tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post6043906142670977484..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Resolution Memebill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-6508119351490998352009-01-05T16:56:00.000-05:002009-01-05T16:56:00.000-05:00Finally, now you can spend all your time at my blo...Finally, now you can spend all your time at my blog again. I miss the old days. Remember the old days? We'd hang out at SLIFR for a while then head over to Synchfish for a football fight and then over to Cinema Styles. Yeah, the good old days. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>Fox, not long until you get to see the naked picture of Bill. Are you excited?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-48330386646486760312009-01-05T13:55:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:55:00.000-05:00Jonathan, you hate being tagged. Plus, look at th...Jonathan, you hate being tagged. Plus, look at the grief I'm getting from those I DID tag! And now I'm getting it from you for NOT tagging you! I can't win! I'm closing down my blog! To hell with all of you!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-42193859588717651932009-01-05T13:54:00.001-05:002009-01-05T13:54:00.001-05:00It's blocked? Oops, sorry. I can sorta see why, ...It's blocked? Oops, sorry. I can sorta see why, but not quite.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-11262064299331517872009-01-05T13:54:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:54:00.000-05:00Don't get too excited. It's a picture of Bill nak...Don't get too excited. It's a picture of Bill naked. <BR/><BR/>signed:<BR/>Jonathan, the untagged one.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-2425784040039020972009-01-05T13:36:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:36:00.000-05:00HA! No, I didn't even get that when I read that po...HA! No, I didn't even get that when I read that post. But it's blocked here at work... which makes me even more excited to see it tonight!!!!Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-71640589743054821242009-01-05T13:32:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:32:00.000-05:00Sorry, Fox. But hey, did you click on your name i...Sorry, Fox. But hey, did you click on your name in my "Happy New Year" post? If not, do so. That should cheer you up.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-74965909502331339962009-01-05T13:24:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:24:00.000-05:00I just realized that there was no "Marilyn Mondays...I just realized that there was no "Marilyn Mondays" today and it made me sad...Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-58469007038937867592009-01-05T10:07:00.000-05:002009-01-05T10:07:00.000-05:00Oh yeah! Well... well...... I've gotta go [Jonath...Oh yeah! Well... well...<BR/><BR/>... I've gotta go <I>[Jonathan runs out of room crying, slams door behind him]</I>Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-6482262795581220702009-01-05T09:22:00.000-05:002009-01-05T09:22:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tag, though it might be a bit befor...Thanks for the tag, though it might be a bit before I get to it. I'm afraid my resolutions would probably be pretty similar to yours, though, since I'd have both <I>Satantango</I> and the theater thing in there, for sure.<BR/><BR/>I'll be able to fulfill the blog-a-thon resolution next week, though! Maybe I should cheat by putting that on my list just so I can immediately cross it off.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-86041127776255365492009-01-05T08:05:00.000-05:002009-01-05T08:05:00.000-05:00Oh, hello. And who might you be?Oh, hello. And who might you be?bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-17090770331597588852009-01-04T22:27:00.000-05:002009-01-04T22:27:00.000-05:00Sorry for tagging you guys, but you're the only pe...<I>Sorry for tagging you guys, but you're the only people I know.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, so I guess you don't know me? Well up yours pal! Up yours!Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730146625671701859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-15708727468704298502009-01-04T16:57:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:57:00.000-05:00You could be thinking about what to tell your wife...<I>You could be thinking about what to tell your wife to make for tomorrow night's dinner, say.</I><BR/><BR/>Welcome back from the 1950s, John!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730000155687661753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-60155396822633552232009-01-04T13:08:00.000-05:002009-01-04T13:08:00.000-05:00Great list!You can totally do #8. I believe it.Great list!<BR/><BR/>You can totally do #8. I believe it.Shannon the Movie Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882101582835293159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-39058590181021122902009-01-04T12:37:00.000-05:002009-01-04T12:37:00.000-05:00This is Bill again, no longer signing in under Fox...This is Bill again, no longer signing in under Fox's name, and I've followed through on my <B>Diary of the Dead</B> resolution. I just watched it, but I still hate it. I guess I've failed. :(<BR/><BR/>Adam - I've actually seen very few Bava films, but <B>Lisa and the Devil</B> is simply one of the ones featured in those box sets I most want to see. I'll let you know what I think.