Anyone seen a good movie lately?

[Don Ho]

don you will probably enjoy this piece on hawaii being the star of the descendants

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/alexander-paynes-the-descendants-features-hawaii-in-its-first-candid-role/2011/11/17/gIQAF3SyWN_print.html

Good stuff.  Thanks!

I'm haole and I went to Punahou.  I'll save the Barry stories for another time.  Got a few.

"We're haole as [bleep]," he says to a cousin, referring to the Hawaiian term for white. "We can't speak pidgin and we barely speak Hawaiian, we go to private clubs and schools." (One of those schools happens to be Punahou, Obama's alma mater, and one of several locales in "The Descendants" that subtly chimes with the president's early years growing up in Hono lulu.)/quote]

[phattymatty]

Watched Warrior today...I really liked it. They did a good job dealing with family drama and without making it super sappy, Nick Nolte was good, nice fight scenes although some of the beatings the one dude made it through were a little unrealistic. Storyline is a little too neat/convenient but still a solid movie overall.

[Tomahawk]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was an interesting movie...really wish it would have come out when I still did hallucinogenics

[MMH]

Tuck and Dale v. Evil.  Pretty funny.

[Rome]

I rented Cowboys & Aliens (Unedited Version) tonight.  Needless to say it was a shteinload more violent than the theatrical release.

I didn't think it would be all that bad so I let my kid watch it.    Not smart.  Damn thing was scary as shtein for a kid.

And this just in... Olivia Wilde is still insanely hot.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was an interesting movie...really wish it would have come out when I still did hallucinogenics

Agreed, saw it for the first time this week. Goes well with oxycodone!

[mussa]

Devils Double - 3.5/5

[SD]

Watched Moneyball last night. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. If you're a baseball fan it's definitely worth the watch.

[Rome]

I've Got You Dumb Motherfargers Eating Right Out Of My Hand

By John Lasseter
Chief Creative Officer, Pixar
February 1, 2011 | ISSUE 47•50 ISSUE 47•05

When we released the first Toy Story movie back in 1995, my colleagues and I were nervous about the response from critics and audiences. Sure, we knew we had crafted a brilliant, earnest film that intelligently explored the human condition—a story that resonated with both children and adults alike—but we didn't know for sure if moviegoers would come out in big numbers or not. Well, fast-forward 15 years, 11 movies, and $6 billion later, and I can tell you with full confidence that I've got you stupid farging sons of bitches exactly where I want you.

I mean, Jesus Christ, we've got you dummies eating up this works-of-cinematic-beauty shtein like your miserable little lives depended on it.

Yes, after the success of our first few movies we had a hunch you'd continue to enjoy the wonderfully designed animation and our smart, lyrical writing, but I didn't think we'd create a horde of drooling morons ready to drop everything just to watch a farging rat cook dinner. Time and time again, though, there you chumps are, lined up around the block with your stupid little kids, eager to have your stupid little hearts filled with whimsy.

Admit it: You numb-nuts are addicted to our genuine, three-dimensional characters. And you just can't get enough of our ability to make an idiot robot that can barely even talk feel relatable. It's okay to say you love it.

It's truly pathetic, but it's okay.

Let me share a little anecdote with you. Three years ago, I was watching an early edit of the movie Up, and I swear to God I only had to watch five minutes of the thing before I turned to Andrew Stanton and said, "Boy, the sheep are gonna flock to this." And I said this while that old fart's house was still on the ground. Up had everything you nimrods have come to expect from Pixar: an endearing main character, that follow-your-dreams bullshtein, and that razor-sharp humor garbage we can basically barf out anytime we need a hefty payday.

Admittedly, not everything in that movie was perfect. Were the talking dogs a cheap gag? Absolutely. Did it matter? No way. We're farging Pixar! We've built enough credibility that we don't have to worry about talking dogs ruining a movie, because we own the audience, we own the critics, and when we say "Jump," the jack-offs who give out Academy Awards say, "How high? Best Picture high enough?"

Come to think of it, you're like a bunch of talking dogs that rush to their water bowls every time we refill it with timeless narratives and indelible characters, aren't you? Here, boy! Sit. Stay. Roll over. Feel more of an emotional connection with a cartoon fish than anything else in your own empty life. Good boy. Good.

Pixar is bulletproof, iceholes. We can put out any old piece of shtein that perfectly examines universal themes of love and friendship and just walk away with record box-office numbers. In fact, I think I'll have my award-winning design team get cracking on an anthropomorphic piece of shtein right now. Yes. shtein. I'm talking actual human feces here, folks. We'll give it eyes and limbs, and—I don't know—call it Danny Caca. Brad Bird can make a story about how it got lost on its way to the sewage treatment facility. Its best friends are a used sewage-logged tampon and a hypodermic needle. Then we'll just sit back and watch the receipts come in.

Yeah, it'll have heart and depth, but still, it's going to be a talking piece of shtein. Kids won't flush for years because of it.

So here's what we got coming out soon: Cars 2, Brave (I actually have no clue what that is, but I'm sure our little toady at The New York Times A.O. Scott will say it fits perfectly into Pixar's grand tradition of excellence), and Monsters, Inc. 2. I see we have a couple sequels in there, but I'm willing to bet you dunderheads are excited as hell for them because Pixar has that rare, we-don't-do-sequels-unless-we-genuinely-have-a-good-story-to-tell integrity thing that you just absolutely love and respect and that can't be found anywhere else in Hollywood. Hell, it's like it's 100 degrees out and we're the only ones selling snow cones.

So, enjoy the movies, dipshteins. And remember, you've got a friend in us.

Not real but I howled just the same.

God Bless The Onion.

[paco]

It reads like they plagiarized an internal memo by Steve Jobs

[SD]

Wasn't the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo available on Netflix instant watch a few months ago?

[phattymatty]

i saw the original swedish version years ago so it was probably that one.

[ice grillin you]

i thought the swedish versions were bleh but you know fincher will be money

[Munson]

http://www-images.theonering.org/torwp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/thorin-richardarmitage.jpg
Thorin from the upcoming hobbit movies. This and pictures of the other dwarves came out in like early summer, but figured I'd share here if any of the nerds missed it

Edit: picture was wayyyyyyyyyyy too big, so just click the link

[General_Failure]