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QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Sep 23 2008, 10:28 AM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 23 2008, 08:32 AM) QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Sep 22 2008, 08:23 PM) We had a thread about this about a year ago. I definitely prefer Les. I respect Bear's experience. Les is alone. He sets up all his own camera equipment which means he walks ahead 100 meteres, sets a camera, walks back, then walks toward the camera just to get these shots. Bear has a crew with him which definitely changes the experience. Les is in much more danger than Bear because of this. A lot of the stuff Bear seems to just know he actually learns from locals right before they film. QUOTE A lot of the stuff Bear seems to just know he actually learns from locals right before they film. The same is true of Les. If you watch the 'Survivorman-Behind the Scenes' special you'll see that for yourself. BTW, I know we've discussed this before, I pretty much did this for the heck of it and I admit to shamelessly seizing on a topic I saw in another forum to increase traffic in this one! I think my own personal reason for preferring Bear over Les is because Bear just seems more personable. Les comes off as a bit dour and moody. Also, I don't mean to take away from Les' accomplishments, but Bear's are more impressive. He was British SAS, where he survived a helicopter crash and recovered from severe spinal damage and went on to be, until a couple of years ago, the youngest man to have climbed Mt. Everest. Then he crossed the Arctic Ocean in an open boat and went through the French Foreign Legion's boot camp, which is widely recognized as the toughest in the world. Bear also holds the paramotoring altitude record. While I respect Les Stroud, I have more respect for Bear Grylls. Edit: I also enjoyed Bear's book Man Vs. Wild: Survival Techniques From The Most Dangerous Places On Earth. It's one of the best survival manuals I've ever read. Try not eating for 5 days and see how moody you get! Survivorman is my favorite show on Discovery Channel. Bear gets on my nerves because he is so over the top. His show is so contrived. I'd much rather watch Les. Plus, I love Les' dry sense of humor, and respect that he goes it alone. Bear belongs on Fear Factor and nothing else.

I have a feeling a lot of people might feel it's a weak story, but it's mostly because it's not the typical hollywood claptrap. It's a bunch of crap that happens and is more about the characters and not so story driven. That, in my opinion makes it good. I'm so sick of the typical old drivel. 2 cents

The Cohen bros. may just be the finest filmmakers currently working. Funny stuff.

QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ Sep 14 2008, 04:11 AM) QUOTE (hunter @ Sep 14 2008, 04:33 AM) QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ Sep 13 2008, 05:42 PM) The Phantom Menace. To be honest, I'm really not sure how it is a bad movie, or maybe it's just a bad Star Wars movie? I've always enjoyed it more than II and III, but I blame Hayden for that. And if anyone says anything about Jar Jar (Jack ), the shit'll hit the fan. If one of the first things out of Jar jar's mouth hadn't been a Wayne's World quote and Jake Lloyd could act, even a little bit, it would've been good. But... I was watching the documentary for TPM last night, and it seems they had a better actor there to do it. But George had a gut instinct about Jake. Maybe if there had been a different director? Liam Neeson and Ian McDiarmid keep the film good though. Or if Gary Kurtz had been involved. He kept George's gut instincts in check.

QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ Sep 13 2008, 05:42 PM) The Phantom Menace. To be honest, I'm really not sure how it is a bad movie, or maybe it's just a bad Star Wars movie? I've always enjoyed it more than II and III, but I blame Hayden for that. And if anyone says anything about Jar Jar (Jack ), the shit'll hit the fan. If one of the first things out of Jar jar's mouth hadn't been a Wayne's World quote and Jake Lloyd could act, even a little bit, it would've been good. But...

QUOTE (ReRushed @ Sep 12 2008, 12:55 PM) QUOTE (goose @ Sep 12 2008, 12:16 AM) QUOTE (hunter @ Sep 11 2008, 04:13 PM) QUOTE (ozzy85 @ Sep 11 2008, 11:23 AM) QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 9 2008, 06:31 PM) Rolling Vengeance I would be surprised if anyone saw this. Excerpts There's nothing more scary than a monster truck trying to run you down. Have you seen Duel? 1971 movie with Dennis Weaver, trying to keep from getting ran down by some ancient semi. Duel is awesome. Spielberg's first studio film I think. It was just on...and I watched it again. So simple, but brilliantly done. Actually, Duel is a television movie. The Sugarland Express was Speilberg's first theatrical release. Right. By studio, I meant not a student film. You can see a lot of Duel in Jaws.

