OT: Sens Lounge LXXV | Future Thread

[Caeldan]

Dear Diary.

Today I played ultimate frisbee. It was fun, but afterwards my knee absolutely felt like it'd been destroyed. Hurts to go up stairs. I'm now lying on the couch using a pack of frozen brussel sprouts as an ice pack.

Hopefully it'll feel better tomorrow when I go for squat day.

 

[MainDotC]

Anyone seen this ?

http://archive.bigspaceship.com/hbovoyeur/

Looks to be like little stories all interwoven but not sure how.

 

[Mr Invidious]

I recommend X-Men: Days of Future Past to all.

I recommend A Million Ways to Die in the West to some.

 

[Caeldan]

I recommend X-Men: Days of Future Past to all.

I recommend A Million Ways to Die in the West to some.

We're the Millers funny or Ted funny?

 

[Mr Invidious]

We're the Millers funny or Ted funny?

Have not seen We're The Millers. Not quite a funny as Ted.

It wasn't bad. I laughed every now and again, while chuckling fairly frequently. It kept me entertained. Not everyone will appreciate it though. If you're looking for a dumb comedy that doesn't quite have your sides splitting but has a clear narrative, then check it out.

X-Men: Days of Future Past was the best film that I have seen this year. Unfortunately, that's not a huge compliment considering how bad my track record with film is so far this year. Really good flick. It made me even further realize just how horribly awful The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was.

 

[Caeldan]

Have not seen We're The Millers. Not quite a funny as Ted.

It wasn't bad. I laughed every now and again, while chuckling fairly frequently. It kept me entertained. Not everyone will appreciate it though. If you're looking for a dumb comedy that doesn't quite have your sides splitting but has a clear narrative, then check it out.

X-Men: Days of Future Past was the best film that I have seen this year. Unfortunately, that's not a huge compliment considering how bad my track record with film is so far this year. Really good flick. It made me even further realize just how horribly awful The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was.

I agree ASM2 was terrible. Like City of Bones bad.

Godzilla I loved though. And We're the Millers is honestly the funniest comedy I can remember seeing in years. Like laughing out of my seat funny (saw it a few weeks back at home - honestly rewound parts to rewatch and laugh at it again).

Only other movies I can remember having reactions like that to were the original American Pie, and one scene in Juno (paint selection - and only because was going through this at my parents at that time)

 

[Mr Invidious]

I agree ASM2 was terrible. Like City of Bones bad.

Godzilla I loved though. And We're the Millers is honestly the funniest comedy I can remember seeing in years. Like laughing out of my seat funny (saw it a few weeks back at home - honestly rewound parts to rewatch and laugh at it again).

Only other movies I can remember having reactions like that to were the original American Pie, and one scene in Juno (paint selection - and only because was going through this at my parents at that time)

I'm trying to remember my favorite comedies and the ones that come to mind more than anything else are the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End). They're not even straight comedies and they don't necessarily induce fits of laughter but damn, I love those movies so much.

 

[mat_sens]

I'm trying to remember my favorite comedies and the ones that come to mind more than anything else are the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End). They're not even straight comedies and they don't necessarily induce fits of laughter but damn, I love those movies so much.

The World's End is one of the most underrated movies! Real good flick

 

[Mr Invidious]

The World's End is one of the most underrated movies! Real good flick

While it's probably my least favorite of the three, it's still a fantastic movie. One of my favorites from last year.

Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright are all the ****.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

I recommend X-Men: Days of Future Past to all.

I recommend A Million Ways to Die in the West to some.

Damn. Had an opportunity to see both Friday but passed it up to watch Neighbors instead. Still a funny movie, but yeah.

Hot Fuzz was fantastic. British comedy as a whole is drastically underplayed.

 

[Mr Invidious]

Damn. Had an opportunity to see both Friday but passed it up to watch Neighbors instead. Still a funny movie, but yeah.

Hot Fuzz was fantastic. British comedy as a whole is drastically underplayed.

I particularly remember not laughing at Neighbors once.

I really wanted to like it.

 

[saskriders]

My favourite comedy is Life of Brian

 

[McManked]

For fun I tried to go through Carleton tunnels from the locker room to the dorms and got a sudden urge to poop midway through. Started sprinting, got lost, almost pooped myself in the tunnel.

