Mark's Down On Your Syntax

utter flashes of magenta

Bingowings said:

Some way into my breakfast I noticed how the beans tasted a bit icky and then I noticed a pork sausage.

I’ve been Vegetarian since 16… I’m nearly 46 but I’m also frugal and hate to waste food.
So I picked out and rolled the sausages into the compost bin and finished the beans on toast but it really tasted and felt rank.

I spent the whole morning feeling kind of sick and sort of contaminated.

In complete seriousness, Bingo - that actually sounds like a pretty nasty experience for you. Going that long without coming into contact with meat products and then having it happen unwittingly? I’m not a vegetarian but I feel for you.

It won’t have much effect psychologically but have you ever tried the trick ofholding a mouthful of olive oil for a minute or so? It cleans your mouth and removes bad tastes and bacteria.

(Of course, if you don’t like olive oil then you’ve given yourself another problem…)

I’ve never seen it. I skipped most of your post because of spoilerfear but your enthusiasm has sold it to me. I’ll check it out the next chance I get!

Poltergeist III is on my Netflix watch list. I vaguely remember Tom Skerritt and a skyscraper (?!) but my one abiding memory of it is that it was awful. I’ll save it for a rainy day when I have no other options!

Too long, didn’t read.

ray_afraid said:

Mark’s Down On Your Syntax said:

Yes I’ve watched another horror movie and yes I’m aware I might have a problem but I like them and, frankly, it’s none of your business so let’s move on shall we?

Hey, you’re in good company here. I consider myself a horror aficionado. Been studying the genre for about 20 years.
(I watched horror before that, but was too young to really delve into studying the genre)

Good on ya, Ray! Nice to know there’s somebody else here who appreciates a good scary movie 😃

I know a spoof trailer for The Force Awakens is probably old hat at this point but this made me chuckle and I don’t think anybody posted it here last year. So, for all those that thought there wasn’t enough Luke in Episode VII:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6P5cL1kpZc

^ Well, all of that sounds like a very strange movie. Probably one of those arthouse sorts?

The last one I watched was a bit more commercial…

Poltergeist II - The Other Side (1986)

Yes I’ve watched another horror movie and yes I’m aware I might have a problem but I like them and, frankly, it’s none of your business so let’s move on shall we? The movie gets back nearly all the original cast (Dominique Dunne, the actress who played the eldest daughter sadly passed away, to put it mildly, before the sequel was greenlit). The story tries to retcon certain things in a way that makes it seem like it’s an expansion of events but if you think about them, they just don’t make sense. But it’s a fun(ish) story and the creepy old dude in the hat is still as scary to me now as he was when I was ten! There’s a couple of nice touches and funny lines but there’s not much here the original (a bona-fide classic in my book) didn’t do better. Ultimately, it just doesn’t have any real charm to it. Easily missable.

I give it 2 non-politically correct wrathful Indian spirits out of 5.

Dragging this increasingly disturbing derailed train back onto the tracks I just watched a movie!

“Hush” (2016)

It’s a very familiar home invasion thriller plot (that must surely qualify as a genre in its own right by now?) and all the usual things happen. But the twist with this one is that the protagonist is deaf and it really makes a difference to how the two main characters behave. I can’t say more without spoiling it but this is a well thought out, smart movie. It mercifully doesn’t give the villian any kind of backstory or motive - he’s just some lunatic doing bad things because he likes to do bad things.

And at just over 80 minutes it doesn’t overstay its welcome either! It’s worth your time if you’re in the mood for a bit of tension!

I give it 5 creepy remote cabins out of 5.

Abrams was interviewed by Empire magazine a little while after his announcement as director. They asked him which versions he showed to his children, he replied something along the lines of, “The original theatricals, that’s very important.”

I’ve tried to find the issue with the interview (both in my flat and online!) but I can’t so you’ll have to take my word for it!!

“Arrow” Season One.

It took a few episodes to grab me but I devoured it after it did! Far better than I was expecting! What a fun and well-plotted show and all the characters are interesting and for the most part, well used. The music is great too.

I’m looking forward to Season Two!

I give it 4 suspiciously-Canadian-looking-Chinese-islands out of 5.

Sometimes it’s nice to ask a question and interact a little bit with the other forum members 😃 C’mon Id, what is this mysterious sandwich, have you ever eaten it and most importantly, did you like it?

Wow, and there I was giving him the benefit of the doubt. You’re quite right, Slash - he is a jerk!

WANT! WANT NOW!

Apologies, over excitement got the better of me. It’s so good to see you back. I’m looking forward to anything you send our way.

What on earth is scapple?

solomanjanifar1 said:
“who are not capable enough to produce quality writing because of their less amount of knowledge in grammar”

With time and training you too can get good with knowledge to make writing like this. But these guys offer capable services to do it for us. No effort required.

What a time to be alive.

It might sound a little nuts but behind closed doors I like to dress as a squirrel.

To simplify - your only option for high quality is the laserdisc. It’s better than videotape. The GOUT on DVD (sourced from those laserdiscs) is obviously the most conveniently available version. It was released for a limited time in 2006 as “bonus” discs with the 2004 special edition. You can find them on eBay and occasionally they pop up on Amazon and similar sites. The resolution on all those is noticeably not good on modern large screen tellies.

In all honesty, you’ll do your family a disservice showing them laserdiscs or DVDs when you’ve got the Despecialised Edition available. I do understand the need to have something “official” though!

I’ve been looking for a Blu-Ray burner that I can use with my laptop. I found this one and it honestly seems like exactly what I’m after. Not being an expert on such things I thought check what you guys thought before I ordered it.

Is it a suitable investment for a casual anateur looking for a general use (reading/writing/ripping etc) machine?

I’d appreciate any suggestions for other burners too!

TV’s Frink said:

They were covered up by a bra.

Ah, quite titilating. YESIMADETHATJOKE!

“The Negotiator” (1998)

Samuel L Jackson shouts his way through a movie as only he can. Kevin Spacey is the hostage negotiator negotiating with a negotiator and he’s brilliant. Every actor in it is brilliant. It’s exciting, tense, witty, superbly shot, edited and scored.

I’ve seen it before and I was still on the edge of my seat. As far as I can tell the movie’s only misstep was not letting the audience in on the fact that Sam’s character didn’t kill Thin Hank Shraeder sooner. Other than that, flawless.

Also, if you go back and rewatch the beginning credits once you know who the bad guys are you can see that the photos are composed in a way that betrays their guilt through subtle body language and their physical placement with other characters.

Genius. A hugely impressive 4.75 oversized-air-vents out of 5.

stuck in my crawl

TV’s Frink said:

Warbler said:

ray_afraid said:

I just took -AND PASSED- the State board Barber Exam!
I’m a fully licensed professional!

can you give me a straight razor shave?

Through the internet?

Don’t get snippy!

all-too-visible prosthetic headpiece

I once saw a version that had nudity in it. But then I never saw it again and it actually made me think I’d imagined it! (I hadn’t though.) Just out of curiosity, which version did you see?

Damn Spambots, getting YWHX’s hopes up with their feminine usernames 😦