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dangit dangit dangit by Bloo	Dec 13th, 2006 08:52:50 PM
can I ask for a stop to these BNAT reports, not that I think they suck but because it sucks that I wasn't there, one of these days I'm going to make it to Austin and I'm going to go to BNAT and then I'm going to report...oh and...First?
I need closer by zacdilone	Dec 13th, 2006 08:57:40 PM
Does she mean "closure?" And I remember this from last year...the annoying, late, trickling-in BNAT reviews that just hammered over our heads again and again how much it sucks that we weren't there. And of course, it does.
Ryan Reynolds = Ryan Gosling by thenewpulper	Dec 13th, 2006 09:07:17 PM
It is now law!
The Informer IS a great film by hktelemacher	Dec 13th, 2006 09:33:18 PM
I'm sticking up for it.
Not to be a bummer... but Peter Boyle has died. by ZeroCorpse	Dec 13th, 2006 10:05:41 PM
R.I.P. Peter Boyle. He was an icon.
Not to be a bummer... but Peter Boyle has died. by ZeroCorpse	Dec 13th, 2006 10:05:41 PM
R.I.P. Peter Boyle. He was an icon.
"Sometimes you just need closer." by El Scorcho	Dec 13th, 2006 10:44:53 PM
Quote of the year.
ZeroCorpse.... by dead000	Dec 14th, 2006 12:20:36 AM
I couldn't agree with you more. Very little mention of this today. He will be missed.
Inherit the Wind is a hateful deception by SkeletonParty	Dec 14th, 2006 01:08:56 AM
The Scopes trial is nothing like "Inherit the Wind". In fact, quite the opposite. It burns me up that this movie is still held up as an argument for teaching evolution. Check out http://tinyurl.com/yhw7eh.
The best part about 300 was the T-Shirt? by IndustryKiller!	Dec 14th, 2006 01:19:26 AM
THAT doesn't bode well. i'm getting a definite disappointed vibe from what i've been hearing. Also Ryan Reynolds was great in Half Nelson. I mean just the transformation. He's still a slim white guy but the shape of his face, voice, and just overall demeanor was completely different than in films like Waiting, Blade 3, and Just Friends. You know like it almost doesn't seem like the same guy. Really impressive stuff.
Great summaries of the movies by Daddylonghead	Dec 14th, 2006 01:23:53 AM
informative and yet personalized, I wish all reviewers were this coherent.
300 = Gay Torture Porn? by DerLanghaarige	Dec 14th, 2006 01:56:10 AM

YackBacker and Grammar by Leedrick	Dec 14th, 2006 02:59:20 AM
It's not really to do with grammar YackBacker. To say it was related to spelling would be closure to the truth.
I thought... by The Midget_King	Dec 14th, 2006 02:59:57 AM
it was fox in a chicken coop. "Sometimes you just need closer." Honestly, it took me like ten minutes to figure out that she meant closure. Oh Yackbacker, are you trying to get some ass? Word buddy. Word.
The Midget_King by Leedrick	Dec 14th, 2006 03:03:20 AM
Oh don't be such a "sayings cop"
Leedrink by The Midget_King	Dec 14th, 2006 03:06:12 AM
I'm serious. I always heard "fox" and thought that was it for years. And then I see "hyenas" and was wondering if I had it wrong my entire life.
Leedrick by The Midget_King	Dec 14th, 2006 03:07:25 AM
Sorry I butchered your sn.
The Midget_Kong by Leedrick	Dec 14th, 2006 03:15:24 AM
Don't worry about it. Yes I believe the saying uses "fox". However, I believe hyenas could take out the chickens as quickly as (perhaps quicker than) a fox, so I guess it still works. It's not worth splitting hares over.
I'm fed up with illiteracy, goddamn it. by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 07:01:59 AM
It's not about "grammar police." It's about how to fucking take the right fucking letters and arrange them properly into the right word, based on context. I've had it with the populism of the Internet excusing stuff like "I would of done that" or "congradulations" or (in this case) "closer." It's not a simple typo. I will always excuse an erroneous capital letter (curse the shift key) or "teh" instead of "the." I can also overlook common punctuation errors like putting periods outside quotes. Those are typos based on the immediacy of the form. But, jesus fucking christ - learn what word is appropriate for what you're trying to say.
