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  1. Szlia

    Tennis

    DC: R1D3 Czech Republic beat the Netherlands. Berdych did what Berdych does in Davis Cup: win. Japan beat Canada. Nishikori was the heavy favorite against Dancevic, but the Canadian had to retire, maybe paying a toll for a third match in three days. Great Britain beat the USA. A...
  2. Szlia

    Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead

    Let's hope it's some hoax...
  3. Szlia

    The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

    I must say I had difficulties empathizing with the marital and substance abuse problems of a billionaire and difficulties finding anything funny when in the back of my head I know Belfort cashed a juicy check for the right of his book while still not paying the money he owes. Ultimately I find...
  4. Szlia

    Tennis

    Raonic is not taking part in the tie and Pospisil is in Japan but injured. If he made the trip while injured, I assume it's because they had some hope that he would be fit to play at some point, so maybe he'll play Nishikori tomorrow. With Raonic, Pospisil and double specialist Nestor, Canada...
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    1982 Tron vs 2010 Tron thread

    By this metric, the best film ever is Jeanne et le gar?on formidable (Jeanne and the perfect guy) a french musical about AIDS from the late '90s. The film stars the amazingly beautiful Virgine Ledoyen (that you might have seen in The Beach by Danny Boyle with Di Caprio) and at time there were...
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    Paperman - Apparently Released in April 2010

    The first hour is brilliant other than a couple scenes that do not work so well. The film then turns more drama than comedy and is not as good (but still has its moments). Plotologists will point out that there is a twist that does not work, but I will point out that it's not really supposed to...
  7. Szlia

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

    If you can make good Batman movies with Michael Keaton, I am sure you also can do some with Ben Affleck.
  8. Szlia

    Tennis

    DC: R1D2 Czech Republic vs Netherlands: 2-1 Four tight sets were needed for the Czech to bag a point that could prove decisive. Haase will have to beat Berdych to keep the dutch hopes alive. Canada vs Japan: 1-2 On home turf, Japan relied on Nishikori to win the double. Dancevic will...
  9. Szlia

    NBA 2013?14 Season

    Hehe I saw bits of that match. Ibaka also sit the fourth and he was at 12/12 for shooting. Brooks could have left him on the floor until he missed one! Damned be reasonable people...
  10. Szlia

    Tennis

    Day 1 of the first round of Davis Cup: Czech Republic vs Netherlands: 1-1 Robin Haase managed managed to beat Stepanek in five sets. Maybe it opened a tiny window of opportunity as the double might be competitive and as the dutch N?2, Sijsling, can play some good tennis. Canada vs Japan...
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    1982 Tron vs 2010 Tron thread

    I saw some bits of 1982 Tron two days ago and it seriously did not age well at all. Obviously the special effects and blue screen tech are dated, but the real problems are ugly visual design, some very cheap costumes and really a 'bunch of buddies having fun in their backyard' level of stunts. I...
  12. Szlia

    Pompeii

    In the movie Troy, there was a very cool (though ultimately manipulative) moment: A video shot of a beach with a voice over saying that a battle happened here more than 3 thousand years ago and that we are still talking about it (it's manipulative because the location of the city is unclear, in...
  13. Szlia

    A Million ways to die in the West

    The problem I had with Ted was that 90% of the jokes were based on somewhat lazy pop culture references. Given the context of this movie, he does not have this crutch so it might very well be funnier.
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    PSP Go. The fact you don't even remember it along with its abysmal sales are good indicators that consumers were not exactly in high demand for that formula. Now maybe it was a victim of a pricing that was a bit too high and a PSN store that then was not very attractive with its offers, but...
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    Nintendo 3DS News, Games, etc.

    It's a GameCube game designed to be played with four players, each using a GBA as controller. Supposedly, all 16 people who managed to play through the game like that said it was awesome.
  16. Szlia

    Tennis

    In a surprising twist, Federer decided to play in Serbia this week-end for the davis cup tie! Since the dates seem to also fall nicely during the season (2nd round in Europe at the start of the european clay season, semi probably against the US after the US Open), there is a good chance Federer...
  17. Szlia

    Dark Souls 2

    I thought for sure it would mess with the Four Kings. I am disappointed
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    Hepl! What is this song!? ('60s or '70s music)

    Well done! That's without a doubt what I was thinking of. I owe you one! EDIT: Fun fact, Procol Harum borrowed from Bach to make that song. Bach and 'When a Man Loves a Woman' that was one of the songs I checked in my quest earlier today!
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    NBA 2013?14 Season

    Isn't there a risk that the additional pressure and playtime will be paid by a lack of freshness and additional wear and tear comes the playoffs?
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    Hepl! What is this song!? ('60s or '70s music)

    There is a song at the end of the last Miyazaki movie. That song is a cover of a 1973 song. The thing is that I am 99% sure that the 1973 song is a japanese version of a very famous american song... except I can't identify which and it's slowly driving me nuts. Maybe it's just a case a...
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Two things: - How can Thief use the exact same tag line as Monaco? - About that XBO GPU thing, am I wrong to understand it as only a change in regulations? As in devs had to keep some GPU power for audio and video chat/snap but now only have to keep some for audio, meaning devs have now...
  22. Szlia

    Nintendo 3DS News, Games, etc.

