ST Alpha - Backboarding

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Welcome to SlickerTalk ▲

Kick your heels up, settle in, and get ready for a raucous discussion. The topic is anything and everything: movies, television, politics, music, breaking news, recycled news, orange-colored prediction markets, etc.

Join the Conversation

Suggestions and requests can be sent to team @ slackertalk.com. Or, please use this form to submit a bug report.

Recent News ▲

BlueSky Starter Pack for STers
This is a list of automatic follows when creating a BS account. Special thanks to Kim for setting it up! To bridge your account to the Fediverse, follow @ap.brid.gy (per the Bridgy docs)
the pack

[ SlackerTalk / Beta ] [ SlickerTalk ] [ Dr. S. Talk ]

Live

Down to Post

< Newer

Older >

Posts: 154

David, regarding Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest (major spoilers) - JaxSean Jul 5, 09:51 2
- Spoilers - David Jul 5, 10:07 1
  - Sounds plausible. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 10:09
The President's Vampire? I can't decide if it's genius or beyond obnoxious to do West Wing + Buffy. -- nm - David Jul 5, 09:36 4
- i think it's more like sad -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 09:44
- Secretary of Vampire Affairs? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:38
- "Who played your daughter in the short-lived sitcom President Clown?" -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 09:38 1
  - "Her? Oh, I can't remember.. she just held up a liquor store..." -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 09:42
Back to the Future: B+; A Perfect Getaway: B- (here's a movie that's *really* ruined if you know the twist, which I already did) - prayformojo Jul 5, 09:02 44
- Inglorious Bastards, B+ -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 09:46 4
  - I felt the way about this entire movie that you did about the first scene. -- nm - David Jul 5, 09:51 3
    - spoilers - Truman Jul 5, 10:03
    - [deleted] 1
      - Would you all agree that it was paced kind of like a western? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:04
- Knight & Day C+. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 09:44
- [deleted] 11
  - I love the film but to a larger point... - David Jul 5, 09:46 7
    - [deleted]
    - the audience itself is going through dark times... - Mel Profit Jul 5, 09:51 4
      - This was always the explanation (fair or not) for Home Alone's success. - David Jul 5, 09:54 3
        
        Home Alone is a pretty dark movie ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:55 2
        
        Because that's the movie that put Mccauley on Michael Jackson's radar? -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 09:59 1
        
        No, because it was mostly filmed at night. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:01
    - but it wasn't fun, it was creepy. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:47
  - I would grade it higher than a D (of course), but it was definitely not what I had looked forward to. - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:43 2
    - [deleted] 1
      - It reminded me of the "sequel" to The Wizard of Oz ... an overtone of creepiness around the whole thing. - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:45
- Green Zone: A (brave film), Percy Jackson: B, Tron: C+ (has not held up well), Knight & Day: A. The Crazies: A-. - David Jul 5, 09:37 23
  - Not to pick a fight, but I've seen it too and wonder...What do you think makes Green Zone brave? - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 09:40 22
    - It's a slap in the face to any number of important people and a movie few Americans want to see due to what it embodies. - David Jul 5, 09:42 20
      - spoils - Roger More Jul 5, 09:46 6
        
        Spoilers - David Jul 5, 09:48 3
        
        spoilers - Roger More Jul 5, 09:54 2
        
        Spoils - David Jul 5, 10:00 1
        
        spoils - Roger More Jul 5, 10:04
        
        spoils - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:46 1
        
        spoils - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:47
      - I can maybe see the budget argument, but honestly, there's nothing to the politics that particularly "edgy". - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 09:45 12
        
        You know what movie goers love? "You were wrong and you were lied to by the people you voted for. Pay me $10 and I'll show you how." (nm) - David Jul 5, 09:47 11
        
        You don't think a lot of Americans want to see a movie that basically re-enforces their belief that they were right about Iraq all along? - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 09:51 10
        
        No and the box office performance for a de facto Bourne film backs me up on this. - David Jul 5, 09:55 6
        
        What was the final BO for it? I don't recall. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 10:02 5
        
        [deleted]
        
        It made $35 million domestic, which is barely half of what the last Bourne film opened to doing. - David Jul 5, 10:05 2
        
        One last note before the roll...I always felt that trying to compare them to the Bourne's was ridiculous. Had he been named Bourne, it would have... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 10:13 1
        
        *tips cap* - David Jul 5, 10:19
        
        $35m -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 10:05
        
        [deleted] 2
        
        Yeah, I guess I can't really argue that, though this was far more sold on the action than politics, whereas the others were the opposite. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 09:56 1
        
