351 Reply by Jimmy B

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Cotterpin Doozer wrote:


For one thing, most poor kids don't mug people,

But these ones do. And it is not really a matter of being 'poor' it's the fact that they live in an area of crime, of drug dealers and violence. The kids are only doing what they know, what they have seen in the area, they are just doing what they think is expected of them.

@Zarban- yeah, Cornish also said he got the idea for the film when he himself was mugged by a group of youngsters smile

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352 Reply by Jimmy B

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Trey wrote:

True, Romancing the Stone probably got its green light because it was cheap and it had some vaguely Indiana Jones elements - certainly the marketing department tried to make it look that way.  Except it's an Indiana Jones movie where Marion is the main character, among other differences.    smile

Yeah, that's true. I meant it's a reverse Indiana Jones rather than an anti-one. It manages to be influenced by Indy without actually being a knock-off of the films. The main character writes romance adventure novels but is both disappointed (the handsome man is not like the ones she writes) and terrified when she gets thrown into one herself.

And between RtS and Body Heat, you can see why Kathleen Turner was such a big deal.   Rowr.

Yup. And that bloody voice, man. Holy shit.

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353 Reply by Jimmy B

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Romancing The Stone is great. It's not an Indiana Jones knock-off at all, it's more sort of 'anti-Indiana Jones' as Jack T Colton practically does nothing except run away. It's a fun film. The sequel, not so much.

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354 Reply by Jimmy B

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0ojdDBnhoA/Ue6O24fXplI/AAAAAAAABP4/3W_RC2h_eOU/s1600/Robocopy.jpg

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355 Reply by Jimmy B

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fireproof78 wrote:

Trey "The Amazing" Stokes collectible action figure

Is this a thing because I really want this to be a thing.....

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356 Reply by Jimmy B

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[video][/video] with the url in the middle.

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357 Reply by Jimmy B

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Fans of Tom and Jerry cartoons should dig this, it is pretty awesome-

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358 Reply by Jimmy B

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BigDamnArtist wrote:
Jimmy B wrote:

I didn't see the latest (last) season but going by the 'movies' that were released (and broadcast in parts) the original series was miles better.


The new seasons have some really really great episodes, and some meh ones, but when it's firing on all cylinders it's really great.

And yeah, I've watched the first half season of Archer and it's really great, definitely not your mom's cartoon. tongue

Oh, I'm pretty sure my mum's cartoon was Fritz The Cat. The 70s, ladies and gentlemen! big_smile

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359 Reply by Jimmy B

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Doctor Submarine wrote:

US Office is funnier and all-around better than UK Office ever was. Parks and Rec is better than both of them.

I have watched neither.

Late-period Futurama is in a lot of ways better that the original Fox run, and episodes like "The Late Philip J. Fry" and "Lethal Inspection" carry a lot more emotional heft than "Jurassic Bark" or the one with Fry's lucky clover.

I didn't see the latest (last) season but going by the 'movies' that were released (and broadcast in parts) the original series was miles better.

Archer and Bob's Burgers are brilliant.

I have been meaning to check out Archer, I will soon based on your recommendation.

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360 Reply by Jimmy B

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Oh yeah, killed some of those ET motherufckers and became a hero! Who wouldn't love that?

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361 Reply by Jimmy B

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Spoilers: We mention neither.

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362 Reply by Jimmy B

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Snowflake wrote:

I think the fact that they're kids makes them redeemable almost by default. Kids are stupid and impressionable and gets lured into doing stupid shit all the time, beating up people, starting fires, stealing. Doesn't mean they can't grow up to be decent.

This is very true, I knew a few troublemakers growing up who wouldn't say 'boo' to anyone now. Myself included. I never mugged anyone or dealt drugs but I wasn't a particularly nice teenager, I was kind of violent (bullying tends to do that to you). Now, though, I consider myself to be a decent human being. I live next door to an ex drug addict who beat me up years ago for looking at him funny. We're good mates now who look out for the older folk in the street (he does shopping for them and mows their lawns). I'm also friends with someone who used to bully me at school, he does anti-bullying talks to kids at schools on occasion. And he's a bloody nice dude with two sweet kids.

This 'people don't change' attitude pisses me off. I know it not to be true.

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363 Topic by Jimmy B

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Copied from my blog.

Warning: In this review, I give my opinion on the ending without giving it away. I class this as minor spoilers

Director: Edgar Wright                  Screenwriters: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg
Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, Rosamund Pike

Plot: Five middle aged men try to conquer the mother of all pub crawls, which they failed to do in their youth. On returning to their home town, however, they discover something is wrong, when the residents start acting odd. As though they have been replaced by robots. Spoiler, they have.

Review: The comedy trio of Pegg/Wright/Frost reunite for the final film in their 'Cornetto' trilogy. Pegg plays Gary King, a total dickhead who is constantly trying to be a teenager again and in a reversal of the previous films, Frost plays his straight man ex-best friend, Andy. And within that sentence lies on of my problems- Pegg's character is completely annoying throughout the entire film to the point where his constant joking negates some supposedly serious moments. Character-wise, the other actors fare better, with Frost, especially, upping his game and even proves himself to be a bit of an action hero. Which actually leads me nicely into what I did like about it, the fight scenes are fun, shot in that kinetic Edgar Wright style but well enough that you can tell what is happening. Also, the film is funny and although a lot of Pegg mugging and falling about only goes so far,  it has enough one-liners to keep you chuckling along. Finally, I liked the way they subvert your expectations a little regarding the character of Sam, played by Rosamund Pike even if she has little to do otherwise. My major problem is the ending but I won't go into too much about it. I will say I find it particularity misjudged and I am now convinced film-makers have completely forgotten how to end films, especially this year.

