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Hi Halforums. I like you. I am going to go "into the well" as the saying goes, and answer any of your questions or poll ideas or anything really honestly and quickly. I am "partying" and watching the film "Boogie Nights" this is one of my favorite movies ever made.

BUT I will still answer whatever you have truthfully and what not.

FUCK Boogie Nights might have the best fucking soundtrack ever.

I can't believe Mark Wahlberg gave this performance AUGH it's so good.

Okay I'm back. I have a confession, earlier when I said "partying" I really meant "drinking a fuckload of whiskey"

what kind

and tell me you don't think Forrest Gump is fucking hilarious.

Forrest Gump is a funny movie but it ain't that fuckin good man. It's funny since it is like a stupid pastiche of the 1900s

Best soundtrack of all time?

Psh. Son, you clearly never listened to the animated Transformers movie soundtrack.

I'm too drunk to figure out the difference betwixt soundtrack and score BUT

I have a fact for you

Boogie Nights contains the same song as the Transformers "The Touch" sung by "Marky" Mark Wahlberg.

Denzel Washington or Samuel L. Jackson - who's the better actor?

Wahad said:

Denzel Washington or Samuel L. Jackson - who's the better actor?

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That's actually a really hard one. I think Denzel has the better singular performance in "Training Day", but Sam Jackson might have the better career total all added up. Hmm. I guess I have to go with Denzel. Since I just like. BAM the first impression is Denzel's fucking amazing performance in Training Day. Sam Jackson has a lot of good performances, don't get me wrong. But nothing that is just as mindblowing as Training Day.

So I'm going Denzel. I saw Safe House recently and I really liked Denzel, but the script didn't service him as much as I would have liked.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

I'm too drunk to figure out the difference betwixt soundtrack and score BUT

I have a fact for you

Boogie Nights contains the same song as the Transformers "The Touch" sung by "Marky" Mark Wahlberg.

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Oh, I know. But it also has other awesome 80's hair hand music, too.

Michael Bay calls you. He wants you to help him write a script of his new movie: "'Mericaboomboomshblamhotbodyairplanegoeswhooooshniccage!"

What do you do? Answer carefully here.

Espy said:

Michael Bay calls you. He wants you to help him write a script of his new movie: "'Mericaboomboomshblamhotbodyairplanegoeswhooooshniccage!"

What do you do? Answer carefully here.

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I dunno if I've said this or if this has been inferred as such by me being a pompous jackass

BUT


I am an aspiring screenwriter. I would absolutlely write a movie for mr. bay and tell him what a genius he is and make it exactly how he likes it to get my foot in the door. Fuck, I would love to get the carte blanche to make an absolutely ludicrous action sequence that I know would get backed up by the biggest studio possible.


I have a few like. Half-finished screenplays I need to hunker down and finish. I would consider sharing them even though they're really bad and like, I would get made fun of. That's okay, since it's like. The only way to get better is to keep trying.

For all the shit I've talked about Transformers 1/2, I actually pretty much respect Michael Bay. He has a vision and hef cuking does it. He gets it done. He makes his dreams a reality and does exactly what he wants to every day of his life. And I respect that. I actually enjoyed Transformers 3. I think his Pain & Gain movie is going to be fun as hell.

The correct answer was: "Yes sir Mr. Bay, I will be right over and leave my dictionary and thesaurus at home."

Lets go to the judges... and they say based on your level of drunkenness you got it! Thats 500 points for Team Charlie.

Whoa

So like

Okay, so. Boogie Nights is still amazing

Seriously though, what kind of whiskey?

Jack Daniels, Green Label.

I normally prefer Gentleman Jack or at least Black Label, but I amtrying to save money
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Nothing wrong with that. My scotch budget has been reduced dramatically to basically whatever is on sale then savoring it for as long as I can.

Is Die Hard the best action movie of all time? If not, where does it rank, and what is the best action flick of all time?

Tress said:

Is Die Hard the best action movie of all time? If not, where does it rank, and what is the best action flick of all time?

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I can't really put anything above Die Hard at first blush. I love it. I have watched it so many times.

Tress said:

Is Die Hard the best action movie of all time? If not, where does it rank, and what is the best action flick of all time?

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Charlie, you'd better answer yes on this one. Or at least have it in your top five. Otherwise you will have lost all credibility and be banished to the Michael Bay Zone.

Well, you answered while I was typing and you passed.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

I can't really put anything above Die Hard at first blush. I love it. I have watched it so many times.

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Better than First Blood? Hmmmmmm.

