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ripcityboy said:
Just saw The Master. By far one of the best films about the unconscious mind and the lives we choose to lead. Amazing performances by both Joaquin Phoenix and the late Seymour Hoffman too. Paul Thomas Anderson is by far the best American film maker going. He likes Quentin Tarantino's younger brother if he was more literate and had a classic education. I don't think I've ever seen him make a bad feature film.
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I thought that was a brilliant film
 
No movies, but I have a great book in progress. The Professor and the Madman.
It is about creating the Oxford English Dictionary.
Fascinating!
 
MarAzul said:
No movies, but I have a great book in progress. The Professor and the Madman.
It is about creating the Oxford English Dictionary.
Fascinating!
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I finished "the cruise of the Snark" by Jack London...you should seriously read this book...it's the best book about a guy building his own boat and sailing the oceans since James Slocum wrote his about his oak boat the Sprague.....London's visualizations of the South Seas in 1914 were maybe some of the best writing I've ever read...it's full of knowledge about seamanship and the physics of the ocean....his description of surfing is a masterpiece as is his description of the Molokai leper colony..
 
riverman said:
I finished "the cruise of the Snark" by Jack London...you should seriously read this book...it's the best book about a guy building his own boat and sailing the oceans since James Slocum wrote his about his oak boat the Sprague.....London's visualizations of the South Seas in 1914 were maybe some of the best writing I've ever read...it's full of knowledge about seamanship and the physics of the ocean....his description of surfing is a masterpiece as is his description of the Molokai leper colony..
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I may have read it, but I will check.
 
riverman said:
I finished "the cruise of the Snark" by Jack London...you should seriously read this book...it's the best book about a guy building his own boat and sailing the oceans since James Slocum wrote his about his oak boat the Sprague.....London's visualizations of the South Seas in 1914 were maybe some of the best writing I've ever read...it's full of knowledge about seamanship and the physics of the ocean....his description of surfing is a masterpiece as is his description of the Molokai leper colony..
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It is in the Bandon Lib so I will get it soon. But I just noticed, am about to get the, Big Agenda. It's been on hold for two months, guess I have to read that first.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Libraries are a socialist plot to force people to read.
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Perhaps you are right. I find them useful, in my way.
Which causes me to think of my sister in law, well my wife's sister in law. She was the Directory of the Public Library in DeKalb Illinois until last year I think. Anyway, the last time they were
here visiting, she was just bubbling over about her great accomplishment, getting an brand new Library built in DeKalb. Multi-millions went into this marvel.

It has state of the art access for the disabled!
I asked, does that mean, people in a wheel chair can get to every book in the library?
Oh yes!

Well you probably have a clue about what happened next.
Thinking of how my use of the library has changed over the years, I just had to ask, Why do we need this access for everyone let alone the disabled?

Well she got pissed! I mean pissed! She has not spoken to me since!:tongue:

But, I still do not quite understand. I don't go to the library a browse around for a book anymore. I do it online in a multitude of ways. When I want a book to keep and many times I prefer it
to be computer searchable, but if not, buy the book. If I don't want a copy to keep, or don't know, order it online from the library, then they let me know when I can pick it up.
When I pick it up, a person hands it to me. So the library physically could be an ancient warehouse that only smart Chimps could access to get the book.

But I didn't get that far into it, before pissed cut it off.
People are funny.

Ps: Both of them are solid Democrats. He a Professor, department chair, and her, a Librarian.
 
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Elton said:
Seen it many times. It's an under appreciated Scientology gay love story. ;)

Hail Xenu!
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Ha! Yeah it's pretty close to L.Ron "Bubbard's" life. But I thought it was much more than that. Thought it was about human nature and the relationship of two men who follow different paths and instincts. Joaquin Phoenix blew me away.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
You should absolutely watch "Sing Street" - trust me on this one.
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Love this film! Saw it at the local art house theatre last year and then immediately had to take my girls to see it. They loved it from the first moment Connor awkwardly tries to sing A-Ha's "Take On Me" in front of Raphina.

