Movie Geek

Some Movies I dig:

Goodfellas
Gotta start with one of the best. The screenplay is close to the actual story-(Read WISEGUY or Henry Hill's follow up) and the camera work is perfect. Pesci.

Glengarry Glen Ross
Probably the best casting job ever. Pacino and Spacey, Jack Lemmon-when he pretends to be the client...Alec Baldwins cameo and David Mamets screenplay." First prize: A Cadillac El Dorado, second prize- a set of steak knives"

Hoffa
Nicholson's best performance IMHO. Watch old recordings and films of Hoffa and Jacks performance is spot-on. Danny Devito directed an excellent film.Also written by David Mamet. One note- Devitos character was written into the screenplay.

The Shawshank Redemption-The Green Mile
I put them together since they are both written and directed by the same guys- Stephen King and Frank Darabont. Camera movement, character development and story.

JFK
Say what you will about Costner and Oliver Stone. I loved this movie, I piss off my Fiance' every time I see this on the guide because the closing arguments scene, and the interview with the prisoner portrayed by Kevin Bacon are damn near perfect. Oliver sure can edit. He was doing all those crappy music video tricks long before anyone." How do you know who yo daddy is??-cause yo mama told you so!!"

Slingblade
3 words: Dwight Fucking Yoakam

The Professional
Natalie Portmans second film. The sequence of the girl coming home from the store to find her family murdered,knocks on Leon's door, when he opens the door, the light and music cue perfectly. Gary Oldman is always perfect

Thats a short list for now

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MULLETS!

The Wife is out of town so here's some fun.

Screw Ford Motor Co.

So I have a 2004 Explorer XLT. I am probably one of 2,439,655 people in the US that own this car. I bought it Dec 2005 with low miles and love it. It doesn't have all the features of the upgraded models or the Excursion. It does have a keyless entry pad on the driver door. I always thought this was the coolest. If you live in a large city- Indy being the 12th largest in the country- you get nervous leaving your car running. You go out in your driveway to warm it up, you pull in to a convenience store, or you don't want to carry your keys into a concert.
I bought the car from a used dealer. When the chick was running through the car before I drove off 2 things were apparent: A-it was really fricking cold and she wanted to get inside, B: she had never sold a Ford Explorer.
That's fine but I said-"Where do I find the code to the side door?" Her- "[pause].......It's in the owners manual"
About a week later I go through the book and nothing that helps me. I work with one guy formerly of Ford corporate, he made a call or two to friends and they said to bring it in and they will attach the diagnostic and tell me the code- for a measly $150!

So today I am fed up and start googling this process. I find a forum where someone has written in "how to" in my explorer. I spend about 5 minutes and there it is. Why are auto manufacturers such bastards? How could telling someone where and how be so difficult?