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Aug 03, 2010 04:42AM
man, watched nightmare before christmas again last night and every time i see it i remember how brilliant it is. a GREAT movie. good story, terrific stop motion animation, lighting and sets are unbelievable and the music/songs are home runs. one of my top five movies i think
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Gus wrote: "I do want to see Whip It. It's coming on Cinemax at the end of the month. Not to mention I'm a roller derby geek, so there you have it."
Seen this one?
Seen this one?
I haven't watched Nightmare Before Christmas in a long time. I have it on VHS. Maybe I'll send it to Jackie, as she's the only person I know who still has a VCR.I snagged Kick Ass from Redbox this morning. If you go early on Tuesdays you get first crack at the new films.
That reminds me...ok, I rejoined Netflix. How does the "watch online" or through the Wii option or whatever work with your membership? I have the "one out at any time" option. Can I just watch movie after movie online?
Yes, RA. You can just watch movie after movie online or on the Wii.And that's what makes it so awesome.
Holy bejesus. I'm going to try soon. Thanks, Britt.
RA - to get the Wii option you have to request that they send you the Wii disc. It's easy. The interface kinda sucks - you can't easily search it - but it's worth it.On a different note, Raquel Welch would end up in the penalty box for any of the moves in the poster inset.
RandomAnthony wrote: "I haven't watched Nightmare Before Christmas in a long time. I have it on VHS. Maybe I'll send it to Jackie, as she's the only person I know who still has a VCR.I snagged Kick Ass from Redbox t..."
RA: Which 1 DVD out at-a-time plan do you have?
Unlimited@ $8.99/month
OR
Limited@ $4.99/month
One of these days, I will re-activate NETFLIX and I plan to get the 1 DVD plan w/unlimited streaming.
It feels limited when there's a specific movie you want to see, but if you're up for a browse-and-pick there's some great stuff.And lots of TV series too.
Misha: Now NETFLIX is offering a 1-month free trial even to reactivate. I will probably do the 3 DVD out-at-a-time for the trial period but will probably end up with the 1 DVD Unlimited plan. There's only so much I can watch what with the library,TV through Verizon FIOS and Verizon FIOS on-demand(lots of free programs/movies).
We do plan to switch to DISH Network eventually and get the International Channel only plan. That should cut down the channels we subscribe to significantly. We currently have 200+ and watch mostly broadcast,International, and maybe 25%(if that) of the others.
I did hear that the selection available instantly is limited but that's fine.
Misha, I agree that if the sequel(s) to a movie is(are) available for streaming, the originals should also be put on the roster.It would be nice to have whatever I wanted when I wanted it once in a while. But if it was all the time, it wouldn't be that special.
Has anyone in TC seen or heard of MegaShark vs. Giant Octopus?? I just found this... and the movie trailer. Ponytailed Lorenzo Lamas. Deborah (aka "Debbie") Gibson. C'mon... the schlock factor alone makes this worth a peek.
Heidi wrote: "Has anyone in TC seen or heard of MegaShark vs. Giant Octopus?? I just found this... and the movie trailer. Ponytailed Lorenzo Lamas. Deborah (aka "Debbie") Gibson. C'mon... the schlock factor..."
Thanks for the tip, Heidi. This one looks right up my alley. You know, the one where junkies chase the dragon. I vaguely recall seeing this one on the shelves at Family Video. I'm going to try to track it down.
Thanks for the tip, Heidi. This one looks right up my alley. You know, the one where junkies chase the dragon. I vaguely recall seeing this one on the shelves at Family Video. I'm going to try to track it down.
Oh thanks, Heidi. I've had a huge crush on Lorenzo Lamas since his days on "Falcon Crest." Ronald Reagan's ex-wife played his grandmother. His most repeated line on the show was mumbling: "Grandmother."
I watched the documentary CAT LADIES. It was heartbreaking in parts. I have just two cats and I love them to death. I work with a cat lady...
Is this one of those documentaries that deals with people who keep too many animals and let them fall to neglect?There's a show on tv now called animal hoarders. It's quite sad.
no it is a look at 4 women whose lives are centered around their cats. One has only 3 cats, but her world revolves around them. Another worked at a bank for 30 years and was quite normal, but in retirement became a cat lady. I think it was more an examination of the psychological factors of being a "cat lady," There is a hoarder in the bunch, she counts her cats and gets to 126 before she loses track.
