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>>btw - Where have you been Robaus? Missed your provocations!
... been travelling around the land of the long white cloud for a couple of months. Back to Oz next week via Brisbane, if floods subsided.
Back to Disneyworld late Feb hopefully.
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I think we are on the same page, BT
When early Christians falsely libeled Jews that they had blood on their hands it was complete bullshit and an excuse for a pogrom.
Palin is trying to jump on the bandwagon (for the Jewish sympathy vote?) saying that she is being falsely libeled too.. the faith of the assassination victim is irrelevant for Palin's purpose.. a spot of irony maybe that she hadn't quite thought through.
The difference is that IMO she is partly responsible for the bloodshed in Arizona. Why the fuck use gun analogies such as "cross hairs" and "Don't retreat, reload" if "2nd amendment remedies" is not what is going through her mind.... besides huge amounts of empty space.
And the ridiculous name for her group... The Tea Party. Its not a revolutionary war against a tyrannical George III and his government. Obama is the democratically elected president of the USA. You actually won the 18th Century war! Someone tell her she doesn't have to fight the redcoats any more; just use the ballot box, and see which policies the majority fancy.
Sarah could have used sporting, economic, or even sexual metaphors... "Let's put some Viagra into this nation. Let's all grope for the G Spot.. Who'll help me find my clitoris?" :hubba:
If Sarah can get carried away with imaginative rhetoric, so can I. :-)
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>>And his mates?...Labour in the uk are the loony whiney left not conservatives.
...The plan to invade Iraq on a phoney pretext was hatched in Washington by Bushit and his neo con mates such as Wolfowitz, Perle, and Feith who had strong allegiances to a certain Middle Eastern country.
Blair and Howard were just Bushit's poodles being taken for walkies.
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>>Bush said that he preferred to personally meet privately with the families of those fallen to the extent possible. (Snopes says that he met with 100's of such families.)
...it'd be interesting to know what words of comfort he used to explain how he had led their children into a war that was a complete waste of resources and patriotic lives. USA didn't even get cheap oil out of the fiasco.
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>>Gabrielle Giffords is Jewish.
.. I don't see how that excuses Palin from trying to make herself a martyr by hijacking a phrase relating to a people who were truly persecuted and maligned.
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>>I said I didn't remember.
You're in illustrious company, FM.
Downunder we know "I can't recall" as the Alan Bond defense since emulated by several West Australian Premiers, dodgy entrepreneurs, the Archbishop of Melbourne, and Bill Clinton amongst others
It's a ripper defense for avoiding perjury on the witness stand.
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>>>>I don't seem to remember Obie visiting Fort Hood after that loony major massacred US soldiers there.
You have a very selective memory, FM.
Republican President Bushit did not attend a single funeral or arrival of a single coffin of one of the 4,432 American service personnel killed in a futile war started by him and his neo con mates ostensibly looking for non existent WMD.
Shame on him.
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>>Somebody must think the 'blood libel' stuff will go down well with Jews.
Looks like Sarah's just dropped another bollock.
Jewish groups criticize Palin's use of "blood libel"
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Re. the Aussie film review site At The Movies I recommended and have been categorizing mathematically for the last 4 -5 years...since I last updated it 2 weeks ago, it has become far more interactive and user friendly.
Coincidence?.. maybe the bots have been at work picking up info from thai360?
You can now access all the 5 star, 4.5 star etc in one hit with links to the full transcript reviews.
Soongmak, "The Losers" scored 2 out of 5. One of the reviewers David only gave it 0.5 out of 5. So he obviously agrees with you.
Apologies to LizardKIng and Khun Kong. If this innovation had happened two weeks ago, we wouldn't have had our minor altercation re lengthy posts.
My 5 years work is down the shit shoot, but at least its now easier to quickly compare At The Movie reviews with other sites.
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Thanks, Dave. Glad you found the list useful. It will soon slip off this page anyway for those who don't like it.
The ratings are not mine. They belong to the 2 ABC (Australia) film critics.
I simply translated the icon system they use on their site eg.
Maragaret Pomeranz
:up::up:David Stratton
:up:= (4+3)/2 = 3.5 average
so that I could put the figures in an Excel spreadsheet and sort from best to worst. You can't manipulate the original icons mathematically.
I just use it as a rough guideline to begin my search for worthwhile viewing. I don't agree with all their ratings either. I just included them as is ... warts and all.
I look at what they think are the best, follow the links to their detailed reviews at At The Movies, and then compare reviews at other sites too such as Imdb and Rotten Tomatoes.
I enjoyed Grizzly Man as a psychological insight into the mind of a loser, who fantasized that he had become a winner.. {Spoiler ahead]..
... until he got eaten!
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>>You don't HAVE to do the whole damn list!
... I didn't! I made the cut off point 3.5 out of 5 (could've taken it down to 0.5 for the rubbish), because I noticed some good films down to that level. I thought that was the idea of the thread.. to help people find good films to view.
