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• Hugo, another Scorsese masterpiece - Jazz Inmate 10:35:09 11/27/11 (12)
  • a pleasant film with imagination and color, Sacha Baron Cohen was good - PhilJ 17:45:52 11/28/11 (2)
    • did you see the 3D or normal version? NT - Jazz Inmate 12:13:37 11/29/11 (1)
      • 3D was the only choice in my podunk town and it was OK but unnecessary for me... - PhilJ 15:43:40 11/29/11 (0)
  • Cutesy, predictable, boring. Sorry, I wanted to like it and it obviously is meant as a love letter to film. nt - tinear 08:28:01 11/28/11 (3)
    • what did you want, the automaton to come alive and murder Sasha Baron Cohen and Ben Kingsley? NT - Jazz Inmate 12:11:42 11/29/11 (2)
      • How about a lead boy that could act instead of just mooning with those baby blues? And what was that subplot - tinear 14:23:05 11/29/11 (1)
        • you may as well stop watching movies if you hated this as much as you're pretending - Jazz Inmate 23:43:04 11/30/11 (0)
  • This one really caught me by surprise, expected to hate it - Analog Scott 17:11:30 11/27/11 (0)
  • MS seems so grounded in reality this seems such a strange story.... - mr grits 17:06:16 11/27/11 (0)
  • good news! I have not liked many of his recent offerings, maybe this is a better genre for him - PhilJ 11:05:53 11/27/11 (2)
    • a big plus is it doesn't have Dicrapio, who has ruined all of Scorsese's films for the past 10 yrs NT - Jazz Inmate 11:17:49 11/27/11 (1)
      • Hahaha (nt) - Jon L 16:36:31 11/27/11 (0)
• "Anthony Zimmer": An original that far outdoes the remake . . . - mr grits 22:11:13 11/26/11 (2)
  • Didn't you prefer the American remake of, "Let the Right One In?" nt - tinear 15:36:43 11/27/11 (1)
    • Correct....superior art direction, actors, cinematography and direction. * - mr grits 16:50:57 11/27/11 (0)
• Descendents... - mkuller 19:14:05 11/26/11 (2)
  • RE: Descendents... - jfz 09:25:05 12/13/11 (1)
    • I'd call it... - mkuller 10:06:43 12/13/11 (0)
• Pizza and a six-pack night - Doug Flynn 22:58:59 11/23/11 (3)
  • RE: Pizza and a six-pack night - Prisoners 17:50:12 11/29/11 (0)
  • My picks ... - reelsmith. 10:03:40 11/25/11 (0)
  • If you like Ferraris and sci-fi, "The Hidden," belongs in there. nt - tinear 09:39:32 11/24/11 (0)
• The curse of the "family" hometown . . . - mr grits 13:27:28 11/23/11 (1)
  • We have the same problem, the majors lock out the little guys ..nt - late 08:34:06 11/25/11 (0)
• Mr. Pierrepoint does his job well - Eldragon@gmx.com 21:53:01 11/21/11 (2)
  • RE: Mr. Pierrepoint does his job well - patrickU 02:49:09 11/27/11 (0)
  • If you liked 'Pierrepoint', check out 'Dance with a Stranger' from 1985. * - Tony D. 12:48:44 11/22/11 (0)
• The Quiet American - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 17:44:18 11/21/11 (10)
  • RE: The Quiet American - ladok 12:01:34 12/06/11 (0)
  • How can you omit praise of the central actor, Brendan Fraser? He deserved an Oscar; when he gets a serious - tinear 08:47:35 11/22/11 (7)
    • The Ugly American - Brian A 20:44:47 11/24/11 (0)
    • RE: How can you omit praise of the central actor, Brendan Fraser? He deserved an Oscar; when he gets a serious - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 10:01:44 11/22/11 (5)
      • It's "F r a s e r." nt - tinear 12:38:53 11/22/11 (4)
        • RE: It's "F r a s e r." nt - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 13:37:18 11/22/11 (3)
          • His "serious" breakout role was in the excellent "Gods and Monsters," with the amazing Ian - tinear 07:39:26 11/23/11 (2)
            • RE: His "serious" breakout role was in the excellent "Gods and Monsters," with the amazing Ian - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 11:09:26 11/23/11 (1)
              • Cook and Moore rule! nt - tinear 09:40:17 11/24/11 (0)
  • Much agreed. * - mr grits 08:34:36 11/22/11 (0)
• Melancholia - Revolver66 04:55:02 11/20/11 (3)
  • Can't say I'm a fan - Jon L 18:12:02 11/20/11 (0)
  • Totally agree with you - I liked it a lot - Chris from Lafayette 11:38:39 11/20/11 (0)
  • RE: Melancholia - HI FI BOB 06:12:28 11/20/11 (0)
• Descendants - Poles Apart 11:10:06 11/19/11 (0)
• "Countdown" : Korean actress JEON DO-YOUN's latest - Jon L 19:00:38 11/18/11 (0)
• A picture you should see: Dean Spanley- - patrickU 04:48:41 11/18/11 (0)
• Natalie Wood's "accidental death" is being reexamined, so many years later. - tinear 18:52:26 11/17/11 (11)
  • I remember way back when... - cjfrbw 13:56:21 11/19/11 (0)
  • Could just be... - mkuller 10:54:35 11/19/11 (0)
  • Another distraction.... - Jon E. Busey 16:04:43 11/18/11 (3)
    • Barry? - Road Warrior 08:04:48 11/24/11 (0)
    • "Honey, it's that helicopter, again......" - tinear 09:59:02 11/19/11 (1)
      • That mainstream 'news' has degenerated into - Jon E. Busey 06:15:47 11/26/11 (0)
  • Nobody will miss Wagner so cuff him, Tinno. * - mr grits 09:44:20 11/18/11 (1)
    • Who's gonna sell the reverse mortgages? - Victor Khomenko 10:33:29 11/18/11 (0)
  • RE: It was always obvious tant something not very neat did happen....nt - patrickU 04:47:03 11/18/11 (0)
  • What kind of wood doen't float? nt - geoff 04:02:29 11/18/11 (1)
    • Despicable. - tinear 08:25:18 11/18/11 (0)
• Tower Heist... - mkuller 20:32:09 11/13/11 (9)
  • Why would anyone watch a C- in any format? nt - tinear 12:15:47 11/14/11 (7)
    • Still a passing grade... - mkuller 14:10:34 11/14/11 (1)
      • But I don't feel the same about my music: if I felt it were mediocre, I'd not waste the time. - tinear 15:14:08 11/14/11 (0)
    • RE: Why would anyone watch Ben Stiller? - PdL 13:49:54 11/14/11 (4)
      • My least favorite "funny" man. (nt) - reelsmith. 10:17:06 11/15/11 (0)
