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The Original Greaser Bob

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  1. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).

    I don't follow animation that closely, but this used what appeared to be the standard formula, but had some really nice animation.  Had some set pieces that were obviously rifs on some other action movies, and that was kind of cool. (Grandkid is turning one, so I need to keep up with this so I can chose flicks to take him to that I enjoy.)

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  2. On 2/8/2022 at 11:32 AM, SA-KC_Horn said:

    I occasionally workout but taken up a lot more hiking, to accelerate the heart rate.

    I've decided that what I used to call hiking is actually just walking where there are trees.  My heart rate is at it's lowest when I'm hiking walking.

  3. 2 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

     

    Sullivan's Travels? With Joel McCrae and the LOVELY Veronica Lake

    Or was the blonde Jean Arthur? A Foreign Affair?

    Certain it's William Holden and a blond, and it was a pretty light comedy if I remember - at most maybe some bittersweet romantic entanglements.  I'll do some research and watch some trailers.

     

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  4. 4 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

    Terrific movie. Although the lines about how hard it is to buy Senators or Representatives in D.C., in today's world were laughable.

    Okay, I might need your help on this, I am looking for Bill Holden movie where he is dating a different blond. I remember really liking it, but can't remember the plot or the actress - just that it was an enjoyable comedy with Bill Holden and a blond.  I'm not sure if Holden was in the military or not.  Or maybe it wasn't bill holden.  

  5. I basically can walk to that Audelia/Walnut Hill intersection with RM Bistro, Shady's, Resident, Cedar & Vine.  (I've still got a pretty big chip on my shoulder about Lake Highlands dining, and I still think we have a ways to go.  Resident is the only one I'm really proud of.  I think RM Bistro is consistent, but I do think it benefits from a bit of lowered expectations charm.  Cedar and Vine has a nice brunch but it's been a tad below solid during the pandemic. Vector and Taco Joint - okay, if that's what you're in the mood for.  That new Chinese place has the most Lake Highlandsy menu for a chinese place I've ever seen. 

    Shady's is a good take out place but just too many fucking kids there to be a pleasant in-house experience. 

    I had a great bubble tea at that tea place on the east side over by the subway and ice cream place.  I didn't realize how bad bubble tea is for you so will probably go back to see if they have anything healthy - that seems like such a non-Lake Highlands idea that I feel like I have to give them some $$$ just for having the cajones.

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  6. Went to Bilad Bakery in Richardson (Centennial and Greenville) based on this list.  Got the Beef Shawarma sandwich (on Iraqi Bread) (samoon?).  Asked for spicy.  I definitely will be back.  Brought a bag of the bread, threw it in the freezer and bake it back up with hummus/cheese/deli. 

    The hostess was really friendly and hopefully she'll be there when I go back to give me some suggestions on the menu.  Certainly will try the chicken shawarma next and then after that who knows. 

    A bit out of my way now that I work from home but not too far out of the way.

     

     

     

  7. 2 hours ago, hookemATL said:

    The Untouchables. Been ages since I’d seen it, and I enjoyed the rewatch. Could have done with more of DeNiro as Capone, and I fucking love the absurdity of Sean Connery as a Chitown beat cop that just punches people in the face. 

    You kids dig comic book movies.   Anyone whose actions are controlled, to some degree, by gravity, I find very credible.

  8. 34 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

    I saw a bit of Metropolitan. I tried twice but, couldn't watch the whole thing. I thought it was dreadful. I think what I saw was worse that Last Days of Disco.

    Yep, if you don't buy into the stylized, "untrue" dialogue, it's all over for any of these movies.  I kinda liked the "real" and goofy motivations of the young characters, once you got past all the weird mannerisms, but I guess I had a high tolerance for suffering through the characters' words and actions.

    The last scene, credits of Last Days of Disco encapsulates all of this.  It is dreadful, but given all the shit you've just watched, and what disco means to some people, it's a perfect ending IF you've bought into the whole premise. (Very well could be an age thing too, because I've always thought disco was fucking awesome.)

     

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  9. On 4/11/2018 at 10:22 AM, BigBenBamboozle said:

    The third act is just one inversion after another: bad guy gets away, wife gets killed, hero leaves wife out of greed, sheriff figure doesn't catch bad guy.

    Plus two instances of boot product placement. 

  10. Boy I really loved The Tender Bar, although deep down it was way too cute.

    Made me feel REALLY old.  Party because I grew up with all of that music, and partly because that was exactly my college era, with a three person dorm room and no computers unless you went to the computer center.

    There once was a time when coming of age movies were about planning.  Now they are about reminiscing, and avoiding regret.  Gather your damn rosebuds.

    Although that was the wrong college ride.

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  11. 6 hours ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:

    In the VHS of Metropolitan that I first saw, it was released with a short film called something like "The Importance of Being Frank", which was really great.  Can't find it anywhere online.

    I guess I was more open minded in my youth.  This is still pretty good, and interesting that it is Greg Mattola's (Adventurland/Superbad) first short film.

     

  12. 1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Why?

    Shitty, depressing, deflating story that the acting and photography couldn't overcome (Re:  The Lighthouse).

    Sometimes when the photography is so good you can smell the land or the people or the food.  This was that good, but the smells were rotten fish, urine and halitosis.

    Kept wanting his twin brother to be dropped off by helicopter to save the day.

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  13. 6 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

    I felt the same way watching this as I did when I read The Great Gatsby. I hated everyone. There was only one somewhat sympathetic character and that was the one played by the Chloe gal. Everyone else needed punched.

    Really bought into Metropolitan, Last Days of Disco and Barcelona - Whit Stillman's first three features.  I think the issue is more about the way the director portrays folks and the fact that they are over the top preppies.  I hated all these folks until I really liked all of them.  If memory serves, Last Days did have the least accessible characters.   My wife couldn't deal with the mannered dialogue of the flicks but I loved them.  The trio are pretty unique.  They remind me a bit of the first couple of Hal Hartley flicks with their mannered dialogue. 

    In the VHS of Metropolitan that I first saw, it was released with a short film called something like "The Importance of Being Frank", which was really great.  Can't find it anywhere online.

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