Ya know I thought that Mike "helluvahat" was living down south working for some kind of scientific company or something.  But after watching the Australian comedy The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), I realized that he is apparently living in Australia, going by the name Ben Lee, acting and fronting several semi-successful indie bands.

If you have Netflix, you can watch The Rage in Placid Lake for free online.  It was a pretty funny movie.  Well worth the FREE price tag... plus you\'ll get to see Mikey act like an australian teenager, which is pretty funny too.

Summary:

Placid Lake (Ben Lee) has always been different. His crayon eating scientific genius of a best friend, Gemma (Rose Byrne), also has a few issues with \'blending in\'. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents\' horror, he gets a normal job. Soon he\'s embracing conformity on the fast track to corporate success. But can Placid finally retire his rage in the pursuit of normalcy? Or will his plan backfire?

This movie also had the strangest cameo I\'ve ever seen.  Claire Danes shows up in the movie for literally 10 seconds.  It seemed odd because it was an all Australian cast, shot in Australia and she just pops into a scene, says about 4 words and never appears again.  Very strange.

Gordo, if you liked City of God, watch the tv series City of Men. It is also wonderful.

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/City_of_Men_Disc_1/70054255?trkid=226871

Ya know I thought that Mike "helluvahat" was living down south working for some kind of scientific company or something.  But after watching the Australian comedy The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), I realized that he is apparently living in Australia, going by the name Ben Lee, acting and fronting several semi-successful indie bands.

If you have Netflix, you can watch The Rage in Placid Lake for free online.  It was a pretty funny movie.  Well worth the FREE price tag... plus you\'ll get to see Mikey act like an australian teenager, which is pretty funny too.

Summary:

Placid Lake (Ben Lee) has always been different. His crayon eating scientific genius of a best friend, Gemma (Rose Byrne), also has a few issues with \'blending in\'. As an odd fish in a sea of mediocrity, his brilliant ideas are bound to get him into more trouble than success. So when he finds himself flying off the school roof and breaking every bone in his body on graduation night, Placid decides to make a bid for the elusive normal life. To his parents\' horror, he gets a normal job. Soon he\'s embracing conformity on the fast track to corporate success. But can Placid finally retire his rage in the pursuit of normalcy? Or will his plan backfire?

This movie also had the strangest cameo I\'ve ever seen.  Claire Danes shows up in the movie for literally 10 seconds.  It seemed odd because it was an all Australian cast, shot in Australia and she just pops into a scene, says about 4 words and never appears again.  Very strange.

Just watched the trailer and added the movie to my queue (unfortunately you can\'t watch movies on Netflix if you have a mac.) Boy is that an eerie resemblance. Movie looks ok too.

just thought i\'d drop in and say that Quarantine was the biggest steaming pile of **** i\'ve seen in a while. that\'s all.

I know that Beuwolf was released over a year ago, but i finally got around to watching it over the weekend.

firstly, it\'s a great movie.

secondly, when the dragon flies out of the cave, is it just me or does Beuwolf\'s right hand man yell "GOLDEN SILENT BALLS!"


...i was in a highly altered state...

I know that Beuwolf was released over a year ago, but i finally got around to watching it over the weekend.

firstly, it\'s a great movie.

secondly, when the dragon flies out of the cave, is it just me or does Beuwolf\'s right hand man yell "GOLDEN SILENT BALLS!"


...i was in a highly altered state...

Sounds like a (mental) Freudian slip. You must be silent in your persistent quest for golden balls.

I finally had a chance to see "Burn After Reading", I had to go to a cheap little community theater, crammed into my seat the whole time, elbows tucked in, knees together, ugh.  But, only $4 for a ticket and $4 for snacks.  Well worth it, this movie was highly entertaining.  I especially love the last 10min or so.