Conclusion: Despite my gripes with the ending and with Pegg's character, I did enjoy the film.  The cast are great and the action is well shot and choreographed. I am glad films like this are being made in this country, as a genre fan and while it is not perfect it is a still an enjoyable enough way to pass a couple of hours.

3/5 (I'm really conflicted about this, really, I will re-watch on blu ray)

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364 Reply by Jimmy B

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From the Adam and Joe Show-

Joe Cornish's proposed theme to Quantum Of Solace-

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365 Reply by Jimmy B

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And despite being hailed as a hero for killing the aliens, Moses still knows he was responsible in the first place for killing the female alien. He knows his two friends died because of him, how can he face their parents now?

Oh, and who will get blamed for killing the two cops? Just because the films ends with people cheering does not make everything ok.

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366 Reply by Jimmy B

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johnpavlich wrote:

These kids (most of them, anyway) come off more as delinquent sociopaths who steal and threaten because they enjoy terrorizing people, rather than poor castoffs, forced into a life of crime in order to survive. I call bullshit.

They do it because that is what they know, basically. The film should have shown more of that, though.

Then you have the two little kids, Probz and Mayhem. They idolize these older thug kids and want to be one of them. The movie seems to be fine with this idea and actually sets that as a reward for them, so we're supposed to be happy for them when they get what they want, having suffered no consequences for attaining that goal. To me, that's horrible!

Yeah, there should have been some scene of the younger kids deciding not to grow up to be like that.


While I understand the movie is about "community" and all that, I don't think the movie does a good enough job to make it clear that the "block" is some kind of close-knit "family" who are all in this together and take care of their own.

No, it's really just the kids that are a family. The drug dealers feign the whole family thing to get what they want from the kids (especially from Moses). The whole block aren't close-knit as is shown with the older woman helping Sam and her disdain for the little thugs.

redxavier wrote:

Yup, I have the same problems with this as Pavlich. We're forced to 'protagonise' these vile, loathsome shits, and not nearly enough of them are mauled horribly by the creatures.

That's the thing, though, two of them die, it's not as though this lot gets through this thing without a scratch. Plus, they got arrested too, they blew part of a building and Ron will get done for having all that dope. Just because they don't focus on consequences doesn't mean there aren't any. I don't say I disagree with you or Pavlich to a degree but I definitely like the film more.

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367 Reply by Jimmy B

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No, not at all, we'd never try to compete with Pavlich, because we'd fail miserably. In fact, Pavlich is welcome to join us any time he wants to, too.

But yeah, Dorkman, we'd totally do a Super Mario Bros commentary with you. smile

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368 Reply by Jimmy B

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The visual commentary is available as a digital download on itunes which is shit- http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/08/review … l-blu-ray/

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369 Reply by Jimmy B

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sellew wrote:

1.  The Muppet Movie
Because this is The Internet, and therefore a hyperbole-free zone, I can say this:  I think The Muppet Movie is one of the finest and noblest things that Western culture has ever produced.  It's a puppet show starring a frog, a bear and a pig, and it's a perfect representation of everything that human beings can and should aspire to.

Absolutely. There are many Muppet fans around here, myself included. Labyrinth and Muppets Take Manhattan were played in my house more. smile

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370 Reply by Jimmy B

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Withkittens wrote:

3.)LOTR (2001-2003)

Rule-reading fail big_smile tongue

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371 Reply by Jimmy B

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1. Die Hard (1988)
2. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
3. Tango & Cash (1989)

That is only in my early teens, though, I watched more as I got older. I'm old, remember? big_smile

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372 Reply by Jimmy B

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Always good to see Pav back on the forums

Bugsy Malone (1976)
The Goonies (1985)
Ghostbusters (1984)

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373 Reply by Jimmy B

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Yeah, that one too, the list grows as I got older big_smile

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374 Reply by Jimmy B

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Doctor Submarine wrote:
Jimmy B wrote:
Doctor Submarine wrote:

Same here. This could be a new Birdemic.

Birdemic didn't have a budget and wasn't attempting to be ironic and shit. And you really thought that was laugh your ass off funny?  :@

Well I laughed my ass off, so yeah.


Ok........

*backs away slowly*

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375 Reply by Jimmy B

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Doctor Submarine wrote:
BigDamnArtist wrote:

I don't know what you guys are talking about, I laughed my ass off.

Same here. This could be a new Birdemic.

Birdemic didn't have a budget and wasn't attempting to be ironic and shit. And you really thought that was laugh your ass off funny?  :@

Trey wrote:

If that trailer was on Funny or Die, it'd be their best video ever.   Thing is, that trailer IS the whole joke.   It won't get any funnier at 90 minutes, quite the opposite.

Yeah, that's about right, it's just another shitty idea that won't sustain a feature length running time. From the guy who directed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer (yes, I know it was based on a book but some books don't work when adapted to the big screen).

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