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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Nov 24, 2011 - 05:23pm PT
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Jaybro, good movie. It's part of a trilogy. I bet Lolli has seen them all.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 24, 2011 - 05:38pm PT
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Just saw 13
It is about an underground super high stakes Russian Roulette ring.
It stars an unknown young Sam Riley alongside heavyweights like Mickey Rourke, Jason Stathan and Sam Winstone.
Aside from a few tactical flaws (the "contestants" first stand in a circle with their revolvers against the heads of the contestants in front of them and pull when a light comes on while the millionaire spectator bettors stand in a group at the same level. Think about it. Shot from the 9 o;clock guy would go through the head and into the freakin' spectators. But of course this never happens.
Also, they use unmatched guns.
Also, spinning the cylinders on closed frames overhead is problematic at best.)
it is none the less a compelling character driven story with a satisfyingly ironic finish.
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 24, 2011 - 08:24pm PT
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Try "Open Hearts" from the same director, Suzanne Biers
Stars Mads, who played Le Chiffre in Casino Royale
Great "Dogme" flick
Will do, thanks for the suggestion.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Nov 24, 2011 - 08:28pm PT
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Mads was also in Clash Of The Titans but stole the show in King Arthur.
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Ihateplastic
Trad climber
It ain't El Cap, Oregon
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Nov 25, 2011 - 12:51am PT
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Definition of "quirky" - An Invisible Sign with Jessica Alba.
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tahoecrimper
Sport climber
Lake Tahoe
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Nov 25, 2011 - 12:57am PT
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BaSEketball
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 1, 2011 - 12:17am PT
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my idiot bother, not very funny but still a decent movie nonetheless
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2011 - 09:01pm PT
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"tree of life" filmed around here.
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2011 - 11:19pm PT
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submarine
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AlexCobbs
Trad climber
Santa Fe, NM
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Recently finished watching "The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" trilogy, based on the Millenium series.
Very disturbing topics, keep you're attention most of the time.
Now watching for a second time, Clint Eastwood's Eiger Sanction.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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I just finished watching a documentary available on Netflix, called "War on Democracy"
Holy moly, I have never been so disgusted with the behavior of my government as I am at this moment. I have read summaries of US involvement in the overthrow of democratically elected governments that did not go along with US economic interests, in favor of dictators who did. I had an intellectual awareness of these things, but it is easy to distance one's self from such things and view it in an abstract way, "yeah that's bad."
But this documentary brought home and made real and raw how truly horrendous are the things our government has brought into the world. Personal testimony and graphic description of torture, including 24 hour rapes, prolonged torture with electrical probes on nipples and vaginas and electricity coursing in circles between, just truly gruesome stuff.
But the thing wasn't all shock-value (truly no pun intended) individual stories like that. It was showing country by country what was in the media controlled by rich folks, what was the sentiment in the vast poor barrios that were literally not even drawn on maps, what was echoed and shared with us back in America, and just showing the whole evil cycle of anything-goes brutality to ensure subservience to America, coupled with outrageous lies to put a pretty face on it all. And CIA officials basically saying "too bad, anything goes to protect our national security interests."
I was thinking about where I could move to get away from my nasty country while watching this thing. But when I think more deeply, it's not really about my "nasty country." Like any country, there is a mix of beauty and ugliness in America. Some of the things seeing in this movie made me reflect on the current Occupy Wallstreet movements and how they have the same fundamental underpinnings as the popular uprisings in South America and the same sorts of powers aligned against them. It is the age-old struggle of a small group of rich folks trying to maintain their power and wealth at the expense of all the rest of the vast majority.
Having my eyes more opened, being more emotionally engaged in the turbulent modern history and struggles in South America (which are not so different from the original European exploitation of South America), inspires me to be more active in raising my voice against our political and economic system that over time favors a greater concentration of wealth, to such an extent that it interferes with the fundamental ideals on which our country was founded. It makes me afraid that what has been cast on the doorstep of others will come to our own doorstep.
For my own part, I'm sorry what our government has done to oppress other people. I would rather pay more money for products that were obtained in equality-based fair trade. But the problem is, how can you really find that? What I fear is that "organic" and "fair trade" and "green" and other such movements are just coopted by corporations to increase their profits, not truly changing business practices but using it as an excuse to charge more of consumers who are trying to effect change.
Darn, I guess I'm a bit of a downer tonight, time for bed. Tomorrow is another day, and the sun will rise again, and I'll figure out how to make my small stands.
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Reeotch
Trad climber
Kayenta, AZ
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Wow Nutjob, I'll have to check that one out. It can be depressing when you learn our country's dirty little secrets. Many people simply choose to ignore it or not to believe it, despite all the evidence.
There is a steady awakening taking place. I really see Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party as expressions of this awakening. Revolution will come to the US sooner or later, I just hope it doesn't get too ugly.
I just watched a very inspiring movie called "The Way Back". An incredible true story of a group of men who escaped from a Siberian labor camp during WWII. They walked all the way from Siberia to India! There are some cool scenes of them crossing the Himalayas. But, the story is just amazing. I'm wondering if there is a book about their ordeal.
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beef supreme
climber
the west
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Conan the Barbarian (the new one)
pretty sweet, although he aint got sh#t on arnold
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2011 - 06:27pm PT
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watching "atlas shrugged pt1"
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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This rarely view movie is in my Top 10...I watched it last night..
All of it is on youtube......*Dog Fight
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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