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Hmm, while on the subject of TV series, I've been watching a lot of Grey's Anatomy lately. Although I have a bit of an issue with their promiscuity, I like the bits about the patients and surgery and coping with life and death situations. The newest season focuses a bit more on serious issues such as Burke's hand and George's dad's cancer, instead of the wild romance between Meredith and Derek. Anyway, enough of that. I just watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail and found it rather dissapointing, considering that practically all my classmates quote from it. The only really hilarious bit was the evil rabbit and the knights of Ni. Still, I'm glad I saw it since I now know what everyone's talking about.
 
Onhell said:
Scrubs is the best medical series, good balance between comedy and drama.
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Too bad JD is leaving after the sixth season. Apparently the producer wants to keep it going for a seventh season, but how they'll do that without essentially the main character is a mystery to me.
 
Nephellim said:
Watching over LOST Season 2 on DVD. Season 3 is going amazing! Too bad we have to wait till next year February for the rest of episodes as there is a bit of a hiatus now. Any other LOST fans out there?
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I'm working my way through the first series of LOST at the moment. It's definitely a show that makes you want to keep watching and find out more.

Staying on TV shows, I'm also making my way through The Sopranos series 2. I've seen bits and bobs of the later series, but I decided to go through them all in order. Very possibly the best show on TV!!

Films: I saw Borat last week. Very funny, but I'll be interested to see the DVD bonus features just to see how many times he was hit in New York: they came acros as pretty agressive people to strangers in that film. It was also quite telling of some people's opinions in the scenes which weren't scripted: one man telling him to shave off his moustache so he wouldn't be mistaken for a terrorist, and a college student bemoaning the fact that slavery had been abolished. Anyway, I hear that Sacha Baron Cohen might have a few law suits coming up.
 
national acrobat said:
Staying on TV shows, I'm also making my way through The Sopranos series 2. I've seen bits and bobs of the later series, but I decided to go through them all in order. Very possibly the best show on TV!!
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I have Seasons 1-5 on DVD and have seen 6 on television.  It is indeed one of the best shows on TV these days.  I've heard that season 7 (currently on air in the USA) is to be the last so I'm looking forward to how it all ends up.  I have a strange feeling that Tony dies for some reason.
 
Conor said:
I have Seasons 1-5 on DVD and have seen 6 on television.  It is indeed one of the best shows on TV these days.  I've heard that season 7 (currently on air in the USA) is to be the last so I'm looking forward to how it all ends up.  I have a strange feeling that Tony dies for some reason.
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There are only six series of 13 episodes each (I think). There was talk of a Sopranos film, but this was scrapped in favour of 7 special episodes, not another series, in which each major character is killed off or his story is finished off in some fashion. I don't know this for sure because obviously I don't want to spoil what happens, this all comes from what I've heard.
 
Ah yes of course.  The "Season 7" that I was talking about is actually Season 6 part 2 which isn't due to start in the USA until next April.  It will have 9 episodes in it (part 1 had 12).
 
I saw Borat earlier tonight and... well, it's a very funny film, if a little unnerving knowing some of it is actually real. Best parts in my opinion were all those little things like when he asks his driving instructor if he would like a drink while driving.

Not sure if it would be as funny a second time though since it relies quite heavily on the surprise element.

And now to see how the lawsuits turn out  ;)
 
Rolling Stone Magazine interviewed Baron Cohen and had a little inset where they interviewed three of "the victims" lol. The Car salesman, the driving instructor and one of the Feminists. The Driving instructor was PISSED, the sales guy was annoyed and the feminist was upset over the feminist section, but loved the rest of the movie.

I saw Deja Vu. I went into this movie with VERY low expectations given that I mostly don't enjoy Jerry Bruckheimer movies and the plot seemed very flimsy from the previews. Needless to say I enjoyed it as it was better than expected. More serious than the previews made it out to be and much more intriguing. I still don't think I would pay for it at the theaters but lets call it a more than solid rental.
 
Just saw the new Bond movie. I haveto say that while it was gripping because I never knew who was really against Bond (apart from Le Chiffre of course), and Bond pretty much died, it was a tad long. In good movies I feel like no time has passed. Here I felt like, when is this going to end? I thought it was finished about 30 minutes before it actually did. I liked that it highlighted Bonds weaknesses and had more (intelligent) humor in it than in other Bond movies I've seen. The Bond-girl was also a really good supporting character (finally a girl that puts Bond in his place). I'd sure recommend it, but since I went in with high expectations, I haveto admit that I came away a tad dissapointed.
 
Natalie said:
In good movies I feel like no time has passed. Here I felt like, when is this going to end? I thought it was finished about 30 minutes before it actually did.
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I saw the movie tonight as well and felt exactly the same thing.  The action scenes drag the arse out of it (especially the one in Venive) but the casino parts with dialogue were good to watch.  I'm not a fan of the Bond films so I watched it with a negative preconception but as you say Natalie, some of the old cliches are reversed (Blond Bond, "Shaken not stirred" routine, non-subservient Bond-girl etc).  Overall it was a very enjoyable movie, if not over-long.

PS, the torture scene had me in stitches :P
 
I was thinking more along the lines of James' smart-alecky quips but now my secret is out!
 
