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post #23761 of 28163
9/24/09 at 9:36am
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 testy?  testy?


Testoon!
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post #23762 of 28163
9/24/09 at 9:45am
Steve, you know how you asked me about spammers? Telltale sign: signup immediately followed by a series of junk posts. Trouble is, at this stage of the game, you can't distinguish between a potential spammer and the next Steve Christou. So we wait . . .
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post #23763 of 28163
9/24/09 at 9:58am
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Whoa ho! Now Cees would have cleaned things up in a jiffy Mike and than worry about if that was the next Steve Antichristou.

I haven't seen Cees in ages, is he still around? I'll tell you a funny story about Cees, I used to um threadfart in ChrisDACs long running anime thread in Software ages ago, just for a lark, Chris is one of the droogs here. And good old Cees doing his job would remove my post from the anime thread, and a month or two later, bored I'd venture off to Chris's thread and post some silliness with Cees not far behind ready to delete my post. So, one day I came across some interesting anime information that I thought Chris and his anime buddies would appreciate and posted it in the anime thread. Well a few hours later I check to see if there was any response to my post and it's gone, no post, Cees, bless him, had removed it.
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post #23764 of 28163
9/24/09 at 10:00am


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Originally Posted by Michael Reuben View Post

Steve, you know how you asked me about spammers? Telltale sign: signup immediately followed by a series of junk posts. Trouble is, at this stage of the game, you can't distinguish between a potential spammer and the next Steve Christou. So we wait . . .



Let's face, one Christou's enough around here!

I've decided to skip work this afternoon to try to catch District 9.  You all better appreciate the effort!  
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post #23765 of 28163
9/24/09 at 10:05am

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Originally Posted by Steve Christou View Post

Whoa ho! Now Cees would have cleaned things up in a jiffy Mike and than worry about if that was the next Steve Antichristou.

 

This is the kinder, gentler HTF. We're all giving people more rope. Some of them hang themselves much more effectively than any of us ever could.

Not only is Cees still "here" (on HTF), but he was also recently here in New York City (or New Amsterdam, or whatever). We got together for dinner and talked about many things. Some of you should still have your ears burning. Others were ignored completely. You'll have to guess which is which.
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post #23766 of 28163
9/24/09 at 10:06am
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Och that's greet mon, I think you might like District 9 Russ.

Btw everyone Russell has started the Scary Movie Challenge over in Movies if anyone wants to participate. I might give it a go, but I've already had my fill of horror movies this year, we'll see.



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post #23767 of 28163
9/24/09 at 10:14am
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This is the kinder, gentler HTF. We're all giving people more rope. Some of them hang themselves much more effectively than any of us ever could.

Not only is Cees still "here" (on HTF), but he was also recently here in New York City (or New Amsterdam, or whatever). We got together for dinner and talked about many things. Some of you should still have your ears burning. Others were ignored completely. You'll have to guess which is which.

Kindler, gentler? What?

Cees is a good bloke, we used to chat a lot by PM. Jack Briggs too, though he seems to have retired from active posting. He has many fascinating posts in this thread, from 6 or 7 years ago.

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post #23768 of 28163
9/24/09 at 5:30pm
 I have some Star Trek season 2 to watch on Blu-ray. Be back with you guys later.
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post #23769 of 28163
9/25/09 at 5:52am


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Originally Posted by Steve Christou View Post

Jack Briggs too, though he seems to have retired from active posting. He has many fascinating posts in this thread, from 6 or 7 years ago.

 

Jack got very busy with work, but he still drops in from time to time.

Another spammer just got zapped. No one on the forum ever saw him. I love the smell of burning spammer in the morning.
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post #23770 of 28163
9/25/09 at 8:02am
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Heh heh nice work Michael. I think I know how you did it. By the nom de plume? Well since you caught the culprit before he even posted, all you can see is his name, no? A funny name with numbers and no real name? Well I can't think of any other way.

