Bad luck

I just came by to check out the latest riff raff…. it’s gone.

mmmmmm… naah, I don’t miss it.

@froodster:

I’ve often thought that I may not stay in Law forever. But for now, I’m really happy with the firm where I got a job, and I look forward to working there.

Did I mention that they close the office every Friday afternoon in the summer? and from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2? That’s PAID time off in addition to three weeks of holiday whenever. Sweet.

Ahhh Filmon Fridays . . . .
Law is a great profession - just look at the legacy that guy Christie left:
http://www.momentumplanet.ca/?q=node/180 (one of many sites that describe his charity)
It’s a great stepping stone to politics, civic service, corporate stewardship etc.
Of course some lawyers discredit their profession, but we in the medical profession actually have to have statements explaining that we are not allowed to sleep with our patients ever - not necessary if all of us were honorable.
Anyway - i’m glad for you Dan, and i am confident that you will do your profession proud.  Congrats.

The other night after copious amounts of something red that sounds like “whine” i posted some remarks that might have been interpreted to mean that zooey, balungaloaf and m36 are 3 below average posters. 
You should not have read this as such.
I think that these are the same person.

(oh - and sorry for causing you a headache Mod’s - i should know better)

everything is fine just dont call people… well you know… " below average posters"

Just let us know when you get up to 25 bars a day, ok?

By the way, what chocolate do you eat?

Definitely one movie, not two.  Chalk that one up to: greed? overambition? trying to do too much at once?  The style/feeling of the movies are different as well; not necessarily a bad thing, but the second segment felt rushed or unpolished and a major letdown.

Enough with the cheese as far as dialogue goes.  This is one of my Tarantino peeves - his dialogue is nauseating, or at least has been developing that way.

I think the major flaw was that it was a parody of low-budget kung-fu flicks on a high-budget.  Maybe not that reason exactly, but something about it just didn’t “feel” right.  A wolf in sheep’s clothing, so to speak.  It’s so hard to pinpoint this, but his emulation of those bad-but-good films just doesn’t amount to a good movie, and I can’t explain why.  A bastardization of some sort…

The story and premise was laughable - even for a parody - and the ending was disappointing.  I apparently went to the bathroom at the exact time she used the Five Point Exploding Heart technique (or whatever it was called) and felt like I missed nothing.

Now, knowing Tarantino, there was probably lots of little things that I missed.  I’m sure they’re fun and interesting, but I don’t think it would change my opinion about the movie.

So, there’s more I’d add to my critique, but let me note some things I did like.  Music is always a good selection from QT.  I liked the animé sequence - from the first movie, I think.  I enjoyed the choreography of the fights from the first movie, but the second was all dirt & grit (more realistic?) and was a harsh contrast to the first - more on it’s lack of continuity.

Plenty to get this thread rolling.  On a side note, I recommend Lady Snowblood, the main inspiration for this movie.  There’s comedic value, but it’s not intended, and everything else is pure story and action.  A true kung fu flick.  :-D
It’s also pretty crazy if you are under the right conditions…  :wink:

I always figured the Hobbit was a parallel of WW1 while the trilogy was a parallel of WW2. Tolkien fought in WW1, so he can be compared to Bilbo, while his family most certainly had some part in WW2 even though he didnt.

I think F_alk’s just toying with you now.

I used to be somewhat of a grammarphile and hated it when people didn’t use correct grammar and spelling.  Nowadays, if I can understand what you wrote, I don’t worry about it.  But to answer your question:

let’s & wrong

:-P