Ice Harvest, The

Ice Harvest, The
Ice Harvest, The (2005)

IMDB rating: 6.10

Plot: A wickedly funny thriller that takes moviegoers on a wild ride brimming with larceny, lust and lethal behavior. In icebound Wichita, Kansas, it’s Christmas Eve, and this year Charlie Arglist (John Cusack) just might have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, the steely Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) have just successfully embezzled $2 million from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). But the real prize for Charlie is the stunning Renata (Connie Nielsen), who runs the Sweet Cage strip club. Charlie hopes to slip out of town with Renata. But as daylight fades and an ice storm whirls, everyone from Charlie’s drinking buddy Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie’s Christmas stocking – and the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with surprises.

Directors: Ramis Harold

Actors: Cusack John,Thornton Billy Bob,Noble Bill,Quaid Randy,Platt Oliver,Smith Brad,Bellamy Ned,Starr Mike,Jagodowski T.J.,Baker Tab,Dick William,Pasquesi David,Comedy,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

Which 1 or 2 shouldn't I buy?
Wii:
Klonoa
New Mario Bros
Mario Galaxy
Mercury melt down
Samba de amigo
Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout

Gamecube:
Harvest Moon Magical Melody
Animal Crossing
Bomberman generation
Luigi’s mansion
Mario Kart Double Dash
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Karaoke Revolution party
Chibi-Robo
Mario Sunshine
Ice age 2

Cheers!


Klonoa, Mercury melt down and Samba de amigo are meant to be really good.
i have Mario Bros and Mario Galaxy and they’re good
so that leaves Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (which i must say i have never heard of)

i dont have a gamecube but i have some of those games for other platforms
i have Bomberman generation, Luigi’s mansion, Mario Kart Double Dash, Mario Sunshine and Ice age 2.
ive never heard of any of the others apart from paper mario and Chibi-robo but i would recommend Paper Mario but dis recommend Chibi-robo
Patrick | Jan 18, 2010

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The Haunting in Connecticut

The Haunting in Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)

IMDB rating: 5.80

Plot: The true story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son was being treated for cancer. The family begins experiencing violent, supernatural events that the parents first blame on stress from the illness, but they later discover that their new home is a former mortuary with a dark past.

Directors: Cornwell Peter

Actors: Gallner Kyle,Koteas Elias,Donovan Martin,Wood Ty,Berg Erik J.,Bluethner John,Brown D.W.,Lowe John B.,Woytowich Will,Durham James,Ross Darren,Horror,Thriller,

Was "The Haunting in Connecticut" a remake of another movie from a few years back?
I watched it last weekend, and it seemed so familiar. I remembered the room in the basement, and the stuff about the guy who ran the mortuary. And I know for a fact this was my first time seeing it because it came out last year, and I saw the other movie a while back. Any info helps :)


yes it was

| Jan 18, 2010


aren’t they all nowadays….
marco polo | Jan 18, 2010


i think that a majority of the horror movies that have been coming out lately have all been remakes…
laxstar22 | Jan 18, 2010

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Soul Survivors

Soul Survivors
Soul Survivors (2001)

IMDB rating: 3.40

Plot: College freshman Cassandra “Cassie” (Melissa Sagemiller) steps into a nightmare of otherworldly visitations after surviving a devastating car accident. Haunted by a grim reaper of a far different kind, her only hope is to cling to chance encounters with her lost love Sean (Casey Affleck) and the aid of a mysterious young priest named Father Jude (Luke Wilson). It is the spirit of Sean, her soul mate, who guides her to love, but it is her friends Matt (Wes Bentley), Annabel (Eliza Dushku) and Annabel’s morose friend Raven (Angela Featherstone) who try to draw her to the dark side.

Directors: Carpenter Stephen

Actors: Affleck Casey,Wilson Luke,Angela Robinson,Bentley Wes,Hamilton Allen,Moreno Ken,Paoli Carl,Pickren Richard,Kitley Ryan,Snyder Rick,Goldberg Danny,Drama,Horror,Thriller,

Help rate/ fix my Yugioh D.D. Deck?
I currently have these cards in my deck :

Monsters:
Banisher of the Radiance x2
Bazoo the Soul-Eater x3
Caius the Shadow Monarch
Chaosrider Gustaph
D.D. Assailant
D.D.M. – Different Dimension Master
D.D. Scout Plane
D.D. Survivor x2
D.D. Warrior
D.D. Warrior Lady
Dimensional Alchemist
Exiled Force
Golden Homunculus
Gren Maju Da Eiza
Helios – The Primordial Sun
Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer

Spells:
Big Bang Shot
Brain Control
D.D.R. – Different Dimension Reincarnation
Dark Core
Dark Hole
Dimensional Fissure x2
Enemy Controller
Giant Trunade
Infinite Cards
Lightning Vortex
Nobleman of Crossout
Soul Exchange
Soul Release x2
Spirit Elimination
The Cheerful Coffin

Traps:
Bottomless Trap Hole
By Order of the Emperor
D.D. Dynamite
Disappear
Karma Cut
Macro Cosmos
Return from the Different Dimension
Skull Lair
Torrential Tribute


add a Gren Maju Da Eiza and a caius the shadow monarch also accomidate his effect
noobsmoke87 | Jan 26, 2010


try 3 macros, and 3 dimensional fissures, along with 3 helios… also try 3 scout planes and 3 survivors… that is how i ran mine i would take out giant trunade, cheerful coffin, by order of the emperor, d. d dynamite, disappear, dark hole… and other stuff that doesn’t do too good.. the way i made it is so that you have infinite tributes
KAMEL | Jan 28, 2010

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X-Men

X-Men
X-Men (2000)

IMDB rating: 7.40

Plot: Across the world, children are born with an extra twist to their chromosomes that allow them to exhibit superhuman abilities: fire a beam of force from their eyes, or sprout wings that allow flight or being able to read men’s minds. These ‘children of the atom’ are often feared and despised by the world, forcing these ‘mutants’ to resort to desperate actions. However, one group of mutants have banded together to show the world that it need not fear their kind. Apart, they are simply scientific curiousities, freaks and monsters – but together, united by their shared belief, they are more – they are the uncanny X-Men.

X-Men

Directors: Singer Bryan

Actors: Jackman Hugh,Jackman Hugh,Stewart Patrick,McKellen Ian,McKellen Ian,Marsden James,Marsden James,Tyler Mane,Park Ray,Action,Adventure,Sci-Fi,Thriller,

Where can I download X-men Evolution without the use of a Torrent?
I’m looking for a site that has X-men Evolution to download for free. I don’t want to use a torrent because I have slow internet and it’ll take forever to download! I’d rather have the files like in WMV or some kind of easy format where i can watch it on my windows media player. No quicktime or real player format please. I


i dont know where you can download it but i know that you can watch it on yidio.com yidio gives you links to all of the shows episodes.

Man i loved X-Men Evolution
FannyDoolee | Feb 04, 2010

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Absolute Evil

Absolute Evil
Absolute Evil (2009)

IMDB rating: 5.80

Plot: Southern Texas. Savannah and Cooper, a young couple in love, drive through the desert in a black 70s Cadillac convertible. Unaware that they are being followed, they check into a motel at the Mexican border. When Savannah leaves to buy food, a cop sneaks into the room, pulls his gun on Cooper, accuses him of murder and tries to arrest him. But Savannah, who had become suspicious, manages to turn the tables: She surprises the cop, ties him up and frees Cooper. But just as the young lovers jump into their car, a stranger steps out of the shadows and kills Cooper at point blank… Three weeks later. Hollywood, California. In a hotel suite overlooking the Sunset Strip, a man is being water boarded by a private detective. The information he needs is: “Who killed Babyface?” When the man refuses to cooperate and shows nothing but contempt for his captor, the torture continues. Layer by layer, the truth about Cooper alias Babyface is revealed. A complex web of murder, revenge, atonement and forgiveness unfolds, culminating in the ultimate question: What is the definition of absolute evil?

Directors: Lommel Ulli

Actors: Carradine David,Joiner Rusty,Lommel Ulli,Kriesa Christopher,Irvingsen Mark,Behm Christian,Benefiel Matthew,Bjorlin Ulf,Burks Jason,Davenport Eric,Dias Ramos Raphael,Elkins Johnny,Drama,Thriller,

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That LSD is some good stuff huh?
Lennon | Jan 28, 2010


Too much coffee isn’t good for you
I Got Soul | Jan 28, 2010


did you know theres a waffle shortage, isn’t that weird?
allison | Jan 28, 2010


WOW, um I can see you found the medicine cabinet….
I R NORMAL | Jan 28, 2010


WELL….. that makes absolutely no sense. BUT… no, my leg does not feel waffle-like.
Tom | Jan 28, 2010


It feels more like a furry pancake.
Zarathustra the uberdude | Jan 28, 2010


No. I eat waffles. Not wear them on my legs.
Ben | Jan 28, 2010


Not particularly no.

