Yeah, it's a good look. Unless you're the target of her ire and are standing in your living room with a noose around your neck, the other end of the rope in Salander's left hand while she wields a taser with her right. Freaky.
By the way, any women going to costume parties for Halloween this year need to do the Lisbeth Salander Joker look, with the Ramones-style leather jacket and the Doc Martin boots. Hehehehe. That's a good look!
YEP. We loved it. Saw it yesterday at Boise's Flicks Theatre, which is our local arthouse cinema. Some of the reviews I read before I saw it made it sound like it would be shot like the Bourne movies, with the herky-jerky cameras. So, I was worried because the reviews made it sound nowhere near as good as the first movie. I loved it though, every bit as much if not more than the first movie. My wife loved it too, and she is just as fascinated by the Lisbeth character as I am.
I am really looking forward to the third Swedish film. I really loved that book a lot. It was my favorite.
I also wish sooooo much that the Americans would get that Noomi Rapace into our version of the movie, because she IS Lisbeth Salander. Wow. Give her an award!
there's disturbing to watch, and then there's disturbing to even fathom watching. 'human centipede' is the latter. the synopsis nauseated me; i can't even bring myself to watch the trailer. and this is apparently played straight, rather than some grindhouse caricature. it's actually available through our comcast on_demand. and i can't get bravo in hd?!?
As you might imagine i did check them out but honestly was not impressed. I did not think that the 2-D picture was as good and then there were the glasses, not to mention competing 3-D formats and the viewing [seating] angle was way more critical……in short lots of techno bits to overcome before i am in.
“Pumping Iron” was, to me, the film that showed Schwarzenegger's potential. Not just his physical potential, either. In those early years, Schwarzenegger specialized in playing those monosyllabic violent types, a la “Conan.” Yet here, exemplified by the scene that you mention, Schwarzenegger showed a kind of native intelligence, a predatory cleverness that meant he knew what he had, knew how to sell it and wasn't afraid to step on others to get his way. He was perfect for Hollywood, not to mention, ultimately, California politics.
Love Pumping Iron! One of its charms is showing Lou Ferrigno working out in that dark, dank Brooklyn basement gym. Plus, you can see how freaking huge Lou was, not to mention just a really nice, somewhat naive guy. It was also funny to see how Arnold screwed with him at the table over breakfast before the competition in South Africa. He berated him over using table salt. Hehehehe.
There are critics who consider what we're experiencing as a golden era of television. What with shows such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood and In Treatment - all HBO series - plus shows such as Rescue Me, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, I can't argue. Not to mention the shows that you list. Most of what the cable channels have to offer beat the hell out of anything the traditional networks broadcast. Especially the reality shows.
Since I discovered I had Instant Netflix thru my XBOX 360, we've been watching a lot of TV shows. It's amazing, because you can watch 2 hours of them without commercials, so it's like a movie. I have been pretty surprised at how complex some of these shows are, as well as the acting and other things that I've just never really payed attention to with television. We have watched all of Lost and absolutely loved it. We just finished watching the first 2 seasons of Sons of Anarchy and we love that as well. Same with Dexter. I constantly watch The Office. There are some quirkier, less well-known shows, like Firefly, that I have also discovered.
i came across this film through my netflix streaming device..my xbox 360 and i started watching it and for some reason i was able to sit through the whole film and my wife came in about a quarter of the way through and was disgusted by the film but had to watch the rest of it to see what happens…i watch a lot of horror films but this movie just had a level of depravity to it and it's just one of those movies that sucks you in because of the sheer sickness of the subject matter and your just held captive to the end and this film doesn't add up to all that much.
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dfratini on What would Boo Radley do with a porcupine? on September 01 at 6:25 a.m.
Agreed, I would almost be willing to watch Duvall sit in a chair for 2 hours than sit through the performances of many others.
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Dan Webster on 'Girl Who Played With Fire' is more succinct, if not better, than the novel that inspired it on August 22 at 11:27 p.m.
Yeah, it's a good look. Unless you're the target of her ire and are standing in your living room with a noose around your neck, the other end of the rope in Salander's left hand while she wields a taser with her right. Freaky.
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JamesBond on 'Girl Who Played With Fire' is more succinct, if not better, than the novel that inspired it on August 22 at 4:49 p.m.
By the way, any women going to costume parties for Halloween this year need to do the Lisbeth Salander Joker look, with the Ramones-style leather jacket and the Doc Martin boots. Hehehehe. That's a good look!
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JamesBond on 'Girl Who Played With Fire' is more succinct, if not better, than the novel that inspired it on August 22 at 4:48 p.m.
YEP. We loved it. Saw it yesterday at Boise's Flicks Theatre, which is our local arthouse cinema. Some of the reviews I read before I saw it made it sound like it would be shot like the Bourne movies, with the herky-jerky cameras. So, I was worried because the reviews made it sound nowhere near as good as the first movie. I loved it though, every bit as much if not more than the first movie. My wife loved it too, and she is just as fascinated by the Lisbeth character as I am.
