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[quote]Yogi wrote:
I liked Big Kahuna[/quote]

Based on his profile, he might be in the military by now. Some of his posts on cinema are insightful and it would be nice to have him chime in. [/quote]

He’s too busy being military. [/quote]

IF he did end up joining as he stated. Unless you’re privy to that info, maybe he just decided to move on from T-Nation forum discussions. [/quote]

Doubt it.
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Go back 6 months to a year on these forums. Plenty of folks who no longer post here.

Unless…you’re saying he’s back under another account. And I doubt that. [/quote]

How long have you been here again?
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Look to your left and it shows the date I registered. And I already told you in another thread I’ve been lurking around before that.

And it’s not difficult to look up old threads or threads bumped up from the dead to see user IDs that no longer post.

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Thanks, Houstonguy.[/quote]

LMFAO

Nice try but I’m not this Houstonguy you mention.

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InB4 " I don’t know Houstonguy but he seems like a nice guy".
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I don’t know him. And I haven’t read any of this posts to make that judgment.

So wrong again. [/quote]

Go back 6 months to a year on these forums. It’s not difficult to look up old threads or threads bumped up from the dead to see user IDs that no longer post.[/quote]

What the hell for? A week or so back when someone ELSE asked me if I was Big Kahuna, I was genuinely curious at the comparison.

You, on the other hand, are just grasping at straws.

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Grasping at straws? Right… that last post was from your own words (shit was underlined) and you’re arguing with it. [/quote]

Yeah, I know you took my post and tried to point it back at me, the implication was easy to read.

You accuse me of being these past posters, which I’m not, and here you are again trying to twist this into a ‘win’ for you.

LMFAO [/quote]

I’m not looking for a win. Time and truth will out.
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LOL

I like talking movies. Doesn’t make me Big Kahuna or Houston guy or any other past posters people can think up.

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No, talking movies doesn’t make you Big Kahuna or Houston Guy.

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

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[quote]Yogi wrote:
I liked Big Kahuna[/quote]

Based on his profile, he might be in the military by now. Some of his posts on cinema are insightful and it would be nice to have him chime in. [/quote]

He’s too busy being military. [/quote]

IF he did end up joining as he stated. Unless you’re privy to that info, maybe he just decided to move on from T-Nation forum discussions. [/quote]

Doubt it.
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Go back 6 months to a year on these forums. Plenty of folks who no longer post here.

Unless…you’re saying he’s back under another account. And I doubt that. [/quote]

How long have you been here again?
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Look to your left and it shows the date I registered. And I already told you in another thread I’ve been lurking around before that.

And it’s not difficult to look up old threads or threads bumped up from the dead to see user IDs that no longer post.

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Thanks, Houstonguy.[/quote]

LMFAO

Nice try but I’m not this Houstonguy you mention.

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InB4 " I don’t know Houstonguy but he seems like a nice guy".
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I don’t know him. And I haven’t read any of this posts to make that judgment.

So wrong again. [/quote]

Go back 6 months to a year on these forums. It’s not difficult to look up old threads or threads bumped up from the dead to see user IDs that no longer post.[/quote]

What the hell for? A week or so back when someone ELSE asked me if I was Big Kahuna, I was genuinely curious at the comparison.

You, on the other hand, are just grasping at straws.

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Grasping at straws? Right… that last post was from your own words (shit was underlined) and you’re arguing with it. [/quote]

Yeah, I know you took my post and tried to point it back at me, the implication was easy to read.

You accuse me of being these past posters, which I’m not, and here you are again trying to twist this into a ‘win’ for you.

LMFAO [/quote]

I’m not looking for a win. Time and truth will out.
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LOL

I like talking movies. Doesn’t make me Big Kahuna or Houston guy or any other past posters people can think up.

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No, talking movies doesn’t make you Big Kahuna or Houston Guy.[/quote]

And here he is again, trying to twist this into a win - when he claimed he wasn’t.

LMFAO

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Every freaking time roybot gets involved in a movie thread it goes to shit. He’s like the PX of movie threads.

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Back on topic, please.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:
lol[/quote]

I know, I know.

Since you’re so amused, why don’t you throw your hat in the ring and mention a movie you think others might like?

