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| marantzo |
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Mirgun, it's not Kiss Ass. That would be an entirely different movie. 
I'm looking forward to seeing it also. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:07 pm |
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Quote: Mirgun, it's not Kiss Ass.
Freudian slip. She was thinking of me. |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:10 pm |
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mirgun wrote: lshap wrote: Hot Tub Time Machine is for those who found The Hangover too cerebral. Three old friends - John Cusack inexplicably among them - take a weekend trip to a ski resort they partied at in the 80's. They stumble into a hot tub that accidentally turns into time machine, spinning them back to the mid-80's.
That's it. I'm not making this up.
The film's only saving grace is that it doesn't pretend to be anything other than stupid & simple. It succeeds.
Ironically, I wanted to see Kick-Ass, which has gotten some good reviews, including Marc's, but I was voted down.
If you want to see a kick ass fun movie, you should see Kiss Ass.I want Hit Girl to be my daughter, I can use her on the subway..
From all that is written and said AND the title only, I don't think I want to pay to see Hot Tub
Mirgun - You shouldn't pay to see it. In fact, I should get my money back after seeing it. In fact, it should come with one of those '100% Back Money Guarantees If Not Completely Satisfied!' things, so that the audience could move directly from the theatre exit to the refund line. It could be the start of a great new trend - the Box Office Negative-Gross, where we measure how much money a film pays out to audience members. |
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| mirgun |
| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:42 am |
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Mirgun - You shouldn't pay to see it. In fact,
I I should get my money back after seeing it. In fact, it should come with one of those '100% Back Money Guarantees If Not Completely Satisfied!' things, so that the audience could move directly from the theatre exit to the refund line. It could be the start of a great new trend - the Box Office Negative-Gross, where we measure how much money a film pays out to audience members.[/quote]
We definitely should start that trend..maybe i should go and see Hot Tub just to get a refund! hhahaahaaa
I CAN'T believe I wrote "Kiss Ass!!" |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:16 pm |
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| Kick Ass is just that. I was expecting a half-amusing, brainless comedy. I got a great movie experience. More detailed write-up forthcoming. |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:03 pm |
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| The New Yorker reviewed "Kidk-Ass' last week. Haven't read it yet, but the fact that they reviewed it raised it on my radar. |
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| Marc |
| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 2:57 pm |
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| With less than $4 million in B.O., Greenberg may be the bomb of the year. Ben Stiller doesn't seem to be much of a draw. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:51 pm |
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Saw him and the director on Charlie Rose, and the movie looked like a pretentious piece of shit. Lost in Translation meets Reality Bites.
In a perfect sign of idiocy, there's a put down of "Starbucks fast food coffee." Hey morons, there's no such thing as fast food coffee drinks, unless you mean instant coffee, which Starbucks doesn't serve. Yeah, I know, it's a chain and chains are E-VIL, but it makes espresso drinks just the way your mom and pop chain does: hot water and espresso beans. Coffee chains aren't to coffee what McDonalds is to food: no cheap sythetic form of ingredients, no preserves that kill the healthy ingredients or add extra pounds. They're just like every other coffee shop you might patronize.
Nothing worse than elitists posing as populists and having no idea what they're talking about. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:06 pm |
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Marc wrote: With less than $4 million in B.O., Greenberg may be the bomb of the year. Ben Stiller doesn't seem to be much of a draw.
I adored the movie. But I know many, including my wife and daughter and incipient son-in-law, who were less impressed. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:52 pm |
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I've been to many Starbucks in different cities and have never been able to figure out what their attraction was. It's like a lowest common denominator coffee joint. I've had far better coffee at lower prices at a lot of places including chains, Tim Horton's being one.
And you can't argue with me, I have my Colombian ID now. Coffee is like a religion down here. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:38 pm |
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| Gary is right about Starbucks, but 'twas not always thus. I went to an early Starbucks outlet in Denver in the 80s and had some of the best coffee of my life. Later when the chain started it got worse and worse. Now it's just higher-priced diner coffee. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:55 pm |
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| Thanks Billy, that explains it. It was a great coffee place when it started. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:58 pm |
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| I've never liked Starbucks coffee, but then it was already mass market by the time I got it. For that matter, none of the gourmet coffees do much for me. Give me QuikTrip any day. |
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| Despite having been in the coffeehouse business, I don't drink the stuff. Gets me too wired. I'm a heroin tea man. |
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| Joe Vitus |
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marantzo wrote: I've been to many Starbucks in different cities and have never been able to figure out what their attraction was. It's like a lowest common denominator coffee joint. I've had far better coffee at lower prices at a lot of places including chains, Tim Horton's being one.
And you can't argue with me, I have my Colombian ID now. Coffee is like a religion down here.
I can't tell if you're talking about straight coffee, in which case I'd agree. It's actually a less caffinated coffee, which is why it tastes slightly bitter (the higher the caffine content, the smoother the coffee), or espresso drinks, which I only slightly agree with. They don't use Danesi espresso, which is the best, but they are as good as the average coffee joint. Places that use Danesi usually charge more.
I don't love or hate Starbucks. The one near me is great, and I get my drinks for free (they like me a lot), which makes it even better. My point is, the stuff they see is no better or worse than any given mom and pop joint. It isn't even more expensive, unless mom and pop are going all out on their bean selection. |
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