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Very simple and topic, what's your favorite movie?
I know it's quite random, but I enjoy watching good movies and want to see what others think are a good flick.
I'd say for myself, The Bourne Trilogy is on the top of my list.
BASEket Ball
Office Space
Orgasmo
The Wrong Guy
Night at The Roxburry
Donnie Darko
Those are just a few of the movies I watch over and over again.
* The James Bond series is always on top of my list. (Next one filming now)
* Indiana Jones series comes in second. (Cant wait for the new one)
* The original Star Trek series is in third. (never could get into the next gen)
* The original Star Wars Series is in forth. (I must be old!)
I have my favorites within each series but love them all.
All the movies of Arnold but the best that I like is Terminator series. And of others I like "Just Like Heaven" and to Top it "Water World".
Im an 80's horror nut to be honest but my fav of all time has to be The Crow
The Pursuit of Happyness
50 first dates
American Gangster
Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile
Not a movie, a series. Prison break. i love it.
Star wars and Iron man (b/c i just saw it today)
Ironman looks awesome, how was it, as far as story and action?
Oh yeah, forgot to mention Back to the Future!!!!
Marty McFly: Doc, we need to back up, we don't have enough road to hit 88mph.
Doc: Roads, where we're goin' we don't need roads.
Biff: Butthead!
troy
sin city
the godfather 1
300
dan in real life
I love The Notebook and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
all time favorite to watch over and over......
my sassy girl hehehe
Anything by Tarantino, Rodriguez or the Coen brothers.
I just watched The Usual Suspects last night, possibly the best ending I've seen in a while.
brian_2cool4u said:
all time favorite to watch over and over......
my sassy girl hehehe
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I seconds that haha, hilarious movie
There's some good ones on this prior thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=330009&highlight=movies
For me the best are:
2001
Blade Runner
Star Wars Episode V (Empire Strikes Back)
Matrix I
Heat
Seven
The Usual Suspects
Saving Private Ryan
The Exorcist
Lord of the Rings (Trilogy)
But I also watch continously 300, Batman Begins, Peacemaker, etc...
What's the most guy, macho, balls, movie ever made: Predator! with Arnord Scha... 2nd place: anything by Steven Seagal!
Just saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall it was hilarious.
On Hollywood side:
The Matrix (first one only !!)
Lord of the Rings - all of them
and moving onto Bollywood ..
too many to state
Muna Bhai movies
Mostly all Sharukh Khan movies
All Amitab Bachan movies
Star Wars
Blackhawk down
The Bourne trilogy
yes...major league baseball...since this is the off topic forum, and spring exhibition games are just days away!
I invite all baseball fans to talk about their teams, likes, dislikes, views on specific players
..as everyon can see from my avatar, I am an AVID yankee fan, and am fairly confident 2009 = 27
even if we 'bought' our team, its the yankees being the yankees, hate it or love it (i love it)
and NO I am not a fan because of there extensive pay roll or all-star lineup
Boooooooo! Orioles!
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yes...major league baseball...since this is the off topic forum, and spring exhibition games are just days away!
I invite all baseball fans to talk about their teams, likes, dislikes, views on specific players
..as everyon can see from my avatar, I am an AVID yankee fan, and am fairly confident 2009 = 27
even if we 'bought' our team, its the yankees being the yankees, hate it or love it (i love it)
and NO I am not a fan because of there extensive pay roll or all-star lineup
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You are hereby expelled from Red Sox Nation and have 30 days to move out of R I .
Even with your " bought team ", I will make some predictions. Burnett will turn into the Burnett the Jays wasted millions on. Sabathia will wilt under the pressure and media glare of New York ( ala Randy Johnson ), Hal and Hank are just idiots and will never measure up to Dad, No matter how much money they spend.
Joba will never live up to the hype, too much too soon. Alex will be dogged and distracted all year by steroids and Madonna. We will see how Teixeira plays now that he is a rich man, set for life and really has everything to prove, but nothing to play for anymore. Posada is done, Matsui is done. Damon is done.
And Girardi won't be able to keep the circus together, like Torre did.