Rules:

  1. No spoilers

  2. Easily streamed or rented for low cost

  3. First run movies still in theaters don’t count

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[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]jbpick86 wrote:
Every freaking time roybot gets involved in a movie thread it goes to shit. He’s like the PX of movie threads. [/quote]

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LOL

He admits to being a thread polluter. That alone speaks volumes. [/quote]

I just thought those choice comments were worth quoting.

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[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:
lol[/quote]

I know, I know.

Since you’re so amused, why don’t you throw your hat in the ring and mention a movie you think others might like?

Rules:

  1. No spoilers

  2. Easily streamed or rented for low cost

  3. First run movies still in theaters don’t count[/quote]
    I have been around here awhile with Roy.

So you may not know why I am amused.

I am not a film critic. I enjoy a wide range of movies and have shared in a lot of the movie threads.

Always thought “Brick” was a well made movie.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:
lol[/quote]

I know, I know.

Since you’re so amused, why don’t you throw your hat in the ring and mention a movie you think others might like?

Rules:

  1. No spoilers

  2. Easily streamed or rented for low cost

  3. First run movies still in theaters don’t count[/quote]
    I have been around here awhile with Roy.

So you may not know why I am amused.

I am not a film critic. I enjoy a wide range of movies and have shared in a lot of the movie threads.

Always thought “Brick” was a well made movie.

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Haven’t seen Brick. Will keep an eye out.

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[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:
You’re right in that all I know of rb is how he interacted with me as well as his posts in other threads. Regardless of what your personal opinion is, his behavior here is how I’m judging him. So I’m having fun to make the day pass a little faster.[/quote]

What ‘posts in other threads’, exactly? That jpick86 smart-ass called me the “PX of movie threads” (I’ll take that as a compliment) yet Big Kahuna announces himself as "the movie critic that T-Nation deserves ",plagiarizes an article on Die Hard movie tropes, then immediately gets called out on it ; you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/[/quote]

Great movie.

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:
You’re right in that all I know of rb is how he interacted with me as well as his posts in other threads. Regardless of what your personal opinion is, his behavior here is how I’m judging him. So I’m having fun to make the day pass a little faster.[/quote]

What ‘posts in other threads’, exactly? That jpick86 smart-ass called me the “PX of movie threads” (I’ll take that as a compliment) yet Big Kahuna announces himself as "the movie critic that T-Nation deserves ",plagiarizes an article on Die Hard movie tropes, then immediately gets called out on it ; you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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My response to your attempt at coming across as sophisticated by tossing in Japanese version of Unforgiven may bore you simply because it disagrees with your implied statement that it’s better than the original; but you gave no substantial reason why I should waste my time with it.

Like I stated before, I won’t be tripping over myself to go watch it.

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:
You’re right in that all I know of rb is how he interacted with me as well as his posts in other threads. Regardless of what your personal opinion is, his behavior here is how I’m judging him. So I’m having fun to make the day pass a little faster.[/quote]

What ‘posts in other threads’, exactly? That jpick86 smart-ass called me the “PX of movie threads” (I’ll take that as a compliment) yet Big Kahuna announces himself as "the movie critic that T-Nation deserves ",plagiarizes an article on Die Hard movie tropes, then immediately gets called out on it ; you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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If you’re flattered by being compared to a banned member, than LOL at the attempted face saving.

I don’t know or care if this Big Kahuna plagiarized someone else. Actually, that’s uncool IF that’s true.

The fact that you’re still trying to link me to him is farcical.

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:
You’re right in that all I know of rb is how he interacted with me as well as his posts in other threads. Regardless of what your personal opinion is, his behavior here is how I’m judging him. So I’m having fun to make the day pass a little faster.[/quote]

What ‘posts in other threads’, exactly?

