DLD 2/26/07 Hello G&G Mondays

children of men got robbed

It was already robbed when it wasn't nominated for best picture but to not win best cinematography?
Well it was kind of like Wash for manager,i knew he wouldn't get it but i still had blind hope.

by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Feb 26, 2007 10:50 AM PST reply actions

You are correct.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 10:57 AM PST up reply actions

YEP.

booooooooo!

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 26, 2007 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

Ghost Dog, Power and Quality

Loved that film. Forest Whitaker rocks, though I was hoping for a better acceptance speech.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 26, 2007 11:01 AM PST reply actions

Ghost Dog is in my top 5.

Most people I know don't get it, but that's one hell of a multi-layered film.

Louie: Goddamn it. You shot me in the exact same fucking place as last time!

Ghost Dog: I'm sorry. I mean you no disrespect. You're my retainer. I don't want to put too many holes in you.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:02 PM PST up reply actions

Awesome movie

Ghost Dog is definitely a movie I recommend highly. So much magnificence in such a "small" movie.

by LoveDemAs on Feb 26, 2007 8:58 PM PST up reply actions

so did you watch all six hours?
not only do the oscars suck, they're also totally predictable, and this year was more so than most. why watch when you already know who is going to win in every major category.

i'm glad little miss sunshine was nominated, the academy has discriminated against comedies for too long. apparently you just have to get rid of all the funny/amusing amusing, quality acting, witty dialogue, etc.

baseball:
Five Fun Facts About Gil Meche
http://www.royalsreview.com/story/2007/2/25/174731/208

"I never thought the grass would be greener," Thomas said. "Joe Morgan was right."
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070225&content_id=1815149&vkey=spt200 7news&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor

giants idol II. i'm so glad the a's don't do this...
http://giantsjottings.blogspot.com/

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:06 AM PST reply actions

I watched the last two hours

It seems like it shouldn't be too hard to make an entertaining show, but apparently it is.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 11:14 AM PST up reply actions

I don't think Shea Hillenbrand, or Ted Lilly would

say the Jays locker room is like the A's. Macha knew Karate, he doesn't need to challenge his players, just bathroom doors.

by theblackpearl on Feb 26, 2007 11:15 AM PST up reply actions

Is Nicole Kidman actually a cat?

I think it has something to do with the giant bow around her neck:

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 11:06 AM PST reply actions

nicole kidman

has the most disturbing voice and laugh i've ever heard.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:07 AM PST up reply actions

Mark Ellis Appreciation Society

Apparently, Poppy isn't the only member.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_5306747

For an Oscars ceremony, I thought it was a decent show. Liked the dancers, was happy with a lot of the winners, and nominees in general. It was much too long, but didn't seem longer than others in recent years. Perhaps I just have low standards.

Kettlecorn! Swishercorn!

by TurnTwo on Feb 26, 2007 11:09 AM PST reply actions

Hmmmm...

I might have some strong competition for the Not Getting Over It Award...

"I was really shocked ... it's a big, big tragedy," said Eric Chavez

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 26, 2007 11:50 AM PST up reply actions

Yep.

You're going to have to turn the melodrama up a notch if you want to compete.

Kettlecorn! Swishercorn!

by TurnTwo on Feb 26, 2007 11:57 AM PST up reply actions

I will hereby take this opportunity...

to announce that I am going on a hunger strike until Mark Ellis wins a Gold Glove. Or at least until he's immortalized as a bobblehead.

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 26, 2007 12:02 PM PST up reply actions

I will hereby take this opportunity...

to announce that I will eat the food that Poppy gives up. The longer she starves, the fatter I'll get.

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 26, 2007 12:22 PM PST up reply actions

Honda F-1 car

Honda's F-1 cars for the 2007 season will feature a wrap around picture of the globe "to remind us of the importance of the earth":
Honda Eco Picture on Car

And, love this comment from a fan:

Me: "Honda, I'd like you to meet this shark"
Honda: "Oh, hi shark, how are you today?"
Shark: "RAAAAAR"
Honda: "Oh my that's nice. Hey, I was thinking about advertising campaigns and bandwagons and irony and jumping stuff, would you mind if I jumped you?"
Shark: "RAAAAAAR"
Honda: "Excellent, I'll get my hybrid and jump over you with it for the cameras"
Me: "COOL. Hey guys! Honda is jumping the shark, come and watch!"
Shark: "RAAAAAAR"

by apilgrim on Feb 26, 2007 11:09 AM PST reply actions

I came in second in the office Oscar pool,

so that's something.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Feb 26, 2007 11:12 AM PST reply actions

Does second mean you survived?