      • Do you see "Something about Mary"? - mkuller 19:06:15 11/14/11 (2)
        • RE: Do you see "Something about Mary"? - PdL 13:45:11 11/16/11 (1)
          • "Meet the Parents", "Tropic Thunder", "Curb Yer Enthusiasm" roles not funny? ^ - Road Warrior 18:31:49 11/16/11 (0)
  • Murphy really looked hard-edged . . . - mr grits 09:52:57 11/14/11 (0)
• "Behind the Sun" - an incredible gem from Brazil - Victor Khomenko 20:10:51 11/11/11 (9)
  • Agreed. - R Browne 10:24:17 12/03/11 (0)
  • I just watched "Behind the Sun" it is very beautiful but the story did not really draw me in - PhilJ 15:22:57 11/21/11 (2)
    • You are correct, it is not about the story, it is for your eyes - Victor Khomenko 17:19:42 11/22/11 (1)
      • yes Caravaggio captures the mood nicely, also I do not know of anyone that painted sugar cane! - PhilJ 07:27:31 11/23/11 (0)
  • Lots more where that came from: try "Vidas Secas." nt - tinear 08:22:54 11/12/11 (4)
    • I know it. It is good, but Behind the Sun is better in all respects - Victor Khomenko 05:26:59 11/13/11 (2)
      • You're not usually this wrong. "Behind the Sun" is a good film, nothing more. There - tinear 09:35:37 11/13/11 (1)
        • I watched it again, and it is better than I remembered it, and yet... - Victor Khomenko 14:00:27 11/17/11 (0)
    • "Vidas Secas." one of the movies you'll never forget... - Eldragon@gmx.com 12:48:15 11/12/11 (0)
• "J. Edgar": Clint dishes up the dirt . . . - mr grits 17:44:12 11/11/11 (13)
  • There was one thing that really surprised me about this one - Analog Scott 21:14:53 11/17/11 (0)
  • Did it go over all the under the table deals? Like with the Unions? ..nt - late 12:33:58 11/13/11 (2)
    • Go see it, smarty pants. * - mr grits 12:36:11 11/13/11 (1)
      • Netflix fodder ..nt - late 13:33:55 11/13/11 (0)
  • Hoover was asleep at the trigger....... - HI FI BOB 13:41:20 11/12/11 (1)
    • He was a nut ..nt - late 12:33:13 11/13/11 (0)
  • nice review, I thought it was interesting two couples walked out during the viewing I attended - PhilJ 12:43:15 11/12/11 (4)
    • Clint is a mediocre director. "Unforgiven" is a classic, but with that many shots, couldn't most average - tinear 10:50:04 11/15/11 (0)
    • Could it have been the language? - mr grits 13:26:12 11/12/11 (2)
      • I think they walked out before that. It is not a movie that grabs you - PhilJ 14:11:00 11/12/11 (1)
        • His use of flashback "morphing" could tend to bamboozle . . . - mr grits 12:41:13 11/13/11 (0)
  • Nice review...except that it was the Anarchists who were throwing bombs in 1919. * - Tony D. 19:57:09 11/11/11 (1)
    • Within the heavy "anti-communist" context of the film I came away thinking commies. * - mr grits 10:15:01 11/12/11 (0)
• No heros in the "Fires on the Plain" - Eldragon@gmx.com 19:57:28 11/06/11 (13)
  • Brilliant films. The books 'Fires on the Plain' and 'Harp of Burma' have both been translated into English. - Tony D. 18:35:44 11/07/11 (3)
    • For more modern, humanist Japanese films, I'd have to put those of Hirokazu Koreeda at the top. And his - tinear 07:59:11 11/08/11 (0)
    • RE: Found Sanshi, couldn't find requiem... - Eldragon@gmx.com 07:25:35 11/08/11 (0)
    • I look forward to 'Sansho the Bailiff' Kenji Mizoguchi's earlier film Ugetsu was terrific - PhilJ 18:49:31 11/07/11 (0)
  • A fierce film. I'd recommend, "Devil's on the Doorstep," a Chinese film - tinear 09:50:00 11/07/11 (2)
    • Watched it last week. Excellent film.nt - jamesgarvin 21:03:46 11/10/11 (1)
      • Where've you been? nt - tinear 07:51:53 11/11/11 (0)
  • If you have not yet, you must watch "The Burmese Harp" as beautiful as Fires is ugly... - PhilJ 20:02:33 11/06/11 (5)
    • A Chinese Water Torture by any other name... nt - Victor Khomenko 12:00:57 11/11/11 (2)
      • VK: [A Chinese Water Torture by any other name] what does that mean? "The Burmese Harp"? - PhilJ 12:36:45 11/11/11 (1)
        • The Harp. nt - Victor Khomenko 09:16:38 11/12/11 (0)
    • RE: Thanks! it's been in queue already... - Eldragon@gmx.com 20:14:02 11/06/11 (1)
      • yes "Fires on the Plain" is unsettling to say the least, a very powerful anti war film - PhilJ 07:22:02 11/07/11 (0)
• No Mercy - The revenge goes deep inside Korean culture - Eldragon@gmx.com 08:39:31 11/06/11 (17)
  • Korean movie by the numbers - Jon L 13:31:14 11/15/11 (0)
  • I give it 2.5 outta 5 . . . - mr grits 13:56:49 11/10/11 (0)
  • Koreans do seem fascinated with violence and revenge . . . - mr grits 16:31:31 11/06/11 (12)
    • Perhaps a result of the splitting of the country and dealing w/6 decades of high - tinear 09:51:27 11/07/11 (4)
      • More kookie tin politics.....it's their national character. - mr grits 19:23:51 11/07/11 (3)
        • Politics? History. Would 60s America have happened w/out the Cold War? I worked for five years in an office - tinear 07:39:45 11/08/11 (2)
          • LOL, you have twice as many jobs as your age will allow. Not buying it. * - mr grits 17:20:15 11/08/11 (1)
            • Okay, let's put up some $$$ and we'll let a fellow inmate do the checking. Yes or no, big guy? We can keep the - tinear 21:39:32 11/08/11 (0)
    • RE: "revenge" trilogy? - Eldragon@gmx.com 16:54:13 11/06/11 (6)
      • Ah, grasshopper, wikipedia has all . . . . - mr grits 17:49:37 11/06/11 (5)
        • RE: Yeh, seen it... - Eldragon@gmx.com 20:15:52 11/06/11 (4)
          • My fave was Lady Vengeance . . . - mr grits 12:27:46 11/07/11 (3)
            • "Old Boy:" the most original, best single performance, shocking ending. The other two were - tinear 14:34:16 11/08/11 (2)
              • Wrong as usual....to a common movie goer the additional fighting.... - mr grits 17:19:01 11/08/11 (1)
                • "common movie goer...." If this doesn't fit you, who - tinear 09:00:05 11/09/11 (0)
