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Orange,

Good idea on the movies. I'll throw out a few that I have enjoyed over the years that might not be popular with today's youngsters [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

1) The Great Escape and Stalag 17. Two excellent WW2 movies set in German POW camps
2) Ben Hur - I wish I could see this at an IMAX theatre for the chariot race.
3) Singing in the Rain -- While most people think of it as a musical, it is actually a very funny comedy that stands the test of time.
4) My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's - Two very good movies with Audrey Hepburn. 'nuff said
5) The Manchurian Candidate (original with Sinatra) - Very chilling cold war movie that was released (and pulled) shortly before Kennedy was assassinated.
6) Planet of the Apes (Original) -- The ending, while well known today, was quite shocking at the time and quite chilling, considering the state of the Cold War.

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The only one of those films i like is my fair lady

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I think I'll host my home game again; haven't done it in a couple months. The last time I did it, we played double flop NLHE (normal rules, just two boards dealt) hi/lo and DF PLO/8. That should fill most of this weekend!

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The only one of those films i like is my fair lady

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and you don't like Singing in the Rain?

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it is ok but I don't think it is anything special

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Meh, the joys of working at seven eleven, in Japan.

One guy came in and asked for "two marlboros" We have literally 117 different kinds of cigarettes, 13 of which are marlboros. I asked him which one. He said the soft pack. Which narrowed it down to like 7. I was like "this one? " "No. "this one? "no. "this one? "no." "this one?" "yeah."

I scanned two, he then said he wanted one so I unscanned one.

Then after I'm done the [censored] filed a formal complaint against me. Wtf. Had my coworker stamp this thing and write down my name and she signed it.

Dick.

Anyway, I was working with this 19 year old japanese girl, who's only 2 months younger than me. We were supposed to check the expiration dates of the freeze-foods.

She was like; "Do you know what day it is?" "yeah. "what day? " "uhh.. the.. fourth? "second." "oh." "ok, check all the food here that has a 2 for expiration date and put it in this basket. "Ok."

I kinda slacked off and sang "yesterday" to myself while thinking of how I could be better spending my life. Then she came back.
"Did you check them all? " "yeah. "really? "sure."

Then the first thing she sees on the shelf is expired food I didn't take down. "What's this?!" "uh.. oops." "Did you REALLY LOOK?" she got angry, then I said "wow, you look cute when you're angry."

She actually treated me much better after that.

Also, older co-worker that asked about my wang spent my 20 minute lunch break with me. I usually spend it alone. I made her laugh. She's started a school in 2 weeks solely for learning english. I said I'd teach her. I asked if she has work on saturday/sunday. She said she does but it ends early.
I was going to ask her to do something, then I kinda mehhed out.

I'll ask her tomorrow.

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Kil,

You have such an in with this girl. Just don't [censored] it up by getting fired from your job.

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oh and Jay, very cute. Here's your line: "Hi, I'm Jay. I'm heading [out/etc] for a cup of chai/coffee/beer (but chicks dig chai). Would you like to come?" It's simple and straight forward. No bull. If she's interested, she'll come. If not, well, it's a great fantasy. ;-)

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Lol at how many people took my post seriously. Did you take the bit about writing her a letter seriously aswell? And wtf is chai lol?

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Jay,

Here's a full proof plan.

1) Find out where the target will be for the next week
2) Get tufat and compnay to dress up as paparazzi
3) Rescue her from the obnoxious tufat who is trying to take upskirt pictures
4) ??????
5) Profit (and TR for SSNL)

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Hey, where's my foolproof Dr. 4_2_it advice?

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You already hit it. Based on how you described her situation, you are free rolling from here on out. If she is down for a friends with benefits relationship you will get the vibe. I'd just hit her up casually in the next day or two and ask her "what's up?" or something mundane and see where it leads. (I assume she hasn't contacted you as yet, correct? if she has then you are in, in IN.)

