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  1. diomedeh2
    Recently watched Sweet Land. Pretty good film about 1920's southern Minnesota and how the War affected relationships between ethnicities there. Basically it's a love story about an arranged marriage between a Norwegian farmer in MN and a German immigrant. There were some beautiful scenes and I really appreciated the style of the film. Also saw Ever Since the World Ended. Definitely a small budget film. It was shot locally (for me) in San Francisco and basically shows a filmmaker interviewing the survivors of an apocalyptic plague 10 years later where roughly 150 people in the City survived. Some extreme over-acting (like any locally made movie using theater locals), but it had some interesting moments and some unique camera work. Not the best I've seen, but I enjoyed it enough. And, while it's in the theaters, I have to mention Once. What a stunner of a movie. I really enjoyed it, from the soundtrack (the Frames) to the acting to the simply complex love story. Really a great little Irish movie.
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    Big big fan of Glover. From what I've seen of Bartleby, I really enjoyed him in that role as well.
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    Inman was helping us get nowhere this year. We have a chance now Unfortunately we still have the little problem that is Jeff Suppan is not that good, Ben Sheets is out for 4-6 weeks, and Ned Yost is starting Counsell, Graffanino, and Mench consistently. I can't see how a middle reliever is going to put us Sylvester Stallone (over the top).
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    If Nate Silver was that smart he'd be a GM, not an writer. I really doubt that's true...there are a lot of people smarter than GM's that aren't GM's. Look at Brian Sabean, who has single handedly created one of the inept offenses in recent times (less Bonds of course). Oh, he was just extended two years. I can't say that I'm horrified by the deal, but I'm definitely underwhelmed. Regardless of everything involved, the Brewers will, at most, be getting 25-30 IP out of a guy who's shown a marked decline in peripherals this year. I'll gladly eat my words if he somehow manages to single-handedly put the Brewers on his back, carry them to the playoffs, and bring a pennant to Milwaukee.
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    Balfour had better be traded by Wednesday for someone who can help the big league team. Just give me Dotel if nothing else. If only it were so easy...I too would love to see Dotel in Milwaukee.
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    Terrible game.
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    Sweet...Grant Baleight. What a buffoon.
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    I'm listening to the new Interpol right now, and it isn't good. Yea, I agree. Yuck. The new Happy Mondays album is interesting, not sure what to make of it yet. I really like the keyboard on Jellybean (track 1). That's the highlight so far.
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    As others have echoed, not everything has to be The Godfather, or Citizen Kane... you need the Michael Bays of the world, too... While I agree with this sentiment, I think people are too quick to play this movie off as just "another" Michael Bay movie in which all you have to do is turn off your mind. I grew up with Transformers, I was a big fan, I have the nostalgia thing going, and yet "really bad" is the best description I can come up with. Bay's "clever" way of using original TF tag lines (more than meets the eye came up at least 2 or 3 times in the movie) was just lame and his half-hearted attempts at constant humor were just unnecessary. Again, I really enjoyed ID4 and the Rock. I thought both were completely engrossing and highly entertaining movies. This one, on the other hand, lost me at (insert opening scene). And one other point that was really lame...Shia LaBeouf's reaction to Megan Fox being a "criminal." So ridiculous. He's known her for, what, 6 hours? And now he's upset that she didn't tell him about it? Really? And Sector 7? What in the world is Sector 6 then? Even if it's meant to be ridiculous, some amount of reality is appreciated. I have to reiterate that the best part of that movie, for me, was the yet-to-be-named JJ Abrams trailer that could possibly be some form of a Cthulu movie. That was fairly exciting. And the whole Ethan Haas website alternate reality gaming stuff is fun too.
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    Like I said before, when I pay to see a movie, I try to really enjoy it for what it is, not for what it fails to be. I agree with what you're saying completely, and I went into that movie with as low of expectations as I could, and I still left highly disappointed. The storyline had so little continuity and flow that it made it really difficult to enjoy. At least the Rock and Independence Day had some cohesiveness. This movie felt like it was made with the sole intention of cashing in (hence the insane amount of product placement shots). And the comic relief again...way too much. And I also concur on the city sequence. The whole purpose of that movie was to cause insane amounts of destruction, not tell a story.
