26 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Allison wrote:
Mr. Pointy wrote:

I also like Studio 60 and The Newsroom

I'm gonna need some elaboration on why. No judgement, I'm honestly curious.

Mr. Pointy wrote:

I'm an atheist who likes Jesus Christ Superstar.

Same here. I still watch/listen to it all the time.

I love Aaron Sorkin's writing, (a LOT) that simple. I'm not in the TV business and don't care much about the inaccuracies. Just give me good dialogue and I'm in. I also love the actors in both. It's good enough for me. I know there are flaws, still like them both.

And Olivia Munn is great in The Newsroom (I understand why people don't like her, but she's still good, in The Newsroom).


I love this thread btw, fun reading all these confessions. And we've been very civil haven't we? Let's pat ourselves on the back a little.

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27 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Another Kevin Smith unpopular opinion.

I like Jersey Girl. It is not a bad movie. I think most of the shit it gest comes from the Benifer thing and Gigli coming out earlier that year and beign so terrible (or beign reviewed so terribly, haven't seen it).


I will never pretend Transformers 1 & 3 are good movies. But TF1 was fun. I thought Lebouf was charming as were his parents (I love Lulie White and Kevin Dunn). They were terrible (the characters) though in TF2 and that movie was overlong (even more overlong) and a mess. Also, in addition to a geriatric robot, minstrel bots.

Still, none of them are good movies. Unless you're talking about the animated version and that's a masterpiece tongue wink

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28 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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I do, however, like the episode Across the Sea (Lost: Season 6), that everyone seems to hate.


A few more

Vampire Diaries is a good show.

I love Bunheads!

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29 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Jimmy B wrote:
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I hated the Lost ending

Don't want to get into a huge Lost conversation again, but what was it about it you hated? Did you hate season six as a whole or were you liking it until the finale? smile

Season six as a whole was problematic, but it really was just the finale. It's not that I needed all the questions to be answered, it's just something bothered me about the ending; it was a cop out, as if the writers/creators said, well, we asked all these great questions, but how the hell are we going to end this. And they came up with what they came up with smile

Maybe "hate" is a strong word. I very much didn't like it.


Season 1 of Breaking Bad, because of the writers' strike, was barely a season. At least give it to season 2.

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30 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Teague wrote:

I know a couple of music-buffs (like, Berklee students) who are super into Toto.

Who knew.

Because Steve Lukather is completely amazing and awesome.

HabeasPorpoise wrote:

1) I refuse to listen to the "Sunshine" or "Scott Pilgrim" DIF commentaries.  I am bound to their fate and I will risk no hurt to these movies.
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I still haven't listened to the Scott Pilgrim commentary. I just can't bring myself to listen to the hate. I love that movie so much.

fcw wrote:


'Manhattan' is waaay better than 'Annie Hall', but Allen hasn't made an interesting film since 'Bullets over Broadway'.

This.

AshDigital wrote:

* I like the Tales of the Gold Monkey.

High five! This was my show as a kid, and it only lasted a season. sad

(I've also watched more episodes of 7th Heaven than I'd like to admit)


Now my confessions (sorry, lots to get off my chest, this is very cathartic)

I prefer Return of the Jedi to Empire. Ewoks are adorable, and those who hate them are horrible, cynical, heartless bastards.

Death Proof is FAR superior to Planet Terror.

Spy Kids is Rodriguez's best film.

Lord of the Rings also bores me (but they're VERY well made).

I share DIF's love of Titanic.

I like Ben Affleck a lot, as director and actor, don't ge the hate (mostly as an actor).

Chasing Amy is my favorite Kevin Smith film. Oh, and I'm still a Kevin Smith fan, liked Red State quite a bit.

I hated Magnolia, but have loved everything else PTA has done (haven't seen The Master yet though). Boogie Nights is in my top 5 films of all time probably.

2001 is absolutely Kubrick's best film smile

If you're bored by Fargo, take some ritalin and watch it again please.

Still love The Blair Witch Project, re-watched it this Halloween, still holds up for me.

I liked Transformers 1 & 3 (2 was shit though).

Wanted (Jolie) is a lot of fun. Love that movie.

Last Crusade is the best Indy movie smile

TV

I also like Studio 60 and The Newsroom

Buffy season 1 is good dammit.

Breaking Bad IS the best show on TV (though Community is the best comedy)

Babylon 5 was terrible.

Torchwood > Doctor Who

I hated the Lost ending, but loved the BSG ending, go figure.