  • Shocking as in gorefest or as in clever, unexpected? nt - tinear 09:39:09 11/06/11 (1)
    • RE: That's it - both ways...(nt - Eldragon@gmx.com 11:07:28 11/06/11 (0)
• Is the trilogy "The Story of Apu" the least appreciated major cinematic masterpiece? - tinear 21:11:10 11/02/11 (14)
  • Depends on who you are talking about, I guess. - Vinylized 08:47:49 11/11/11 (0)
  • Mahanagar - manerac 14:57:24 11/03/11 (1)
    • Saw it some time ago, gave it 3 out of 5 Netflix stars. nt - tinear 09:53:26 11/07/11 (0)
  • Indian movies are developing past Bollywood, and some even escape artsy fartsy - late 06:01:45 11/03/11 (9)
    • You in Italy must have been a hoot. "Look, honey, there's that - tinear 13:08:27 11/03/11 (8)
      • I've been there twice - late 09:25:56 11/04/11 (7)
        • Yeah, Italy is full of pretentious building crap like the Duomo, St. Peter's, and the Vatican Museum. From - tinear 12:03:00 11/04/11 (6)
          • You're pretentious, the buildings are inert ..nt - late 19:08:13 11/05/11 (5)
            • Inert. A word invented to describe you on a bicycle. nt - tinear 09:38:19 11/06/11 (4)
              • Like when I rode my bicycle across Italy from the Adriatic to the Med? ..nt - late 06:53:00 11/07/11 (3)
                • You'd have been happier riding from one side of Little Italy to the other. All you appreciate - tinear 09:54:19 11/07/11 (2)
                  • Have you been taking dysfunction lessons from Jazz or what ..nt - late 04:56:52 11/08/11 (1)
                    • :-). Nah, I don't mean half of what I say. Now, it's - tinear 14:35:41 11/08/11 (0)
  • Funny you should mention Satyajit Ray - Doug Flynn 23:02:39 11/02/11 (0)
• SAE has new John Carpenters 'The Thing' soundtrack - mbnx01 11:36:42 10/31/11 (1)
  • Well, they don't have it in stock anyway. - mbnx01 09:46:10 11/10/11 (0)
• The Innocents, The Haunting & Repulsion on TCM starting Tue 12:15 AM est - PhilJ 09:49:55 10/31/11 (7)
  • Repulsion is terrifying! A beautiful woman going bonkers is the scariest, who could resist her lure? - tinear 09:56:28 10/31/11 (6)
    • Link to Catherine and her sister during their gorgeous youth . . - mr grits 19:44:11 11/03/11 (3)
      • Cul de sac - Rod H. 16:02:00 11/05/11 (0)
      • I thought her sister was more gorgeous and then... she tragically died. nt - tinear 08:12:18 11/04/11 (1)
        • RE: I thought her sister was more gorgeous and then... she tragically died. nt - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 18:40:34 11/04/11 (0)
    • The Vanishing is darn creepy, it is hard to talk about without giving away too much - PhilJ 10:09:35 10/31/11 (1)
      • It creeps me out even though I've seen it countless times. It gets under your defenses. nt - tinear 18:04:39 10/31/11 (0)
• Anyone seen "4"? - Victor Khomenko 05:41:23 10/31/11 (16)
  • Sort of watched it on tv . . . - Daryl Zero 22:27:01 11/03/11 (1)
    • Not fair! - Victor Khomenko 16:24:11 11/04/11 (0)
  • RE: Anyone seen "4"? - ailado 10:31:51 10/31/11 (1)
    • Try again..... - afilado 10:39:39 10/31/11 (0)
  • Long time ago....don't remember much at all about it. * - mr grits 09:07:01 10/31/11 (1)
    • You are so lucky. nt - Victor Khomenko 12:32:55 10/31/11 (0)
  • Okay, I'll be lazy as you. Is it the one about four Russkies in a bar? nt - tinear 08:06:57 10/31/11 (9)
    • No... it's about THREE Ruskies in a bar... - Victor Khomenko 12:04:55 10/31/11 (8)
      • Listen Khomenko, when are you watching "Satantango," and "Berlin Alexanderplatz?" - tinear 18:06:46 10/31/11 (7)
        • I have no idea... my queue has mind of its own, so I don't ask questions - Victor Khomenko 19:49:43 10/31/11 (6)
          • You too! I got hot stuff in line for weeks then suddenly: SHORT WAIT! - mr grits 17:51:12 11/01/11 (0)
          • I would hate to have died w/out seeing those two. The pinnacles of modern cinema. Two of the - tinear 09:10:18 11/01/11 (4)
            • Well, if I were to die today... my biggest regret would not be... - Victor Khomenko 13:11:50 11/01/11 (3)
              • Okay, sleeping w/Scarlett does trump film. That aside, I do - tinear 18:34:18 11/02/11 (0)
              • You ain't going anywhere till you see "Room In Rome" . . . - mr grits 17:52:41 11/01/11 (1)
                • Have I? And how... :) - Victor Khomenko 06:58:39 11/02/11 (0)
• Your favorite Cagney? - Eldragon@gmx.com 18:14:12 10/30/11 (1)
  • Man of 1000 faces - nt - sbrians 13:07:38 11/14/11 (0)
• "The Thing:" fuggetaboutit. Just go see the Kurt Russell one again since the - tinear 16:52:02 10/30/11 (3)
  • The problem is as a prequel it has to be EXACTLY like the 1982 version . . . - mr grits 17:49:26 10/30/11 (2)
    • Got that. But there was NO inventiveness in how the creature worked. No directorial flare. No characters with - tinear 08:09:40 10/31/11 (1)
      • Gotch on that....I guess it was for the next generation viewer. * - mr grits 09:08:31 10/31/11 (0)
• In Time.... - mkuller 12:50:39 10/30/11 (1)
  • Just got back.....Agreed, I liked it a lot.... - mr grits 17:43:36 10/30/11 (0)
• "YellowBrickRoad": Small indie horror yields clever plot . . . - mr grits 22:29:26 10/29/11 (0)
• Whale's Bride of Frankenstein on AMC Sun 4:15 AM est - PhilJ 12:20:21 10/29/11 (2)
  • RE: Whale's Bride of Frankenstein on AMC Sun 4:15 AM est - HI FI BOB 12:00:32 10/30/11 (1)
    • I think the original is classic in every way, a simple story executed to perfection but - PhilJ 12:22:21 10/30/11 (0)
• "Rum Diary": "Liberals are commies with a college degree who think Negro thoughts." - mr grits 15:08:03 10/28/11 (13)
  • Hunter, for a generation, skewered the Republican leadership, exposing them for the criminals (Nixon, - tinear 16:32:28 10/29/11 (7)