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Orange,

Good idea on the movies. I'll throw out a few that I have enjoyed over the years that might not be popular with today's youngsters [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

1) The Great Escape and Stalag 17. Two excellent WW2 movies set in German POW camps
2) Ben Hur - I wish I could see this at an IMAX theatre for the chariot race.
3) Singing in the Rain -- While most people think of it as a musical, it is actually a very funny comedy that stands the test of time.
4) My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's - Two very good movies with Audrey Hepburn. 'nuff said
5) The Manchurian Candidate (original with Sinatra) - Very chilling cold war movie that was released (and pulled) shortly before Kennedy was assassinated.
6) Planet of the Apes (Original) -- The ending, while well known today, was quite shocking at the time and quite chilling, considering the state of the Cold War.

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Wow I haven't seen any of these movies. Movies are a hard one for me to pick a favourite, I've never really loved many movies.

Aladdin and The Labyrinth are probably my favourite movies just for nostalgia (plus the Aladdin songs are brilliant). Other than that I don't really know.

I really liked Garden State but it's not really a classic by any means. I don't know, I've never really gotten into all the big name movies. Or any movies for that matter.

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Hey, where's my foolproof Dr. 4_2_it advice?

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You already hit it. Based on how you described her situation, you are free rolling from here on out. If she is down for a friends with benefits relationship you will get the vibe. I'd just hit her up casually in the next day or two and ask her "what's up?" or something mundane and see where it leads. (I assume she hasn't contacted you as yet, correct? if she has then you are in, in IN.)

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Nah, no contact at all. That's basically what I wanted to know though, whether I should just send a stock-standard 'what's up' message or not. I'm very new to this "friends with benefits" thing and aren't 100% on the best way to arrive at such an arrangement.

Only other thing was I kinda got up off the couch about half an hour after the work was done to go to the toilet, and when I got back I lay on a different couch because I wasn't comfortable enough to sleep with both of us on the same couch. Don't know if that offended her or not.

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do u guys watch what you spend?

I'm not a reckless machine with "big" purchases, but I tend to be a little whore with the small stuff. I've never really tallied up how much I spend on junk food/misc [censored] that isn't necessary. I just pay the CC bill when the statement comes, standard?

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do u guys watch what you spend?

I'm not a reckless machine with "big" purchases, but I tend to be a little whore with the small stuff. I've never really tallied up how much I spend on junk food/misc [censored] that isn't necessary. I just pay the CC bill when the statement comes, standard?

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Man if I tallied how much I've spent in 3 years at college at the service station across the road I reckon I'd have a heart attack. It's not uncommon for me to go and buy a couple of bags of crisps, some lollies, a pie, an icecream and some red bull in a night...which usually tallies to around $15AUD.

I go pretty much every day, not to that extent always but [censored]...that store keeps me alive...and I keep it alive...quite the symbiotic relationship.

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in no particular order:

taxi driver
the big lebowski
pulp fiction
goldeneye 007
godfather 1,2
24 hour party people
casino
python - meaning of life
rushmore
lock stock
snatch
terminator 2
silence of the lambs (hate the follow-ups, or the 10 mins ive seen of them anyway!)
usual suspects
waynes world 1,2
austin powers 1,2
withnail and I
psycho
vertigo
probably more hitchcocks if i had seen them

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US,
if you like Hitchcock you gotta see Rear Window.

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will do, think i'll dl some of them now. I have meaning to watch them for a long time, but im so damn lazy

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I actually spend about 1500$ with 600$ rent, excluding school, I tallied it up

I want to ask the girl from work to do something, but I'm not sure what I should say. I feel like after all this freaking practice it should be easy by now, but it's really not.

Wtf should I ask her to do? Come to my place and chill?

