BobDylan

I have to say that season 2 is a tad boring. I was really, REALLY hoping the hatch was a time machine. That they were totally in a different time. Maybe they are. But s***.

QUOTE(CryptviLL @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 11:46 PM) Just example.. Correct. Never said it did... Then I don't know what you're arguing. You implied it...

QUOTE(CryptviLL @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 10:20 PM) AS you said yourself, "what do you see in mainstream hiphop." 50 cent / lil wayne/ etc. are among the artists who cant rap about anything other then sex, guns, drugs, and how amazing they are. The government is more real than that? If you ask me, I'd say the government is about the least real thing anyone can sing/rap about. What they say, that's what counts. What are they saying that matters? I don't see them really making a difference anywhere. Influencing a generation. For the credit you give them, I'd have figure they're among the great political musical poets. But I don't see it. QUOTE(CryptviLL @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 10:57 PM) The way I look at it is not bewteen mainstream/underground, its bewteen Hip-Hop and Hip-Pop. 2 different genres. Rick ross, clipse, three 6 mafia, T.I., juelz = Hip-Pop. Less focus on the lyrics, more on the beat, and the hooks. Very appealing to the average fan / hardcore fan now and then. The Chronic, perhaps the most influential rap album of all-time (certainly to the West Coast scene) is influential because it of its smooth beats. Not because of their lyrics. Most of the lyrics in that album are a joke. Certainly there are good rap writers, but I don't buy what you say about hip-hop/hip pop. An artist is usually good at writing or good at music, rarely both. Usually, it's good at one, decent at the other. I doubt I can even make a handful of artists that were great at both. Regardless of the genre. Writing does not make one mainstream, one underground.

QUOTE(Brian @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 11:15 PM) Departed was good, but not as good as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and Casino. Should of won for all 4!!! Casino should have been titled Goodfellas 2. The Departed was much better than Casino. Raging Bull is Scorsese's best.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 03:17 PM) You are in deep trouble my friend. I liken it to Band Of Brothers where you just watch for 14 hours and realize its dark outside. I started Thursday night. It's Sunday night and I'm on Episode 5 of season 2. I have to say, though, I'm disappointed with what was in the hatch. I side with Jack and think those numbers are just a pile of crap.

QUOTE(CryptviLL @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 06:06 PM) Indeed, good cd, and yes The Roots are very solid. If you like them, allow me to offer you some other excellent choices: J-Live, Nas (he's a must have for any hip hop fan, particularly the cd 'Illmatic'.), Talib Kweli (he's a style similar to Jay-z), Mos def (check youtube for a song "Dollar Day aka Katrina Klap"). Mos def raps about alot of real things - government. Check out the song Dollar day, and check out the collab he did with Immortal Technique entitled Bin Laden. Dude, why reccommend artists everyone has heard of? I never listen to rap and I know all those artists. In fact, I try to AVOID that music, but it's IMPOSSIBLE not to hear it at some point or another. Not trying to offend. But, can I ask what you see in the mainstream rap? I've heard some decent "underground" stuff, but I just can't find the appeal in the mainstream stuff. Perhaps you can explain the appeal? Oh, oh...and...what do the other rappers rap about? Wizards, swords and science fiction?

QUOTE(3E8 @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 09:08 PM) Wouldn't be the Oscars if he didn't get screwed. Now...if Little Miss Sunshine gets best picture I'll riot. Turn on the morning news if LMS wins.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 06:01 PM) LOL. The writers of the show said that they'll let it go 4 seasons, 5 at the very most. I wonder if they really do have it all planned out like they say or if they're sort of just making it up as they go -- that would leave a very unfulfilling ending. You must not write fiction.

This is my next short story here. Thanks Tex.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 01:40 PM) I hope you know what you are getting yourself into. Haha. I'm somewhat addicted already. Have watched 14 episodes in 2 days, but I wish the plot would move more linear than explore different characers each episode. But with so many characters, I guess they don't really have a choice. I want to know what's inside that door Boone and Locke found. Nobody laugh that I'm so far behind, and nobody tell me.

