The Pub - Discuss Anything

[HRiver 1,512]

Don't be sexist, women enjoy violence just as much as men do.

Just a few that bother me...mainly the war maps when Hitler is spasing out in his board room. The childish and cartoonish depiction of Hitler is another thing that bothers me. After watching Der Untergang how can I take this piece of shit seriously. The holocaust and WW2 were serious things and therefore deserve serious movies not this masturbatory rubbish Jewish revenge fantasy where a bunch of stupid characters with no real back stories plan on killing Hitler. Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are subtle shrines to everything that Tarantino loves about movies, the influences are there to see but not shoved into the audience's face. Everything about this movie is stupid.

This movie is the living symbol of Tarantino phoning it in, he believe his own hype. He thinks any genre or style he derives from he can transform into a piece of art that does the genre justice using in jokes and clever observations.

But this steaming pile of crap forces down my throat a bunch of protagonists (The Basterds) that are presented as heroes of everything just and right but they go around slaughtering Germans and scalping them. How can I go for a protagonist that is just as disgustingly evil as the antagonist? It wouldn't be that bad if the movie accepted the fact that they are terrible people, but it does no such thing. Almost trying to justify their actions.

Doug Walker sums it up for me:

http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/fbv/65-articles/11716-bastards

I'll probably cry if I have to watch it again.

I sincerely hope that I never have to watch it again.

Who the heck is Doug Walker? I frankly don't give a rat's ass about what he has to say, because I've never even heard of him, so I won't even bother to read that. Roger Ebert (arguably the greatest critic of all time) gave it four stars out of four, and the Academy nominated it for Best Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Director and Waltz won Best Supporting Actor. But most importantly, I love it to bits myself, and that's all that matters to me.

It's become like some kind of a new hipster fad to hate Tarantino or say that he sucks because his films are too violent or pretentious. But honestly, I really don't care. To me he is a genius and I'll always love his films. Oh and by the way, I've always seen Shosanna (Melanie Laurent) as the protagonist of the movie. And she's definitely not as evil as the antagonists.

[Ankit 3,176]

Dudes (and dudettes) these days,

I have a serious question.

Do you guys and girls think I should stop or seriously tone down on the crazy stuff? If it is annoying/spammy please just tell me!

Thanks for the replies :-)

Never been on the receiving side and hence i love whatever you post. But yeah, mellow down on the pictures.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Wow, I go to ONE lesson and all this happens in the pub?!

@Amels and @wahtthemata congrats! Am I invited? I'll throw Amels the bachelor party. Strippers!

@Ryan go study. NOW! Don't make me Alex to suspend you for a week!

@Dion, I have to agree about with Rmpr, your avatar is so gay!

@Tom, I had no idea you had kids! That explains so much

@ The people arguing about movies, I honestly didn't read most of that, but I hated both Kill Bill and Inglorious Bastards

@Pr22 I hate you for changing your name! Please don't change your Avatar as well or I seriously won't remember who you are

Dudes (and dudettes) these days,

I have a serious question.

Do you guys and girls think I should stop or seriously tone down on the crazy stuff? If it is annoying/spammy please just tell me!

Thanks for the replies :-)

Don't you dare!

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

my god, my brother got one of those onesie things for his birthday hahaha, he looks so gay

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

Wow, I go to ONE lesson and all this happens in the pub?!

@Amels and @wahtthemata congrats! Am I invited? I'll throw Amels the bachelor party. Strippers!

@Ryan go study. NOW! Don't make me Alex to suspend you for a week!

@Dion, I have to agree about with Rmpr, your avatar is so gay!

@Tom, I had no idea you had kids! That explains so much

@ The people arguing about movies, I honestly didn't read most of that, but I hated both Kill Bill and Inglorious Bastards

@Pr22 I hate you for changing your name! Please don't change your Avatar as well or I seriously won't remember who you are

Don't you dare!

I've got football in 20 minutes, I cannot study before football!

And apparently your not on the guests list, how shocking is that!?!?!??!? apparently something to do with your Juventus links

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I've got football in 20 minutes, I cannot study before football!