Hmmm if it was my job to repel spammers, there'd be fewer members on the forum, anyone with a weird name would have got the boot. Yeah, cold got to be, you know? sheeet.

Has Henry up there passed the grade yet? I noticed he added an amp to his profeel, a good sign? Onkyo. [cue wince]
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post #23771 of 28163
9/25/09 at 8:12am
From experience on  much smaller forums I moderate…
Profile information, if filled out, can be a big clue.  F'rexample, if you're on the forum of an anime convention in Texas, & somebody has "Age : 45, Location : Sri Lanka, Interests : Motorcross", you don't really have to wait for him to post about how to get Xanax online.  An IP address in the former Soviet bloc, or a registration email which is a long string of gibberish @gmail.com, are other good tipoffs.  Every forum has its own unique millieu, but after a while moderating or administering a particular one, you get a feel for what's legit & what isn't.
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post #23772 of 28163
9/25/09 at 8:40am
I moderated a forum once, it was much simpler, I just deleted spam posts over  a couple month period when it was getting attacked daily with porn.  It was tiny and took about 10 minutes a day.  I can't imagine what it would be like looking after a site like this one.

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Btw everyone Russell has started the Scary Movie Challenge over in Movies if anyone wants to participate. I might give it a go, but I've already had my fill of horror movies this year, we'll see.

I haven't started the official thread yet, look for it later today or tomorrow. :)

That said, here's a mini-round up for the weekend!

The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather
1.5/5
 
Well, he's black, but he sure as shit is no "Godfather". He's basically only trying to control a bit of a city, I'm pretty sure the Corleones' controlled America. there's one great scene where a broad sneaks into a cops house, shoots the guy with a poisoned blow dart, then beats the piss out of his junkie girlfriend, and that's about as good as this bore fest gets. If you need Blaxploitation, you can do a lot better.

 District 9
District 9
3.5/5
 
I found the politics a bit obvious and clumsy. Fortunately it has pretty much non-stop action and lots of living things exploding so I didn't care! bring on the sequel!

So there you are, I had more to say about Black Godfather I guess.  Weird eh?  But yeah, District 9 was good stuff.  I'm with Steve on not liking the the shaky cam.  It made some of the action hard to figure out.  That said, the film mostly made sense, and it moved along at such a quick pace I simply got caught up in it.  I hope for a sequel where Christopher Johnson or whatever his name is returns in 3 years with a can of whoop ass!

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post #23773 of 28163
9/25/09 at 9:01am
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I had a feeling you'll like District 9 Russ. See, never trust Steve's reviews, he enjoyed Transformers 2 and GI Joe remember? Nuff said.

Starting another scary movie thread? Whats wrong with the one you already have?

IP and iffy profile info Chris? hmmm I think we have a winner. Though I liked my "stupid name fook off" idea better. [snort]

Forbidden Planet lobby cards are up at Heritage Auctions, a steal at $500 for 4.

Forbidden Planet 1956 x

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post #23774 of 28163
9/25/09 at 9:18am


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Originally Posted by Steve Christou View Post

I had a feeling you'll like District 9 Russ. See, never trust Steve's reviews, he enjoyed Transformers 2 and GI Joe remember? Nuff said.

Starting another scary movie thread? Whats wrong with the one you already have?


 


The current scary movie thread isn't all official looking.  I'll start a new one with a subject line matching the other ones, and that lists the guidelines in the first post.  This is the single most important event on the HTF Steve, it just HAS to look good! :P

As far as your reviews, I know a bunch of people who liked GI JOE, and no one who liked Transformers 2.  Seth Rogan hated it to.  He was on Howard Stern, and Howard asked him if it was true that he told Jonah Hill to not accept a part in Transformers 2 that he was offered.  Seth said that he totally did.  So Howard was all "Was that actually good advice, to tell your friend not to be in a big blockbuster movie?" Seth responds "Did you see that piece of shit?  He's doing alright, he shouldn't take jobs like that."  :P

Speaking of Seth, "Observe & Report" came out on DVD this week.  I have to pick that one up, my favorite Seth Rogan movie.  I never cared for the guy, but between him being on Howard Stern and the above movie, I've warmed to him.  Seems like a real down to earth guy.

