The Game Hamster |
The Game Hamster wrote:Turkey are best ate in sandwiches the day after thanksgiving.
A little onion, a little mayo, a slice of tomato, a lettuce leaf... Maybe a slice or two of mozzarella, or pepperjack...
now my mouth is watering...Make it with sourdough bread fried in butter Texas toast-style, and add a couple slices of thick bacon. Drizzle on some homemade/copycat animal sauce too.
Edit: Argh, now I'm suddenly ravenous.
If we are going that far throw a fried egg on it.
Runny, not hard.Avocado slices are optional, but do improve.
Whole wheat or multi-grain slices are just as good.
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Trolling At The Movies wrote:Oh my God, yes. Some friends invited me because they had a spare ticket. ...I still somehow wished I could get a refund of my nothing.Just a Mort wrote:I also didn't watch Cars 2.Cars 2 is a terrible movie, it's best to be avoided, especially if you love the first one.
Tiny T-Rex loved the first one, watched all the shorts, and every Mater's Tall Tale.
He got about forty minutes into Cars 2 and got super pissed and said "I wanted to see Cars 2! That is NO Cars movie!!"
Hasn't watched anything about Cars ever since.
Scintillae |
Cars was okay. It was not my favorite Pixar movie by a long stretch, but I liked it. Cars 2 did everything wrong.
In most cases, your comedic side character is not strong enough to carry a narrative. Mater was very much not made for a starring role...and all the spy stuff felt like a different movie. Rare fumble for Pixar.
NobodysHome |
captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.
Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
Scintillae |
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Freehold DM wrote:captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
Oh, I agree with the trends, but I don't agree that it made the movie great. That is definitely a point in its favor, but it doesn't fix the rest of the movie for me.
It's a comedy that I didn't find funny enough to justify the price tag. There were moments - Warhead was fun - but it just wasn't a great movie for me. At best, it's a "channel surfing at 9 PM, and it's this or Mythbusters again" flick.
It's the Ghostbusters reboot all over again - I can respect an aspect of a film without thinking it's a stellar work of art.
NobodysHome |
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NobodysHome wrote:Freehold DM wrote:captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
Oh, I agree with the trends, but I don't agree that it made the movie great. That is definitely a point in its favor, but it doesn't fix the rest of the movie for me.
It's a comedy that I didn't find funny enough to justify the price tag. There were moments - Warhead was fun - but it just wasn't a great movie for me. At best, it's a "channel surfing at 9 PM, and it's this or Mythbusters again" flick.
It's the Ghostbusters reboot all over again - I can respect an aspect of a film without thinking it's a stellar work of art.
Sorry I was unclear. I wasn't arguing that it made Deadpool a good movie. I was arguing that the "rape or kill the hero's girlfriend" trope is so prevalent that once it's pointed out to you it just makes you not want to watch action films any more.
Scintillae |
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Scintillae wrote:Sorry I was unclear. I wasn't arguing that it made Deadpool a good movie. I was arguing that the "rape or kill the hero's girlfriend" trope is so prevalent that once it's pointed out to you it just makes you not want to watch action films any more.NobodysHome wrote:Freehold DM wrote:captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
Oh, I agree with the trends, but I don't agree that it made the movie great. That is definitely a point in its favor, but it doesn't fix the rest of the movie for me.
It's a comedy that I didn't find funny enough to justify the price tag. There were moments - Warhead was fun - but it just wasn't a great movie for me. At best, it's a "channel surfing at 9 PM, and it's this or Mythbusters again" flick.
It's the Ghostbusters reboot all over again - I can respect an aspect of a film without thinking it's a stellar work of art.
Ah, gotcha! Yeah...it's annoying. Granted, I'm not fun to talk movies with because I've gotten a lot less able to turn off the literary analysis part of my brain since I started teaching English. "So what does it say about Asgardian society that they only have one female warrior?"
Kjeldorn |
The Car's movies...
