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Blockbuster online?
ChadTower:
I definitely got throttled. I got a lot of obvious bootlegs, too. Popular releases with screen printed bare text and inferior quality. Why inferior quality on a DVD, I have no idea, but that was the case. I also got about a third of my DVDs in pieces after a while... I hear their service has really improved since then but I'm good with Blockbuster.
psik0tik:
I use netflix online too. Since I'm on the road at work alot it works in my favor....not much to do on an oilrig..believe me
billf:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 02, 2007, 10:40:10 pm ---If Michael Bay or Ron Howard have put their hands on the film, I can be almost 100% sure without seeing it that I will hate it, and most people will love it.
--- End quote ---
Ron Howard has directed some very good movies. Have you seen any of these? 'Apollo 13' or 'A Beautiful Mind' or 'Parenthood' or 'Splash' or 'Night Shift'?
shmokes:
Yes. Splash is great. Parenthood was good (but I haven't seen it since I was like 12), A Beautiful Mind sucked balls. Apollo 13 is mediocre. Haven't seen Night Shift. Ron Howard's problem is that he doesn't make interesting movies. He makes movies the way non-artists paint by numbers. He takes no risks, and delivers mostly competent but utterly forgettable movies.
Sure, you thought A Beautiful Mind was great when you saw it, but you only forgave it for being so bloody boring because Russell Crowe's performance tugged at your heartstrings. But, importantly, while you have classified it in your head as an excellent movie, your actions suggest otherwise. Unlike other excellent movies, for some reason you NEVER have a desire to see this one again. You're never sitting around and think, "hmm . . . I'd like to pop in A Beautiful Mind and watch it again." To a lesser, but still significant degree, the same goes for Apollo 13.
Ron Howard just makes safe, formulaic fluff. He's a master of bland. He hasn't made a Splash since he made Splash.
He is involved with Arrested Development, though, which is almost enough to forgive him everything else.
ChadTower:
Night Shift is a must see. One of my favorites. I always watch it when it's on.
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