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Post by respectmeordye3 on Apr 21, 2009 11:23:22 GMT -5
One thing that I can say for sure that ticks me off.
Is when "Jingle All The Way" came out people stomped all over it because this little kid who's parents are divorced and who's dad barely pays attention to him...asks for an action figure and people got upset saying how the kid was a spoiled brat for being annoyed with his dad who never pays attention to him and for wanting a simple action figure.
BUT
these same exact people see "A Christmas Story" a movie about a kid who's family life is perfectly fine, but basically says "GET ME A SMURFING GUN SMURFIT OR I WILL SMURFING BLOW ALL YOUR SMURFING HEADS TO SMURFING HELL, YOU SMURFING BUNCH OF SMURFING BASTARDS!....SMURF YOU ALL TO SMURFING HELL IF I DON'T SMURFING GET MY SMURFING GUN!"
and everyone seems to say,
"Awwwwwww, what a cute little kid...and all he wants is a gun-he's no brat-he's the son of Jesus,he's so perfect!"
What bugs me is that they make an exception for Ralphie--even though he nags through the whole film for a gun, but the kid in Jingle All The Way does the same...to a smaller extent no less, and people act like he's the son of Satan himself.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 21, 2009 11:25:40 GMT -5
"I like the Tin Man."
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Apr 21, 2009 11:28:40 GMT -5
I have no idea what to say but sure if you break it down that simply any movie can sound the same. There's more difference to Jingle all the Way and Christmas Story. Mainly one felt real the other had Arnold flying on a jet pack in the end.
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Post by respectmeordye3 on Apr 21, 2009 11:31:25 GMT -5
I have no idea what to say but sure if you break it down that simply any movie can sound the same. There's more difference to Jingle all the Way and Christmas Story. Mainly one felt real the other had Arnold flying on a jet pack in the end. Oh, yeah---as if "realism ever had any part to play in Home Alone. When it comes to the most unrealistic movies ever made Christmas films are pretty much NEVER realistic. It's like it's a necessary item in Christmas films. I was just ticked off that folks excuse one show of bratty behavior but not another... |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Apr 21, 2009 11:35:35 GMT -5
I have no idea what to say but sure if you break it down that simply any movie can sound the same. There's more difference to Jingle all the Way and Christmas Story. Mainly one felt real the other had Arnold flying on a jet pack in the end. Oh, yeah---as if "realism ever had any part to play in Home Alone. When it comes to the most unrealistic movies ever made Christmas films are pretty much NEVER realistic. It's like it's a necessary item in Christmas films. I was just ticked off that folks excuse one show of bratty behavior but not another... I thought you were talking about the quality of the movie over perception of the kid characters. |
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Post by Rube on Apr 21, 2009 11:36:39 GMT -5
David Shuster filling in for Keith Olbermann.
My roommate and her friends drinking all my alcohol while I'm out of town.
The chick at the mexican restaurant skimping on the salsa.
The birds chirping in the morning. Motherf***ers.
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Post by The Booty Disciple on Apr 21, 2009 11:37:04 GMT -5
People that don't like to say "salsa."
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 21, 2009 11:41:13 GMT -5
When entire legion of Elite Stormtroopers along with an AT-ST Division are routed and utterly defeated by the snorking Gummi Bears.
Still the worst part of all 6 movies. They could have saved the WHOLE event by showing a 30 second clip of the Rebel Commando's doing all the dirty work at the bunker while the Ewoks distract the Empire.
But NOoooooooooooooo. We get 15 minutes of Ewoks owning Stormtroopers with rocks and Arrows that couldn't shoot through a paper bag.
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Post by pennywhack on Apr 21, 2009 11:41:20 GMT -5
There are many thigns that tick me off...
The little trolls that keyed my car for no reason... on all four sides.
The neighbor next door who insists on putting the bass loud, thus, making the windows and foundation shake.