    I don't care who or what it is designed to stop, being collateral damage is no consolation! Also, "the West" is split in two zones.
  23. Szlia

    Tennis

    On a side note, Federer better play some Davis Cup this year. The draw is wide open: Serbia without Djokovic in the first round to then play Belgium or Kazakhstan. In semi it's GB (single player team), Argentina (single player team), Italy (Fognini ranked 14 and Seppi ranked 25) or the USA that...
  24. Szlia

    Nintendo 3DS News, Games, etc.

    Every time I think about buying a 3DS I remember that this thing is region-locked which, generally speaking, is the most retarded thing ever done for a console designed to be used while traveling and, at a personal level, is a big no-no for someone like me who deciphers some japanese and collect...
  25. Szlia

    Tennis

    Nadal did not play the AO last year and Djokovic won it, so, as far as ranking is concerned, Nadal is even more firmly at the top of the pile. By winning, Wawrinka shoots up to world N?3 which will make for some unusual seeding in the upcoming tournaments. Some stats: Wawrinka is the first...
  26. Szlia

    Tennis

    That must be the toughest mental challenge: play your first grand slam final against the world N?1, play great tennis with amazing focus, lead convincingly and suddenly the opponent gets injured and is forced to play high risk tennis so all the focus, all the game plans go down the drain and the...
  27. Szlia

    Tennis

    After a very tight first set with a lot more errors than winners on both sides, Li Na surfed the momentum she acquired by winning the breaker to raise her level to 'unplayable', moving Cibulkova around with her supposedly weaker forehand and turning almost every single backhand into a winner...
  28. Szlia

    Tennis

    Interesting chunk of Nadal's press conference after the semi:
  29. Szlia

    Tennis

    I gave a slight edge to an injured Nadal, but all the problems that plagued him against Nishikori and Dimitrov were magically gone today, maybe because when he plays Federer he has a very clear and methodical game plan that gives him a confidence he might not have against younger opponents that...
  30. Szlia

    Tennis

    A single break in 45 service games: Wawrinka won 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6. Berdych will have nightmares about that one, because he gift-wrapped the third and fourth set breakers with 3 double faults. If Federer also reaches the final, it will be tough for me to watch... let's just hope that, if that...
  31. Szlia

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Fun fact: with similar qualifications, attractive women are less likely to get hired. Ugly privilege is being taken seriously!
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    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    Brothers: A Tale of 2 Sons is a very neat little game. Original, not too long, often gorgeous, packed with many ideas and the whole game is built for the resolution which should remain in video game history as one of the strongest example of the narrative potency of gameplay.
  33. Szlia

    Tennis

    Nadal managed to escape another match that he could have lost in straight sets. The blisters he has in the palm of his left hand also turned into a bloody crater, which is probably not too pleasant, but he soldiered through it. Federer made a stunning display of attacking tennis, but just as...
  34. Szlia

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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  35. Szlia

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    This movie has a lot of problems... the script is not so good, the comedy is rarely funny... but somehow the whole ends up being a lot better than the sum of its parts. No masterpiece, but a very pleasant surprise.
  36. Szlia

    Tennis

    @Araxen: The Nadal that played Nishikori cannot beat Wawrinka nor Berdych: Their game is too big if he can't defend properly. I guess we'll see in a couple hours what kind of Nadal we get: the regular one who is the favorite for the title, or the semi-injured one who might very well lose against...
  37. Szlia

    Dark Souls 2

  38. Szlia

    Art

    http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals...ntpainting.asp
  39. Szlia

    Tennis

    The big difference with last year's match is that Wawrinka served first in the fifth. In the end, a slice of luck (Wawrinka returning a body serve with a very awkward short ball) and two terrible shots by Djokovic sealed the deal in favor of the swiss. It's a good thing he did not lose this one...
  40. Szlia

    Tennis

    I got to see big chunks of the match as they aired it again. Federer just smothered Tsonga by serving very well, taking the ball early and being very aggressive. He went like 45 times to the net in 3 sets and won the huge majority of those points. Mouratoglou said something interesting about the...