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Yeah, it was originally Professor PJ Corucopia's Fantastic Foodmagorium and Great American Steakery.

Lucifer first appeared in the Latin Vulgate. It first appears in Isaiah 14, as the Hebrew helel, which means morning, bright, star and so forth. The Vulgate translators interpreted it as the Devil, but found a surprise when they worked themselves up to the New Testament. A verse in 2 Peter calls Christ "day star" but the Greek word should be translated into Latin as Lucifer. Not wanting to call Jesus and the devil by the same name, they borrowed day star from Revelation. The devil is thought of as Lucifer today because of the Vulgate, whereas if they had translated it correctly, we would think of Lucifer as Jesus. And the passage in Isaiah as reference to the king of Tyre, as originally intended.

Call it Professor BJ Pornucopia's Fantastic Cuntmagorium and Great American Cockery. I'm serious that it's a catchy name.

You might also be interested to know that the name Lucifer is actually a reference to the Messiah.

Come to think of it, if he fell off the Empire State building, wouldn't his guts have splattered everywhere?

I believe it depends on the state. I'm pretty sure even if it's not availabe online, you can see it at city hall, or by mail, but you have to pay for postage.

Some Nile songs do, with the chanting and stuff. I don't know song titles, as I just listen to their albums straight through.

Just looking at random mugshots is fun, so many of them look hilarious. The one guy that I know is pretty funny, he just looks annoyed to be there, like it was taken at his sister in law's wedding. I won't show it cause I'm actually not really convinced he did it.

Even though he's on my list, I'll be bummed if Don Knotts croaks. I love that dude.

It's true that you can't forget the original, not really, I just think you should. After all, I half expected to see a quick Naomi Watts nipple slip in tribute to Fay Wray's infamous original. I suppose you can't sneak that sort of of stuff by the censors, though. Also, I don't think it needed to be three hours, but I think Jackson thinks it did. That isn't really an excuse, just a reason. And, if you're going to cut it down, what do you cut? Dinosaur fights or ice skating? The former, and it turns sappy and stupid. The latter, and it loses what you would call "heart". (I would have been fine with that, myself) It seems to me that Jackson knew what kind of movie he wanted to make from the outset, and forced it out no matter what. And that is a flaw, yes.

I don't get the Ellis/Chuck comparison. To me, it's like saying Hemingway is a better writer than Stephen King. Maybe it's true... but why was it even considered?

But you said you were terrible at relationships. Still... if you became Ann Landers, I'd read it. Actually, Q & A is a good idea. I'd be Dear Milky.

Man, I'm 23 years old, will dress in a tutu if I'm drunkenly wagered, love the movie Spice World, and still say Korn had some decent songs.

I think I could... because I have a feeling that this is just one of those polarizing films. But I didn't love it so I don't feel compelled to, that's the bitch of it. I agree on the dino chase, though. It wasn't needed. But there's something to be said for a three hour film. A 2 hour and 40 minute film? Just doesn't have the same romance. I'll say something regarding cabbage's critiques, though. I just don't want to do spoiler tags, so if you don't want them, quit reading. First, the 33 version is out the window in my judgement of this one. That's one of the ways my views on film differ. Based on that, the "we all know what's going to happen" thing loses merit. Now the opening was long, I don't dispute it. But I enjoyed, and I think it could be judged well presented, particularly in context of not considering the original. Denham was a god in this one, in fact, dare I say it, made the movie. I suppose that's just a matter of taste. Apples and oranges, I know, but I liken it to the way some people loved William Forsythe in Devil's Rejects, and to some he was the villain. I have nothing to say regarding Adrien Brody. I can say, without hesitation that the natives were without a doubt my favorite part of the movie. Forgive me if I'm misjudging, but it seems as if cabbage objected to them on a racial level. They are, after all, characters based on a primitive stimulus/response. Of an old style adventure film... savage natives, a blonde heroine. Such is standard. I think that's part of it. This was a 30s film in more ways than one, made in the 00s. Overkill, maybe. Yeah, probably. But hell, I liked the (it may have even been 4 or 5) Tyranosaurs. In a three hour flick, we need some interludes like that. They counterbalance the ice skating. Again, it's not love... she's a pet to Kong, and she has Stockholm Syndrome. I admit they may have gone too far. There should be an edge of "Are they going to cross that line?" in my opinion, and they may have bumped it too hard. But I don't think they crossed it. At least he didn't peel off her clothes like the original. On the whole, I think this version of King Kong was greater than the sum of it's parts. A masterpiece (for the sake of argument) constructed of junk, if you will.

Ok, maybe now's a good to finally bring this up. The line "Oh, I'm sorry, my wife thought that was gangbusters." I have no idea what that means.

That's an interesting take. Now, based on this thread, I can say that you, cabbageboy, are someone whose views on film I can respect and understand, but just don't share. I've said this a couple of times, but it seemed more like Stockholm Syndrome than bestiality to me.

Korned is for something to be scorned on the basis of its fanbase.

You can't deny that many of it's most rabid fans also totally miss the point.

Religion. I could talk about that. I hesitate to volunteer, because I couldn't do hard deadlines, just occasional "Special Appearance By" type things.

Fight Club is good, man. It's been Korned, that's all.

I don't know about rating a movie (in general I mean, not just there) on historical significance. Otherwise, I suppose Birth of a Nation could be called the best movie ever.

I like Chuck. I pretty much enjoy him as pulp fiction, though.

You know, something should be said regarding sex offenders. I work in a treatment center and read people's files when I get bored. Many times what the person does is really not that bad (like say, a 21 year old with a 17 year old girlfriend), but they still get haunted by the label forever. That happens more than you'd think.

Rebound is Martin Lawrence coaching some rag tag kids' basketball team.

That would be a pederast.