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In case you didn't know, the Appalachian Trail in Maine and New Hampshire is damned hard hiking. Tomorrow I'll be starting Vermont.

I don't think Verhoeven got his messages mixed. On the one hand, this movie's obviously a satire of fascism. In addition, it's a satire of this kind of bullshit beautiful people with their tangled love interests action movie that makes war and violence look sexy. All of the action movie tropes are so overblown here…

Damn, she's 46 already? I was really hoping to drunkenly make out with her while she was still in her 30s. Oh well.

O'Neal did a great job of making her explain and calling her on her political answers and views that didn't seem well thought out or that actually seemed counterproductive. He never let her off the hook, even though he agreed with her mostly. This was really great interviewing and I thought O'Neal was only good at…

She only had a bit part in it, but the only sketch I remember her being in on SNL was the Seaworld one where Chris Farley kept getting splashed by Shamu while he was trying to impress her. I remember laughing.

Would the scramble suit even have been possible without rotoscoping? And you can't just leave out the suit as it's the physical, literal embodiment of the central theme of the book.

Too young to drink when this book was written would have been 17, right? Maybe it depends on the state.

I love this feature
and feel compelled to watch nearly every film in it, but Tobias, your horror selections are freaking me the fuck out. My girlfriend keeps making fun of me for covering my eyes and asks me why I keep watching these but I can't help it. I haven't watched this one yet because I'm scared, but I'm…

I was hoping to avoid taking a trail name because, obviously, it's a stupid tradition. Corndog III is awfully tempting, though.

Thanks FJ!

MikeStrange, your belittling of my hope for a future world populated by friendly lions will not stand, sir.

See, if I had known early that Jesus was actually Aquaman, then that might have been something I could've gotten behind.

"if you don't recognize symbolism when you see it, you shouldn't try to read "books for grown-ups."

This typewriter has the actual ampersand key that Updike used to type A&P! It's probably the most famous punctuation mark in American short story history.

Neko Case's only part in Bleeding Heart Show is repeating "eh la" over and over.

I'm interested. Tell me more.

Warning: I've fallen for Llama Cull's scam before. Insist on a *live* baby duck before you accept his offer.

Provolone, I believe you've got the experience with the goats, but I ain't buying the red headed women thing.

One of the most tastelessly funny Halloween costumes I've ever seen was in '94 at the big Athens OH bash, where a guy wore a Colombia jersey full of blood splattered bullet holes.

Yes, Downey and Harrelson are fantastic. Especially Downey.