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i'd say she isn't deliberately cruel per se, just totally empty as a human being. she doesn't really know any better, as she's just not capable of thinking about people other than herself like that. you could say the same about belmondo's character: throughout the whole movie he's a completely selfish conniving little shit, and we don't get much indication that he truly loves this girl: he just tries to imitate the kind of love he sees in the movies, because he wants to be cool like the guys in the movies. that's the great irony of the movie: seberg's character is the one who seems like the bad guy, but belmondo is just as bad as she is, and there really isn't anything to these people at the core.

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What's the number one television show in the whole wide world ?

Are you asking what my favorite program is, or the identity of the highest-rated one? I'll assume the former.

 

Oh, and currently running or of all time? The former would be Arrested Development; the latter would be Mystery Science Theater 3000.

ahhh, a man after my own heart.

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in other movie news, should i go see 'primer' tonight? i want to see it and actually do something substantial today, but it starts in half an hour and i'd have to put my shoes & jacket on and it's cold outside.

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i sorta did, but not totally. i did fall head over heels in love with anna karina, in all her various incarnations. i'd STILL do her, i don't care if she's over 60.

Ah, I'm glad to see someone else shares my fascination with Anna Karina. My god, that woman was/is beautiful.

 

So I went to the "finer" establishment here, and of course staying to true Miami form, the majority of their foreign/rare beers they had were all hispanic/latin. *sigh* I ended up buying a 6 pack of George Killian's Irish Red, Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout, Perla Dorada (Spain), Mariner (Holland), and San Miguel (Philippines). I'll kick off the evening with a Jager Bomb, and move on going from what appears to be the lightest beer to the darkest, with the exception of the Irish Red.

 

Where are you able to typically find those beers you mentioned, Inc?

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i'd say she isn't deliberately cruel per se, just totally empty as a human being. she doesn't really know any better, as she's just not capable of thinking about people other than herself like that. you could say the same about belmondo's character: throughout the whole movie he's a completely selfish conniving little shit, and we don't get much indication that he truly loves this girl: he just tries to imitate the kind of love he sees in the movies, because he wants to be cool like the guys in the movies. that's the great irony of the movie: seberg's character is the one who seems like the bad guy, but belmondo is just as bad as she is, and there really isn't anything to these people at the core.

Wasn't saying she was intentionally cruel, but her obliviousness to her own behavior didn't make her any less so. I never viewed Belmondo as some sort of hero (maybe of the anti- variety, if anything); dude was a prick, and I think the film never tried to portray him as anything but.

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i sorta did, but not totally.  i did fall head over heels in love with anna karina, in all her various incarnations.  i'd STILL do her, i don't care if she's over 60.

Ah, I'm glad to see someone else shares my fascination with Anna Karina. My god, that woman was/is beautiful.

there's something incredibly erotic about that big fat close-up on her face when she goes to the movies in 'vivre sa vie'. and about the way she moves her body when she's dancing in the pool hall. she brings my loins alive, and god bless godard for worshipping her like he did.

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in other movie news, should i go see 'primer' tonight? i want to see it and actually do something substantial today, but it starts in half an hour and i'd have to put my shoes & jacket on and it's cold outside.

Maybe. It seems interesting, but I wouldn't go out right now because I'm a little drunk. And it's not playing here.

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So I went to the "finer" establishment here, and of course staying to true Miami form, the majority of their foreign/rare beers they had were all hispanic/latin. *sigh* I ended up buying a 6 pack of George Killian's Irish Red, Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout, Perla Dorada (Spain), Mariner (Holland), and San Miguel (Philippines). I'll kick off the evening with a Jager Bomb, and move on going from what appears to be the lightest beer to the darkest, with the exception of the Irish Red.

 

Where are you able to typically find those beers you mentioned, Inc?

The only beers mentioned here that I've tried are the Killians, which is merely ok, and the San Miguel, which is good. The Samuel Smith brews I've had are the Oatmeal Stout, the Nut Brown Ale and the Lager, are all of which are good.

 

As for where I get my beer, there's a great bar here in town called Fuel, which has an extraordinary selection both on tap and in bottle.