Who came in first? I loathe carnivorous fish.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 26, 2007 11:18 AM PST up reply actions

even robotic prehistoric fish?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

progressive rock phish

"I'd like to reference a brilliant post from Left Coast Lumber today" - notsellingjeans

by methodrampage on Feb 26, 2007 11:25 AM PST up reply actions

I think the Independent Spirit Awards

ceremony is always better than the Oscars. Come on, Doogie singing and dancing around with guns and blood? How do you top that?

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 11:16 AM PST reply actions

How do you top that?

How about Doogie stealing a car while loaded on ecstacy and getting air while snorting coke off a hooker's ass?

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

Al Gore's ass.

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 11:40 AM PST up reply actions

He's going to be in the H&K sequel, too!

"(Zito) swings like a girl and runs like a woman." -- Dan Haren, January 27, 2007.

by Englishmajor on Feb 26, 2007 5:06 PM PST up reply actions

Amen!

When baseball and other sports have image problems because of performance-enhancing substances and legal troubles, it's nice to know that there are also a lot of professional athletes who are giving back, even if it goes under the radar.

So true! This is why I love this team!

Oh, and incase you missed it, Piazza was on GameDay last night. He had a great interview and I am now officially in love with him! You can see the interview Here!

Also Milton and Swish were on Sports Sunday last night. Super Cute interview! I couldn't find the video on the website, but it was great. If anyone really wants to see it, I can post it on YouTube later today. They said they are going to be selling T-shirts! Seriously! I will absolutely spend $20 on that! I kinda hope they are serious. If they are, they should do some charity thing for it. Sell them for $20 and give the money to Stike Outs for Troops or something. I think a lot of people will buy those shirts!

"We don't rebuild in Oakland, man," Swisher cackles. "We re-load." Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Feb 26, 2007 11:16 AM PST reply actions

I would like to see it!

"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Feb 26, 2007 11:29 AM PST up reply actions

I would also love to see..

the interview... If you could post the link that would be awesome, thanks!

"We got the best of him"

by iloveoakland on Feb 26, 2007 8:56 PM PST up reply actions

OT movie question

i wonder what the record is for fewest years between an original movie and the hollywood remake?
the departed was four years, i can't think of anything that beats it. insomnia and the vanishing were both five years...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:17 AM PST reply actions

Hmmm

Goodfellas-->Casino; also 5 years.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 11:22 AM PST up reply actions

three years

yojimbo (61) - fistful of dollars (64)

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:23 AM PST up reply actions

Another 4 year:

Abre Los Ojos (1997) and Vanilla Sky (2001).

"Even if you know the deck is stacked in your favor, you still have to have the discipline to trust the math and the cojones to go to the ATM." BB

by green star oakland on Feb 26, 2007 11:50 AM PST up reply actions

Amazingly,

Hollywood managed to remake a movie within the same year that the original came out. First came "Chasing Liberty": http://imdb.com/title/tt0360139/

Then nine months later, "First Daughter": http://imdb.com/title/tt0361620/

Read the plots, they're the exact same movie.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 12:06 PM PST up reply actions

Chasing Liberty was Much, MUCH better!!

"We don't rebuild in Oakland, man," Swisher cackles. "We re-load." Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Feb 26, 2007 12:24 PM PST up reply actions

Well, it WAS the original

The remake is always worse.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 12:24 PM PST up reply actions

That...

And I can't stand Katie Holmes!

"We don't rebuild in Oakland, man," Swisher cackles. "We re-load." Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Feb 26, 2007 12:26 PM PST up reply actions

Katie Holmes

She killed "Batman Begins," but she really made "The Gift" for me.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 12:38 PM PST up reply actions

Remember that movie where Katie Holmes...

pops her top?

That was awesome.

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 1:09 PM PST up reply actions

It really was a "Gift"...

The guys in "Harold and Kumar" agree with us.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 1:15 PM PST up reply actions

Classic

"Remember the Holacaust? Imagine the exact opposite of that" - Goldstein.

Fire Macha Yesterday!

by dboysick on Feb 26, 2007 4:13 PM PST up reply actions

she was good in

"Pieces of April", and "Go" is good too.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Feb 27, 2007 11:49 AM PST up reply actions

Also

"Ringu" and "The Ring", 4 years.
"Nine Queens" and "Criminal", 4 years.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 12:12 PM PST up reply actions

3 Years...

La Femme Nikita (1990) and Point of No Return (1993).