Didn't really do anything for me. Too forgettable, despite the weird and anthropomorphic premise. Think I saw 1 and 2 with my cousins, a bit hazy though, which speaks to the forgettable nature of the movies ^^'
Deadpool...
Haven't seen the second yet. The first was a perfectly fine movie, not a, in my opinion, great nor a must-see movie, but perfectly serviceable for a trip to the cinema. Then again I've never been that big on super hero movies so I might be underselling it a bit.
Also...
As much as I love the fun loving wacky Deadpool, I've had a soft spot for the storylines were we saw the darker, struggling Deadpool (The Typhoid Mary-Deapool-Siryn redemptions/damnation storyline springs to mind, but I doubt that ever be put to film).
Just a Mort |
I liked Deadpool 2. 1 not so much. I think if you're a superhero, or do stuff that draws attention to yourself, your friends and families automatically become legit targets. It's just realism.
And Domino kicks BUTT! Did Ya see how she hijacked the trunk while Deadpool was still trying to catch up with a motorbike?
Saving Cap'n Crunch |
I enjoyed Deadpool, as I think I'll like the next one. I think the first will be a better movie, but that won't inherently make the sequel bad. I foresee it being very funny.
One complaint I've heard a lot about Deadpool is that he "gives away" that he's in a movie, which tips off the other characters. I don't think much of that; just because someone said we were in a simulation wouldn't make me believe it. I'd think one of us was insane, more likely them (despite the fact that I probably am), or they're trying to get attention. Or I'd want proof. Deadpool doesn't have much in that department.
Freehold DM |
Freehold DM wrote:captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
what in the world are you talking about?
I just hate deadpool/ryan reynolds!
Scintillae |
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Well, that's the whole point of Deadpool. He *knows* he's in a comic book, or in a movie. That's why he asks questions like "Stewart or McAvoy?" when Colossus says he's going to take him to The Professor in the first movie.
The 4th wall breaks and meta-knowledge is simply part of the character.
Yeah. I actually thought they didn't do enough of that. Since it's so integral to the character, I was expecting a lot of medium abuse. Stealing plot items from other scenes, reaching out to change the script, changing the camera angle mid-fight...
Real Duck Amuck stuff.
NobodysHome |
NobodysHome wrote:Freehold DM wrote:captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
what in the world are you talking about?
I just hate deadpool/ryan reynolds!
Ah. Today is apparently "misunderstanding other people on FaWtL" day.
And who's Ryan Reynolds? Isn't Will Farrell playing Deadpool?
Freehold DM |
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Freehold DM wrote:NobodysHome wrote:Freehold DM wrote:captain yesterday wrote:"Finally, an r-rated superhero movie where his family isn't murdered or raped" - The General, on why she liked Deadpool.I am disappointed in the General.Sorry, but NobodysWife and I are strongly in the General's camp.
Why don't action movies appeal to women? Because in action movies, women only exist to be killed to provide motivation for the protagonist.
Once you notice it, it really, really, REALLY sucks.
what in the world are you talking about?
I just hate deadpool/ryan reynolds!
Ah. Today is apparently "misunderstanding other people on FaWtL" day.
And who's Ryan Reynolds? Isn't Will Farrell playing Deadpool?
as will farrell is the one actor I hate more than ryan reynolds, this only makes it worse.
Vanykrye |
Vanykrye wrote:Well, that's the whole point of Deadpool. He *knows* he's in a comic book, or in a movie. That's why he asks questions like "Stewart or McAvoy?" when Colossus says he's going to take him to The Professor in the first movie.
The 4th wall breaks and meta-knowledge is simply part of the character.
Yeah. I actually thought they didn't do enough of that. Since it's so integral to the character, I was expecting a lot of medium abuse. Stealing plot items from other scenes, reaching out to change the script, changing the camera angle mid-fight...
Real Duck Amuck stuff.
