Milkman delivers

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 10:32 AM) http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/21794 Its funny what people do with so much time on their hands. I have no idea what all of this means, but I would be interested to see what some of the people on this site think about it who are much smarter than myself(Balta Im looking at you) This could be the longest thread in Soxtalk history.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 11:33 PM) Milkman you watch more movies than anyone I have ever known. Have you always been that way? Well, in the past couple of years, as I live very close to two theaters. And in the past month, I've seen even more than normal. And to add on to the list, I just watched The Visitor. Richard Jenkins was great in it, and the movie itself was very good. I love to see character actors really shine in movies when given a lead part (kind of like Forest Whitaker in The Last King Of Scotland). I forgot to mention that I watched In The Valley Of Elah a couple of days ago. A decent movie with sort of a twist ending, and a very good performance from Tommy Lee Jones.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 02:45 PM) Yep, me too. I don't need that kind of trouble in my life. Wouldn't that be entrapment?

I watched The Passion Of The Christ yesterday. I thought it was pretty good. I saw Paul Blart and Defiance today. Paul Blart was decent, but I expected more because I think Kevin James is hilarious. Defiance was definitely worth seeing, and I'll probably buy it when it's on DVD.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 08:20 PM) Story said $10K, but that sounds way low for 30lbs. Either way, I'm passing that off for money. I'd even take a decent cut in price, just to make sure it gets done.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 06:36 PM) Wow, that would be interesting. It's like a story out of a movie. On one hand you could be set up for a while, but on the other, some goons may come looking for their s***. How much money would that be?

Nobody loses with dignity anymore. Everyone's always a sore loser.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 10:51 AM) Hot water freezing in mid-air (guessing its Minn. based on the Twins cups). http://www.nmatv.com/video/851/Hot-Water-Freezing-in-Air First of all, that's cool as hell. Secondly, I'm pretty sure the guy said they're in Minnesota at the very beginning.

Our rotation is pretty weak still. This move is pretty meh.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 06:10 PM) "From Hell's heart I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee." I'm guessing that's from Star Trek, but I googled it and it only came up with Moby Dick.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 05:07 PM) I guess I'm tired of the Pitt/Clooney "cutesy/clever" movies. The Coen Brothers are sometimes too smart for their own good (although still not in league of M. Night Shymalan)...they're writing for Hollywood and other writers, not "flyover country." Frances McDormand was the heart of that movie. I almost wanted it to go back to Michael Collins, with Clooney and Swinton reminding me of a much better movie. I gave Vicky Cristina Barcelona an exta 1/4th star for Scarlett Johannsen and Penelope Cruz making out, lol. Actually, the actress Rebecca Hall (she was also in The Prestige) was my favorite...Patricia Clarkson is always good, too. I was annoyed by two things....the over narration (intrusion of the voice) and J. Bardem constantly reminding Penelope Cruz to speak in English. He must have said that about 10 times! Once was enough...maybe because I was watching an on-line version with Chinese subtitles and my Spanish is getting a bit rusty. Never been a big C. Farrell fan. Brendan Gleeson is really underrated, and I thought Ralph Fiennes totally stole the movie with his comedic lines and delivery (much more fun than the overbearing The Constant Gardener, which was actually a much better book). In Bruges was definitely a "dark" comedy, with some serious themes...but it kept my interest, and the scenery was so different. The French actress (blonde hair) was cute, too...she's a keeper, I think. The next Julie Delpy, perhaps. Michael Clayton, for the first bold part. For the second one, I completely agree.

RIP.

I just got back from Frost/Nixon. IMO, there's your Best Picture. And I'm still of the opinion that Mickey Rourke deserves Best Actor, but I now wouldn't be that upset if Frank Langella won. A fantastic movie.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 12:14 PM) True. Always. With tall cool tropical umbrella drinks. The person below me is jealous of me because I made and drank several perfect potted planters punches last night and they didn't. Yesterday was a Monday. I'm not so much jealous as I am afraid that you're an alcoholic. QUOTE (Texsox @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 12:19 PM) True My copy of Sippin' Safari is on backorder. The person below me has bought a lottery ticket for an upcoming drawing. I hardly ever play the lottery, so false. The person below me wishes he could drink on a Monday night.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 11:47 AM) I figured it out just watching the trailer. Haha, I don't doubt that at all.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) Maybe it was a bad night because I totally missed it. Usually with those movies I figure it out right away or the end scenario is so unrealistic that the movie sucks. This one was neither for me. I think it depended entirely on having Pacino and De Niro as its stars. It was decent enough for a slow night rental, but even those two couldn't save it for me.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 09:44 AM) Is that the one where Tom Hanks tries to save Sarah Marshall deep behind enemy lines in WWII? No no, it's the one where Steve Zaun and Jack Black save their friend, Amanda Peet, from her boyfriend that runs her life (played by the guy from American Pie).

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 08:55 AM) So the wife and I have recently become addicted to Redbox, and have seen a whole slew of DVDs over the past couple weeks... Here are some quick thoughts. Saving Sarah Marshall was a must see. This was second to 40 year old virgin in that group of movies (superbad, knocked up, etc). Just hilarious. We actually watched it again, and it was even funnier the second time around. Rightous Kill was great as well. To be honest we rented it because Pacino and De Niro were in it, but wow. I won't spoil anything, but it got me. Hancock was god awful. I kept waiting for something to grab my attention, but it never did. When was the last good Will Smith movie? Legend was a bomb as well. Wall-E was a good movie. I don't know about all of the hype it got as one of the greats, but I did enjoy it. Eagle Eye I commented on above. I just couldn't get into the movie the whole time I was watching it. It didn't have one shred of believability, and I kept thinking that I had seen it before. Then I thought of War Games, and it was over. Get Smart I enjoyed. They really didn't give Steve Carrell as much of the Maxwell Smart lines and tics as I thought they would, but it wasn't bad. I completely disagree. That movie was terrible and predictable.

QUOTE (TheBlackSox8 @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 11:15 PM) which did out of nominees? just curious what you think, I thought it would be either slumdog, revolutionary road, or benjamin button. I still haven't seen Frost/Nixon, and I won't be seeing The Reader or Revolutionary Road. So, I'm not sure about those three. The movie just didn't give me a "Best Picture" vibe. I mean, it was good, but not great.

I'm definitely rooting for the Cardinals.

I watched 1408 last night. It was so bland that I can hardly remember watching it. I saw Slumdog Millionaire earlier today. It was a very good movie, but I'm not sure it deserved to win Best Picture, which it did just now on the Golden Globes.

Mickey Rourke wins the Golden Globe!

Sort of true. I'm paying attention to the awards that I care about. The person below me sucks, but won't admit it.

Who is in both of your avatars?

QUOTE (The Bones @ Jan 11, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) Movies I've seen recently... Ghost Town 5/10 In Bruges 6/10 The Visitor 7/10 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 6/10 I still need to see a few more movies from 2008 before giving a top 10 list or anything but I think this has been a down year for movies. I could name about 5 movies from 2007 that I liked more than any 1 film from 2008. I completely disagree.