"When I got injured, I felt disrespected. Waaannnh!" - Mark Kotsay

by FoolshGame22 on Feb 26, 2007 12:20 PM PST up reply actions

Infernal Affairs >>> the departed

scoressce films (godfather, goodfellas, casino) spans a long time (20-50 years), infernal affairs happened within ~6 months. he (scoressce) tried to incorporate things that slowed the movie down (i.e. the original one didn't go back to his childhood for the damon character and the dicaprio character , if i remember correctly, didn't have mobster ties)

infernal affairs is ~2hr movie but it felt like it was 1hr 30 min and it kept my attention, for the departed, i turned away and didn't watch for a lot of parts.

the acting was great but the story (the changes) made it bland; plus he killed off the sequel.

simple jedi mind tricks?

by ucla kid on Feb 26, 2007 12:21 PM PST up reply actions

Infernal Affairs is a 3-part trilogy

The Departed takes a little snippet from all 3.

Spoilers for those who haven't seen the rest of Infernal Affairs! I don't know how to do the invisible font, sadly, so I'll have to go the old fashion way.

Part 2 is a prequel, and talks about the police academy days and immediate years after it as Andy Lau/Matt Damon and Tony Leung/Dicaprio's characters infiltrate their respective targets. And we find out that the Leung character's BROTHER (and some respects, family) is part of the mafia, and that's how Leung gets into the underground.

Part 3 uses a lot of flash backs and time skips to explore more indepthly the major characters in the story, as well as what eventually happens to Lau's character as he feveriously attempts to clean his slate.

I have yet to see The Departed, but all my friends who have seen the trilogy have enjoyed it. Not to say it's better than IA, but they liked the film.

by Kaiser99 on Feb 26, 2007 1:50 PM PST up reply actions

4 years

Abre los ojos ---> Vanilla Sky...1997 - 2001

by broaklyn on Feb 26, 2007 3:15 PM PST up reply actions

Oops

Someone beat me.

by broaklyn on Feb 26, 2007 3:16 PM PST up reply actions

Ju-On: The Grudge (2003), The Grudge (2004)

And just to rub it in, Grudge II (2006).

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:14 PM PST up reply actions

Oscar griping

Does anyone -- especially with Francis, George, and Steven on hand to coronate Marty -- believe that no one outside of PWC knows the contents of the envelopes prior to the opening?

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 11:28 AM PST reply actions

With Lucas on hand....

I would have thought the award was going to Michael Bay or something.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 11:31 AM PST up reply actions

yeah, lucas doesn't really belong

in the "we haven't made a good movie since the 1970s" crew since he's never made one.

as far as bay - lucas: for pure entertainment i'd rather watch "the rock" than anything lucas has done...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:47 AM PST up reply actions

i'm sure that wouldn't be the first time

didn't julia roberts present when denzel washington won?

where were paul schrader and brian de palma?

oh well, scorsese is pretty consistently mediocre now, so it's about time he leaves the group of great oscar non-winners and joins kevin costner and ron howard.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

at least Billy Friedkin was there ...

aka Mr Sherry Lansing

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 11:45 AM PST up reply actions

... and "mediocre" is overly generous

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 11:47 AM PST up reply actions

As an ex-employee...

It is controlled very tightly.....That whole process is 100% on the up and up.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Feb 26, 2007 12:25 PM PST up reply actions

Except that:

If you work in film production, and you know many Academy voters, you know pretty quickly who is getting the 'charity' votes and who isn't.

FWIW, as soon as those three came out, I knew what was coming up. And it made me ill.

Scorcese pimping himself out for an award is undignified and unnecessary. It ain't as if he's going to retire next year and is in some sort of rush for one.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:18 PM PST up reply actions

Fistful of dollars:

not a "Hollywood" remake.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 11:29 AM PST reply actions

Italian remake?

by apilgrim on Feb 26, 2007 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

Pan's Labyrinth

Wasn't even nominated for Best Picture. Best movie of the year as far as I'm concerned.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Feb 26, 2007 11:36 AM PST reply actions

It wasn't entered.

You can't be in both Best Picture and Best Foreign Film. The producers chose Foreign Film because they figured they had the best chance of winning that.

Oops.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:09 PM PST up reply actions

That's what they get

For hiring Grady Little as an Oscar consultant.

I'd like to eat my lunch, but Billy just kicked me out of my office.

by BlameChannel53 on Feb 26, 2007 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

Brady Little?

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 6:07 PM PST up reply actions

ouch, that smarts!

Abreu strains oblique

death to myspace!

by malikot on Feb 26, 2007 11:40 AM PST reply actions

key to winning best actor/actress

out: mentally/physically disabled person
in: famous historical figure

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 11:52 AM PST reply actions

Whoopi Goldberg IS Chester A. Arthur ...

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 11:56 AM PST up reply actions

I can see that

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 26, 2007 12:00 PM PST up reply actions

For the coming year studios will

play it safe by combining these winning traits.

Expect to see lead roles playing FDR and Hellen Keller in 2007.

