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I've nothing to say about these films, just a belated Christmas wish: Instead of all this mess, can't we just have a theatrical re-release of Scrooged? Please?

i second that clee. my favorite of all time is scrooged.

I haven't seen a movie in the theater since...Tell No One? Back in...September? I think. I don't know, my brain is still on vacation.

Thirded, pabs. One of the greatest joys during the holiday season is watching Carol Kane get all toaster slappy with Frank Cross.

I'll post something not related to anything because a) I'm annoyed to be back at work and b) because I haven't seen any of these movies and probably won't until they're released on DVD. Maybe Slumdog Millionare.

Has anyone received their WBNS shirt yet? I'm *dying* to get mine because I am a GIANT baby and I want it now. Seriously. It's been like 5 or 6 weeks or something. I need it. Now. Instant gratification. Gimmee. Want. NOW.

Whew, thanks, I feel better now that I got that out.

SPOILERS

wendy and lucy : disappointing. i love slow, quiet, depressing movies AND dogs, but this one had too many plot holes and mistakes for my taste. basically, i never believed that she even liked the dog. how could she leave her in the end, without even talking to the home owners and arranging a return? i understood why she left, but it made no sense that she didn't knock on the door, explain her situation and fill them in on her plans to make some money and return for lucy. as a dog lover, i would never just ditch my dog with total strangers and hope to the air that he'd be there when i got back. also, she was stupid. why did she shoplift an 80 cent can of dog food when she had a wad of cash in her pocket?

slumdog millionaire: fun and original, but would have been even better had it avoided a couple of hollywood traps.

happy-go-lucky: fantastic. only mike leigh can get me to enjoy spending so much time with such an annoying protagonist. he's able to do it in almost every film. one of the top living filmmakers keeps making interesting and unique films.

i've loved you so long: going to see it wednesday... will get back to you.

This is nice and all, but where is the review of "Enter the Dragon?"

I'm going to see Doubt tonight, I think. I love being on break!

And a definite NO to Marley and Me. Besides the retardation that is Wilson and Aniston, I've been told the dog dies. I don't watch movies where that happens, there's only so much public weeping I can do in a day. I don't even watch the end of Turner and Hooch, I just let it go to a certain point and then scream "They ALL lived happily ever after. They did!!!!"

Every time I'm up late at night, I'm tempted to buy a ShamWow. I'm entranced by that thing at 4 am. I felt the same way about the Magic Bullet (the food chopping thing, not the vibrator).

I always think that the Magic Bullet on tv is about the vibrator, Sharon. Because I have issues.

Oooo, totally off topic, I got the BEST present from my aunt: Holy Toast! Yes kids, now you too can spread butter all over the virgin Mary's face like the dirty girl she is.

http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1585

Sharon, the ShamWow is sold at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I saw it when I was Christmas shopping.

Jules, I am so posting it to your Facebook.

Oh Julie, that is awesome.
My girlfriend asked me one year if I wanted a Magic Bullet and I was like "Hell yeah!" And then she said she I could make alfredo sauce with it and I wondered if that was a euphemism I hadn't heard yet.

The ShamWOW commercial stops me every time at the point the strange creepy guy with a twisted troll face says "it's made in Germany; now, you know the Germans make good stuff", and I know he means Mercedes and those expensive knives, but I get this voice in my head that says "yeah... uniforms, National Socialism, and invasions of Poland; good stuff", and I can't hear the rest of the ad over the high-pitched screaming in my head.

I think it's good for soaking up bloodstains, though. And that's a happy holiday for me, right there.

DON'T YOU DO IT MELODY!!

she said she I could make alfredo sauce with it and I wondered if that was a euphemism I hadn't heard yet.

Sharon, that made me laugh SO HARD.

AvB, she gave it to me at Christmas and then warned me not to show it to my Pop Pop. Yeah, like I'm going to show a sacrelicious toast stamp to the 84 year-old who goes to church every day. Heh.