The clients who ask me if I sell stamps (I work in a post office)
But to go back to your story, I hate to correct you, because you look like you could have a few friends beat me up, but... In Jingle All The Way, his parents aren't divorced, his dad is just a workaholic who doesn't spend quality time with his son and always breaks his promise. So the kid's right for whining...
now you're making me think about Phil Hartman, who I have to say, despite being in this rotfest of a movie, was the only good spot. Anybody miss the crazy whackiness that was Phil Hartman?
*Hello, I'm Troy McClure"
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Apr 21, 2009 11:48:49 GMT -5
When people don't ask me for any gas money for a ride, then proceed to bitch when I don't offer any, and instead buy myself food.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Apr 21, 2009 11:51:37 GMT -5
The chick at the mexican restaurant skimping on the salsa. People that don't like to say "salsa." I have a part-time job at a Qdoba restaurant (think "Subway, but with Mexican food") and it annoys the hell out of me how many people mis-pronounce the names of the salsas. I'm not asking for some Lilian Garcia-esque over-enunciation of the Spanish words, but if you hear me pronounce something as "pee-ko day- guy-oh," ( pico de gallo, for those who know) DO NOT call it "pick-o duh- GAL-LO." I also hate when people call it "the tomato one," but that beats the hell out of the " gringo" pronunciation. Grr....  |
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Post by darthalexander on Apr 21, 2009 11:51:38 GMT -5
My family. It would take me about 10,000 posts to explain it all.
I can't stand people who ask you a question but then never bother to listen to your reply.
People who don't have manners.
The Habs.
Jerks who drive around town blasting techno/dance music from the cars - making everything vibrate and shake, annoying everyone around, etc. Yeah, you're cool.
Idiot lists that tell us, the great unwashed, what is "in" and "out' this year.
COMMERCIALS.
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Post by bibboid on Apr 21, 2009 11:56:26 GMT -5
It's bad enough that kids run around with their pants hanging down off their asses to show off their boxer shorts (how do they keep them from dropping to their ankles anyway?)...
...but what is totally snorking unacceptable is when those same kids are preparing my sandwich in a deli.
UNDERWEAR AND FOOD SERVICE ARE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE!!
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Post by CM Dazz on Apr 21, 2009 11:59:22 GMT -5
Idiot drivers.
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Post by Push R Truth on Apr 21, 2009 12:00:57 GMT -5
God Damned Vampires
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Apr 21, 2009 12:19:59 GMT -5
People who wear sunglasses indoors and people who upon first meeting them, only talk about themselves.
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Post by Big L on Apr 21, 2009 12:24:51 GMT -5
yea i dont understand why people wear sunglasses indoors the sun is outside people
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Post by default on Apr 21, 2009 12:28:07 GMT -5
People who wear sunglasses indoors and people who upon first meeting them, only talk about themselves. I wear sunglasses in doors on occassion. I have blue eyes that are light sensitive and so I can get headaches if there's too much light. If I start to feel one, the sunglasses go on. Then again, I don't care if I look like an ass. I also wear them in the rain if it's coming down at an angle as well. I hate hair in the bath tub and people that grind their forks against their teeth (the noise is worst than nails on a chalkboard to me... it literally sends a shiver down my spine everytime.) |
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Apr 21, 2009 12:29:57 GMT -5
People who wear sunglasses indoors and people who upon first meeting them, only talk about themselves. I wear sunglasses in doors on occassion. I have blue eyes that are light sensitive and so I can get headaches if there's too much light. If I start to feel one, the sunglasses go on. Then again, I don't care if I look like an ass. I also wear them in the rain if it's coming down at an angle as well. I hate hair in the bath tub and people that grind their forks against their teeth (the noise is worst than nails on a chalkboard to me... it literally sends a shiver down my spine everytime.) Sorry I should've been more specific....excluding those with a medical condition that may require the use of them indoors. |
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Post by Big L on Apr 21, 2009 12:30:43 GMT -5
im sorry too
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