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Seen any good movies?

picky
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This weekend Indiana got whallopped with Rita Rains, torrential downpours, so we curled up in front of the TV and watched movies!

TAXI with Queen Latifah was funny. She's a wild taxi driver in NYC, paired up with an inept cop. If you like car movies, this is a good one!

CRASH So sad, so sad, very intense movie that sticks with you a long time.

We haven't been to the "real" movies in a while. I'm waiting for them to build one on 30-A.... :eek:

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got any pics?
#52
Ok, Ok... Here's the deal....


Lindabobhat... sounds like... Lindabobbit (Getting close bare with me....) Johnbobbit.... then about late last night I realized it was LoranaBobbit :doh: I put waaaaaay to much thought into a lame joke before I had my 3 cups of black coffee... I know "Bad Otter" :whack:
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Beach Fanatic
#53
I've been interested in Lost as well, QUOTE]

They do have the whole first season on DVD...you could have a LOST marathon. I think you would be quite lost if you picked it up now. They do flashbacks in each episode explaining the characters background etc. Before this show there wasn't a drama that I've gotten into in a few years.

that's a good idea. I look for dvds/videos for long car trips (we drive 17 miles to get to Florida, about the same to get to Maine, about 12 twice a year to get to Massachusetts). I got one season of the simpsons for the kids. Maybe I'll get the first year of LOST for the grown-ups.
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Beach Fanatic
#54
Ok, Ok... Here's the deal....


Lindabobhat... sounds like... Lindabobbit (Getting close bare with me....) Johnbobbit.... then about late last night I realized it was LoranaBobbit :doh: I put waaaaaay to much thought into a lame joke before I had my 3 cups of black coffee... I know "Bad Otter" :whack:

The scariest part was that I got it :creepy: I think we've been around each other too long :blink:

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#55
Oh my, looks like I need to check in a little more often! Thanks for more welcomes, you sure are a friendly group! I don't get the sausages remark, either. Anyway, I post on several forums and some of the folks I am chimmy with call me LBH for short, but, boy, I loved the other "translations," especially the "late, but hungover" one - that's really me. As for the username, not really a story to go with it; I'm Linda, he's Bob and the word Hat is prominent in our last name; and it's always me doing the posting. If he's online, he's working, the poor man - he hasn't learned to enjoy the computer. Des Plaines (which gets a pretty American pronunciation around here) is a suburb of Chicago. My fascination with the board stems from 2 fairly recent trips to the Panhandle - first to PCB and then to Destin. Next time we hope to "get it right" and stay somewhere in between!


Hey LBH - Welcome!!!

We live in Lake Zurich and John Rudy (who posts on this board as well) lives in Arlington Heights. I use to work for GTDC in Des Plaines about a million years ago. We have been going down to the panhandle area for 20 years and about 7 years ago bought a townhouse down there. We love it and visit about 3-4 times a year. Headed down in three weeks again and can't wait.

:welcome:
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Beach Fanatic
#56
The scariest part was that I got it :creepy: I think we've been around each other too long :blink:
Scariest part for me...I got it and I've never met him! Maybe reading to many of his post :lolabove:
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Beach Fanatic
#57
Scariest part for me...I got it and I've never met him! Maybe reading to many of his post :lolabove:

whew......glad it wasn't just me :floor:
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quirty
#58
Ok, Ok... Here's the deal....


Lindabobhat... sounds like... Lindabobbit (Getting close bare with me....) Johnbobbit.... then about late last night I realized it was LoranaBobbit :doh: I put waaaaaay to much thought into a lame joke before I had my 3 cups of black coffee... I know "Bad Otter" :whack:

Went right over my head! That'll teach me to read this forum before I've had MY coffee.
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Meow
#59
Went right over my head! That'll teach me to read this forum before I've had MY coffee.

I follow and like RO's line of thinking....but I thought it looked like you were a "Lord of the Rings" fan (atic)...Lindabobhat...HOBBIT! We are a twisted group of funlovers...and now you, LBH, have joined in the fun! WHEEEEE!

P.S. I will never be able to eat a sausage or a piece of p cake again without thinking of all of you!
Beach Fanatic
#60
We just came back from seeing Flight Plan. Pretty good movie; keeps you guessing as to what the outcome will be. Jodie Foster's performance is outstanding. :clap_1:
Cil avatar
Beach Fanatic
#61
I liked Flightplan too. I kinda figured out the plot but it did not spoil my enjoyment. Agree about Foster's performance. I also enjoyed the interior shots of the plane.

I saw A History of Violence yesterday and I am still deciding what I think about this movie. Good performances but some of the dialogue seemed off to me. Stay away from this film if you do not care for graphic violence or explicit sex.
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#62
Oh my, looks like I need to check in a little more often! Thanks for more welcomes, you sure are a friendly group! I don't get the sausages remark, either. Anyway, I post on several forums and some of the folks I am chummy with call me LBH for short, but, boy, I loved the other "translations," especially the "late, but hungover" one - that's really me. As for the username, not really a story to go with it; I'm Linda, he's Bob and the word Hat is prominent in our last name; and it's always me doing the posting. If he's online, he's working, the poor man - he hasn't learned to enjoy the computer. Des Plaines (which gets a pretty American pronunciation around here) is a suburb of Chicago. My fascination with the board stems from 2 fairly recent trips to the Panhandle - first to PCB and then to Destin. Next time we hope to "get it right" and stay somewhere in between!

Hey Linda! Fancy meeting you here--seems we know each other from another forum. :welcome:
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brain
#63
I saw Flightplan last night. I liked it. You have to pay attention to everything in the movie, so don't get up to go to the restroom or to the concession.
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Funnkalicious
#64
I saw Flightplan last night. I liked it. You have to pay attention to everything in the movie, so don't get up to go to the restroom or to the concession.

Would you reccommend it? We are tossing around the idea of going to a movie...
Beach Fanatic
#65
I saw Flightplan last night. I liked it. You have to pay attention to everything in the movie, so don't get up to go to the restroom or to the concession.

I agree. The lady next to us stayed in her the seat the entire movie but still couldn't keep up...she kept asking her husband to explain what was going on.

We enjoyed the movie..I'm glad we went to see it. Awesome airplane....multi-level, lounge, great bar, one heck of a first-class area!

Another one I enjoyed was March of the Penguins. Wasn't sure how I felt about going to the movie to watch a documentary about penguins, but it sure give you an appreciation of what these little guys and gals go through to survive! Great scenery too!
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quirty
#66
Hey Linda! Fancy meeting you here--seems we know each other from another forum. :welcome:

Hey there - we have to stop meeting like this!

;-)
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#67
Hey there - we have to stop meeting like this!

;-)

I guess it just shows we think alike :cool:
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quirty
#68
I guess it just shows we think alike :cool:

Great minds tend to do that!
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Beach Fanatic
#69
I liked Flightplan too. I kinda figured out the plot but it did not spoil my enjoyment. Agree about Foster's performance. I also enjoyed the interior shots of the plane.

I saw A History of Violence yesterday and I am still deciding what I think about this movie. Good performances but some of the dialogue seemed off to me. Stay away from this film if you do not care for graphic violence or explicit sex.

Aha.
I mentioned above that I was still deciding how I felt about A History of Violence.
I just read a review that said this film was based on a graphic novel. Now the pulpy dialogue makes sense, it is a little bit like the movie Sin City--many of the scenes are a little bit exaggerated and can make the viewer feel a bit uncomfortable.
But I think this is what the director intended: to make us examine ourselves and how we feel about violence.
(Similar to the movie Crash and the way it makes us confront racism.)

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