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Requiem for a Dream was incredibly hard to watch, but it stuck with me. It became one of my favorite movies, and I have a copy (though I have yet to rewatch it). Irreversible was also incredibly difficult to watch. No movie has ever made me squirm like that one did. With the fire hydrant, I kept...

Here's one I'd like to work into some fiction I'm writing: Friar's Delight. One my dad told me about: The Bearded Clam. Seems they got in trouble over the name, so changed it to Fuzzy's Place.

Invader Zim Batman animated series Cowboy Bebop Thundercats Probably more than I can remember, but one of my absolute favorites... Pirates of Dark Water. I can't be the only one who remembers that awesome show.

There's a multitude of possible explanations. The official one given by local experts is that most were distracted by large scale fireworks on New Years (the industrial grade ones, not the cheapos some yahoo can get at a warehouse), ran into buildings and each other and fell to the ground. This...

In defense of some that I saw hated on: With Nightmare before Christmas, I grew up with it and grew to love it. I was raised in a Monty Python house. However, even I have a hard time with some of their sketches. I actually enjoyed Superbad, and I thought Scott Pilgrim was great. Michael Cera...

Thought Avatar was "eh", hated the hype that continued after opening. Titanic was garbage. The only good movie Will Ferrel has ever been in was Stranger Than Fiction. "National Lampoon's Animal House"= finally saw the whole thing, didn't find it funny. Donald Sutherland smoking pot and...

I have this replica of the Kill Bill katana nestled next to my computer hutch. I had thought of hanging it up, but after this thread I think it's more useful where it is.

Here's something that will really blow audience's minds. There are tons of places where EVERYTHING is in 3D. They're called "stage plays" or something. And you don't even need glasses! It feels like they're actually there! And then you'll go outside, and be like "whoa! everything around me is in...

Last season of Battlestar, absolutely. I actually felt pissed off at the final ending. I looked up the trivia, and apparently most of the other seasons were plotted out as they went along, but the final ending was what they always knew they were going to do. So essentially, the show's writers...

It's not so much a stance on evolution. I think the question is= would we be classified as ape, or in a broader definition of primate. We do fit the criteria of many great apes; what with opposable thumbs, posture, ability to make/use tools. I can't think of any other classification of primate...

To reiterate what has been mentioned a few times here before, the dead don't care about their remains. They're dead. Yes, it is an important part of certain religious and cultural beliefs as well as a powerful and (in most cases) necessary part of the grieving process. Although current methods...

Here's one that I will never forget. I was working in a video rental store. The store was pretty much empty, rather boring. Two older ladies come in and want to set up an account. No problems so far. The issue comes up when we require a credit card authorization to start the account. They get it...

As an American, I can attest to the regional difference in accents within one country. While it doesn't vary as much in regions as close as in Britain, there is a notable difference between the following; New York Accents (with the subsidiary Bronx, Brooklyn, and Jersey accents), Midwestern...

On another unrelated note, I have my own theory about long-delayed follow ups to classic self-contained trilogies. I believe that Hollywood uses the established fanbase of a well-known franchise to serve as a vehicle for an up and coming hopeful they wish to sell. Think about it. You had The...

My complaint with it wasn't as short-pointed as "nuke the fridge" or "aliens." My problem was that the characters were not developed to any degree. At what point was I supposed to care about Ray Winstone's character? That part where he kept saying "Jonesy!" with the bright light on him. What was...