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1) The Great Escape and Stalag 17. Two excellent WW2 movies set in German POW camps
2) Ben Hur - I wish I could see this at an IMAX theatre for the chariot race.
3) Singing in the Rain -- While most people think of it as a musical, it is actually a very funny comedy that stands the test of time.
4) My Fair Lady and Breakfast at Tiffany's - Two very good movies with Audrey Hepburn. 'nuff said
5) The Manchurian Candidate (original with Sinatra) - Very chilling cold war movie that was released (and pulled) shortly before Kennedy was assassinated.
6) Planet of the Apes (Original) -- The ending, while well known today, was quite shocking at the time and quite chilling, considering the state of the Cold War.

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All awesome films, only one I haven't seen is Singing in the Rain. Audrey Hepburn is sex on legs. Great Escape is the pick of the bunch imo, great story, totally stellar cast and a [censored] awesome theme-tune (which I have for my ringtone atm).

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snowbank,
shooter? i heard that movie is sortve meh. but who knows? havent seen it yet.

jay/snowbank,
city of god IS great. i recommend it to everyone here. basically, its a documentary type movie (not really) that follows rocket, a teenager growing up in the slums of rio de janeiro. the gangs there are [censored] brutal and are comprised of children and teenagers.

ghosts of cite soleil

this movie looks ALOT like a city of god-like movie. this coming movie is a documentary on the drug wars in haiti. looks pretty good.

42it,
havent seen many of those movies but i've heard the original POTApes movie is good. How about the other ones?

also, post some movies you are looking foward to. if you visit the lounge or El D's forum, then you'll have seen some of these.

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma, a western starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Looks great imo.

The Invasion

I think a remake of the body snatchers (the original was a freaky film). this one looks pretty cool.

1-18-08

This one is soooo mysterious, I dont even know what it is about. But it has the same producer as LOST (JJ abrams) so it can't be bad, right?

I am Legend

Originally a book, I am Legend is a post apoc story of vampires and how one man is immune to the Virus. He kills them during the day time and is a 'legend' /superhardass to them. I love post-apoc movies/books so I'll probably check this one out. Though Will Smith sucks pretty bad at acting.

American Gangster

And you guys need no explanation for this one. Crowe/Washington, movie looks awesome.

eh?

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Anyone else looking forward to Bourne Ultimatum later this month? I hated the films at first, but then rewatched and really liked them, especially the first one.

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Kil,

Come to [somewhere close to my place so getting back to my place will be convenient] to chill sounds perfect. She is into you so you really do not need to put on a production.

Jay,

I really have a soft spot for Stalag 17. William Holden was brilliant. TGE always seemed like a big ensemble piece (though very well conceived and executed brilliantly) while Stalag 17 seemed grittier and darker.

One other throwaway is It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. I wonder how many of the comedy icons of the '40's-'60's people can name without reading the credits. It's been ripped off recently (Rat Race) and is dated, but if you know who Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers and Ethel Merman are then it's a very enjoyable (and at times quite funny) nostalgic tale.

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orange,

I am not a fan of the Planet of Apes sequels. They got worse and worse and really tarnished the original for a long time.

I enjoyed both Rush Hour movies so I think I'll probably see Rush Hour 3. My wife likes Jackie Chan, so it might be a date night kinda thing.

Not sure why they are remaking 3:10 to Yuma. Original was better than average.

Probably the biggest film I am looking forward to is one that is still in pre-production. It's The Thief of Always based on the novel by Clive barker. I am a Barker fan, but so far have found the movies based on his books sadly lacking (though the original Hellraiser was good).

In all honesty, Netflix is how I watch most movies these days. My schedule is such that I do not get to a theatre that often.

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A couple of my all time favorite comedies are Office Space and Clerks. Classics, in my mind.

I'll throw in a foreign action film, too, Woo's The Killer. Another all time classic.

Jay, I'm definitely looking forward to the Bourne Ultimatum. I enjoyed the first two a lot.

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Has anyone watched Kurusawa's Seven Samurai? I bought it a while back because it looks and is meant to be awesome. But I feel too intimidated to watch it (like 4 hours long). Any lovers?

