926

(108 replies, posted in Off Topic)

I can't imagine any valid reason not to wear a seatbelt.  So, no.  Never.

I am omitting my childhood years when there were still many cars that didn't have seat belts, but I think that's a bit of a technicality.  smile

But that's not really an answer in the spirit of the game, so I leave the question open for the next person.

927

(108 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Apparently Rian Johnson, about three hours ago.

Most horrifying thought that occurred to you, and you were shocked that you'd thought it.

928

(124 replies, posted in Episodes)

929

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930

(124 replies, posted in Episodes)

Do you mean RE-watching it, or have you never seen it at all?

If the latter, it's worth a watch.  Not a terrible movie by any means, there's good stuff in it.   

But if you mean re-watching it, then sure - I understand your reluctance.

931

(2,061 replies, posted in Episodes)

Which one?  smile

932

(43 replies, posted in Episodes)

Well, thanks.  I regret it's not completely accurate to the original, with the proper overlapping and so on.  But hey, it was late.    Yippee ki yay, Mister Fuguer.

"Fugue For Zarbans"

*clears throat*  *blows pitch pipe*    A-five six seven eight...

You bet on John MClane
or you'll get buttf*cked, Dwayne
He's got a Zippo that can detonate an aeroplane.
Die Hard
Die Hard
The FBI's a bunch of friggin' tards
But McClane is a real Die Hard
Die hard
Die hard

And now here comes Hans
He wants those bearer bonds
He brought a multi-ethnic strike team and two German blonds 
Just so
Theo
can crack the giant safe with all the dough
But McClane he just says ho ho ho
Uh oh
Bye, bro

Ellis ain't no white knight
Powell crashed his black and white
McClane's got no shoes and he's afraid of heights
Yip-pee
Ki-yay
You're about to have a real bad day
If you make fun of John McClane's toupee
Yip-pee
Ki-yay

You will regret you laughed
You'll soon be understaffed
When McClane's up in your ventilator shaft.
Die Hard
Die Hard
You can call him Roy Rogers, pard
He doesn't care if he gets bloody and charred
Die Hard
Die Hard

I tell ya, this McClane
He can be inhumane
Just ask the Russian ballet dancer hangin' from a chain
Die Hard
Die Hard
That dude is a real Die Hard
Even when his feet are full of shards
Die Hard
Die Hard

And if you touch his wife
McClane will end your life
With just one bullet, like Barney Fife
Die Hard
Die Hard
So if you ever drop your guard
You'll be a stain on Century Boulevard
Die Hard
Die Hard

935

(473 replies, posted in Episodes)

Well, Disney didn't buy Star Wars to be all risky and edgy with it.    They bought it to sell it to as many people as possible.    Of all the potential directors on the scale from incompetent hack to reliably commercial to genius, divided by who's available right now - Abrams is a solid choice.     

And let's not forget the original Star Wars was just a goofy yarn about pirates and robots and samurai and a space monkey that made going to the movies fun again.   (If you weren't around in the Seventies, you just can't understand how unusual THAT was).

Based on his track record thus far, Abrams' movies are fun, well-crafted, smarter than most, and tell a decent story with engaging characters at the core.    What else does a Star Wars movie need to be?

936

(473 replies, posted in Episodes)

And in the opposite corner... Zack Snyder.  Again.

937

(473 replies, posted in Episodes)

938

(473 replies, posted in Episodes)

Well, there's just the simple fact that Williams is 80 years old, and by the time there's a movie to be scored he'll be 82.    Disney's going to be making these for years to come, and there will have to be a handoff of the composing job at some point.   It's just a question of when.

940

(33 replies, posted in Episodes)

941

(74 replies, posted in Episodes)

942

(74 replies, posted in Episodes)

943

(74 replies, posted in Episodes)

944

(33 replies, posted in Episodes)

945

(473 replies, posted in Episodes)

I'm good with it.   Star Wars needs the same break from decades of canonical dogma that Abrams gave to Star Trek.   His Star Trek wasn't perfect, but at least it was fun to watch.  Star Wars hasn't been fun since 1983, so he sure can't hurt things any.

946

(473 replies, posted in Episodes)

947

(33 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Heh, I know this one without even watching.    Classic.   Soooo eeeevil!

948

(33 replies, posted in Off Topic)

So Moulin Rouge is like Sunset Boulevard except really loud and French?

949

(46 replies, posted in Episodes)

950

(72 replies, posted in Off Topic)

Beats me - other than Jennifer Lawrence's performance, I don't see what's so great about Silver Linings Playbook in general.

Anyway, the point is that Oscar nominations aren't physics, they're just people voting on stuff.  In the end it mostly comes down to timing, politics, and luck.