The Swamp

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:45 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:13 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:06 pmBeautiful shots of Tuscany - we lasted 20 minutes.

Those must've been *really* beautiful shots of Tuscany.

20 minutes sounds exhausting.

It was soooo fucking bad.

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:54 pm The Gray Man is really good. Yes, it's a classic formula - not treading any new ground with the story here, but it's a well-made action movie.

I enjoyed it, too. As weird as Billy Bob looked in the opening de-aged scenes, he was a full-on silver fox in the "current" scenes.

Some of the action was a little muddled, though. Like the plane scene. No one will ever touch Point Break, but if you can't at least reach MI:Fallout heights why bother?

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:54 pm And yeah, RRR is a lot of goofy fun. It's a movie you will laugh at and be amazed by at the same time.

If I can get just one person to watch and enjoy it, I feel fulfilled.

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:45 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:13 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:06 pmBeautiful shots of Tuscany - we lasted 20 minutes.

Those must've been *really* beautiful shots of Tuscany.

20 minutes sounds exhausting.

It was soooo fucking bad.

This misunderstanding here is funny.

You know how big North Dakota is, stupid?

rass wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:14 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:54 pm And yeah, RRR is a lot of goofy fun. It's a movie you will laugh at and be amazed by at the same time.

If I can get just one person to watch and enjoy it, I feel fulfilled.

My boys absolutely loved it.

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:16 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:45 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:13 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:06 pmBeautiful shots of Tuscany - we lasted 20 minutes.

Those must've been *really* beautiful shots of Tuscany.

20 minutes sounds exhausting.

It was soooo fucking bad.

This misunderstanding here is funny.

I just clued in.

some times, 20 minutes seems impossible.

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:06 pm My wife and I both wanted something light with lovely scenery, so we started "Made In Italy" with Liam Neeson and his son who really should find another line of work.

Beautiful shots of Tuscany - we lasted 20 minutes.

Stanley Tucci's CNN show Tour of Italy(?) is pretty great.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:32 pm Stanley Tucci's CNN show Tour of Italy(?) is pretty great.

Agreed. We are ready for more episodes.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:56 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:32 pm Stanley Tucci's CNN show Tour of Italy(?) is pretty great.

Agreed. We are ready for more episodes.

In the last episode of the second season, he goes to a surprise location. We ate at the Nonas’ restaurant, and it was as good as advertised.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:32 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:06 pm My wife and I both wanted something light with lovely scenery, so we started "Made In Italy" with Liam Neeson and his son who really should find another line of work.

Beautiful shots of Tuscany - we lasted 20 minutes.

Stanley Tucci's CNN show Tour of Italy(?) is pretty great.

SEARCHING FOR Italy, not Tour of Italy. It's beautifully shot and Tucci's clothes are amazing.

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:53 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:16 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:45 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:13 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:06 pmBeautiful shots of Tuscany - we lasted 20 minutes.

Those must've been *really* beautiful shots of Tuscany.

20 minutes sounds exhausting.

It was soooo fucking bad.

This misunderstanding here is funny.

I just clued in.

some times, 20 minutes seems impossible.

I'm not sure we've ever gone 20 minutes unless we were interrupted for some reason.

Giff wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 8:02 am

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:53 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:16 pm

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:12 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:45 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:13 pm

Those must've been *really* beautiful shots of Tuscany.

20 minutes sounds exhausting.

It was soooo fucking bad.

This misunderstanding here is funny.

I just clued in.

some times, 20 minutes seems impossible.

I'm not sure we've ever gone 20 minutes unless we were interrupted for some reason.

"I'm gonna grab a glass of water. You guys need anything?"

Gold, Jerry!

I was trying to think of a good way to phrase it, but thought I'd leave it to those much funnier than me. You did not disappoint!

Watched the 3 episode documentary about Woodstock '99 called Trainwreck.

It was a good complement to the HBO documentary from last summer about the same topic, but not better.

Just so crazy how bad that got. It was the OG Fyre Fest. Everything was actually on fire though.

I still shake my head at how the whole thing was pulled off. The organizers were in their own little bubble. Reminded me a bit of military planning. Fitting it was on a former military base.

I had no idea this, about the '83 America's Cup, was on Netflix...excited to watch it.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:58 pm I see they are coming out with an Untold documentary about Manti Te'o getting catfished. That was such a bizarre story, I think I'll watch it.

