Kubrick is boring. For years I tried to convince myself that I liked Kubrick. Mostly because everyone else seems to. I can't keep the charade up anymore. He bores me. His photography is amazing, there are some fascinating shots, he created tone and mood like few others, and pairing him with Jack Nicholson was AMAZING but... meh. Paths of Glory is the only one I love. I like Strangelove a lot. And Full Metal Jacket is like seeing a Children International petitioner on the corner. I want to yell "you're doing great work" from across the street - but stay the hell away.

Intellectually, I understand what he's doing most of the time (I think). And I don't care. It's not valuable to me. But I bet he was an entertaining dinner guest.

That's what I get for only checking this thread once every 6 months. It's on me. Sorry, man.

Mike's cookie/security bit from Unforgiven might be my favorite show moment post-A Few Good Men.

Christ. You're right. *hangs head* I have a fever of 101. I blame that.

Copy and pasted from a thread that didn't go anywhere:

I really dislike a lot of the casting in Harry Potter. Especially Michael Gambon and Richard Harris. They missed the mark on Dumbledore twice. Granted, a lot of it is the direction - some of the blocking inherently made it difficult to project cool/calm/collected. I'm remembering specifically a moment in Goblet of Fire when they have Dumbledore running around the room like a chicken with his head chopped off. That's more on the director than the actor.

But I never felt that "this is the most powerful and intelligent wizard in the world" while watching Dumbledore. Just an old dude who kinda freaks out easily.

My favorite Hitchcock film that isn't Rope, Birds, Psycho, or Rear Window is easily The Wrong Man. It's gripping, true, and has the most unusual opening of any Hitch film.

I can't see anyone else nailing The Narrator in Fight Club. Try to imagine, like, Matt Damon or Leo... My brain doesn't allow it.

And, of course, Bill Murray in Ghostbusters.

1) Ghostbusters 3 so Dorkman and I can move on with our lives.

2) I like Zarban's 60s Bond idea. A lot. A whole lot.

3) Space Jam 2.

Diet Coke is still fizzing out of my nose. Bravo.

Basically. I was rooting for the monster.

Not totally germane, but on the topic of jamming cell phones imagine this scenario: you're a theater and you jam the cell phones - lots of people have weather apps and whatnot - and there is a terrible storm just south of the theater and the national weather service issues a warning. Nobody received these mobile warnings because you jammed them AND you didn't make an announcement over a loudspeaker.

The theater is probably liable for a negligent tort for any weather related accident that a patron suffers. And a big payout.

That kind of scenario is a good reason to not bother jamming. Why even open yourself up to it?