23 amSame. Was it Bill Simmons that years ago said, "don't take me to the forest"? I never got into GOT either.The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:18 amMaybe it should go in the Confessions thread, but these movies bore the hell out of me. Saw the first one in the theater and fell asleep. Tried to watch the second and couldnt get into it. I tried to read the books before the movies came out, I think you have to read them as a kid to get into it.
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I also co-sign the above.The Sybian wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:18 amMaybe it should go in the Confessions thread, but these movies bore the hell out of me. Saw the first one in the theater and fell asleep. Tried to watch the second and couldnt get into it. I tried to read the books before the movies came out, I think you have to read them as a kid to get into it.
I enjoyed GOT a lot. But, much more for the medieval stuff than for the fantasy stuff.
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over xmas we do 3 straight nights watching the extended LOTR trilogy, the full 10+ hours and i think this'll be our 10th year doing it.
i can't wait 'til some significant other finally enters the picture and tries to break this tradition up. it'll be THE TEST.
i can't wait 'til some significant other finally enters the picture and tries to break this tradition up. it'll be THE TEST.
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Yeah, I agree with the notion that LotR fandom or enjoyment is probably linked to having read the books as a kid OR being a pretty big fantasy nerd. Seeing that trilogy come to life on the screen was pretty awesome and brought me back to reading late into the night with a flashlight under the covers.
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I do think they did an incredible job creating the movie, it’s the actual story that bores me.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 12:27 pm Yeah, I agree with the notion that LotR fandom or enjoyment is probably linked to having read the books as a kid OR being a pretty big fantasy nerd. Seeing that trilogy come to life on the screen was pretty awesome and brought me back to reading late into the night with a flashlight under the covers.
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I didn’t read the books and I HATE fantasy bullshit and still love the LOTR movies. Make of that what you will.
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I didn't read the books until after I saw each movie. Exception was The Hobbit, which I read before i knew they would be making movies. Plus it takes like three hours to read.
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Love Aubrey, but add Mad Maxes to my list of film series that I don't really enjoy. Perhaps I was too high when I tried to watch Fury Road, (and I also hadn't seen the earlier ones), but it just didn't do it for me, and neither does the Furiosa trailer.
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GET OUTgovmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:05 am Love Aubrey, but add Mad Maxes to my list of film series that I don't really enjoy. Perhaps I was too high when I tried to watch Fury Road, (and I also hadn't seen the earlier ones), but it just didn't do it for me, and neither does the Furiosa trailer.
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I dug that movie.tennbengal wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:08 amGET OUTgovmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:05 am Love Aubrey, but add Mad Maxes to my list of film series that I don't really enjoy. Perhaps I was too high when I tried to watch Fury Road, (and I also hadn't seen the earlier ones), but it just didn't do it for me, and neither does the Furiosa trailer.
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TIL its Anya and not Anna. How long has she been famous?
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I also thought it was Anna. The real mystery is whether she is hot or not. She was pretty at times in Queen's Gambit, and sexy in The Menu, but sometimes she looks like the classic green alien with a stick figure body and a big head with giant vacant eyes. Like here:
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Yeah, it's almost like they took Jamie Pressly and did something cartoonish with her eyes.
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Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:43 pm Yeah, it's almost like they took Jamie Pressly and did something cartoonish with her eyes.
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When "The Road Warrior" came out I saw it three times in a week. Still one of my all-time favourites. The first "Mad Max" was really good too. "Thunderdome" was - I thought - a franchise killer, but "Fury Road" was incredible. And that trailer gave my chills.
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What's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week.
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The NY Times crossword still features Eno on a regular basis. Although Mel Ott's time in thje spotlight seems to have passed.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:49 pmWhat's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week.
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We still have the Alou family.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:52 pmThe NY Times crossword still features Eno on a regular basis. Although Mel Ott's time in thje spotlight seems to have passed.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:49 pmWhat's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week.
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And tons of references to Utah. They especially love ALTA and UTES.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:24 pmWe still have the Alou family.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:52 pmThe NY Times crossword still features Eno on a regular basis. Although Mel Ott's time in thje spotlight seems to have passed.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:49 pmWhat's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Ott was in the WSJ Saturday crossword last week I think.
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We all do!Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:40 pmAnd tons of references to Utah. They especially love ALTA and UTES.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:24 pmWe still have the Alou family.Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:52 pmThe NY Times crossword still features Eno on a regular basis. Although Mel Ott's time in thje spotlight seems to have passed.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:49 pmWhat's wrong with you is that you haven't been doing the NYT crosswords. Her name seems to come up every week.
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And, sometimes it’s Ute Hagen, and sometimes it’s a slang word for sports utility vehicle.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:25 pmWe all do!Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:40 pm And tons of references to Utah. They especially love ALTA and UTES.
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Not a huge Wes anderson fan but really liked asteroid city.
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"Bottoms" was good. The best semi-surreal lesbian high school sex comedy you'll see this year..
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Ayo is great in The Bear. Need to check this one out.
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