QUOTE (ozzy85 @ Sep 11 2008, 11:23 AM) QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 9 2008, 06:31 PM) Rolling Vengeance I would be surprised if anyone saw this. Excerpts There's nothing more scary than a monster truck trying to run you down. Have you seen Duel? 1971 movie with Dennis Weaver, trying to keep from getting ran down by some ancient semi. Duel is awesome. Spielberg's first studio film I think.

QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 11 2008, 09:34 AM) Logan's Run I don't remember if that one was generally considered to be a bad movie, but I remember it that way. It was still fun to watch. (Especially Farrah ) My wife considers it bad. I like it.

QUOTE (ozzy85 @ Sep 9 2008, 12:40 PM) QUOTE (hunter @ Sep 6 2008, 11:44 AM) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Although I don't think it's all that bad. Yeah, that one's a screwball. I liked it better after a couple of viewings. Exactly. It grows on you.

QUOTE (Marathonist @ Sep 6 2008, 07:30 AM) When you drive about a mile out of your way because the car in front of you has a Rush sticker, and you're intent on getting a look at the driver. So that was you!?. Just Kidding.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Although I don't think it's all that bad.

QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 4 2008, 05:51 AM) QUOTE (ReRushed @ Sep 3 2008, 09:28 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Sep 3 2008, 10:26 PM) QUOTE (edgyspice @ Sep 3 2008, 05:02 PM) QUOTE (workingcinderellaman @ Sep 3 2008, 12:14 PM) Army of darkness Trailer Excuse me, I believe you meant to post that in the "Really AWESOME movies you liked" thread. Amen to that! Yeah. That post baffled me too. Try watching it with your wife. My wife is finally coming around after about 50 viewings. "First you wanna kill me, then you wanna kiss me. Blow."

They're all so good, but Blazing Saddles gets my vote too. Young Frankenstein is a close second followed by the rest.

Some of the themes are over the very young's head but a 10 year old is going to dig it. Heck most of the themes in the classic Warner Bros. cartoons were over my head as a kid, and I can appreciate them now, but it didn't stop me from loving Bugs and Daffy etc. when I was young. The reason real little kids might get bored is there is almost no dialogue in the first half of the movie. But that is where Pixar shines; pure story telling. When I saw it all the kids were laughing like crazy.

yeah. But it's way more than that. If you're a star wars fan you're going to enjoy this movie. It's too bad that hollywood wussed out on one of the storylines in thescript though. So typical, take a good script and make it into an alright movie.

Just saw it myself. Pixar does it again. Not as good as some of their others but still light years ahead of almost everything else being offered up by hollywood.

Fanboys Myspace I got to read the script years ago and it looks as if it's finally close to release. Check our the dude's shirt in the trash compactor scene. Now I want to see it even more.

You're watching when "When We Left Earth" on Discovery and you recognize all the radio traffic from Countdown.

QUOTE (umoveme @ Jun 13 2008, 10:01 AM) Every time I played/play an arcade game, I leave the intitials YYZ. hhmmmmm, I know there are more... So you're YYZ... I'll beat that high score on centipede some day! But back to the thread topic... You wrote numerous college papers on the poetry of Neil Peart.

Glad to see TSS on top. It's so beautiful and poignant. Hard to choose though. Love Lock and Key, especially the solo where the keyboards all but die out and it's just the 3 boys jamming. But High Water holds at special place for me. Just finished a summer program at the guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, saved some cash and went to Hawaii with the family for the first time, lying on the beach in 85 degree weather getting rained on listening to high Water..."torrents of tropical rain." Just one of those Rush moments you know?

One moment from the Presto tour that stood out to me was the end of The Pass. Geddy singing "Don't turn your back and slam the door on me." His vocal reverb and Alex's last chord all shimmering to silence as the lasers shot out from behind the band, and likewise, shimmered to blackness. Awesome.