"Even if you know the deck is stacked in your favor, you still have to have the discipline to trust the math and the cojones to go to the ATM." BB

by green star oakland on Feb 26, 2007 11:57 AM PST up reply actions

Zito as Paula Abdul at "Giants Idol"

link

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 11:57 AM PST reply actions

MUCH BETTER

than Bonds as Paula Abdul last year.

by gotgreen on Feb 26, 2007 12:00 PM PST up reply actions

Oh Barry :-(

He's trying too hard - it just smacks of desperation.

That whole American Idol shtick was cheesy last year (playing to the cameras for "Bonds on Bonds"), but its just sad this year.

"Even if you know the deck is stacked in your favor, you still have to have the discipline to trust the math and the cojones to go to the ATM." BB

by green star oakland on Feb 26, 2007 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

Oh be nice...

He took the role of Paula and made it his own. :)

"Thank you New Manager." -- baseballgirl

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Feb 26, 2007 1:44 PM PST up reply actions

Eh...I thought he was a little pitchy.

Kettlecorn! Swishercorn!

by TurnTwo on Feb 26, 2007 1:49 PM PST up reply actions

Question

Which A's player do you think would win a wet t-shirt contest?

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 26, 2007 11:59 AM PST reply actions

Duh.

Booby Kielty.

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 12:18 PM PST up reply actions

Cupcakes. Hands down.

No, make that hands tied behind my back so I'm not even tempted.

Yes, Billy, "it would be nice to go to Europe for a month and know that your team is in its mid-20s and locked in for the next five or six years."

by LAXile on Feb 26, 2007 4:28 PM PST up reply actions

mikeA hated Little Miss Sunshine.

mikeA is evil.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 11:59 AM PST reply actions

I loved that movie

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 26, 2007 12:00 PM PST up reply actions

I liked it, but it was over-praised

LMS was the Barry Zito of Oscar nominees.

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

and, to continue the parallel ...

... Marty S was definitely being paid for past performance.

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 12:04 PM PST up reply actions

veteran's committee inductee

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is a sad sign of the times

by ArakSOT on Feb 26, 2007 12:17 PM PST up reply actions

hated it

if i didn't watch it with others, i might have turned it off.

one of the little things that bugged me: when they leave the girl behind at the gas station (how many times has that been done already?), how come they don't have to push-start the van?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:17 PM PST up reply actions

You're right!

That's completely ridiculous. How could they have missed that!? Now I hate that movie too.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 12:24 PM PST up reply actions

that reaction would have made sense

if i didn't preface my comment by saying that it's a minor thing.
although, was it really even a minor thing? i mean, the filmmakers are the ones who made such a big deal of the van problems, and got like 20 freaking minutes out of it.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:33 PM PST up reply actions

LMS

Disfunctional Families in America. Most people can relate.

by Colorado Fan on Feb 26, 2007 1:00 PM PST up reply actions

I had the same thought...

also: the kid finding out he's color blind: super lame un-earned plot device. "I can't believe the movie wants me to care about this," I thought. From what little I know about Nietzsche, I think he would have kicked that kid's ass for having a lame aspiration.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 12:27 PM PST up reply actions

totally agree

that scene is probably where the movie lost me for good.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:29 PM PST up reply actions

You two are grinchy.

LMS is just a fun, funny romp that doesn't (or shouldn't) mean anything beyond 'that was nice'.

that it became ridiculously overhyped (and won an award or two it shouldn't have) ain't the fault of the flick, which if compared to other 'comedies' out there, ranks pretty freaking highly.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:20 PM PST up reply actions

Amen. I wonder if they have guns...

because then this would be a case of armed snobbery.

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 4:26 PM PST up reply actions

Wouldn't Nietzsche have

just shrugged and decided it doesn't matter anyway?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 26, 2007 1:38 PM PST up reply actions

It's been a while since I've watched it...

but didn't they just slow down enough for Frank to grab Olive as they went by?

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 12:27 PM PST up reply actions

but first they had to start the van and drive away

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:30 PM PST up reply actions

I don't think so

I thought they were driving when they realized she was left behind, and the next scene was of them driving up to her, slowing down a bit and making her jump in the car. I don't think they ever stopped. Maybe I'm wrong.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 12:37 PM PST up reply actions

here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKAUoXhD66M

50 seconds to 1 minute in.

they're parked at the gas station, the van has NO trouble starting, they drive away, realize they forgot the annoyingly-cute girl, circle back and pick her up without stopping the van.
i'm not sure why they didn't just park in the same spot they were in before...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:47 PM PST up reply actions

I can see the incline...

but how the hell did they get the van backed up? Push it?

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 12:50 PM PST up reply actions

again, the more important question is

if they could park there once and have no problem driving away, why didn't they just park there again.
i'm not a parent, but that seems a bit safer than having a little girl jump into a moving van...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:53 PM PST up reply actions

They put Grandpa in the trunk!