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Trapped

Trapped
Trapped (2002)

IMDB rating: 6.00

Plot: Joe Hickley thinks he’s got a great scheme: kidnap the child of rich parents, hold it for 24 hours, keeping the mother under his control while an accomplice gets the ransom from the father, who is on a trip. But things go very wrong when he tries this scheme on the Jennings family, in part because their daughter Abby is asthmatic, and in part because the Jennings’ find out more than Hickley wants them to know.

buy and download Trapped

Directors: Mandoki Luis

Actors: Townsend Stuart,Bacon Kevin,Vince Pruitt Taylor,Rankin Steve,Chalk Gary,Koby Matt,Becker Gerry,Airlie Andrew,Bivens J.B.,Crime,Drama,Thriller,

What makes Afghanistan so important?
Many died for it and many more will, it seems. What is the real reason behind it, without getting into this outdated trap of "breeding ground for terrorism" since Afganistan has probably produced much more "terrorists" after the recent invasion tha it ever did.


OPIUM=Morphine and Codine…
auriflamme | Feb 08, 2010


I was about to say osama bin laden.
starcraftstrategist | Feb 08, 2010


Google this and you will understand:

afghanistan oil pipeline
helio trope | Feb 08, 2010


Divide and conquer keep them in trouble whist i wash the species down the drain living in my castle, but then they are a little primitive arn’t they! Not that it’s any of our business!

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Godfather: Part II, The

Godfather: Part II, The
Godfather: Part II, The (1974)

IMDB rating: 9.00

Plot: The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

find and download movie here Godfather: Part II, The cheap

Directors: Coppola Francis Ford

Actors: Pacino Al,Duvall Robert,De Niro Robert,Cazale John,Strasberg Lee,Gazzo Michael V.,Spradlin G.D.,Bright Richard,Moschin Gastone,Rosqui Tom,Kirby Bruno,Sivero Frank,Drama,Thriller,

The best movie in this list?
My teacher has given me a list of about a hundred old movies and I have to choose one and do a report on it. This is a list of fifty of them. If you could tell me which ones are good movies, that would really help me narrow down my search.

Citizen Kane
Godfather
Casablanca
Raging Bull
Singin’ In the Rain
Gone with the Wind
Laerence of Arabia
Schindler’s List
Vertigo
Wizard of Oz
City Lights
Searchers
Star Wars
Psycho
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sunset Blvd
The Graduate
The General
On the Waterfront
It’s a Wonderful Life
Chinatown
Some Like It Hot
Grapes of Wrath
ET
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
High Noon
All About Eve
Double Indemnity
Apocalypse Now
Maltese Falcon
Godfather Part II
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Snow White
Annie Hall
Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Years of our Lives
Treasure of the Sierre Madre
Dr. Strangelove
Sound of Music
King Kong
Bonnie and Clyde
Midnight Cowboy
Philadelphia Story
Shane
It Happened One Night
Streetcar Named Desire
Rear Window
Intolerance
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring


The Godfather

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Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)

IMDB rating: 7.60

Plot: This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction lead by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for ‘the bosses’. Eventually, the group become big time when Black himself becomes a boss, all the while Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.

Directors: Newell Mike

Actors: Pacino Al,Depp Johnny,Madsen Michael,Kirby Bruno,Russo James,Ivanek Zeljko,Becker Gerry,Miano Robert,Tarantina Brian,Sisto Rocco,Grenier Zach,MacPherson Walt,Serpico Terry,Thriller,Drama,Crime,

Good Mafia/Mob Movies?
Hi, so far I know off:

1) Godfather
2) Godfather 2
3) Scarface
4) Goodfellas
5) Carlito’s Way
6) Casino
7) A Bronx Tale
8) Once Upon A Time In America

And a few others like Donnie Brasco, Mobsters and Untouchables, which I didn’t really like. I’m looking for movies made after the 70’s and not before. For the love of god, the only good mafia movie from the 70’s was Godfather.

Movies like The Usual Suspects and Pulp Fiction/Reservoir dogs don’t really count. I’m talking more about Goodfellas/Casino/Bronx Tale type mob movies.

Any advice?
American Gangster? Naah.. I’m looking for more italian then anything… Again, something along the lines of Bronx Tale/Goodfellas/Casino.