        I think David's point is not that it's controversial, but it's on a topic that many, if not most, people would rather forget ever happened. -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 09:59
    - Spending $100 million on an Iraq film is pretty brave -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 09:40
- She turns out to be a 30 year old Estonian woman. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 09:04 1
  - I *know*. Soon, they're going to go to the well once too often with this. - prayformojo Jul 5, 09:06
"If BP were to fail, the impact on the financial markets would be 10 times worse than that of Lehman Brothers." -- (link) - nubby Jul 5, 08:59 4
- Does anyone know whether an oil company with an American oil lease is required to sell that oil to an American refiner? - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 09:32
- And did anyone notice, in my link (yesterday) about the Lockerbie bomber, that his release may have been influenced by a need to protect a BP - MojaveMeg Jul 5, 09:16
- "False" -- nm - stewie Jul 5, 09:14
- To big to fail: Part Deux -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 09:04
So I got my Magic DCI number and looked up my old records. I really ought to have just started over. I'm below the 1600 baseline for new players - Qale Jul 5, 08:57 1
- What made you want to get back in? -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 5, 09:57
so, is HSX dead yet? -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:39 5
- Nice up adjust coming for Airbender. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:57
- it's just resting. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 5, 08:50 2
  - *looks for nearest fjord* -- nm - Cantor F Jul 5, 08:52 1
    - It's pinin' for the fjords! -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 08:52
- I definitely need to remember to sell/short Eclipse post-adjust. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:42
~We're havin' a heatwave, a tropical heatwave~ - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 08:38
Morning reminder: Please vote for my Pepsi refresh group to build a program center for adults with autism. Every vote helps. -- (link) - Ender Jul 5, 08:32
Boss: "I've decided to move to a rolling forecast" Dilbert: "so, the problem is that forecasts are worthless and your solution is todo more of them?" - Beaker Jul 5, 08:32 3
- That was a very good one. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:33 1
  - we were just dissing our Budget/Forecast group this morning :) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:34
- Dilbert: "If my sarcasm is a problem, I can solve that by doing more of it" -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:33
26% of Americans polled did not know the US gained independence from Great Britain. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 08:28 8
- i balime Diana -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 5, 09:47
- As a Canadian (though a history buff) can name the first four US Presidents) and yet 93% of Americans can not? - Walt_Disney Jul 5, 08:45 5
  - Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Mao Tse-tung ... right? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:47 4
    - Barry Bostwick, Ken Howard, Paul Giamatti, Robert Lin -- nm - CovingtonCat Jul 5, 08:54 3
      - but who played Zachary Taylor? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:55 2
        
        Dont you mean Millord Filmore? Or that other President no one can remember? - Walt_Disney Jul 5, 08:56 1
        
        Fillmore is famous for being obscure. The most obscure President is probably Buchanan or Pierce - Roger More Jul 5, 09:39
- I thought it was Mexico -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:31
guys, I can't get in true blood season 2. I feel like I am punishing myself for something making myself watch. - workmanda Jul 5, 08:24 16
- I saw one episode and thought it was garbage. I haven't been tempted to watch even knowing that there's Alexander Skarsgaard nudity. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 09:15 1
  - A quicker, easier way to get to that is just watch (spoiler?) - Qale Jul 5, 09:23
- Amy and I watched a couple a few months ago. -- nm - Black Rabbit Jul 5, 09:15
- The MaryAnne stuff got kind of repetitive, but you should just give up. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 08:58
- I enjoyed the entire season, but about 2/3 of the season in, it shifts. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 08:52
- Twilight has kind of ruined vampires for a decade or maybe more. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:44 1
  - I'm trying to figure out what the next big "interpretation" of them is after forty years of brooding, self-hating, Euro-vamps (with an HIV metaphor). -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 09:38
- "Duty" is a ridiculous basis for any adult relationship. -- nm - landbeck Jul 5, 08:39
- I hated the direction as well but there is a payoff in the ending, keep watching. -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 08:36 4
  - I hate you. -- nm - workmanda Jul 5, 08:39 1
    - Watch it as if Alan Ball was testing you to see how far you can feel the pain (no spoilers) - Buzz Jul 5, 08:42
  - Plus S2 is Eric's ascent into awesomeness. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:38 1
    - Very true, and thus started the Team Eric/Team Bill debates. :) -- nm - Buzz Jul 5, 08:39
- Not anywhere near as good as S1, but I enjoyed it enough. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:34
- if you don't like it there is no reason to continue watching with so many other quality shows available *cough*BreakingBad*cough* -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:25 1
  - does it get better? qale? do you watch? god, I would rather be watching cartoons. -- nm - workmanda Jul 5, 08:34
The ice cream truck is playing Adestes Fideles. -- nm - nubby Jul 5, 08:23
WTC kind of parent names their kid "jinky"? I mean, WTFC kind of parent? -- nm - workmanda Jul 5, 08:21 4
- apropos of nothing, I've only spent a little time with the new Wolf Parade but it is indeed outstanding. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:25 2
  - it's ... it feels kind of 1960s to me, somehow. it's so engaging the way some 60s music was. newton and I drove to maine yesterday listening to it - workmanda Jul 5, 08:33 1
    - I get a real Talking Heads vibe from it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:36
- big Velma fan of Scooby Doo? Jinkies! -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:22
Weekend Movies: The Magnificent Seven: B+ -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 08:16 45
- From Paris with Love -- B.....Toy Story 3 -- B+ - Will Hunting Jul 5, 09:47
- From Paris With Love: B-, Toy Story 3: A-. -- nm - kelly Jul 5, 09:00
- The Last Airbender: B+ -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:27 7
  - Bery? -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:28 6
    - I don't watch Shyamallamadingdong movies any more -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:42
    - You didn't even see it! -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:41 3
      - If someone says, "Don't eat that food it's rotten" I don't have to eat it to find out. - Redmond Jul 5, 08:44 2
        