Retard =getting to go to BNAT by theheavy	Dec 14th, 2006 07:09:13 AM
Thats the kind of dumb ass Harry picks to go to BNAT,Great review "Rainman"
Inherit the Wind is good shit! Any psuedo polticall ... by kinghenryVIII	Dec 14th, 2006 07:39:47 AM
knuckel-heads out there ....I read on some other talk back that some bashed the movie for it's political views, but take the movie for what it is - a verbally brillant movie. Each character chewing the scrpt - and that fact that it is an old movie with some pretty long, intriguing speeches / arguements, comb overs getting all Bill Murray "Kingpin" and bending out of shape, ricketty arthritic finger pointing / hand shaking .... it kept me interested and involved. I loved the way the 2 main characters went at each other. It makes me sad to know that this will eventually get remade, loaded with F bombs (even though on a previous talkback I spoke about Cambodian whores, gimps pimping carved wooden penises, etc.) and get totally screwed up. It's an older movie I can watch over and over, like Laurel and Hardy in March of the Wooden Soldiers" or North By Northwest or Caligola. Just kidding about the last one. Inherit the Wind is a pretty good movie. I thought Wild Things (watched it again last night) was pretty good too. D. Richards should be selling bottle openers during the 3am-4am time slot on Home Shopping Network though .... The chic can't act.
I meant political - it's early still. by kinghenryVIII	Dec 14th, 2006 07:40:54 AM
I'm off to spelling.com now.
Doctor_Sin by Leedrick	Dec 14th, 2006 07:46:36 AM
Word. Let's not forget "more then" instead of "more than", or "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less".
Leedrick has given me a reason to keep living by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 08:00:49 AM
Someone else who knows that it's "I couldn't care less." sniff These tears are tears of joy. My faith in a portion of humanity has been restored.
Inherit the Wind... by bmsatter	Dec 14th, 2006 08:36:24 AM
Once again, another viewer who doesn't understand one of the greatest movies ever made. It's about the inclusion of opposing ideas and not about excluding religion.
Inherit the Wind - bmsatter by kinghenryVIII	Dec 14th, 2006 09:08:13 AM
Though my talkback was a bit smart-assey (due to coffee and having to be at work at 6am) I think the movie was ahead of it's time. I really enjoyed the banter of ideas. bmsatter has it right, hence the reason I can watch multiple times and enjoy it on different levels each time. On another note, an under apprecited movie - The Quiet Man - with John Wayne. Clint and Any Which Way You Can owes everything to that. Not a fan of the colorized version though. I grew up with the black and white.
Dr Sin. by The_Bat	Dec 14th, 2006 09:46:45 AM
You are an asshole, but you are right. I didn't proof read my post before I sent it. It was an embarrassing dumbass mistake. I feel a bit dut-to-da if you know what I'm saying. So I will take your gripes with a lot vasoline and get over it. It will edit next time.
Children Of men by Lovecraftfan	Dec 14th, 2006 09:55:07 AM
One of the best films of the year. People need to start talking about it.
Aaaarrrrggghhhhh!!! by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 10:24:10 AM
No, I am not an asshole - I am a man who is fed up (as is my wife) with the continual dumbing-down of the country. The Internet as the Grand Egalitarian Forum sucks and only reveals everything wrong with the education system. I'm not sure what "dut-to-da" is that you feel, but there is no need for Vaseline. God, Lewis Black was right. I'm having an aneurysm.
Re: my colon sucks (Did I just type that?!?!?) by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 10:39:10 AM
That's true - and I always forget about that. That's something I'm bad about, but it's because I have had friends in Britain or Germany with whom I have communicated over several years. I picked up some bad habits from them. ;) j/k
I am sorry to webmaster and Dr SIN by The_Bat	Dec 14th, 2006 10:43:07 AM
My comments were a bit harsh I was up really early and did not really mean it. I was trying to make a bad grammer joke. I was making a reference to a show on Comedy Central you must not watch. It was my first post and I got over excited. I am really a nice person and agree with you on the dumbing down of america I work for the National Archives
Periods outside quotes by The_Bat	Dec 14th, 2006 10:45:40 AM
That is how the Goverment does it. That is who I write for.
The_Bat, I am sorry for seeming so harsh on ya by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 10:57:21 AM
Seriously. There are other movie review websites I read where the staff reviewers themselves sometimes type things that make no logical sense because they can't form sentences or something. It just drives me crazy. What Comedy Central show, btw? Again, sorry for venting and causing you to bear the brunt of it.
MIND OVER MECINA by The_Bat	Dec 14th, 2006 11:45:51 AM
Not a very good show but it was what I felt like when I realized my article was posted and I did not check it properly. Lets start over. The best film I saw was Children of Men. don't miss it!
Fellow BNAT-ER by cahcat	Dec 14th, 2006 03:06:14 PM
Hey Bat I think you covered things well, I'm sure I was the one sitting beside you. Glad to hear you has as much fun as I did.

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