HAHAHAHA!!!

Done!

Hee, Jeni, me too. I used to have a horribly evil set of magnets that was a dress up Jesus with various clothing. My favorite combination was a tutu, devil's horns, and bunny slippers.

I want that holy toast stamp, and I don't even eat toast. I guess I could stamp the bread I use in my tuna sandwiches. I feel like there's a joke in there, about having Jesus's face all up in some strong-smelling fish, but I'm really not good at those kinds of things.

When I'm rich and famous I'm going to buy a theatre and play Wall-E on a continuous loop, like Walt Disney wanted to do with Fantasia. People can stop in at any point, free of charge. I watched that movie twice this weekend, and it was amazing both times. That's my recommendation.

Also, I received a jolly-roger pirate toast stamp for my religious holiday festival, and it has proven highly useful. According to the package, it's for people who like their toast "charrrrrred."

Clee Shay, the indie theatre here in Orlando played Scrooged at their monthly Movies on the Lawn event. Perfect weather, lots of friends, three (or four!) bottles of wine, and Bill Murray. Awesome...

I saw Valkyrie on Christmas. The entire theatre giggled their way through it. It was a good story, but Tom Cruise took me out of it every single time. Also, there was this asshole sitting near me who kept answering his cell phone. I finally turned to him and said "Are you fucking kidding me?" He got the point and stepped outside. I didn't even have to pull out my gun. That guy in Philly was an amateur...

oh, and I REFUSE to see "Marley & Me" cuz I hate schmalt, and Aniston

Sometimes I think my entire wardrobe should be made out of ShamWow.

Welcome Back Ms.DammitJanet! :) I have to second the "Young Sherlock Holmes" love. I bought it for my father upon his fond remembrances of the film, and minor remembrances of the bits and pieces I saw as a child. It was still as cool and wondrously screwed up as it was when I saw it as a kid. It's a shame there was never a proper sequel with Moriarty. (BBC, JUMP ON THIS SHIT! Just imagine a new Holmes franchise with the actual Young Sherlock Holmes and James Watson all grown up! It'd be the perfect Christmas franchise to run along with Wallace and Gromit and the Doctor Who Christmas Special!)

Posted by: Snath at December 29, 2008 2:36 PM

All I'll say, Julie, is that ShamWow is sold by a very creepy squinty troll man with a headset microphone on his head for no reason. He looks like he's shilling for ShamWow and McDonalds at the same time.

But Snath Vince the ShamWow guy is wearing a headset for a reason...because they were on a budget and couldn't afford a boom mike. Saving money on equipment so they can bring a bargain directly to you! Heck they can only afford operators for the next 20 minutes. They can't do this all day!

Iwantsprinkles, were the Marys anything like Rosy Palm and her five sisters? Because if they were, I'm going to need headshots and their phone numbers.

-Benjamin Button: Beautiful and moving, and wholly depressing, though the pacing is a little disjointed at times and the framing story is a little common.

-Frost/Nixon: Frank Langella is fucking AMAZING as Nixon. If I wasn't such a big Heath Ledger fan, I'd say Langella has locked up Best Supporting Actor. That said, if Heath doesn't win, I'll be fucking pissed.

-Valkyrie: Surprisingly exciting and well-made. And Eddie Izzard was electric when he was on screen! I did not see that coming from him at all.

-Slumdog Millionaire: A very pleasant story, a wonderful blend of the American and Indian flavors. It's not Best Picture, but it's certainly wonderful to watch. The one big flaw was that whoever wrote the script didn't seem to know when to end it. There were about three lines too many in that last scene, haha.

This has been an interesting year for movies. I maintain that 2007 was much better as far as big Oscar-worthy films (it stands as the only year in my lifetime where I collected all of the Best Picture nominees on DVD and liked them all equally). But there were some great standouts. Hopefully the Oscars don't suck and Miley Cyrus doesn't touch gold.

Is anyone else having ads or something overriding the Back button?