Saw Salt this weekend. Fair number of plot holes, but a good action movie insofar as the movie is essentially one long chase scene. Angelina still rocks as an action hero.
Agreed, Sarah Pi. Angelina really sold it, for me. Although she's wicked conspicuous in the fur trimmed hat and cape ensemble. Hey, could she be a RUSSIAN SPY???
Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "Agreed, Sarah Pi. Angelina really sold it, for me. Although she's wicked conspicuous in the fur trimmed hat and cape ensemble. Hey, could she be a RUSSIAN SPY???"Yeah, I kept hoping she was the woman next to her as the camera zoomed in on her back there.
There was a plot. Defrosted from the Cold War.
That's why they wisely hired Angelina Jolie to distract from that minor detail.
Sarah Pi wrote: "There was a plot. Defrosted from the Cold War."HAHAHA!!! It was kind of nice, in a nostalgic kind of way, to have Russian villains again. :)
Heidi wrote, Has anyone in TC seen or heard of MegaShark vs. Giant Octopus?? I just found this... and the movie trailer. Ponytailed Lorenzo Lamas. Deborah (aka "Debbie") Gibson. C'mon... the schlock factor alone makes this worth a peek.
Skip it. SyFy shows it on reruns every few weeks. It's bad schlock, and utterly unwatchable, although the scene where the mega shark attacks a 747 is pure gold.
Speaking of Debbie Gibson, she and Tiffany (remember here?) will square off in a SyFy channel original movie. Best part is their catfight, which you can see trailer here, called Mega-Python vs. Gatoroid.
Skip it. SyFy shows it on reruns every few weeks. It's bad schlock, and utterly unwatchable, although the scene where the mega shark attacks a 747 is pure gold.
Speaking of Debbie Gibson, she and Tiffany (remember here?) will square off in a SyFy channel original movie. Best part is their catfight, which you can see trailer here, called Mega-Python vs. Gatoroid.
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Got this last Christmas and then it went missing for the next eight months until I finally - FINALLY! -unearthed it last weekend in the kids' DVD cabinet. Some day they'll pay...
It's pretty safe to say that Chuck Berry is the single most influential figure in the history of rock 'n' roll. Wait, scotch that. This is Terminal Coffee. Someone is sure to stump for Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bono, or Thom Yorke. Losers...
Any self-respecting guitarist gets angry as hell if someone else messes with his or her amplifier settings without permission. And Chuck Berry has self-respect, hence the shouting match with Keith Richards while rehearsing for Chuck's 60th birthday tribute concert way back in 1986. And he's right, but would this film have gotten financing without the "Last Waltz"-style presence of Richards (who put the backing band together), Eric Clapton, and other contemporary stars? Clapton tears up the house with his take on "Wee Wee Hours" and Etta James practically steals the picture with her version of "Rock and Roll Music."
Some of the film's interview subjects give long-winded, ill-conceived "explanations" of the origins of Berry's music, but not Little Richard. While you can't receive an Oscar for "Best Interview in a Music Documentary," he certainly deserves one.
The concert sequences shine, primarily due to the talent Richards put together alongside himself; the house band of guitarist Robert Cray, drummer Steve Jordan, bassist Joey Spaminato (NRBQ), organist Chuck Leavell, and a real coup - piano hotshot and longtime Berry collaborator Johnny Johnson, who plays like a man possessed at an age when most are sleeping off dinner in front of "Wheel of Fortune."
But the real draw here is, of course, the sheer poetry of Berry's timeless body of work. As Jerry Lee Lewis so eloquently drawls, "He's the Hank Williams of rock 'n' roll."
I can't top that.
Got this last Christmas and then it went missing for the next eight months until I finally - FINALLY! -unearthed it last weekend in the kids' DVD cabinet. Some day they'll pay...
It's pretty safe to say that Chuck Berry is the single most influential figure in the history of rock 'n' roll. Wait, scotch that. This is Terminal Coffee. Someone is sure to stump for Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Bono, or Thom Yorke. Losers...