What is it with some people on this board? Someone does something useful for you, and you just get abused for it. Are people incapable of scrolling or reading more than 20 lines? Here's a list that you won't find anywhere else on the net from 2 professional film critics and sometimes others averaged in, with their star ratings painstakingly translated by me into a numerical spreadsheet so that you can sort in descending order. It wasn't a copy and paste job. I couldn't redirect you with a link. I use it myself and one or two other friends I have passed it onto appreciate it. Just thought I'd share it with board members too. Seems like a big mistake. You'd rather read an entire thread to glean one or two picks.
How about following these reply guidelines, and perhaps we'd have a healthier more active board without scaring off newbies with negativity.
Either, or...
1. Positive feedback
2. Polite, constructive criticism
3. Joke, smileys to show comments are tongue in cheek
4. Say nothing!
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>>Jay-sus, like I'm gonna read that long list.
up2u
No need for sarcasm. I was just trying to be helpful.
The internet is full of such "recommended by experts" lists. This one you won't find anywhere else on the net apart from thai360.
I believe the Academy Awards work on the same premise.
My time is limited. I use such lists to help me begin my search for good viewing material. Makes sense to me.
Notice the list is in descending order.
I suggest that if you're looking for a good film, search in the first 20 only.
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I have been keeping a database on a spreadsheet of recommended films from Australia's ABC TV's regular film critique programme "At The Movies" with Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton. Well worth visiting the site for the actual transcripts of their discussions on the relative merits of a film.
Of course tastes will vary but I tend to agree with most of their picks... yes and strongly disagree with the odd one too. As always YMMV but it gives you a starting place to compare critiques on other sites such as Rotten Tomatoes and Imdb, before you view the film.
I have been keeping the database for about 6 years but selfishly deleted many that I had already seen. Then a couple of years ago decided to keep my already-seens on the database too. In other words, the database is not complete.
This is not a copy and paste job. You won't find this anywhere else on the net. They display their findings in a star system out of 5. I have translated those icons into a numerical average and sometimes incorporated an Imdb rating too.
Bright Star 4.75
There Will Be Blood 4.52
The New World 4.50
A Prairie Home Companion 4.50
The Passenger 4.50
Beautiful Kate 4.50
Up 4.50
Animal Kingdom 4.50 aus
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4.49
Grizzly Man 4.48
Lost In Translation 4.44
Army of Shadows 4.44 french
Atonement 4.42
The Assasination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford 4.40
No Country For Old Men 4.39
Into The Wild 4.38
The Lives Of Others 4.35
Donnie Darko Director's Cut 4.33
Downfall 4.32
Mystic River 4.31
Away From Her 4.30
Mysterious Skin 4.29
This Is England 4.27
Hidden 4.25
Jindabyne 4.25 aus
Live and Become 4.25
Sketches of Frank Gehry 4.25
Ten Canoes 4.25
The Squid And The Whale 4.25
Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story 4.25
Tsotsi 4.25
The Last King of Scotland, 4.25
The Darjeeling Limited 4.25
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly 4.25
Burn After Reading 4.25
Watchmen 4.25
State Of Play 4.25
Wake In Fright 4.25
Last Ride 4.25
Inglourious Basterds 4.25
Blessed 4.25 aus
Up In The Air 4.25
Green Zone 4.25
Mic Macs 4.25 french
Robin Hood 4.25
Food Inc 4.25 US doco
I Am Love (Io Sono L'amore) 4.25 Italian
American Splendor 4.23
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 4.20
Look Both Ways 4.17 aus
Letters from IIwo Jima 4.15
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead 4.13
Murderball 4.12
The Queen 4.10
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 4.10
Offside 4.08
Eastern Promises 4.08
In The Shadow Of The Moon 4.07
Lust, Caution 4.05
Pride and Prejudice 4.03
Gone Baby Gone 4.03
Darwin's Nightmare 4.00 doco
Friends With Money 4.00
Children of Men 4.00
The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada 4.00
Wah Wah 4.00
Flags Of Our Fathers 4.00
Little Miss Sunshine 4.00
Separate Lies 4.00
The Book of Revelation 4.00
Walk 4.00
Water 4.00
Venus 4.00
Notes On A Scandal 4.00
Hot Fuzz 4.00
Reign Over Me 4.00
Sunshine 4.00
Sicko 4.00
Black Book 4.00
Shut Up & Sing 4.00
Deep Water 4.00
Control 4.00
Enchanted 4.00
Flight Of The Red Balloon 4.00 french
Shine A Light 4.00 doco
Un Secret 4.00 french
The Savages 4.00
Standard Operating Procedure 4.00 doc