(don't even say it. I'm at work)

Slumdog Millionaire is really great - it has nothing to do with the Christmas season but it put me in the best mood ever, which is what I need around the holidays (there are simply too many family members in my house right now for me to sustain cheer on my own). I also REALLY want to see The Wrestler but it probably isn't playing anywhere nearby...

Let's see - 8 more inches of snow, freezing rain, and fog so thick I could not see my mailbox 6 feet from my front door. I spent five wonderful days surfing Hulu. Highlights:

The Man Who Never Was / Clifton Webb: Is there such a thing as a WWII spy thriller procedural, because this was one. Lots of King and country, stiff upper lip kinda stuff and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

The Stranger / Orson Welles: Loved it. Orson was the bad guy, Edward G. Robinson was the good guy, and Loretta Young was radiant. I think it is very underrated, one of Welles' better directorial efforts, and I think every 'that guy' from the forties and fifties was in it.

Beach Blanket Bingo / Annette and Frankie: Lame music, ridiculous bathing suits, wretched acting, and Annette couldn't sing her way out of a paper bag if you gave her a machete to beat the time with. A friend watched it simultaneously at her house and we ripped it over the phone. We had a wonderful time!

Sunday was football - I think I enjoyed the Eagles/Dallas game almost as much as BBB...

Nikki,

I'm not sure if this counts, but my friend Daniel, ridiculously watched The Sound of Music at Christmas and goes so far as to claim it is a "Christmas movie." I think that is stupid. I also don't think "Favorite Things" is a Christmas songs. It has NOTHING TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS. I mean, it's a list. It's not a Christmas list.

Jesus.

Random topic: The brutal deaths of all who cling to Rowles' corrupt regime over this site....

discuss...

Oh, and let me just make clear, my Revolution would be humane to the innocent, Mrs. Pajiba Hyphenate would be spared and sent to work on the sugar cane fields, while his offspring would be raised as a proper Anarchist-Catholic-Muslim.

hahahahaha

Dustin Rowles ladies and gents *clap* *clap* *clap* ...we finally get attention from Royalty. Sure, we'll consider sparing you,

after your interrogation.

My top 10 favorite black people to read on pajiba are:

1)Claude a.k.a V
2)Greer
3)Tracer Bullet
4)jM
5)Mella
6)Shazza
7)PissBoy- I know I know, but he sounds black
8)Tonya
Ok so I couldn't come up with ten, big deal. That don't mean my peeps ain't representin.

dammitJanet, "Die Hard" is SO a Christmas movie.

Geez, I haven't been out since ... um, "Burn After Reading." "Doubt's" here but nothing else worthwhile on the immediate horizon. Mrs. Daddy says she'd like to see "Gran Torino." I'm cool with that, and (still) waiting for "Frost/Nixon" as well. "57 Channels and Nothin' On ..."

I'm not sure whether I should be insulted or relieved that I didn't make your top 10, Pooks. But I shouldn't be surprised; my shit's been slipping. I resolve to make the list in '09, cause I gotta know what a Pookie T-shirt looks like.

But first, booze and drug fueled bacchanalia. I feel that is key to my creative process.

If nothing else, it's at least the key into Pookie's pants.

Genny, I had not intended for this list to be published as yet in its current form. One of my assistants mistakenly published it with the thought that it was the final product and not a rough draft as it was intended to be. Genny you are a gifted wordsmith, your breast, umm I mean your talent for writing is without equal. I beg of you to not return to the Catholic Church least ye become part of a human smorgasbord. My failure to not include you in my list is a mistake that I and I alone must bear, heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Sabrina Sabrina Sabrina, you are quickly becoming the focal point of my desires.

Sabrina I assure you I'm an honorable man, I do not seek your treasures only your friendship.

Sounds wonderful, what do you have in mind?

