Smartie's Bar & Grill #72

I would microwave your favorite frozen dinner for you.

These are great:

 

Looks pretty healthy, can you pour a can of chili on it?

 

I must be missing something here.
Would it nor be reserved for Feburary 20 th at 20 hrs. and 20 seconds.
2/20/2020 at 20 hrs.and 20 seconds.
Keeping in mind the Movie I kinda refuse to purchase
The only other movie I refuse to watch more than :
- Seconds - { 1966 } which starred Rock Hudson and was shot
by James Wong Howe { Hud } and Directed by the Great John Frankenheimer
and was awarded a Film Preservation in the National Film Registry for it's
" culturally,historically,aesthetically significance ". It is None of those things.
It's as close to the worst nightmare a sane person could realize.It touches
on The Most Surreal Nightmare a Movie could make believable.
Plus the score surely does nothing to camoflauge that intent.
Just hearing that Score sends shivers down me spine.It is about the
farthest thing on Earth a Rock Hudson fan could look forward to watching.
Because it packs believability.That some day that could be possible.
The other movie being - Eraserhead - { 1977 } another surreal movie that's
just uber cheap and barely composes cinematography.Or acting or a storyline.
Very scummy.

 

I'm waiting for 22:22:22, 2,22,2222

 

What was that dopey Internet scare back as we entered the new
century.That Computers { using mostly 1 and 0 } could go haywire
and we'd have a new age threat of No Electricity.
Because of Computers relying on 4 digit years and since the final
2 numbers in 1900 vs. 2000 both end in 00's.
For ex. If the Computer thinks the date 1/1/00 is 1900
instead of 2000 because software is programmed to consider
2000 and 1900 as both being 1900 by default.
Therefore if one is born in 1/1/65 the computer during Y2K
will consider that person as 65 years old rather than 35 years old.

 

I am going to attempt to explain why the Movie - Seconds - { 1966 }
is one of the most terrifying Movies I ever watched.And make the case
that psychological horror can have a higher degree of scare factor than
many other examples of Horror.Troma and Psychotronic are not considered
because they are merely low { even The Lowest } production value attempts
at Moviemaking.Mere schlock.I also don't consider the cult classic :
- Night of the Living Dead - { 1968 } worth watching let alone adopting as
some Horror Classis.George Romero { near worthless Horror maven }
built a career around that cheap,silly flick.As did Italian Horror Maven Mario
Bava and his colorful attempts to try and induce scare.,
What makes - Seconds - { 1966 } unique and not possible in all but the most
realistic horror is that it doesn't rely almost exclusively on outright gruesomeness
as say - Hellraiser - { 1987 { which is scary } as well the sequels.
It's like this.How a movie like - Seconds - can impact.Say a boy grows up
being best friends with his Father.They do many things together Camping,
fishing,going to ball games and the Circus.The boy grows up with his father
being the center of his life and his hero.But not until later in life does the boy
find out his father was the exact opposite of what he appeared.The father
was a master of switching off his Father image.He was actually a very sadistic
and evil person.But he hid it.Until he got caught in the act and was sent off to
prison for years.Later after the Boy grew old and the father was also old,
the boy came down with a serious illness and had to be operated on.
As he was in the Hospital awaiting a possible life saving surgery his Father
was allowed to pay him a visit.The boy,now a man was in his late 40's
and the father his mid-70's.The Father sat next to his son at the bedside.
He acted exactly as he had done for years as the son was growing-up.
Like a Good Father and mentor and best friend.However the Son knew all about
what real person his father was for many years and had nothing to do with him.
As the Doctor came into the room to cut short the visit because the Son was
due to be operated on and that meant anesthesia the father got real close to the
the sons face and acted like he really cared and said the same kind of sappy
things he had while the son was growing-up.
But the son knew,all too well how fake and contrived it was.Because the
Father was guilty of many heinous acts on many people and was Not a Good
person.He was a seriously stricken Sadist.
Imagine the last thoughts that Son had before going off for surgery.
Where he might never again regain consciousness.That is Psychological
Horror.Like a Bad Nightmare come to life.Something where there is No
escape let alone reprieve.Something permanent.Indelibly horrorific.
Horror must have implications on our mind or it can't sustain a scare factor.
Scare most often is Mental rather than physical.Even though - Seconds -
is considered a Mystery,it is more a vision of a future where Horror is
definitely in the hands of our mind.

 

~ Alfred Hitchcock was "The Master of suspense..." ´

 

I spoiled the whole bunch. Tough love is the rule not the exception I just learned it to late.

