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Post by MCDemuth on Mar 5, 2018 4:04:50 GMT
A-Team All good to great movies I enjoyed the A-Team too... Except for ONE thing... Hannibal saying: "I love it when a plan comes together"... He talked about "plans" about a dozen times. It was too much. I also thought... "The Lone Ranger" (2013): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lone_Ranger_(2013_film)Was a good film. |
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Post by lowtacks86 on Mar 5, 2018 4:06:16 GMT
Another unpopular musical opinion: Megadeth > Metallica How about Slayer>Megadeth? |
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Post by deembastille on Mar 5, 2018 4:25:07 GMT
2005 Bewitched movie was adorable. could not imagine it with jim carrey without gagging. Will ferrel did fine.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Mar 5, 2018 5:02:52 GMT
Another unpopular musical opinion: Megadeth > Metallica How about Slayer>Megadeth? Nah. I admire Slayer's influence on extreme metal, but they've sucked since Seasons in the Abyss and I don't think they ever released anything as good as Rust in Peace. My ranking of classic thrash bands goes: Megadeth > Metallica > Testament > Slayer > Kreator > Destruction> Anthrax > Exodus > Sodom Here's a much more controversial metal-related opinion: Helloween > Judas Priest |
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Post by phludowin on Mar 5, 2018 6:45:09 GMT
Conspiracy theorists and anti-choicers are scum of the scum, on about the same level as child molesters. It should be legal to kill them, cut them into pieces, fry them, and feed them to carnivores. Not necessarily in that order. The OP said unpopular opinions. It is. Not even I share it. At least the second part. |
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Post by Cody™ on Mar 5, 2018 12:45:08 GMT
Fight club is arguably the most overrated movie of all time.
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Post by Cody™ on Mar 5, 2018 12:46:15 GMT
Gridiron is the silliest mainstream sport known to man.
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Post by Arlon10 on Mar 5, 2018 12:49:54 GMT
The best musician of all time is Porter Wagoner.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Mar 5, 2018 13:13:00 GMT
The best musician of all time is Porter Wagoner. Musician? I thought he just sang?  |
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Post by Arlon10 on Mar 5, 2018 16:47:09 GMT
The best musician of all time is Porter Wagoner. Musician? I thought he just sang? I thought he was leader of his own band, but maybe he was just their tv show host. Was Lawrence Welk a "musician"? Porter Wagoner also wrote several of the songs he sang, if not the best. Edit> further internet searching reveals ... He was at least a member of, if not the leader of, the band the "Wagonmasters." I could not find any band "Porter Wagoner and the Wagon Wheels" or where that expression is from. Maybe it's from the wagon wheels he wore on his suits. The song "I Will Always Love You" popularized later by Whitney Houston was originally from Dolly Parton to Porter Wagoner. Who knew? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 19:14:34 GMT
I enjoy the first three in the Scary Movie franchise.
In spite of a collection of several hundred albums/cds with music ranging from the late '50s to current... I don't like the music of the Beetles nor Rolling Stones enough to own any.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 19:15:21 GMT
Yeah, it is. Golf, on the other hand... |
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Post by You_Got_A_Stew_Goin_Baby on Mar 5, 2018 21:29:47 GMT
Yeah, it is. Golf, on the other hand... Baseball and Golf are not sports. They are recreational games. I'm not saying they don't take skill or that they aren't fun, but neither require the necessary athleticism to qualify as sports. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2018 21:37:57 GMT
Yeah, it is. Golf, on the other hand... Baseball and Golf are not sports. They are recreational games. I'm not saying they don't take skill or that they aren't fun, but neither require the necessary athleticism to qualify as sports. Hmm...speed/agility/strength training is pretty much required for baseball, with the ability to run as necessity, no? Doesn't the ability to throw and sprint require a level of athleticism? Listen, I personally don't like baseball... matter of fact, I don't watch any ball sports, so it isn't a personal thing, but I can certainly see it qualifying as a sport. |
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Mar 6, 2018 3:01:38 GMT
Musician? I thought he just sang? I thought he was leader of his own band, but maybe he was just their tv show host. Was Lawrence Welk a "musician"? Porter Wagoner also wrote several of the songs he sang, if not the best. Edit> further internet searching reveals ... He was at least a member of, if not the leader of, the band the "Wagonmasters." I could not find any band "Porter Wagoner and the Wagon Wheels" or where that expression is from. Maybe it's from the wagon wheels he wore on his suits. The song "I Will Always Love You" popularized later by Whitney Houston was originally from Dolly Parton to Porter Wagoner. Who knew? Welk did play accordion. I just tend to think of singers and musicians differently, though many singers also play instruments as well. It would be like asking who the best classical musician was and someone saying Pavarotti, you know? |
