linusvanpelt

I wrote a whole diatribe about how modern video games bore the shit out of me, but went back and edited it out.

I do hate video games, though, at least since about 1994.

I now know three people who are in an (unbeknownst to them) race to severe imminent illness and/or possible death. That scares me, but when one, or possibly all three, succumb to illness brought about by addiction, I will not be very surprised. Rather, that if none of them are stricken with heavy-duty sickness it will only be one of those things, like Keith Richards...
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How about no more movies about hitmen? While were on the subject, how about no more movie remakes based on Japanese/Korean/Hong Kong horror movies?

Two full months into 2008 and I have yet to turn on my television except to watch movies on DVD. I have literally not turned on my cable box one time to watch something broadcast on TV. Which begs the question, why pay for cable every month? Is television that bad or am I just really picky? I like watching some TV shows once they...
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It's pretty funny to me to see how many of the Groups on this site have fairly strict membership requirements. As if joining a Plus Sized Women chat group should have some sort of entrance requirements, like getting an auto loan or applying for a work visa or something like the same. I imagine there is a reason, but it seems to me to be...
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Something "ironic" has happened since my last post. Not to me, I must stress. But to somebody else. Very weird and upsetting. Liquor is pretty bad, evidently.

OK. What is the deal with the young people? When I was in my early twenties we didn't have such a proliferation of energy drinks, powders, foods, etc. Why are younger people so damn lethargic? If you go...
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Depending on how you look at it, today, right now is either Sunday Night still or Monday Morning. I am of the mind that when you go to sleep it is still the night and when you wake in the morning, it becomes the morning of the next day. So at 12:00AM it doesn't "really" mean the next day has started. Only technically.

Feb 24th...
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I just watched the Kurdt Cobain documentary About A Son by AJ Schank. It was very disappointing, given my fodness for Kurdt Cobain and Nirvana, as well as the fact that the director's prior documentary was the very excellent Gigantic: A Tale Of Two Johns (about They Might Be Giants).

Basically, the entirety of the movie is the audio of interviews Cobain gave for a...
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I have come down to the realization the "Greatest Hits" (or "Best Of") compilations are not really such a good thing. Firstly, they seem to be designed only for monetary purpose (I know, duh, right?). That is not the big problem I suppose. But what I hate is when they add like, one or two songs to a Greatest Hits album so completists have to...
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Indiana Jones trailer doesn't look awful, but it doesn't look good either.

There is a big deal that the "teaser trailer" for Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is finally going to rear its head this week (Thursday, point of fact). I have no confidence in this movie's ability to be good (I thought and continue to think, the third movie was already one too many). Maybe after seeing some footage i'll change my...
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RIP Roy Schieder

The seventies were probably the best decade, movie-wise, ever. Certain acotrs showed up in a lot of stuff. Roy Schieder was in Jaws, French Connection, All That Jazz, and Marathon Man. All interesting and worthy movies. Even in the eighties he was in some good stuff.

While all the obituaries will (and should) focus on Jaws, my personal favorite performace was in...
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