 

That's great! looks like a lot of fun and excitement, what gun is that?

 

I didn't like Hitchcock at all until the 50's.His TV Series
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - is about as good as it gets.Almost
every episode { Like The Twilight Zone } is worth watching and watching
again.Hitchcock had the most remarkable use of color in film.
For example in - Vertigo - the shoes Jimmy Stewart wore were the
best use of Brown in all Film.Plus Hitchcoks use of browns and greens
are the Best.His use of slow framing scenes as in - Rear Window -.
However James Wong Howe was a master at Black & White and
use of a fish eye lens.Some of the best movies were shot in B & W.
I don't think - Psycho - would work in color.Nor - Requiem for a Heavyweight -.
Vincent Price was more a master of suspense and Hitchcock
more a overall great filmmaker.However Hitchcock early films in
the 30's really sucked.I saw most of them years ago and not a one
was worth sitting thru.I also don't like Directors who have a hangup
over how immaculate a character should look and also the setting.
That is why - Psycho - worked.Hitchcock movies in the 40's like
George Cukor were basically ritzy affairs.Every character dressed to the
nines and the settings were mansions with huge spiral staircases
and eloquent chandoliers.That is why Cary Grant never won an Oscar.
Because he was an acting stiff in a monkey suit { tuxedo }.
Joe Middle class isn't interested in that crap.They crave stuff like
- The Set-up - { 1949 } a realistic and gritty Boxing movie.There are no
tuxedos.Maybe a Chick who craves a Mink coat.That's about it.
Or Humphrey Bogarts best movie - The Harder They Fall - { 1956 } his
last.With great writing by Budd Schulberg .

 

It’s an AR-15 chambered in 300 Blackout. The hog behind me was killed by my hunting partner. He too was using an AR chambered in.308.

 

I am halfway through - Joker -
Thus far it's a dynamic movie where the movie streams as a
virtual nobody is personified as relevant due to his surroundings.
A character we get to know,personally, and mentally as he goes about
his daily business.I like that.The shooting of the film is more prone to
a big theatre.I don't like that.Too many mainstream movies use that
overblown approach.I am not accustomed to such Huge Movie takes.
Filming a character MUCH { too much } bigger than life.There is no need
for that.A character is no more relevant than those he connects with.
If he connect too often and too frequently than his character is
relegated to mere repetitiveness and lacks deep disclosure.

 

Happy Sunday, barflies. Breakfast will be ready shortly. Who wants grits?

 

Always nice to have a cup and visit .. .

 

Having gotten halrfway thru - Joker - on Saturday night I fail
to see how this Movie merits 11 Oscar nominations.Because it's
basically a One actor performance.Right there means it should never
win a Best Picture Academy Award because the other performances
are not Oscar worthy.Unlike Say - Midnight Cowboy - { 1969 } with
breakthrough acting by both Jon Voight { Joe Buck } and Dustin Hoffman
as Ratso Rizzo.Plus phenomenal scenes by Barnard Hughes,John McGiver
and Sylvia Miles.It managed 7 Academy Award Nominations despite being
classified as an - X Rated movie.The only one to ever Win Best Picture.
- On the Waterfront - { 1954 } Had most every scene being memorable and
intense.Not just a single actor performing.It received 12 Academy Award Nominations
and won 8.

 

'sup y'all?

 

Heard a really funny one watching Pool playing on YouTube.
In 1972 a Guy was Interviewing Minnesota fats at his home and
was asked ... " You ever play for fun.? " Fats responded ... " I never
played for fun in my life.I said in my life story,playing for fun is like
Rudolph Valentino havin' a bunch of beautiful girls chasin' him down
Broadway and he runs into the Hotel room and locks the door and
reads a Playboy magazine. "

 

Whats 300 Blackout? I thought it was an AR looks nice, I have a 5.56 its fun to shoot.

 

It’s a 30 cal. bullet mounted into a case based on the .556 cal case. It’s nice because you can load it into your .556 magazines, and you can convert your .556 into a 300 Blackout by buying the upper and attaching it to your lower.

The cartridge hits harder than a .556.

 

Thanks! I am new to rifles and I wasn't sure. Wow the lower is what you need a license for, then that means you can upgrade without having to go through a background check technically, am I understanding right?

 

Right. There is no background check for the upper. I ordered mine from the manufacturer, and it was shipped to my house.

 

I am gonna bug you with questions if you don't mind when I get more, thanks for your time and knowledge.

 

No problem!