Why do these eye go on crying? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don't say no, its the end of the world. It ended when I lost your love.

I got the chips! Wherez that large breasted Austrian gal? G-day, mate!

Hah. Thanks, but I don't think you're going to single-handedly catapult me above the scary-diligent Atrios, rd.

You guys like cranberries?

Lots of surprises this year in the NFL

AFC title:
Pittsburgh v Denver

NFC title:
Seattle v Chicago

Indy's the real deal. They're in the championship game.

Atrios just updated.

Another open thread.

No joke.

Behold! my Netflix queue.

Star Wars Ep. III
LOTR - TT
LOTR -ROTK
Sopranos season 5
Oz season 5
Deuce Bigalow: Eurpoean Vacation
Serenity
Cinderella Man
Sahara
Elf
War of the Worlds
Carnivale season 1
Carnivale season 2
The 40 year old Virgin
Emmanuelle in America
Wedding Crashers

Bart: Does this mean you've already seen Battlestar Galatica?

Here are my recently viewed DVDs

Mad Hot Ballroom -Very good

Big Fish - good but pointless and childish (typical Tim Burton)

White Noise- Scary but pointless

Kingdom of Heaven - good but very historically inaccurate


Batman Begins - good for a stupid comic book hero

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace


Lost in Translation - Almost very good

XXX: State of the Union - Unwatchable

Sin City -- Very good

The Incredibles -- good

Bruce Almighty -- good but could have been great with slight alterations

Swordfish - not worth watching. Halle's boobs ain't worth it

Van Helsing - Van boring

The Brown Bunny - The BJ scene is worth a look. Actually, the film is so bad it is mesmerizing.


The Last Samurai - Very good

National Treasure - Simple but good
Collateral -- very good

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen -- extraordinarily poor.


Baise Moi -- sexy in a naughty obscene way.


October Sky -- very good

The Art of War - Have insomnia? Watch this film.

Hidalgo -- Good. Unoriginal and corny, but it delivers entertainment.

Adaptation -- I want to say good, but I still haven't figured out what the movie was about.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason -- I have no idea why I rented this.

Blade: Trinity -- good old fashioned action/adventure.

Someone, are you implying that I'm behind the curve in pop culture?

Yes, of course I have seen Battlestar Galactica, except for the last two episodes of season 2. I'll get to it.

Bart,

I have not seen one of those movies on your list. Isn't that sad? I just cannot sit through a rented movie. I always feel I should be doing something else, and then I go do it.

That is sad, Sparkles. If I were to recommend one DVD from my list, it would be Mad Hot Ballroom.

Bart,

I haven't heard of it. Who is in it?

It's not X rated, is it????

There is one more reason I don't watch movies much at home. I tend to be very vocal. If it is a scary or unexpected scene, I yelp. I say things like, "OMG! Don't go in there!" and "Nooooo!!!" or "Could this woman be any more of an idiot?"

Things like that. Sooo...I get kicked out sometimes too...;-)

Mad Hot Ballroom is a documentary (but not boring at all) about 11 year old NYC kids that are required to take a ballroom dancing class.

Some of the kids like the class and the good ones go on to compete with other school's dance teams.

The kids are very candid and surprisingly sophisticated in their thinking. Surprising to me, I don't have kids, nor am I one who "loves" kids. I think they're pains in the ass.

But anyway, these kids are funny, smart, and cute. Except one, he's an asshole, and he'll be a bigger asshole when he grows up. The entire documentary is interesting and it will give you a bird's eye view of an inner-city-kid's life.

I highly recommend it. And it will make you want to start ballroom dancing.