Just started watching Season 1. I'm digging it.

Does this question apply to me, Bob Dylan?

QUOTE(maggliopipe @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 09:44 AM) Is this really that abnormal? It's gross and all, and I'm glad I don't have to see it, but I'm sure most restaurants have intermittent problems with rodents. Then again I'm a Taco Bell apologist. They do. And it's not just limited to Taco Bell's and low rank places.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 17, 2007 -> 12:21 AM) And I thought it was dissappointing, of course I recently saw Infernal Affairs which is basically just the japanese version and a much better movie all around. The Departed was a remake of Internal Affairs. It doesn't claim not to be. They even gave Siu Fai Mak a writing credit. I haven't seen it, but the trusty people at IMDB rate The Departed higher than Internal Affairs. I have a hard time imagining somebody who's only been directing film since 1998 can out-do Martin Scorsese; original, remake, whatever. I will reserve judgment until I see it, though. I'm interested to know about the scene in The Departed when Nicholson's crew meets the Japanese mobsters. In Internal Affairs, was it just reverse--Japanese mobsters meeting with American mobsters? Did the Japanese mobsters rip American mobsters like Nicholson did?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 15, 2007 -> 05:40 PM) We got the first glimpse of the booking lineup for Al Gore's "Turn fossil fuels into volume!" anti-global-warming concert this July. Link. Supposedly will get to 100 before the lineup is filled out. Wow, that list is HORRIBLE.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 15, 2007 -> 10:10 AM) What site? It's on Joe Rogan's site. www.joerogan.net QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 15, 2007 -> 07:26 AM) That is almost a joke in and off itself, due to this being on something Joe Rogan aired...right? So...wouldn't it be property of Rogan? Unless since it looks like it happened in the middle of a Mencia stand-up it instantly becomes his? I would think the club would own the footage. Rogan said he called Mencia "Menstealia" during his bit. At that point Mencia stormed the stage.

Journey sucks, but that was hilarious.

I'm the last person that would know, but I'd take her. I'd just make sure she knows that the body will be in plain view if you think she won't be able to handle it or if it will come as a surprise to her.

Finally saw The Departed. My initial thoughts going in were that it would be just a touch better than Casino. Not only was it a touch better, it was enormously better. Looking at the Best Picture nominee's, and seeing that Little Miss Sunshine got a nod, I don't see how Scorsese doesn't win the well overdue award this year. Granted, I've yet to see Letters From Iwo Jima, but I don't see how it can be better. The Departed looked beautiful, had an all-star cast that rose to the challenge and delivered (and how about Mark Whalberg, damn he was funny!) and the movie kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. All in all, this might be his best movie since Raging Bull. It would be tough to say that it was better than Goodfella's, but I think I could make a case.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 12, 2007 -> 11:17 PM) I don't see any way that it's not a dogfight between the Yankees and Red Sox, personally. And I still think the Red Sox are best if they put Papelbon back in at closer mainly because they have the rotation depth to afford it, and if that is the case, the rest of the bullpen would pretty much just fall into place. Toronto is a sleeper, especially if Frank stays healthy, but I can't predict them to finish higher than 3rd. I agree with that. And I base this on nothing, but I think Papelbon will be back in that roll sooner rather than later.

QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 12, 2007 -> 08:49 PM) SPPPPOOOOIILLLERRRS thank you for elaborating BD, you hit on plot points i didn't. I was mainly so aware of Del Torro's visual mastery. Another thing to showing all that violence is just how good he is at ... not special effects but yeah special effects. The bullet wound, with the blood slowly dripping out the cheek. The sewing of the cheek and the alcohol slowly dripping out. the parallel of not just purely abiding by authority. God, awesome film. SPOILERS!!!! It's definitely a movie I'm going to purchase. Also, when he was shot at the end, his right eye shoots up to the sky and his left eye remains stationary. I loved that. The only part of the movie that has me baffled is why Mercedes told Ofelia to be weary of fawns. The fawn wasn't out to get her. I guess he did essentially try to "trick" her at the end, but I just felt that Del Torro's foreshadowing was a bit too strong for the circumstances.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 10, 2007 -> 12:39 PM) SPOILER: I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Visually the film is beautiful. The reality of it is that films DO receive ratings and based on those ratings, I expect certain things from them. My issue is with the rating more than the film itself. I thought the violent scenes and the language were not an important enough part of the film. Facist Spain was a horrible, violent place, ok we get it, why did we NEED to see a guy being tortured, or a guy sewing up his face? I was FAR more interested in the world in the labyrinth. Give your audience some credit. Edit them out, slapped a G rating on the what is essentially a kid's movie and call it a day. I'm glad you enjoyed it though. SPOILERS!!!!! Because it wasn't a kids movie. First, the director was drawing obvious parallels to today's world. Second, since this was an adult fantasy tale, the director’s job was to make the ADULTS fearful of the villain. Kids have no business watching this movie regardless of whether there is or isn’t violence in it. They wouldn’t even begin to understand what’s going on. And the director wasn’t working for that angle. The little kid was just a puppet for what he was really trying tell in his story. The torture scenes, when he smashes that innocent man in the face with a bottle, when his face is cut open, it was all absolutely necessary. The scenes drew out and created more fear for the adult audience to have and build from. Cut those scenes out and the dictator is nothing but a stereotype (something a kid would only understand). The lines, the dialogue, “When I get to this tool, I will believe anything you tell me,” they all add an immense amount of shading and depth to the Captain. They provide grounds for one of the final lines, and as far as the movies I’ve seen, one of the most memorable sequences in film history… “Tell my son what time I died. Tell him--” “NO. He will not even know your name.” And then a bullet goes through his cheek. If the director wanted to make this movie for children, I absolutely agree that the violence and blood was not necessary (I also don't think kids would have understood it either way). But since it was an adult fantasy, every bit of blood was needed. Think about it...what would any kid gain from this movie if they happened to see an edited, clean version of it? It didn't take on very many childlike themes. It wasn't your Harry Potter type story where we're talking about simple morals, good versus evil. It wasn't simple and plainly spelled out like Little Red Riding Hood. This movie took on some adult themes. Ain't no kids I know would have had a CLUE what to learn from Pan's Labyrinth.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 11, 2007 -> 12:55 PM) Finally beat Resistance. Awesome game. And I hate Cliffhanger endings when number 2 won't be out for atleast two more years. I've yet to beat the single player mode. I usually play CTF online. Somerset has an unreal amount of glitches. Nothing pisses me off more than getting killed by a guy in a glitch. But nothing makes me happier than killing a guy in one of the glitches. : )

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Feb 11, 2007 -> 11:10 PM) I thought so. See, often, people like FFVII best because it was their first game. That's always been my impression, anyway -- no disrespect intended. I've just always thought it was an okay game, just okay, but that people liked it best because it was their first. Could be true. A Link to the Past is my favorite Zelda game because it was the first I played. But FF7 was the first game I've played that really drew me in. It was long and took me forever to beat. Years, seriously. When I was young I got to the final battle but wasn't strong enough to beat him. Years later a friend and I tackled it again and DESTROYED Sephiroth. The story is long and deep, there are several characters, the questions they present in the game and the way you answer can change the storyline, etc. Sephiroth was presented as a true, true badass and I don't think I've played a video game with a cooler boss than that. He was easy as hell when I was strong enough, but the story made him really cool.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Feb 11, 2007 -> 08:24 AM) Was it the first FF you ever played? Yes. QUOTE(3E8 @ Feb 11, 2007 -> 08:36 PM) I agree with you. The game was unreal in all regards. It got me into the RPG genre, too bad nothing has come close to it since for me. Same here. I played some of the earlier FF games after FF7, I enjoyed them a hell of a lot, but not as much. I played the later games too and they just bored me. Chrono Trigger was a pretty damn good RPG for the PS1. I'm looking forward to the newest FF for the PS3 because they've redesigned the fighting style. And there are no more random battles. Those got annoying.