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Here’s where I first interacted with you:

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/hub/MinotaurXXX#myForums/thread/6045728/3

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I’ve read some good stuff on this site over the years and I’ve read utter garbage that just puts the author’s name out there or keeps it relevant.
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Umm…Welcome back?[/quote]

Lol. Been reading the articles for a while now. When I saw that Predator Diet moron thread, I just had to create an account and give my 2 cents. Then just started posting on other matters. Got some excellent movie tips in my GAL thread and Shadow Pro gave me some great insight on what female figure competitors inject. [/quote]

Of course. It’s not like you’re the movie critic that T-Nation deserves…[/quote]

Not sure what you’re getting at. If you don’t like the movies discussed in my thread, no one’s pointing a gun at your head, bro. [/quote]

Didn’t post on your thread, bro.
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And I won’t lose any sleep over that. The last I checked, this thread wasn’t started by you. You did just coincidentally pop in to try and talk me down. Now why is that…?[/quote]

No attempts to talk you down - you’re just very cocksure for a lurker. [/quote]

I don’t claim to be an expert on everything and anything. But I do have strong opinions on the subjects I discuss. If people don’t see eye to eye, then they’re welcome to tell me.

Used to mountain bike religiously and graduated from the school of hard knocks on the mtb forums. So I may be new to T-Nation forum but I’m not new to forums in general.

It’s all good. [/quote]

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[quote]roybot wrote:
you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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And you won’t even own up to your juvenile vote for the remake. LOL

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[quote]Pantherhare wrote:

Gonna have to take issue with your characterization of Unforgiven. Hackman’s character, Little Bill, was not a caricature. He was an ostensibly decent guy who just wanted to build his own house but was a shitty carpenter. He believed in law and order but could take it too far. And he was a real tough guy, not a made up one like English Bob. If he were a caricature, he would have been the corrupt sheriff who was irredeemably evil. But instead he was a guy trying to keep order in his town who had an unfortunate temper. Easily a protagonist in another movie (a cop who plays by his own rules – see Russell Crowe in LA Confidential) but Unforgiven instead makes him a powerful antagonist.

And yes, you’re supposed to sympathize with Clint and Freeman’s characters. Generally audience members like pulling for the protagonist. But they were far from pure. Freeman’s character fucks whores even though he’s married, Munny has killed women and children. And they’re killing men for money, men who didn’t actually kill anyone (one of whom is pretty remorseful about the way his friend acted).

Can you tell that I think Unforgiven is a great movie?

Proposition was a decent movie, the director has problems with pacing and sticking to his narrative.
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STFU and watch the Japanese remake of Unforgiven starring Ken Watanabe:

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[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:
You’re right in that all I know of rb is how he interacted with me as well as his posts in other threads. Regardless of what your personal opinion is, his behavior here is how I’m judging him. So I’m having fun to make the day pass a little faster.[/quote]

What ‘posts in other threads’, exactly? That jpick86 smart-ass called me the “PX of movie threads” (I’ll take that as a compliment) yet Big Kahuna announces himself as "the movie critic that T-Nation deserves ",plagiarizes an article on Die Hard movie tropes, then immediately gets called out on it ; you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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My response to your attempt at coming across as sophisticated by tossing in Japanese version of Unforgiven may bore you simply because it disagrees with your implied statement that it’s better than the original; but you gave no substantial reason why I should waste my time with it.

Like I stated before, I won’t be tripping over myself to go watch it.

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You said that “foreign remakes” aren’t worth your time. It’s OK to remake a movie if you don’t know it’s a remake, and clearly you didn’t know about Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, or their contribution to Western cinema to make those comments in the first place …

P.S. The Unforgiven remake is not set in feudal Japan.

P.P.S. Apologies to you and jpick86 for polluting another movie thread.

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[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:
you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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And you won’t even own up to your juvenile vote for the remake. LOL

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[quote]Pantherhare wrote:

Gonna have to take issue with your characterization of Unforgiven. Hackman’s character, Little Bill, was not a caricature. He was an ostensibly decent guy who just wanted to build his own house but was a shitty carpenter. He believed in law and order but could take it too far. And he was a real tough guy, not a made up one like English Bob. If he were a caricature, he would have been the corrupt sheriff who was irredeemably evil. But instead he was a guy trying to keep order in his town who had an unfortunate temper. Easily a protagonist in another movie (a cop who plays by his own rules – see Russell Crowe in LA Confidential) but Unforgiven instead makes him a powerful antagonist.