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snowbank,
shooter? i heard that movie is sortve meh. but who knows? havent seen it yet.

jay/snowbank,
city of god IS great. i recommend it to everyone here. basically, its a documentary type movie (not really) that follows rocket, a teenager growing up in the slums of rio de janeiro. the gangs there are [censored] brutal and are comprised of children and teenagers.

ghosts of cite soleil

this movie looks ALOT like a city of god-like movie. this coming movie is a documentary on the drug wars in haiti. looks pretty good.

42it,
havent seen many of those movies but i've heard the original POTApes movie is good. How about the other ones?

also, post some movies you are looking foward to. if you visit the lounge or El D's forum, then you'll have seen some of these.

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma, a western starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe. Looks great imo.

The Invasion

I think a remake of the body snatchers (the original was a freaky film). this one looks pretty cool.

1-18-08

This one is soooo mysterious, I dont even know what it is about. But it has the same producer as LOST (JJ abrams) so it can't be bad, right?

I am Legend

Originally a book, I am Legend is a post apoc story of vampires and how one man is immune to the Virus. He kills them during the day time and is a 'legend' /superhardass to them. I love post-apoc movies/books so I'll probably check this one out. Though Will Smith sucks pretty bad at acting.

American Gangster

And you guys need no explanation for this one. Crowe/Washington, movie looks awesome.

eh?

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orange,

shooter didn't look awesome to me, thought it'd be pretty good, but after watching it the movie is probably in my top 10 of all time

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Bourne Ultimatum should be good

I don't watch a lot of movies that aren't "mainstream", but some of my favs are:

21 Grams
Lucky # Slevin
Million Dollar Baby
Runaway Jury

anything w/ Morgan Freeman/Denzel Washington

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Cueball -

In my experience, girls that are a bit messed up in the head will do some CRAZY ASS [censored] in bed. Often into choking. Don't pass this one up. You don't have to fall in love with her, but give her a call as a follow-up just to chit chat. It's polite, and will secure future sex.

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I agree with the guy who liked Little Miss Sunshine. Good movie.

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It is a classic for a reason. It's a great movie.

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I have a feeling Bourne Ultimatum is going to suck. I loved Identity and Supremacy - the third part of any trilogy always sucks imho.

I'm really into independent/foreign movies lately. One I recently watched is called "Amores Perros" or "Love's a Bitch."

The main character is the same guy from "The Science of Sleep"

Anyway, I thought Amores Perros was really good, albeit a bit sad. It was nominated for a whole bunch of awards, including an oscar. Check it out.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0245712/

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Christ almighty it is [censored] hot today. I dunno who all is in the northeast, but *jesus*. I just broke a healthy sweat taking the trash out to the road lol.

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yeah it's definitely way too hot to do anything here too (Chicago)

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Oh yeah I kinda agree with Little Miss Sunshine being good. Was one of those movies I was kinda like 'eh', but after it finished I realised I liked it.

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Man there's a really beautiful scene in Little Miss Sunshine.

When the boy gets out of the car...

I don't want to give too much away, but it was so beautiful.

YGOS, etc

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Some good movies that I'd recommend:

Sleeper (HILARIOUS old school Woody Allen movie)

The Graduate (ldo)

No Man's Land (Bosnian conflict mid-90's, really intense situation between two soldiers on opposite sides)

American Movie (rrrreally funny documentary about this weird/awesome low budget horror film maker)

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Has anyone watched Kurusawa's Seven Samurai? I bought it a while back because it looks and is meant to be awesome. But I feel too intimidated to watch it (like 4 hours long). Any lovers?

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It is a classic for a reason. It's a great movie.

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it's not 4 hours long, and it's my favorite movie of all time.

I'm not biased because it's japanese, I've loved that movie forever. It's [censored] godlike.

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Can anyone recommend a good independent/obscure movie?