And apparently your not on the guests list, how shocking is that!?!?!??!? apparently something to do with your Juventus links

You're just jealous of the Grande Juve! I don't blame you, I mean who will ever reach 31 Scudettos?! Just amazing.

[karaclouds 47]

Wow, I go to ONE lesson and all this happens in the pub?! @Amels and @wahtthemata congrats! Am I invited? I'll throw Amels the bachelor party. Strippers!

but but but shes mine fantasyprobelems

[Stingray 9,441]

@Tom, I had no idea you had kids! That explains so much

Ah Really? This is my outlet to counter those little piggies :-)

If you want I'll post a pic once in the mugshot section :-)

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

You're just jealous of the Grande Juve! I don't blame you, I mean who will ever reach 31 Scudettos?! Just amazing.

Don't you not mean 29? I'm sure 2 were given to Inter due to match fixing yeah???

[manpe 10,861]

Now you are just arguing for the sake of arguing

No, I am arguing because I think you're wrong.

I made a comment about two anonymous women implying that they are ugly, which I still think they are. It was offensive to them, yes, but it was a joke because it was meant to make people laugh.

Thanks for showing your true face, need I say more? Oh, by the way, The Skipper is anonymous for me too. I don't know his name, I don't know anything about him, he's a stranger to me who I will never see face to face. How did you even come to the conclusion that I was being rude/insulting anyway? Read further...

Your comments yesterday were rude and offensive and said straight to the member's face. There is no need for all the moral analysis because the simple fact is, that is against forum rules.

I spoke to The Skipper afterwards to clear any thick air, because I didn't even entertain the thought that what I said could have been offensive until you came to "rescue". What did he respond? "No worries, no offence taken man, I found it quite funny to be honest haha. I think Choulo was more offended than I was!"

You're just being uptight here. What did you consider so offensive anyway? I said he looked like a young Mikel, or unless you consider Mikel ugly, then there is nothing wrong with that. Then I expressed my skepticism whether those pictures were real or not due to the fact that they seemed too "professional" and because the girl was too pretty to be true (again, a compliment more than anything). What I really did was praise them. What you did was downright insulting to two human beings. How you can keep justifying your hypocrisy is beyond me.

As a moderator, I am asking you to, please, refrain from making posts that could be found offensive by other members in the future.

Thank you.

As a moderator? Do you think by stressing your position you can scare me away? I was never being offensive, all I did was praise people. Even the 'plough' comment was meant to indicate that I find the person good looking, the choice of words was supposed to be humorous and intentionally boorish, but I guess your understanding of humour is limited to having stabs at less fortunate people behind their backs.

[Amblève. 4,995]

Wow, I go to ONE lesson and all this happens in the pub?!

@Amels and @wahtthemata congrats! Am I invited? I'll throw Amels the bachelor party. Strippers!

It's up to the future missus.

As for the strippers and the bachelor party... I trust your choice.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

but but but shes mine fantasyprobelems

You know, in parts our society, if someone steals your girl, you have to kill both of them. Just sayin...

Ah Really? This is my outlet to counter those little piggies :-)

If you want I'll post a pic once in the mugshot section :-)

Actually, I said that, not Ryan

Would love to see a picture of them

Don't you not mean 29? I'm sure 2 were given to Inter due to match fixing yeah???

Tell me Ryan, how many times have a Juve captain lifted the trophy?

[Stingray 9,441]

The images, yes. I'd rather read something witty from you...

You can tone down on the pictures.

Never been on the receiving side and hence i love whatever you post. But yeah, mellow down on the pictures.

Seriously though ... I'll tone it down a bit and make the ones posted extra crispy. Run for your life :woo:

@Hutcho : that does mean more serious Ph.d. style posts. I wanna win 'wisest member' and 'best general knowledge' next year. People just don't take me seriously anymore

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

You know, in parts our society, if someone steals your girl, you have to kill both of them. Just sayin...

Actually, I said that, not Ryan

Would love to see a picture of them

Tell me Ryan, how many times have a Juve captain lifted the trophy?