        It's not even close to being a bad movie. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:47 1
        
        Grrr, I had this temptation under control. -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:56
    - No! -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:32
- The Wizard: B+ -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 08:22 9
  - Super Mario Bros...... THREE!!! - nubby Jul 5, 08:24 8
    - There sure were a lot of kid runaway movies back in the day. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 09:03
    - Jenny Lewis should write a song about it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:25 6
      - Alright, I'll take the bait. - nubby Jul 5, 08:28 5
        
        ? Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley is the gf in The Wizard. - Reagen Jul 5, 08:31 4
        
        define "common". -- nm - TFox Jul 5, 08:46 3
        
        says the guy who reviews CDs of bands that sell 500 copies. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:51 1
        
        ...if they're lucky. -- nm - TFox Jul 5, 08:54
        
        WTF is a Rilo Kiley? -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 08:47
- Fat Albert F (I was doing other things too thank god) Godfather A+, Men of Honor B -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:22 1
  - Analyze This, C -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:26
- Die Hard 2, 3/5 stars (the rest get 5/5 :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:17 22
  - Your harshest review ever. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 08:18 20
    - that would be Wolverine (amended score), The Aviator, and Revolutionary Road, all at 1/5 ... - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:26 14
      - Even though Rev Road is one of my films, I can totally see why you gave it 1 star (although I didn't think it was that bad). -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 08:35 7
        
        I have very strong reactions to most Leo films. I either like them (Titanic, Catch Me If You Can) or hate them (see above). :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:35 6
        
        I cannot wait for Inception. All the live action movies this summer have been let downs or crap. -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:37 5
        
        ... and they say that humans are good at pattern recognition ... ;-) - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:41 4
        
        I have avoided almost all movies from bad WOM - Redmond Jul 5, 08:42 3
        
        I'm not one to make the "you HAVE to see this one in the theater" argument, so that's fine. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:45 2
        
        That's the thing. Other than must see 3D like Avatar. I have a home system that stacks up with what I see in the theater. - Redmond Jul 5, 08:53 1
        
        I'm the opposite. I love not being able to pause in the theater and having no distractions -- nm - Guigue Jul 5, 09:06
      - No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood were snoozers -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:27 5
        
        agreed, but for some reason I liked TWBB and disliked NCFOM -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:29 4
        
        If I was forced to watch one I would do the opposite of you. TWBB was one of the most boring movies I have ever seen. - Redmond Jul 5, 08:31 3
        
        I think maybe I liked the scenery better in TWBB. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:34 2
        
        There were boobies in that movie? -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:36 1
        
        No, I meant actual scenery. Not euphemistic scenery. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:39
    - not true. I gave Pride&Glory 2/5 just recently ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:20 3
      - oh, ouch. I ranked Pride and Glory in with Wolverine, 2/5 ... I think I need to revise that to 1/5. Just terrible. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:21 1
        
        (Wolverine was terrible, I mean) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:21
      - (Observe and Report got 3/5, though. Take that, Die Hard 2!) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:20
    - I know did someone hack his account? -- nm - Redmond Jul 5, 08:18
  - oh, and last night we watched ID4. Of course. 5/5. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 08:17
[an error occurred while processing this Holiday was yesterday people directive] -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 08:16
hot roll -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 08:13 2
- *butters it* -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 08:14 1
  - *knocks it onto the floor and stomps on it after dano's defilation* -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 08:18

Post a message top

< Newer

Older >

(Disclaimer: This website uses cookies to store identifying information. Please practice safe password usage.)