Once Upon A Time In America
Gangs of New York
The Warriors
Pulp Fiction
Goodfellas
Casino
The Departed
Millers Crossing
Untouchables
Bonny & Clyde
Dillinger
Carlito’s Way
A Bronx Tale
Snatch
The Boondock Saints
Eastern Promises
Four brothers
God Father trilogy

Asian mob movies like:

Internal Affairs trilogy (Asian movie)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338564/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369060/

A Better Tomorrow (1986)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092263/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094357/

Election (2005)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434008/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491244/

Pai Kia | Jan 31, 2010


American Gangster?
J | Jan 31, 2010


Trust me you’ll LOVE this movie "We own the night" – It’s a newer movie, and has to do with the New York Police Department and Russian Mob. One of the best movies I’ve ever seen, I’m sure you’ll appreciate it.
Kevin | Jan 31, 2010


its a new one but i thought Public Enemies was awesome
crashley | Jan 31, 2010


The Departed kinda involves that, it’s pretty good. Boondock Saints and Boondock Saints II, also. Gangster Wars is alright, but not one of my personal favs. And then of course there is the Sopranos, it’s not a movie but heh, still good.
~**xXKristenXx**~ | Jan 31, 2010


The Valachi Papers–real story about mafia+hitman

The Freshman

The Yakuza

Black Rain
marcusjor | Jan 31, 2010


In random order:
Road to Perdition, 2002 (set in the 30s)
Miller’s crossing, 1990 (set in the 30s)
The Departed, 2006
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, 1998 (set in England, Heavy Brit accents)
Layer Cake, 2004 (another Brit flick, lighter accents) Daniel Craig, A good Brit mob movie

Cidade de Deus (City of God), 2002 (Brazil, in Portuguese, with English subtitles) A different kind of Mob movie. Based on the child gangs of Brazil. A rise and fall epic tale of 3 young boys. It follows their criminal careers in the late 60s and 70s up to their peak power in early 1980s, when they reach their late 20s. This movie generally makes the top five of almost every mob movie list. Don’t bother with the sequel City of Men.

Heat, 1996 (more of a cops vs robbers, but with some mob elements, De Niro and Pacino together)
The Usual suspects, 1995 (Mob, caper, mystery, thriller)
Blood in Blood out 1993 (epic about Chicano gang wars. 3 teens who grow their separate ways)
American me, 1992 (similar, but better, Chcano prison gangs, mexican mafia)
New Jack City 1991 (Urban mafia movie, black drug lords and undercover cops)
Bugsy, 1991, Famous Jewish mobster of the 1930s Bugsy Siegel, built the first Las Vegas casino.
King of New York, 1990, Chrisopher Walken
American Gangster, 2007, Denzel Washington
Hoodlum 1997, Lawrence Fishburne

Have you seen all the 70s gangster movies or are you just guessing?
Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese’s first Mob movie)
Bonnie and Clyde (An epic about the famous bank robbing couple of the 1930’s)
The Getaway, 1972, Bank robbers, being chased by the mob and the cops
Charley Varrick, 1973, more bank robbers, pursued by vicious mob thugs
Dillinger, 1973
Skyman00 | Jan 31, 2010

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Spawn

Spawn
Spawn (1997)

IMDB rating: 4.50

Plot: The movie adaptation of Todd McFarlane’s mega-cult comic! Al Simmons is a hitman who works for the government. One day, someone sets him up and he gets killed. Of course, he goes to Hell, where Malebolgia – the Devil himself – offers him a deal. Al will come back to life with a certain amount of “energy”, but when it runs out, he will return to Hell as a Hellspawn, and help in the war against Heaven. Al accepts the offer, because of the love for his wife Wanda, but when he arrives to Earth he sees that the Devil has cheated him… His face is horribly distorted, his body covered with a living suit, and the worst of all; he finds Wanda married with his best friend. Shattered, the Spawn starts wandering in New York’s alleys…

Movies Shop

Directors: Dippe Mark A.Z.

Actors: White Michael Jai,Leguizamo John,Sheen Martin,Williamson Nicol,Sweeney D.B.,Hughes Miko,Papajohn Michael,Welker Frank,Cothran Jr. John,Haney Tony,Thriller,Action,Fantasy,Horror,

Help with book introduction?
Hey there. I’m in the process of finishing up my book. I have all but the last 4 or 5 chapters done. The thing is, I cant seem to get the first chapter the way I want it. It’s all about the introduction and what follows.
So here is the new edition of the introduction; I tried to keep it really short. What do you think?