She was smart, sarcastic, and she would let me feel her up, her father was a drunk and sometimes we would hang out all night. I wanted to screw her, but I didn't, I knew I couldn't handle her. We had this weird relationship in that I loved her so much and she knew this but she dated other guys and would tell me all about it, and when I didn't show any interest she would get mad. Love is so powerful, Sabrina I don't do cartoons but I drink, I refuse to pay to look at your body and I can't sleep if I've got a raging boner.

I assure you my RB is nothing to sneeze at.

Thor would make your RB look like a flea.

Sabrina, I mean really, Thor, can you be a little more imaginative?

Sabrina you're so ghetto.

ummm sure, sure of course, I was just making sure you and I were at the same place.

Sabrina thank you, because you might be even crazier than me and I don't know if I can handle that. Sweet dreams lover.

Tomato, tomata, potato, potata, Sabrina, Pobrina, Pookie, Sabuki.

HBO is free this week. Who needs to pay for movies...

Mike R --- I am SOO with you on the sequel to "Young Sherlock Holmes." I have seen both actors in other things, all growed up, but they will ALWAYS be Holmes and Watson to me. And, my family is completed addicted to Doctor Who, and the disasters which befall London at Christmas time.

bucdaddy Yes, "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie, but it contains what most Christmas movies don't, and should.....lots and lots of shootings, explosions, and profanity. Those SHOULD have been the 3 gifts the Wise Men brought the Baby Jeebus, not stupid gold, frankincense, and myrhh, whatever the hell that is.

I'm just gonna write about the ones I saw:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button:
I actually liked it. I mean, the old man/little boy Brad Pitt was corny and creepy but otherwise, good acting and loved the story. Yes, I have been told the root id in Merlin's myth, but I believe all good stories come from Myth. I agree that Katrina stuff and way too constant flash forward to present was distracting and probably have been done better. But I love the positive message of the story, though filled with hallmark-y Forest Gump frequency of quotable lines. Plus, made me wanna got NOLA again and I love that city.

Yes Man:
I agree with the review, watching Jim Carrey was painful and it wasn't really all that funny. But I kinda liked the message or where it was trying to go, guess I'm in the mood. Plus I can't resist Zoey Deschanel. Besides, I snacked in to it after watching Gran Torino on matinee price, so it was worth my time.

Gran Torino:
Loved it. Funny as hell. Touching and intriguing. And cranky old man role was perfect for Clint Eastwood. I kinda lost respect to him after Mystic River but I guess I won't mind seeing him on screen. I love him for putting the vigilante myth in the ground and really getting behind what will happen in reality.

Milk:
That Sean Penn guy could act. I really enjoyed this movie and was urging everyone to see it. Especially important now. My professor said you always want to write what is relevant now and that is why this film need to be seen, because it's importance comes from the time we are living now.

Though it was not on the list, can I say something about the horror of Four Christmas? Oh, my god, was that my waste of my time and money! I just was looking for some light-hearted fun in the season of gloomy Oscar desperate movies and confounded by the unapologetic predictable formatic paint-by-number atrocity's disgusting pretense for depth and comfort. There is nothing comforting about seeing good actors, Vince and Reece excepted in this case, whoring-out their talent. What really was discomforting, though, was the people around me were actually enjoying it. I blame this movie for making the other Holiday movie I wanted to see , "Nothing Like Holidays" unavailable in my area.

I saw both Seven Pounds and Twilight this weekend. Not because I wanted to, but because everyone I was with wanted to see those films. No one will see The Curious Case... with me, and Slumdog Millionaire hasn't come to my little town. Grrrr. At least I got Wall-E and The Dark Knight for Christmas to keep me sane.

I find the budding romance between Pookie and Sabrina fascinating and not at all unexpected.

Lucas, is your tongue frozen to the flagpole?

I have to wonder how Kayanne feels about this recent development.

pookie,
in 2009, i will do my best to present evidence that your compliment is warranted.

Just wanted to say hi to everyone

new to the forums, and i'm glad to meet everyone!