Jingus

Also gets big ups just for the absolutely surreal concept of Sabu vs. Jerry Lynn on a WCW ppv, even if the match is only like two minutes long.

God, ain't that the truth. It's not just a worthless waste of time, it aggressively hurts the flow of the picture. Stuff like that makes me wish I had the software to just edit my own versions of movies, because I liked the rest of the director's cut restorations (the scene with the automated sentry guns is particularly boss) but that part was just terrible. Kind of like the French plantation sequence in the aforementioned Redux, actually, it makes the whole movie worse. And I'm with you on the wishing that I could somehow see the movie without knowing what was going to happen in That One Scene. All the references and parodies since then make watching it kind of like if I'd known who Keyser Soze was going into The Usual Suspects the first time.

...do they just do things differently in England when it comes to t-shirts? Because you never see one with actual measurements around here. Mostly it's just the S, M, L, XL sort of "one size doesn't quite fit anyone".

It's hard for me to judge the two, since they're so fundamentally different. I will agree the first one is scarier than the sequel, and from a horror standpoint that's not insignifigant. I just prefer the second one, I thought it had a better overall story arc and more stuff going on underneath the surface.

They could've done something with Matt. They just didn't. I mean, here they had the most perfect real-life You Fucked My Wife And Got Me Fired, And Now I'm Gonna Kill You blood feud which seemed like it could've been the single biggest event of the year. They even started it out right, with the whole symbolic feud with Kane, and Matt running in like a fan out of the crowd and the announcers trying to ignore it. But then Vince (in storyline) signed Matt back, and it had kinda the same effect as when Vince endorsed Tweener Diesel, it took something different and edgy and made it into just another segment on the show. Then they buried the feud way down in the undercard, and did retarded shit like the Summerslam match which seemed like it went about a minute and somehow had both a lame non-finish and Edge completely kicking Matt's ass in their first official match. After that, the fan interest in the angle just died. Matt went on to win a couple rematches, but nobody cared anymore. And then they ended the feud with the heel winning, sending the face over to the other brand, where he became a forgotten midcard jobber. They had a potential goldmine in that feud, and they utterly Invasioned it.

Yeah, dude, there's still six other guys before you, finger off the trigger. And where the hell is Jebus? He's missed his turn twice now. Ah, Hearts of Darkness. Yes, good flick. In fact, I own it, and haven't watched it in years. Should do that sometime soon. Thanks for reminding me.

Because this company has already changed the rules when they felt like it, and already pushes guys who are on their last strike. It's clear the drug test is only meaningful when they want it to be. So why not push Jeff? Through fan popularity and merchandise sales, he's way ahead of just about anyone else they could put in that spot. He actually has a proven track record of making the company money, and if history proves anything, it's that Vince cares more about the money than he cares about what he has to do to get it.

I guess they didn't count him walking around backstage openly smoking a joint in the locker room to be a drug infraction. Although I could swear he got popped for a piss test at least one other time aside from the Signature thing as well.

Actually, after watching both movies several times, I've come to agree with you. It's true that none of the action scenes in part 2 even have a chance of living up to the Tea House Deathmatch, but I've really come to appreciate that really long showdown of words between her and Bill. #1 just wants to be nothing more than a stylish murderfest, and that's cool, but #2 seems like it's got something deeper and more humane going on. Yes. Yes it is. Best kill out of any Kurosawa movie, and that's REALLY saying something.

Well, I couldn't get the entry in this series that I really wanted, but this one is almost an acceptable substitute: Alien Still one of the scariest fucking things I've ever seen. Ridley Scott reinvented the horror genre with this film, which starts as almost a classy sort of 2001esque highbrow sci-fi prestige film, but eventually turns into something very nasty indeed. Helped start a lot of young(er) actors' promising careers, and forever established Ridley Scott as a man to be reckoned with. And oh yeah, spawned a fairly massive franchise: books, comics, games, and a bunch of sequels which (aside from the first one) unfortunately just keep getting worse.

::long, slow breath:: My point is, you seem to be implying that Jeff is some kind of shivering crackhead who would gladly steal the loose change out of your pocket in order to help fuel his massive and uncontrollable drug habit. That he cackles madly and smokes PCP during his piss tests. When the truth of the matter is simply that his drug use has become an internet punchline, and thus people have this strange opinion that Jeff is a worse drug addict than anyone else on the roster. Which is total bullshit, since just about everyone in that company uses illegal drugs. How many times has Jeff been busted for a DUI or drug charges? Many others have, but iirc he hasn't, so why is Jeff considered the big junkie of the locker room? Why is Jeff considered a worse risk to hold a world title, as opposed to guys like Orton or Chavo who've also had at least two strikes? The truth is that the running internet meme of "Jeff iz an addikt" ignores the incredibly widespread use of drugs by other performers throughout the industry. Or are you one of those guys who think that HHH, Cena, and Batista all got their physiques by saying prayers and taking vitamins?