No, they probably didn't. I will say the mid-credits scenes were a little more along those lines - still not as far as Duck Amuck, but satisfying.
Scintillae |
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If Will Farrell had been cast for the Deadpool films, I'd have done some very unfortunate things. I have yet to see **anything** in which he's been involved prove to be good on his merits.
But that's obvious, because he has none, as an actor/comedian.
Thank heavens they picked Ryan Reynolds!
I loved Megamind. It's about the only one of his films that comes to mind.
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Well, that's the whole point of Deadpool. He *knows* he's in a comic book, or in a movie. That's why he asks questions like "Stewart or McAvoy?" when Colossus says he's going to take him to The Professor in the first movie.
The 4th wall breaks and meta-knowledge is simply part of the character.
I loved that, it just boggles my mind that people complained about it.
[Stuff about Will Farrell]
I thought Megamind was a lot of fun; Elf was okay. I had to look him up to remember more films. The Other Guys and Zoolander (though he wasn't the star and I never watched 2) were fun to watch, if nothing else; something really turned me off Talladega Nights, tho. I don't know what it was.
NobodysHome |
So, Mort, here's a good example of "American" behavior:
Two guys were walking their dogs on opposite sides of my street. They know each other. So they started talking. Except neither one could be bothered to actually cross the street, so here are two guys, stopped in front of my house, yelling across the street at each other. There's no sense of propriety that, "Oh, maybe we should keep our voices down," or, "People around here might not want to hear what I did this weekend."
It's just, "Stop where you are, and yell as loud as you need to to be heard by your friend. Other people should just have to deal with it."
One of the disadvantages of living in an urban area: Noise pollution is such a given that people don't think twice about generating far more than they need to.
So no, it's not, "Americans will walk up and start talking to you."
It's, "Americans will have no qualms about talking right over you, or even attempting to walk right through you."
(I don't even want to get started on the number of times two people walking abreast on the sidewalk have attempted to force me off the sidewalk so they they don't have to stop being next to each other, nor the dirty looks I get for refusing to budge in such situations.)
Freehold DM |
So, Mort, here's a good example of "American" behavior:
Two guys were walking their dogs on opposite sides of my street. They know each other. So they started talking. Except neither one could be bothered to actually cross the street, so here are two guys, stopped in front of my house, yelling across the street at each other. There's no sense of propriety that, "Oh, maybe we should keep our voices down," or, "People around here might not want to hear what I did this weekend."
It's just, "Stop where you are, and yell as loud as you need to to be heard by your friend. Other people should just have to deal with it."One of the disadvantages of living in an urban area: Noise pollution is such a given that people don't think twice about generating far more than they need to.
So no, it's not, "Americans will walk up and start talking to you."
It's, "Americans will have no qualms about talking right over you, or even attempting to walk right through you."
(I don't even want to get started on the number of times two people walking abreast on the sidewalk have attempted to force me off the sidewalk so they they don't have to stop being next to each other, nor the dirty looks I get for refusing to budge in such situations.)
re: shouting- its funny, its always obnoxious when New Yorkers do it, but charming when southerners do it. And yes, they are louder than we are, they shout over lanes of highway traffic to say hello.
Re: walking- That just doesnt apply in New York. We all get the Crowdwalking feat eventually. If you dont have a high enough dexterity, there may be a problem.
NobodysHome |
re: shouting- its funny, its always obnoxious when New Yorkers do it, but charming when southerners do it. And yes, they are louder than we are, they shout over lanes of highway traffic to say hello.
Re: walking- That just doesnt apply in New York. We all get the Crowdwalking feat eventually. If you dont have a high enough dexterity, there may be a problem.
I think it's "urban" vs. "suburban" thing. If you try that <expletive> in downtown San Francisco you will get into a fight. Same thing with bicyclists: In Berkeley, they'll cheerfully ride two abreast down a major street, completely blocking traffic and flipping off any cars that dare to honk at them for it. If they do it in San Francisco, someone will just as cheerfully knock the left bicyclist out of the way by force.