Well, yes they were quite good, but with the pain that scene involved, I don't know how anyone could laugh. And women say that childbirth is painful <_<

With regards to the movie itself, I thought it was an excellent Bond film and just a brilliant film on its own. The action scenes were immense, and excellently executed, the card game was done very well, and it was just an all around great film. As Natalie has said though, it did seem to drag out a bit toward the end, with some scenes that I was just cringing at in their cheesy glory (and I know a little something about cheese, Manowar anyone?). Regardless of this, I think that Daniel Craig is a brilliant Bond and I'm already looking forward to the next one. ;)

And just one thing for people that have seen the film:
Towards the end, when Bond is in grounds of the hospital and then Vesper and himself retire to his room to get it on, how does he manage to get it on? His balls should have been in pieces at that time, if you'll forgive me for my vulgarity ;) Does Bond have some sort of healing powers that we don't know about, or is it just the work of H?
 
Replying to Hunlord and Conor.

I really liked the casino scenes, but I hated the Venice scene. That just dragged on and on, and was just painful to watch. I say painful because that beautiful palazzo was in ruins by the end. I really just cared about the palazzo. Why do they always have to bash up Venice? (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen anyone?).

I'm also pleased with Daniel Craig as Bond, but I hope the next one has actual gadgets and Q.

P.S. He was probably blessed by H.

P.P.S. On an entirely different note, I just finished watching Thankyou for Smoking. An interesting movie, with some great acting on the part of the main character, although it never really gets anywhere. You never get the feeling that Nick feels guilty about his job. There's no real moral to it, which might be aggravating for some people, but makes it a whole lot more realistic. It's a good movie if you're bored and have got nothing better to do.
 
I also saw the Bond movie, and I freaking loved it. Craig is fucking sweet as Bond. He nailed it. Easily the best since Connery, and with time he may even surpass Connery. If you haven't seen it yet, do so ASAP. The first chase scene which follows the opening credits is amazing, and worth the ticket price by itself.

I also saw "The Queen". I went because the acting was reputed to be very good, even though I wasn't very interested in the subject matter. And the movie lived up to the reviews. The acting is superb. Helen Mirren will almost certainly be Oscar-nominated, and she has a very good chance of winning.
 
Yesterday, I watched Peter Jackson's Bad Taste for the third time. When it comes to splatter-flicks it's hard to find a bigger milestone than Bad Taste. I laugh my ass off when I think of the ignorant and unaware Tolkien-fans who are about to watch it in order to check out what Peter Jackson has done before The Lord of the Rings. If they haven't seen it, they're in for a bit of a surprise even though mere name says it all. The basic plot concerns four bumbling government agents whose job it is to rid scenic New Zealand of any alien scum that may be invading their otherwise peaceful country. After being called upon to explore an entire town that has been mysteriously deserted, the men fall upon a shocking discovery ov daath! >:[

Bad Taste took four years, a shoestring budget, and a tiny devoted cast and crew to complete. Shooting took place mainly on weekends, while the amateurs tended to their daily lives the rest of the week. The unmitigated commitment the crew had towards the production of the film really shows, as they all must have given their utmost towards not just getting the movie complete, but making it look spectacular. Jackson's camerawork and special effects are nothing short of mind-blowing, and the fast-paced editing really gives this 16mm wonder a big-budget, professional look while still maintaining a goofy, campy feel (all hail cheezegore! >:[).

Yes indeed, this movie has it all: Guns, cars, aliens, blood, intestines, blood, vomit, blood, spaceships, bazookas, blood, rubber costumes, and even exploding sheep (my personal favorite). However, it's not for those with a weak stomach (well, it is in the title, you know) or those who don't understand the intense awesomeness (yes, I realise that isn't a real word) of low-budget B-movies. But, if one wishes to explore the world of B-grade splatter flicks, I simply cannot think of a better place to start.
 
So I have the coolest girlfriend ever. She surprised me with an early christmas present and took me to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. She didn't tell me where we were going or what we were doing until we were in the car (She had been keeping mum for a week and the suspense was killing me).

Needless to say the show was AMAZING. I saw them last year, and there were minor veriations to the show, most of which I liked. The first time I saw them in Tucson and while it was a big venue, it honestly does not compare to the Glendale Arena. They had pyrotechnics that were not part of the Tucson show and a never ending encore!

They played two shows in a row one in the afternoon at 2:30 and the second at 7:30. I know they DID NOT go all out in the afternoon show like they did in the evening show. It started a little late, but it finally ended like at 10:15 (almost 3 hours!) and we finally left at 11:30 because they did autograph signing at the end and I got my ticket signed by all the members, that was cool.

What was odd is when they presented the band after playing their first album in it's entirety like they always do they did not introduce Jon Oliva, Rober Kinkel or Paul O'neal yet all three were there at the signing. Sure their main function is producers, but Kinkel plays keyboards and Oliva plays guitars at times.

At anyrate, the show was incredible, much louder than the Tucson show and they took more liberties with the songs this time around as well as playing songs they hadn't played the year before like The Winter Queen and a medly of covers.
 
I finally get to see it - nearly two weeks after I thought I would have seen it. Casino Royale.

I have to admit, Bond is to films what Maiden is to music for me so I generally go with the view that the film is going to be good. And I'm rarely wrong - especially with this one. The major plus point that this guy has over his predecessors, is that he actually looks like he could kill - something I feel has been lacking of late as it seemingly was replaced with one-liners. So that gives Craig some negativity (but only very slightly, as he did have the odd quip), he has no use for the witty remarks as he racks up the body-count.

I didn't think there was a dull bit in the movie and even the card game in Casino Royale was pretty tense. The chase scene at the beginning going through the building site almost left me exhausted.

The use of modern technology in a film that should have pre-dated the rest of them, did not undermine the film in any way. It has to be said, that all the Bond movies are their own and never follow on from any other (although the occasional remark is made about his dead wife - "Spy Who Loved Me" and "Licence to Kill"), so why should this?

Big thumbs up from me. :ok: :ok:
 
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