Honestly I don't know. Juve suck.

[karaclouds 47]

You know, in parts our society, if someone steals your girl, you have to kill both of them. Just sayin...

seems like a gd plan. i cant shes too innocent & nice

[Dion 2,476]

Wow, I go to ONE lesson and all this happens in the pub?!

@Amels and @wahtthemata congrats! Am I invited? I'll throw Amels the bachelor party. Strippers!

@Ryan go study. NOW! Don't make me Alex to suspend you for a week!

@Dion, I have to agree about with Rmpr, your avatar is so gay!

@Tom, I had no idea you had kids! That explains so much

@ The people arguing about movies, I honestly didn't read most of that, but I hated both Kill Bill and Inglorious Bastards

@Pr22 I hate you for changing your name! Please don't change your Avatar as well or I seriously won't remember who you are

Don't you dare!

Why is it gay? Sorry, as an heterossexual man I don't understand much of what makes something gay (unless it involves two men having sex), please enlighten me on the matter

[CHOULO19 24,332]

No, I am arguing because I think you're wrong.

Thanks for showing your true face. Oh, by the way, The Skipper is anonymous for me too. I don't know his name, I don't know anything about him, he's a stranger to me who I will never see face to face. How did you even come to the conclusion that I was being rude/insulting anyway? Read further...

I spoke to The Skipper afterwards to clear any thick air, because I didn't even entertain the thought that what I said could have been offensive. What did he respond? "No worries, no offence taken man, I found it quite funny to be honest haha. I think Choulo was more offended than I was!"

You're just being uptight here. What did you consider so offensive anyway? I said he looked like a young Mikel, or unless you consider Mikel to be ugly, then there is nothing wrong with that. Then I expressed my skepticism whether those pictures were real or not due to the fact that they seemed too "professional" and because the girl was too pretty to be true (again, a compliment more than anything). What I really did was compliment them. What you did was downright insulting to two human beings. How you can keep justifying your hypocrisy is beyond me.

As a moderator? Do you think by stressing your position you can scare me away? I was never being offensive, all I did was praise people (even the 'plough' comment was meant to indicate that I find the person good looking, the choice of words was supposed to be humorous and intentionally boorish, but I guess your understanding of humour is limited to having stabs at less fortunate people).

I don't want to argue further, I have better things to do. You know that my comment was not aimed at what you said to Skipper but what you said to whatthemata, I only added the other comment to point out that you were acting strangely. What you said to her was offensive, in fact if someone says that in front of me to a girl I care about, I would probably punch him in the face. And as it happens that it is my duty here to make sure that no one is offensive to another member because it's part forum rules. If I wasn't a moderator, I would not have said anything.

If you feel that my comment in the other threads is offensive as well, then report it and the admins will take action if they feel you are.

Now I did not want to give you an official warning because I thought it was a silly incident, but the whole point of all this was to ask you, for the last time, please refrain from making posts that could be found offensive by other members.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Why is it gay? Sorry, as an heterossexual man I don't understand much of what makes something gay (unless it involves two men having sex), please enlighten me on the matter

LOL I don't know, I was just going with the flow!

[manpe 10,861]

You know that my comment was not aimed at what you said to Skipper but what you said to whatthemata, I only added the other comment to point out that you were acting strangely. What you said to her was offensive, in fact if someone says that in front of me to a girl I care about, I would probably punch him in the face.

But what would you do to someone who told your girl "Oh my eyes. My poor, poor eyes!" in an insulting manner? Would you pat his back? What I said was a boorish compliment, believe it or not, many girls/women feel flattered hearing that. Not sure if they would feel flattered to what you said though.

@whatthemata, were you offended by my comment?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

But what would you do to someone who told your girl "Oh my eyes. My poor, poor eyes!" in an insulting manner? Would you pat his back? What I said was a boorish compliment, believe it or not, many girls/women feel flattered hearing that. Not sure if they would feel flattered to what you said though.

Like I said, report me if you feel that was offensive. I will not be dragged into this pointless discussion.