"Lost in Translation" was overrated, pretentious, and bratty.

You're right.  I have seen the light.

Cat in the Hat got dicked-over for the Oscars, and Temeurueuua Morrison would have gotten dicked-over, too--if he did any movies last year at all.  I forgot.

They didn't have a #10 on the list at CNN (or on the radio this morning)

Larry David was the head writer on Seinfeld for long time, he's on Curb Your Enthusiasm right now

Quote from: Cinemaddiction on March 12, 2004, 11:55 AM

"Lost in Translation" was overrated, pretentious, and bratty.

You're right.  I have seen the light.

Cat in the Hat got dicked-over for the Oscars, and Temeurueuua Morrison would have gotten dicked-over, too--if he did any movies last year at all.  I forgot.

I totally acknowledge and respect that you've played your way into everyone's hearts with your signature ******* routine, but honestly. Not once did I provoke you to attack me and my personal taste. Did a strike a nerve in your indy film loving heart or what?

I've never heard anyone use the word cumbersome to describe the way someone looked.  

Cumbersome, ponderous. Take your pick.

From JediMAC: Just cleanin' up a little...  

"Alright, how much for jus one rib?"

Yeah, Chris Rock doesn't have a lot of range, but he's still funny to me.

Another sort of sad decline into unfunniness is Mel Brooks. The man that gave us History of the World Part 1, Young Frankenstein, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles! Spaceballs was the last decent movie, and I use that generously, that he did. Sometime during the 80's (I think it was Airplane and Top Secret! that made him compete, poorly) he just ceased being funny. Then we got Life Stinks, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Dracula: Dead and Loving It. Yikes.

Mel Brooks is a good one...  Never would've thought of him.

Martin Short's a very unfunny person.  Was he ever though?

And Steve Martin could be tacked onto that, but he was funny in that movie he made  with Eddie Murphy.  Actually Eddie Murphy wasn't bad in that come to think of it...

Bowfinger it was maybe?

Rosie O'Donnel was funny at one time.  She's just scary now.

I'd say the CURRENT cast of SNL but they sucked from the start.  

That would me the movie Clifford.

I'm coming back for an extremely limited engagement, so long as to just address the issue that drove me away from the site for good.

* I did indeed mean "Indy", Matt. I think the Indiana Jones Trilogy components are 3 of the most over-rated, and boring movies ever made. That's my opinion, which I expect everyone to respect, without going ape**** on me.

* In regards to opinions, I put mine on the table, and it got attacked. You obviously can't respect my opinion because it's just your nature to strike back at anyone, myself in particular, that has extremely eclectic tastes, and extreme opinions.

You didn't respect mine. I went against the grain, and said what so many other people want to say, in that "LiT" was overrated, and that Bill Murray has lost his touch. Is it that I am just too critical, or is everyone else too oblivious to the fact that he hasn't "acted" since maybe "Rushmore"?

That said, you reach deep down into your bag o' sarcasm and pull out an atypical Jango Fett rib. It's old, it's boring, and it's really immature. Why couldn't you have just said what you said the 2nd time around instead?

Why is it that when Jesse James made a remark in regards to Bill Murray "not even belonging on the list", he got away scott free? Is this a double standard? Is he more well respected, does he have special priviledges?

* I do court the nickname "Cinemaddiction" because I am extremely big fan of movies in general. That said, don't expect me to be anything less than vocal about movies that I feel are getting undue credit.

* Not once did I say I was anxiously awaiting the release of the "Cat in the Hat". I said I was patiently looking forward to it, then when the opportunity to buy another movie, one I had more interest in came along, the idea was scrapped, in favor to build my classic Horror library. The novelty of "Cat in the Hat" wore off after renting it. Is that a crime, to retract a statement or throw it on the backburner?

* As for "Schindler's List", I don't remember any instance where I was "on the fence" about it. I've seen it 2 times before, enjoyed it, but initially, I didn't think I would have the funds to snag it. I did, and I did. I was never indecisive, and while I do admit, my opinion is sometimes swayed by popular opinion, this time, it wasn't.

* Yes, I do in fact own both "Fast and the Furious" movies. I also own "Airheads", "Earth Girls are Easy", in addition to "Hackers" and "Judge Dredd". That said, I also own 'Schindler's List", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Almost Famous". Would anyone other than myself ever bother to acknowledge that others on this board and myself have similar tastes? Nope. Why? Because it's more fun to attack what they feel are the weak spots in one's collection.

It's a shame that people look for the indifferences, than the similarities, all for their own pleasure. Breaking others down to build themselves up, in some way or another.

Lastly, Felipe. Well known for getting sloppy seconds when it comes to your unprovoked beef with me, so I will address you accordingly.

The "Sanford" thing doesn't bother me. You can call me"Sanford", you can call me "Watto", you can call me "Bubba". Things such as name calling, aside from going out about the time you reach Middle School, roll right off my back.

It's easy to ignore things such as this when, in order to make a living, all you have to do is spend 12 hours total a month at a salvage yard, and make $2,600 dollars, tax free. So, I implore..no, no..I BESEECH you to keep up with your tact of twisting my words, and the name calling.

HOPEFULLY, one of these days, you find something that will bring you as much happiness as I have been blessed with. Happiness is one thing that is certainly not overrated. Well, atleast to me, there are some that would be so naive as to argue that as well.

It's an honest shame that I was driven out of this site because of the staff's ignorance to address issues that had been brought to them time and time again, all because they didn't see the harm in them, although it was clearly making a once loyal user extremely uncomfortable. That's not the real issue here, though, so I digress.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to listen, and hopefully those of you that were addressed, both directly and indirectly, will take something from this.

That said, drop me a line when the next "Fast and Furious" movie comes out. I'll provide Felipe here with some real quotes, so that he won't have to resort to putting words in my mouth to defame me or entertain himself.

God bless you all, and best of luck in all your future endeavors.

Cory H.

Not to perpetuate things, but I didn't want Bill Murray listed on the top comedians list not because I dislike him as an actor, but because that's a comedian's list, not an actors list.

Bill doesn't do standup, and honestly I can't even recall a time after he was on SNL that I'd look at him and say "That's a good comic".  He's funny, and COULD do comedy I suppose since he ad-libs and makes crap up as he goes (or so I've read), but he's not a comic to me.

Dave Chapelle's a comic...  Dave Attel's a comic...  Those guys are comics and deserve on the list of top comics...  Bill Murray's an actor to me.  It's like listing Matthew Perry as a comic...  He's funny on TV (sort of), but he's not a comic, but just an actor.

I just wanted to make sure everyone knew I wasn't meaning to trash Murray because I actually really REALLY like him as an actor and think he's underrated.  He's also pretty ugly and that isn't gonna get him far...  Though Tommy Lee Jones made a career, so anything's possible, so I dunno.