What movie best portrays life in the 70's? (Can be a 70's flick or a later one like Dazed and Confused that recalls events in the 70's).

Life in the 70s... I'm going to have to spurt out Network at first blush. I have a special place in my heart for that film.

In your opinion, does the inclusion of Sean Connery in the Rock make it the greatest Michael Bay ever, or does Nicolas Cage drag it back down to only middling?

What is the greatest movie ever made starring Elizabeth Taylor.

(You may not say the Flintstones)

SpecialKO said:

In your opinion, does the inclusion of Sean Connery in the Rock make it the greatest Michael Bay ever, or does Nicolas Cage drag it back down to only middling?

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I like The Rock a lot. On first blush, I think it is the bestBay movie. The Rock has it all.

What is your favorite comedy of all time? What makes it stand out?

whoah whoah whoah. No action movie trumps First Blood.

THANK YOU.

What is your opinion on stage musicals being converted to films? I ask because Les Miserables is coming out soon.

Die Hard is a much, much better action movie. You could argue that First Blood makes for a better drama, but not as an action film.

EDIT: Yes, Juski, really.

Do explain the difference. Because if it's about "epic scale of badassery and explosions" I'm going to give it to Expendables.

Shegokigo said:

Do explain the difference. Because if it's about "epic scale of badassery and explosions" I'm going to give it to Expendables.

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First Blood has a deeper dramatic impact via its storyline. Die Hard has better action scenes, more entertaining action elements, and so on. The Expendables couldn't hold a candle to either film.

Expendables didn't have more dramatic impact than First Blood but it definitely has better action scenes, action elements and fun cast than Die Hard.

Deal with it.
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Charlie Don't Surf said:

I am an aspiring screenwriter.

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Of course:

I don't even like sci-fi

Leading off - I have no idea why I got fixated on "at first blush" last night as a phrase

HCGLNS said:

What is the greatest movie ever made starring Elizabeth Taylor.

(You may not say the Flintstones)

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I have never seen Elizabeth Taylor in a movie, only in The Simpsons and Captain Planet

Tress said:

What is your favorite comedy of all time? What makes it stand out?

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Keeping with the shoot from the hip thing - the first thing that sprung to mind was Groundhog Day. It's just the best of the 80s, Bill Murray's best performance ever in a nearly impossible high-concept premise plus the best of the 80s creative writing/directing teams. I also boggle at how well it turned out with the whole Bill Murray hating everyone angle of it.

bhamv3 said:

What is your opinion on stage musicals being converted to films? I ask because Les Miserables is coming out soon.

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I haven't seen many stage musicals. I support any source of inspiration for movies, though. I do like them since it gives me a chance to see them/bring them to a larger audience.

Shegokigo said:

Expendables didn't have more dramatic impact than First Blood but it definitely has better action scenes, action elements and fun cast than Die Hard.

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lol and you say I have opinions that make it hard to take me seriously

Charlie Don't Surf said:

Keeping with the shoot from the hip thing - the first thing that sprung to mind was Groundhog Day. It's just the best of the 80s, Bill Murray's best performance ever in a nearly impossible high-concept premise plus the best of the 80s creative writing/directing teams. I also boggle at how well it turned out with the whole Bill Murray hating everyone angle of it.

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Great movie, but from the 90s, '93 to be precise. You probably meant Ghostbusters while mentioning best comedy in the 80s along with Bill Murray.
Also the 80s had Back to the Future.

I meant it more of - like, Bill Murray and the writer/director (Ramis) were a product/ got big in the 80s, and Groundhog Day was the peak of their powers.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

lol and you say I have opinions that make it hard to take me seriously

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Then define what makes an action movie "better" than another. I didn't say it was a better movie, I said it had better action scenes, better action elements and a bigger, more fun cast. I never said "better than Die Hard".

Expendables was fun, cheesy, but essentially expendable, as all it is is a 80's/90's action fan's wet dream of a cast come true. Pretty lousy everything else, though. I'd take some of the classic 90's Van Damme or Stallone over that movie any day (doesn't mean I didn't have a blast at the theater).

Actually, considering Van Damme and Stallone films, I take my original First Blood answer back, and now change it to Sudden Death. Nothing tops beating the shit out of a penguin.

I disagree!

(Then again, that wasn't a movie. But it was still fucking awesome.)

nuff said

Nobody fucks with Iceburgh

the best part of that scene, besides the penguin costume, is the fact that every single cooking appliance is turned on at full blast for no reason.

Oh, and the movie ends with a helicopter crashing sideways during SUDDEN DEATH.

