Screwball Posted March 29 Posted March 29 I wrecked every car I ever owned until I was about 30, off and on the streets. I shouldn't be here. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 29 Posted March 29 23 minutes ago, Screwball said: I wrecked every car I ever owned until I was about 30, off and on the streets. I shouldn't be here. Jeez SB! I spun a couple back in the day but was always lucky. I never put a ding in that SS - to my parents everlasting surprise, and probably frustration. If I had it might have been their excuse to have me get rid of it! I never raced but I did seriously practice maneuvres, on dirt, in parking lots, etc., and especially on snow. I think we make such a big mistake not teaching people to how to handle a car under a little more duress. It saved me more than once. 1 Quote
Screwball Posted March 29 Posted March 29 (edited) My first car was a 65 Buick Skylark. I put a standard transmission in it and ran the snot out of it until I had it about wore out and a skirmish with tree ended it. I had a really cool Mustang T-top and rolled it down a hill on a winding road having only owned it for two weeks. A Vega that went through a stop sign and a tee road that ended up 300 feet across some farmers yard into his bushes. The cops were really impressed with that one. One truck (S-10) got T-boned by a fireman who was running to a call and drove me into a 10 foot ditch, so that one wasn't my fault. Another pickup head on into a telephone pole (ice problem). That one should have done me in. Left front tire was under my seat. Hurt too. I knew my insurance lady really really good. Edited March 29 by Screwball Quote
1984Echoes Posted March 29 Posted March 29 16 hours ago, romad1 said: Saw this blurb at the bottom of the wikipedia page for the movie Which of those is the best? Is that list missing any good chases? shoot me but I loved the Bourne Identity car chases... Quote
Mr.TaterSalad Posted March 29 Posted March 29 If you're into deep, thoughtful movies that display a lot of realism about life, watch A24's The Florida Project. It's really a sad, depressing tale about people living at the bottom and struggling to get by. It really showcases how far down and how low capitalism pushes people. 1 Quote
romad1 Posted March 31 Posted March 31 On 3/28/2025 at 11:35 PM, 1984Echoes said: shoot me but I loved the Bourne Identity car chases... I tuned out of those films. I don't know why. Baby Driver is a fantastic movie for car chases. That film is wonderful, actually. Quote
romad1 Posted March 31 Posted March 31 The Road Warrior is the "duh" why is that missing from any of these lists. The chase is really a Naval battle though. Quote
IdahoBert Posted April 1 Posted April 1 On 3/28/2025 at 9:35 PM, 1984Echoes said: shoot me but I loved the Bourne Identity car chases... All the Bourne movies premiered in Boise, Idaho, where I live because the producer’s wife is from Boise and was active in local theater for years before she married him. So they all premier here with all proceeds being a fundraiser for local theater. For the fourth Bourne movie, which sucked, my son who was quite young and short at the time, ducked under a barricade and ran up to get a selfie with Matt Damon and Damon‘s people tried to stop him, but Damon was wonderful and let Mason take the picture with him. I think the Ultimatum is one of the most exciting movies I’ve ever seen. I didn’t see the premiere at the local Egyptian theater, but I did see the film that week during its premier and I gasped so many times. 4 Quote
IdahoBert Posted April 1 Posted April 1 I started watching or rather re-watching the Godfather part two last night got halfway through and of course, since today is April 1, Paramount, which is where I was watching it has decided to switch it over to its Pluto TV with ads or Amazon will let you buy it for $16.99. this is happening all the time now movies that have been streaming on a streaming service forever often aren’t even going to one of these ad driven platforms, but you have to buy them or rent them. 1 Quote
oblong Posted April 2 Posted April 2 Paramaount is a great app, especially for the price, but it is annoying that they list items available on Showtime. But overall their content is pretty good. Not unlike Prime. "Here's what you can't watch unless you give us more money". 2 Quote
