Blazing Saddles=one long fart joke. Sorry, just not funny.  Not because it's crude, just because it's dumb.    If a movie is the equivalent of someone making fart noises and laughing, or standing on the edge of a pool and going, "whooooa shiiiiit!" and waving their arms before they fall in, I just don't think it's funny. 

 

However, I wouldn't have branded Star Wars as a comedy (though the dialogue does have comedic moments).  Is that what it's considered?

Spaceballs only works as parody of Star Wars. If you aren't in on the jokes, I guess it wouldn't be that funny...

 

How about Young Frankenstein you two? Any love for that?

 

 

Blazing Saddles=one long fart joke. Sorry, just not funny.  Not because it's crude, just because it's dumb.    If a movie is the equivalent of someone making fart noises and laughing, or standing on the edge of a pool and going, "whooooa shiiiiit!" and waving their arms before they fall in, I just don't think it's funny. 

 

 

You either love Mel Brooks, or you hate him. there's no in between. No right or wrong answer either. The problem with his movies now is that his slapstick/ broad style has been emulated  over and over (Hot Shots, Scary Movie, not another Teen MOvie, etc.) that the style is worn out. 

 

 

However, I wouldn't have branded Star Wars as a comedy (though the dialogue does have comedic moments).  Is that what it's considered?

 

Whicha...wha???? A comedy?

 

Bah, well, maybe Lucas' dialogue. I'd say there aren't too many equivalents of 'epic' style sci-fi/ fantasy movies. Star Trek movies, maybe, Lord of the Rings trilogy. Ice Pirates....(last one was a joke). REally, it's only a recent phenomenon that a good fantasy story could translate well to movies. Technology wasn't there to make believable looking characters, and you ended up with "the Beast Master" or "Clash of the Titans" (which I loved, but you have to admit the effects were cheesy at best).

 

Ok, geek check. I'm out.

LOVE Young Frankenstein.  A masterpiece.  Am obsessed with LOTR.  Loved Star Trek TOS and TNG, never saw any of the movies.  Loved cheesy clash of the titans, am looking forward to see what they do with the remake.

Clash of the Titans... a young Harry Hamlin...

 

Anyway - the ultimate pet peeve - threads getting off topic, d@mn it!  :-D

LOVE Young Frankenstein.  A masterpiece.  Am obsessed with LOTR.  Loved Star Trek TOS and TNG, never saw any of the movies.  Loved cheesy clash of the titans, am looking forward to see what they do with the remake.

 

My response moved to the Off Topic thread to avoid the b!tch's wrath

Hey now! Note the " :-D "

 

What ever you do, don't let people know you haven't seen Star Wars if you haven't. Trust me.

I'm proud to say I have not seen even one of them. I still remember all the hoopla when the original premiered and was so repelled by the hype that it actually had the effect of turning me off to any desire to see it. Also, this sadly was the introduction to the era of the special effects blockbusters, which tragically only got worse and remains all too prevalent today, and effectively destroyed the brief golden age of auteur-driven American cinema on the 1970's that was actually Hollywood-based.

What ever you do, don't let people know you haven't seen Star Wars if you haven't. Trust me.

I'm proud to say I have not seen even one of them. I still remember all the hoopla when the original premiered and was so repelled by the hype that it actually had the effect of turning me off to any desire to see it. Also, this sadly was the introduction to the era of the special effects blockbusters, which tragically only got worse and remains all too prevalent today, and effectively destroyed the brief golden age of auteur-driven American cinema on the 1970's that was actually Hollywood-based.

 

OK, Grampy. 'back in my day, movies didn't play themselves. We had to turn the crank to make the little wheel of cards go around and peer through a little viewfinder. And that's the way we liked it!"  :lol:

 

I'm kidding. I'm as immature in my choice of movies, as I am in most of my posts. My ability to enjoy a movie increases with the number of explosions and/or boobies. I'm sure that's a pet peeve of someone in here. 

What I liked most/first about the first Star Wars film were the references to sci-fi classics like Frank Herbert's Dune. People who weren't familiar with those earlier epic stories would have missed the references entirely.

I thought I heard at one point that part of the inspiration for Star Wars was the Lord of the Rings books.  I can see the parallels.

 

Getting back to pet peeves, but on the same note, I really hate seeing old movies where the actors/actresses used more of a stage actor's technique in terms of over emphasizing body language and tone.  Think Shirley Temple, James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life, etc.  It just comes accross as silly to me.  Unless.... that is really the way people talked and acted back then, but I doubt it.  I also hate seeing old flicks were the actresses have those deep, "dame" voices where it sounds like they have a stick up their you know what.

What ever you do, don't let people know you haven't seen Star Wars if you haven't. Trust me.

I'm proud to say I have not seen even one of them. I still remember all the hoopla when the original premiered and was so repelled by the hype that it actually had the effect of turning me off to any desire to see it. Also, this sadly was the introduction to the era of the special effects blockbusters, which tragically only got worse and remains all too prevalent today, and effectively destroyed the brief golden age of auteur-driven American cinema on the 1970's that was actually Hollywood-based.

