OT - Movie Night at the Inn, 4-month review

"John Gaquin" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message

Kill Bill was the worst movie I've ever seen, bar none.

Kill Bill II was actually watchable, but still bad...

Now, this really rouses my curiosity. If Kill Bill was truly "...the
worst movie I've ever seen, bar none...", then what possible reason could
you have had for watching Kill Bill II? :-)


I thought of that as well. Also, Kill Bill I & II wasn't like your normal
sequel. They were originally shot as one LONG movie. So what you are really
saying is you didn't like the first half of the movie and did like the
second half. I can say this about MANY movies.

Kill Bill II was actually watchable, but still bad...

Now, this really rouses my curiosity. If Kill Bill was truly "...the
worst movie I've ever seen, bar none...", then what possible reason could
you have had for watching Kill Bill II? :-)

Trust me -- it was forced upon me! (There is a group of otherwise
intelllgent people that inexplicably think that "Kill Bill" is a
classic movie...)

I thought of that as well. Also, Kill Bill I & II wasn't like your normal
sequel. They were originally shot as one LONG movie. So what you are really
saying is you didn't like the first half of the movie and did like the
second half. I can say this about MANY movies.

Interesting. I think I was so prepared to watch a horrible movie that
my expectations were lowered to the point where "Kill Bill II" was
better than I expected...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
Trust me -- it was forced upon me! (There is a group of otherwise
intelllgent people that inexplicably think that "Kill Bill" is a
classic movie...)

I understand those people. I have a very hard time watching any Tarantino
movie. He has a violent streak a mile wide, and his idea of entertainment
just doesn't mesh with mine.

But, he is a true craftsman. The artistic value in his movies is there, and
can be appreciated by anyone who can get past the violence. Granted, it
takes a certain kind of person to be able to get past the violence, but I
don't think that makes his movies any lesser. Just less comprehensible to
the general public. I was not able to sit through either "Kill Bill"
movie, but even from the bits and pieces I caught while my wife watched it,
I could see that his usual attention to character development, plot,
interesting locales, and production values were all there.

(Sadly, I think that in fact the "general public" is far too immune to this
sort of violence...but on the bright side, it means that more people "get
it" when it comes to his movies).

Some of his "less-violent" films that I did really enjoy include "Jackie
Brown", "Four Rooms", and "Pulp Fiction" (yeah, I know...sad that "Pulp
Fiction" could be considered a "less-violent" film ).

Pete

(Docent coordinator, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,
National Air and Space Museum)

Congrats on the new job!

That is one seriously excellent place to visit. I took my 7 year old son
this past weekend (we also hit the NASM at The Mall), we were in awe.

This was my third visit to the NASM, walking in and seeing the Apollo
era ships and touching that little bit of the moon rock that they have
on exhibit never fails to give me goosebumps.

Come to think of it, I'm due for another visit to the Space Center in
Florida. Has anyone been there recently? I haven't visited it since 1990
or thereabouts.

-jav

Some of his "less-violent" films that I did really enjoy include "Jackie
Brown", "Four Rooms", and "Pulp Fiction" (yeah, I know...sad that "Pulp
Fiction" could be considered a "less-violent" film ).

The first time I watched "Pulp Fiction", I hated it -- but I was
mesmerized by John Travolta's performance. His performance as a
sleazy, psychopathic murderer was (IMO) amazing, and Tarantino should
be given credit for casting a former teen idol in this unlikely role.
Travolta really emerged as an "actor" in that film, for the first time.

I've since watched it several more times, and have come to appreciate
other parts of the movie, too. Samuel L. Jackson did a great job in
his role, too, as did many of the lesser parts -- but it's still WAY
too violent for me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Javier" wrote in message
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(Docent coordinator, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center,
National Air and Space Museum)

Congrats on the new job!

That is one seriously excellent place to visit. I took my 7 year old son
this past weekend (we also hit the NASM at The Mall), we were in awe.

This was my third visit to the NASM, walking in and seeing the Apollo era
ships and touching that little bit of the moon rock that they have on
exhibit never fails to give me goosebumps.

Come to think of it, I'm due for another visit to the Space Center in
Florida. Has anyone been there recently? I haven't visited it since 1990
or thereabouts.

-jav

I did the long KSC bus tour just this past February and I'd highly reccomend
it...but then I was solidly a child of the "Space Race" era and an Apollo
geek.

The "new" Saturn V pavilion is worth the price of admission as is the bus
ride with stops at the VAB, the 39A/B viewing area near the beach (occupied
only by a remote camera during a launch...the sound pressure there would be
deadly to humans...) and the causeway from which you get a good view of the
USAF launch complex on one side, down to the old Mercury launch area on the
other.

If you get the time, go visit the Valiant Air Command museum too.

http://www.vacwarbirds.org/

Nice collection that probably gets overlooked some.

Regards,

Jay B

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com...
: Last spring you guys helped me pick out a high-def projector system,
: with the intention of showing aviation movies in the hotel, for free,
: every Tuesday night. Armed with your advice, I converted our meeting
: room into a small, 25-seat theater, with surround-sound, for a very low
: cost -- right around $2,000.
:
: I also added a computer with MS Flight Simulator and X-Plane, with the
: intention of letting folks "fly" the 104-inch screen as an in-house
: flight simulator.
:
: Just wanted to give you an update on how it's going:
:


Do you have BAT*21 in the library?

Do you have BAT*21 in the library?

Eventually, I suspect we'll own every aviation flick ever made -- but
we don't have that one...yet.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article .com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Do you have BAT*21 in the library?

Eventually, I suspect we'll own every aviation flick ever made -- but
we don't have that one...yet.

Have you made a list of what you have and want you think would be
good to have/borrow?

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Eventually, I suspect we'll own every aviation flick ever made -- but
we don't have that one...yet.

Have you made a list of what you have and want you think would be
good to have/borrow?

No, nothing quite so scientific. We just look in every bin at
Wal-Mart/Best Buy/wherever, whenever we're out shopping, and
occasionally find a juicy aviation flick to buy.

For the classics, however, we're pretty much stuck with Amazon.com.
That's where I was able to get "Spirit of St. Louis" on DVD, for
example. (It was released just days before we viewed it in the
theater. It's beautifully remastered...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"