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post #23775 of 28163
9/25/09 at 9:29am
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Well I know a few people on the forum who enjoyed Transformers 2, people who actually saw the film, that includes surprisingly enough spammer slammer Michael Reuben.

I liked Observe & Report too and will eventually add it to the collection.

I still haven't bought Wolverine and it's been out on R1 for a while now. I think I'll wait another month for the R2 double pack which includes the blu-ray and normal dvd, £17.88 at Amazon.
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post #23776 of 28163
9/25/09 at 10:29am

Everyone who's posted here on the subject of spammer detection is right, because all that stuff is part of the mix. But that's about all I can say. Sorry. (Not really, but it's the kind of thing you're supposed to say.  )

And yes, Steve's right: I did enjoy Transformers 2, because it was one of the summer's best comedies. It had more big laughs than Seth Rogen's film Funny People, which was billed as a comedy (and, in fairness, had some funny parts), but was actually a drama and a pretty tough one at that.

Excuse me now, but I have to finish an HTF DVD review of a TV series from Steve's native land, because it streets next week.

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post #23777 of 28163
9/25/09 at 11:32am
The title is hilarious.
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post #23778 of 28163
9/25/09 at 4:23pm
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post #23779 of 28163
9/25/09 at 6:54pm

Well, I guess everyone enjoyed District 9 more than me.

I'm thinking about going to Atom Egoyan's Adoration this weekend if I'm not too lazy.  And I'm still working on reading "The Queen's Fool" by Philippa Gregory.  I do not know my British history.

Most of my TV shows have started, so not finding much time to watch Blus or DVDs.  I tried "Flash Forward" last night and was quite bored throughout most of it.  However, an intriguing plot point showed up in the last 5 minutes to get me to continue with it for now.  "Sons of Anarchy" started Season 2 off amazingly.  I was disappointed with low numbers for the season premiere of "Law & Order: SVU".  I'm telling you, that Jay Leno is totally messing up NBC's schedule!  Who is the fool that put all of the network's fortunes in Leno's hands?!?!

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post #23780 of 28163
9/25/09 at 7:41pm


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Originally Posted by boomerfftrou View Post

The title is hilarious.

Possible spammer?

You guys know how much i loved Transformers, and funny how i equally hated number 2. Strange how that stuff works!
Hey Russ, how is the audio and picture quality on The Black Godfather? We are dyin to know! Was it at least anamorphic widescreen, did it have DTS sound?
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post #23781 of 28163
9/25/09 at 10:14pm
Oh crap!  I'll never get a HTF reviewer position forgetting about the A/V!  Black Godfather was lovingly unrestored into glorious full screen with a look that appeared that the print used was an amazing 100 copies away from the negatives.  You could tell this by the dragged across a wood bar room floor texture of the image.  The audio was mostly in synch, and the fluttery parts that signalled the reel changes came across beautifully on my 5.1 system that I forced into 2.0 to play the low bitrate MP3 fake stereo of the DIVX file I watched.  :P
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post #23782 of 28163
9/26/09 at 8:51am
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So apart from being fullscreen the PQ was an authentic representation of what the film looked like back in the 70's. [grabs Russell by the shoulders] I was there Russ. I was there in the 70's when these films were brand new and they looked like shit even then! I remember seeing Fist of Fury (Chinese Connection in the US) at the cinema and the film looked like it had been found in a dustbin somewhere, there's a scene near the end where Lee finishes off Petrov (Robert Baker) with a lethal blow to the throat, at that precise moment there was a dropout in the audio, what a way to spoil the scene!