Freehold DM |
Freehold DM wrote:I think it's "urban" vs. "suburban" thing. If you try that <expletive> in downtown San Francisco you will get into a fight. Same thing with bicyclists: In Berkeley, they'll cheerfully ride two abreast down a major street, completely blocking traffic and flipping off any cars that dare to honk at them for it. If they do it in San Francisco, someone will just as cheerfully knock the left bicyclist out of the way by force.re: shouting- its funny, its always obnoxious when New Yorkers do it, but charming when southerners do it. And yes, they are louder than we are, they shout over lanes of highway traffic to say hello.
Re: walking- That just doesnt apply in New York. We all get the Crowdwalking feat eventually. If you dont have a high enough dexterity, there may be a problem.
we have dedicated bike lanes, so this really isnt a problem usually. Unless the bike lane is filled with broken bottles and the like or someone is about to door you.
lisamarlene |
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lisamarlene wrote:you fascinate me.Stranger than Fiction was so amazing I'd forgotten Ferrell was in it.
That is the movie I wish I had written.
Mostly for the scene with Dustin Hoffman.
Seriously, for this scene alone:
Dr. Jules Hilbert: I've devised a test. How exciting is that? Composed of 23 questions which I think might help uncover more truths about this narrator. Now Howard... Harold, these may seem silly but your candor is paramount.
Harold Crick: Harold. Ok.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: So. We know it's a woman's voice. The story involves your death. It's modern. It's in English and I'm assuming the author has a cursory knowledge of the city.
Harold Crick: Sure.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Okay, good. Question one. Has anyone recently left any gifts outside your home? Anything. Gum, money, a large wooden horse.
Harold Crick: I'm sorry?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Just answer the question.
Harold Crick: No.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Do you find yourself inclined to solve murder mysteries in large luxurious homes to which you, let me finish, to which you may or may not have been invited?
Harold Crick: No. No, no, no.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Alright. On a scale of one to ten, what would you consider the likelihood you might be assassinated?
Harold Crick: Assassinated?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: One being very unlikely ten being expecting it around every corner.
Harold Crick: I have no idea.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: O.K. let me rephrase. Are you the king of anything?
Harold Crick: Like what?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Anything. King of the lanes at the local bowling alley.
Harold Crick: King of the lanes?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: King of the lanes, king of the trolls,
Harold Crick: King of the Trolls?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Yes, uh uh uh a clandestine land found underneath your floor boards.
Harold Crick: No.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Huh?
Harold Crick: No. That's ridiculous.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Agreed. Let's start with ridiculous and move backwards. Now, was any part of you at one time part of something else?
Harold Crick: Like do I have someone else's arms?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Well is it possible at one time that you were made of stone, wood, lye, varied corpse parts? Or, earth made holy by rabbinical elders?
Harold Crick: No. Look, look. I'm sorry, but what do these questions have to do with anything?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Nothing. The only way to find out what story you're in is to determine what stories you're not in. Odd as it may seem, I've just ruled out half of Greek literature, seven fairy tales, ten Chinese fables, and determined conclusively that you are not King Hamlet, Scout Finch, Miss Marple, Frankenstein's Monster, or a golem. Hmm? Aren't you relieved to know you're not a golem?
Harold Crick: Yes. I am relieved to know that I am not a golem.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Good. Do you have magical powers?
NobodysHome |
NobodysHome wrote:we have dedicated bike lanes, so this really isnt a problem usually. Unless the bike lane is filled with broken bottles and the like or someone is about to door you.Freehold DM wrote:I think it's "urban" vs. "suburban" thing. If you try that <expletive> in downtown San Francisco you will get into a fight. Same thing with bicyclists: In Berkeley, they'll cheerfully ride two abreast down a major street, completely blocking traffic and flipping off any cars that dare to honk at them for it. If they do it in San Francisco, someone will just as cheerfully knock the left bicyclist out of the way by force.re: shouting- its funny, its always obnoxious when New Yorkers do it, but charming when southerners do it. And yes, they are louder than we are, they shout over lanes of highway traffic to say hello.
