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Damn you - 20 minutes of my productive work day are gone. Hand-Raiser You are 100% Rational, 71% Extroverted, 14% Brutal, and 42% Arrogant.

Build up of that movie was good but ultimately a let-down. Also, I guessed the suspense about half way through the movie. Acting was good but did not need someone with Depp's acting skills. My favorites are 'From Hell' followed by 'Sleepy Hollow' & 'Pirates of hte Caribbean'

I missed it too.

My wife was also complaining about constant talking for a movie she saw 2 weeks back. I must admit it is not always bad. As for home theater killing the movie theater experience, I strongly disagree with that. The content will drive the movie theater business. I have a projector, 106" diagonal screen and 5.1 sound in my house but my first run frequency has not gone down one bit. While I cannot make conclusions for the general populace, if people love movies they will go to the theater and not wait for the DVDs. Movies in general this year have been mediocre and I don't just mean the artsy ones. Even the popcorn flicks have been disappointing (Hitchhikers, WOTW). I am into popcorn flicks and have enjoyed (in decreasing order of preference): Batman begins, Sin City, Revenge of the Sith, Wedding Crashers, Charlie, WOTW, Hitchhiker...

Must be just me but I can't stand Will Ferrell. I was unpleasantly surprised that Chaz was played by him. Jack Black would have been good in that role.

{cowering behind old bookshelf in office and whimpering} 'No'. I will seek to redeem myself immediately this coming weekend.

Excellent movie. Not having seen the original nor read the book, I went in thinking 'at least the kids will enjoy it, I can have a nap'. But I enjoyed it a lot too. Side commentary - I was majorly irritated by a bunch of teens sitting right behind us and saying ''oh, I hate this part'' every 10 minutes. It was obvious they were seeing the movie for a second time and I could not understand (1) Why see it again if you hated so many parts and, (2) Why overuse the word 'hate'. I realize that is part of the teen vocabulary and makes them think it is cool the more things they 'hate'. Boy did that distract and anger me. "Oh dear, that is a bad nut"

I whole heartedly second that. In fact, Dodgeball re-introduced me to Vince after that disastrous Psycho remake. That was one movie I did not know what to expect and was laughing throughout. Looks like I have to check out Swingers.

Am I the only one here that thinks that if we believed that Jags are a potential wild card competitor, then we should have sent TH there ? We could then blitz the heck out of the QB and be semi-assured of a win ? Don't get me wrong, I am very happy that the deal is done and I couldn't care a rat's a** who gave us the third round pick. And on the subject of eating crow, I was in the camp that thought we should get at least a 2nd rounder for him but as his market value started emerging I realized my mistake in over-valuing him.

Something like "Take that to the Dalai Lama you ******* " Vince had several lines in the movie which are impossible to grasp during the first viewing. I will see it again when it comes out on DVD just to catch all his dialog. Very funny movie - too bad my wife did not like it.

SDS is probably savoring it right now as he hasn't had time to post a rebuttal.

Whole heartedly agree with that. The employee can refuse after getting the final offer so there is absolutely no harm in going through the entire process. The potential employee owes it to himself/herself in pursuing the opportunity thoroughly.

Me too.

As you saw from my response below, that is how the HH contacted me and it led to this job. Believe me I am very happy with the new job.

The problem is that the hype and Spielberg's name was adequate to make it a semi-hit. I am fundamentally against remakes but if someone is making it, at least make sure it is relevant to today's world. Or make a period piece. Just very disappointed that one of my favorite directors could come up with such a movie.

I will chip in with a serious response. I recently changed jobs and the way I got it was - a HH called a friend who wasn't looking but asked the HH to call me. So not all calls are junk calls. Give it serious consideration and run it down first. You should get an idea about compensation but never talk details at this stage with either the HH or the company. That is only for after you get an offer. At this stage the HH is trying to decide if you are qualified for the position so don't make that judgment yourself. Most people underestimate themselves. If you are concerned about the company going under, get a legal clause in your offer letter (should you get one) that will pay you 6 months salary if you are left without a job due to this reason within the next two years. A friend did exactly this - the company is in bankruptcy and brought him in to 'fix the problems'. The process from here on should go like this HH interviews you HH passes on resume to company (if you are are qualified and sound like a good prospect) Company reviews and approves/disapproves your candidacy with the HH You get called for a first round interview (phone or in person) .... Hope this helps.

In the past, so have I. Hence, I wanted to sucker some more poor saps into doing the same. Being an engineer by training, even I was surprised about how many of these sequences I took for granted when they make no scientific sense.

I did not see it but if it was on the subject of physics versus what is shown in movies, you may enjoy this site: http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/

Fair enough. For me, the plot holes were too wide and too many to enjoy the rest of the movie. Hence I would give it 2/4 *s. Of the popcorn flicks he has made, I think this is Spielberg's weakest.

I have seen the movie and have posted (in this thread) my major complaints. If you have time, do read that post and let me know why there is a logical explanation for any of the points I raise. To your current point about the use of blood, if I needed a captive source of fertilizer to engulf the planet with weeds, why would I first blow up so many fertilizer plants (humans) first ? I would destroy stuff around the fertilizer plants to establish my dominance and then start using the factories.

If one holds true to that, everything is so much easier.

I am one of those that ragged on the logic of the sci-fi. I love sci-fi movies and agree that they are not realistic cinema. But hey, can they atleast be logical ? See my previous post (with heavy spoilers) to see what my major complaints are. Spielberg's Minority Report was excellent so was Jurassic Park - niether of them were realistic (at least right now) but they held together very well.

Hey atleast he can live out my fantasy. I am on the wrong side of 30 but worse, I am married so can't indulge in such hanky-panky. If I could, your words of wisdom would be lost on me. And I am a smoker too

Hey dude, are you posting from one of those shiny disc shaped thingies that have been appearing in rural locales of the US since the 1940s ?

This one line summarizes my advice to you. If you want a serious relationship, look elsewhere.