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Has anyone seen The Tribe (aka the movie with no talking, only signing)? I read a review but stopped because it was getting spoilery.

I didn't think I'd like it but I've been listening to Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly. I didn't care for his first album but I like this one. It's really different and the first rap album by a newer artist that I actually have liked in a long time.

Quote from: jer on May 08, 2015, 03:27:59 PM
i don't like them more than jawbreaker but lagwagon is still great

I'll agree that Jawbreaker was a better band in terms of being more meaningful but I find Lagwagon to be more enjoyable.

My get outta punx moment will be this statement: I like Lagwagon more than Jawbreaker. I would rather listen to 3 hours of Lawagon than 3 hours of Jawbreaker any day.

Lagwagon day is a week from Saturday. Does anyone know why these songs are named after dates?

Edit: I looked up the lyrics from both and Lagwagon's song seems a little less ambiguous (of course). May 16 by Lagwagon seems to just refer to the day he wrote the song...and it was on a Saturday. Lagwagon day seems to only come once every 7 years.

Quote from: pronetoaccidents on March 31, 2015, 08:41:40 AM
i'm excited about hearing this! i was planning on getting my alk trio heart n skull tat this weekend. my buddy is an apprentice at a tattoo place and i've gotten 2 new ones in a one day span. i thought tattoos in general were addicting, try free ones from one of your best childhood friends. it's surreal.

I am always wary of getting tattoos but especially wary of getting tattoos of bands. I always feared that I would lose interest with a band and be stuck with a tattoo of a band that I didn't like. I also feared that the band or a band member would do something to make me ashamed to have the tattoo. Not getting a Screeching Weasel tattoo seems to be a good call, now. I've never seriously considered getting a tattoo due to fearing I wouldn't like it and would then be stuck with it for life. Now that I said that I'm thinking that perhaps I would like to get a small tattoo....I'm very indecisive.

I've toyed with the idea of getting the words Eros and Thanatos tattooed on opposite sides of my body. Eros is the psychological drive a person has to engage in survival strategies and Thanatos is drive towards self destruction. I've been told that this would probably not look good on opposite sides due to the words being different in length

Quote from: Pat2099 on March 23, 2015, 07:42:02 PM
Here is a list of my favorite 2014 movies order. (yeah I know a little late right..)

Tier 1
Inherent Vice
Under the Skin
Grand Budapest Hotel
The Dance of Reality
Guardians of the Galaxy

Tier 2
Lego Movie
Nightcrawler
Jodorowky's Dune
Captain America:Winter Solider
Big Hero 6

Tier 3
Whiplash
Gone Girl
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Boyhood
Only Lovers Left Alive

Still haven't seen:
The Wind Rises
Goodbye to Language
Blue Ruin
Interstellar
the Raid 2

I like the format you're using but I disagree strongly with which movies belong in what tiers the movies belong in. I didn't include movies I haven't seen but I'm sure there are lots I'm forgetting.

Tier 1
Foxcatcher
Whiplash
Nightcrawler
Birdman
Grand Budhapest Hotel

Tier2
Inherent Vice
Gone Girl
Citizenfour
The Imitation Game
Boyhood

Tier 3
The Theory of Everything
Kill the Messenger
Selma

Garbage Can
American Sniper aka Nation's Pride (remade for Americans)

I liked the album but agree that there were some weak tracks after starting so strong. I still think it's a pretty great album despite two or so weak tracks. I really liked American Paradox too and that's their last really good album in my opinion. This album was good too and I think it is as good as American Paradox. The main complaint I have with the new one is that some of the songs are a little too much alike which causes it to drag at times.

I noticed we didn't have a thread about new music for 2015 and really just wanted to post how much I'm loving the new Strung Out album. If you grew up listening to them, I highly recommend you listen to this. I'm 4 songs in and it's their best album since Twisted By Design. I have always loved Strung Out but their last few albums haven't been too great in my opinion. This one is pretty fucking good. Last year Lagwagon pulled through with their best album in years. Next thing you know, NOFX will make a good album again. Just kidding. That won't happen.

I liked Sublime a lot better when I was a teenager in the mid to late 90s. I love Tool who were mentioned earlier. They put on the best live show I've ever seen, though me being very fucked up may have been a factor.

Any rap artists whose first album came out 2010 or later fits into groups/musicians I hate that everyone loves. There may be 1 or 2 exceptions

Rewatched Tropic Thunder this week. I love that movie. Robert Downey Jr is great in TT and I think he would have won the Oscar for which he was nominated if Heath Ledger wouldn't have been so fucking great in the Dark Knight. If you like Tropic Thunder, it's worth buying for the commentary. Robert Downey Jr stays in character throughout and is pretty funny and often mean to Ben Stiller and Jack Black. Tom Cruise was even funny as hell in his role.

Tropic Thunder: A
Robocop (original): A
Collision: B- This is a movie about Christopher Hitchens and pastor Douglas Wilson debating the existence of god. I like Christopher Hitchens a lot and Wilson has good intentions and seems more open minded than a lot of people I've seen Hitchens debate.   

I was at the two hour mark when I posted last night and it didn't seem that long at that point. The last hour drug on and on. What the fuck was the deal with the frogs? I understand it probably has some sort of biblical connection but still. I started to tune out towards the end. Tom Cruise was pretty good in it. I forget sometimes that he has given some damn good performances.