Just watched episode 1. It's... interesting.

It's just so weird to watch 10 years after the fact. There's almost this credence given to the participants of the charade, so you kinda feel awkward watching it.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:27 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 12:58 pm I see they are coming out with an Untold documentary about Manti Te'o getting catfished. That was such a bizarre story, I think I'll watch it.

Just watched episode 1. It's... interesting.

It's just so weird to watch 10 years after the fact. There's almost this credence given to the participants of the charade, so you kinda feel awkward watching it.

Did they include this?

Nope. But they did mention the whirlwind of hoopla surrounding it and how it jumped from a sports story to a news story and took on a life of its own.

Honestly, at the end of episode 2, I felt like it was a partial redemption story for main culprit Ronaiah (now just known as Naya because she's a trans woman) more than anything. Which didn't make too much sense to me.

The Te'o story falls in the category of "I was so deeply into that story at the time and still remember most of the details" so why watch a documentary on it. I dunno. So much to watch, so little time.

That said, I will absolutely be watching one of the 99 Woodstock docs. I THOUGHT another platform had done something, so thanks for the reminder.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:41 pm The Te'o story falls in the category of "I was so deeply into that story at the time and still remember most of the details" so why watch a documentary on it. I dunno. So much to watch, so little time.

That said, I will absolutely be watching one of the 99 Woodstock docs. I THOUGHT another platform had done something, so thanks for the reminder.

Summer of 99 I was a legal intern at the Massachusetts Dept of Corrections (so much fun defending pro-se lawsuits from inmates). There was one undergrad intern and she went to Woodstock and was trying to get me to go with her and her friends. Not that I gave it any real consideration, but watching the clusterfuck unfold on the news made me happy I have good judgment. The undergrad intern had no filter in sharing her stories, and they were fucked up, starting with trying to show us pictures when she already told us she went naked most of the weekend. She also showed up for our tour of a SuperMax prison wearing a short skirt and lowcut shirt despite several warning to dress modestly.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:41 pm That said, I will absolutely be watching one of the 99 Woodstock docs. I THOUGHT another platform had done something, so thanks for the reminder.

I think I may have posted this previously, but a couple months ago, I watched the HBO doc on Woodstock 99, while on a lonnnng flight from London to San Francisco. Lots of bare breasts on screen at my aisle seat, which got me feeling a bit awkward at times, as people walked by.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:26 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 3:41 pm That said, I will absolutely be watching one of the 99 Woodstock docs. I THOUGHT another platform had done something, so thanks for the reminder.

I think I may have posted this previously, but a couple months ago, I watched the HBO doc on Woodstock 99, while on a lonnnng flight from London to San Francisco. Lots of bare breasts on screen at my aisle seat, which got me feeling a bit awkward at times, as people walked by.

Yeah, but you gotta jerk off to SOMETHING.

Turned on the Netflix version last night. Holy shit.

First off, just going by the headliners, which I'd forgotten how DoucheBroHardRock the lineup was... You had to know things were going to get very gnarly. I'd also completely forgotten the setting (AF base, soooo much tarmac = heat). What a hellscape. Shouting at Cheryl Crow to show her tits? And I'm pretty

As has been said many times, the organizers were both clueless and greedy and it was such a disaster waiting to happen. Also... So much whiteness. Pretty crazy how NOT diverse it was.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:07 am. Also... So much whiteness. Pretty crazy how NOT diverse it was.

So, like the original Woodstock.

Pruitt3 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:09 am

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:07 am. Also... So much whiteness. Pretty crazy how NOT diverse it was.

So, like the original Woodstock.

Right, but they weren't hopped up on goofballs in 99, they were hopped up on cheap beer and... Compound V?? I dunno, it was the opposite of chill.

No greater disparity of whiteness than when DMX performed. This wasn't in the Netflix version and I think only kinda touched on in the HBO version.

Skip to 6:09 for retroactive awkwardness.



Edit:

I got curious about who was performing because I remember so many more acts when I was watching on my aunt's black box at her house and found a link that had the entire weekend lineup.

Here's a link to an eBay auction of a poster with everything listed nicely.

The entirety of that lineup trumps anything Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza...etc is putting together these days. So many damn headliners.

