#401 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 05 Jan 09 :: 20:59

I own the dvd versions of all of those, well except that the Close Encounters is the old Collector's Edition.

Bought this today for $6.96
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#402 Re: Square Eyes » Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull DVD Details & Artw » 05 Jan 09 :: 20:55

I bought these 2 action figures from Meijers today for 50% off.

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#403 Re: Square Eyes » Which 2009/2010 movies are you most looking forward to? » 05 Jan 09 :: 18:06

While I don't know much about it, what about Sunshine (2007).

According to IMDB there is only one person credited with writing it.

#404 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 05 Jan 09 :: 15:52

Not even close.

Brown hair, 41.

I so wish I was in my late 20's again.

Yup I'm old.

#405 Re: Chris On Screen » Fanboys » 05 Jan 09 :: 15:17

darkhorizons has this list of Notable 2009 films and this is what they posted about Fanboys.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news09/090105a.php

Fanboys
Opens: February 6th 2009
Cast: Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Carrie Fisher, Ray Park
Director: Kyle Newman

Summary: It's 1998 and three former high school friends reunite to undertake the road trip of their fan-tasies - visiting George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch with plans to break in, steal "Star Wars: Episode I" and stake their claim as the first fanboys in history to watch it.

Analysis: The long-delayed, controversially changed and then later restored comedy about geeky fanboys arrives nearly two years after it was originally intended to hit. After so many issues behind-the-scenes, it's hard to imagine this living up to any of the hoopla that has surrounded it. Those going in who aren't aware of all the elaborate backstory will probably appreciate it more.

#406 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 05 Jan 09 :: 13:20

TeeJay wrote:

Greetings from a snowy Monheim. We've had about 3 inches of snow overnight. I know that's laughable for people like Illinois, but it's very rare that it snows (and that the snows stays) in this area.

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(Photo taken with my cell phone, thus kinda crappy.)

-TeeJay

Actually that is more snow than what we have on the ground right now. Over the past week or so we had a few days with highs near 60 and heavy rain that melted all the snow, well except for the big snow mounds left by the sides of the roads or in parking lots.

Of course things change, now it's cold and expecting some snow on Tuesday.

#407 Re: Square Eyes » Which 2009/2010 movies are you most looking forward to? » 05 Jan 09 :: 13:14

The list is from well over 5,000 titles for both years.

These are the ones I knew from name alone. Very likely there are many more that I would be interested in, but simply can't recognize them by their title only.

So of course I would pick those that are sequels, remakes and not original ideas since I wouldn't even know what they are about by the title alone.


Just wanted to point that out.

#408 Square Eyes » Which 2009/2010 movies are you most looking forward to? » 04 Jan 09 :: 14:19

Illinoisguy1
Replies: 107

2012
Astro Boy
Avatar
CHiPS
Fast & Furious
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Land of the Lost
New York, I Love You
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
The Open Road
The Pink Panther 2
Race to Witch Mountain
Sherlock Holmes
Silver Surfer (Announced, but likely not released in 2009)
Star Trek
Taking of Pelham 123
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Watchmen
Where the Wild Things Are
X-Men Origins: Wolverine


2010:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Alice in Wonderland
Austin Powers 4
Bond 23
Clash of the Titans
Flash Gordon
Forbidden Planet
Ghostbusters 3
Green Hornet
Hawaii Five-0
I, Robot 2
Iron Man 2
Kung Pow 2: Tongue of Fury
Logan's Run
Mission: Impossible 4
National Treasure 3
Nick Fury
Puss in Boots
RoboCop
Toy Story 3
Voltron
When Worlds Collide
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage



There is likely more that I've overlooked.

#409 Re: Square Eyes » Guess the film/tv series by screencap » 03 Jan 09 :: 18:18

I know that one, it's Chapter 27 with Jared Leto (The guy on the right).

Only reason I knew that was because the poster was picked as one of the worst of 2008 on a post on ONTD.


Any guess on my last one?
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Could be called a Raiders of the Lost Ark rip-off. Famous for a certain scene with an aligator.

#410 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 03 Jan 09 :: 15:28

Thanks Deb for earlier posting about the Add Block for Firefox.

I've added that and it works great. Before those stupid animated ads would cause Firefox to crash, now it doesn't.

#411 Re: Square Eyes » IMDB top 250 and bottom 100. Which do you dislike or have » 02 Jan 09 :: 23:49

I'm not saying that they are bad or anything, just that the films don't interest me personally.

Just that the subject matter doesn't interest me that much.

As for the one that I didn't like at all, The Thing. I found it too gory. Plus the scene with the dogs is just sickening in my opinion. I much prefer the 1950's version. Sure it may be hokey to some, but I liked the original one so much better.

#412 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 02 Jan 09 :: 23:40

So the other day I went to the ATM to take out some money. Online it shows 2 withdrawals for that amount. So I went to the bank to inform them and it'll take up to 2 weeks for their investigation and to decide whether or not to credit my account.

