movies

[Maclowery]

Wow-e-Wow are the reviews for Drive solid. 43 positive, 2 negative. Most reviews are superb, 9/10 or 5 star kind of stuff. I was not interested at all in yet another heist-driver movie, but apparently this baby nails it.

[JoeMcKim]

That movie Drive with Ryan Gosling looks like it'll be all kinds of fun.

[vinsanity]

Just got back from Moneyball.

It reminded me of Major League a little bit. They mention almost nothing of the math/statistics behind what they were doing. I wasn't surprised they didn't go in to huge detail about calculating how runs translate to wins and how to calculate runs based on different stats, but I figured they'd at least have some stupid exchange where they said, "Why do we care about on-base % so much?" "The more often you're on-base the more likely you are to score." Just something that offered it up.

I don't think Tejada or Zito's names were mentioned at all. It pretty much focused on losing Giambi+Damon+Izzy and getting Scott Hatteberg, David Justice and Chad Bradford and then winning 100 games. Chavez, Tejada, Hudson, Mulder and Zito are all either never mentioned or glossed over.

I thought it was ironic a movie about how it's numbers and not people was all about the people and not the numbers.

But it had some good lines, it was relatively enjoyable and made for a good time.

And Jonah Hill is exactly what you think he is.

[Richie Allen]

Not a movie but a TV series I'm watching, Wanted: Dead or Alive. Made Steve McQueen a household name (for those that didn't see The Blob) back in the late 50s. Almost 40 episodes in season one alone. And each episode is set in a different town with different characters, other than Josh Randall (McQueen), so there are countless appearances from recognizable actors and actresses. I think you can get all 3 seasons, something like 96 episodes, from Amazon (Mill Creek DVD) for something like $11 and the quality isn't bad at all.

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Netflix today, which is really a cloud service, takes up about 20% to 30% of broadband demand during peak hours.

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[MrSaigon]

That movie Drive with Ryan Gosling looks like it'll be all kinds of fun.

I wish more legit actors would do fun but intelligent (Drive is getting great reviews) action movies (beyond just comic book movies).

[thrill]

That movie Drive with Ryan Gosling looks like it'll be all kinds of fun.

I wish more legit actors would do fun but intelligent (Drive is getting great reviews) action movies (beyond just comic book movies).

Me too. It seems to just be Ryan Gosling and Colin Farrell these days. I think roles like Brad Pitt in Snatch and George Clooney in O Brother! are among the most important of their career.

[Maclowery]

I can't wait to go see Drive. I will support well-crafted unique concepts like that forever. Screw sequels/re-boots/adaptations forever.

[go birds]

So drive isn't anything like gone in 60 seconds at all?

[cardsfantx]

So drive isn't anything like gone in 60 seconds at all?

the original or remake?

i actually had no idea gone in 60 seconds (the newer one) was a remake. when i got it at the video store like 10 years ago, i got about 30 minutes in wondering where the [expletive] nicolas cage was. oh, i picked up the wrong one.