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This is a discussion on 500 Days of Summer within the The Lounge forums, part of the Social and Support Forums category; Tiffany and I saw this movie last night. It was well done and I was able to sit through it ...

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    Tiffany and I saw this movie last night. It was well done and I was able to sit through it to boot!

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    Synopsis: This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of 500 Days of Summer, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man’s no-holds-barred love affair.

    Tom, the boy, still believes, even in this cynical modern world, in the notion of a transforming, cosmically destined, lightning-strikes-once kind of love. Summer, the girl, doesn’t. Not at all. But that doesn’t stop Tom from going after her, again and again, like a modern Don Quixote, with all his might and courage. Suddenly, Tom is in love not just with a lovely, witty, intelligent woman – not that he minds any of that -- but with the very idea of Summer, the very idea of a love that still has the power to shock the heart and stop the world. --© Fox Searchlight [

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    OOoh, LOVE good movies. Will have to check it out. Thanks Justin for the
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    I saw previews for this and it sounded good. We bought Grand Torino on Blue Ray and really liked it. We also watched some movies on On Demand, that were good. One was Taken and the other had Tom Cruise in it and it was about World War II and people in the German army who were against the war and plotted to get rid of Hitler (can't remember the name of it; but it was real good; and I believe it is based on a true event)
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    I'm hoping to be up to going to the first showing of
    "Time travellers wife" on Thursday, its one of my favourite books and the first movie I will have since my surgery so a double treat. I usually only go to see things that will look extra special on the large screen but just can't wait for this to be released on dvd.
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    Kathy,

    That was Valkyrie. It is a very true story and the writers for this movie did an awesome job following actual history. Very well done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    Kathy,

    That was Valkyrie. It is a very true story and the writers for this movie did an awesome job following actual history. Very well done.
    Yes, it was, did you just love it? I'm not usually into war movies or shoot up things; but I loved this. They did an awesome job and it really shed light on what really happened during that time. I also want to see Inglorious Basterds when it comes out, not sure if it is based on truth or not. Do you know?

    Allison- I want to see that too.
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    Kathy,

    Inglorious Bastards is not a true story per say, but the French commandos did harass the Germans viciously.

    Pretty much anything by written Quentin Taratino is fiction, usually "way" out there.

    I gotta see this one, along with the new GI Joe movie. I'm pretty much a action movie person myself, although I will take in a mushy movie when the wife wants to go.
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    My husband just watched Valkyrie on Sunday evening and told me it was really good when I got home. I love action, espionage, drama movies too. And a good documentary. Funny, as a girl, I am not into chick movies at all. (now i'll go out with the girls to see Sex & and City, but I'm tagging along for the camaraderie, not the pic, per say.)
    • January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
    • June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
    • April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
    • April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
    • July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
    • July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
    • August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
    • March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
    • April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
    • September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
    • December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
    • December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
    • February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    I gotta see this one, along with the new GI Joe movie. I'm pretty much a action movie person myself, although I will take in a mushy movie when the wife wants to go.
    Dave, just a warning: I read online that the GI Joe movie wasn't even prescreened because it was that bad--they decided just to release it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rotten Tomatoes Review
    Consensus: While fans of the Hasbro toy franchise may revel in a bit of nostalgia, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is largely a cartoonish, over-the-top action fest propelled by silly writing, inconsistent visual effects, and merely passable performances.
    Some of the GI Joe reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are interesting --> LINK.

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    • 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
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    • 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
    • 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
    • 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
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    Justin,

    That may be the case. From what I read (don't remember where) the reason they did not prescreen is they wanted the public to decide for themselves on wether it was good or not, instead of letting a few decide. This brings up the point that even if the movie really does stink, people will spend the money to find out themselves. Ticket sales were $52,000,000 last weekend. I'll wait to see if they drop suddenly this weekend. If they do, I'll wait until it is released on DVD.

    chick movies
    LOL

    I call them chick flicks but get the evil eye for that. Did not want to offend the wonderful ladies here.
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    C3/4 C4/5 C5/6 C6/7
    Surgery 06.04.08--C5/6 and C6/7 w/Prodisc
    C4/5 deterioration progressing quickly
    MRI on lumbar shows disc herniation at L5/S1, stenosis at L3/4, L4/5, spondylosis and DDD at L2 through S1 in July, 2009
    Nerve Root, Facet Injections and Epidural every 3 months. Ongoing treatment for continued degeneration.


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