Movie ratings from the past week

Magnolia: B-
Boogie Nights: A
There Will Be Blood: A+
A Fee Good Men: A-

I decided to watch all of Paul Thomas Anderson's movies as there are several I haven't seen. I'm watching Magnolia for the first time. Very strange movie but I like it. It's really fucking long. I love John C Reilly. He cracks me up in Boogie Nights (which I rewatched last night). He's basically the same guy he is in Step Brothers. My favorite P.T. Anderson movie is There Will Be Blood. One of the top 5 greatest movies of all time in my opinion.

http://youtu.be/A939QRRSNV4

I feel like we have a very open group of people on here. I think that other boards have just as many people dealing with depression but probably don't talk about it. At first I was thinking we should win an award for most depressed and neurotic message board but after thinking of all the nutty boards out there, I just think we are just more open about our mental health. I have been doing pretty well with my depression the last 8 months but prior to that it was a tough 19 years.

Gelka sure knows how to quit bring the shit when it comes to depression.

Anytime anyone comes up with hard hitting, thought provoking questions and analysis such as Gelka, Jer shuts them down. What a fascist.

Quote from: Anna Karina on March 04, 2015, 09:01:56 PM
The most annoying part of it to me is a high schooler being able to rent a car. COME ON!

I'm confused, I thought this was a college. How does this kid live on his own? The movie is making far less sense now.

Quote from: Anna Karina on March 01, 2015, 06:43:55 PM
The ending was the best part. The crash was the dumbest.

Yeah the crash and the fact that no one asked what was wrong with him. Nope it's a really important band concert. It doesn't matter if you come in bloody and obviously concussed. No one even talked about the car accident after it happened! No one! Not the kid, not his dad, not the lawyer, not even the police who would be pretty pissed that he left the scene of an accident. The car accident is when I had to suspend disbelief.

The ending was great, I just wanted the movie to go on a little longer. I'm sure that would have ruined the movie but at the time, I just wanted to see more interactions between the two perhaps to see what happened to them after the show. I get that having that in there wouldn't be practical.

The Imitation Game: B+; good movie. I would have been okay with this winning best picture based on the nominees. The historical inaccuracie bothered me but not as bad as they did in Selma.

The Theory of Everything: B+; great performance by what's his face who won best actor. It does bother me that playing a character with some sort of disability seems to all but guarantee that you will win. I would have liked it more if they would have went deeper into the physics, explored the allegations of abuse levied against Hawkings second wife (abuse was suspected but Hawking would not confirm), and perhaps delve into the complex relationships a little deeper.

Whiplash: A-; J.K. Simmons winning for best supporting actor might be the only major Oscar category where I agreed with the winner. I didn't like the abrupt ending and found it hard to suspend disbelief at times. Highly recommend it, though.

I feel really stupid but what/waffles for torrents? I don't know what that means. I use bit torrent and get my torrents through kickass.to All I know is that I click on the magnet, hit "okay" or "yes" a couple of times and magic is made. Soulseek has been around for a long time and I know I've used it and not liked it in the past. I'll probably just buy the 12 individual songs.

Quote from: amanda on February 22, 2015, 04:31:03 PM
It's fine to buy her something, so long as it's thoughtful.  Sit down and really think about the things she loves and what brings her joy in this world and buy something related.  It doesn't have to be big or expensive, it just has to let her know that you're paying attention.  Or if you guys have any weird little traditions, get her something related to that.

For instance, my partner is super nerdy about airplanes, specifically the commercial air industry and old Soviet airlines/military planes.  So for our first anniversary, I got him a vintage pilot's carry-on Pan Am bag.  I got it on ebay from a retired pilot for under 25 bucks and he loved it. 

I agree with Amanda. It's fine to buy something as long as you put thought into it. If you have the funds buy her something that she's been asking for and will use. I know it doesn't seem romantic but it is always nice and exciting to get something you've been wanting. If you don't have the money, recreate your first date. I've gotten a good response for doing that (at the end you can give her a gift such as I suggested earlier or you can give her a poem or a song).

I watched Law Abiding Citizen today and thought of this thread. I don't love it but it's a decent movie if you can suspend disbelief.

Has anyone else on here heard of Jenn Fiorentino? She does acoustic covers that are fucking awesome. Her Propagandhi and Strung Out covers are my favorite but all are pretty great. She does a great cover of Chalkline by Strike Anywhere. Her original material is pretty good, too. You guys should check her music out on YouTube and share your thoughts

I was searching around the internet and found a band called Break Anchor that has members of the Suicide Machines and Alkaline Trio. I really like the two songs I heard. I tried to figure out how to buy or download their music. I got to their facebook page and they have 12 songs total and it appears they have released 3 EPs but I couldn't figure out how to buy their music without buying each song individually. I guess I wouldn't mind paying the 12 bucks for all the songs but I would rather be able to buy albums. I've purchased albums from bands' pages before via downloads but I can't do it on their site. Is this a thing now where rather than buying albums, you just buy songs individually? I don't like that for some reason. The torrent sites that I frequent don't usually have obscure punk bands. I don't want to get lectured about supporting artists as the vast majority of my downloading consists of albums I've purchased in the past.

I really enjoy the show. The first five minutes had me really missing Breaking Bad. I realize it's not gonna be as good but that doesn't mean that it won't be really enjoyable. Everytime I see Saul and Chuck, I think of the law school sketch from Mr Show that features both (Bob plays a law student and Michael McKean plays the professor....good sketch).