And yes, you’re supposed to sympathize with Clint and Freeman’s characters. Generally audience members like pulling for the protagonist. But they were far from pure. Freeman’s character fucks whores even though he’s married, Munny has killed women and children. And they’re killing men for money, men who didn’t actually kill anyone (one of whom is pretty remorseful about the way his friend acted).

Can you tell that I think Unforgiven is a great movie?

Proposition was a decent movie, the director has problems with pacing and sticking to his narrative.
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STFU and watch the Japanese remake of Unforgiven starring Ken Watanabe:

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Yeah, let’s ignore all the reasons why you should watch it .

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

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[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:
You’re right in that all I know of rb is how he interacted with me as well as his posts in other threads. Regardless of what your personal opinion is, his behavior here is how I’m judging him. So I’m having fun to make the day pass a little faster.[/quote]

What ‘posts in other threads’, exactly? That jpick86 smart-ass called me the “PX of movie threads” (I’ll take that as a compliment) yet Big Kahuna announces himself as "the movie critic that T-Nation deserves ",plagiarizes an article on Die Hard movie tropes, then immediately gets called out on it ; you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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My response to your attempt at coming across as sophisticated by tossing in Japanese version of Unforgiven may bore you simply because it disagrees with your implied statement that it’s better than the original; but you gave no substantial reason why I should waste my time with it.

Like I stated before, I won’t be tripping over myself to go watch it.

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You said that “foreign remakes” aren’t worth your time. It’s OK to remake a movie if you don’t know it’s a remake, and clearly you didn’t know about Yomjimbo, Seven Samurai, or their contribution to Western cinema to make those comments in the first place …

P.S. The Unforgiven remake is not set in feudal Japan.

P.P.S. Apologies to you and jpick86 for polluting another movie thread.
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That’s ABSOLUTELY NOT how I feel about foreign remakes. It’s CERTAIN remakes that does little or nothing to set itself apart from the original.

I gave the example of Old Boy because the original Korean version was impressive. Based on initial research into the American remake, I’m in no rush to watch it.

I also think highly of The Seven Samurai. In this case, the American remake, IMO, is worthy. And I’m aware the remake is set at that time when the sword is slowly and inevitably being replaced by the gun.

I admire the original Unforgiven. And I’m not certain the remake is going to impress me. I’ll CONCEDE I’ve been wrong in the past with a predetermined mindset. So who knows, I just may give it a look when the opportunity presents itself.

And like I said before in that other thread, it’s all good.

Anyone and everyone can post here. I started this thread with the intention to give suggestions and hear other peoples’ suggestions. Ideally, the topic at hand sticks to movies but I realize these things can go off on the occasional tangent.

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[quote]roybot wrote:

[quote]MinotaurXXX wrote:

[quote]roybot wrote:
you produce a boring - ass response to the Japanese Unforgiven (“Why should I watch it?”), I’m still the bad element.

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And you won’t even own up to your juvenile vote for the remake. LOL

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[quote]Pantherhare wrote:

Gonna have to take issue with your characterization of Unforgiven. Hackman’s character, Little Bill, was not a caricature. He was an ostensibly decent guy who just wanted to build his own house but was a shitty carpenter. He believed in law and order but could take it too far. And he was a real tough guy, not a made up one like English Bob. If he were a caricature, he would have been the corrupt sheriff who was irredeemably evil. But instead he was a guy trying to keep order in his town who had an unfortunate temper. Easily a protagonist in another movie (a cop who plays by his own rules – see Russell Crowe in LA Confidential) but Unforgiven instead makes him a powerful antagonist.

And yes, you’re supposed to sympathize with Clint and Freeman’s characters. Generally audience members like pulling for the protagonist. But they were far from pure. Freeman’s character fucks whores even though he’s married, Munny has killed women and children. And they’re killing men for money, men who didn’t actually kill anyone (one of whom is pretty remorseful about the way his friend acted).

Can you tell that I think Unforgiven is a great movie?

Proposition was a decent movie, the director has problems with pacing and sticking to his narrative.
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STFU and watch the Japanese remake of Unforgiven starring Ken Watanabe:

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Yeah, let’s ignore all the reasons why you should watch it .[/quote]

You gave your reasons. I was unimpressed. As stated just a minute ago, I may change my mind but remain skeptical.