 

[StefanW]

My favourite comedy is Life of Brian

Mine is Dumb and Dumber. Life of Brian I right up there though, along with Airplane! and a few others.

 

[Baby Ryan]

Because they have very little life experience and their brain hasn't fully developed (doesn't until early 20s I think).

I take offense to this

 

[HavlatMach9]

doesn't the brain peak early in the 20s?

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Hard to pick one favorite comedy. Shaun of the Dead is amazing and gets better with multiple viewings. Tootsie was hilarious. Hopscotch with Walter Matthau is a treat. Not really into adolescent humor, but There's Something About Mary was a good one. Oh God! is another good one. And can't forget Galaxy Quest...amazing ensemble cast, and hilarious (especially for a trekkie like myself).

Best comedy scene ever has to be from Bonnie & Clyde. When the Barrow gang is at a set of cabins in the woods somewhere and they end up having their first shootout with the cops. People are shooting all over the place, and here is Estelle Parsons with a ladle in her head running around screaming like a banshee. She's running around screaming directly in the line of fire for nearly a minute and gets all the way down the road before the rest of the group picks her up. Hilarious. All you see is the car driving away in their escape and she's still screaming.

 

[Baby Ryan]

Hard to pick one favorite comedy. Shaun of the Dead is amazing and gets better with multiple viewings. Tootsie was hilarious. Hopscotch with Walter Matthau is a treat. Not really into adolescent humor, but There's Something About Mary was a good one. Oh God! is another good one. And can't forget Galaxy Quest...amazing ensemble cast, and hilarious (especially for a trekkie like myself).

Best comedy scene ever has to be from Bonnie & Clyde. When the Barrow gang is at a set of cabins in the woods somewhere and they end up having their first shootout with the cops. People are shooting all over the place, and here is Estelle Parsons with a ladle in her head running around screaming like a banshee. She's running around screaming directly in the line of fire for nearly a minute and gets all the way down the road before the rest of the group picks her up. Hilarious. All you see is the car driving away in their escape and she's still screaming.

My absolute favourite.
(SPOILER) Love the part where they run over a zombie, go back and ask him if he's alright LOL.

 

[saskriders]

Seven Psychopaths is really good too

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

My absolute favourite.
(SPOILER) Love the part where they run over a zombie, go back and ask him if he's alright LOL.

lol, and that awful cracking sound the zombie makes when he looks up. lol, "thank goodness for that" and drives away.

That movie is so much fun. Not only great dialogue, but so many easter eggs in the background giving the nod to other great zombie flicks. Reminds me a lot of the Zucker movies (Police Squad show, Airplane, Naked Gun) where over half the comedy occurs in the background of the scene. Always seem to catch something new with each viewing of those movies.

 

[BondraTime]

lol, and that awful cracking sound the zombie makes when he looks up. lol, "thank goodness for that" and drives away.

That movie is so much fun. Not only great dialogue, but so many easter eggs in the background giving the nod to other great zombie flicks. Reminds me a lot of the Zucker movies (Police Squad show, Airplane, Naked Gun) where over half the comedy occurs in the background of the scene. Always seem to catch something new with each viewing of those movies.

Edgar Wright for ya

 

[Benjamin]

My top 5 comedies:

The Ringer
Dumb and Dumber
What About Bob
Napoleon Dynamite
Airplane/Naked Gun


HM: Zoolander and Galaxy Quest

 

[coladin]

Do you have some stats for this? I'd be interested in looking at them.

No, I don't. That is what I think.

Business don't run themselves, they hire people. If you keep raising corporate taxes, business will seek business friendly locations. I can't help people who are jaded by "big business" padding their wallets, perhaps there are some that do that. There are others who like to be more productive and hire more staff, fabricate more, if the economic climate and taxation policies are favourable to do so.

You can see the latest poll of small business and how they feel about Kathleen Wynnes's idea to create a pension plan in Onation in today's papers.

More of the same. Tax the corporations and expect these coroprations and businesses to stick around is not going to work.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

My favourite comedy is Life of Brian

Over The Holy Grail?!

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Over The Holy Grail?!

Life of Brian was better IMO. Still liked The Meaning of Life, myself. But Holy Grail, for all its genius, is grossly overrated.