What Emmanuelle Movie Did You Just Watch?

[Matt]

I haven't a clue what I'm looking at there, Rob.

[Captain Russ]

42, yo.

42.

[Abraham Smashington]

Exactly.

[Ed Hocken]

That was the whole point to him, is that he was so entrenched in his job that it was an obsession for him. He was never going to be any good at stable things, as that stable life held nothing for him but boredom and quiet.

It's not often a good static character shows up, but Sgt. James was outstanding.

(And at least over there, he didn't have to clean the goddamn gutters.)

I enjoyed the fact we didn't have the usual wife screaming "I can't live like this!" scene. The guy is what he does, a bomb disarmer and standing in the cereal isle feels completely alien.

[Abraham Smashington]

I will give the movie credit for not being preachy.

[Ed Hocken]

Plus, I like to envision myself as the Sgt. James of Bill players.

Yes, I infact sleep with the safety helmet on.

Still, you wonder if the guy does get out. I don't even know if even being on a police bomb squad would be the same. He's just one of those lifer guys and I love the fact he doesn't preach about it.

[Captain Russ]

Strangely, I thought of "Sugar Frosted Bombs" from Calvin and Hobbes.

Renner was an adult Calvin.

[Abraham Smashington]

And that little kid was his hobbes.

[Ed Hocken]

It'd be really weird had James reached for a box of KABOOM cereal. Then we would have discovered the entire film took place in the Tarentino universe.

[Fil]

Che; Steven Soderbergh went super epic with this film. I have read a number of books about Che and the defining one is by Jon Lee Anderson who was the chief consultant on the film. It was done really well and the scenery was beautiful to boot. My honest opinion is that this film is aimed at a niche group that is super down with one of the following: 1.Communism (although it does not touch the topic much) 2.Latin American History 3.Military Buffs 4.Che Guevara...if you're not interested in any of those topics it's not really a great movie for you.

2. The Hurt Locker; one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. The emotion and suspense captured in this film is truly something. Renner is fucking batshit insane but is very believable. I have never been in the military but I can imagine, this paints a somewhat decent picture of some of the shit Bomb Techs and other specialists may face in country.

I loved Che, especially Guerrilla (Che part 2). Best way to watch it is on blu ray. I also recommend The Motorcycle Diaries.

The Hurt Locker was great, but I've seen it too many times already. My own fault, I recommend it to people and then they want to watch it while they are over.

[Ed Hocken]

Tried watching Motorcycle Diaries, film looks beautiful but I couldn't get into it. Perhaps because that subject matter doesn't interest me much.

But going back to Locker, I always imagined that chaos of the nightime bombing was what hell was like.

[patronsaintofcheeseburgers]

I loved Che, especially Guerrilla (Che part 2). Best way to watch it is on blu ray. I also recommend The Motorcycle Diaries.

Seriously this is what I was thinking yesterday...If you have like 6 hours to waste, start with Motorcycle Diaries then watch the Che flicks. You will truly understand what the dude was about.

[patronsaintofcheeseburgers]

But going back to Locker, I always imagined that chaos of the nightime bombing was what hell was like.

Hell is driving on the 405 during rush hour, your windows are locked, you are surrounded by strangers and yet you can't roll down your window to talk to anyone. Your car radio is broken and the only thing that plays are stupid fucking weight loss, insurance, car dealership and club commercials. You constantly sit in this fucking horrific traffic, finally you approach your destination, you exit the freeway but it puts you right back in traffic, this good sir is what hell will be like.

[Abraham Smashington]

I'd like to think hell would be a nude Rosario Dawson begging me to have sex with her, but I can't because there was a gremlin on the wing and I BROKE THE LAST PAIR OF GLASSES ON EARTH.

[Ed Hocken]

Hell is driving on the 405 during rush hour, your windows are locked, you are surrounded by strangers and yet you can't roll down your window to talk to anyone. Your car radio is broken and the only thing that plays are stupid fucking weight loss, insurance, car dealership and club commercials. You constantly sit in this fucking horrific traffic, finally you approach your destination, you exit the freeway but it puts you right back in traffic, this good sir is what hell will be like.

You forgot having to either take a piss, a dump or both.

And I know what you're taking about. I know.