Movie thread

[Capt Worley PE]

Every guy who followed F1 is about 30 total folks in the US.

And I'd bet 95% of them have no idea who James Hunt was.

THAT'S why I think it'll flop. Very limited audience.

 

[Road Guy]

Is F1 a plane or a car?

 

[kevo_55]

Who is James Hunt?

 

[Supe]

That's completely unfair, Capt. It's at least 130.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Who is James Hunt?

I think he was related to Mike.

 

[Master slacker]

Every guy who followed F1 is about 30 total folks in the US.

And I'd bet 95% of them have no idea who James Hunt was.

THAT'S why I think it'll flop. Very limited audience.

Obviously, you've never partaken in any Mechanical Engineering graduate classes. Grad students are 49% Indian, 49% Korean, and 2% other. Indians love them some F1.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Every guy who followed F1 is about 30 total folks in the US.

And I'd bet 95% of them have no idea who James Hunt was.

THAT'S why I think it'll flop. Very limited audience.

Obviously, you've never partaken in any Mechanical Engineering graduate classes. Grad students are 49% Indian, 49% Korean, and 2% other. Indians love them some F1.

When i was in grad school twenty years ago, there were two white guys in Mechanical. One Chinese guy (a locomotive designer from China...interesting guy), and everyone else was pakistani.

 

[Master slacker]

Every guy who followed F1 is about 30 total folks in the US.

And I'd bet 95% of them have no idea who James Hunt was.

THAT'S why I think it'll flop. Very limited audience.

Obviously, you've never partaken in any Mechanical Engineering graduate classes. Grad students are 49% Indian, 49% Korean, and 2% other. Indians love them some F1.

When i was in grad school twenty years ago, there were two white guys in Mechanical. One Chinese guy (a locomotive designer from China...interesting guy), and everyone else was pakistani.

Off the top of my head, I can count five white dudes (me being one), one white chick, and about 50 each Indian and Korean. Since the Indians were typically the ones who cared enough to be on the ME grad "council", most of our get togethers involved trays of samosas. MS loves samosas.

 

[Dleg]

I just watched the first JJ Abrams Star Trek with my SW junkie daughter.

She said she didn't want to like it because JJ is apparently getting the next SW franchise movie and she's afraid he'll screw it up - but she confessed she did like it.

All I can say is myeh.

Kirk is portrayed as a redneck, idiot, cow-tipper farm boy who's primary function is comic relief. I hate when they totally screw up a character, especially right there in the second sequence where he drives a 1963 Corvette off a cliff (supposedly an original one, not a Star trek Universe replication).

My Kirk would never allow his beloved ship to be harmed in any way.

That's why Next Generation lost me on the first episode. What kind of wussy, French-named captain surrenders his ship at the first sign of danger? Don't you know those things cost the taxpayers a lot of money?

I'm with you 100%. My Kirk was a Man you could learn valuable lessons in leadership from. The new kirk is a boy whose only educational value is learn what NOT to do, aside from get lucky all the times (in every meaning of the word).

Every guy who followed F1 is about 30 total folks in the US.

And I'd bet 95% of them have no idea who James Hunt was.

THAT'S why I think it'll flop. Very limited audience.

Obviously, you've never partaken in any Mechanical Engineering graduate classes. Grad students are 49% Indian, 49% Korean, and 2% other. Indians love them some F1.

When i was in grad school twenty years ago, there were two white guys in Mechanical. One Chinese guy (a locomotive designer from China...interesting guy), and everyone else was pakistani.

Well, ~23 years ago, my ME class was all American citizens. I guess this says something about our society and the value it places on different professions.

(I swear, when I saw on my daughter's report card last week that she "has an aptitude for this" from the drama teacher, I wanted to tear it up - she's getting a 3.89 and wants to become a doctor, and this is what her teachers want to highlight????)

 

[Krakosky]

Rented silver linings playbook and this is 40.

Thought silver linings playbook was good, although as stated above fairly predictable. This is 40 was long (2.5 hours), drawn out and not funny at all.

 

[YMZ PE]

Saw Life of Pi. I was skeptical but it turned out to be IMO a great adaptation of the book.

 

[knight1fox3]

I just watched the first JJ Abrams Star Trek with my SW junkie daughter.

She said she didn't want to like it because JJ is apparently getting the next SW franchise movie and she's afraid he'll screw it up - but she confessed she did like it.

All I can say is myeh.

Kirk is portrayed as a redneck, idiot, cow-tipper farm boy who's primary function is comic relief. I hate when they totally screw up a character, especially right there in the second sequence where he drives a 1963 Corvette off a cliff (supposedly an original one, not a Star trek Universe replication).

My Kirk would never allow his beloved ship to be harmed in any way.

That's why Next Generation lost me on the first episode. What kind of wussy, French-named captain surrenders his ship at the first sign of danger? Don't you know those things cost the taxpayers a lot of money?

I'm with you 100%. My Kirk was a Man you could learn valuable lessons in leadership from. The new kirk is a boy whose only educational value is learn what NOT to do, aside from get lucky all the times (in every meaning of the word).

Haters. This is a different and much needed perspective on how the lengendary Kirk gained his experience and evolved into the fearless leader that most know him as. He certainly didn't go from cadet to flawless captain in no time. Everyone has to make mistakes to figure out what to do right and how to tackle new challenges. I think its important to see this development. The Kirk you guys are describing was already well-seasoned by the time the shows began. Just sayin'...

 

[snickerd3]

did anyone see the purge this weekend?

the drive in has been playing lots of non-minisnick friendly movies so it has been awhile since seeing a new movie. Last spring/summer we could get away with taking him because the first movie was usually family friendly and he usually spent the time playing in the back and not actually watching the movie...now however he is quite the movie aficando and likes to repeat what he sees or hears.

 

[Road Guy]

I want to see the purge but no one in my family likes those movies so I will probably go see it at lunch or something.....

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^I have a sneaking suspicion they showed the best parts in the trailers.....

 

[Supe]

If they wanted "The Purge" to be realistic, it would just be 3/4 of the continental US lined up outside the White House.

 

[Road Guy]

I'm not sure which ofnthe Wyatt Earp movies are the best but I can assure you the one with Kevin Costner is god awful. Worst doc holiday nomination gos to Quaid....

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

^Tombstone FTW

 

[Master slacker]

^Tombstone FTW

Winning!

 

[rktman]

Holy Crap, I just saw Man of Steele. Save your money. It's just a CGI stupid fest with an extremely weak story.

The previous reboot was much better and I didn't care for Routh as the star but he could act...

Cavill had no chance to develop the character. Best parts of the movie were from Crowe and Costner.