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[Ben]

And, finally, here we are at Page 4.

I hope the tidbits from my "exciting" life have amused you all  

[Ben]

Oh, PS, Anthony has fallen in love with Smilies. Since we have dial-up at home he doesn't use them much because the AOL dial-up program is so clunky it's hard to find and use them. He doesn't have dial-up in Wisconsin and he uses AOL.com. Well, the smilies are sitting there just waiting to be used and most e-mails I receive from him have at least one smiley if not more.

[Ben]

I'm finally seeing Wall-E on Saturday with a friend. She has seen it twice already and loves it and can't wait to go with me.

[Ben]

Someone stop me before I post again!!!

[Ben]

My tenth post in a row!

I started Page 3 and I started Page 4

[Ben]

And now I will stop. I promise.

I have to fill out my Day Log and then go home, eat dinner and then go to the movie.

[bk]

WallE, which I consider to be one of the best pictures of the last twenty years has, as I predicted it would, become what will probably be the lowest grossing Pixar film ever (with adjusted dollars for the early ones).  I just don't get it, but then I don't get a lot of what makes show business tick these days.

[Ginny]

I've been catching up on professional reading.

[Matt H.]

James Bond fans, Rejoice!

Today's Amazon "Gold Box" item is the 007 collection -- 21 titles for just under $100, or $4.57 per disc.

These are the four boxes that were issued a couple of years ago...all remastered and splendiferous (IMO).  Of the ones I've watched since getting the set in an earlier Gold Box offering, they looked spectacular on my plasma HDTV upconverted through my HD-DVD player.

If you kicked yourself the last time this deal was offered (a markdown of 67%), now's the time to snap it up before it's gone again.

And those are the two disc James Bond sets, BTW, not the single disc versions which sell separately. To get all the special features, you need the ultimate collection discs.

I was able to get all of the Ultimate Collection discs I wanted through Ebay sellers (I didn't need another version of the awful MOONRAKER or A VIEW TO A KILL), but if I didn't have the ones I wanted, I would certainly be tempted to do this.

The Blu-ray versions of six of them come out this fall.

[Matt H.]

DR Ben, is it the Judy Garland SUMMER STOCK that you're seeing?

If so, I would be VERY excited to see it on a theater screen. I've only ever seen it on TV/DVD.

[MBarnum]

Maybe there haven't been enough Wall-E commercials.

I have mentioned the movie to just about everyone I know and not as single person was even aware of the film.

[MBarnum]

Lunch is done and now I must go about my day...but before I leave here is another installment of Bollywood subtitles for your hopeful enjoyment.

[Matt H.]

I began my afternoon with CAMP ROCK on Blu-ray. To say it's a Disney teen flick by-the-numbers is to be kind to it. The story is really trite (though I guess if you're young and haven't seen many movies, it might seem fresh). The music wasn't good, and the choreography is rather uninspired.

Both HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALs and JUMP-IN look like masterpieces compared to this.

[Ron Pulliam]

THE 100 BEST/MOST IMPORTANT FILMS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS, according to Entertainment Weekly:

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996) 35. The Incredibles (2004) 36. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)  
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

[Matt H.]

I started watching the bonus features on the disc. There are two music videos, a singalong button you can turn on and have lyrics subtitled as the movie plays, and then there's karaoake mode where the lead vocals are filtered out and the viewer gets to sing lead for all 13 songs.

[Matt H.]

Then I began on the behind the scenes featurettes. The first is exclusive to Blu-ray, a tour of the sets by one of the supporting actors in the movie. The in-joke is that Joe Jonas turns up at every place we visit (and an oc screen counter records how many times he pops up during the 6 minute tour: 10 times.

[Matt H.]

There are a bunch more featurettes and one rather long documentary about "being a rock star" that lasts almost 40 minutes. All of that is to come.

I'm hoping to get done with it tonight by the time BURN NOTICE comes on so I can watch it "live."

[DearReaderLaura]

Here is my exciting day so far:
Morning walk
Putter around
Errands to Home Depot and Walgreens
Lunch at Wendy's

Now you can see why I haven't posted much today.

[Matt H.]

I did take the time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing of interest and nothing in the previews either.

[Matt H.]

Really hope DRs Elmore and Ron Pulliam feel better soon.

[DERBRUCER]

Oh, PS, Anthony has fallen in love with Smilies. Since we have dial-up at home he doesn't use them much because the AOL dial-up program is so clunky it's hard to find and use them. He doesn't have dial-up in Wisconsin and he uses AOL.com. Well, the smilies are sitting there just waiting to be used and most e-mails I receive from him have at least one smiley if not more.

I assume you have these two links:

http://www.clicksmilies.com/

http://www.mysmilies.com/smileys/Genres/Laughing

der Brucer

[Ben]

DR Ben, is it the Judy Garland SUMMER STOCK that you're seeing?

If so, I would be VERY excited to see it on a theater screen. I've only ever seen it on TV/DVD.

Yes, Matt, it's Judy's Summer Stock. They have begun to show some of the films on DVD and depending on how it's formatted, it can be a bit off visually but it will still be great to see it on a big screen. I've only seen it on TV/DVD also. When they showed A Star is Born it was on DVD and some shots were muddy and blurred at the edges but, like SS it was great to see it on a big screen.

[Ginny]

Big fire here in downtown Dayton - a few blocks northeast of the library.

[Matt H.]

Going to hop off-line now and get down to some writing. Then back to finish up CAMP ROCK.

WBBL.

[bk]

Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?

[bk]

I did a couple of errands and got a Subway turkey sandwich for lunch.  

[DERBRUCER]

Big fire here in downtown Dayton - a few blocks northeast of the library.

You might try giving your denizens marshmallows and sending  them away for the day.

der Brucer

[bk]

No one got their book today?  With the special bonus gift?  

[DERBRUCER]

Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?

Well, here's an item to justify your skipping the shower:

Los Angeles doubles fines for residents who waste water


der Brucer

[DERBRUCER]

WallE, which I consider to be one of the best pictures of the last twenty years has, as I predicted it would, become what will probably be the lowest grossing Pixar film ever (with adjusted dollars for the early ones).  I just don't get it, but then I don't get a lot of what makes show business tick these days.

You still remain surprised that critical excellance does not often translate into mass popular appeal?

der Brucer

And, I agree (with Barnum) that it had a weaker than usual marketing push