Watching the RED SOX in the World Series will be tough for N.Y. but hey they must be getting used to it by now. Go Sox
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You are hereby expelled from Red Sox Nation and have 30 days to move out of R I .
Even with your " bought team ", I will make some predictions. Burnett will turn into the Burnett the Jays wasted millions on. Sabathia will wilt under the pressure and media glare of New York ( ala Randy Johnson ), Hal and Hank are just idiots and will never measure up to Dad, No matter how much money they spend.
Joba will never live up to the hype, too much too soon. Alex will be dogged and distracted all year by steroids and Madonna. We will see how Teixeira plays now that he is a rich man, set for life and really has everything to prove, but nothing to play for anymore. Posada is done, Matsui is done. Damon is done.
And Girardi won't be able to keep the circus together, like Torre did.
Watching the RED SOX in the World Series will be tough for N.Y. but hey they must be getting used to it by now. Go Sox
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nothing can be said on burnette and sabathia, except that ..YOUR WRONG haha...we will have to wait until the season begins, however, Burnette will be getting better run support which will lead to more wins, giving him better confidence, and check his stats, last year, 35 games 231SO 86BB, not so shabby, that 18w 10L will translate to 21-9, and sabathia, im going to say 23w - 7L
damon, done. this is true, cabrera will step up his season, if he doesnt then he goes bye bye, and he wants to stay in NY.
Matsui is still a quality hitter, if we already have a DH he will be a valuable trade option, perhaps up the bullpen. Joba has pretty much already proven himself. Phil Hughes, should take his job as set up man, unless there is a injury to the starting rotation. and Giradi has already done a hell of a job last season with the mess he was brought into
hank + hals dicks will never be as big as Georgey boy, this is true
and p.s I excommunicated myself from R.S nation a long time ago...born a yankee fan
..anything i miss lol
Do you have Manila 2D on your Tilt w/ HD IV ?
Here you go. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2793328&postcount=3353
wow..thats sweet..thanks a lot man!
not so bad for a redsox fan lol
Red Sox are going all the way this year ! NYY spent tons of $$$ just to lose again this year....
Sorry, I had to.....
i know this is a bit outdated...however to my 2 friendly redsox fans above me id like to remind you A-Rod, first at bat HOMER BABY! =]
What's the weirdest movie you've ever seen? For me, it's Outlander. It's about an alien that comes to Earth during the Middle Ages and teams up with Vikings to kill an alien dragon that stowed away on his ship.
Please include the title and a brief explanation of what's weird.
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An army of pacifists can be defeated by one man with the will to fight.
A Scanner Darkly
Just because of the filming method.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405296/plotsummary
The Human Centipede. Think about it..
Splice. Everything.
The Dark Crystal. A dark Jim Henson
Eternal sunshine on the spotless mind, no doubt about it
Human centipede is pretty weird but for me its going to be dumplings.
Bai ling is a sorceress of eternal youth who sells said youth to wealthy chinese women. Her secret? Dumplings stuffed with diced abortions.
See bai ling in other screenings including the crow and entourage.
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The Human Centipede
Creepy Shizzle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvuopBG7tBc
Oh come on guys. There is a thread about weird movies and not a single mention of Japanese films?
Robo Geisha... nuff said.
Bad Boy Bubby. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106341/
Seriously effed up...
A Scanner Darkly - classic Phillip K. ****
Bladerunner - another P.K.D.
A Clockwork Orange - Stanley Kubrick, nuff said
Dr. Strangelove - Kubrick again
Watchmen - alternate reality superheros
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - ummm... Hunter S. Thompson
Soylent Green - It's people! People!
A Boy and His Dog - telepathic canine, underground society, Don Johnson
Human centipede looks just... wrong
Simon Says was a creeper!
How about movies that weren't intended to be weird but are (like Outlander). Because if you include intentionally weird movies, I'd have to say Ink. It's on Netflix instant and it's not bad.
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An army of pacifists can be defeated by one man with the will to fight.
For me gamer and the human centipede. Gamer just too outta line and human centipede is just to yucky
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Al Davis, the renegade owner of the Oakland Raiders who bucked NFL authority while exhorting his silver-and-black team to "Just win, baby!," died Saturday. He was 82.
