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  • @westside-steve said:

    Hi gang, sorry looks like I let you down.

    Do better next year, Steve.

    In the meantime, don't beat yourself up TOO much.

    @chicopee-john said:

    Do better next year, Steve.

    In the meantime, don't beat yourself up TOO much.

    not a chance pal. How many people here predicted seattle even with the spread?

    😉

    WSS

  • Unrelated I watched boyhood over the weekend and liked it. Kind of sad though I don't want to be reminded that my sons will grow up.

  • Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.

    (yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).

  • Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.

    (yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).

    @the-gipper said:

    Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.

    (yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).

    What did you find pretentious, Gip?

    I found it entertaining with a creative story line and editing.

    I am not a film critic nor do I see all that many. However, I found this to be a good movie. I'll leave it up to others to determine if it was the best film, or not.

    PS I also liked looking at Naomi Watts ( I would have had a boner too) and Emma Stone.

  • No worries about being a film critic, brother John. Criticism is truly pointless. Just that some people like to read it so they have other people do it. If you like asparagus better than broccoli how could you possibly be wrong? I've talked to people loved boyhood, but I hated it. Gipper didn't like Birdman. Oh well. He also drinks shitty beer... 😁

    WSS

  • I didn't like Selma, American sniper or the theory of everything either.

    WSS

  • Michael Keaton got robbed

  • @the-gipper said:

    Actually, my subtitle for Birdman, now that it won is: The Not Unexpected Ascension of Pretension.

    (yes, I thought is was a pretentious average movie).

    What did you find pretentious, Gip?

    I found it entertaining with a creative story line and editing.

    I am not a film critic nor do I see all that many. However, I found this to be a good movie. I'll leave it up to others to determine if it was the best film, or not.

    PS I also liked looking at Naomi Watts ( I would have had a boner too) and Emma Stone.

    @chicopee-john said:

    What did you find pretentious, Gip?

    The writing, directing, acting.....any movie that seems to deal with "Broadway" seems to me to have a great deal of pretension behind it.

    And that was also the opinion of my wife.....the Theater major.

    I found it entertaining with a creative story line and editing.

    I am not saying it didn't have a bit of entertainment value. But, I mean if we are going for entertainment, give me Guardians of the Galaxy. The Grand Budapest Hotel was more entertaining imo. St. Vincent would have been better.

    I am not a film critic nor do I see all that many. However, I found this to be a good movie. I'll leave it up to others to determine if it was the best film, or not.

    PS I also liked looking at Naomi Watts ( I would have had a boner too) and Emma Stone.

    Her performance in St. Vincent was far superior than Birdman.

  • Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.

    WSS

  • Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Actually Patricia Arquette's bloviating about women's rights had more animation then her role in boyhood.

    WSS

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