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[legalskier]

So if you're the only other person on the planet besides me who didn't see The Fighter in theaters, by all means treat yourself. My wife insisted I watch it tonight and I'm glad we did. Christian Bale delivers a tour de force. Terrific story, rocking soundtrack.

 

[ctenidae]

I didnt see The Fighter either, so dont feel too bad

 

[bvibert]

So if you're the only other person on the planet besides me who didn't see The Fighter in theaters, by all means treat yourself. My wife insisted I watch it tonight and I'm glad we did. Christian Bale delivers a tour de force. Terrific story, rocking soundtrack.

I didnt see The Fighter either, so dont feel too bad

Not only have I not seen it, I never even heard of it.

 

[legalskier]

Not only have I not seen it, I never even heard of it.

Bale scored an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Well deserved imho.

 

[severine]

Bale scored an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Well deserved imho.

Oscars? Huh?

Seriously, we don't pay attention to that crap. We live outside the popular world, I guess... fine with me.

 

[ctenidae]

Oscars? Huh?

Seriously, we don't pay attention to that crap. We live outside the popular world, I guess... fine with me.

I used to have a cat named Oscar. He was orange with one black foot, like he'd stepped in an ink well, and he was a stray who adopted us, so we named him Oscar Wilde.

We were clever back then.

 

[Nick]

I haven't seen the Fighter yet either, although it sounds really good. Isn't it based on a Massachusetts boxer?

 

[ski stef]

How long is a "very long wait" .. it has said that in my netflix queue on The Fighter for over a month, boo.

 

[riverc0il]

How long is a "very long wait" .. it has said that in my netflix queue on The Fighter for over a month, boo.

It is a very long wait cause a holes like me bumped it to #1 in my queue a few days before it was released and now we are sitting on it and still haven't watched it yet.

:lol: :smash: :lol:

 

[legalskier]

I haven't seen the Fighter yet either, although it sounds really good. Isn't it based on a Massachusetts boxer?

Yes, Micky Ward from Lowell, played by Mark Wahlberg. Bale plays Micky's older half-brother, a fighter who went the distance against Sugar Ray Leonard in Boston, 1978 but lost by decision.

 

[ski stef]

It is a very long wait cause a holes like me bumped it to #1 in my queue a few days before it was released and now we are sitting on it and still haven't watched it yet.

HA! I put it at the top of my list too. Maybe it is just because I live in the middle of nowhere... I hope it's worth the wait! :razz:

 

[legalskier]

Unusual story line, very provocative and left me with a lot of questions; it will pull you in completely. I don't want to give away too much but it's about the pitfalls of social networking.....[/I]

Just came across this news story. It seems life sometimes imitates art:

Suburban woman is sued after vast hoax
*** Even though they had never met, [plaintiff] Bonhomme left an unhappy marriage in Los Angeles and was set to move to Colorado in 2006 when she learned James was dead. He hadn't told anyone else of his diagnosis, James' sister said, and didn't want a memorial service. "You all have temples within you," he wrote in a last note, "go there if you want to honor me." About seven months later, Bonhomme's friends uncovered the creepy truth. James, his young son and about 20 other friends and family members Bonhomme had been communicating with for months were characters allegedly created by a woman in Chicago's west suburbs. The depth of the alleged deception stunned Bonhomme. Janna St. James, who lives in Batavia, had allegedly used a voice-altering device to pose as Jesse James on the phone, coordinated numerous storylines with her characters that advanced in emails and instant messages, and sent and received mail — including children's drawings — from all over the world. ***
All the creepy details: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-suburban-hoax-20110425,0,569188.story

 

[riverc0il]

Just came across this news story. It seems life sometimes imitates art:

Suburban woman is sued after vast hoax
*** Even though they had never met, [plaintiff] Bonhomme left an unhappy marriage in Los Angeles and was set to move to Colorado in 2006 when she learned James was dead. He hadn't told anyone else of his diagnosis, James' sister said, and didn't want a memorial service. "You all have temples within you," he wrote in a last note, "go there if you want to honor me." About seven months later, Bonhomme's friends uncovered the creepy truth. James, his young son and about 20 other friends and family members Bonhomme had been communicating with for months were characters allegedly created by a woman in Chicago's west suburbs. The depth of the alleged deception stunned Bonhomme. Janna St. James, who lives in Batavia, had allegedly used a voice-altering device to pose as Jesse James on the phone, coordinated numerous storylines with her characters that advanced in emails and instant messages, and sent and received mail — including children's drawings — from all over the world. ***
All the creepy details: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-suburban-hoax-20110425,0,569188.story

The only thing crazier than someone doing that is that a appeals court would let a law suit over it continue, wow! Putting someone on and being deceptive is terrible, but not illegal in interpersonal relationships. Yikes.

 

[hammer]

I recently saw the three movies based on the Millenium series (starting with "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"). I'm normally not into watching foreign films with subtitles but the story line was decent on this trilogy. Hard to watch at times and definitely not suitable for kids.

 

[Moe Ghoul]

We recently got ROKU boxes and signed up for NFLX. Watched the Ken Burns "Civil War" series which was really well done and gave me a greater appreciation of the issues and conflict. It gave me a better understanding of the underlying reasons for our current political predicaments as well. Seems like that war never ended, only the military operations.

 

[BackLoafRiver]

Just Finished: Chops

A documentary about some bands who compete at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington festival. I loved it! Showing it to my select group in a week or so. If you dig jazz at all, I'd give it a watch. It is amazing to hear some of these kids play. (the Rhythm section from Douglas Anderson is ridiculous) DMC, get a load of the drummer.

Just Started: 24 season 6.

 

[Edd]

Scott Pilgrim vs the World. I will be damned; this is a pretty good movie. Funny as hell with awesome casting. Recommended for viewers with flexible taste in films.

 

[bvibert]

Scott Pilgrim vs the World. I will be damned; this is a pretty good movie. Funny as hell with awesome casting. Recommended for viewers with flexible taste in films.

It was pretty good. Definitely different.

 

[ctenidae]

Unfortunately, the last couple of movies we've gotten in, I either saw on a plane (Tron- bleh), or we streamed (Other Guys- meh). I haven't been doing a good job of queue maintenance

 

[Grassi21]

The Wire.... amazing show. The last disc of season 1 should be in my mailbox today. I curse Netflix for only having it on DVD and not avail for instant viewing through the XBOX. The days waiting for the next disc are painful.