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Post by Arlon10 on Mar 6, 2018 12:03:50 GMT
I thought he was leader of his own band, but maybe he was just their tv show host. Was Lawrence Welk a "musician"? Porter Wagoner also wrote several of the songs he sang, if not the best. Edit> further internet searching reveals ... He was at least a member of, if not the leader of, the band the "Wagonmasters." I could not find any band "Porter Wagoner and the Wagon Wheels" or where that expression is from. Maybe it's from the wagon wheels he wore on his suits. The song "I Will Always Love You" popularized later by Whitney Houston was originally from Dolly Parton to Porter Wagoner. Who knew? Welk did play accordion. I just tend to think of singers and musicians differently, though many singers also play instruments as well. It would be like asking who the best classical musician was and someone saying Pavarotti, you know? Yes, I see your point. I'm still certain Porter Wagoner was a band leader (of the Wagonmasters) with significant knowledge of all the instruments in the band. He was also a prolific song writer. Does that change anything? I think "Porter Wagoner and the Wagon Wheels" was at least an informal name of his band at some time. I'm not certain why I remember that expression, but I do. I doubt many on this board are old enough to remember Porter Wagoner's television show. I didn't watch it much, but that's how I know who he is, not by the radio. Although Bob Dylan certainly was a "musician" by the definition of being a guitarist and harmonica player or "intrumentalist," I think of him more as a "poet" because his music was never as popular as his words. |
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Mar 6, 2018 12:38:55 GMT
Porter Waggoner was also a prolific song writer. Does that change anything? I always have had a soft spot for his The Rubber Room . C & W angst at it best. |
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Post by FilmFlaneur on Mar 6, 2018 12:46:10 GMT
1. Cancer is the best way to die as it allows people the chance to say goodbye without having a long drawn-out death.
2. Hitler was the best orator of the twentieth century.
3. Most modern minimalists write music of little long term worth.
4. Current Tarantino projects are often as self indulgent and up the director's own arse as were middle period (1968 +) Godard.
5. If it is really true that 'people kill people, not guns', then there is no argument for asking N Korea or other rogue states not to acquire as many nukes as they want.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Mar 6, 2018 13:12:12 GMT
I like movie montages at the Oscars.
They put me in the right frame of mind & they are better than most of the acceptance speeches.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Mar 6, 2018 13:38:07 GMT
Welk did play accordion. I just tend to think of singers and musicians differently, though many singers also play instruments as well. It would be like asking who the best classical musician was and someone saying Pavarotti, you know? Yes, I see your point. I'm still certain Porter Wagoner was a band leader (of the Wagonmasters) with significant knowledge of all the instruments in the band. He was also a prolific song writer. Does that change anything? I think "Porter Wagoner and the Wagon Wheels" was at least an informal name of his band at some time. I'm not certain why I remember that expression, but I do. I doubt many on this board are old enough to remember Porter Wagoner's television show. I didn't watch it much, but that's how I know who he is, not by the radio. Although Bob Dylan certainly was a "musician" by the definition of being a guitarist and harmonica player or "intrumentalist," I think of him more as a "poet" because his music was never as popular as his words. I also consider band leaders/conductors and songwriters different than musicians. They're all distinctly different skills, and even though one may be involved in all of them (including singing), they usually tend to be more focused/gifted in on area. I know of Wagoner thanks to my extended family who are all country fans. I grew up with a lot of the old stuff and still have a nostalgic fondness for it, even though I'm not really a country fan myself now. To me, Bob Dylan was the definitive songwriter precisely because he made the words as important as the music, but I wouldn't say MORE important. I don't think many would read Dylan the way we read Wordsworth or Shelley; but without his lyrics, his music definitely loses much of its impact. It's a true marriage of the two. Dylan was also a master at knowing how to shade lyrical meaning via music, so what might seem dry and dull on the page is given power and potency in song. One also shouldn't discount how musically versatile Dylan has been, from folk, to rock, to psychedelia, to country, to gospel, to new wave, to blues. He's a sonic chameleon, and yet has been able to make worthwhile contributions in every genre. Since Dylan, I think the only artist whose come close to his monumental legacy is Tom Waits; and as much as I love Waits, I still think there's a huge chasm between the two. |
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