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    Well I went and saw this movie last night, kept an open mind, tried not to judge it, and it was still really bad. Honestly, what happened to Jon Voigt? When did he become a terrible actor? Wow. The "adult" humor in the movie was really over the top as well. I understand one comic relief, but Bay tried to throw in like ten or so. Way too much. How many jokes can you milk out of Sector 7? 100? 200? The action sequences were way too insanely shot as well. I honestly had no clue who was fighting who, what, where, why, and when at any given point, except for Optimus Prime, and only because his fights were so isolated. And even in his fights, I had no clue as to what was going on because the camera work was so poor. And really, how many more movies do we need to see with a group of stereotypically techno-savvy college-aged nerds and the one hot gal that somehow works closely with them who is smarter than anyone the Pentagon employs? And what the heck even happened with them? I think I could really go on and on about this movie, but I won't. Highlights for me: The fight in that village in Qatar with the scorpion shaped Decepticon (Blackout?). I really enjoyed the tracer bullets coming from the attack ships. That was cool. The JJ Abrams trailer before Transformers. I'm hoping it's something along the lines of Lovecraft and Cthulu. That could be sweet.
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    Check out this site as well (also NSFW): www.clarkandmichael.com/ Pretty funny stuff...nice to see Tony Hale as well.
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    Been a while, and not many new purchases, but for those shoegaze lovers out there... Check out LSD and the Search for God. Not the greatest of band names, but they put on a heck of a show and have a very solid EP. They have a myspace page as well, worth a listen I'd say. I talked with the lead singer/guitarist for a bit and he seemed like a pretty cool guy. Heavily influenced by MBV and the like. I'm really enjoying the new Feist album as well. It's a nice album.
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    Airplane! is brilliant.
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    The 'Burbs", starring Tom Hanks is a poor movie but for some reason I find it very entertaining. I loooooooooooooove the Burbs. So good. One of Corey Feldman's best roles. In keeping with the theme of the thread: Men at Work with Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez. Amazing movie. I can't stop watching it when it's on. Weekend at Bernie's is also a classic.
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    The words "jaw dropping" come to mind. I think the show just reinvented itself before our eyes. Seconded. Frankly, I don't care that there were no answers. I don't get that frustrated by that stuff as others (get it?) do. Anyway, the show has completely brought me back on board and I'm lovin' it. Loved the flash-forward as well.
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    i think the greatest works of art are the ones that cause a reaction of any kind... Agreed. And it's Picasso. Piece is called, poignantly enough, "The Dog" I'm a fan of his sketches.
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    Honestly, amazing. Two dropped foul balls. Insanity.
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    Well I've lost confidence in Turnbow again. Having flashbacks to last year's 5 or 6 game stretch of Turnbow losses.
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    Fargo Overrated trash. Couple of good acting performances save it from being even worse. ~1.75 stars Man, comments like this always baffle me. Fargo is probably on my short list for all time fav's. I think it's absolutely stunning. Recently saw Fast Food Nation. I wasn't a big fan. One of those films that's really just preaching to the choir, I think. I fully support the concept of the film and the hope that there's enough out there to change the way we think about our food sourcing, but I feel like it was just one of those over the top films that tries to scare you into that belief system.
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    The new Deerhunter album is pretty good. 1st half is a little weak, but once it hits Spring Hall Converts, things get gooooood.
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    Sheets now with 6 k's in 15 IP. Seems a bit odd. I guess I'm just used to slightly higher K totals from him.
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    GO BREWERS!!!! Ill be at the game, Im leaving at 30am, and I live in Racine. TAILGATE TIME!! GO CREW I get it.....................................................I get it. Excitement indeed, can't wait to listen at work.
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    This is my new favorite album of 2006, edging out the fascinating, yet sometimes self-aware Liars album Drum's Not Dead. Serena-Maneesh hasn't yet reached "classic" album status with me, but it is coming pretty close. My rating 4.5/5 stars. I concur, very good album.
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    I'm enjoying the new Of Montreal album. A worthwhile investment. I also like the Klaxons so far.
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