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Wimpy Ed Norton played a badass in American History X.
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Jmac Attack wrote:
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Headhunter wrote:Conservatives also make god awful comedians tbh.
Dennis Miller used to be funny.....I think. Tim Allen had
some funny moments. Hmmmmm.......and I got nothing. Lol
Norm MacDonald and Rob Schneider. Adam Sandler.
Jeff Foxworthy ...Larry the Cable Guy...... And my friend Chase Patterson. Check him out on Facebook. He opened up for my band a while back and we hit it off. Dudes funny.
How is Tim Moore doing with his hot dog cart? Is he getting out and doing it?
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Jmac Attack wrote:Wimpy Ed Norton played a badass in American History X.
Roided up Ed Norton.
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Jmac Attack wrote:Wimpy Ed Norton played a badass in American History X.
He wasn't super physically imposing, the intimidation factor comes from being willing to put his insane beliefs into action.
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Not removing until John Elway is fired.
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Foo wrote:
Jmac Attack wrote:Wimpy Ed Norton played a badass in American History X.
Roided up Ed Norton.
Has to be, lol.
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Foo wrote:
zombie wrote:
Foo wrote:
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Foo wrote: Do you see many realistic scenarios where those chicks are kicking the asses of multiple athletic men?

Especially those close quarters fights where the woman basically initiates a grapple. They would get spiked on the ground or jammed into a wall and it would be over in two seconds.
in real life they would absolutely get owned in a serious fight. that should be the standard for how roles are chosen. if you can't do it in real life, just get out of here. don't even bother auditioning.
Credibility has long been sought after in entertainment. Why do you think they put all the actors in superhero movies on steroids and get them trainers?
i don't know. i can separate fiction from reality. i don't need to have a real superhero cast in the superhero movies, to find value in them.
Do you think the 80's Arnold and Sly action movies would have worked with Richard Dreyfus and Jeffrey Tambor in them?
no. but stallone was not a real boxer. i'm not sure that he would last a round with a real boxer. he played one in the movies, just fine.
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It's a weird "point of no return" on the suspension of disbelief scale for sure.
Not removing until John Elway is fired.
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zombie wrote:
Foo wrote:
zombie wrote:
Foo wrote:
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Foo wrote: Do you see many realistic scenarios where those chicks are kicking the asses of multiple athletic men?

Especially those close quarters fights where the woman basically initiates a grapple. They would get spiked on the ground or jammed into a wall and it would be over in two seconds.
in real life they would absolutely get owned in a serious fight. that should be the standard for how roles are chosen. if you can't do it in real life, just get out of here. don't even bother auditioning.
Credibility has long been sought after in entertainment. Why do you think they put all the actors in superhero movies on steroids and get them trainers?
i don't know. i can separate fiction from reality. i don't need to have a real superhero cast in the superhero movies, to find value in them.
Do you think the 80's Arnold and Sly action movies would have worked with Richard Dreyfus and Jeffrey Tambor in them?
no. but stallone was not a real boxer. i'm not sure that he would last a round with a real boxer. he played one in the movies, just fine.
Stallone has taken many punches over the course of those movies and his training is legit and lifelong. How many punches from 230 pound men is Angelina Jolie going to take in the face to make a movie?
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Foo wrote: Stallone has taken many punches over the course of those movies and his training is legit and lifelong. How many punches from 230 pound men is Angelina Jolie going to take in the face to make a movie?
fair enough. i'll stop watching jolie movies unless she plays a character who used to sleep with billy bob thornton or brad pitt.
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zombie wrote:
Foo wrote: Stallone has taken many punches over the course of those movies and his training is legit and lifelong. How many punches from 230 pound men is Angelina Jolie going to take in the face to make a movie?
fair enough. i'll stop watching jolie movies unless she plays a character who used to sleep with billy bob thornton or brad pitt.
That would be credible. Her buggy whip arms firing a pair of desert eagles, not so much.
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Foo wrote:
zombie wrote:
Foo wrote: Stallone has taken many punches over the course of those movies and his training is legit and lifelong. How many punches from 230 pound men is Angelina Jolie going to take in the face to make a movie?
fair enough. i'll stop watching jolie movies unless she plays a character who used to sleep with billy bob thornton or brad pitt.
That would be credible. Her buggy whip arms firing a pair of desert eagles, not so much.
agreed. we should tell everyone what they should like and dislike. see who can be louder and more overwhelming about it. it's not enough to just like and dislike things for ourselves. now, you're getting into the spirit of the times.
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zombie wrote:
Foo wrote:
zombie wrote:
Foo wrote: Stallone has taken many punches over the course of those movies and his training is legit and lifelong. How many punches from 230 pound men is Angelina Jolie going to take in the face to make a movie?
fair enough. i'll stop watching jolie movies unless she plays a character who used to sleep with billy bob thornton or brad pitt.
That would be credible. Her buggy whip arms firing a pair of desert eagles, not so much.
agreed. we should tell everyone what they should like and dislike. see who can be louder and more overwhelming about it. it's not enough to just like and dislike things for ourselves. now, you're getting into the spirit of the times.
Was I being loud?
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Jack molested Danny in The Shining?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW2GrG7Zk0U