    • RE: Hunter, for a generation, skewered the Republican leadership, exposing them for the criminals (Nixon, - mr grits 19:59:18 10/29/11 (6)
      • Says the raging Republican who carefully picked his header. nt - tinear 09:02:31 10/30/11 (5)
        • You need to be banned from here....this isn't about politics.... - mr grits 11:21:02 10/30/11 (3)
          • Crying for your mommy, again? You picked your header, or did your mommy? nt - tinear 16:40:17 10/30/11 (2)
            • This is why you should be banned. Your obsession with me is frightening. * - mr grits 17:51:35 10/30/11 (1)
              • Don't turn around from your monitor..... - tinear 08:10:53 10/31/11 (0)
        • RE:He should really stick to Gore (nt) - Jeff Starrs 10:16:51 10/30/11 (0)
  • "Too bad HT has never been served well by Hollywood." - musetap 11:50:58 10/29/11 (1)
    • I recall reading F&L in the 70's . . . . - mr grits 19:58:13 10/29/11 (0)
  • looks horrible NT - Jazz Inmate 22:50:28 10/28/11 (2)
    • I do the dirty work around here so other's can have a better life. 8^) * - mr grits 06:29:19 10/29/11 (1)
      • As it should be. :-) (nt) - Jack G 12:40:48 10/29/11 (0)
• Name this sci-fi horror movie on a spaceship. - mbnx01 12:06:08 10/28/11 (3)
  • RE: more clues please.... - user510 12:33:04 11/05/11 (1)
    • RE: more clues please.... - mbnx01 15:47:56 11/18/11 (0)
  • Muppets in Space, or maybe - oldmkvi 14:00:15 10/28/11 (0)
• Brick and Mortar Video Stores - Rod H. 14:00:28 10/27/11 (16)
  • If your friends have lots of art, foreign titles, they'll survive, indefinitely. Netflix and other streamers - tinear 10:13:37 10/28/11 (2)
    • RE: If your friends have lots of art, foreign titles, they'll survive, indefinitely. Netflix and other streamers - Rod H. 12:45:11 10/28/11 (1)
      • Sounds like they have a winning formula. nt - tinear 08:34:44 10/29/11 (0)
  • RE: (Vanishing) Brick and Mortar Video Stores - cdb 09:01:18 10/28/11 (6)
    • on a whim my sister and I stopped at a red box for a few movies this weekend it served it's purpose - PhilJ 10:02:59 10/28/11 (5)
      • They are going up 20% in December! $1.00 to $1.20. * - mr grits 16:19:28 10/28/11 (1)
        • they already nipped me for tax! ;^) - PhilJ 18:08:34 10/28/11 (0)
      • At a gas station and my supermarket. - cdb 12:42:46 10/28/11 (2)
        • good point about the skimmer, the one we used was outside a Walgreens. - PhilJ 12:46:11 10/28/11 (1)
          • RE: good point about the skimmer, the one we used was outside a Walgreens. - cdb 14:01:56 10/28/11 (0)
  • Local Blockbuster is quite popular - avsBuddy 07:45:16 10/28/11 (1)
    • RE: Local Blockbuster is quite popular - Rod H. 07:56:13 10/28/11 (0)
  • Good to hear there's one or two still open . . . - mr grits 20:02:44 10/27/11 (0)
  • RE: Brick and Mortar Video Stores - R Browne 18:11:11 10/27/11 (1)
    • The Soloist - Rod H. 20:57:16 10/27/11 (0)
  • yes, a big one nearby (three stories high) what used to be a long line on the weekends - PhilJ 14:19:03 10/27/11 (0)
• City of Life and Death - R Browne 00:49:38 10/27/11 (6)
  • Hollywood-style epic, but better than its contemporary efforts. Still, this was a little - tinear 10:12:13 10/28/11 (1)
    • Fairly accurate, per the book, "The Rape of Nanking". Bought this flick based on yer rec - Road Warrior 10:59:46 10/28/11 (0)
  • RE: Thanks - queued - reminds me of "Come and See" Russian movie - Eldragon@gmx.com 08:41:55 10/27/11 (3)
    • Nothing like it, actually. One is art, one is entertainment. nt - tinear 10:14:29 10/28/11 (1)
      • RE: Whch one is which...? (nt - Eldragon@gmx.com 09:58:44 10/30/11 (0)
    • I had trouble staying interested until the end . . . - mr grits 20:04:43 10/27/11 (0)
• "Machine Gun Preacher." Terrifying. Upsetting. Game changing? - tinear 08:07:36 10/26/11 (0)
• "Johnny English Reborn": Sublimely Stoopid - mr grits 15:58:56 10/24/11 (5)
  • Watch Black Adder ..nt - late 13:06:42 10/25/11 (0)
  • Maybe you expected Mr. Bean to... - mkuller 09:50:35 10/25/11 (3)
    • Big fan of Atkinson but not Bean.... - mr grits 13:22:46 10/25/11 (2)
      • RE: Big fan of Atkinson but not Bean.... - dwill123 18:46:22 10/25/11 (1)
        • That photo has many many uses. Thanks. * - mr grits 20:30:05 10/26/11 (0)
• Take Shelter - tunenut 11:46:23 10/24/11 (2)
  • RE: Really looking forwar to seeing it ... - Jeff Starrs 12:36:58 10/25/11 (0)
  • I look forward to it, It has gotten good reviews and Michael Shannon has done some good work in the past - PhilJ 12:54:42 10/24/11 (0)
• Armadillo - R Browne 21:09:25 10/23/11 (1)
  • Certainly eye-opening . . . - mr grits 20:29:50 10/24/11 (0)
• How about "Moneyball"? Anyone else seen it? - Postal Grunt 19:50:29 10/23/11 (4)
  • Liked it a lot ... - reelsmith. 10:37:41 10/27/11 (0)
  • It was fun to hear the formula they used in real life to pick a winning team - PhilJ 13:06:10 10/24/11 (0)
  • I thought it was... - mkuller 12:25:01 10/24/11 (0)
  • I thought it was pretty good... - tunenut 20:49:59 10/23/11 (0)
• "Boss" on Starz - Series started this week - Road Warrior 18:22:52 10/22/11 (6)
  • First episode and I'm hooked. - Tony D. 21:02:48 10/22/11 (0)
  • I watched half of it, too grim for my taste, sick of big city political grime - PhilJ 20:53:46 10/22/11 (4)
    • The Orson Welles similarity also noted by our local rag here. Must be a common criticism of his portrayal - Road Warrior 21:45:16 10/22/11 (3)
      • I came up with the comparison to Welles on my own, I agree it could be better than BE - PhilJ 22:32:45 10/22/11 (2)
        • I'm wondering how GoT will do in its second season? - Road Warrior 07:45:21 10/23/11 (1)
          • I really enjoyed some episodes of GoT, especially A Golden Crown (that punk deserved it) - PhilJ 09:02:47 10/23/11 (0)
