ask pryor15 about anything--anything at all

[Knockwurst]

In another thread you mentioned you were on a moose hunt.
Please explain, particularly considering your affiliation with the Greens.

[TheDudeAbides]

Do you have a good milkshake recipe? I'm really looking for one.

[dcasper70]

In your opinion, what were the 3-5 best "Ask so-and-so about" threads in terms of actual helpful information provided within?

[Dominic]

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Sight and Sound 2002 Top Films List (The Top 50 List)

Top Films

Most overrated film on the list.
Film in the Top 10 that most deserves to be knocked down a peg or two.
Film that most deserves Top 10 status that doesn't have it.
Film you're most happily surprised to see on the list.
Films you haven't seen.
Films not on the list that should be.

That should keep you busy. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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okay, here's my take:

most overrated film on the list:

Vertigo - muddled, uninteresting and takes too damn long to tell. Yes, I said it. So there.

Film in the Top 10 that most deserves to be knocked down a peg or two:

2001:A Space Odyssey - has not aged very well.

Film that most deserves Top 10 status that doesn't have it: (I'm assuming you mean a film that is on the list but not in the top ten, right?)

Some Like it Hot - the funniest film of all-time.

Film you're most happily surprised to see on the list:

Blade Runner - I knew it was well-thought of but THAT well regarded. Cool.

Films you haven't seen:

Of the top ten: I've never seen Tokyo Story or Singin' In The Rain. (I know, I know.


Films not on the list that should be:

Trois Coleurs: Rouge - Kieslowski's final film and a perfect masterpiece in every way.


And just my two cents, both Hitchcock and Kubrick are both over-represented on this list.

[MrMon]

Dom: You interpreted the question correctly. Yes, I meant that the film had to be on the list to be elevated to Top 10 status.

For more surprising picks, take a look at the Directors list, which differs slightly from the critics. Also give some clues as to what's missing from the critics.

Director's List

And if someone wants to answer yet another question:

What film on either list most provokes the response "WTF?"

[Dominic]

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Dom: You interpreted the question correctly. Yes, I meant that the film had to be on the list to be elevated to Top 10 status.

For more surprising picks, take a look at the Directors list, which differs slightly from the critics. Also give some clues as to what's missing from the critics.

Director's List

And if someone wants to answer yet another question:

What film on either list most provokes the response "WTF?"

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For me, it's Touch of Evil. A very good film but one that doesn't deserve to be in the 50 of all-time.

[daveT]

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Did you vote for green party candidates in the presidential elections? and if so, whats your take on the whole wasting your vote thing?

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I voted for Nader, and then Kerry and usually vote Green, unless there's an exceptionally close race or someone I really like in the major parties (like, say, Olympia Snowe). I tend to believe that the long-term creation of a viable third party is much more important than any one race, so i don't view it as a vote wasted in that regard.

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Does it bother any one that due to the electoral college, the only state that mattered was Ohio, until Florida became flooded with Cubans and now can do the whole benidict thing?

Does it bother anyone besides me that Cuban immigrants are allowed to vote before they can speak english, or for that matter, learn the word "democracy?"

[Keyser.]

I finally got around to watching Battle Royale. What's your opinion of that movie? Are there other movies in the same genre or made by the same people that I should check out since I liked Battle Royale so much?

[Colonel Kataffy]

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Did you vote for green party candidates in the presidential elections? and if so, whats your take on the whole wasting your vote thing?

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I voted for Nader, and then Kerry and usually vote Green, unless there's an exceptionally close race or someone I really like in the major parties (like, say, Olympia Snowe). I tend to believe that the long-term creation of a viable third party is much more important than any one race, so i don't view it as a vote wasted in that regard.

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Does it bother any one that due to the electoral college, the only state that mattered was Ohio, until Florida became flooded with Cubans and now can do the whole benidict thing?


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This is sort of like saying that only the go ahead run in a baseball matters, completely ignoring the fact that it wouldn't be the go ahead run if the you hadn't scored the runs before it.

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Does it bother anyone besides me that Cuban immigrants are allowed to vote before they can speak english, or for that matter, learn the word "democracy?"

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It bothers me that anyone voted for Bush, regardless of where they were born.

[mrbaseball]

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the way i see it, a high-impact bat is much more reliable than a dominant pitcher, both in terms of performance and injury risk over a 3-5 year period, plus offense is sexy and hitters play every day (well, some of them do).

also, don't forget that it can be pretty hard to even get to the postseason, and a Pujols can do wonders for that effort.

still, i'd personally rather have the dominant starter than a dominant hitter, all things be equal, at the end of the year. i think the extra money comes from the reliability that the hitter will be playing come September, or the simple fact that some GM's are very short-sighted.


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Simple fact is there just aren't enough "good" pitchers to go around. Hitters are easier to find and aren't as prone to breakdown or injury. Teams therefore despite big payrolls have to rely on young pitchers developing and known stars (Martinez, Prior, Johnson, Wood etc.) staying healthy and effective. This doesn't always happen. Big money free agent pitchers like Brown and Hampton for example are risky at best.