Yeah, I felt some parts of that movie were totally unnecessary.

Right on, Zack.

I dunno, it was pretty ominous when they pulled the plastic wrap off that crudite way back when.

The best indicator of how amazing this shite is is that I was actually afraid Jesse was gonna get killed off — first when Mike was telling the wife-killer story, then when he showed up at the car, and seriously when he was standing off with those cholo bastards.

Why is everyone so afraid to dethrone Los Angeles?

Doesn't really bother me… I don't want a doll of Christina Hendricks, I want Christina Hendricks.

Yeah, I think what keeps what the OP is describing from being grating or detracting from the tunes is that it's not calculated. these guys are genuinely like "why the fuck not."

Really? I think the album's flow and surprising cohesion is one of it's strong points. It's stylistically scattered by design, I think — the whole concept is about creating new things out of the world's detritus, hence the title.

Hatful has Handsome Devil, which automatically makes it win.

Did they use a body double for Beck's bits? Because his cock was just distractingly big?

All you Naysayers just crank this shite and dance like a child.

I actually kind of like how no one pretends that Yeasayer are the next Great Band like they do with Dirty Ps or Grizz Bear (or Spoon? what are you, a 45-year-old NPR convert?) etc…

This record was made on a futuristic version of Microsoft Songsmith.

'Scuse my numerical playfulness, ET. Didn't mean to commit sacrilege.

YOJIMBO for leg-slicing b/w action, RAN for grand colorful battle action.

I totally second the Chaplin recommendations, as well as the obvious Hitchcock, Welles, etc and de Sica's Bicycle Thief (which is incredibly riveting for the slim story that carries it).

This movie is fucking fanfiction, treat it as such.