• Drunkboat - violinist3 19:24:55 10/21/11 (0)
• The Robber - R Browne 11:04:23 10/21/11 (0)
• French movie name. - jimbill 09:50:30 10/21/11 (3)
  • IMDb is your friend . . . - mr grits 15:16:32 10/21/11 (2)
    • Yeah, I found it after some searching.... - jimbill 22:17:12 10/21/11 (1)
      • Movies rarely work that way . . . * - mr grits 14:14:44 10/22/11 (0)
• Winters Bone - Mr Underhill 11:49:00 10/18/11 (17)
  • My danish wife refuses to believe that places and people like this actually exist NT - Frihed89 06:43:25 10/23/11 (2)
    • She didn't take Danish history, Viking Era? * - mr grits 11:49:47 10/23/11 (0)
    • Really? She needs to see The Pusher trilogy. nt - tinear 09:37:37 10/23/11 (0)
  • RE: Winters Bone - HI FI BOB 14:35:12 10/21/11 (0)
  • Them's was rough folks . . . - mr grits 23:05:05 10/18/11 (8)
    • RE: Them's was rough folks . . . - Mr Underhill 13:43:46 10/20/11 (7)
      • Hello: a great film, agreed. Now, aren't you the guy who used to post "Outside?" If so, - tinear 08:58:29 10/22/11 (0)
      • "a MANDATORY life sentence"... - mkuller 20:41:31 10/20/11 (4)
        • MK, there are death penalties out there for dealing . . . - mr grits 15:50:09 10/21/11 (0)
        • RE: "a MANDATORY life sentence"... - Mr Underhill 03:07:53 10/21/11 (2)
          • I'm not convinced... - mkuller 09:07:18 10/21/11 (1)
            • Nothing is foolproof - Mr Underhill 02:41:58 10/22/11 (0)
      • Great points our middle class sensibilities won't wrap around. * - mr grits 18:29:53 10/20/11 (0)
  • If you really want to be blown away then read the novel on which the movie is based - Doug Flynn 15:37:58 10/18/11 (1)
    • RE: If you really want to be blown away then read the novel on which the movie is based - Mr Underhill 13:35:33 10/20/11 (0)
  • Dark But Not Humorless (spoiler) - manerac 13:32:08 10/18/11 (1)
    • RE: Dark But Not Humorless (spoiler) - Mr Underhill 13:35:12 10/20/11 (0)
• The Passenger, I finally watched this beautiful classic starring Jack Nicholson - PhilJ 07:04:35 10/18/11 (2)
  • See "Sheltering Sky" for another master director's tale of alienation in the desert. nt - tinear 08:59:25 10/22/11 (1)
    • I enjoyed The Sheltering Sky a few years back, I probably liked it more than The Passenger - PhilJ 21:01:52 10/22/11 (0)
• Brits between wars - late 04:58:46 10/18/11 (5)
  • Much lighter fare . . . - mr grits 13:32:04 10/18/11 (1)
    • In the queue.. nt - late 14:05:48 10/18/11 (0)
  • RE: Brits between wars - Doug Flynn 06:44:34 10/18/11 (2)
    • I saw Chariots of Fire when it came out - late 08:10:13 10/18/11 (1)
      • Cool. Just added ToY to my queue (nt) - Doug Flynn 15:34:01 10/18/11 (0)
• Achtung Roadie or any Luzzianan...."All the Kings Men" remake , , , - mr grits 16:45:24 10/17/11 (7)
  • The original is generally praised, the remake is held in very low esteem - Road Warrior 18:58:31 10/17/11 (6)
    • Good stuff Roadster.....nothing more exciting than Luzziana politics.... - mr grits 20:04:26 10/17/11 (5)
      • the definitive book on Huey was a Pulitzer Prize winner - Road Warrior 20:55:53 10/17/11 (4)
        • Williams also authored 'Lincoln and His Generals' which is another great read...IMO. - Tony D. 21:36:55 10/19/11 (2)
          • Tony, you might wanna give a peek at a book by James Arnold about America's longest war, - Road Warrior 11:04:35 10/20/11 (1)
            • I've read a bit about the US war in the Phillipines but not "The Moro War". - Tony D. 20:15:58 10/21/11 (0)
        • I'm sure it's high on your bucket list. 8^) * - mr grits 22:51:36 10/17/11 (0)
• Shotgun Stories - Jeff Starrs 02:52:17 10/17/11 (0)
• Netflix wins as I go back to 2 disks and streaming . . . . - mr grits 12:37:09 10/16/11 (11)
  • That's OK - I'll balance you out. - David S. 10:11:46 10/18/11 (1)
    • Granted, one must appreciate dreck in some fashion to stream daily. * - mr grits 10:30:52 10/20/11 (0)
  • streaming - late 08:26:56 10/17/11 (1)
    • Used to watch Farscape on Saturday mornings....been a while. * - mr grits 14:31:48 10/17/11 (0)
  • RE: Netflix is fantastic... - Eldragon@gmx.com 13:04:07 10/16/11 (6)
    • Wish they had a premium service though - violinist3 16:41:18 10/17/11 (0)
    • The CEO laid a fantastic turd, but it has a great business model. Too bad - tinear 15:28:59 10/16/11 (0)
    • I don't think there is an EU equivalent as yet . . . - mr grits 14:37:09 10/16/11 (3)
      • RE: I don't think there is an EU equivalent as yet . . . - patrickU 14:56:48 10/16/11 (2)
        • Legal, Pat, legal. You now have a goal of starting one up. * - mr grits 14:32:31 10/17/11 (1)
          • RE: Legal or not, you do pay don´t you... - patrickU 04:37:26 10/18/11 (0)
• "The Thing": Sometimes science should leave well enough alone. - mr grits 16:07:32 10/15/11 (7)
  • "Technicolor of the original"--Which Original? - oldmkvi 04:10:18 10/16/11 (6)
    • The Carpenter version..... - mr grits 11:26:24 10/16/11 (5)
      • RE: Carpenter is twice a fake. Hawk was the real...nt - patrickU 13:12:58 10/17/11 (3)
        • "Fake?" You mean they don't really exist? - Analog Scott 14:44:35 10/19/11 (2)
          • RE: "Fake?" You mean they don't really exist? - patrickU 15:02:25 10/19/11 (1)
            • "But as it seems you won´t share my point of view." - Analog Scott 15:47:32 10/19/11 (0)
      • RE: The Carpenter version..... - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 11:57:17 10/17/11 (0)
• "Everlasting Moments" almost perfect film... - Eldragon@gmx.com 10:40:06 10/15/11 (3)
  • I really wanted to like this movie - Doug Flynn 23:16:21 10/15/11 (1)
    • I suppose, you got to be in certain mood... - Eldragon@gmx.com 13:00:29 10/16/11 (0)
