I read the book, which prompted me to watch the movie, back in March.

Hopefully not off-topic, but Australia was very much in my mind this weekend (I’m American) after I watched Peter Weir’s “Gallipoli” (1981).

Since reading your post I’ve been staring off in deep contemplation for several minutes... “There, now nobody’s happy,” is a mind-blowingly succinct, fitting mission statement for American culture in 2020.

Yeah I remember that... I’d have to rewatch it to be sure, but I remember the villain, Buddy, being not the classic bully. If I remember right he was just someone who wanted to be left alone. There’s literally a scene where he’s just studying quietly by himself in the library and a big guy accosts him, because the…

This makes next week’s showing of “Die Hard 3" a bit awkward. 

I heard an analogy about cooking: there’s a reason cooking entails using only certain spices and certain combinations, rather than throwing your entire spice rack into a dish and thinking it will be great.

There really seems to be a consensus on this show: that it should’ve been good (at least a guilty pleasure), but just wasn’t.

I like how the premise for #5 is how direly shameful it is to have a friend who-gasp!-reads books.

The first track on Morrissey’s Vauxhall & I album, “Now My Heart is Full.” It’s these watery-sounding strings that are both forceful and subdued. It’s so hypnotic as to be almost creepy. 

Regardless of how you feel about such an action, a reminder that his statement shouldn’t be taken seriously:

Another Coloradan here.

After reading this article, I literally leaned back in my chair, worked out a kink in my neck which caused me to look at the floor... the first object I saw was a Paw Patrol ball with all the characters on it. I was vaguely aware of the ball’s presence in my house, but I hadn’t seen it in months. 

“...but she should gracefully exit the stage at this point.”

BOOM!

It moves right along because it “doesn’t waste a lot of time” on logic. Don’t get me wrong, I loved it as a teenage boy, but it’s one of those movies that I watch as an adult (and there’s still some fondness there) and the plot holes are gaping... or maybe not so much plot holes as just the absurdity... Dalton is a…

I thought he was more of a 3 Doors Down guy. 

When Rutger Hauer died I showed my wife the first 10 mins of “The Hitcher.” The tension in that scene builds expertly, but I like how from the get-go CTH is trying to establish a rapport with RH and he’s just ignoring him.

It’s weird to think that back then you could build a literary career off all that. I suppose it reflected the reading public’s appetite though?

And you may say to yourself, “My God, what have I done!?”

Thank you. I remember many years ago hearing a comedian make a joke about how TV manufacturers advertise their product—with its superior picture—on TV, meaning a guy’s sitting in his living room watching his own TV and sees the commercial and says ‘oh man, they’re right, that picture looks much better than my TV!’