Here's a list of all the films I saw at the cinema in 1979, 30 years ago, I was 16. What no Apocalypse Now? [bites fist]

You'll notice a lot of reruns. The Humanoid? I don't even remember that.

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1979 01 12    Game of Death    
1979 01 12    Magnum Force   
1979 01 19    Every Which Way But Loose   
1979 01 21    Capricorn One   
1979 01 26    Jaws 2      
1979 02 17    Superman  -The Movie  
1979 02 23    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea   
1979 02 24    Enter the Dragon
1979 03 02    Damien Omen II   
1979 03 18    National Lampoon's Animal House   
1979 03 23    Invasion of the Body Snatchers  (1978)
1979 04 13    Thief of Baghdad ,The  (1979)
1979 04 20    Battlestar Galactica   
1979 04 27    Superman  -The Movie   
1979 04 28    Firepower    
1979 05 11    Manitou ,The   
1979 05 25    Towering Inferno ,The   
1979 05 27    Humanoid ,The   
1979 05 27    Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger     
1979 06 01    Jason and the Argonauts     
1979 06 29    Silent Movie     
1979 06 29    Young Frankenstein    
1979 07 01    Moonraker     
1979 07 06    Blazing Saddles    
1979 07 06    Monty Python and the Holy Grail     
1979 08 24    Elvis The Movie    
1979 09 01    Dracula 
1979 09 01    Love at First Bite   
1979 09 14    Alien    
1979 09 16    Moonraker     
1979 10 12    Airport 79 The Concorde   
1979 10 16    Alien
1979 10 20    Fantasia     
1979 10 26    Lord of the Rings  (Animated)
1979 11 02    Phantasm     
1979 11 16    Alien    
1979 11 17    Enter The Dragon    
1979 11 17    Mad Max      
1979 11 18    Prophecy    
1979 12 03    The Thing from Another World (SF convention)
1979 12 03    Dark Star  (SF convention)
1979 12 19    The Black Hole
1979 12 22    Star Trek the Motion Picture
 


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Originally Posted by Elizabeth S View Post

Well, I guess everyone enjoyed District 9 more than me.
 



Not everyone Elizabeth, see my review.



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post #23783 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:16pm


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Originally Posted by Steve Christou View Post

Not everyone Elizabeth, see my review.


Was it the shaky cam that mostly turned you off on District 9 Steve?  I'm too lazy to go back and read your review. :P 

Nice list, 1979 was a good year!  Classics like THE MANITOU!  Truth be told, the book was better.  Yes, I actually read the book version of THE MANITOU before I knew there was a movie.  

Here's my last round up before the horror challenge since I doubt I'll get any more movie watching in before the start.  So enjoy this, and feel free to join the horror challenge if you haven't already! :D

Jennifer's Body
Jennifer's Body
3/5
 
It wasn't the most fascinating movie ever made, but it was a fun ride. A good mix of horror and comedy. I told my friend it reminded me of AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON and he looked ready to punch me in the face.  Not quality of picture, but the horror/comedy mix!!   Hopefully the unrated DVD will have Fox's boobies on display since for an r-rated film (the theater was packed with kids?) it was too light on boobies.

 The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience
3/5
 
See, when you cast a porn star in your movie about call girls, and have a tag line like that, you set up certain expectations. While I wasn't expecting bukkaki, I was thinking this might be one of those films that attempts to be sexy and brainy. It's neither. Instead, it's about the financial situation that plagues the world these days. Harrumph. It's not a terrible film, but I'm not exactly going to want to see it again anytime soon. Grey is pretty much completely out of her depth in this, unless she's supposed to play a kid who's mostly miffed by the world. Fortunately, Grey's back to porno where she clearly excels. You do have to hand it to her though, no other porn star has gotten a lead roll like this in a mainstream (thought independent) movie directed by an Oscar winner.  To bad she's better with a cock in her mouth... :P

 Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
3.5/5
 
It's a bit shameless in the "Look how great we stars are!" presentation, but it's harmless fun with some good musical numbers. Roy Rogers steals the show, doing the better version of "Don't Fence Me In".  I don't know how hard Roy beat Trigger, but man, that horse sure could dance!