 

OK, Grampy. 'back in my day, movies didn't play themselves. We had to turn the crank to make the little wheel of cards go around and peer through a little viewfinder. And that's the way we liked it!"  :lol:

 

I'm kidding. I'm as immature in my choice of movies, as I am in most of my posts. My ability to enjoy a movie increases with the number of explosions and/or boobies. I'm sure that's a pet peeve of someone in here. 

Philistine!! (i'm kidding :-))

My ability to enjoy a movie increases with the number of explosions and/or boobies. I'm sure that's a pet peeve of someone in here.

 

Sometimes it's really hard to tell when you're being sarcastic, which makes it all the funnier.

My ability to enjoy a movie increases with the number of explosions and/or boobies. I'm sure that's a pet peeve of someone in here.

 

Sometimes it's really hard to tell when you're being sarcastic, which makes it all the funnier.

 

Funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I'm here to f#$%*in' amuse you? How the f@#k am I funny? What the f@#k is so funny about me? Tell me. Tell me what's funny.

^'Casino', right?

 

Goodfellas

Getting back to pet peeves, but on the same note, I really hate seeing old movies where the actors/actresses used more of a stage actor's technique in terms of over emphasizing body language and tone. I also hate seeing old flicks were the actresses have those deep, "dame" voices where it sounds like they have a stick up their you know what.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfibtX7YIZ4&hl=en_US&fs=1&

My ability to enjoy a movie increases with the number of explosions and/or boobies. I'm sure that's a pet peeve of someone in here.

 

Sometimes it's really hard to tell when you're being sarcastic, which makes it all the funnier.

 

Funny how? I mean, funny like I'm a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I'm here to f#$%*in' amuse you? How the f@#k am I funny? What the f@#k is so funny about me? Tell me. Tell me what's funny.

 

Joe Pesci at his finest...

What ever you do, don't let people know you haven't seen Star Wars if you haven't. Trust me.

I'm proud to say I have not seen even one of them. I still remember all the hoopla when the original premiered and was so repelled by the hype that it actually had the effect of turning me off to any desire to see it. Also, this sadly was the introduction to the era of the special effects blockbusters, which tragically only got worse and remains all too prevalent today, and effectively destroyed the brief golden age of auteur-driven American cinema on the 1970's that was actually Hollywood-based.

 

If you ask me, the '70s and early '80s were the golden age of cinema. I don't enjoy too many movies that aren't from that era.

What ever you do, don't let people know you haven't seen Star Wars if you haven't. Trust me.

I'm proud to say I have not seen even one of them. I still remember all the hoopla when the original premiered and was so repelled by the hype that it actually had the effect of turning me off to any desire to see it. Also, this sadly was the introduction to the era of the special effects blockbusters, which tragically only got worse and remains all too prevalent today, and effectively destroyed the brief golden age of auteur-driven American cinema on the 1970's that was actually Hollywood-based.

 

If you ask me, the '70s and early '80s were the golden age of cinema. I don't enjoy too many movies that aren't from that era.

OMG! YOU HAVEN'T SEEN STAR WARS!?

^ I told somebody that once and he sent out a text message to all of our mutual acquaintances about it.

:x Happened again last night/today; I hate it like hell when it snows overnight, and then the sun comes out the next day and I have to work really fast to get my sidewalks all shoveled before the snow melts.

LOL

^'Casino', right?

 

Goodfellas

 

Are you sure?! I think it's from Casino.

^'Casino', right?

 

Goodfellas

 

Are you sure?! I think it's from Casino.

 

I've never seen Casino. Google it, foo ! ;-)

goodfellas for sure.

^'Casino', right?

 

 

 

Are you sure?! I think it's from Casino.

 

I've never seen Casino. Google it, foo ! ;-)

 

Definitely Goodfellas - "I don't know about you Henry, you might fold under questioning"

Goodfellas

Whatever. They're practically the same movie anyway lol!

People in parking garages who drive as if they're on a lonely country road, powering around the corners and up the ramps without awareness that a pedestrian might be just out of sight around the corner, or that someone might back out of a parking spot without anticipating a speed maniac.

 

When I get one tailgating me, I drive extra-sloooooowww, about walking speed, just to piss them off.

OMG you might be my pet peeve, people in less of a hurry than me. That is how it is- People going faster are maniacs, slower, fools.

 

while we are on driving peeves, I hate people that take right corners like they are driving an 18 wheeler. They slow down, and swing WAY out to make that turn. These are the same people that may not even use a turn signal. I hate that they might swing into my lane to make that turn OR that they have to come to a complete stop prior to turning. please someone explain.

...