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i sorta did, but not totally.  i did fall head over heels in love with anna karina, in all her various incarnations.  i'd STILL do her, i don't care if she's over 60.

Ah, I'm glad to see someone else shares my fascination with Anna Karina. My god, that woman was/is beautiful.

there's something incredibly erotic about that big fat close-up on her face when she goes to the movies in 'vivre sa vie'. and about the way she moves her body when she's dancing in the pool hall. she brings my loins alive, and god bless godard for worshipping her like he did.

Yeah really, who knew someone crying could be so incredibly sexy?

 

I developed a smoking fetish because of her, I think.

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Did I make the right choice by chosing Omanyte over Kabuto?

I don't know what this means.

Does 138.gif > 140.gif?

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Okay, as a fanboy, I've got just about all the important albums, so I'm wondering what to get next for the best experience(s). Should I get:

 

Neil Young

Journey Through The Past

American Stars and Bars

Hawks and Doves

Old Ways

Everybody's Rockin'

Landing on Water

Life

 

Second, regarding Tom Waits, I have Blood Money (loved), and heard Alice (hated), Bone Machine (needs a second listen) and Mule Variations (tough to find again). Where do I go from here?

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I was gonna answer about Tom Waits, but it is Ask Incandenza.

 

What do you think of T.S. Eliot, especially The Waste Land? I picked up a folio edition of it this week with all sorts of scribblings and notes, and I'm enjoying plying through it again.

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Cool. Hey, I've got Arrested Development season one on right now. Which is your favorite character? Mine is Tobias but I'm a Mr. Show fanboy so that's no great shake.

George Michael. Kid's got comic timing well beyond his years; check the episode "Pier Pressure" for proof.

I think Gob, Tobias, and George Michael can make a good fight for the funniest.

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What's the number one television show in the whole wide world ?

Are you asking what my favorite program is, or the identity of the highest-rated one? I'll assume the former.

 

Oh, and currently running or of all time? The former would be Arrested Development; the latter would be Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Spot on.

 

What is your favorite MST3K episode, Inc?

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Okay, as a fanboy, I've got just about all the important albums, so I'm wondering what to get next for the best experience(s). Should I get:

 

Neil Young

Journey Through The Past

American Stars and Bars

Hawks and Doves

Old Ways

Everybody's Rockin'

Landing on Water

Life

 

Second, regarding Tom Waits, I have Blood Money (loved), and heard Alice (hated), Bone Machine (needs a second listen) and Mule Variations (tough to find again). Where do I go from here?

Can't help you too much with Young, but I'm gonna say American Stars 'n Bars, simply for it containing "Like a Hurricane."

 

And how dare you hate Alice, when it's clearly superior to Blood Money. Anyway, go for Rain Dogs next.

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I was gonna answer about Tom Waits, but it is Ask Incandenza.

 

What do you think of T.S. Eliot, especially The Waste Land? I picked up a folio edition of it this week with all sorts of scribblings and notes, and I'm enjoying plying through it again.

Here's something you should know about me, something which I am not terribly proud: I don't care for poetry.

 

I've tried. Believe me, I've tried. I even took a class on the subject (Contemporary American Poetry, to be precise), but poetry still leaves me cold. I'm not saying The Waste Land had that effect—honestly, I haven't read it. I suppose I should, though, since I'm missing major lit cred for not having read it.

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What is your favorite MST3K episode, Inc?

There isn't one stand out episode for me, but I'll tell you what episodes have a special place in my heart:

 

Pod People

Cave Dwellers

Sidehackers

Mitchell

Just about any of the Gamera episodes.

 

I started watching the show the moment our town got Comedy Central, which was shortly after season three began, way back in 1991. As for the hosts, I'll always take Joel over Mike, though Mike was still funny. The program didn't start losing me until Dr. Forrester left, leaving us with the pitifully horrible Pearl. God, I hated her.

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Name the superior movie character:

 

RP McMurphy from "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

 

Melvin Udall from "As Good As It Gets"

 

Jack Torrance from "The Shining"

I didn't like AGAIG, so Udall is disqualified right off the bat. McMurphy and Torrance were both fine characters, though the former had a bit more depth than the latter, so he gets the edge.

 

But hey, I'll take Billy Buddusky over either of them.

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