Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And.... The Fast and the Furious was a way for me to bond with my 18year old. He kept saying that I wouldn't like it and why should I waste my time. blah blah. Partly he was embarrased that he and I might like the same mindless entertainment. We bonded and now have a steady dialogue about 0 to 60 mph figures and what car I should get next - no not electric but something around 6-7 secs 0-60 :) ernie - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 3:35 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Movie Tri-X BD - you have to know the enemy ;-) Actually, I find most films have something of interest - with the exception of "Shirley Valentine". Oh yes, and Lord of the Rings. Vinnie's recent outing with Dennis Hopper and John Malkovich (forget what it was called) wasn't totally without merit. Just nearly. OK, it was crap. R. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:54 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Movie Tri-X > Take a gander at Elvis Mitchell's amusing review in the NYT before heading > to the theater...the lede reads.. > > "Think PlayStation," bellows Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) during a key action > sequence in the director Rob Cohen's "XXX." This is perhaps the silliest > movie ever to certify the arrival of a major star since, well, "The Fast and > the Furious," the last Cohen-Diesel collaboration. They've become the > Kurosawa-Mifune of the Mountain Dew Generation, which is half a compliment — > but only half." > > Think maybe I'll instead spend the weekend working my way into The Path to > Power, having finished Master of The Senate...;-) > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Charles > Hahn > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 2:28 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Movie Tri-X > > > Who is going to see the new Vin Diesel movie "Tri-X" > about the radical Leica photographer? I hear it is > going to be great! > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html