And Dad basically called the little girl a fatass. I could see them using her as a speed bump.

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

Exactly

by Colorado Fan on Feb 26, 2007 1:02 PM PST up reply actions

there's a difference

the characters in the movie weren't forcing the girl to climb into a moving van because they're dysfunctional assholes, it was because the filmmakers didn't bother to think it through because they're a bunch of hacks.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

Making a little much out of a VERY minor point.

So it's a plothole. What movie have you seen, like, ever, that didn't have eighteen of those?

My baseball script has a major plothole that ain't going to get fixed no matter what, because it's integral to the plot, but you know what?

Go with it. Sitting waiting for the 'a-ha!' moment is not how you enjoy a movie.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:22 PM PST up reply actions

I always sit there waiting for the ...

... kajagoogoo moment.

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 5:32 PM PST up reply actions

I almost typed that for you.

As soon as I typed 'a-ha', I knew what was ahead.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 6:03 PM PST up reply actions

While Paul Reubens

sits there waiting for the Catch-Your-GooGoo moment.

"Even if you know the deck is stacked in your favor, you still have to have the discipline to trust the math and the cojones to go to the ATM." BB

by green star oakland on Feb 26, 2007 7:35 PM PST up reply actions

It's a Movie

Don't let the facts get in the way of a solid American Movie.

by Colorado Fan on Feb 26, 2007 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

I'm not inclined to care.

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 26, 2007 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

I can't be bothered

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is a sad sign of the times

by ArakSOT on Feb 26, 2007 1:19 PM PST up reply actions

Ah!

When they first left the station! They parked on an incline and let it roll.

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 12:39 PM PST up reply actions

they parked in the gas station parking lot

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:43 PM PST up reply actions

Hell, I don't know. :)

I guess it was just enough incline for him to pop the clutch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKAUoXhD66M

The Third Eye fits perfectly. All systems go!

by Jennifer on Feb 26, 2007 12:49 PM PST up reply actions

I have to admit ...

... that the intricacies of plot minutiae and continuity are rather a more signal component of Little Miss Sunshine than they are in, say, JFK ...

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 12:50 PM PST up reply actions

Coincidences

when I saw Children of Men, and they have to try to push start the car I immediately flashed to LMS and the whole van starting thing. It gave me a chuckle. But I thought that one was done badly too, where they get up a good head of steam going down the hill and it doesn't start, then push on flat and it does. Minor quibble, I agree it was robbed.

by sslinger on Feb 26, 2007 1:39 PM PST up reply actions

Great.

Thanks for ruining Children of Men for me.

Green Tea

by Ice Cream on Feb 26, 2007 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

Oops - sorry

But I don't think it will ruin anything.

by sslinger on Feb 26, 2007 5:44 PM PST up reply actions

Not to worry, sslinger

I was going for the deadpan laugh. (I probably should of posted a "j/k") (sorry--back to ya')

Geren Tea

by Ice Cream on Feb 26, 2007 11:32 PM PST up reply actions

You quit on the movie, and that just shows...

you're a loser, because winners never quit, and quitters never win.

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 12:52 PM PST up reply actions

<sends 20,000 more people to see LMS>

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

If you're going to worry

about the plot making sense, I'd say a bigger problem would be: how the hell would Olive have been runner-up in the state pageant in the first place? And Steve Carell's character running into his rival and his student at a gas station in the middle of nowhere, while possible, is sufficiently implausible that it could only happen in a movie.

But it's a comedy, and I laughed enough that the plot wasn't much of an issue. Olive's dance at the pageant and the ensuing reaction were just uproariously funny (though perhaps foreshadowed a bit too heavily). Pretty much any scene with Alan Arkin was great too.

In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Feb 26, 2007 1:18 PM PST up reply actions

THANK you!

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 1:22 PM PST up reply actions

i totally agree

those are additional problems with this movie.

although the second thing is pretty minor compared to the plots of (and just sticking to recent oscar successes here) mystic river or the departed.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:24 PM PST up reply actions

the big dance ending

i might have appreciated it more if it wasn't done just a few years after napoleon dynamite...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:27 PM PST up reply actions

No need to push start it.

The gas station was on a slant, pop it in neutral and roll away.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin, Seattle Mariners

by Helloooo 1st on Feb 26, 2007 6:36 PM PST up reply actions

Count me in as evil

That was one of the most manipulative movie I've ever seen, not to mention that it seems cobbled together from bits and pieces of other (often equally egregious films) -- National Lampoon's Vacation, every Ruth Gordon movie ever made, every Wes Anderson movie ever made (blech!), etc. I could go on and on, but I'll stop now.

by Ray of Lite on Feb 26, 2007 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

Glad to have you

on the team, but I'm not sure what to make of the Wes Anderson hatred...