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and the title of my book is going to be...er...<B>Movies and the Watching of Them: An Introspective Contemplation on Movies and Also of Society and Politics and So Forth</B>.<BR/><BR/>John: Why, that would be dishonest! I cannot in good conscience lie to my readers. This blog is sacred to me. It is an extension of my being, and to engage in such dishonesty would blacken my soul.<BR/><BR/>(<I>Pssst! John, that's a great idea, and it's exactly what I'm going to do! Thanks for the tip! These suckers won't know what hit them!</I>)bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-87581471695703218372009-01-04T12:17:00.000-05:002009-01-04T12:17:00.000-05:00For years, I've thought "Man, being able to say yo...<EM>For years, I've thought "Man, being able to say you've seen those films is like being able to say you've read Ulysses. The mere act of sitting through them commands respect."</EM><BR/><BR/>Here's the thing: you <EM>can</EM> sit through them without actually paying attention, you know. You could be thinking about what to tell your wife to make for tomorrow night's dinner, say. Technically, that's much easier than reading <EM>Ulysses</EM>, where you do have to look at all the words one after another, even if you don't bother taking them in (and it might not make much difference if you did).<BR/><BR/>Nobody will ever know. Just say you've done it, and close the comments on that post. It's like the <EM>Simpsons</EM> episode where Miss Krabappel says, "Bart, did you read your homework assignment?" and Bart replies, "Provided you have no supplementary questions: yes."John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-85782466741557791292009-01-04T08:28:00.000-05:002009-01-04T08:28:00.000-05:00Thanks for honoring your tag, and not forcing me t...Thanks for honoring your tag, and not forcing me to get anyone from Downtown involved. <BR/><BR/>Some thoughts: I'm interested in what you think of "Lisa and the Devil," some of Bava's best visuals, but it's alternately frustrating and intriguing. Good luck with your book, do you have a title yet?<BR/><BR/>Another suggestion for Rick, two words: shot-by-shot remake.Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-552977382685231292009-01-04T05:24:00.000-05:002009-01-04T05:24:00.000-05:00Hi Everybody-This is Bill R. using Fox's account (...Hi Everybody-<BR/><BR/>This is Bill R. using Fox's account (it's a long story, just believe that it's me, ok?). <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I accidentally left a resolution off the list:<BR/><BR/>*Watch <I>Diary of the Dead</I> again and like it.Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067136509248849744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-34135147263624261442009-01-04T00:32:00.000-05:002009-01-04T00:32:00.000-05:00Sorry for tagging you guys, but you're the only pe...Sorry for tagging you guys, but you're the only people I know.<BR/><BR/>Marilyn, I've heard some good things about Coffin Joe, so I feel obliged to give them a whirl at some point. My expectations have been suitably lowered.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-44366235387008107422009-01-03T22:30:00.000-05:002009-01-03T22:30:00.000-05:00Oh boy. Another meme. We'll see if I get around to...Oh boy. Another meme. We'll see if I get around to this one.<BR/><BR/>I'll advise you about one thing - you can delete all the Coffin Joe films without a guilty conscience. I've only seen one that I thought was watchable, <I>Awakening of the Beast</I>, and that is after several attempts at his other "notable" efforts.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730000155687661753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-2960488233257967752009-01-03T19:59:00.000-05:002009-01-03T19:59:00.000-05:00Yeesh. I thought the last one was tough. Rick, I t...Yeesh. I thought the last one was tough. Rick, I think that if Bill comes up with a good idea we ought not to think about it as plagiarism but instead solidarity as we pilfer it as use it as our own. <BR/><BR/>Okay, I'll give this a go. But someone has to promise to sweep up the smoking ashes if I implode before it's finished...Dennis Cozzaliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-40183228603057792292009-01-03T14:00:00.000-05:002009-01-03T14:00:00.000-05:00Yeah, sorry about that Rick. There really can't b...Yeah, sorry about that Rick. There really can't be all that many film-related resolutions to choose from, can there? I hadn't really considered that when I tagged you.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I know...you could...you could resolve to watch <B>The Last Starfighter</B>. Because it's high time you did so, my friend!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-40962126764731062362009-01-03T13:38:00.000-05:002009-01-03T13:38:00.000-05:00Thanks a bunch, Bill. And I notice you've taken a...Thanks a bunch, Bill. And I notice you've taken all the good ones, too. Like cleaning out the DVR, periodically my long-suffering wife clicks through it nostalgically and says "have you watched it yet?"<BR/><BR/>Or seeing more theater films. God, I gotta do that too. And I love "reality" shows, the cooking contests as well as others.<BR/><BR/>Just for taking all the good stuff, I'm gonna hold you to your resolution to watch <I>Satantango.</I><BR/><BR/>This is going to be hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com