Any self-respecting guitarist gets angry as hell if someone else messes with his or her amplifier settings without permission. And Chuck Berry has self-respect, hence the shouting match with Keith Richards while rehearsing for Chuck's 60th birthday tribute concert way back in 1986. And he's right, but would this film have gotten financing without the "Last Waltz"-style presence of Richards (who put the backing band together), Eric Clapton, and other contemporary stars? Clapton tears up the house with his take on "Wee Wee Hours" and Etta James practically steals the picture with her version of "Rock and Roll Music."
Some of the film's interview subjects give long-winded, ill-conceived "explanations" of the origins of Berry's music, but not Little Richard. While you can't receive an Oscar for "Best Interview in a Music Documentary," he certainly deserves one.
The concert sequences shine, primarily due to the talent Richards put together alongside himself; the house band of guitarist Robert Cray, drummer Steve Jordan, bassist Joey Spaminato (NRBQ), organist Chuck Leavell, and a real coup - piano hotshot and longtime Berry collaborator Johnny Johnson, who plays like a man possessed at an age when most are sleeping off dinner in front of "Wheel of Fortune."
But the real draw here is, of course, the sheer poetry of Berry's timeless body of work. As Jerry Lee Lewis so eloquently drawls, "He's the Hank Williams of rock 'n' roll."
I can't top that.
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Netflix to stream MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount movies starting Sept. 1st.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100810/a...
I'm be inside for the next couple years. Let me know if you need anything.
This is great news. :)
I see instant streaming as something that's going to eventually be the norm (most gaming systems and several blu-ray players can stream movies now, and that's not counting computers), but it makes me wonder what's going to happen to channels like HBO/Showtime, etc.If people can have access to any movie whenever they want, there's no need to pay for channels that show movies. Somehow I doubt that the movie channels would be able to profit from all series all the time.
might force them to improve the quality of offerings...
This will certainly improve their instant streaming offerings. Now to find the time to take advantage.
I knew it! I knew Blu-Ray was just a temporary detour on the way to streaming!
Except they're so different - streaming quality is terrible compared to blue-ray. As people get gigantic and higher definition TVs, you'd think they would want to watch things that use the TV to advantage.
Our DVD player died recently after nine years, so we bought a cheap blue ray player instead, since it can still play regular DVDs too, but it seemed silly to go with the older technology again.Just for fun, we bought one used disc of Planet Earth on blue ray.
High definition TV + high definition machine = holy cow. You can see every feather, every drop of water. It's AMAZING.
Half the time when I watch TV I have a book in my hand too or something else I'm working on, and I care more about writing than screen quality. I wouldn't have bought this fancy pants stuff. But I have to say, now that it's in my house: wow.
Misha wrote: "*plugs ears and chants* I do not need to acquire a new piece of technology. I do not need to acquire a new piece of technology. I do not need to acquire a new piece of technology."You don't. It's just a gateway. Cause once the fancy TV is there, you find out that you have to pay extra for HD channels and a different HD sattelite dish and all new discs. All of which I refuse to do. The Blueray player with the HDMI cable was my only concession (OK, other than the TV itself).
I used to be proud of the fact that I didn't have a TV. Sigh.
We are all vulnerable to this, Sarah.
Well, make that the first thing you work on.
Sarah Pi wrote: "Our DVD player died recently after nine years, so we bought a cheap blue ray player instead, since it can still play regular DVDs too, but it seemed silly to go with the older technology again.Jus..."
My DVD player died, too, thank God, because I also love my new Blue Ray player! I agree the picture is MUCH better.
Any relation to a Manta Ray?
Barb wrote: "Sarah Pi wrote: "I wouldn't have bought this fancy pants stuff. But I have to say, now that it's in my house: wow."Once you go black High Definition, you never go back!"
Barb, you and Larry should get your own show on Comedy Central!
My husband had some outstanding ideas for naming our daughters: Oak Tree, Kilgore Trout, Aereola to name a few. For God's sake its a holy miracle we're still together.
I watched Jennifer's Body the other night. I expected to get irritated with Megan Fox... enough that she might possibly ruin the movie for me. However, I LOVED it - laughed through most of the movie. Think Heathers Meets Species. Amy Sedaris had one scene in the movie... and she TOTALLY owned it. JK Simmons was pretty funny, too.
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