Arvana Bridges. Told ya he looked like Jeff Bridges.

Thank you so much everybody!  I can't wait to unleash the raw awesome power of my new YouTube avatar.  Now I just have to find a good Matthew Modine or Jeff Bridges snippet... [edit] found one! [/edit]

Thanks Endall, I did not know that Arvana is a village in Azerbaijan.  I did know that it is a breed of dromedary, and I'm proud to report that it is the #1 milk producer of all the dromedaries!

Special thanks to KP for putting together such a hilarious photomash and heartwarming promo.  Thanks dude!

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^spoco2:
>> ^ponceleon:
It looks very pretty.
And it has Jeff Bridges in it again... that's very cool, I did not know he was back.

I take it you didn't see Iron Man then.


I meant in Tron, not in general

>> ^spoco2:
>> ^ponceleon:
It looks very pretty.
And it has Jeff Bridges in it again... that's very cool, I did not know he was back.


I take it you didn't see Iron Man then.

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>> ^ponceleon:
Ah... My childhood in the hands of what is now a corporate nightmare...
I'll reserve judgement, but I can't help feeling like all my memories about the original are about to get raped...


Oh give this 'raping my childhood' crap a rest.

Just because they make a new version of a movie it does NOT change your memories of the old one.

The old one remains... it's still there, you can watch it whenever you like. This ultra outrage over what could be a great new movie, or could be crap is bogus.

I had little to no interest in this... BUT

It looks very pretty.

And it has Jeff Bridges in it again... that's very cool, I did not know he was back.

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^ this is the bit at about 1:26, right?

i dunno'. it's kinda' muffled, but this happens to be one of the few things i'm unnaturally gifted at: spotting and recognizing audio-visual minutiae like this and this, sampled yells from the russian roulette scene in The Deer Hunter, and every actor who does commercial voiceover work from Jeff Bridges to Sally Kellerman.

it is a rather unique scream, in that it incorporates an almost-laughterlike part in the middle. but i've listened a dozen times now, and it doesn't sound familiar. but if i hear it again, even 20 years from now, i'll know it, and get back to you.

You probably already know your top movies, you just haven't declared so boldly what they are. Like I said though, most of my tops are in contention, I just happen to have an emotional connection to two films which may always reign supreme.

If there's anyone to be jealous of it's Wes Anderson and his siblings. Must be awesome to make films with your family and best friends. Loved and own every one of their movies. I think Life Aquatic is my favorite... yeah, definitely Steve Zissou. I mean, you can't go wrong: a movie starring Bill Murray, filled with brilliant sets and costumes, and a soundtrack comprised of David Bowie cover songs by Seu Jorge? Is it wrong that I'm salivating right now? I also really enjoyed Darjeeling Unlimited, despite it's lack of closure. I was hoping Murray would tie in at some point.

As far as people and their movie tastes... You didn't feel the gripping suspense of Armageddon?! Didn't it make you weep when -- I honestly, cannot remember a thing about that piece of trash, except Liv Tyler. (Typical.) I have a friend who once told me The Marine was his favorite film of all time. It was really obnoxious because he was interrupting my first viewing of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; kept complaining that he needed an explosive hook.

Now, Big Lebowski... is one of those movies you either love or hate. I've only known people who are one or the other. Probably due to over 200 f-bombs. If you can get over that, you'll realize it's a brilliant homage to Philip Marlowe and old screwball comedy. (And the soundtrack is amazing.)

(I completely agree about Goodman. Thank god for the Cohen Brothers. At least they recognize talent and put him in most of their films.)

In reply to this comment by thepinky:
I've seen North by Northwest and It Happened One Night and loved both of them, but I've never seen The Big Lebowski. I love John Goodman (underappreciated, in my opinion) and I really love Jeff Bridges, and I don't know why I haven't seen it. I watch lots and lots of movies and I think that I have above-average taste, although that is easy when the average person loves Armageddon and similar crap. You seem to have good taste. I'm sort of jealous that you have your top movies all figured out like that. I have a very vague idea of which movies are my favorites.

I love Hitchcock, too. And good old sweety-pie Frank Capra won my heart many, many years ago. Do you like Wes Anderson movies?

In reply to this comment by poolcleaner:
The Big Lebowski. I'm a bigger Cohen Brothers fan than I am Kubrick -- though, I am an even bigger Hitchcock fan, despite Hitchcock taking fourth with North By Northwest. (My third pick being Capra's It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable.)

In reply to this comment by thepinky:
What is your first favorite?

I've seen North by Northwest and It Happened One Night and loved both of them, but I've never seen The Big Lebowski. I love John Goodman (underappreciated, in my opinion) and I really love Jeff Bridges, and I don't know why I haven't seen it. I watch lots and lots of movies and I think that I have above-average taste, although that is easy when the average person loves Armageddon and similar crap. You seem to have good taste. I'm sort of jealous that you have your top movies all figured out like that. I have a very vague idea of which movies are my favorites.

I love Hitchcock, too. And good old sweety-pie Frank Capra won my heart many, many years ago. Do you like Wes Anderson movies?

In reply to this comment by poolcleaner:
The Big Lebowski. I'm a bigger Cohen Brothers fan than I am Kubrick -- though, I am an even bigger Hitchcock fan, despite Hitchcock taking fourth with North By Northwest. (My third pick being Capra's It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable.)

In reply to this comment by thepinky:
What is your first favorite?

In reply to this comment by poolcleaner:
Thanks, Pinky. I'm going to assume your avatar is you, yes? I grew up watching the Pink Panther movies, and Dr. Strangelove is my second favorite movie of all time -- I couldn't see either of my top 2 movies ever being usurped by another. Agreed, Sellers portrayal of Jacques Clouseau is brilliant to this day. Classic bumbling man in over his head who wins the day. Sometimes painful to watch, but always funny. lol

In reply to this comment by thepinky:
I love your avatar. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is one of my favorite movies and Peter Sellers is one of my favorite actors. Have you seen the Pink Panther movies? Peter Sellers as Jacques Clouseau is fantastic. Anyway, cool avatar.

>> ^shuac:
You international folks aren't privy to our stupid commercials, so let me share one with you. It's for GM or Chrysler, and it features voice-over by Jeff Bridges. In it, we see a mid-sized SUV and Jeff is talking about how green the thing is and at the end, they reveal the big gun: 27 mpg.

LOL! Ford always uses Kiefer Sutherland.

Give them $25 billion or cost $156 billion later? So where's the capital behind this $25 billion? Or are we talking about just printing it out based on nothing, as usual? And I agree that the U.S. auto industry doesn't need to be bailed out just to give us more gas guzzlers.

You international folks aren't privy to our stupid commercials, so let me share one with you. It's for GM or Chrysler, and it features voice-over by Jeff Bridges. In it, we see a mid-sized SUV and Jeff is talking about how green the thing is and at the end, they reveal the big gun: 27 mpg.

I swear, they were bragging about 27 mpg.

Fuck that! Let them fail. Sure, it may be tough but it'll teach them in a way that a bailout never will.

First Dude is obviously already taken by Jeff Bridges.

Not that this has anything to do with anything, but when did Arvana go from looking like Patrick Swayze to Jeff Bridges? Did we lose you in that 50-year storm, Bodhi?

overlooked this film before, and i really like jacobs ladder and jeff bridges. will check it out... thanks!