Re: walking- That just doesnt apply in New York. We all get the Crowdwalking feat eventually. If you dont have a high enough dexterity, there may be a problem.
Yeah, Berkeley has dedicated 6' wide bike lanes, which is obviously only enough for one bike, so the first bicyclist is in the lane, and the second bicyclist takes the dead center of the 10' wide car lane, because it's obviously the "safest" place to be. So there's no way to pass them, they won't get out of the way, and you just have to go use a different street.
Freehold DM |
Freehold DM wrote:Yeah, Berkeley has dedicated 6' wide bike lanes, which is obviously only enough for one bike, so the first bicyclist is in the lane, and the second bicyclist takes the dead center of the 10' wide car lane, because it's obviously the "safest" place to be. So there's no way to pass them, they won't get out of the way, and you just have to go use a different street.NobodysHome wrote:we have dedicated bike lanes, so this really isnt a problem usually. Unless the bike lane is filled with broken bottles and the like or someone is about to door you.Freehold DM wrote:I think it's "urban" vs. "suburban" thing. If you try that <expletive> in downtown San Francisco you will get into a fight. Same thing with bicyclists: In Berkeley, they'll cheerfully ride two abreast down a major street, completely blocking traffic and flipping off any cars that dare to honk at them for it. If they do it in San Francisco, someone will just as cheerfully knock the left bicyclist out of the way by force.re: shouting- its funny, its always obnoxious when New Yorkers do it, but charming when southerners do it. And yes, they are louder than we are, they shout over lanes of highway traffic to say hello.
Re: walking- That just doesnt apply in New York. We all get the Crowdwalking feat eventually. If you dont have a high enough dexterity, there may be a problem.
that sounds...weird. I mean really weird. Maybe I have to see it.
Freehold DM |
Freehold DM wrote:lisamarlene wrote:you fascinate me.Stranger than Fiction was so amazing I'd forgotten Ferrell was in it.
That is the movie I wish I had written.
Mostly for the scene with Dustin Hoffman.Seriously, for this scene alone:
Dr. Jules Hilbert: I've devised a test. How exciting is that? Composed of 23 questions which I think might help uncover more truths about this narrator. Now Howard... Harold, these may seem silly but your candor is paramount.
Harold Crick: Harold. Ok.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: So. We know it's a woman's voice. The story involves your death. It's modern. It's in English and I'm assuming the author has a cursory knowledge of the city.
Harold Crick: Sure.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Okay, good. Question one. Has anyone recently left any gifts outside your home? Anything. Gum, money, a large wooden horse.
Harold Crick: I'm sorry?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Just answer the question.
Harold Crick: No.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Do you find yourself inclined to solve murder mysteries in large luxurious homes to which you, let me finish, to which you may or may not have been invited?
Harold Crick: No. No, no, no.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Alright. On a scale of one to ten, what would you consider the likelihood you might be assassinated?
Harold Crick: Assassinated?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: One being very unlikely ten being expecting it around every corner.
Harold Crick: I have no idea.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: O.K. let me rephrase. Are you the king of anything?
Harold Crick: Like what?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Anything. King of the lanes at the local bowling alley.
Harold Crick: King of the lanes?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: King of the lanes, king of the trolls,
Harold Crick: King of the Trolls?
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Yes, uh uh uh a clandestine land found underneath your floor boards.
Harold Crick: No.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Huh?
Harold Crick: No. That's ridiculous.
Dr. Jules Hilbert: Agreed. Let's start with ridiculous and move backwards. Now, was any part of you at one time part of something...
i kept reading this aa Dr. Hibbert from The Simpsons.
Made it palatable.