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Maklershed
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Aww what? You didn't love that flyweight tournament last year?
In Brazil no doubt. Despite the fact that Dana yelled a profanity laced statement at the press that Belfort doesn't have to fight in Brazil and can be sanctioned anywhere. Still and all, I like this fight.
TheKaeptain
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Money gets his first L on September 14th.
Jest Chillin
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His first L was having to come back from retirement because he was going broke.
Host Samurai
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Vitor vs Machida is too soon. Fight should happen if they both lose their next fights. Vitor is on a 2 fight win streak and Machida on a 3 fight win streak.
Aahahaha yeah
TheKaeptain
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Machida will just run away until Vitor passes out from Hypoxia.
For some reason, I see Shields taking this one. Don't think Maia can control Shields like he did with Fitch. Shields has also outstruck the best in Akiyama and GSP.
Maklershed said:
I have less interest in flyweights than watching Machida/Hendo again.
Factually speaking, Lyoto Machida is 3-4 in his last 7 fights (3-5 in his last 8). I think it's time we stop talking about him like he's a relevant name in MMA.
The PPM will make a good addition to Bellator after new old Victor sends him packing.
Good for those girls. Invicta and Ultimate are better options for chick scrappers.
Yeah, pretty much. I'll gladly take Mousasi vs. Shogun if he somehow gets by the Shael. Otherwise...uh, Lil' Nog?
Dude needs to dip to middleweight. We all know that.
I'd rather see Gegard matched up against someone like Thiago Silva or Vera in a warmup bout. I don't think they should blow the load and have him get destroyed by any decent wrestler scrub fighter like Bader. With nice Pride style matchmaking capped off with a dominant win over Shogun, they could build a semi credible opponent for Bones.
You say that as if Joe Silver knows how to build a contender.
Mousasi vs. Davis incoming, playboys.
I probably laughed a bit too hard at this.
I think that only applied to Chuck. A win over Hughes, Randy, and Wanderlei never got anyone shit.
Yep, the "He knocked out a former UFC champion, viciously." soundbyte is always good for a contender push.
Glover should have Shogun on his reel as we speak. Now we have Joe Silver risking a PPV on Ryan Bader.
Sounds like that Fedor propaganda.
Don't you know how this business works, playboy? When you come back from a loser leaves town match, you bring a new gimmick.
Maklershed
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B-b-b-b-b animu and Bruce Lee and so forth!
Seems to be a common occurrence. I remember when those two friends with benefits romantic comedies dropped right next to each other a couple years back. I think we know Hollywood is creatively bankrupt.
Maklershed
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That's how I felt about The Prestige and The Illusionist.
Wasn't feeling it. Though most movies I watch are with friends, where it turns into a Mystery Science 3000 session and no movie is given a chance to be perceived as good.
Any Criterion nerds out there? Looking for recommendations. I've burned through most of their Kurosawa joints in my lifetime but not much beyond that. On deck from my friendly suburban library:
Brazil
Solaris
Straw Dogs
Bicycle Thives
Breathless (Jean Seberg > Sweet Young McKayla)
The 400 Blows
Bless me with the art knowledge, brehs.
TheKaeptain
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Maklershed
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The Game
The Naked City
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
La Jetee <-- the inspiration for 12 Monkeys
Bottle Rocket <-- The best Wes Anderson movie imo
Dazed and Confused
The Devil's Backbone
Breathless is a lot of fun, I'd start there.
Brazil is great.
I would recommend picking up some Terrence Malick films. Checkout the Criterion releases for Badlands, Days of Heaven, and The Thin Red Line.
Also seek out the Three Colors Trilogy. All 3 movies are great, but I especially like Red and White.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Red might be the best movie ever.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Armageddon and Deep Impact.
Braveheart and Rob Roy.
Volcano and Dante's Peak.
Red Planet and Mission to Mars.
Shit's been around since forever.
Thanks for the recs guys. Keep 'em coming.
Out of these I've seen 'The Game', 'Fear and Loathing' and 'Thin Red Line'. I remember Devil's Backbone being near the top of some horror countdown I watched some years back, but never got around to watching it.
I should probably spring for a Hulu Plus membership since they have most (all?) of the Criterion collection up for streaming. Is the quality acceptable on there? I don't care on a videophile 'I counted the pixels' sort of level, but if they crop half of the movie off I won't even bother.
http://whatnetflixdoes.tumblr.com/
Out of these I've seen 'The Game', 'Fear and Loathing' and 'Thin Red Line'. I remember Devil's Backbone being near the top of some horror countdown I watched some years back, but never got around to watching it.
I should probably spring for a Hulu Plus membership since they have most (all?) of the Criterion collection up for streaming. Is the quality acceptable on there? I don't care on a videophile 'I counted the pixels' sort of level, but if they crop half of the movie off I won't even bother.
http://whatnetflixdoes.tumblr.com/
TheKaeptain
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Hulu CC shit is approved and supplied directly from CC. You get the proper ratios and the quality is good.
Killing of A Chinese Bookie is a must see if you get Hulu+. John Cassavetes was a fucking god.
Killing of A Chinese Bookie is a must see if you get Hulu+. John Cassavetes was a fucking god.
Devil's Backbone is definitely worth your time. Some other Criterion stuff that I really enjoyed which has not been mentioned: Chungking Express, Still Walking, Ivan's Childhood, and Le Samourai
Cool, will probably end up doing Hulu at some point. Just figured out that I can request DVDs from a shit ton of libraries around the state and have them sent to my local branch. About all of the Criterion collection has no wait line. You can probably do it too. I'm going in lol.
http://csul.iii.com/
Netflix was nice enough to recommend Killing of a Chinese Bookie to me what must've been over 10 years ago now. Great movie. I might have to watch it again now that you mention it.
I'll add them to my list. I have been hearing about Chungking Express for years but have never got around to it.
TheKaeptain
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The blu-ray is coming out in November.
not the biggest fan of the movie, but i bought the bluray because i read it was going oop. i'd say you could skip it and go for the best Wong Kar-wai movie In the Mood for Love.
I think at this point I should just see it and stop wondering. I'll add that one to my list though. Thanks.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Wong Kar-wai best movie is Happy Together.
Jinh Yu vs Darla Harris, 105 lbs.
UFC flyweight division on blast.
That's why this sport should be outlawed. These maidens need to be protected.
For some reason, I see Shields taking this one. Don't think Maia can control Shields like he did with Fitch. Shields has also outstruck the best in Akiyama and GSP.
I have less interest in flyweights than watching Machida/Hendo again.
K1 Maia will walk all over Shields. Shields had trouble outstriking some random dude on bulky beatdown.
Maklershed
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I like how Dana is pretending he wants this fight to happen at UFC 167. We all know if Belfort is gonna fight its gonna be in Brazil. Stop trying to sell us wolf tickets!
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/8/13/4...oves-fight-middleweight-ufc-167-las-vegas-mma
http://www.mmamania.com/2013/8/13/4...oves-fight-middleweight-ufc-167-las-vegas-mma
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I think one of Machida's camp said that it'd be a suitable soccer stadium fight for Brazil.
If you have a fight like Wanderlei vs. Chael as the co-main you might just have a chance at that.
If you have a fight like Wanderlei vs. Chael as the co-main you might just have a chance at that.
Shale's not gonna go to brazil. Theyd be passing his body parts around the crowd like beach balls
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