The Hall of Famer died at his home in Oakland, the team said. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
"The Oakland Raiders are deeply saddened by the passing of Al Davis," the team said in a statement. "Al Davis was unique, a maverick, a giant among giants, a true legend among legends, the brightest star among stars, a hero, a mentor, a friend."
Indeed, Davis was one of the most important figures in NFL history -- a rebel with a subpoena. That was most evident during the 1980s when he went to court -- and won -- for the right to move his team from Oakland to Los Angeles. Even after he moved the Raiders back to the Bay Area in 1995, he sued for $1.2 billion to establish that he still owned the rights to the L.A. market.
Before that, though, he was a pivotal figure in hastening the merger between the AFL -- where he served as commissioner -- and the more established NFL. Davis was not initially in favor of a merger, but his aggressive pursuit of NFL players for his fledgling league and team helped bring about the eventual 1970 combination of the two leagues into what is now the most popular sport in the country.
"Al Davis's passion for football and his influence on the game were extraordinary," commissioner Roger Goodell said. "He defined the Raiders and contributed to pro football at every level. The respect he commanded was evident in the way that people listened carefully every time he spoke. He is a true legend of the game whose impact and legacy will forever be part of the NFL."
But Davis was hardly an NFL company man.
Not in the way he dressed -- usually satin running suits, one white, one black, and the occasional black suit, black shirt and silver tie. Not in the way he wore his hair -- slicked back with a '50s duck-tail. Not in the way he talked -- Brooklynese with Southern inflection. Not in the way he did business -- on his own terms, always on his own terms.
"His contributions to the game are innumerable and his legacy will endure forever through generations of players, coaches, administrators and fans," the Raiders said.
Elected in 1992 to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Davis was a trailblazer. He hired the first black head coach of the modern era -- Art Shell in 1988. He hired the second Latino coach, Tom Flores; and the first woman CEO, Amy Trask. And he was infallibly loyal to his players and officials: to be a Raider was to be a Raider for life.
Coach Hue Jackson told the team of Davis' death at a meeting in Houston on Saturday morning. Fans dressed in Raiders jerseys, meanwhile, quickly made their way to team headquarters in Alameda, where a black flag with the team logo flew at half-staff and a makeshift memorial formed at the base of the flag pole.
People carrying flowers, flags, silver and black pom-poms and even a football-shaped balloon stopped by to pay tribute on a warm, crystal clear fall day in the Bay Area. A tiny candle burned as well.
"It's like losing a grandfather," said Rob Ybarra of Alameda, who left a bouquet of white flowers shortly after hearing the news of Davis' passing. "He's such an icon. The face of the Raiders. It's hard to put into words how much he meant to everyone."
Davis is survived by his wife, Carol, and son Mark, who Davis had said would run the team after his death.
Davis was charming, cantankerous and compassionate -- a man who when his wife suffered a serious heart attack in the 1970s moved into her hospital room. But he was best known as a rebel, a man who established a team whose silver-and-black colors and pirate logo symbolized his attitude toward authority, both on the field and off.
Until the decline of the Raiders into a perennial loser in the first decade of the 21st century he was a winner, the man who as a coach, then owner-general manager-de facto coach, established what he called "the team of the decades" based on another slogan: "commitment to excellence." And the Raiders were excellent, winning three Super Bowls during the 1970s and 1980s and contending almost every other season -- an organization filled with castoffs and troublemakers who turned into trouble for opponents.
"Al was a football man -- his entire life revolved around the game he loved," said Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams, an original AFL owner of the Houston Oilers. "He worked his way up through the ranks and had a knowledge of all phases of the game. That experience aided him as an owner. He was quite different from every other owner in that way. As an AFL guy, he was in that group of people who pushed our league forward. I didn't get to see him over the last few years and I know many, including myself, will miss him."
Born in Brockton, Mass., Davis grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, a spawning ground in the two decades after World War II for a number of ambitious young people who became renowned in sports, business and entertainment. Davis was perhaps the second most famous graduate after Barbra Streisand.
"We had a reunion in Los Angeles and 500 people showed up, including Bah-bruh," he once told an interviewer in that combination of southern drawl/Brooklynese that was often parodied among his acquaintances within the league and without.
