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[quote=Austruck]Ahhh... Movie Forums! The only place around Pittsburgh where I'll see any snow this year, it seems!  :)[/quote]

The Rodent 12-17-15

Originally Posted by Tacitus

The world is basically all middle class now, isn't it?

Unless you're rich.

Or poor.

[quote=The Rodent][quote=Tacitus]The world is basically all middle class now, isn't it?[/quote]

Unless you're rich.

Or poor.[/quote]

Tacitus 12-17-15

The world is basically all middle class now, isn't it?

[quote=Tacitus]The world is basically all middle class now, isn't it?[/quote]

matt72582 12-17-15

Originally Posted by Tacitus

I bought scented toilet paper today - had no idea such a variation existed.

Luckily the scent is not unpleasant.

I have scented garbage bags..

[quote=matt72582][quote=Tacitus]I bought scented toilet paper today - had no idea such a variation existed.

Luckily the scent is not unpleasant.[/quote]

I have scented garbage bags..[/quote]

Tacitus 12-17-15

I bought scented toilet paper today - had no idea such a variation existed.

Luckily the scent is not unpleasant.

[quote=Tacitus]I bought scented toilet paper today - had no idea such a variation existed.

Luckily the scent is not unpleasant.[/quote]

Iroquois 12-17-15

Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.

[quote=Iroquois][i]Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.[/i][/quote]

Powdered Water 12-17-15

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded.

[quote=Powdered Water][i]Everybody knows that the dice are loaded.[/i][/quote]

Iroquois 12-17-15

Now I'm looking over the list of Best Original Screenplay winners and man there are some disappointing movies on there.

[quote=Iroquois]Now I'm looking over the list of Best Original Screenplay winners and man there are some disappointing movies on there.[/quote]

Iroquois 12-17-15

Originally Posted by foster

Juno won an oscar for best screenplay and it was renowned for it's dialogue. This movie a BF said (paraphrase) 'who cares if your best friend is about to get raped, people burned alive earlier!" uuhhhhh what.

Not universally renowned, though. The dialogue in Juno is a real base-breaker as its attempts at off-beat cleverness are just as likely to irritate viewers as charm them. Hell, SC already referenced the infamous "hamburger phone" line.

[quote=Iroquois][quote=foster]Juno won an oscar for best screenplay and it was renowned for it's dialogue. This movie a BF said (paraphrase) 'who cares if your best friend is about to get raped, people burned alive earlier!" uuhhhhh what.[/quote]

Not universally renowned, though. The dialogue in [i]Juno[/i] is a real base-breaker as its attempts at off-beat cleverness are just as likely to irritate viewers as charm them. Hell, SC already referenced the infamous "hamburger phone" line.[/quote]

foster 12-17-15

Juno won an oscar for best screenplay and it was renowned for it's dialogue. This movie a BF said (paraphrase) 'who cares if your best friend is about to get raped, people burned alive earlier!" uuhhhhh what.

[quote=foster]Juno won an oscar for best screenplay and it was renowned for it's dialogue. This movie a BF said (paraphrase) 'who cares if your best friend is about to get raped, people burned alive earlier!" uuhhhhh what.[/quote]

Iroquois 12-17-15

Originally Posted by foster

"Jennifer's Body" From the writer of Juno, the dialogue is so god awful in this film I turned it off 20 minutes in. How do you go from writing Juno to writing this crap? Maybe juno had a ghost writer or something, sheesh.

You say this like Juno had good dialogue in the first place.

[quote=Iroquois][quote=foster]"Jennifer's Body" From the writer of Juno, the dialogue is so god awful in this film I turned it off 20 minutes in. How do you go from writing Juno to writing this crap? Maybe juno had a ghost writer or something, sheesh.[/quote]

You say this like [i]Juno[/i] had good dialogue in the first place.[/quote]

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