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 1:10 PM PST up reply actions

I. LOATHE. Wes. Anderson.

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 1:17 PM PST up reply actions

so you LIKE little miss sunshine

and LOATHE wes anderson??
how is that even possible...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:21 PM PST up reply actions

Wes Anderson: pretentious wanker

(I know, I know, pot/kettle.)

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 1:24 PM PST up reply actions

that's a bad thing?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:32 PM PST up reply actions

BOOOOOOOOOOO

Have a heart.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 1:25 PM PST up reply actions

have a heart?

that seems like an appropriate reaction to hating an emotionally manipulative movie like little miss sunshine, but what does wes anderson have to do with heart?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:28 PM PST up reply actions

His movies

have a lot to do with people's emotions. But I guess either you care about them, or you don't. I do.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 1:30 PM PST up reply actions

speaking of his first three movies

the last one was somewhat manipulative, in an effort to get murray an oscar nom or whatever...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:31 PM PST up reply actions

The last one was just bad

I think the first three have heart. They are melancholie.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 1:34 PM PST up reply actions

eh, i guess you're right

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:37 PM PST up reply actions

I feel sorry for you...

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 1:28 PM PST up reply actions

oh, please don't

My life is vastly improved by the absence of Wes Anderson movies.

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 1:48 PM PST up reply actions

The emptiness of your soul

is akin to the bareness of the pantsless policeman's legs.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 1:58 PM PST up reply actions

Speaking of:

This link is amusing.

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 2:01 PM PST up reply actions

lol

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 2:07 PM PST up reply actions

I am now going to devote the next 3 months

to writing a word-for-word parody screenplay entitled The Royal Monkeyballs: "Early morning on an empty street in North Beach. A dented cab pulls up to a three story house, owned by Royal Monkeyballs, the once proud patriarch of a family of A's fans. Royal gets out of the cab and starts flinging feces at Wes Anderson, as he stands smugly across the street talking about his next film, Jim Jarmusch, Nietzshce, and the Dave Clark Five..."

Yes, Billy, "it would be nice to go to Europe for a month and know that your team is in its mid-20s and locked in for the next five or six years."

by LAXile on Feb 26, 2007 4:38 PM PST up reply actions

Wes Anderson et al.

I tend to find quirky (substitute whimsical, colorful, and all their variants) characters, movies, plotlines, etc., to be extremely annoying. The writers and directors seem to have their eye on the audience, aiming to charm the viewers rather than developing authentic, truthful characters. I'm not referring to realism necessarily, but whether the artist is expressing something honest, however he or she chooses to tell the story.
I realize that what feels honest and authentic to me may not to someone else, and vice versa. But under my personal aesthetic standards, Joy Division and Werner Herzog go to heaven, Wes Anderson, Zach Braff, and the Barenaked Ladies go straight to hell.

by Ray of Lite on Feb 26, 2007 3:38 PM PST up reply actions

"Mike Kalinsky spent high school

alone in his bedroom listening to Joy Division and the Misfits..."

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Feb 26, 2007 3:54 PM PST up reply actions

amen, RoL

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 4:21 PM PST up reply actions

Wait,

aren't you one of the big Arrested Development fans on here? Quirky - check. Colorful characters - check. Aiming to charm the viewers rather than developing authentic, truthful characters - check. I'm confused. Perhaps there's some quirky that works for you, some that doesn't, but to condemn it all under one blanket seems disingenuine.

by sslinger on Feb 26, 2007 5:50 PM PST up reply actions

ous.

by sslinger on Feb 26, 2007 6:01 PM PST up reply actions

here's the difference, as I sees it

AD is mean. Me likey mean-spirited satire (cf, Robocop).

Wes Anderson is gentle, fey, and whimsical. <barf>

... our computers then decode what it is the monkey's intending to do ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 26, 2007 7:36 PM PST up reply actions

Here's part of the difference for me

In movies like, say, "Little Miss Sunshine" dysfunction is quirky but painless, nothing like what real families must endure; people behave in odd ways (tics, strange compulsions, etc.) that doesn't really speak to cope with, or fail to cope with, real pain.
So, I've just found movies like "Bad Santa," Alexander Payne's films -- even movies like "Shakes the Clown" and Al Franken's underrated "Stuart Saves His Family" -- to be more satisfying; they ring true both when they're funny and when they're painful.

by Ray of Lite on Feb 26, 2007 10:29 PM PST up reply actions

Ugh. I meant to say

"doesn't really speak to how people cope with . . . "

by Ray of Lite on Feb 26, 2007 10:31 PM PST up reply actions

Ugh

If you don't like LMS or Wes Anderson's movies, then yes, I would have to consider you evil.