  • A very good, quiet film from a master director. His "Emigrants" is a classic. nt - tinear 14:59:24 10/15/11 (0)
• Bye bye....Upstairs/ Downstairs-- - patrickU 08:00:02 10/13/11 (10)
  • do you mean the original series from the 70's? I might Netflix it... - PhilJ 09:01:57 10/13/11 (9)
    • It's very good, but slow to get going... ..nt - late 06:24:13 10/14/11 (7)
      • RE: Absolutely not- - patrickU 09:57:12 10/14/11 (2)
        • Ga ga Goo Goo ..nt - late 18:01:52 10/14/11 (1)
          • RE: Yes Magoo? nt - patrickU 00:52:55 10/15/11 (0)
      • slow is no problem, I am more concerned about so many episodes - PhilJ 07:57:21 10/14/11 (3)
        • RE: slow is no problem, I am more concerned about so many episodes - patrickU 09:57:56 10/14/11 (2)
          • btw I watched Made in Dagenham like I mentioned I would and enjoyed it - PhilJ 08:29:36 10/15/11 (1)
            • RE: btw I watched Made in Dagenham like I mentioned I would and enjoyed it - patrickU 08:50:15 10/15/11 (0)
    • RE: do you mean the original series from the 70's? I might Netflix it... - patrickU 09:13:17 10/13/11 (0)
• Remaking Red Dawn? Is it China this time?# - ArdRi 16:53:28 10/12/11 (5)
  • It was supposed to be China but cold feet made the producers tweak it to a North Korean invasion. * - Tony D. 17:23:41 10/12/11 (4)
    • Seriously, North Korea? What do they do, march here? - Enophile 08:13:41 10/13/11 (0)
    • Hungry North Korean Zombies eat everyone in sight!!! - R Browne 19:19:47 10/12/11 (1)
      • There is a killer North Korea chapter in the book "World War Z." - Enophile 12:02:08 10/13/11 (0)
    • Wow, that's scaaaaaaaaaary. N. Korea, huh? Yowzer! nt - tinear 18:29:20 10/12/11 (0)
• Criminy... talk about taking the circuitous route to get back to where you started... - musetap 15:05:46 10/10/11 (1)
  • They must have acted based on the New Coke manual without reading the ending. - Enophile 16:59:02 10/10/11 (0)
• OK, grits, you may release Ms. Hastings from your torture chamber - - Victor Khomenko 11:30:02 10/10/11 (2)
  • I knew my ONE cancellation of streaming would do it ..... - mr grits 13:51:32 10/10/11 (1)
    • Yep... THAT and your chain saw. - Victor Khomenko 14:02:19 10/10/11 (0)
• Polanski remaking The Saragossa Manuscript - ArdRi 13:45:53 10/09/11 (4)
  • I can't think of a worse idea. It's perfect as it is. Why remake any film? nt - tinear 17:29:25 10/09/11 (3)
    • One based on Literature is fit for a go - ArdRi 17:31:49 10/09/11 (2)
      • Agree, like Polanski's "Great Expectations" nt - Dave Mester 17:55:54 10/11/11 (1)
        • I mean "Oliver Twist" nt - Dave Mester 22:21:34 10/11/11 (0)
• Real Steel is the Real Deal - Brian A 23:21:06 10/08/11 (6)
  • Saw it tonight with ... - reelsmith. 19:13:49 10/09/11 (0)
  • Review I read... - mkuller 14:48:10 10/09/11 (3)
    • Your "Review" - Brian A 16:24:09 10/10/11 (0)
    • Go see it and tell us what YOU think. * - mr grits 18:21:24 10/09/11 (1)
      • Video rental... - mkuller 20:04:57 10/09/11 (0)
  • Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots - Jack G 07:14:33 10/09/11 (0)
• "Killing Words": Are philosophy professors really this smart? - mr grits 17:04:41 10/08/11 (1)
  • RE: "Killing Words": Are philosophy professors really this smart? - Matty J 15:55:18 10/11/11 (0)
• Coming Oct. 14: Prequel/remake of John Carpenter's "The Thing" - Mike K 21:42:38 10/07/11 (23)
  • "The Fly"... - howard 12:04:10 10/28/11 (0)
  • Many reviews say it's a real stinker * - Mike K 19:09:17 10/14/11 (0)
  • my only problem... - mbnx01 11:06:30 10/09/11 (0)
  • There already exist two perfectly good versions. Yet more proof of Hollywood's intellectual vacuum. nt - tinear 09:53:56 10/09/11 (6)
    • No versions of this exist - Analog Scott 20:38:56 10/09/11 (5)
      • What will the prequel be about, the exciting journey of the spaceship up until impact? nt - tinear 07:55:52 10/11/11 (3)
        • Did you see John Carpenter's The Thing? - Analog Scott 23:29:31 10/11/11 (2)
          • Yup, but it's been awhile. I suppose it's going to be about SPOILER - tinear 08:01:46 10/12/11 (1)
            • RE: Yup, but it's been awhile. I suppose it's going to be about SPOILER - Analog Scott 23:24:32 10/12/11 (0)
      • A prequel to remake. - oldmkvi 12:51:31 10/10/11 (0)
  • RE: The Thing From Another World.....remake - user510 23:14:28 10/08/11 (6)
    • Not really a remake - Analog Scott 08:12:05 10/09/11 (2)
      • RE: same source material = remake/prequel....whatever - user510 08:41:08 10/09/11 (1)
        • Everything you just said is wrong nt - Analog Scott 20:36:53 10/09/11 (0)
    • I remember the original - Jack G 07:18:16 10/09/11 (1)
      • That's an entirely reasonable assessment. (nt) - Audiophilander 12:52:11 10/09/11 (0)
    • RE: The Thing From Another World.....remake - Audiophilander 00:42:00 10/09/11 (0)
  • Bad Omen: Almost no trailers seen in my area...... - mr grits 19:51:44 10/08/11 (0)
  • I watched part of the original the other day and they built up the intrigue pretty well - PhilJ 14:30:46 10/08/11 (3)
    • The original- You mean with James Arness? - oldmkvi 14:39:15 10/08/11 (2)
      • yes, The Thing From Another World with James Arness - PhilJ 23:42:52 10/08/11 (0)
      • These kids today.... - Prisoners 15:23:44 10/08/11 (0)
  • RE: Coming Oct. 14: Prequel/remake of John Carpenter's "The Thing" - musetap 12:18:55 10/08/11 (0)
• "The Ides of March": Another typical Oscar hogging political movie . . . - mr grits 15:46:17 10/07/11 (4)
  • pretty ordinary film, nothing new but reasonably entertaining anyway - PhilJ 12:03:12 10/08/11 (1)
    • Yeah, it seem the individuals out performed the story...not so bad. * - mr grits 13:20:09 10/08/11 (0)
  • Reveiw said it may... - mkuller 11:13:49 10/08/11 (1)
