Fri January 05, 2018 7:43 pm
bada wrote:malice wrote:Movie number one:
Whip it
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/
Really enjoyed it, the cast was pretty diverse and i think that helped the character chemistry. The storyline was better than i expected it to be too, made me glad to stumble on it flipping channels around last night. Reminded me of some of the better indie movies i used to actively seek out when i was in my 20s.
Also liked the music
I don't remember much about Whip It but I do recall enjoying it.
Fri January 05, 2018 8:26 pm
Fri January 05, 2018 8:31 pm
Anders wrote:50 movies is easy. 50 books is worse, but easier if you count graphic novels. In a good year I read 40 novels, last year only 20.
Fri January 05, 2018 8:38 pm
Fri January 05, 2018 8:38 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:I read two ASOICAF books last year. That should count for at least 4 books each.
Fri January 05, 2018 8:55 pm
Anders wrote:50 movies is easy. 50 books is worse, but easier if you count graphic novels. In a good year I read 40 novels, last year only 20.
Monkey_Driven wrote:Can someone join the group if their goal is to consume 50 video games/movies/tv shows/books/plays total this year?
It sort of does in the OG rules. Once a book is over 400 pages you can count it twice. But you can't count a truly huge book as 3 or 4, it tops out at 2.Monkey_Driven wrote:I read two ASOICAF books last year. That should count for at least 4 books each.
Fri January 05, 2018 8:56 pm
bune wrote:It sort of does in the OG rules. Once a book is over 400 pages you can count it twice. But you can't count a truly huge book as 3 or 4, it tops out at 2.Monkey_Driven wrote:I read two ASOICAF books last year. That should count for at least 4 books each.
Fri January 05, 2018 9:05 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:Anders wrote:50 movies is easy. 50 books is worse, but easier if you count graphic novels. In a good year I read 40 novels, last year only 20.
The highest number of books I've read in a year is 38. The shortest page count of those 38 was 94 pages.
Fri January 05, 2018 9:09 pm
Fri January 05, 2018 9:37 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:bune wrote:It sort of does in the OG rules. Once a book is over 400 pages you can count it twice. But you can't count a truly huge book as 3 or 4, it tops out at 2.Monkey_Driven wrote:I read two ASOICAF books last year. That should count for at least 4 books each.
Wait, really? That's some bullshit. Then, I've definitely been able to complete this competition. Most books I read are well over 400 pages.
.3) Do long books count as 2? What about movies?
If your book is over 500 pages, you can count it as two books if you like. We still consider you an Overachiever. However, if the book is 2,000 pages, it’s still just two books — not four!
Only the end dates matter so if you started something on December 1 and finished on Jan 1, it counts for 2018.Monkey_Driven wrote:Do you have to start it this year? What if you consumed most of it this year?
Fri January 05, 2018 9:49 pm
Fri January 05, 2018 10:17 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:I read two ASOICAF books last year. That should count for at least 4 books each.
Fri January 05, 2018 10:18 pm
Simple Torture wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:I read two ASOICAF books last year. That should count for at least 4 books each.
Excited to hear what the "C" stands for.
Mon January 08, 2018 1:02 am
Mon January 08, 2018 1:03 am
B wrote:96583UP wrote:do berenstain bears count toward this
It's Berenstein. You were obviously born after the glitch.
But yes, those books are harder to read than any adult novel. Franklin the turtle too. Those count as double books.
Mon January 08, 2018 1:05 am
96583UP wrote:B wrote:96583UP wrote:do berenstain bears count toward this
It's Berenstein. You were obviously born after the glitch.
But yes, those books are harder to read than any adult novel. Franklin the turtle too. Those count as double books.
i am the glitch
i actually typed it with the e but then googled thinking i should check
and google wanted an 'A'
a frightening post-apocalyptic wasteland we live in
Unable to come to grips with the fact that they had the name wrong this whole time, some fans have even come up with a crazy theory as to why the name was "changed." They believe that the name of the books was actually Berenstein at one point, but we've shifted into a parallel universe — an alternative timeline, if you will — where the title of the books is The Berenstain Bears.
Mon January 08, 2018 1:20 am
Mon January 08, 2018 5:35 pm
bune wrote:01/50 BooksSon of Retro Pulp Tales by Joe R. Lansdale
03/50 MoviesKingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
The Dark Tower (2017)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Wed January 10, 2018 7:53 pm
Yeah, maybe I should check out the edited version eventually.Still inexhaustibly wealthy, and now free to travel, Smith becomes a celebrity and is feted by the Earth's elite. He investigates many religions, including the Fosterite Church of the New Revelation, a populist megachurch wherein sexuality, gambling, alcohol consumption, and similar activities are allowed, even encouraged, and only considered "sinning" when not under church auspices. The Church of the New Revelation is organized in a complexity of initiatory levels: an outer circle, open to the public; a middle circle of ordinary members who support the church financially; and an inner circle of the "eternally saved" — attractive, highly sexed men and women, who serve as clergy and recruit new members. The Church owns many politicians and takes violent action against those who oppose it. Smith also has a brief career as a magician in a carnival, where he and Gillian befriend the show's tattooed lady, an "eternally saved" Fosterite named Patricia Paiwonski.
Thu January 11, 2018 9:32 pm
bune wrote:Almost done with Stranger in a Strange Land.
Whoa. Whoa. Fucking whoa. "Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault."
There's some backward-ass thinking going on in the book to be sure, and I understand it's because of the time period, but Holy Hey-Zeus. What the hell is this.
I read somewhere that the first 2/3 of the book was written before the last 1/3 and this certainly shows. There were good ideas and now it's a cult. OK then.Yeah, maybe I should check out the edited version eventually.Still inexhaustibly wealthy, and now free to travel, Smith becomes a celebrity and is feted by the Earth's elite. He investigates many religions, including the Fosterite Church of the New Revelation, a populist megachurch wherein sexuality, gambling, alcohol consumption, and similar activities are allowed, even encouraged, and only considered "sinning" when not under church auspices. The Church of the New Revelation is organized in a complexity of initiatory levels: an outer circle, open to the public; a middle circle of ordinary members who support the church financially; and an inner circle of the "eternally saved" — attractive, highly sexed men and women, who serve as clergy and recruit new members. The Church owns many politicians and takes violent action against those who oppose it. Smith also has a brief career as a magician in a carnival, where he and Gillian befriend the show's tattooed lady, an "eternally saved" Fosterite named Patricia Paiwonski.