The Angel series finale (Not Fade Away) was the best series finale of all time.

I also liked Dollhouse (own it on blu ray).

Music

Anyone who thinks Chinese Democracy is better than Appetite is tone deaf. tongue

I don't know what dubstep is.

I'm an atheist who likes Jesus Christ Superstar.

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31 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Scrooge McDuck is Palpatine now.

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32 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Somebody get Timothy Zahn on the phone.

Donald vs. Howard the Duck, make it happen.

I want a 2D Ewok musical and "Yub Nub" better be a number, goddammit.

Slave Ariel

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33 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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But FOX aired the episodes out of order! wink

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34 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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I may have to listen tonight as we get some good winds from Isaac smile (don't worry, not in any real danger, in NE Louisiana)

Though Hopefully I can avoid flying nutria.


I really like Twister, despite it's cheesyness.

And Jamie Gertz was underrated hot.

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35 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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America just needs more cuckoo clocks.

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36 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Zarban wrote:

I was in the chat for this, but I listened to it again on a drive and just laughed my ass off over Teague's Hedwig story and Trey's follow up about busting out the balloon animals if you get dragged on stage.

You owe me one ass, sirs.

EDIT: Oh, and a related note on Trey's method of rewriting lyrics for a song then rewriting the melody to get a whole new song, and his recommendation of Singin' in the Rain.... MGM writers were not above doing the same thing, and in fact for Singin' in the Rain, producers said, "We need a song for Donald O'Connor like 'Be a Clown'." So the writers rewrote the lyrics as "Make 'em Laugh" but didn't bother to rewrite the melody. "Be a Clown" was written by Cole Porter for MGM's The Pirate (also with Gene Kelly), and Porter didn't complain (hopefully there was a payment under the table).

Also, I've got to throw a word in for The Sound of Music and Guys and Dolls, my two favorite musicals, along with Singin' in the Rain and The Blues Brothers.

I bit of a humblebrag, but I saw Guys & Dolls on Braodway back in '92, with Peter Gallagher, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sebella (Pumba in The Lion King) and J.K. Simmons.

Good cast huh?

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37 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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A little disappointed you guys didn't talk about Whedon's musicals (Dr. Horrible and Once More With Feeling, the Buffy episode).

tongue

But a good discussion, glad there wasn't too much musical hate (or really none at alll).

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38 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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The Graduate is my favorite film of all time and to me, is a must in the "classic movies you should see".

I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia either, or Bridge on the River Kwai

A film I saw last year for the first time, that's considered a classic is Rashomon, and for damn good reason; such a great film, lived up to all the hype/accolades.

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39 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Maybe this is retcon, but I think of "fairest" as not being the prettiest (hottest, Charlize is clearly that), but the youngest, most virginal (the Queen has gone through a few guys so far right?), innocent. I know they mention "true beauty" or something like that, but couldn't that be more than just physical loks (beauty on the inside?)

This argument wouldn't be necessary had Emma Watson or Emily Browning been cast though smile (good calls btw)

I liked it, Stewart did a decent job. I liked the look of it though, had low expectations.

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40 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Poor Tim Riggins sad

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41 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Hermilone Granger?

Though I guess she does get recognition, not nearly as much as HP.

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42 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Lynch! Yes

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43 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Tarantino wrote the screenplay for True Romance smile (good film btw, check it out Trey, especially if you like Walken, and Patricia Arquette, so hot)

I was saying Cronenberg the entire pod, and he stepped out of his "thing" with Straight Story.

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44 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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I usually have to like characters in a show to like the show, but Breaking Bad is a definite exception.

Though I guess I mostly like Jesse.

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45 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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This might've been suggested before, but...

Gattaca

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46 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Hollywood has been portraying fires like this for years tough, so for me, it's just a suspension of disbelief thing.

Hell, even the movie Backdraft, about firefighters, did this.

Though, since you're an actual firefighter, I can completely understand this.

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47 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Cunt

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48 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Noooooooooooooo!

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49 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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Django Unchained
Dark Knight Rises
Prometheus
The Avengers (Joss yay!)
Cabin in the Woods (Joss yay!)
Looper (Rian Johnson yay!)
Hunger Games
Skyfall (gotta be better than Quantum doesn't it?)
Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Spider-man (do over!)

Chronicle does look interesting, really liked the trailer.

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50 Reply by Mr. Pointy

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I liked it too.

But the plot was a bit like Over the Top smile

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