    • I'm saying you will pull out of it what you want it to . . . - mr grits 11:18:12 10/08/11 (0)
• Kurosawa's The Idiot, based on Dostoyevsky's novel is very good - PhilJ 10:16:41 10/05/11 (8)
  • Absolutely and a strong agreement on the unjustly unfamous, "Red Beard." - tinear 07:53:43 10/06/11 (1)
    • Even though Red Beard is predictable the trip to get there is so subtle - PhilJ 17:47:56 10/07/11 (0)
  • RE: Kurosawa's The Idiot, based on Dostoyevsky's novel is very good - Rod H. 20:23:24 10/05/11 (5)
    • Pauline Kael called it a long, uneven, fascinating film, she prefers a french version - PhilJ 17:54:56 10/07/11 (4)
      • RE: Pauline Kael called it a long, uneven, fascinating film, she prefers a french version - Rod H. 10:57:22 10/08/11 (3)
        • I second the Russian series. Brilliant acting. nt - tinear 09:55:05 10/09/11 (0)
        • nice one Rod! Not sure if I will make it thru 10 hours in front of the computer though :) - PhilJ 11:47:30 10/08/11 (1)
          • Subtitles - Rod H. 10:43:33 10/10/11 (0)
• "What's Your Number?" Pass on this. Very similar to "Bridesmaids" - tinear 07:52:01 10/05/11 (1)
  • I liked Anna Faris in Smiley Face, she played stoned really well! - PhilJ 09:48:40 10/05/11 (0)
• 2.5 men - Brian A 11:43:46 10/04/11 (8)
  • RE: 2.5 men was the #1 comedy for several years and for good reason . . . - mr grits 14:38:00 10/04/11 (0)
  • RE: 2.5 men - grantv 12:07:52 10/04/11 (6)
    • Seinfeld - Brian A 12:33:35 10/04/11 (5)
      • Good point on the last episode. - grantv 09:37:47 10/05/11 (0)
      • Seinfeld vs Curb Your... - mkuller 19:18:04 10/04/11 (3)
        • Agree about curb - Jack G 05:00:43 10/05/11 (0)
        • I love Curb - Prisoners 21:27:49 10/04/11 (1)
          • Billy Buckner not catching the baseball Larry threw him? priceless! - PhilJ 22:11:42 10/04/11 (0)
• La Scorta - Eldragon@gmx.com 06:40:29 10/04/11 (0)
• Contagion - petew 19:41:27 10/03/11 (3)
  • Best germ movie? - TPBrown 14:53:17 10/08/11 (0)
  • Psst, Spoilers Petey - Road Warrior 20:44:00 10/03/11 (1)
    • the thermobaric bomb scene in the opening is worth the price of admission (more) - petew 13:36:13 10/04/11 (0)
• "Point Blank:" no, not the Lee Marvin classic, but a French thriller/action/police film the title - tinear 15:55:14 10/03/11 (2)
  • Where did you see it - on Netflix isn't available - yet??? - Eldragon@gmx.com 18:22:09 10/03/11 (1)
    • Art house metroplex (Living Room Theaters, great places) in Portland. nt - tinear 08:45:22 10/04/11 (0)
• Finally burned my man-card and watched Bridsmaids - Brian A 11:45:48 10/03/11 (6)
  • Bridesmaids, for when life bites you on the ass! Recommended - PhilJ 22:25:09 10/03/11 (0)
  • I went with my wife and... - mkuller 15:30:26 10/03/11 (0)
  • Sounds like you lost your good-judgement card in the fire, as well. - Vinylized 12:36:44 10/03/11 (3)
    • There are many Irish immigrants. He's one. nt - tinear 15:45:16 10/03/11 (0)
    • ??? The actor is Irish nt - Brian A 12:41:12 10/03/11 (1)
      • the cop ^ - Road Warrior 14:55:37 10/03/11 (0)
• Doh! Moment: Watching Brazilian movie tonight..... - mr grits 01:21:47 10/03/11 (5)
  • Actually, if you read the languages side-by-side, they are VERY similar. But Spanish, as spoken in - tinear 08:43:46 10/03/11 (2)
    • Tin, after watching quite a bit of Spanish film I could not hear.... - mr grits 11:35:38 10/03/11 (1)
      • It takes a trained ear. Once you master one, the other is much easier than French or Italian, - tinear 12:15:40 10/03/11 (0)
  • RE: Duh ... - Jeff Starrs 04:36:21 10/03/11 (1)
    • Double D'oh! France/Germany ^ - Road Warrior 07:19:17 10/03/11 (0)
• Pretty good movies... - Eldragon@gmx.com 22:41:54 10/01/11 (3)
  • "Straight Time:" should be a well-known flick. VERY good find: Hoffman deserved an Oscar nod, at least. nt - tinear 11:58:11 10/02/11 (0)
  • Hoffman waas awesome n Straight Time. Really conveyed the - Road Warrior 08:55:43 10/02/11 (0)
  • threw 'em all in the queue, thx ..nt - late 08:07:40 10/02/11 (0)
• "Brighton Rock," the recent redo. Yes, it has all the stylistic - tinear 14:31:13 09/30/11 (0)
• From Italy, the very stylish murder mystery, "The Girl at the Lake." A very - tinear 14:22:37 09/30/11 (0)
• X factor = American Idol + The Gong Show? - grantv 12:21:02 09/30/11 (0)
• "Bobby Fisher Against the World:" the definitive bio-doc of the - tinear 08:45:46 09/30/11 (66)
  • surprised myself -- couldn't stop watching this film -- recommended. (nt) - petew 13:40:54 10/04/11 (0)
  • Did it cover his interest in altering the back line in chess tournaments? - Enophile 08:40:19 10/03/11 (3)
    • Never heard that. nt - tinear 08:44:54 10/03/11 (2)
      • I found it intriguing, it's called Chess 960. Link inside... - Enophile 09:39:08 10/03/11 (1)
        • Huh, I used to play tournament chess and never heard of it... I'll have to try it (nt) - late 07:03:36 10/06/11 (0)
  • RE: "Bobby Fisher Against the World:" the definitive bio-doc of the - Bill McNeal 05:57:40 10/02/11 (1)
    • RE: "Bobby Fisher Against the World:" the definitive bio-doc of the - Analog Scott 17:58:31 10/02/11 (0)
  • An excellent documentary of a most unusual individual - Analog Scott 13:15:59 10/01/11 (0)
  • Genius at chess, but his anti-semitism and delight at 9-11 will sour his legacy. (nt) - semuta 17:08:35 09/30/11 (43)
    • Give the guy a break. He was a paranoid schizophrenic. Nt - Plinko 17:11:03 10/06/11 (0)
    • A narcissistic contrarian. Anything to dissociate himself from whatever group he was deemed a part of. - Enophile 08:38:45 10/03/11 (0)
    • I consider that part of his life more insanity than - Daryl Zero 13:22:40 10/01/11 (34)
      • You consider it based on your desires, or facts? - Victor Khomenko 14:00:17 10/01/11 (33)
