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Only at the places wishing to do any business...
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If I still drank beer, Hank...
Nah, I still wouldn't move to Cleveland.
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It's a fun town... I may be moving to the east coast in the near future though.
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Where on the east coast?

I need great public transportation, Hank.
I don't drive.
New York gives me that.
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Yeah Cleveland public trans is mostly shitty buses filled with the dregs of society.

I'm looking at a job in Philly. I haven't expanded the search to NYC yet but who knows. Me + bars till 4am would be highly dangerous. What part of the city do you live in anyway?
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Uptown Manhattan.
Washington Heights.
And my rent is actually considered not too bad for Manhattan.
It's still fucking high.

I've never thought of living in Philly.
Give it a try.
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Gotta go see this flick, shall return
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shit, that movie was boss. almost couldn't believe it was a herzog, but boss nonetheless.

just see it if you liked little dieter.
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Rick Cave";p="901642 wrote:Uptown Manhattan.
Washington Heights.
And my rent is actually considered not too bad for Manhattan.
It's still fucking high.

I've never thought of living in Philly.
Give it a try.
i went to Villanova and loved philly. i was a frigging cheesesteak cook there for a while. i could move there in a second. there's probably a greater chance i'd end up in nyc though, way more jobs for me there.
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i just experienced a craving for chili

might need to go to skyline tonight

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Back to Rescue Dawn... the more I reflect the better I think it was. I was actually kinda dreading a Herzog attempt at a hollywood-style war flick. His one big flop IMO was when he seemed to try to make a somewhat straight film with Invincible. Only this time he went with really fucking good actors. I don't know what the budget was for this thing but he definitely did not skimp or cut any corners. Wonderful on-location scenery and tasteful SFX. It was faster paced than much of his work but there are a few undeniably Werner sections. I knew the storyline already but the film blew me away regardless. Very fucking tense practically the whole way through. I don't want to give anything away but there's a shot near the end involving a white tablecloth that seriously beautiful. Will see it again in the theater, can't wait for the DVD extras.
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So nobody say Rescue Dawn in the 3 days it was showing?



OK, moving on... 3:10 to Yuma... seeing it tonight...
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I will see it. It opens in Sydney the day after I get back. \m/
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I liked it a lot. I really can't discuss it without ruining it, so I won't say anything. Enjoy.
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Seeing Rescue Dawn tonight, however I saw the preview last week and it may have given away a fair bit.
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Rick Cave";p="901639 wrote:Where on the east coast?

I need great public transportation, Hank.
I don't drive.
New York gives me that.
And so much more.
High rent...loud Dominicans...alcoholism...
Sounds like my kinda place...
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judasmuppet";p="925717 wrote:Seeing Rescue Dawn tonight, however I saw the preview last week and it may have given away a fair bit.
I knew the whole story going in, having seen Herzog's previous doco about the story.
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Y'know, I don't think this film was that good.

Beautifully filmed, esp. opening scene. Jeremy Davies was the fucking star. I think Bale was very good at whatever it was he was trying to do, but the characterisation was fucking weird. It was like some sort of gung-ho "USA! USA!" thing, but he just came across as a bit thick. And that last scene... What?
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I just got Rescue Dawn on DVD. I hope it's good, blanks aren't cheap.
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:lol:

I'm interested to read what you think of it.
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...first I'm going to Watch Mulholland Drive again, then I'm going to watch Paris, Tejas again, then IF I've not killed myself through the ensuing depression I may watch it.
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It's a feelgood film. You should probably leave it alone.
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3:10 to Yuma was so-so. I shouldn't have watched it after seeing all three seasons of Deadwood in a row just a few weeks prior.

I didn't like Crow except that cool scene with the fork.

I did think that it was Luke Wilsons best role to date.
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Ive seen quite a few Bale films the last couple of weeks:

Batman Begins: Seen it before, but had to refresh my memory. Its the best Batman film so far. I cant wait for The Dark Knight.

Harsh Times: Disappointing. Bale was great thought. Friends of mine said that he sucked in this film, just because his character is a stupid fuck. Wrong! He did a great job as usual.

Equilibrium: I hated it. Such a gay film.

Rescue Dawn: Saw minutes after I saw Equilibrium, and it made me realize how shitty Equilibrium really is. Certainly not Herzogs best, and it didnt blew me away or anything like that, but I liked it. Judas is right about that last scene... What the fuck?

3:10 to Yuma: Gonna watch it tonight.
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