tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post6204418996413799920..comments2024-03-28T14:07:21.692-07:00Comments on Diary of a Fat Slob: Face/Off, and six more moviesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-92019051337862677452023-01-08T23:18:44.366-08:002023-01-08T23:18:44.366-08:00If I win, you get NOTHING!If I win, you get NOTHING!Claude Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-8195041069251852052023-01-08T07:51:12.386-08:002023-01-08T07:51:12.386-08:00Eating is fundamental. I'd go with eating.Eating is fundamental. I'd go with eating.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-35219160137061692142023-01-07T22:09:26.900-08:002023-01-07T22:09:26.900-08:00Mega Millions is up to 1.1 billion, Powerball is g...Mega Millions is up to 1.1 billion, Powerball is gonna be 300 million...<br /><br />Do I eat this week, or buy some hot tickets?Claude "Lucky" Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-38087732633106523352023-01-07T20:10:13.299-08:002023-01-07T20:10:13.299-08:00I don't know anyone, and I'd be willing to...I don't know anyone, and I'd be willing to blow but nobody ever asks.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-61721619431141473292023-01-07T18:54:20.210-08:002023-01-07T18:54:20.210-08:00Uh-yep, it colors my view of all arts as I get old...Uh-yep, it colors my view of all arts as I get older and farther away from any personal success I thought was possible.<br /><br />At least when I read PK Dick I know he had to LITERALLY eat dog food, and never attended The Iowa Writers Workshop and basically lived in poverty until the last few years of his life... which was too late to do him any good at that point.<br /><br />It's all aboutClaude Reigns, Yes I'm Bitternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-23606938860058462023-01-07T18:36:36.899-08:002023-01-07T18:36:36.899-08:00Well, I didn't know he was rich, and that'...Well, I didn't know he was rich, and that's annoying. No doubt the dude has talent, but lots of people with talent never get a chance, because they don't have the money to get into the game.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-83477087852162013952023-01-07T18:33:43.353-08:002023-01-07T18:33:43.353-08:00I try to leave out a lot, just give the slightest ...I try to leave out a lot, just give the slightest whiff of what a movie's about and say whether it sucked or not. <i>Colossus</i> definitely does not suck, and I think it was you who nudged me toward seeing it — thanks.<br /><br /><i>Personal Services</i> was excellent, too. <a href="https://www.itsdougholland.com/2022/12/personal-services-and-six-more-movies.html" rel="nofollow">Saw it a Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-15231822436244998962023-01-07T14:57:54.975-08:002023-01-07T14:57:54.975-08:00He's probably the best director who is also he...He's probably the best director who is also heir to a multi-billion dollar fortune, who ever lived.Claude Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-14046057488132757172023-01-07T12:25:53.926-08:002023-01-07T12:25:53.926-08:00I guess I'm going to have to see Her now, base...I guess I'm going to have to see <i>Her</i> now, based on all the recommendations. I enjoyed <i>The Forbin Project</i> immensely when I first saw it on TV back in the 70s, and out of curiosity picked it up a half dozen years ago and gave it a re-watch. Agree that surprisingly it does still stand up (tech notwithstanding), but you left out the important plot point where Colossus and its VoenixRisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675971654914349917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-15325114701826308382023-01-07T06:49:17.789-08:002023-01-07T06:49:17.789-08:00I wouldn't complain about the Jackass stuff — ...I wouldn't complain about the <i>Jackass</i> stuff — everyone needs a hobby — but the man makes such terrific movies, and he hasn't made one since <i>Her</i>.<br /><br />Having completely wasted my own life, of course, who am I to complain?Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-22061275924403704042023-01-07T06:37:54.055-08:002023-01-07T06:37:54.055-08:00Ah, poopydoopy, I hate making screwups like that. ...Ah, poopydoopy, I hate making screwups like that. Thanks, will fix.<br /><br />I read it at a mainstream source, too, and I remember thinking, really? I ought to doublecheck that, but nah, they wouldn't get something like that wrong..."<br /><br />Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-67636003244483525152023-01-06T19:18:41.405-08:002023-01-06T19:18:41.405-08:00Whatever resource you used that said Lou Adler was...Whatever resource you used that said Lou Adler was the A in A&M Records is incorrect. The A in A&M was Herb Alpert and the M was Jerry Moss. Lou Adler had his own impressive career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-64438898376837853922023-01-06T14:13:29.398-08:002023-01-06T14:13:29.398-08:00It's possible. I do vaguely remember seeing it...It's possible. I do vaguely remember seeing it in a theater, but I'd forgotten whether I liked it. Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-17605891213326892122023-01-06T14:11:12.463-08:002023-01-06T14:11:12.463-08:00Hey, I've seen 3 out of 4 -- Face of Another, ...Hey, I've seen 3 out of 4 -- Face of Another, Suture, and Eyes Without a Face, but not The Skin I Live In. Usually your recommendations are unknown to me, so I am proud of me!<br /><br />Her, goes on the list.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-90643919365108607702023-01-06T13:54:29.488-08:002023-01-06T13:54:29.488-08:00Agreed. Adaptation is in my top 25 of all time, ma...Agreed. Adaptation is in my top 25 of all time, maybe. Chris Cooper's performance is sublime.<br /><br />The Jackass stuff almost literally hurts to watch, but it can be very funny:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/qMu9OjE5xe0<br /><br />Along the same lines as Tom Green:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/bnyVE1go2vs<br /><br />https://youtu.be/tXgfzxXUVsc<br /><br />Apparently this predates them all, Claude, Reinstatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-73249501256658935842023-01-06T13:08:29.299-08:002023-01-06T13:08:29.299-08:00Claude R:
>My favorite "computer takes ov...Claude R:<br /><br />>My favorite "computer takes over the world" is Her (2013)<br /><br />Boy, I loved that movie too. Spike Jonze made three movies that, IMO, were the best in their year of release - Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Her. Too bad about the Jackass stuff, I guess. But even that has its place, and has made me laugh.Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-89995353191424873132023-01-06T13:06:06.712-08:002023-01-06T13:06:06.712-08:00Boy, I swear we saw Pi together in the theater, bu...Boy, I swear we saw Pi together in the theater, but maybe it was me alone, or with Shawna. I liked it, but less than I wanted to. I was a pretentious 25-year-old, so I give myself a pass.Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-74960566338494324772023-01-06T12:51:38.198-08:002023-01-06T12:51:38.198-08:00Some good predecessors to Face/Off are Face of Ano...Some good predecessors to Face/Off are Face of Another (1966) Suture (1993) Eyes Without a Face (1960) and the more recent The Skin I Live In (2011). I'm sure there are others. Few are as as entertaining as the Woo, though.<br /><br />My favorite "computer takes over the world" is Her (2013) because it's the most subtle, and I think correctly predicts that the submission to the Claude Resignsnoreply@blogger.com