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Heading to Field of Dreams today. Irrationally excited.
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We'll be in Petoskey, kind of the pinky of the Mitten. My college buddies and their wives, 16 in all, in 3 cottages. Golfing, biking and hiking, bonfire on the dunes, a day on Mackinac Island. And lots of beer, wine and fine liquor, I expect.
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Yes. Only us. Thursday, September 22nd. It sleeps up to 7 but one guest group a night. We could have reserved the field exclusively for the night too if we wanted, but that was over the top. We'll get there in late morning, throw the ball around a little, then we get a tour of the house at 3:30. We check in at 5 and have to be out by 9 in the morning. In case you're wondering, they're sold out for the rest of the year.
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Me and the missus are doing a rather extensive road trip this month. We're going to northern Michigan to spend a week at a resort with friends. But we're going the distance via Dyersville, Iowa. We booked a night in the Field of Dreams house. Ridiculously expensive but what the hey, you only live once. I actually visited the field in 1992, before all the hoohah, when it was still just a minor tourist destination. Got a picture of myself in the corn, played catch with a few people, bought a t-shirt, and that was it. This time we'll actually be in the house. Rocking on the porch swing. Sitting on the stairs while we describe a dream about Fenway Park. Having breakfast in the kitchen. Looking out our bedroom window at the field. I worry that it won't match my anticipation, that it's gone corporate. But I'm ridiculously excited. Fortunately I'll have the SNY app. And if I hear any voices, well, I won't mention it down at the feed store.
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The play that affected the design of the 10 dollar bill. Saw it on Broadway, loved it, signed up for Disney+ just to see it again. Loved it again.
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Went there drunk with friends once, and only once. Skinned my elbow on something but was otherwise undamaged. But I swore I'd never go again. There was a lot of "Whatsamatter, you CHICKEN????' going on.
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I was struck by how....typical this story was. Gritty band about to break big, dumps the one who wants to stay punk rather than go pop. Early '80's levels of drugs and partying. The health scare. The loss of a private life and eternities on the road. The pressure to follow up after a blowout debut album. Going from holes in the wall to stadiums opening for the friggin Police. Betraying their manager when they became big. Fights over who's the most important band member and splitting into sides. Then the collapse and breakup. The arc just writes itself. But I'd forgotten just how many good songs they had. It was an interesting watch. Loved the story of returning the white towels to Macy's after the first album cover shoot.
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Does anyone here like old movies?
Lefty Specialist replied to Double Switch's topic in Film Review Forum
Just saw this thread. There are a few movies I could watch over and over. I can recite Casablanca from memory ("Are my eyes really brown?") but that's a cheapie that's on everyone's list. It's not a car chase but the cropduster scene from North by Northwest is a few minutes of the best cinema ever. I saw it on the big screen recently and that scene is even more awesome. And Grace Kelly tooling around the back roads of Monaco in To Catch a Thief is lots of fun. Yeah, I'm a Hitchcock fan. The 1953 War of the Worlds was one of the best sci-fi movies to come out of the '50's. Still scary today. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is fun for celebrity spotting. Blazing Saddles is a movie that couldn't be made today, but I'm glad Mel Brooks made it when he did. Things to Come is a 1936 British movie that looks into the future after a world war. Old-school dystopia and redemption by technology. -
Almost perfect. Yes, I prefer Scarlett Johanssen and I find Hawkeye irritating. Two Met mentions were nice. Lebowski Thor was freaking awesome. And the bow was wrapped up nicely. One small thing, the point in the climactic battle where suddenly all the women ganged up together was a bit too pander-y for me. My wife groaned at that. But I quibble. 9 snaps.
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That's why my wife wouldn't even go. I was lucky in that Lefty Jr., who already has both feet out the door, was home for the week that D2 opened, He and I are perfectly fine with the superhero humor/homicide combo. I do have to see it again because there are definitely things that I missed in the first go-round.
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I laughed my ass off. But then my ass regenerated and I promptly laughed it off again.
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Not seeing Eddie as a Kirk love interest. That'd be, you know, weird. Sulu's love interest, maybe.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Lefty Specialist replied to TransMonk's topic in Film Review Forum
I did like the way that they tied down the 'flaw in the Death Star' loose end. (Spoiler alert! There's a flaw in the Death Star, in case you've been asleep for the last 39 years!) But likeable characters and an enjoyable movie. The CGI characters were a little distracting but not so much that it ruined anything. -
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Lefty Specialist replied to TransMonk's topic in Film Review Forum
Just saw it and it was pretty good. Battle scenes maybe a little too long, but a good 'prequel'. Some people show up that you might not expect, too. -
Fman99 wrote: I liked 'Generations," personally. I thought it was a good bridge from the TOS cast to the TNG. Plus Malcomb McDowell. Ditto on Generations. The interaction between Kirk and Picard is geek heaven, and played out exactly the way it should have.
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****- which would translate into roughly ecru-colored pants.
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Personally I found it sadistic and bloody, but also hilarious. Plot made little or no sense, but that was pretty much irrelevant. Always wondered how you could have a massive battle in a major city on something larger than an aircraft carrier without a single cop or ambulance showing up, but hey, it's the movies. Ryan Reynolds makes up for the Green Lantern with this one. The one-liners and jokiness sure made it sound like he was having the time of his life. And the Ferris Bueller moment is priceless.
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They should worry because whatever's happening doesn't particularly seem to care if they're Jewish or not.
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Went to see this even though our son is well out of the demographic. Typical Pixar manipulating with YOUR emotions at times. The star here is Sadness, Phyllis from The Office. Lewis Black as Anger is a given. It was cute, with some funny moments only adults will get. And if they're under 6 it'll all go over their head, but the colors are pretty. Not the Best Pixar Ever, as some have been saying. 3 emotions.
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Tenuous Metly connection: Drummer is wearing a Tidewater Grain shirt.
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Emma Watson was the best thing about the whole movie and she's on screen for two minutes at most. The 'guys' are tiring. The world's ending and they whine too much. And the ending is beyond hokey/contrived. The party scene at the beginning was great, as was the impalement, strange as that sounds. After that, eh. But Hermione screaming, "I'm not f*cking around!!!!" was priceless. 2 1/2 stars. It was half-good.
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Saw it, loved it. It was a lot more light-hearted than most of the Marvel stuff, which was refreshing. It's why Robert Downey Jr. is useful as Iron Man, because he's irreverent while everybody else is So. Goddamn. Serious. Here, pretty much everybody was irreverent. It was fun.
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There was a moment where a couple of the younger kids in the audience were scared, but it passed quickly. My son went to see it with some college buddies and they loved it, too.
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My wife and I went, childless, to see it with a theater full of kids. We both loved it. I had a bit of a problem with the ending, but I nitpick. The kids just absolutely ate it up. The visuals are just amazing. You really start believing these are Lego people walking, talking, and flying. The pop-culture references are hilarious, and there's plenty there for adults too.
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I gave it a 'Giants'. It was okay, but they could have done a lot more. I took my 17-year-old to see it. He knew the basics of the story anyway, but at the end I told him that whatever they showed on the screen, what he had to endure in real life was a lot worse.