I am really looking forward to the third Swedish film. I really loved that book a lot. It was my favorite.
I also wish sooooo much that the Americans would get that Noomi Rapace into our version of the movie, because she IS Lisbeth Salander. Wow. Give her an award!
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Dan Webster on For truly disturbing films, nothing beats Lynch on August 21 at 5:31 p.m.
Don't rent “Winter's Bone.” It features a scene that MP literally couldn't watch. The scene involves a chainsaw. Need I say more?
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sbaklava on For truly disturbing films, nothing beats Lynch on August 19 at 6:46 p.m.
there's disturbing to watch, and then there's disturbing to even fathom watching. 'human centipede' is the latter. the synopsis nauseated me; i can't even bring myself to watch the trailer. and this is apparently played straight, rather than some grindhouse caricature. it's actually available through our comcast on_demand. and i can't get bravo in hd?!?
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Dan Webster on Roberts or 'Restrepo'? It's your choice on August 15 at 10:39 p.m.
Drink enough scotch and 3-D becomes redundant anyway.
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dfratini on Roberts or 'Restrepo'? It's your choice on August 15 at 12:10 p.m.
As you might imagine i did check them out but honestly was not impressed. I did not think that the 2-D picture was as good and then there were the glasses, not to mention competing 3-D formats and the viewing [seating] angle was way more critical……in short lots of techno bits to overcome before i am in.
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Dan Webster on Arnold the Great: 63 years young today on August 14 at 2:08 p.m.
“Pumping Iron” was, to me, the film that showed Schwarzenegger's potential. Not just his physical potential, either. In those early years, Schwarzenegger specialized in playing those monosyllabic violent types, a la “Conan.” Yet here, exemplified by the scene that you mention, Schwarzenegger showed a kind of native intelligence, a predatory cleverness that meant he knew what he had, knew how to sell it and wasn't afraid to step on others to get his way. He was perfect for Hollywood, not to mention, ultimately, California politics.
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Dan Webster on Roberts or 'Restrepo'? It's your choice on August 14 at 9:47 a.m.
Sounds good to me. When you gonna upgrade to 3-D?
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dfratini on Roberts or 'Restrepo'? It's your choice on August 13 at 6:19 a.m.
come on now the Expendables has potential…….after it comes out on Blu_ray……couple bottles of wine perhaps a single malt or two with the volume cranked
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JamesBond on Arnold the Great: 63 years young today on August 12 at 8:53 p.m.
Love Pumping Iron! One of its charms is showing Lou Ferrigno working out in that dark, dank Brooklyn basement gym. Plus, you can see how freaking huge Lou was, not to mention just a really nice, somewhat naive guy. It was also funny to see how Arnold screwed with him at the table over breakfast before the competition in South Africa. He berated him over using table salt. Hehehehe.
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Dan Webster on HBO prepares its next great series on August 12 at 6:55 p.m.
M-m-m-m-m-m-a-x-x-x-x-xx H-h-h-h-h-h-h-e-a-d-d-d-d-d-r-o-o-m-m-m-m-m-m? Cool.
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dfratini on HBO prepares its next great series on August 10 at 6:47 a.m.
on the other hand i just saw where they are going to release “Max Headroom” on DVD. Talk about the Golden Age of TV!
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Dan Webster on HBO prepares its next great series on August 09 at 10:15 a.m.
There are critics who consider what we're experiencing as a golden era of television. What with shows such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood and In Treatment - all HBO series - plus shows such as Rescue Me, Mad Men and Breaking Bad, I can't argue. Not to mention the shows that you list. Most of what the cable channels have to offer beat the hell out of anything the traditional networks broadcast. Especially the reality shows.
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JamesBond on HBO prepares its next great series on August 09 at 12:37 a.m.
Since I discovered I had Instant Netflix thru my XBOX 360, we've been watching a lot of TV shows. It's amazing, because you can watch 2 hours of them without commercials, so it's like a movie. I have been pretty surprised at how complex some of these shows are, as well as the acting and other things that I've just never really payed attention to with television. We have watched all of Lost and absolutely loved it. We just finished watching the first 2 seasons of Sons of Anarchy and we love that as well. Same with Dexter. I constantly watch The Office. There are some quirkier, less well-known shows, like Firefly, that I have also discovered.
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Dan Webster on 'Deadgirl' is for the sick at heart ... seriously on August 09 at 12:05 a.m.
You know, though, I'll be it adds up to at least one thing: a sequel.
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Ronn on 'Deadgirl' is for the sick at heart ... seriously on August 04 at 9:51 p.m.
i came across this film through my netflix streaming device..my xbox 360 and i started watching it and for some reason i was able to sit through the whole film and my wife came in about a quarter of the way through and was disgusted by the film but had to watch the rest of it to see what happens…i watch a lot of horror films but this movie just had a level of depravity to it and it's just one of those movies that sucks you in because of the sheer sickness of the subject matter and your just held captive to the end and this film doesn't add up to all that much.
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