A graduate of Syracuse University, he became an assistant coach with the Baltimore Colts at age 24; and was an assistant at The Citadel and then Southern California before joining the Los Angeles Chargers of the new AFL in 1960. Only three years later, he was hired by the Raiders and became the youngest general manager-head coach in pro football history with a team he called "the Raid-uhs" in 1963.
He was a good one, 23-16-3 in three seasons with a franchise that had started its life 9-23.
Then he bought into the failing franchise, which played on a high school field adjacent to the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland, and became managing general partner, a position he held until his death.
But as the many bright young coaches he hired -- from John Madden, Mike Shanahan and Jon Gruden to Lane Kiffin -- found out, he remained the real coach. He ran everything from the sidelines, often calling down with plays, or sending emissaries to the sidelines to make substitutions.
In 1966, he became commissioner of the AFL.
But even before that, he had begun to break an unwritten truce between the young league and its established rivals, which fought over draft choices but did not go after established players.
Although the NFL's New York Giants' signing of Buffalo placekicker Pete Gogolak marked the first break in that rule, it was Davis who began to go after NFL stars -- pursuing quarterbacks John Brodie and Roman Gabriel as he tried to establish AFL supremacy.
Davis' war precipitated first talks of merger, although Davis opposed it. But led by Lamar Hunt of Kansas City, the AFL owners agreed that peace was best. A common draft was established, and the first Super Bowl was played following the 1966 season -- Green Bay beat Kansas City, then went on to beat Davis' Raiders the next season. By 1970, the leagues were fully merged and the NFL had the basic structure it retains until this day -- with Pete Rozelle as commissioner, not Davis, who wanted the job badly.
So he went back to the Raiders, running a team that won Super Bowls after the 1976, 1980 and 1983 seasons -- the last one in Los Angeles, where the franchise moved in 1982 after protracted court fights. It was a battling bunch, filled with players such as John Matuszak, Mike Haynes and Lyle Alzado, stars who didn't fit in elsewhere who combined with homegrown stars -- Ken Stabler, another rebellious spirit; Gene Upshaw; Shell, Jack Tatum, Willie Brown and dozens of others.
After extended lawsuits involving the move to Los Angeles, he went back to Oakland and at one point in the early years of the century was involved in suits in northern and southern California -- the one seeking the Los Angeles rights and another suing Oakland for failing to deliver sellouts they promised to get the Raiders back.
"Personally, I was fond of him," Bengals owner and president Mike Brown said. "He battled with the NFL, and a lot of us wished that had not been where things went, but under all that was a person I respected. It saddens me to hear that he is gone."
As Davis aged, his teams declined.
The Raiders got to the Super Bowl after the 2002 season, losing to Tampa Bay. But for a long period after that, they had the worst record in the NFL, at one point with five coaches in six years.
It is fitting that this year's Raiders team is built in typical Raiders fashion with a bevy of speedsters on offense capable of delivering the deep-strike play Davis always coveted, a physically imposing defensive line that can pressure the quarterback and an accomplished man coverage cornerback in Stanford Routt.
Once a constant presence at practice, training camp and in the locker room, Davis was rarely seen in public beyond the bizarre spectacles to fire and hire coaches where he spent more time disparaging his former coach than praising his new one.
He did not appear at a single training camp practice this summer and missed a game in Buffalo last month, believed to be only the third game he missed in 49 seasons with the franchise. Davis did attend Oakland's home game last week against New England.
Although he was no longer as public a figure, he was still integrally involved in the team from the draft to negotiating contracts to discussing strategy with his coaches. Jackson has said Davis was unlike any other owner he had worked for in his ability to understand the ins and outs of the game.
"I've never had the opportunity to sit and talk football, the X's and O's and what it takes to win in this league consistently on a consistent basis, and there's nothing like working for coach Davis," Jackson said.
While other owners and league executives branded Davis a renegade, friends and former players found him the epitome of loyalty.
When his wife was stricken with a heart attack, he moved into her hospital room and lived there for more than a month. And when he heard that even a distant acquaintance was ill, he would offer medical help without worrying about expense.