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 1:13 PM PST up reply actions

wes anderson

his first three films were great.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 1:18 PM PST up reply actions

this DLD needs a poll

the rapper-turned-actor race for the oscars:
-ice t
-marky mark
-queen latifah
-vanilla ice
-fresh prince
-fidy cent
-ice cube
-eminem
-ludacris
-ll cool j

i probably forgot a few dozen...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Feb 26, 2007 12:38 PM PST reply actions

Snoop?

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 26, 2007 12:53 PM PST up reply actions

I think I will stick

with this rapping duo

by Zonis on Feb 26, 2007 1:18 PM PST up reply actions

Crystal Method Actor?

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 12:55 PM PST up reply actions

lol

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 26, 2007 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

The best one is probably Mos Def, but most people

didn't know he was a rapper.

by theblackpearl on Feb 26, 2007 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

DMX

"...we don't score six, seven runs. We score three, four runs and play defense and pitch" - Eric Chavez

by pickinmachine on Feb 26, 2007 1:13 PM PST up reply actions

OT...sorry if mentioned somewhere else

Speaking of charity, is AN planning on buying season tickets again and donating them. I loved reading the kids letters from last year, and the whole idea was fantastic.

"...we don't score six, seven runs. We score three, four runs and play defense and pitch" - Eric Chavez

by pickinmachine on Feb 26, 2007 1:29 PM PST reply actions

OT??

I guess for this DLD it probably is... :-)

Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on Feb 26, 2007 3:48 PM PST up reply actions

How the Oakland A's can win the World Series!

Over at Baseball Prospectus! Best of all, no subscription required!!!

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5910&PHPSESSID=dd2f31ea83e73c7ac005c194c 7aeba59

by Philip Christy on Feb 26, 2007 1:35 PM PST reply actions

'hope and faith is an A's fan's bread and butter'

...the actual season and the play-offs being our booze and meds

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is a sad sign of the times

by ArakSOT on Feb 26, 2007 1:42 PM PST up reply actions

In that case, If man cannot live on

bread alone, thank God for the playoffs.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Feb 26, 2007 1:49 PM PST up reply actions

Or in mine and Jennifer's case...

booze and meds are our booze and meds.

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 4:21 PM PST up reply actions

Is Christina Kahrle

an ANer?

by mikeA on Feb 26, 2007 1:47 PM PST up reply actions

how sad

no love for milhouse! :(

from yahoo:

Caption:

Oakland Athletics infielder Mark Ellis, right, listens to coach Ty Van Burkleo, during spring training baseball, Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, in Phoenix.

by gotgreen on Feb 26, 2007 2:43 PM PST reply actions

even less love for Ellie!

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is a sad sign of the times

by ArakSOT on Feb 26, 2007 3:02 PM PST up reply actions

The caption is correct

Ellis was there, but got cropped out of the photo.

Melhuse was there too, obviously, but since he's not allowed to actually hit he was not listening.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 26, 2007 3:31 PM PST up reply actions

Ellis is actually hanging off the bat..

..behind Melhuse, trying to wrest it out of his hand.

But man, once Melhuse gets a bat in his hand, he ain't giving it up for nobody. Look at that look of determination.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:06 PM PST up reply actions

Some help?

Aside from Player to be Named Later, anyone know of any good baseball or other good sports documentaries? I have a paper due in 2 weeks about a documentary of my choice for my film class. I'm using PTBNL for my final paper. Thanks!

"My conclusion is that sportswriters just fucking love food." - Fire Joe Morgan

by JLaff on Feb 26, 2007 3:40 PM PST reply actions

don't know if you'd count this as a sport...

but I sure do.

Dust To Glory is a documentry about the Baja 1000, which is a rally race held every fall in the desert of Baja, Mexico. Buggies, trucks and dirt bikes all compete together in an 900+ mile overnight race, complete with spectator-set booby traps and highway patrol chasing contestants when the race course coincides with the public roads. It's crazy!

by high street on Feb 26, 2007 4:04 PM PST up reply actions

I got one recently.

The Emerald Diamond - it's a doco about baseball in Ireland.

I can ship it to you if you like. It's alright - not great, but alright.

Otherwise, I'd suggest going out and renting The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg.

"Kotsay is 31... Kotsay's back is 127." - Jeepers

by Ozzz on Feb 26, 2007 4:04 PM PST up reply actions

How bout Murderball?