 

while we are on driving peeves, I hate people that take right corners like they are driving an 18 wheeler. They slow down, and swing WAY out to make that turn. These are the same people that may not even use a turn signal. I hate that they might swing into my lane to make that turn OR that they have to come to a complete stop prior to turning. please someone explain.

 

Old habits die hard. They learned that when they were kids driving tractors pulling hay wagons down narrow farm lanes. When you come to a tight corner, you have to swing way out to keep the wagon from catching on the fencepost on the inside corner. It's even more difficult if you're pulling two wagons hitched in tandem.

 

When I was about twelve or thirteen, my dad used to get all freaked out and harp at me about "Swing wide! Swing wide!" Finally one day he took over to show me how to do it, and while he was swinging wide and watching the wagon behind us, he ran the front of the tractor through the opposite fence. It was really hard to not snicker.

 

So if you see somone going slow and swinging wide on the turns, being very careful to watch ahead and behind, it's probably me. I always signal, though. :-D

ok, but I am not talking about a pig farm, but downtown Cleveland.

ok, but I am not talking about a pig farm, but downtown Cleveland.

 

'T weren't a pig farm, ma'am. 'T were a dairy farm. And if you look at the mural in the public library, you'll see cows grazing in Public Square.  :wink:

I am working at home today sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop, and apparently I am the doorman for our dogs to go in and out of the house to play in the snow. It's not a pet peeve yet but it is getting old really quick.

Peeve: When people add an "s" to "Anyway"  and make it "Anyways" UGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! This has seemed to have caught on in the last few years or so, and its simply ignorant.

"Separate out."  Heard 3x in a meeting yesterday.  What, as opposed to separate IN?  Dumb.

Peeve: When people add an "s" to "Anyway"  and make it "Anyways" UGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! This has seemed to have caught on in the last few years or so, and its simply ignorant.

 

I avoid that by saying "irregardless."

 

:-D

Main Entry: any·ways

Pronunciation: \-ˌwāz\

Function: adverb

Date: 13th century

 

1 a archaic : anywise b dialect : to any degree at all

2 chiefly dialect : anyhow, anyway

My wife has me on this kick where I hear EVERYONE using "is" instead of "are".  All the time.  Even former English teachers I know...

 

There's many ways in which I'd like to smack them when they do that. :)

I don't like it when people "say" - "so I says to the guy...."

My wife has me on this kick where I hear EVERYONE using "is" instead of "are".  All the time.  Even former English teachers I know...

 

There's many ways in which I'd like to smack them when they do that. :)

 

How about the double-is?

 

"What I'm saying is, is ..."

"What's happening is, is ..."

 

Or even more absurd,

 

"The history of this was, is ..."

 

I've even caught my niece, and English teacher, doing it. She doesn't believe me when I try to call her attention to it.

It depends on what your definition of is, is.

UO Grammar police are out today. You might not want to speak too loudly....

UO Grammar police are out today. You might not want to speak too loudly....

 

Hey, I didn't say nothin'!

What is your problems?

I hate when I go to the gym and it's the day when I work my lower body and after 4 sets of squats, deadlifts, or leg press, etc. I have to walk everywhere limping and looking like I just got shot on the @ss 4 times by a Smith and Wesson .44 Mag.

^Either you are just not "into" your routine yet, over exerting yourself, not properly stretching both before or after the workout, or you are not giving your muscles enough time to heal from previous workouts.  Unless you are training for something specific, I would be careful in how much weight you are working with on your legs.  As you get older, your joints won't react as well to the strain and you could end up tearing something.  One common mistake people make is not ensuring that their quads and hamstring muscles are growing and gaining strength at a similar pace.  If one gets too strong for the other, 'snap' goes the knee.

 

Try working with lighter weights and higher reps.  You won't get the "bulk" that comes along with really heavy lifting but you will get better results in terms of cardio and toning. 

 

JMHO.

Everybody using the Wall on Facebook to post their personal messages to each other.  Why do these people think they have (1) an Inbox on Facebook, (2) email, (3) text messaging, or (4) a phone?  How starved for attention are people?

^True! Especially when it is sappy, intimate messages like "I love you honey and cherish the fact that you are in my life."  Makes me want to f-in gag.

I hate it when people neglect to clean snow and ice off of the top of their less-than-5 foot tall cars. I had a nice chunk of ice slam into my windshield this morning. They didn't even have their license plate cleaned off so I couldn't report them... Boy was I fuming...

 

The irony is, before I left, I made sure my plate was cleaned off... :whip:

 

^True! Especially when it is sappy, intimate messages like "I love you honey and cherish the fact that you are in my life."  Makes me want to f-in gag.

 

Oh do I hate that too!!!!

I have an old childhood friend from jersey who does that in EVERY SINGLE status update.  It's either, "I love you," or, "I'm yours baby."

And she usually fills her weekly quota of sappy, lovey-dovey messages to her bf so EVERYONE can see it.  And she wants everyone to see.  It drives me up the wall.  I think I blocked her status updates though...