"Disease is the one thing -- boy I tell you, it's tough to lick," he said in 2008, talking about the leg ailments that had restricted him to using a walker. "It's tough to lick those diseases. I don't know why they can't."
A few years earlier, he said: "I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death."
Al Davis is the only owner to ever do this:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/09000d5d8021fe9b/Top-Ten-Draft-Steals-Ray-Guy
Draft a first round punter and get a top 10 all time steal in the draft. That particular draft pick almost summarizes Al Davis as an owner of the Oakland Raiders. He was both genius and insane. Whatever side of that line he was on that day was anyone's guess.
He drafted Nnamdi Asomugha, who was too slow to play corner and "would have to convert to safety". Asomugha is now easily the best (press/bump) man cover boundary corner in the NFL. Again, it's about what side of that Genius vs Insane line he was on that day.
He also selected plenty of guys who had amazing triangle numbers (40 yard dash, height/weight, bench press) and became somewhat of a punchline at times. This is truly a tragedy, as some will remember him this way and not as the man who made the Raiders great.
Al Davis is only person to ever be a coach, GM, owner, and commissioner (of the AFL).
Bill Belichick, after being fired from Cleveland and before winning 3 Super Bowls in NE, interviewed to be the coach of the Raiders but didn't think he'd get the job because "Mr Davis was basically their defensive coordinator so they'd probably look for an offensive minded guy." He also described Mr Davis as a very knowledgeable owner, who during said interview asked many in depth football questions.
It's sad to see Al die, but it's sadder to see Al die with the Raiders where they are now (though, they are getting better) because that man loved that team. It's even sadder that so many NFL fans don't understand why he is in the Hall of Fame.
Rest in Peace Mr Davis.
I just wanted to post a quick thread in regards to the yearly Susan G Komen Race For The Cure, which I assume most of you know is a yearly run/walk to raise money for Breast Cancer research/awareness/etc.
My wife does the race every year, started doing it two years ago, and this year I decided I wanted to do it with her. She makes ribbons, bakes pink cupcakes and raises donations at church each year. I decided to lend a hand and see if I could surprise her and raise a little extra money aside from the $150 she raised this year at church.
If you're interested in donating, you can visit our official Race For The Cure page. You can see from the page, it is an official page hosted by the foundation and all donations go directly do the cause. It does not go into my personal account or anything of the sort.
Any and all donations are greatly appreciated and go to a great cause.
Thanks,
-Jamie
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Yep my aunt passed from this
CORDOVA, SYLVIA Master Sergeant, Sylvia Cordova, United States Air Force, retired, age 54, a resident of Los Lunas, New Mexico, born September 12, 1958, passed away on September 13, 2012. Mrs. Cordova is survived by her husband Mario, of thirty three years; her three children, Aja Grimes and husband, Christopher, Daniel Cordova, and Corina Cordova; father, Ramiro Reyes; five sisters, Rosela Mandez and companion, Vince, Victoria Nelson and husband, John, Trina Reinhardt and husband, Peter, Catarina Sanchez and Rebecca Reyes; brother, Reynaldo Reyes; two grandchildren, Devon Grimes and Sienna Talley; mother in law, Elsie Apodaca; many other extended family members. Mrs. Cordova was preceded in death by her mother, Trinidad Reyes; step mother, Rosie Reyes; grandmother, Rose Mandez; and grandson, Danny Cordova. Sylvia was a retired Master Sergeant, serving our country for over twenty years, from November 14, 1980 until September 30, 2001. Visitation will be on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the Kirtland Family Chapel, 1950 2nd Street SE, Kirtland Air Force Base with the Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. Committal Service with full military honors will follow at 12:45 p.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gino Sedillo, John Nelson, Kyle Hawkins, Daniel Sedillo, Todd Pilgrim, and Peter Reinhardt. Honorary pallbearer will be Devon Grimes. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions/donations be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, New Mexico Chapter at www.komencnm.org.
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That's awesome man!
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That's awesome man!
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I have donated to this in the past. But am I the only one who may not be so comfy with your username in regards to this thread?
Sorry, but this is against forum rules.
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