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re: Point Break remake

Posted by classictiger on 11/29/15 at 7:02 pm to Strannix

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No, just no, who thought this movie needed a reboot?

Because Hollywood doesn't give two fricks about your moral "no reboot" high ground. They care about all the revenue they can generate from the retread formula. Much less effort than having to come up with an original story. Most who go see it (Millennials) will never compare it against the original and the one's that do will not make the comparison a requirement of spending their money.

re: Kobe Bryant retiring at end of season

Posted by classictiger on 11/29/15 at 6:43 pm to thegreatboudini

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Kobe Bryant retiring at end of season

Did he really have a choice? Father time + injuries have completely caught up with him. He is 1/3 of the player he used to be. He is playing on lagged reward money. No one is gonna sign him next year, except for the league minimum (and not the Lakers). Ego and legacy-wise he only wanted to play for one team.

re: Spotlight

Posted by classictiger on 11/22/15 at 6:47 pm to Sayre

Great investigative reporting movie. But what you see is what you get. The two hours are spent on uncovering the Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal in Boston, MA and surrounding areas. This leaves little time for any real character development aside from their investment in the story. Given the ensemble of actors, I would have really liked to see a little more about the characters' personal stories. This would've made for a 3hr movie, though.

re: Narcos (Netflix Original) is phenomenal NO SPOILERS

Posted by classictiger on 8/31/15 at 8:51 pm to The Sad Banana

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Late twentieth centurty Columbia

No one can ever spell the country correctly

Not even Starbucks!! I'm from there so it's a pet peeve.

re: Jay Gruden announces Cousins will be 2015 starter

Posted by classictiger on 8/31/15 at 4:02 pm to Walking the Earth

Lolz

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RGIII is on the game ticket (1st regular season game vs Dolphins) that he won't be starting in

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re: Eddie Murphy's top movies

Posted by classictiger on 8/24/15 at 7:51 pm to saintsfan22

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6. Coming to America

WTF

WTF WTF

re: Trainwreck tonight

Posted by classictiger on 7/18/15 at 1:37 pm to Captain Crown

Saw it Friday afternoon. Really enjoyed it. It dragged a little, but not a lot. If you don't like Amy Schumer then don't go see it. The movie is a vehicle for her brand of comedy and she is in almost every scene (makes sense since she wrote the screenplay).

Btw, Tilda Swinton as Amy's boss is great. She steals every scene she is in.

re: Someone tell me about Movie Tavern

Posted by classictiger on 7/10/15 at 7:18 am to CCT

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Is the food good? Cheap? Trashy clientele? is the 3D good?

Went to one in Williamsburg, VA. The food is ok but pricey. You are definitely paying for the convenience.
Clientele was not very trashy but I am sure this varies by locale. I cannot speak to the 3D quality.

For me it is not worth going to one of these on a regular basis. I'd rather just do the movie and then go to a nice restaurant where I can get better food for not much more than a Movie Tavern meal.

re: Does ESPN's Chris Broussard consider himself a journalist?

Posted by classictiger on 7/10/15 at 7:09 am to hendersonshands

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hendersonshands

Is that a real picture?

The proud product of Louisiana.

re: Does ESPN's Chris Broussard consider himself a journalist?

Posted by classictiger on 7/9/15 at 2:59 pm to BCMCubs

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Sports "journalism" these days is basically just who can tweet a story first, regardless of accuracy

Yep. And it is all about who can "report" the most outrageous thing.

This and Adam Shefter's post of JPP's medical report have to be major black eyes for ESPN.

And I am glad Cuban is not letting Broussard get away with it.

Does ESPN's Chris Broussard consider himself a journalist?

Posted by classictiger on 7/9/15 at 2:52 pm

If this is journalism, then go ahead an flip Edward R. Murrow over in his grave.

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Oliver Stone's "Snowden" teaser trailer

Posted by classictiger on 6/30/15 at 12:19 pm

Sorry, no shot of JGL for all you hyper-fans on this board!

Pretty loaded cast, including Nicholas Cage.

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re: True Detective S2 headlines HBO's most disappointing Season Ever

Posted by classictiger on 6/21/15 at 8:43 am to Das Jackal

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I'm really hoping True Detective is going to be good. I just finished season 1 and really liked it a lot.

