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Post #946 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:10 pm

For those familiar with Donald Sterling's past, this article on how he dealt with the health of a former head coach of his team (Kim Hughes) comes as no surprise. But there are at least 4 amazingly classy NBA players not looking for any congrats.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... =nba-wp184

Post #947 » by **montestewart** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:41 am

Ruzious wrote:For those familiar with Donald Sterling's past, this article on how he dealt with the health of a former head coach of his team (Kim Hughes) comes as no surprise. But there are at least 4 amazingly classy NBA players not looking for any congrats.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... =nba-wp184

I've ragged on Corey Maggette's game for years. I never knew one thing about him off court. Looks like there's something there worth admiring.

Post #948 » by **pineappleheadindc** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:48 pm

I'm watching the 2006 playoff game 5 between the Wiz and Cavs on NBA TV. Gil just jit a 35 footer to tie the game and send it to OT.

looking at that Gil and what Gil is now breaks my heart. '06 Gil seems so optimistic, innocent, a man at the top of his game.

I really feel sad - for Gil, for all of us as his fans - as I watch this.

Scabs304 · Post #949 » by **Scabs304** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:31 pm

pineappleheadindc wrote:I'm watching the 2006 playoff game 5 between the Wiz and Cavs on NBA TV. Gil just jit a 35 footer to tie the game and send it to OT.

looking at that Gil and what Gil is now breaks my heart. '06 Gil seems so optimistic, innocent, a man at the top of his game.

I really feel sad - for Gil, for all of us as his fans - as I watch this.

It is really hard for me to watch old NBA or present day NBA games at the moment. I've never known the Wizards/Bullets to make me so sad.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #950 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:12 pm

I watch other teams and enjoy them, but do not watch the Wizards right now, Scabs.

I finally don't follow the game scores or game threads.

I'm messing up today engaging in McGee, Booker, Wall talk in another thread. This team is one that I should not follow until the actual draft and after they make coaching changes. Otherwise, the Wizards will make me sad, too.

Spence · Post #951 » by **Spence** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:45 pm

I was thinking about the best movies of my life, decade by decade. The first three decades are easy.

1970s - The Godfather
1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1990s - Pulp Fiction.

Not sure about the best movie of the "aughts," though. Suggestions welcome.

Halcyon · Post #952 » by **Halcyon** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:51 pm

LOTR with Return of the King headlining it would be my personal choice for the 00's.

Spence · Post #953 » by **Spence** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:25 am

Halcyon wrote:LOTR with Return of the King headlining it would be my personal choice for the 00's.

Very solid choice. I'm partial to "Fellowship" myself, but they're all good.

Post #954 » by **montestewart** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:00 am

Spence wrote:I was thinking about the best movies of my life, decade by decade. The first three decades are easy.

1970s - The Godfather
1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1990s - Pulp Fiction.

Not sure about the best movie of the "aughts," though. Suggestions welcome.

I saw the Godfather with my parents when it came out. We were too young to see it, and I was bored whenever there was no shooting, and when they went to Italy and stopped speaking English, I fell asleep, only to wake up just as Michael Corleone takes his wife's dress off on their wedding night. I could feel my eyes popping out of my head, then turned to see everyone else watching it very seriously, and I turned back, trying to pretend some sort of detached appreciation. It's not even my favorite Coppola movie from the 70s, but it's one of my favorite movie watching memories.

fishercob · Post #955 » by **fishercob** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:34 pm

Spence wrote:I was thinking about the best movies of my life, decade by decade. The first three decades are easy.

1970s - The Godfather
1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1990s - Pulp Fiction.

Not sure about the best movie of the "aughts," though. Suggestions welcome.

I don't know about "the best," but Almost Famous would certainly be one of my favorites of the aughts.

Nivek · Post #956 » by **Nivek** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:45 pm

I thought the LOTR movies were overrated. I liked them. I thought they were good. But I wasn't blown away by them the way I was the first time I watched Godfather, or Shawshank Redemption or a few others. Return of the King was the best of the LOTR trilogy.