 Point Break
Point Break
3.5/5
 
Surfers are robbing banks so they can afford to chase waves... this should be the most retarded movie ever made. Instead, they play it pretty much dead straight and it works.

(I cheated on Point Break, I've only watched the first half or so last night.  I can't imagine the film so tanks in the second half that I'm going to dock it, but I'll keep you posted.)

I also watched Superman/Batman : Public Enemies which is a direct to DVD cartoon.  It's really good as far as story and action, but it looks a bit cheap compared to the other DC Direct releases like The New Frontier.  It's too bad, since this would of kicked ass with a better budget.  Still worth a watch though.
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post #23784 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:24pm


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The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience
3/5
 
See, when you cast a porn star in your movie about call girls, and have a tag line like that, you set up certain expectations. While I wasn't expecting bukkaki, I was thinking this might be one of those films that attempts to be sexy and brainy. It's neither. Instead, it's about the financial situation that plagues the world these days. Harrumph. It's not a terrible film, but I'm not exactly going to want to see it again anytime soon. Grey is pretty much completely out of her depth in this, unless she's supposed to play a kid who's mostly miffed by the world. Fortunately, Grey's back to porno where she clearly excels. You do have to hand it to her though, no other porn star has gotten a lead roll like this in a mainstream (thought independent) movie directed by an Oscar winner.  To bad she's better with a cock in her mouth... :P

Who says Russell and I don't review the same movies? I just posted the HTF Blu-ray review of this one.

Russ, you haven't a clue what this movie is about.
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post #23785 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:34pm


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Russ, you haven't a clue what this movie is about.
 

Says the reviewer whose review is "I don't have a clue what this movie is about". 
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post #23786 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:34pm
What do you mean?  I know exactly what it's about!  Metaphores and blah blah blah instead of titty fucking and the stuff she's good at! 

Now I'll go read your review. :P
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post #23787 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:44pm

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Says the reviewer whose review is "I don't have a clue what this movie is about". 
 

You must not have read it all the way through.

I get a lot of that. When I reviewed Revolutionary Road, I drew an extended comparison between the film and the series Mad Men. Someone replied (I'm paraphrasing): "Nice review. You might also like Mad Men." I appreciated the compliment, but I knew he hadn't read the review.
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post #23788 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:46pm
Thread Starter 
Did you two see the same film? I checked both reviews. Was there titty fucking in this film or has Russell confused me a bit? Is it a complicated film? 77mins long? I concede that Michaels review was more intelligently thought out and detailed in plot, what there was of it. But I'll give Russell points on entertainment value, especially his last line. [snort] And where Michael might have taken quite a bit of time putting his review together today, Russells looks like it popped in there 10 mins ago. So lets be fair here.

Russell I can't remember what I thought of District 9, I know it wasn't favourable.

And from what I've read of Jennifer's Body I think I'll skip the cinema release. Yummy though Foxy Megan is.
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post #23789 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:48pm
Nice review Michael.  I agree with you, it is nicely shot and pretty, and it is a distant film.  It reminded me a lot of SEX LIES & VIDEOTAPE as well, and like that film, I wanted more sex in this one! It's got a PORN STAR in it for Christous sake!  The only boob shot you get is after the credits?  WTF??  :P  I just never got into it.  I didn't know the dialog was improv, that explains why Grey and them sounded so clunky I guess.  You need people with good personality to pull that off.

So how many stars out of 5 would you give it? 
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post #23790 of 28163
9/28/09 at 3:58pm
Thanks, Russ.

I don't like star ratings. I can never figure out how to make meaningful comparisons between films that have nothing in common with each other. I prefer discussion, or nothing.

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