Oh give me a break.  That accent is fucking laughably stupid.  Baz Luhrrman or not, it’s fair to ask the question “what the fuck is Tom Hanks thinking?”  It’s a baffling choice because, authenticity aside, it’s distractingly terrible.  I mean, who wants to listen to that for 3 hours?  I could barely tolerate it for 3…

you should watch the clip before you comment!

Spies Like Us is a FANTASTIC comparison.  A relative hit, yet it suffers from exactly the same issues as Ishtar ... once they get into the mission it loses all of its funny.  Yet it somehow missed all of the withering criticism.

“first ones in, first ones out”

I like your rankings. My only switch up in your top four: I’d put Part 2 in the top spot. It is, I think, the scariest of the bunch. A true, straight up, scary slasher flick. The shrine to his mom is pure nightmare fuel. And the jump scares are terrific.

That was my reaction as well. To Richard’s point, the only thing that remains potentially interesting about the original Firestarter is from a nostalgia perspective ... “oh look at baby Drew!” So remove that from the equation and ... who is this for exactly?

I’m guessing you and I are of a similar ... ahem ... vintage, because I too prefer Destroyer. I was 8 years old when Barbarian was released, AND it was Rated R to boot. So as much as I wanted to see it, Mom and Dad said “no.” Destroyer, on the other hand, came out in 1984 and I was then 10, almost 11, and this bad boy…

Yes, this

The Riot Fest lineup was released three or four days ago.

Thanks. My comment was not meant as a criticism of your statement (although it surely looked like one) but rather a frustrated old man shouting at clouds. I miss the old days!

Dining and ride reservations months in advance, park days planned around those. It’s not for everyone and I would not recommend going in blind or just winging it. ...

this is fantastic!  thanks for sharing.  Hadn’t seen that before

ugh, no.

Can we please talk more about the $830 SONY WALKMAN linked in the above story?! I mean ... what?

always a solid lineup.  This one is no exception

Jesus. I freaking loved him in Somebody Somewhere. So sorry to see him go. 67 is far too young. It’s heartening that his last role was such a great one.

That scene in Spidey 2 where Doc Ock fucks up the diner is just fucking classic

Strongly agree that the ambiguity of whether we were watching the play and/or the show was the strongest part of this episode and, I think, precisely the point. My view is that it was an homage to a couple of iconic pieces of pop culture:

I guess Diamond thinks it’s “he said she said” in that the intimacy coordinator said “don’t do this” and he said “that’s absurd!”  So ... yeah ... I guess that’s one way to look at it?

what?