IdahoBert Posted April 3 Posted April 3 My son who’s 51 years younger than me and more in the mix of the world than I am has begged me to watch Seth Rogen‘s new Apple TV series The Studio and I’m glad I did. My initial resistance is how I tire at Hollywood’s autofellatioism which assumes that they themselves are the naval of the universe and something we all must care about and be fascinated by. But I have to say that aside from being almost Larry David cringe in the second episode, it’s pretty great, fast moving, and hilarious. 1 Quote
Mr.TaterSalad Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Maybe this will work, but my hopes aren't high for this as a remake. The Naked Gun is the Naked Gun without Leslie Nielsen as Lieutenant Detective Frank Drebin. Nielsen is what made the Naked Gun work so well. This has always been one of my favorite scenes in the series. Quote
oblong Posted April 7 Posted April 7 I'm getting similar vibes as with the Fletch remake. Not bad..... but not the same. Arguments over which was better is a matter of taste and expectations. The movie was closer to the book in my opinion. Quote
chasfh Posted Wednesday at 06:06 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:06 PM On 4/3/2025 at 8:21 AM, IdahoBert said: My son who’s 51 years younger than me and more in the mix of the world than I am has begged me to watch Seth Rogen‘s new Apple TV series The Studio and I’m glad I did. My initial resistance is how I tire at Hollywood’s autofellatioism which assumes that they themselves are the naval of the universe and something we all must care about and be fascinated by. But I have to say that aside from being almost Larry David cringe in the second episode, it’s pretty great, fast moving, and hilarious. It’s my new favorite show, and a new ep comes out today! Quote
IdahoBert Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:13 PM 6 minutes ago, chasfh said: It’s my new favorite show, and a new ep comes out today! It actually comes out on Wednesdays by GMT time so I watched it at 7 PM last night Tuesday in the mountain time zone. Quote
Deleterious Posted Wednesday at 06:18 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:18 PM A Complete Unknown was pretty good. Both of us like Dylan but are not huge fans. Quote
chasfh Posted Wednesday at 06:20 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:20 PM 6 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: It actually comes out on Wednesdays by GMT time so I watched it at 7 PM last night Tuesday in the mountain time zone. I’ll have to remember that next Tuesday night! 1 Quote
chasfh Posted Thursday at 02:01 AM Posted Thursday at 02:01 AM 7 hours ago, IdahoBert said: It actually comes out on Wednesdays by GMT time so I watched it at 7 PM last night Tuesday in the mountain time zone. Lol dude you didn’t tell me Zac Efron looks like Alex Avila now! Quote
IdahoBert Posted Thursday at 03:07 AM Posted Thursday at 03:07 AM 1 hour ago, chasfh said: Lol dude you didn’t tell me Zac Efron looks like Alex Avila now! Well, I didn’t want to spoil it for you. I immediately figured out who probably had the reel, but was led astray so many times that in the end, I was really grateful that I was right all along and not disappointed for having foreseen it beforehand. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted Thursday at 03:51 PM Posted Thursday at 03:51 PM On 4/3/2025 at 6:21 AM, IdahoBert said: My son who’s 51 years younger than me and more in the mix of the world than I am has begged me to watch Seth Rogen‘s new Apple TV series The Studio and I’m glad I did. My initial resistance is how I tire at Hollywood’s autofellatioism which assumes that they themselves are the naval of the universe and something we all must care about and be fascinated by. But I have to say that aside from being almost Larry David cringe in the second episode, it’s pretty great, fast moving, and hilarious. Fun show. I find myself having a hard time believing these people would ascend this high in a studio with how they act but then I think back to the bosses I've had in the industry and I guess it tracks. 1 Quote
chasfh Posted Thursday at 06:45 PM Posted Thursday at 06:45 PM 2 hours ago, slothfacekilla said: Fun show. I find myself having a hard time believing these people would ascend this high in a studio with how they act but then I think back to the bosses I've had in the industry and I guess it tracks. The higher the younger someone rises, the less adult-level maturity they adopt and display. 1 Quote
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