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Wes Lawson
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Pretty much everything is killing DVD sales. With Netflix streaming to the TV, and Redbox, and the Internet, there's no reason to. I know I probably buy less than 1/3 of the amount of DVD's I was purchasing a couple years ago - and even then, I'm mostly buying previously viewed DVD's.

I really hated Brick when I saw it in theaters, but enough people have voiced their love that I think I'll give it another shot.

Heil Honey, I'm Home!
The title makes me laugh!

In a career that's spanned something like 40-50 movies, I can think of less than ten outright stinkers. He's a cool guy, and pretty smart at choosing movies.

Mine is still out there, but I don't think I've checked it since 2006. Facebook was the only social media thing I stuck with (I have a Twitter, but it's solely to read other people's tweets).

I was watching Love Ranch the other day, and for a movie starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, it was sucking pretty hard. And then Cranston showed up and classed up the joint.

"When I was on Malcolm, I would have been very proud to have the opening statement on my eventual obituary read "the father of Malcolm in the Middle passed away today at age 110. But [Breaking Bad's Walter White] is the role of my life. If I'm to be remembered it will be for this role. And if anything comes after

I always forget
Dennis Haysbert is in Major League until I watch it.

If it had actually ended…
The last season finale of Weeds would count. It really was the perfect ending to the series, and I'm convinced that Jenji Kohan planned to end it that season, but Showtime said no.

God I miss Party Down.

I worked at a movie theater for three years, and we would generally give refunds for not liking the movie if it had been playing for an hour or less. I think that's reasonable.

That was my favorite part of this story. Who watches Glee for the characters?

I'm semi-new here. I don't know everyone's shorthand names yet. Bah!

His character meets Beth at the beginning of the movie, so a prequel would mean she hadn't met him yet. Hence, not in the movie. But Simpleton raises a fair point - considering their trip to town, continuity is not the film's strong suit.

It's a Jewish camp. There's quite a bit of Jew related humor. But I don't think it's a prerequisite for enjoyment.

A prequel wouldn't be as good….
…because David Hyde Pierce wouldn't be in it.

And only 94 minutes!
One of the things I think Cronenberg doesn't get much credit for is what an efficient storyteller he is. Only two of his films (Naked Lunch, M. Butterfly) are longer than an hour and 45 minutes, and none of them top two hours.

I watched some of the videos from Ebertfest, and yeah, it's pretty eerie how tiny he is now.

I love that
Half the angry comments are about his weight. Have they seen him recently?

Speaking of Norm, his ruining of Conan's promos is one of my favorite things ever.