And Randy Orton seems like he should be on his fifth or sixth strike by now. The WWE bends its own rules when it feels like it. Dude, come on. Just about all of them do some kind of drug. Jeff's sin is getting caught more often than others.

The version with Malkovich and Roth? Yeah, several years ago. Remember not being impressed, liked the book better. (Still liked Apocalypse Now best.)

Do you really think the WWE will give Matt the world title feud? I know it makes sense, I know it would be good, but all that's irrelevant. The WWE has had countless chances to give Matt that shot, and they never have. They've even given Jeff the push that his brother's never gotten. And Matt's been in this company since, what, 1996? I hope I'm wrong, but I just think it's unlikely that they'll ever give him that shot. Meanwhile, who else has Smackdown got for a top babyface? Batista? Well, you objected to the idea of it being Jeff because he sometimes does drugs, so I can't imagine you'd accept The Anabolic Animal. Finlay? He and Horneswaggle are essentially Doink & Dink 2K8. Punk? Maybe, but he hasn't been drafted yet, and he's unproven in that level of push. Jericho? Not with the weird way he's been acting recently, half loathesome heel and half "my emotions will not permit me to hit you with this chair". Umaga? I can't see them pushing a guy who "can't speak English" as a babyface title contender. So who else is left for the spot? Jeff is just about the best choice they have, unless they do something wacky like draft Cena to Smackdown.

Twelve hours. Yoink. Apocalypse Now If you ain't seen it, there ain't shit I can say to describe it. Just an astounding experience from beginning to end. I've probably watched this movie fifty times, but every single time I pop it in again I still see new things I'd never noticed before. I'd put this one above the Godfathers as the best thing Coppola's ever done. Also boasts quite possibly the greatest cinematography ever filmed. And oh yeah, notice how nowhere in my pick did you find the word "Redux"? Fuck a buncha Redux. They were right the first time when they cut all that extraneous shit out.

JESUS MONKEY FUCK, DIE COREY DIE.

...so why come to a message board like this?

Probably, but who can recall? TNA's ppvs seem to have two speeds: Great Wrestling Show and Generic Crap Which You Won't Even Remember Tomorrow. Also, insert snarky joke about TNA's buyrates here, since the WWE's lowest-selling show still outdoes TNA's best-selling show.

Explain who could possibly get the Super Eric or Million (Canadian) Dollar Man gimmicks over. And hell, look at the number of really talented people on the roster who have utterly failed to successfully execute the booking committee's deranged ideas. No matter how talented you are, there's some dumbass things the writers will come up with that will never work, period. Do you remember the Rock's final live television appearance? It was guest hosting a Divasearch segment. The crowd STILL hated it. And he's quite possibly the single most charismatic talker of all time. If he couldn't salvage anything out of it, who could've?

And all that has nothing to do with Young or Roode. Blame the writers, not the actors who are just playing the parts they've been given. I don't even like Roode at all, but you're criticizing the wrestlers for stuff that the bookers fucked up.

In that case, it is the company's fault. Completely. Why wouldn't your company keep track of the inbound numbers? Not to mention the fact that the cable sales reps rarely bother to explain that you have to return the shit in the first place, and such clauses tend to be buried in fine print way down deep in the multi-page contract.

I'm torn between picking the films which mean the most to me personally, or the ones I think other people are likely to snatch up if I don't pick them first. Like, say, Office Space. I really love that movie, but so does everyone else, and if we get past the third round without someone getting it I'll be shocked. But do I love it enough to pick it first instead of a more obscure movie that I like better, and take a chance that someone might happen to pick the other one and really piss me off? Ford? Really? Don't see that one. Unless you're talking generally about how Stagecoach and The Searchers influenced so many directors, who went on to influence others; Orson Welles would be the biggest one, since he apparently watched the indian attack scene in Stagecoach dozens of times before he completed editing on Citizen Kane, and of course Kane influenced everyone ever. But yeah, I always thought the Scorsese influence in PTA's work was pretty obvious, especially in Boogie Nights. A little of his acting style and a lot of his camerawork come directly from Marty.

She can work a regular match, but doing either strong style or hardcore is her forte. She's a little limited in what she can do if she gets in there with a girl that isn't willing to bleed or take forearm shots that feel like bricks. Not like New Jack limited, but kind of a Balls Mahoney type where it's just not her specialty.

I've had her elbow upside my head. No, mess with her you should not. ::curious, goes to look at Wiki page:: Um, I'm pretty sure that picture on her page isn't her. Unless she's REALLY changed over the past year. Also, she taught her own creative writing class in high school and participated in national singing competitions?!

Prices can drastically differ even within a small geographic area. One station will be twenty cents higher than another one which is only like ten minutes away. You know, within my lifetime I actually bought gasoline for my car at under $1 per gallon. And I didn't start driving until I went to college, and I'm not even 30 years old yet. But I bought $0.79 unleaded regular gas. I'm still waiting for a real damn good explanation for why prices have jumped 500% in the past decade.