In some ways perhaps True Detective is the most unfair criticism of the three since it has a basis for comparison. However, the fact that the director Fukunaga and the original actors aren't back can certainly be cause for skepticism. We'll see where it goes. I think it is fair to wonder how this method of a series with rotating actors/stories every season will work.

re: Jerry Richardson and Carolina Panthers donate $100K

Posted by classictiger on 6/20/15 at 9:50 pm to gthog61

Classy.

True Detective S2 headlines HBO's most disappointing Season Ever

Posted by classictiger on 6/20/15 at 9:47 pm

Perhaps a bit of hyperbole, but this critic thinks all three shows premiering on Sunday--True Detective, Ballers, and The Brink are not very good.

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The lineup of shows that launches Sunday, June 21, on HBO is the most disappointing full lineup the network has ever assembled. It banks heavily on star power, but its three shows mostly fail to tell coherent stories. There are good reasons to watch all of them, but there are also good reasons to skip them.

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re: Remakes, Reboots...

Posted by classictiger on 6/4/15 at 11:02 pm to Freauxzen

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"I won't listen to any argument"

Got it. So why start the thread?

Generally one uses quotes to actually quote something someone said. I never said the above. I am listening to your argument, I just don't agree with it. I don't consider slasher films in the vein of Friday the 13th with no recognizable lead actors and a half a million dollar budget a mainstream movie. I know it earned a lot of money, but it and its "sequels" do not make it the norm.

Sorry if I have to agree with you in order to start a thread.

re: Remakes, Reboots...

Posted by classictiger on 6/4/15 at 9:14 pm to Freauxzen

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The 80s saw almost every single horror property go to at least three, and many times 5 movies...

Phantasm 1-4
Friday the 13th 1-7
Nightmare on Elm Street 1-6
Ghoulies 1-3
Sleepaway Camp 1 and 2
Halloween 1-6
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1-3
Evil Dead 1-2
Hellraiser 1-3
Critters 1-2
Toxic Avenger 1-4
Pumpkinhead 1-2
Zombi 2 and Day of the Dead (unofficial)

None of these are mainstream movies. These were the exception rather than the norm.

I get that there has always been sequels but it is a matter of degrees. I have never made an argument in absolute terms. Again, if people want to equate any other era to today, it's a strawman argument, imo.

re: Remakes, Reboots...

Posted by classictiger on 6/4/15 at 12:35 pm to TotesMcGotes

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Obligatory - please point to a time when Hollywood was original.

Strawman. Everything is relative. If you don't see the difference between past and current eras, then I can't help you.

Remakes, Reboots...

Posted by classictiger on 6/4/15 at 11:45 am

...or as I prefer to call it, a lack of originality in Hollywood production and audience consumption

Here is list of the remake explosion. Some I did not know about like Point Break.

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re: The Rock to star in Big Trouble in Little China remake

Posted by classictiger on 6/3/15 at 12:20 pm to blueboy

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When a remake is made, it erases the original from existence?

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Kind of. Yeah. Every time I see The Longest Yard on the channel guide, it's the shitty remake. Total Recall, Robocop, same thing.

Yep.

re: first Supergirl preview is here

Posted by classictiger on 5/14/15 at 12:37 pm to Fewer Kilometers

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It's a little over the top and silly, but then so are some of the best Superman/Supergirl comics.

The Department of Extra-Normal Operation? Really? Is a seven-yr-old writing the script.?

No way she didn't do that on purpose!!

Kiss Cam turns into Suds Cam at Hawks-Wizards game

Posted by classictiger on 5/14/15 at 7:45 am

O-T Lounge

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Marshall RB Steward Butler dismissed from team after attacking gay couple

Posted by classictiger on 5/7/15 at 12:26 pm

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Marshall University running back Steward Butler rushed for 765 yards on 87 carries with eight touchdowns his sophomore season. His 8.8 yards-per-carry average ranked third nationally.

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On Wednesday, Butler was dismissed from the team after being arrested on accusations he assaulted a same-sex couple in Huntington, West Virginia, the home of Marshall.

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The 23-year-old from Lakeland, Florida, was booked on two counts of battery. According to a Huntington, West Virginia, police report, Butler punched two men who exchanged a kiss on a downtown Huntington street on April 5.

