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01-08-2010, 12:41 AM | #3961 |
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I watched Tyson this afternoon. If you are a fan of boxing at all, or you were old enough to be a part of the zeitgeist in the mid-late 80's, you really should watch it. It's all in his own words, very honest, and incredibly compelling. There are several moments that made me uncomfortable, a few that were quite touching, some hilarious, and others baffling.
For my money, he might be the most fascinating sports figure of the last 30 years. I only wish that they had spent more time discussing his time from 88-90, when he fired Rooney, hired King, and his skills started to unravel along with his personal life. After finishing, I came away with a lot more respect for Tyson, just solely based on how honest he was. He overtly admitted that he stopped training hard in about '89 until losing to Douglas, and once he won the title back in '96, he stopped working hard in training then too. Also provides an interesting perspective (along with clear video evidence) of the multiple headbutts that Holyfield used in their fights. A must watch for any fight fan.
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01-08-2010, 04:36 AM | #3962 |
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Just added Tyson, Chop Shop, and Goodbye, Solo to my Netflix Instant Queue. Love Man Push Cart.
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01-08-2010, 08:47 AM | #3963 |
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I watched two harrowing documentaries last night while covering the overnight shift. Darwin's Nightmare and The Cove.
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01-08-2010, 09:52 AM | #3964 |
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01-08-2010, 05:30 PM | #3965 |
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Just watched Sugar. Incredible film. Most of you have probably heard of it.
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01-08-2010, 05:40 PM | #3966 |
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You mean their plots? sure. I agree w/ that.
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01-08-2010, 05:43 PM | #3967 |
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and more of my point Hamas is, why didn't KKBB get ANY credit when it was about 100 times better than 'The Hangover?'
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Not to give anything away, could you give me a sense of it's flavor? I know it's about an immigrant trying to make it in the baseball farm system, but is it mood piece, feelgood, mystery/twist, what? Feel free to analogize to other movies if you wish.
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01-08-2010, 05:49 PM | #3969 |
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so am i the only one who has seen 'Mister Lonely?'
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01-08-2010, 05:52 PM | #3970 |
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What'd you think of it? Haven't seen it, but have seen Harmony Korine joints in the past. I'd kind of forgotten about it [I'm so effing behind in movie watching].
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01-08-2010, 05:56 PM | #3971 |
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I thought it was brilliant, if you ever research the dude, he has the mind of a sharp/wise 70 yr. old. He lives in Nashville and leads (proudly) a fairly blue-collared lifestyle. I own all of his and LC's stuff, EXCEPT Mister Lonely. But yeah, I thought it was touching in a weird way.
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01-08-2010, 06:09 PM | #3974 |
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Watched Inglorious Basterds last night. It was a poor, silly, ridiculous movie. Looking forward to the discussion.
Until then: Overall, the movie was a glorified festival of torture and sadism, and an absolute mess and disregard of history. His fantasy world is pathetically distant to anything resembling a decently thought out code of ethics and morals and bears no resemblance to anything good and meaningful. Quentin Tarantino's goal for art seems to be about glorifying himself and his own delusional view of movies as escapism. To hell with him. This was disgusting. Last edited by Jenson71; 01-08-2010 at 06:44 PM.. |
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01-08-2010, 07:25 PM | #3975 |
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Here's a list of my top dozen of '09......keep in mind these are movies I saw in '09, and not made in '09....
[rec] (Spanish) Felon Flawless The Uninvited Funny Games Louis CK: Chewed Up Irreversible (French) Suicide Kings Let the Right One In (Swedish) Righteous Kill Eagle Eye Wanted There are more that I liked, but these are the ones I happen to remember the most...I watched hundreds of movies this year. Oh, that reminds me: Watchmen was pretty good too. |
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