I never made the connections. Brilliant video breakdown.
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Jason wrote:Saturday the 14th!

Just bought a signed Jason hockey mask by Ted White for 99 bucks. I'm not really one to care about autographs, but this one is special. Favorite movie franchise, favorite movie in the franchise, favorite Jason... Had to be done.
sweet. Where'd you find it? I searched F13th autographs, 99% of them are Ari Lehman. I swear that guy's single handedly keeping Sharpie in business.
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Foo wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW2GrG7Zk0U

I never made the connections. Brilliant video breakdown.
supposing that is intentional by kubrick, was it something he picked up from stephen king's book but wanted to play it up more, or was it something he brought to the film without any kind of hints from the novel?
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zombie wrote:
Foo wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW2GrG7Zk0U

I never made the connections. Brilliant video breakdown.
supposing that is intentional by kubrick, was it something he picked up from stephen king's book but wanted to play it up more, or was it something he brought to the film without any kind of hints from the novel?
Video guy says it is not in the book.
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Jmac Attack wrote:Man, I wish more people like Kirk Cameron made more movies. Lol
Like Father, Like Son was da bomb, yo! Sean Astin and the late, great Dudley Moore helped.
10 is such an underrated Dudley Moore film.
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Headhunter wrote:
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Headhunter wrote:It speaks much more to the problems of the people watching these movies if they allow a movie's politics to deter their enjoyment altogether. I care more about strong writing, characters etc. but you know, people have their priorities.

It's a sad thing to see, but this is where we're at in society now. Nothing we can do about it but let these people be miserable.
if they were just being miserable, that's alright. so be it. but they want everyone else to be miserable with them.
You just have to ignore these people for the most part. Nothing makes them happy. Ever. So all they can do is drag everyone down with them. I don't give a shit what message or themes a movie is trying to convey if it's well-made. Things are better that way.
The West Wing is over, Star Trek: TNG is subvert, Larry David is a socialist, etc. I love all those shows.

Not much right wing stuff is worth watching, tbh.
Post-Vietnam through the early 1990s there were a lot of movies pushing more conservative ideas and I appreciated that. It had its place and we got a lot of great movies (especially action movies) out of the era.

But in all honesty, in a general sense right wing ideology just doesn't translate thematically to movies. There's nothing exciting about slashing taxes, social norms being upheld or corporations winning power struggles.
The issue is the intolerant, hateful stance that the liberal Hollywood film-makers throw out there. There are people out there who make great films, but if I met them at a convention and they knew how I stand politically, I would not be welcomed. If I wore a MAGA hat, they would have me kicked out of the building. That would not be the case with any Conservative film-maker, guaranteed.
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Monster wrote:
Jason wrote:Saturday the 14th!

Just bought a signed Jason hockey mask by Ted White for 99 bucks. I'm not really one to care about autographs, but this one is special. Favorite movie franchise, favorite movie in the franchise, favorite Jason... Had to be done.
sweet. Where'd you find it? I searched F13th autographs, 99% of them are Ari Lehman. I swear that guy's single handedly keeping Sharpie in business.
Just searched "Ted White Autograph" or "Ted White signed" on amazon...
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