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John Travolta... Yes, there will be dancing.

So, my ex just MSNed me with a tv shack link to The Audition, she'd been raving about the film since before I'd met her last October (that and Six String Samurai which I'm still waiting to see.) After watching it? Not really impressed. Perhaps, I just expected too much from it but it let me down quite a bit. Half-way through I had to stop and make sure I was still watchign the same movie. I'll be fair and say it had some moments, but over all it felt way too familiar and like they were just attempting to shock for the sake of shock and somehow failed. I will say though, I'll never hear 'Kitty Kitty Kitty' the same way again.

Mostly agreed. Own all 3 seasons on DVD, and have watched the 4th all the way through and plan to watch the season finale tonight, but other than a few pay-off gags, and a Don't Miss The Bear reference it's the weakest season thus far. If only for taking itself a little too seriously and basically turning into a drug themed Dexter without the required kill each episode, which is also a great show... But in no way Weeds.

Soooo many moments for me... Last of The Mohicans: Uncus's death slide down the mountain at the end followed by the girl jumping, and then pissed-off Daddy kicking ass.. It always makes me tear up and it's some good quality violence. ---- Serenity: Wash... "I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I... AAAAUUNNGHCCCKKK... Just fucking horrible, and it's why I hate Whedon... Bastard always punishes us. River's breaking down moment when Simon is shot and then hurling herself out into a group of Reavers, throwing in the med pack, getting overwhelmed, and the door just fucking closes... "My Turn.." Powerful shit. *nod* --- Snatch: Cousin Avi showing up at Doug's office in England and just destroying him with some of the greatest dialogue I've ever heard.. It's an amazing sequence and always makes me giggle like mad. Vinnie Jones.. Nuff said. --- Pick of Destiny: There's 4 big moments here for me. Ben Stiller - I normally don't like him, but he was on fire with the exposition, and leading The D into a dark room with no light but from his zippo and the little pout that he gives when KG turns on the lights and ruins his ambiance... Fucking awesome. Tim Robbins: The whole "Come here so I can stab you!" bit. Meatloaf: Not so much for the song, which isn't the best work he's ever done, just from it being so surreal that he's singing it. Belzeboss: YUS! The sequence was full of win and awesome, tying up the whole saga, and bonus point for The D's song actually sucking compared to the greatness that is a Death Metal Dave Grohl. --- Hellboy: Seen it a million times but the "Let her go." line gets me everytime, coupled with 'Gonna be sore in the morning.' makes it one of my sentimental favorites. --- Shoot 'Em Up: Yeah, I know it's been covered... But FUCK! It's like mindblowingly awesome. Using a fire to rocket bullets in between your fingers, slamming a carrot through a guy's throat and saying "Eat Your Vegetables." And possibly one of the coolest villians in a long time just due to the fact he's smart and not caught up on being a villian. --- Jesus' Son: Sadly, I'm probably one of the few here that's seen it, but god... The narration is excellent all the way through. Notable geek out moments for me are pretty much anytime Dennis Leary, Jack Black, or Dennis Hopper is onscreen. --- True Romance: The whole thing. Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper sitting down face to face in the famous 'Sicilians Were Spawned By NGHs' scene and both bringing their A-Game, was epic. Christian Slater getting a pep talk from Elvis (Val Kilmer) was almost as good, now I dislike Kilmer as a rule but he made a damn fine Elvis hallucination. Gary Oldman as Drexl the pimp and the speech he gives Slater was awesome.. I dream of being as cool as he was in this picture. The big showdown at the end with EVERYONE getting fucked up still makes me geek out. Bonus points for Chris Penn and Tom Sizmore as slightly corrupt cops. ---- The Professional: SEND IN EVERYONE! And yeah... "This... Is for... Matilda." As a child this was my first exposure to Reno and Oldman and will always be my favorite of each. --- El Mariachi: I actually saw it last in the series, and for the longest time having seen Desperado as a child thought it was the original. El Mariachi is now the strongest of them all in my heart and blows away Antonio's performance. The best part for me other than the line about the coconuts at the beginning of the film is the death of Azul. The baddest motherfucker in all of Mexico the whole way through the movie, shown as a completely unredeemable killer, and then as Domino dies in his arms you can see the tears in his eyes and hear his voice break.. And Moco's line about his weakness being "You just have too much heart.." And shooting him in the heart... Powerful. --- Last but not least for me.. KungFu Hustle: The Hatchet Gang holding all of Pigsty Alley hostage, and Brother Sum's overpowering performance as an evil bastard.. The dramatic music rising as they soak a family in gasoline, Sing throws the lighter and... The Coolie catches it and just looks so damned badass. All of the fight scenes are amazing, but this one is especially cool with Donut and The Tailor joining in. Fong and Sing's story line hurts my heart.. Sing trying to save Fong as a child, getting his ass beat and then pissed on, Fong trying to give him the lollipop he rescued for her, and him running away in shame and sadness.. Then, years later when he steals the icecream from her, you can just see the sadness in her eyes as she recognizes him, which is only increased when he mugs her later and she still sees him as a hero, enough atleast to let him rob her and STILL try to give him the lollipop.. And that's the crushing moment for me right there, when he realizes what a monster he's become, and smashes the lollipop against the wall, which leads into the beautiful sequence where he's on the verge of certain death and he's asked if he has any last desires.. He draws a lollipop on the ground with his own blood signifying his regret and wrapping up his story arc so wonderfully that I thought he was about to die, when I first viewed it. And pretty much any moment with The Beast is glorious.

Ok, the premise here is simple. Me and Basha are going to participate in a small debate, the subject matter aswell as the winner will be judged by you. The subject of the debate can range from, "who would win in a fight, Blue Meanie or Roddy Piper?" to "Can WWE's mediocrity end?" As with any debate there are two sides. When, you write in your stipulation please include who you want to debate for which side of the arguement. We'll each be given two posts to express our points, although only one is required, after the debating has ended, the first p.o.v to be given 5 votes in favor of it wins. You may ask, 'why bother?' Because, we were bored and it's something to do while I train, so come one, come all to the first and perhaps only Debate-Off.