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[LemonMacPhisto]

Everyone's awesome in Total Recall. Where would the world be without the villain combo of Ronny Cox and Michael Ironside?

[MrPryck2U]

Originally Posted by LemonMacPhisto I know what I said, and what an opinion is, thank you very much. I'm not going to go around adding "in my opinion" to the end of every post, but maybe I should so some can pick up on that. Figures of speech much? How do you pronounce Pryck, by the way? Casino's technically brilliant... but I can't say I enjoyed it. There was a bit of a discussion about it in one of the older Random Talk threads right after I saw it.

Ok, if you know what an opinion is, then maybe I'd suggest that you not state it as a fact.

I'm one of those people who also dislikes when people say "in my opinion" because, duh, its kind of a given that its that person's opinion.

I get the whole "figure of speech" gimmick, but once again, I'd suggest you don't use the word "fact" if you're stating an opinion.

Pryck is pronounced prick.


Moving along now, has anyone seen Stepbrothers? I saw it the other night and it was somewhat amusing. I thought John C Reilly was funnier than Will Ferrell.

[LemonMacPhisto]

Originally Posted by MrPryck2U Ok, if you know what an opinion is, then maybe I'd suggest that you not state it as a fact. I'm one of those people who also dislikes when people say "in my opinion" because, duh, its kind of a given that its that person's opinion. I get the whole "figure of speech" gimmick, but once again, I'd suggest you don't use the word "fact" if you're stating an opinion. Pryck is pronounced prick. Moving along now, has anyone seen Stepbrothers? I saw it the other night and it was somewhat amusing. I thought John C Reilly was funnier than Will Ferrell.

The phrase "doesn't change the fact" doesn't exactly mean that it's a fact. You think the scene worked, showed your rationale, I disagreed and did the same, let's leave it at that. Not to say that my opinion is right, but it does come at a strange point in the film, randomly jumping ahead and going from a straight narrative to a documentary-style scene. That felt out of place and her acting in that scene, which I found over the top, did not help either.

And I don't need the lesson in how to speak my opinion, thanks.

[MrPryck2U]

Originally Posted by LemonMacPhisto The phrase "doesn't change the fact" doesn't exactly mean that it's a fact. You think the scene worked, showed your rationale, I disagreed and did the same, let's leave it at that. Not to say that my opinion is right, but it does come at a strange point in the film, randomly jumping ahead and going from a straight narrative to a documentary-style scene. That felt out of place and her acting in that scene, which I found over the top, did not help either. And I don't need the lesson in how to speak my opinion, thanks.

Well said!

[lazarus]

So wait, did YLB get Prycked, or did MrPryck get YLBastardized?

[lazarus]

Last night I was privileged to see an advance screening of Pineapple Express, from the same guys that wrote Superbad. Holy shit is this thing funny. Every time it threatened to get a little exhausting something totally hilarious would happen. Rogen and Franco are a great duo, reuniting for the first time since Freaks & Geeks. Franco really has to be seen to be believed; he is such a convincing burnout and his line deliveries...just perfect timing.

What set this film apart from the other Judd Apatow-produced films is the direction of indie film darling David Gordon Green, who doesn't make the proceedings artsy or anything, but gets at the humanity of these guys with a much more deft touch than normally seen. And what is also great is that he brought one of his old actors on board, Danny McBride, who played Bust-Ass in All The Real Girls. McBride is the surprise highlight of this film. He brought down the house with some of his lines, and thankfully returns in the latter part of the film, which becomes an action film homage/parody that is totally over the top.

I'm not a regular pot smoker, nor was I stoned when watching this film. But it clearly ranks with any of the great drug comedies, and if I enjoyed it this much sober, I can only imagine how funny it would be to those under the influence.

Easily the funniest film of the year.

[RedRocksU2]

Can't wait to see it, it really looks good.

[corianderstem]

Glad to hear it's worth seeing. I wasn't a huge fan of Superbad but am happy to keep on believing in the dude who brought us Freaks and Geeks.

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by lazarus Last night I was privileged to see an advance screening of Pineapple Express, from the same guys that wrote Superbad. Holy shit is this thing funny. Every time it threatened to get a little exhausting something totally hilarious would happen. Rogen and Franco are a great duo, reuniting for the first time since Freaks & Geeks. Franco really has to be seen to be believed; he is such a convincing burnout and his line deliveries...just perfect timing. What set this film apart from the other Judd Apatow-produced films is the direction of indie film darling David Gordon Green, who doesn't make the proceedings artsy or anything, but gets at the humanity of these guys with a much more deft touch than normally seen. And what is also great is that he brought one of his old actors on board, Danny McBride, who played Bust-Ass in All The Real Girls. McBride is the surprise highlight of this film. He brought down the house with some of his lines, and thankfully returns in the latter part of the film, which becomes an action film homage/parody that is totally over the top. I'm not a regular pot smoker, nor was I stoned when watching this film. But it clearly ranks with any of the great drug comedies, and if I enjoyed it this much sober, I can only imagine how funny it would be to those under the influence. Easily the funniest film of the year.

I'm on record as being a big Green fan, but was not convinced that he could make a good comedy. Glad to hear that you liked it so much!

Are you an irregular pot smoker?

[LemonMacPhisto]

Originally Posted by lazarus Last night I was privileged to see an advance screening of Pineapple Express, from the same guys that wrote Superbad. Holy shit is this thing funny. Every time it threatened to get a little exhausting something totally hilarious would happen. Rogen and Franco are a great duo, reuniting for the first time since Freaks & Geeks. Franco really has to be seen to be believed; he is such a convincing burnout and his line deliveries...just perfect timing. What set this film apart from the other Judd Apatow-produced films is the direction of indie film darling David Gordon Green, who doesn't make the proceedings artsy or anything, but gets at the humanity of these guys with a much more deft touch than normally seen. And what is also great is that he brought one of his old actors on board, Danny McBride, who played Bust-Ass in All The Real Girls. McBride is the surprise highlight of this film. He brought down the house with some of his lines, and thankfully returns in the latter part of the film, which becomes an action film homage/parody that is totally over the top. I'm not a regular pot smoker, nor was I stoned when watching this film. But it clearly ranks with any of the great drug comedies, and if I enjoyed it this much sober, I can only imagine how funny it would be to those under the influence. Easily the funniest film of the year.

That's really great to hear. Danny McBride was hilarious in Hot Rod, too, and has a small part in Tropic Thunder, too, if I'm not mistaken. I've been looking forward to this since its announcement and the trailers have been more enjoyable than most of the movies have been this summer.

[monkeyskin]

Nice review Laz, good to hear it delivers. Shall definitely be checking this out.

[Lancemc]

I can't wait for that movie.

[lazarus]

Originally Posted by No spoken words I'm on record as being a big Green fan, but was not convinced that he could make a good comedy. Glad to hear that you liked it so much! Are you an irregular pot smoker?

When I read the first half-sentence I thought you were going a different direction for a second...

I smoke rarely, and I'm usually pretty drunk when doing so. If I smoke sober I tend to freak out a little. Which is a shame because I totally encourage people to use it, and wish I could partake more myself.

[No spoken words]

Originally Posted by lazarus When I read the first half-sentence I thought you were going a different direction for a second... I smoke rarely, and I'm usually pretty drunk when doing so. If I smoke sober I tend to freak out a little. Which is a shame because I totally encourage people to use it, and wish I could partake more myself.

I was just using a play on words, was not actually expecting an actual reply.....but.....interesting.

[lazarus]

Thought you'd slip one by me, eh?