And that Saturday Night was Limp Bizkit into Rage Against The Machine into Metallica. Like, holy shit. I'm kinda annoyed that wasn't a focus of the documentary. Of course Limp Bizkit would be talked about, but more context would've been nice.

WOW.

So soooo cringey.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:45 am WOW.

So soooo cringey.

Maybe DoucheRugby was right, black people don't care if we use the N word.

Yeah, I remember Woodstock ‘99 and laughing at the thought of going to see a bunch of angry douchebro metal bands headlining what was sure to be a shitfest. The fact it wound up being an assault-infused hellscape of a weekend didn’t surprise me in the least. You could’ve had the right level of commitment for the infrastructure (water, bathing stations, toilets, etc) and it would’ve been the same shit show.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:32 pm
Stanley Tucci's CNN show Tour of Italy(?) is pretty great.

Not sure if it's a food or travel show, but it reminded me that Somebody Feed Phil? is much more enjoyable than I thought it would be, even if he eats more seafood than I would enjoy. He's just got such a bright outlook on things it's heartwarming.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:29 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:32 pm
Stanley Tucci's CNN show Tour of Italy(?) is pretty great.

Not sure if it's a food or travel show, but it reminded me that Somebody Feed Phil? is much more enjoyable than I thought it would be, even if he eats more seafood than I would enjoy. He's just got such a bright outlook on things it's heartwarming.

I hate that show. Really don't care for Phil.

Maybe he's the Jewish grandfather I never had.

No idea why, I just enjoy it...maybe because I miss TravelMan.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:34 am Maybe he's the Jewish grandfather I never had.

No idea why, I just enjoy it...maybe because I miss TravelMan.

I can see why someone would enjoy him, but man does he rub me the wrong way.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:52 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:34 am Maybe he's the Jewish grandfather I never had.

No idea why, I just enjoy it...maybe because I miss TravelMan.

I can see why someone would enjoy him, but man does he rub me the wrong way.

I watched the trailer and found him annoying. Looking for shows we can watch with the kids, it's damned hard to find something all four of us are interested in.

Not sure if I brought this up in another thread, but I feel like I did. Anyway Purple Hearts. Jesus Christ.

What an absolute garbage movie. It's so, so bad. It's seriously about a local marrying a Marine for the extra money and health care just before he deploys.

Not an unheard of tale of 'love' in the military, but my gawd. It's just a Nicholas Sparks book mixed with a Hallmark rom-com with better production quality.

He's a righty and she's a lefty to boot. Just a total fraud and sham marriage, but they end up falling in love for real.

Netflix’s smash-hit romance Purple Hearts is a political hate-watch

Anyway, there's just not enough swearing and everyone's too pretty. And the Marine dude is in debt to this drug dealer loser guy to the tune of $15K but you don't know why. Plus, if you know about free health care and housing allowance but not the combat zone tax exclusion and hazard pays when deploying, like WTF were the writers thinking? Then they make out their sham marriage to be this REALLY BIG DEAL THEY WILL BE INVESTIGATED FOR AT THE FIRST WHIFF OF FRAUD. The Marine's dad is also a retired Marine MP that totally acts like he's still in the Corps! Oooh scary. I could go on. But ehhhhhh.

If you decide to watch, do it for the lolz.

Edit:

And one other thing: not a single fucking crayon was ingested. Total bullshit.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:27 pm ...a Hallmark rom-com with better production quality...

youmotherfucker

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 12:14 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:52 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:34 am Maybe he's the Jewish grandfather I never had.

No idea why, I just enjoy it...maybe because I miss TravelMan.

I can see why someone would enjoy him, but man does he rub me the wrong way.

I watched the trailer and found him annoying. Looking for shows we can watch with the kids, it's damned hard to find something all four of us are interested in.

Not sure if this helps or not, but he was the creator and head writer on Everybody Loves Raymond. While I could find the humor in that show, I do find Phil to be (overall) an annoying personality.

rass wrote: ↑Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:29 am

Johnnie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:27 pm ...a Hallmark rom-com with better production quality...

youmotherfucker

I usually join my wife for these silly rom-coms... There was something about just the brief Netflix preview that served up a big bowl of Nope Soup.

I saw the article Johnnie shared out in the wild and felt good about my decision.

Really enjoyed The Sandman. I read the comics, or at least the series the bulk of the first season was based on, on the school bus back in MS or HS. Good times!