2025 Obituary

[Ssnake]

This space for rent.

[Rick]

My New Year's resolution to eat a little healthier is gone already at 5:53 am. Could not resist the leftover home made cherry pie and gingerbread cookies with coffee. Oh well, there is always next year 

[TrustMe]

David Lynch has died. I He did a lot of weird movies and TV programs including which Twin Peaks was my favourite.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9vymjexvo

[Stuart Galbraith]

He also did the superior version of Dune. Not perfect by any means, but superior, imho at least.

I really dig Lost Highway too, a strange thing to say considering I've yet to see the last half hour, but it's still fantastic and utterly crazy.

[RETAC21]

3 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

He also did the superior version of Dune. Not perfect by any means, but superior, imho at least.

I really dig Lost Highway too, a strange thing to say considering I've yet to see the last half hour, but it's still fantastic and utterly crazy.

Just for Virginia Madsen as Irulan, the weirdness can be forgiven:

[Ol Paint]

Bob Uecker at 90.

Doug

[DKTanker]

Bob Uecker, former MLB catcher, on how to catch a knuckleball.  "The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait for it to stop rolling and then pick it up."

[Stuart Galbraith]

11 hours ago, RETAC21 said:

Just for Virginia Madsen as Irulan, the weirdness can be forgiven:

She was really good, and looked even better actually. Even Sean young was more alluring than Zendaya, and it wasnt as if they gave her many lines to work with either.

Ok, so the alien in the goldfish bowl on wheels I dont understand. That arc I think could comfortably have been cut and it would have been a lot better. OTOH, the sheer off the wall weirdness of that should be applauded. I can only assume he was channelling Jodorowsky at that point and just went 'ah, screw it, lets mess with their heads.' Basically he David Lynched it.

[TrustMe]

3 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

She was really good, and looked even better actually. Even Sean young was more alluring than Zendaya, and it wasnt as if they gave her many lines to work with either.

Ok, so the alien in the goldfish bowl on wheels I dont understand. That arc I think could comfortably have been cut and it would have been a lot better. OTOH, the sheer off the wall weirdness of that should be applauded. I can only assume he was channelling Jodorowsky at that point and just went 'ah, screw it, lets mess with their heads.' Basically he David Lynched it.

Theres a hard edge to Zendaya's acting which to me is a big turn off.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Its not that I dont think she is attractive, and its not that I dont think she cant act. I just think Sean Young did it so much better. She was underrated, particularly in Bladerunner. Maybe they just tried to give Zendaya too much to work with, I dont know.

Anyway, another discussion I guess. I guess what im saying is, Lynch seems to have made a film I find more memorable than the hugely better funded, much better applauded remake. Which to me says quite a lot about modern Hollywood, and about Lynch being such an original thinker.

[TrustMe]

2 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Its not that I dont think she is attractive, and its not that I dont think she cant act. I just think Sean Young did it so much better. She was underrated, particularly in Bladerunner. Maybe they just tried to give Zendaya too much to work with, I dont know.

Anyway, another discussion I guess. I guess what im saying is, Lynch seems to have made a film I find more memorable than the hugely better funded, much better applauded remake. Which to me says quite a lot about modern Hollywood, and about Lynch being such an original thinker.

 

Have you ever read the books Stuart? for both films a lot of it was cut from the book to make both the 1984 and 2019 versions of dune. 

To give some back story to the 1984 film. The directo,r David Lynch, so disliked his product that he refused to allow his name to be associated with it. Instead the name Alan Smith was used as a pseudonym. The 1984 film bombed at the box office because of it.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Just now, TrustMe said:

 

Have you ever read the books Stuart? for both films a lot of it was cut from the book to make both the 1984 and 2019 versions of dune. 

To give some back story to the 1984 film. The directo,r David Lynch, so disliked his product that he refused to allow his name to be associated with it. Instead the name Alan Smith was used as a pseudonym. The 1984 film bombed at the box office because of it.

Only read the first one. I have to admit, when I was reading it subsequent to seeing the first film, the images of it came flashing back. Which is when you get down to it, something of a tribute to the man. Visually it was stunning.

[Stargrunt6]

3 minutes ago, TrustMe said:

 

Have you ever read the books Stuart? for both films a lot of it was cut from the book to make both the 1984 and 2019 versions of dune. 

To give some back story to the 1984 film. The directo,r David Lynch, so disliked his product that he refused to allow his name to be associated with it. Instead the name Alan Smith was used as a pseudonym. The 1984 film bombed at the box office because of it.

Lynch jad his name removed for the TV edit, not the feature release.  He does refuse to talk about it though.

 

Zendaya's charscter was confusing. Does she love Paul or hate him? It was hard to tell.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Ive not seen part 2 and cant comment. My overwhelming disappointment at part 1 means I probably will one day, but im in no hurry.

 

[TrustMe]

4 hours ago, Stargrunt6 said:

Lynch jad his name removed for the TV edit, not the feature release.  He does refuse to talk about it though.

 

Zendaya's charscter was confusing. Does she love Paul or hate him? It was hard to tell.

 

Thanks for that. 

As for Zandaya I semi-watched her film about tennis rivals called Challengers. It was so disgusting I stopped half way through.

[NickM]

Just now, TrustMe said:

 

Thanks for that. 

As for Zandaya I semi-watched her film about tennis rivals called Challengers. It was so disgusting I stopped half way through.

How so...care to elaborate?

[TrustMe]

3 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said:

Ive not seen part 2 and cant comment. My overwhelming disappointment at part 1 means I probably will one day, but im in no hurry.

 

It's worh watching if it's on a streaming subscription you have, but I must warn you it ends on a cliff hanger. It wil be contiued in Dune part 3.

[TrustMe]

Just now, NickM said:

How so...care to elaborate?

I just thought that each character of the 3 main actors were all disgusting to each other, to the point were I stopped watching. There was nothing in it that was nice. It wasn't because of the homosexual scenes.

[Stuart Galbraith]

Nasa gave Lynch a nice tribute.

 

[Ivanhoe]

10 hours ago, TrustMe said:

I just thought that each character of the 3 main actors were all disgusting to each other, to the point were I stopped watching. There was nothing in it that was nice. It wasn't because of the homosexual scenes.

Hollywood loves dysfunction. The problem is, most moviegoers want a protagonist, not just a bunch of diseased antagonists.

[NickM]

7 minutes ago, Ivanhoe said:

Hollywood loves dysfunction. The problem is, most moviegoers want a protagonist, not just a bunch of diseased antagonists.

Diseased hyenas and rabid rats...

We had a Serbian poster here who used that expression to describe Slobodan,  Radko,  Radovan and other luminaries from Yugoslavia's disintegration 

[Stargrunt6]

The late @Typhoid Maxx?

 

I wish he were still alive to comment on the insanity of this age.

 

[NickM]

18 hours ago, Stargrunt6 said:

The late @Typhoid Maxx?

 

I wish he were still alive to comment on the insanity of this age.

 

Yes; Dear departed Maxx : -(

[Stargrunt6]

I was so glad we patched up at the end and he was seeking God.

[Mr King]

Maxx was an interesting individual. I miss talking to him. Gone too soon. I hope his kids are doing well.