Both recently and critically acclaimed. Would seem to fit perfectly and be interesting.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Feb 26, 2007 4:15 PM PST up reply actions

I 100% recommend

a documentary on Pro Bull riding, called Rank.

http://probullstats.com/news.php

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498379/

I'm not in to Bull Riding, but I caught this documentary on IFC a few months ago and really enjoyed its minimalist approach and emphasis on how strong the bulls are. I think it's probably something that no one else is doing as well. Top notch documentary.

by apilgrim on Feb 26, 2007 4:35 PM PST up reply actions

The Other Final

The match between the two worst national soccer teams in the world:

http://www.theotherfinal.com/

"(Zito) swings like a girl and runs like a woman." -- Dan Haren, January 27, 2007.

by Englishmajor on Feb 26, 2007 5:11 PM PST up reply actions

The untold story of The Rumble in the Jungle

When We Were Kings (1996) - A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.

You can watch it on Showtime in a couple of days.

"When I got injured, I felt disrespected. Waaannnh!" - Mark Kotsay

by FoolshGame22 on Feb 26, 2007 5:42 PM PST up reply actions

Leni Riefenstahl's Olympiad

It's both a documentary and a Nazi propaganda film, but I think it's (almost) required viewing for anyone studying film, or sports in film. Riefenstahl ushered in many editing and other techniques now commonplace in film. Although addressing the movie pretty much demands that you confront the various moral and aesthetic issues it raises, some of those are issues e.g., how people of color are depicted) that often arise in sports documentaries or coverage anyway, even if in subtler or more innocuous form.

by Ray of Lite on Feb 26, 2007 5:48 PM PST up reply actions

Please don't misunderstand my post

By no means am I endorsing Riefenstahl's views. I recognize full well that she was a truly monstrous figure. I mention it because (1) it is one of the seminal sports "documentaries" in film history and (2) it's visually stunning (though some argue that propaganda of this sort, by definition, is inherently horrific and can never be "beautiful").

by Ray of Lite on Feb 26, 2007 5:55 PM PST up reply actions

Interesting grass roots anti-steroid

movement by former major leaguer Dale Murphy:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/features/263379.html

by AsFanInLA on Feb 26, 2007 3:55 PM PST reply actions

Kendall makes a friend for life

Jason made my son's vacation by giving him a bat last week ... item and photo here.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=21&entry_id=13835

by vk on Feb 26, 2007 4:19 PM PST reply actions

That's awesome!

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 26, 2007 5:08 PM PST up reply actions

sure was

every once in a while as a fan you get a magic moment.

by vk on Feb 26, 2007 5:57 PM PST up reply actions

Washington has turned the Rangers clubhouse around

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/25/SPG2POAJAJ1.DTL
Saw this Slusser article off your blog post...
Art Howe is his bench coach, he says he owes it to Wash. Washington said A's interview process is fair. Stays close to Geren. Chavvy may miss him the most.

"We're Menudo," -BB

by eshock on Feb 26, 2007 11:20 PM PST up reply actions

Kotsays back already barking? But Huston's good

More medical issues: Pitcher Justin Duchscherer was absent from Monday's workout due to a "non-baseball condition" and outfielder Mark Kotsay was experiencing tightness in his lower back and was held out of workouts. Geren did not seem overly concerned about either player and also mentioned that no further studies of Kotsay's back were anticipated at this time.

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070226&content_id=1817060&vkey=spt20 07news&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

by theblackpearl on Feb 26, 2007 4:58 PM PST reply actions

Oh God, Duchscherer has the clap

I knew no good would come from introducing him to Face Lick Girl.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 26, 2007 5:11 PM PST up reply actions

You should have taken one for the team.

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 26, 2007 5:40 PM PST up reply actions

"Non-baseball" condition?

He was out late with Swisher, that's all.

Muddy Waters invented everything.

by LawDaddy on Feb 26, 2007 5:59 PM PST up reply actions

Final word:

Wes Anderson rules. Little Miss Sunshine was good.

But Garden State sucked.

by Philip Christy on Feb 27, 2007 1:52 AM PST reply actions

Garden State's okay...

...if you watch it out of the corner of one eye while you're doing at least three other things, like sorting bills, balancing your checking account and reading AN. It makes me twitch if I pay attention to it, and I'm concerned that it might trigger a migraine.

"Rich was throwing some cheese; firm to quite firm." ~ Adam Melhuse

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2007 6:32 AM PST up reply actions

I don't know if it's art...

but I know what I like, and I liked Garden State.

If anybody here watches and likes the TV series "24" and the spoonfed tripe they're dishing out, then they are unqualified to give an opinion on any movie ever made ever. I'm talking "ever" here.

I'm not saying that's you, poppy, I'm just saying...

Btw, they just changed the street signs in our neighborhood, replacing them with ones where the letters are bigger and easier to read. So every night as I drive home I pass a big ol' sign that says "Poppy". I wish I could have gotten a hold of the old one and given it to you. Just what you never knew you needed, eh?

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Feb 27, 2007 7:20 AM PST up reply actions