We watch the blu-ray every couple of months and sing along! Just a joyful and refreshingly optimistic film about first love.
 
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Don't waste your money on The Circle. Kinda interesting, until the end when it had nothing to say, no payoff, no reveal, it just whimpered away. Stupid.

Lost City of Z was very good though.
 
Saw Fate of the Furious, they outdid themselves again. Awesome movie. Hillarious. Action packed.

Saw Rogue One. Its good for a non jedi star wars film. Though, I got bored after a bit.

Saw Shut in. Never watch this movie. Horrible
 
I thought Patriots Day with Mark Wahlberg was pretty good movie. But it didn't say anything about the bombers parents in the film.
 
MarAzul said:
No movies, but I have a great book in progress. The Professor and the Madman.
It is about creating the Oxford English Dictionary.
Fascinating!
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I read that over 10 years ago. It is a fascinating read and a dictionary will help you get through it.
 
Hobbesarable said:
I read that over 10 years ago. It is a fascinating read and a dictionary will help you get through it.
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Boy! Isn't that the truth. I laid it aside while I am reading the Cruise of the Snark. Need a better dictionary, so I am getting the library to get me an Oxford.
 
Watched Andre Tarkovsky's masterpiece Andrei Rublev. Ingmar Bergman called him the one true master of cinema. And I can see why. The film is so beautiful and complete you can't explain it. Too bad the KGB murdered him.... Well at least he didn't have to see George Clooney remake Solaris!
 
ripcityboy said:
Watched Andre Tarkovsky's masterpiece Andrei Rublev. Ingmar Bergman called him the one true master of cinema. And I can see why. The film is so beautiful and complete you can't explain it. Too bad the KGB murdered him.... Well at least he didn't have to see George Clooney remake Solaris!
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Ukkkk, solaris. Yuk
 
ripcityboy said:
Russian films under Soviet rule were state funded. So if we are lucky, George owes Putin money!
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I hope he has to ride that sex machine he built in that other flop of his. Forget the name but he played a spy building something in his basement.
 
Watched the Accountant from Netflix. It was interesting. OCD people would love it.
 
kingslayer said:
Even the film's director started trashing it before it was released. It has 9% rating from Rotten Tomatoes, and some people are saying that's a bit too generous haha.
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It probably fell into the Joe and the Volcano category as one of the worst movies ever.
 
Blazer4ever said:
I watched Pulp Fiction for the first time the other day. At first I kinda struggled with the violence and intensity but after watching the entire movie I think it's a true masterpiece, one of the most impressive movies I've seen
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Have you seen Shawshank? That's probably the greatest movie I've ever seen. Wouldn't say it is my favorite movie, but it is a true masterpiece.

Taxi Driver as well, definite masterpiece (albeit not on Shawshank level), and thanks to one loon a crucial piece of American history.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Have you seen Shawshank? That's probably the greatest movie I've ever seen. Wouldn't say it is my favorite movie, but it is a true masterpiece.

Taxi Driver as well, definite masterpiece (albeit not on Shawshank level), and thanks to one loon a crucial piece of American history.
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I've seen Shawshank Redemption, a truly great movie.
Haven't seen Taxi Driver.
I used to go to the movies all the time in the 90's, so even though I only now saw Pulp Fiction I think I know most of the Classics from that time.
I got a little weaker in watching movies since then. I really liked Into the Wild that I watched on TV and I saw Batman with Heath Ledger in the Cinema which was very impressive. Earlier classics, I have many holes to fill. I only recently watched the good, the bad and the ugly which I really liked and another old movie I watched recently is Lawrence of Arabia which also impressed me very much.
But some 70's movies like the Godfather series or De Niro movies I still haven't seen. Also never seen any Star Wars movies that I know some people like
 
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