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flippyshark · 05-04-2009, 03:18 PM

I loves me some Scrooge. I usually watch it at some non-Christmas time of year.

Deebs · 05-04-2009, 04:54 PM

I loved Albert Finney in Scrooge. I try to watch it at least once during the Christmas season, but my only copy is a funky old VHS tape from way too long ago, which does take away some of the enjoyment.

flippyshark · 05-04-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Deebs

I loved Albert Finney in Scrooge. I try to watch it at least once during the Christmas season, but my only copy is a funky old VHS tape from way too long ago, which does take away some of the enjoyment.

The DVD can be found very cheaply, and the movie fills every bit of its widescreen frame with elaborate detail, so whenever you have a chance to graduate from your old VHS, you may well find it a revelation.

innerSpaceman · 05-04-2009, 05:55 PM

Heheh, I remember the first time I finally saw it in widescreen. Revelation indeed!

second class citizen · 05-04-2009, 08:20 PM

Okay, I just watched perhaps the most bizarre and most definitely "mislabeled" movie ever. Grizzly Man is listed on IMDb as a "heartrending" tale. Heartrending? Not. One for the Darwin Awards? Most definitely. All I could think of throughout the entire movie was Christopher Guest thinking, "Okay, I can retire now. Someone [Werner Herzog] has bested me. This movie is Life intimating Art."

CoasterMatt · 05-04-2009, 08:30 PM

Grizzly Man was a Pauly Shore comedy, right?

second class citizen · 05-04-2009, 09:02 PM

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Grizzly Man was a Pauly Shore comedy, right?

Very close indeed.

SzczerbiakManiac · 05-04-2009, 10:37 PM

Well considering Timothy Treadwell's heart was rended from his body when the bear ate him, that seems like an apropos description.

alphabassettgrrl · 05-05-2009, 05:04 AM

"The Flying Scotsman" was pretty good. Hard to understand it when Scots mumble, and I thank my stars for TiVo so I can replay it, but it was a good movie. Based on a true story, which is kind of cool.

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-05-2009, 07:51 AM

Saw The Incredible Hulk. Pretty enjoyable. The homages were fun, acting good, over-the-topness done right. The Hulk himself still looks like a cartoon character though and only seemed real in a couple of shots. I can't say that it was pulse-pounding. When the evil guy started tearing up the city and Banner says in a flat voice, "I have to fight him", it reflected my own non-excitement at the obvious conclusion. (I would say "spoiler alert", but from the first 10 min you know how this will end.) Not that I expected a plot twist...

After seeing Stark at the end I realized it just made me want to see Iron Man again and that that movie was much better. Anyway, it was good, as these films go.

05-04-2009, 03:18 PM	#1
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I loves me some Scrooge. I usually watch it at some non-Christmas time of year.
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Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	I loved Albert Finney in Scrooge. I try to watch it at least once during the Christmas season, but my only copy is a funky old VHS tape from way too long ago, which does take away some of the enjoyment.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Heheh, I remember the first time I finally saw it in widescreen. Revelation indeed!
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second class citizen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 135	Okay, I just watched perhaps the most bizarre and most definitely "mislabeled" movie ever. Grizzly Man is listed on IMDb as a "heartrending" tale. Heartrending? Not. One for the Darwin Awards? Most definitely. All I could think of throughout the entire movie was Christopher Guest thinking, "Okay, I can retire now. Someone [Werner Herzog] has bested me. This movie is Life intimating Art." __________________ An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he, for some reason, thinks it would be a good idea to give them." - Andy Warhol
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	Grizzly Man was a Pauly Shore comedy, right? __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Well considering Timothy Treadwell's heart was rended from his body when the bear ate him, that seems like an apropos description. __________________
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	"The Flying Scotsman" was pretty good. Hard to understand it when Scots mumble, and I thank my stars for TiVo so I can replay it, but it was a good movie. Based on a true story, which is kind of cool. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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05-05-2009, 07:51 AM	#10
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Saw The Incredible Hulk. Pretty enjoyable. The homages were fun, acting good, over-the-topness done right. The Hulk himself still looks like a cartoon character though and only seemed real in a couple of shots. I can't say that it was pulse-pounding. When the evil guy started tearing up the city and Banner says in a flat voice, "I have to fight him", it reflected my own non-excitement at the obvious conclusion. (I would say "spoiler alert", but from the first 10 min you know how this will end.) Not that I expected a plot twist... After seeing Stark at the end I realized it just made me want to see Iron Man again and that that movie was much better. Anyway, it was good, as these films go.
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