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The victims, Casey Williams and Zackery Johnson, told police Butler stepped out of a car after seeing the men kiss.

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Butler "approached the two (men) shouting derogatory words" before punching each of the men in the face, the police report said. The victims captured part of the assault on camera and photographed the vehicle.

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re: Why is there so much money in boxing?

Posted by classictiger on 5/2/15 at 12:15 pm to AUatWashandLee

There are no owners
There are no leagues
There are no unions

Boxers are all-in-one and when they get to the top of the game they dictate everything-- including how much money any participating entity will be allowed to participate.

Goodfellas turns 25. An incomplete list of movies that have ripped it off.

Posted by classictiger on 4/29/15 at 5:57 pm

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If you’ve watched the trailer for the much-hyped “Black Mass,” you may find yourself asking two questions: First, what is that accent Johnny Depp is working? And second, why does this feel so familiar?

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Well, of course you know, because you’ve seen this before — just with Joe Pesci playing the heavy instead. The movie was “Goodfellas

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Everything about “Black Mass” seems like a blatant rip-off of “Goodfellas” — but maybe that’s okay, because Martin Scorsese’s mobster masterpiece is possibly the most ripped-off movie of our time.

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The movie turns 25 this year

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“Goodfellas” wasn’t the biggest moneymaker of 1990; it couldn’t even beat out “Look Who’s Talking Too.” It also wasn’t the most celebrated, losing the best director and picture Oscars to Kevin Costner and “Dances With Wolves.” But it has to be one of the most imitated.

Check out list of copycats

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re: The Visit: New original film from M. Night Shyamalan

Posted by classictiger on 4/24/15 at 9:28 am to SnoopALoop

That gradma looks creepy as hell.

re: Fox to remake Rock Horror Picture Show for TV

Posted by classictiger on 4/11/15 at 11:07 am to Ace Midnight

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Why?

The film/television industry does not need a good reason to be unoriginal other than more often than not reboots, remakes, and sequels make $$$.

Fox to remake Rock Horror Picture Show for TV

Posted by classictiger on 4/11/15 at 11:04 am

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The idea of trying to re-create The Rocky Horror Picture Show for network television pretty much sounds like the worst idea ever, and yet today we learned that Frank N. Furter and the denizens of Transsexual Transylvania are indeed coming to TV this fall on Fox. This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Fox has decided to redo the midnight movie of all midnight movies as a two-hour event special, tentatively titled The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event. It will be executive produced by Gail Berman, along with the original 1975 movie’s producer Lou Adler and Kenny Ortega, who is set to direct and choreograph.

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Your kid doesn't get enough playing time? No problem, just sue the league.

Posted by classictiger on 4/1/15 at 9:05 am

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When Audrey Dimitrew won a spot on a club volleyball team in Chantilly, Va., the 16-year-old hoped to impress varsity coaches and possibly college coaches. But when her coach benched her and the league told her she couldn’t join another team, the action shifted from one court to another — she and her family sued.

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“It would be really heartbreaking not to play,” Audrey said. “I would be losing a big part of my life.”

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The lawsuit is one of a number filed across the country in recent years as families have increasingly turned to the courts to intervene in youth sports disputes. Parents upset that their children have been cut, benched, yelled at by coaches or even fouled too hard are asking judges to referee.

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Some experts see such lawsuits as part of a shift in youth sports in recent decades away from sandlot play and intramural teams to professionalized leagues and tryout teams partly aimed at snagging scholarships for players and giving them a leg up in college admissions.

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“Youth sports is not just about orange slices and kids running free,” said Tom Farrey, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s Project Play and author of a book on the topic. “It’s about aggregating talent in as elite a setting as possible so that your kid can receive a reward at 17 or 18.”

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In 2013, a father in the suburbs of Philadelphia sued his son’s high school track coach for $40 million after the teen was cut. The man claimed his son’s chances of getting a college scholarship were badly damaged.

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The competition has pushed kids to specialize in sports younger and parents to look for early advantages. There is now an under-8 national championship in basketball. A Colorado
company markets a $169 test that will determine a child’s genetic predisposition to strength or endurance sports. Another makes athletic training videos for 6-month-olds.

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