Plus the Blackhawks.

Welp, I stand firmly corrected.

ElJuski said:

Expendables was fun, cheesy, but essentially expendable, as all it is is a 80's/90's action fan's wet dream of a cast come true. Pretty lousy everything else, though. I'd take some of the classic 90's Van Damme or Stallone over that movie any day (doesn't mean I didn't have a blast at the theater).

Actually, considering Van Damme and Stallone films, I take my original First Blood answer back, and now change it to Sudden Death. Nothing tops beating the shit out of a penguin.

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Them some rosey colored glasses you wearing Elton Juski.

Always watching....

Shegokigo said:

Them some rosey colored glasses you wearing Elton Juski.

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On the Expendables? I know.

Oh nice come back, what's next? Rubber/Glue?

Charlie Don't Surf said:

I'm too drunk to figure out the difference betwixt soundtrack and score BUT

I have a fact for you

Boogie Nights contains the same song as the Transformers "The Touch" sung by "Marky" Mark Wahlberg.

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Double Fun Factoid:

It was 1983 when Mark Wahlberg was recording The Touch but the song wasn't written until 1986 for the Transformers movie by Stan Bush.

Shegokigo said:

Oh nice come back, what's next? Rubber/Glue?

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Didn't realize it was an insult to begin with. Expendables is only as good as its awful, manic ancestors. What's rose-tinted about that, or liking the audacious dumbassery of said predecessors, isn't really showing some sort of nostalgia.

I enjoyed The Expendables, First Blood and Die Hard but I'd have to give Die Hard the edge in my book. Loved Hans and his band of terrorists. And there were so many "how the hell is John going to get out of this" from the roof top explosion while running from FBI shooters to meeting Hans for the first time and Hans coming off as a hostage. The Expendables was an epic of awesomeness. So many action star packed into a film that was very enjoyable and a huge adrenaline rush. As far as First Blood, I'd choose Rambo over it for nothing more than the sniper scene and Rambo cutting people in half with the gun on the jeep. And my favorite scene was on the river when he had to kill the pirates and screamed "they would have raped her a hundred times and cut of her head!" Ah. . . they are like my children. I can't pick favorites.

Yo, how bout Con-Air, people. I can watch that shit all week, and I have no idea why

Again, everyone is mis-reading me so let me spell it out:

I agree that:

Die Hard is a better movie.

I disagree that:
Die Hard has better action sequences, more fun characters and bigger explosions.

Shegokigo said:

I disagree that:
Die Hard has better action sequences, more fun characters and bigger explosions.

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I understood what you meant, but still find it absurdly wrong

Then you're blind.

I'd say Die Hard had the better action sequences because they were more iconic. We all remember the big rooftop explosion and Willis rappelling down via the hose. We all remember the awesome bit with the gun taped to his back. There's a lot of great, memorable action sequences that have stuck with me through the ages, and those are among the top.

Expendables? I remember the bit with the dude shooting from the plane and blowing up the docks. That's pretty much it.

Also I'll concede the point of "bigger explosions" because well who the fuck cares. Lots of shit explodes in Die Hard

I've seen some pretty bold stuff said on these forums but I think "Your opinions are wrong" has to be one of the boldest.

Where have you been? "Your opinions are wrong" is literally the cornerstone of ANY conversation on HF.

Hell back in the day, Invader or JCM would just flood replies with walls of text and 30+ links showing people why they thought their opinions were wrong.

I've been busy ignoring that nonsense.

For 4-5 years? Impressive. I guess putting your fingers in your ears really does work.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Yo, how bout Con-Air, people. I can watch that shit all week, and I have no idea why

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now that's a good movie.

Shegokigo said:

Where have you been? "Your opinions are wrong" is literally the cornerstone of ANY conversation on HF.

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Your opinion on this subject is wrong!

Wait, hang on...

Shegokigo said:

For 4-5 years? Impressive. I guess putting your fingers in your ears really does work.

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I'd much rather you stick your fingers in your ears though so you don't have time to type such nonsense.

I like how you try an insult and it ends up hilarious.

Boring. Now we return you to your regularly scheduled Charlie thread.

See what I mean? Comedy gold.

ThatNickGuy said:

Expendables? I remember the bit with the dude shooting from the plane and blowing up the docks. That's pretty much it.

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I remember the awful CGI knife and the Dolph/Jet Li fight because of the actually smart height thing...

And i went to that movie expecting a dumb action film... it simply didn't deliver.

Charlie Don't Surf said:

I don't even like sci-fi

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That's such a Roman thing to say...