So right now I can't use my ATM/Debit card for anything and if I want to take out money I have to go all the way to the bank and fill out a withdrawal form and show them ID just to get money out.

The thing is that one teller told me that if I right out checks it could bounce, but then another teller told me today that it's fine. So just to be safe I just withdrawal what I want and get money-orders to pay bills. I don't want to worry if I write out a check and the possibility that it may bounce even though the money's in the account because they have a hold on the account.

Complete hassle over so little.

#413 Square Eyes » IMDB top 250 and bottom 100. Which do you dislike or have » 02 Jan 09 :: 13:18

Illinoisguy1
Replies: 6

no interest in watching.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/top

I'm not going to list everyone of them that I liked because the list would likely be very long. So instead I'll list the ones that I didn't like or have little interest in watching.

Didn't Like.
The Thing (1982)

Have little interest in watching.
The Shawshank Redemption
City of God
A Clockwork Orange
The Lives of Others
Slumdog Millionaire
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda
The Big Lebowski
Little Miss Sunshine
Magnolia
Big Fish

http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom
And from the Bottom 100, these are the ones that I liked.
From Justin to Kelly
Battlefield Earth

#414 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 02 Jan 09 :: 08:30

If I had to pick my top three 2008 films they would be the following.

Iron Man
Speed Racer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

#415 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Road Trippin' » 30 Dec 08 :: 19:11

AWOL is a military term. Absent without Leave.

#416 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 30 Dec 08 :: 18:59

Was finally able to score a copy of the 2-disc edition of Zodiac from Walmart for $5.00

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#417 Re: Square Eyes » Speed Racer discussion » 29 Dec 08 :: 22:19

Got a few Speed Racer toys this past week.

From Target on clearance.

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Plus 2 for a $1 each from the Dollar Tree that is not available at any other store in my area.
Race Wrecked Mach 6 & Desert Rally Mach 5

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#419 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 28 Dec 08 :: 18:05

$15 a season, why not. The 11th season price was $40 by itself. So I got 2 more seasons for $5 more.

Now I got all the Simpsons season sets out right now.
I also buy the Simpsons Christmas ornaments.
I bought the Hallmark one with Lisa & Bart sitting in front of the TV on clearance and a basic ornament of Homer tangled in Christmas lights for $3.00 yesterday.

#420 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 28 Dec 08 :: 17:50

Bought these today from Target

$14.99 each
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$19.99
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I was going to also buy Eagle Eye from Target, but they didn't even have it out yet. So I went to Walmart and they had a big display. Circuit City had the 2-Disc edition on sale for $22.99, so I showed the cashier the Circuit City ad, instead of putting in $22.99, she entered the single disc price of $14.99. So I was pleased to pay only $14.99 plus tax for the 2 disc edition. Saved $8 on that.

$14.99 from Walmart
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#421 Re: Off Topic Stuff » Randomness » 28 Dec 08 :: 11:02

Weird December weather.

Friday morning we had freezing rain. Saturday we had highs in the low 60's with thunderstorms. On top of that dense fog and localized flooding. Now on Sunday morning it's below freezing with a chance of a wintery mix.

The best thing is that almost all of the snow melted away. Can actually see the grass again. The only snow that's left is the huge mounds left by snowplows or near driveways.

#422 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 28 Dec 08 :: 10:55

You can read my thoughts on Speed Racer at the link below

http://www.chris-marquette.com/forum/vi … 028#p35028
Post #92

Overall I really like the movie. One of the better summer movies I've seen in a long time.

#423 Re: Square Eyes » Post your recent DVD purchases » 28 Dec 08 :: 10:46

Haven't watched it yet, but here is a list of extras on the Footloose dvd.

Commentary by Kevin Bacon
Commentary by producer Craig Zadan and Writer Dean Pitchford
Footloose: A Modern Musical Part 1
Footloose: A Modern Musical Part 2
Footloose: Songs That Tell A Story
Theatrical Trailer

#425 Square Eyes » My favorite dvds of 2008 » 26 Dec 08 :: 14:12

Illinoisguy1
Replies: 5

Here is my favorite dvd titles that were released in 2008 that I own.

In no particular order.

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest: Special Edition
Groundhog Day: Special 15th Anniversary Edition
Tootise: 25th Anniversary Edition
The Brave One
Mrs. Doubtfire: Behind-the-Seams Edition
Southland Tales
The Golden Compass
Vantage Point
The Outer Limits: The Complete Series
Get Smart: Season 1
Perfect Strangers: The Complete First & Second Seasons
Laverne & Shirley: The Fourth Season
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete First Season
Quark: The Complete Series
Speed Racer
Iron Man: Ultimate 2-Disc Edition: Target Edition
Speed Racer: The Complete Classic Collection
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 2-Disc Special Edition
Get Smart: Limited Edition 2-Disc Shoe Phone Ed.
Hancock: 2-Disc Unrated Special Edition


Slightly disappointed in:
The Dark Knight
National Treasure 2
Cloverfield
Enchanted

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