        • Facts - Plinko 17:15:32 10/06/11 (0)
        • RE: You consider it based on your desires, or facts? - Daryl Zero 21:43:47 10/01/11 (6)
          • Well, let's not forget his family. He was told a man was his father until he became a teen. Then he found out - tinear 08:49:58 10/03/11 (5)
            • Tal and Fischer also my favorite players. nt - Daryl Zero 12:02:05 10/03/11 (0)
            • Still waiting for proof of his impact outside the chess. - Victor Khomenko 09:20:33 10/03/11 (3)
              • Yeah, cos winning the title one time is such a fail. - Daryl Zero 12:03:23 10/03/11 (2)
                • Try reading what I wrote, instead of putting words into my mouth. nt - Victor Khomenko 12:25:20 10/03/11 (1)
                  • I did read what you wrote: - Daryl Zero 21:11:04 10/03/11 (0)
        • This is a question that has been debated and was raised in the movie - Analog Scott 14:36:29 10/01/11 (24)
          • In the film, his friend said visited him in LA and found aluminum foil on the walls. - Plinko 17:21:06 10/06/11 (0)
          • people who make movies have agendas. Accuracy suffers - Jazz Inmate 15:37:13 10/01/11 (22)
            • RE: people who make movies have agendas. Accuracy suffers - Analog Scott 16:02:43 10/01/11 (21)
              • RE: people who make movies have agendas. Accuracy suffers - Jazz Inmate 15:07:30 10/02/11 (20)
                • So you didn't actually see the movie. - Analog Scott 18:02:09 10/02/11 (0)
                • Based on reactions of some here, it also made him into a far greater "genius" than he was - Victor Khomenko 16:04:00 10/02/11 (18)
                  • Obviously you hate the guy but - Analog Scott 18:04:17 10/02/11 (0)
                  • hell, the psychological headgames he played with Spassky - Road Warrior 16:41:03 10/02/11 (16)
                    • From some point on it was all about Bobby Fischer, not about chess - Victor Khomenko 18:48:56 10/02/11 (15)
                      • What? He was the champion. The Russians for years had loaded competitions, the structure of which guaranteeing - tinear 15:57:40 10/03/11 (14)
                        • Kasparov would have cleaned his clock. (nt) - semuta 09:31:57 10/04/11 (4)
                          • We will never know, but we have one point of comparison - Victor Khomenko 17:18:57 10/04/11 (0)
                          • Viswanathan Anand would have cleaned Kasparov's clo - Analog Scott 11:37:24 10/04/11 (2)
                            • Kasparov destroyed Anand in 1995. Otherwise you make good points. (nt) - semuta 16:05:05 10/04/11 (1)
                              • Ironic no? He is a vastly superior player now than he was then. nt - Analog Scott 16:40:01 10/04/11 (0)
                        • He was one of many great players - Victor Khomenko 16:45:22 10/03/11 (8)
                          • He dominated his peers like no other - Plinko 17:25:23 10/06/11 (0)
                          • Just to set the record straight on his status as a player - Analog Scott 16:51:14 10/04/11 (6)
                            • "the third longest of all time." Case closed. nt - Victor Khomenko 17:51:54 10/04/11 (5)
                              • You are too delluded by hate to even see what the case actually is - Analog Scott 19:09:12 10/04/11 (4)
                                • US is not the world - Victor Khomenko 19:28:06 10/04/11 (3)
                                  • Who said it was the world? - Analog Scott 20:21:59 10/04/11 (2)
                                    • "Bobby Fischer was at one point one of the most famous persons on earth. " - Victor Khomenko 05:54:27 10/05/11 (1)
                                      • It was an international event and symbolic of the cold war - Analog Scott 07:32:24 10/05/11 (0)
    • not your typical anti-semite. he was Jewish himself - Analog Scott 13:13:07 10/01/11 (5)
      • He was just a garden verity sociopath. - Victor Khomenko 16:57:42 10/01/11 (4)
        • Totally clueless. Wow! - Plinko 17:28:35 10/06/11 (0)
        • That is just absurd - Analog Scott 17:19:26 10/01/11 (2)
          • Einstein wasn't a sociopath. Case closed. nt - Victor Khomenko 17:44:17 10/01/11 (1)
            • You haven't made any case - Analog Scott 18:40:55 10/01/11 (0)
  • What exactly was his "impact" outside the chess? - Victor Khomenko 11:55:34 09/30/11 (11)
    • He was definitely not an idiot savant. - Daryl Zero 13:28:35 10/01/11 (1)
      • "I don't exactly what you mean by "impact" outside of chess. " Ask tin - Victor Khomenko 14:01:00 10/01/11 (0)
    • Guess you haven't seen the movie. - Analog Scott 13:09:49 10/01/11 (0)
    • First chess player on 'roids. * - mr grits 20:57:17 09/30/11 (0)
    • "Idiot savant". That's a bingo! ^ - Road Warrior 14:48:22 09/30/11 (0)
    • Huh? I can only think of Jesse Owens performances at the Berlin Olympics as an example of - tinear 14:11:38 09/30/11 (5)
      • You have not demonstrated any impact. nt - Victor Khomenko 15:58:28 09/30/11 (4)
        • I told you, already. The defeat of Spassky created doubts w/in Russia about its alleged superiority, its - tinear 21:15:31 10/01/11 (2)
          • Then I guess the Korchnoy - Karpov match proved its superiority - Victor Khomenko 06:04:41 10/02/11 (1)
            • Where on earth do you get this misinformation? - Analog Scott 18:06:20 10/02/11 (0)
        • More like cranial impaction....if not lower. * - mr grits 17:10:38 09/30/11 (0)
  • Beyond the chess board he was just another flake in a country with a bad case of dandruff ..nt - late 11:16:35 09/30/11 (1)
    • So, it's not enough a man is considered the greatest that ever lived at his occupation to pique - tinear 14:14:33 09/30/11 (0)

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