Stop Loss 4.00
The Dark Knight 4.00
The Visitor 4.00
Waltz With Bashir 4.00
Lemon Tree 4.00 israeli
American Teen 4.00 doco
Frozen River 4.00
Elegy 4.00
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas 4.00
Star Trek 4.00
Katyn 4.00
Disgrace 4.00
Coraline 4.00
Accident 4.00 china
Moon 4.00
A Christmas Carol 4.00
The Road 4.00
Broken Embraces 4.00
Bran Nue Dae 4.00
The Hurt Locker 4.00
Brothers 4.00
Welcome 4.00 french
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 4.00 swedish
Love Lust & Lies 4.00 aus doco
City Island 4.00
Toy Story 3 4.00
Soul Kitchen 3.98 german
Fateless 3.98 hungarian
The Return 3.98
The Corporation 3.97
Iron Man 3.97
Vera Drake 3.96
Broadway: The Golden Age 3.96
A Mighty Heart 3.96
Little Fish 3.95
The Man Who Wasn't There 3.95
The Road to Guantanamo 3.95
Zelary 3.94
American Gangster 3.93
The Weeping Camel 3.93
Neil Young: Heart of Gold 3.92
Half Nelson 3.92
Death At A Funeral 3.91
Travellers & Magicians 3.91
InThe Bedroom 3.88 m
catch a fire 3.86
Just like Heaven 3.85
Ae Fond Kiss 3.84
The Painted Veil 3.82
The Edukators 3.81
Mickybo and Me 3.80
Michael Clayton 3.79
the prestige 3.78
City of God 3.78
Dreamgirls 3.77
Bobby 3.77
Match Point 3.75
Transamerica 3.75
Bhorat 3.75
Junebug 3.75
Oliver Twist 3.75
The Libertine 3.75
The Wind That Shakes The Barley 3.75
Casino Royale 3.75
Thank You For Smoking 3.75
3 Iron 3.75 Korean
Brothers 3.75
Colour Me Kubrick 3.75
Factotum 3.75
Hustle & Flow 3.75
Kokoda 3.75
Shopgirl 3.75
Shortbus 3.75
Solo 3.75
The Manual of Love 3.75
Thumbsucker 3.75
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints 3.75
Death Of A President 3.75
Bubble 3.75
Shooter 3.75
The Dead Girl 3.75
Mr. Brooks 3.75
Fracture 3.75
The Simpsons Movie 3.75
Hairspray 3.75
Red Road 3.75
The Real Dirt On Farmer John 3.75 doc
Meet Dave 3.75
Married Life 3.75
The Bank Job 3.75
The Duchess 3.75
Corpse of a Bride 3.75
Easy Virtue 3.75
Knowing 3.75
The Baader-Meinhof Complex 3.75
My Year Without Sex 3.75
Adventureland 3.75
District 9 3.75
The Young Victoria 3.75
An Education 3.75
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 3.75
The Brothers Bloom 3.75
The Boys Are Back 3.75
Where The Wilds Things Are 3.75
Precious 3.75
Alice in Wonderland 3.75
The Last Station 3.75
The Burning Plain 3.75
The Secret in Their Eyes 3.75 spanish
Mademoiselle Chambon 3.75 french
Rocket Science 3.75
Mother and Child 3.75
Rescue Dawn 3.73
Secrets and Lies 3.72
In My Father's Den 3.69
21 grams 3.69 walter can get
DIG 3.69 doc
Millions 3.66
Once 3.63
Dirty Pretty Things 3.61 walter can get
The Door in the Floor 3.60
Dan In Real Life 3.58
Old Joy 3.57
Being Julia 3.56
Saved 3.54
My Flesh and Blood 3.53
The Mother 3.52
V For Vendetta 3.50
Inside Man 3.50
Monster House 3.50
Mrs Henderson Presents 3.50
The Ax 3.50
The Devil Wears Prada 3.50
Brick 3.50
Candy 3.50
Happy Endings 3.50
Hard Candy 3.50
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days 3.50
The Chumscrubber 3.50
Where The Truth Lies 3.50
Rampage guess score 3.50
Stranger Than Fiction guess score 3.50
Babel 3.50
Man Of The Year 3.50
The Good Shepherd 3.50
The Good German 3.50
Copying Beethoven 3.50
Infamous 3.50
In The Land Of Women 3.50
Stardust 3.50
The War On Democracy 3.50 doc
Waitress 3.50
Rendition 3.50
Leatherheads 3.50
Happy-Go-Lucky 3.50
Traitor 3.50
Tenderness 3.50
Black Dahlia 3.50
Avatar 3.50
The Hangover 3.50
Cheri 3.50
Charlie & Boots 3.50
Capitalism: A Love Story 3.50
2012 3.50
Genova 3.50
Amelia 3.50
Nowhere Boy (Lennon) 3.50
Crazy Heart 3.50
The Men Who Stare at Goats 3.50
Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang 3.50
The Eclipse 3.50
Amos Oz: The Nature Of Dreams 3.50
Iron Man 2 3.50
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism 3.50
The Departed 3.49
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Had a bad reputation a few years ago. My mate (a regular patron there) got money stolen from his safety deposit box... obviously an inside job, and they tried to sweep it under the carpet until he got the police involved.
Their attached gogo bar was a notorious rip off joint for LDs.... see archives.
That was 6 years ago. Of course, may be under new management now.
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An Israeli lands at Kennedy Airport
At passport control the officer asks:
- " Occupation ? "
The Israeli answers:
- " No, just for visit. "
Any New Jokes
in The board bar
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An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, an Egyptian, a Chinese man, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Greek, a Russian, an Estonian, a German, an Italian, a Kiwi, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Czech and a Swiss went into a pub.
The landlord says "Sorry, I can't let you in without a Thai"
..it's an old one, but sure it's the way I tell em!