The Taking

It had only taken three hours. The corpse of Emelia Powell was carried off by men in masks, later to be ripped apart, probed, and burned. That was the only way to get rid of it. But then again, no one could ever really get rid of it. The black pool of blood that had spawned at her feet when she had been taken over was still right beside her locker.


grotesque.
hobo | Feb 07, 2010


I really like this, and would love to continue!!!
Dori | Feb 07, 2010


I really like it…I’m wicked curious about what your book is about now! I don’t really know what your book is about so I don’t know what should follow up to this, but I think it’s really good so far.
Casey | Feb 07, 2010


I think this is good nice and short yet it gets the point across I like it :)
Alex | Feb 07, 2010

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Lost Boys: The Tribe

Lost Boys: The Tribe
Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)

IMDB rating: 4.70

Plot: The sequel to the 1987 cult hit The Lost Boys takes us to the shady surf city of Luna Bay, California, where vampires quickly dispatch anyone who crosses their path. Into this dark world arrive Chris Emerson (Hilgenbrink) and his younger sister, Nicole (Reeser). Having just lost their parents in a car accident, the siblings move in with their eccentric Aunt Jillian and become new prey for the locals way of life…

buy cheap online and download Lost Boys: The Tribe

Directors:

Actors: Allen Evan,Calvert Alexander,Cassie Kyle,Feldman Corey,Haim Corey,Hilgenbrink Tad,Mondesir Merwin,Newlander Jamison,Pesce P.J.,Savini Tom,Sipos Shaun,Sutherland Angus,Witherington Mike,Comedy,Horror,Thriller,

Is this normal to do in any of the african cultures?
I met this very nice black african family that moved into our neighbor hood about a month ago from africa (just the father and son the mother died) and so I try to make them feel comfortable and welcome here. But the boys dad seems to be too protective of his son. The boy is very shy and doesn’t have any friends in school except for one acquaintance that he talks to from time to time and that’s all. His father won’t let him go to any movies or walk around in a store by himself, hell his dad won’t even let him walk around the block! He always has to be within his fathers site.
I usually volunteer to take the boy to school every morning, because his father has to go to work the opposite way from the school, and since I go to work the same way towards his school i just go ahead and drop him off since his father doesn’t have time to do so. Last friday i went to knock on his door to pick him up and take him to school and he had on his backpack and everything ready to walk out the door, and then all of a sudden his dad walked up to him looked him in the eyes for a second, grabbed his face and started giving him these slow tender kisses on his lips and at the same time he started grabbing his waist and kissing him on the side of his neck twice.
Now i know it’s okay for a father to show some love for his son, but i noticed that it looked like he was suckling on the boys bottom lip and when he kissed his neck it was almost as if he were nipping at it. He asked me if i could pick him up from school and bring him over to my house because he didn’t want his son being home alone, and that he wasn’t going to be home until 6 in the evening, then he drove off to work. His son didn’t even seem to react to the kissing in a negative way, he just let his father kiss on him like that. His son is 14 years old and not too many 14 year old boys let their fathers just kiss them like that especially on the lips. It seems kind of odd and i don’t see this often and i’m wondering if it’s just a cultural difference.
Now i know in some cultures people do things differently, and i really don’t want to butt in and make a conflict out of something that’s completely Innocent, i’m just curious to know if this is normal for a father and a son to do in any of the african cultures, or is this just his way of being protective of his son? I know he lost his mother and that all they have is each other now, but i don’t think kissing him on the lips and all over his neck like that for nearly 10 seconds (while closing his eyes) was really necessary. I couldn’t even tell if the boy was even okay with his father showing affection to him like that, because he didn’t really make any facial expressions or body gestures. I really wouldn’t know what to say to them. I’m willing to except any culture differences but only if this is normal in their culture to do? I don’t really remember where/what/tribe from africa they said they were from, but i’m guessing they are from western or southern africa. Any help?
I know I wouldn’t believe it either if i was you, but this man really did kiss his son like that.


The story sounds like exaggerated, and it sounds like the writer was going conclude that if any African culture does it, it’s must gross(wrong).

Well, I was surprised when i saw a mother kisses a son on the lips, even more better kiss than she’d give husband Claudius in Mel Gibson "Hamlet" Even class instructor couldn’t agreed.

O9iong0 | Dec 31, 2009


That is not normal and the story sounds totally made up>_<
da shadow | Dec 24, 2009


That sounds made up,
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