I'm not sure if there's a signature movie for the aughts. The ones I remember best are by Pixar -- Finding Nemo, Up, Wall-E.

A few others that stood out in my mind:

- Pan's Labyrinth
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (and House of Flying Daggers)
- Spirited Away
- The Hurt Locker
- Slumdog Millionaire
- the first Bourne movie
- Adaptation (though that might be because I dabble in writing)

Gotta be some others I'm leaving out -- this is just off the cuff.

doclinkin · Post #957 » by **doclinkin** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:28 pm

Let the right one in
28 Days later
Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Napoleon Dynamite
The Wrestler
City of God
The Incredibles
Rattattouille
Batman the Dark Knight
Anchorman
Best in Show

I love the LOTR franchise, but there are standalone movies I'd put ahead of them in a Best of Decade retrospective. Napoleon Dynamite is probably the definitive movie of the decade, if you think about movies that stick with you in terms of being memorable and/or quotable.

Halcyon · Post #958 » by **Halcyon** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:38 pm

I did love City of God a lot, that was an incredible film. I'll throw in a few other films from the last decade that I've liked:

Ocean's 11
Memento
Catch Me If You Can
V for Vendetta
Lost in Translation
The Prestige

Post #959 » by **montestewart** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:18 pm

One's not mentioned yet:

No Country For Old Men
Zoolander
The Triplets of Belleville
Mullholland Drive
The White Ribbon
Antichrist
Team America

pancakes3 · Post #960 » by **pancakes3** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:25 pm

I'd vote for eternal sunshine, but i probably overemphasize story and originality over visual razzle dazzle.

House of Flying Daggers was a visual treat though. Loved it way more than Crouching Tiger.

like nivek, I didn't really get the LOTR hype either. The trilogy in general didn't seem too far off from the Matrix trilogy in my mind, which didn't get nearly as much oscar love.

Post #961 » by **LyricalRico** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:50 pm

No Country was pretty underwhelming IMO. As far at Tommy Lee Jones movies go, I liked the Valley of Elah much better.

Post #962 » by **montestewart** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:02 pm

LyricalRico wrote:No Country was pretty underwhelming IMO. As far at Tommy Lee Jones movies go, I liked the Valley of Elah much better.

I like Cormac McCarthy, and it was a pretty faithful adaptation of a compelling story, but yeah, it was no Zoolander.

For those of you wondering what the Space Jam box score was:
http://deadspin.com/#!5783575/compiling ... rtoons-too

Nivek · Post #963 » by **Nivek** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:04 pm

House of Flying Daggers has two scenes that are as spectacular as anything I've seen on film -- the Echo Game, and the Fight in the Bamboo Forest. Those who have seen it will probably know those scenes instantly. The rest of you need to go get this film on Netflix. Those two scenes by themselves are worth it.

Post #964 » by **montestewart** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:10 pm

Nivek wrote:House of Flying Daggers has two scenes that are as spectacular as anything I've seen on film -- the Echo Game, and the Fight in the Bamboo Forest. Those who have seen it will probably know those scenes instantly. The rest of you need to go get this film on Netflix. Those two scenes by themselves are worth it.

And the follow up, Curse of the Golden Flower is good too.

Post #965 » by **Ruzious** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:18 pm

doclinkin wrote:Let the right one in
28 Days later
Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Napoleon Dynamite
The Wrestler
City of God
The Incredibles
Rattattouille
Batman the Dark Knight
Anchorman
Best in Show

I love the LOTR franchise, but there are standalone movies I'd put ahead of them in a Best of Decade retrospective. Napoleon Dynamite is probably the definitive movie of the decade, if you think about movies that stick with you in terms of being memorable and/or quotable.

The LOTR movies are a great movie going experience if you watch them in one of the newer cathedral style theaters, but if you're just watching them at home on tv, they're kind of ho hum.

Btw, Best in Show - I could watch it 100 times and enjoy it each time.