Movies and TV

[Gilmartin]

LOL, great line. Going to have to watch that.

 

[gregm]

I wanna see the latter Greggy, is that on tv?

You can watch directly on the pbs frontline web site

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/untouchables/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

 

[betplom]

Life of Pi

in 3D

8/10 for me.

Saw it today, good flick.

 

[gregm]

5:50 mark is great reno

guy looking for a mortgage, a loan for every customer

what if he doesnt have any income

fund em

what if the person doesnt have a job

fund em

what if he has no assets

fund em

 

[stevek173]

Those are called NINA (No Income No Assets) deals and they are now mostly illegal.

I miss them.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

Bad Santa is actually good? Wouldn't have guessed.

It gets a "meh" from me.

 

[roguejuror]

Those are called NINA (No Income No Assets) deals and they are now mostly illegal.

I miss them.

Those must have been the dream years.

 

[stevek173]

Actually I'm really glad the industry is cleaned up Rogie.

The credit criteria for those was like 720 so even though you didn't have to prove anything those people paid their bills.

 

[Mudcat]

Vera Farmiga.

Just doesn't do anything for me at all.

 

[reno cool]

You can watch directly on the pbs frontline web site

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/untouchables/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

just watched, thnx pal.
I wonder how much of the setup was based on the notion values of real estate would keep rising. I guess the bankers don't mind defaulting loans as long as value rises. But obviously these people are smart enough to realize whats likely to happen hence they start betting the other side.
Kind of a shame the way the system works, these seemingly unimpressive people get to play with so much. Fuckers wouldn't last in a casino

 

[Tron]

Anyone seen "Life On The Line" yet?

 

[Mudcat]

I have not.



I watched Les Miserables (movie) again. I liked it less than the first time. Apart from still considering Russell Crowe a spectacular failure, I had less tolerance for Anne Hathaway. I believe I originally characterized Hugh Jackman's singing in the lead role as adequate. It was actually a little less than that. The guy playing Marius had some annoying affectations that I didn't notice the first time. I still hate the presentation of The Thenardiers - and I became more aware of other heavy-handedness in the direction.


Still a wonderful story and possibly the best score ever in a musical - I can't drop my rating below 7 - but they really kinda blew it.

 

[Mudcat]

With that settled in my mind, I guess I can cast my vote for Best Picture Oscar. Out of the 9 nominees, Argo wins fairly comfortably.

Disappointing field for the second year in a row.

 

[Matty]

Argo over Lincoln? I'll take that bet.

 

[Mudcat]

Vote, not prediction.

 

[RayRay]

couple new shows hit tv the last few weeks....both very enjoyable
the americans... kgb spies pose as an american married couple around the reagan terms
do no harm... neurosurgeon who is the modern day jekyll/hide...

mathieu, in case you were interested in rewatching, here is the link for all the Fortier seasons (subs hardcoded)... poster ne12 gives 2 different video options for each season

http://www.dailyflix.net/index.php?/topic/56249-fortier-2001–/

 

[tullamore]

Ray, you watch The Following yet. I watched the first episode and was intrigued, just haven't gotten around to the second one yet.

 

[RayRay]

yeah tully, its good shit... ep. 2 was solid as well