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My first movie that introduced me to Tim Curry was Home Alone 2. It was maybe first few Hollywood Movies that I watched with parents(non-english speaking). Now I'm 42yrs old, and when my parents visit me, I watch Home Alone 2 with them. It has somewhat become a family tradition now. Thank you Tim for such a memorable moments. Great actor!

I wonder when is a suitable age to introduce Home Alone to my son…maybe 8 years old is good enough?

I mean Home Alone is basically a live action cartoon.

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Annie, Clue, Command & Conquer, Criminal Minds, Legend, Muppets Treasure Island, Rocky Horror Picture Show He was an icon. It’s said you can tell a lot about a person by from where they recognize him.

Also Congo, where we get the pleasure of hearing Tim Curry repeatedly say “The Hidden City of Zinge

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Chiropractors are cranks but a normal muscle massage is really unlikely to cause a stroke AFAIK. The risks from Chiros as I understand it involve the big "adjustments" where they go for big pops, particularly in the neck.

He already had the blood clot in his neck, which was the cause of his pain. The chiropractor's massage released the clot.

Sorry for your friend. It sounds unfortunate all around.

I'm not a doctor but I was an athlete and the default suggestion of "my neck/knee/legs/arms hurt" -> massage is standard common wisdom. Maybe an MD would have stalled for an ultrasound but then you have all of the insurance and delay issues.

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I wonder if it even gets that far. He's so obsessed with the limelight that his (alleged, but very clear) health scare for a week drove headlines. There's also the factor of Vance. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to pull off the 25th, but perhaps he's waiting for popularity to completely erode. He's certainly not going to be a serious candidate for 2028 without an absolute miracle of a turnaround in the next 2 years.

You're assuming elections will be fair.

Yes, I am. If they are not fair and free, we have very different and much more serious set of problems than Democrats vs. Republicans. I hope we do not get to that point.

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post #69

One of his best roles was Darkness in Legend, but seems like everyone has Alzheimer and forgot this great movie from Ridley Scott.

Great part, but I can't say I thought much of the movie. A friend was obsessed with it, I could never quite get why (his explanations essentially amounted to the unhelpful "just because!").

They probably saw it when they were pretty young, nostalgia beats anything. For me, that scene with the dark doll and Mia Sara dancing by the firelight will go down in history as one of the best scenes in any movie.

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In all seriousness, I think they'd only get away with it for about a month before international leaders started demanding answers and a live meeting.

I wonder if it even gets that far. He's so obsessed with the limelight that his (alleged, but very clear) health scare for a week drove headlines. There's also the factor of Vance. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to pull off the 25th, but perhaps he's waiting for popularity to completely erode. He's certainly not going to be a serious candidate for 2028 without an absolute miracle of a turnaround in the next 2 years.

Didn't JD Vance say that he will take a break from politics to spend time with his family or something like that?

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At some point, after watching this video[0], I was never able to watch a movie with Tim Curry and not think about Haskell. 0: https://youtu.be/LnX3B9oaKzw?t=3m6s

It's a little disappointing that the possibility of a "Tim Curry" association was the reason to ditch Curry?

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post #69

One of his best roles was Darkness in Legend, but seems like everyone has Alzheimer and forgot this great movie from Ridley Scott.

Great part, but I can't say I thought much of the movie. A friend was obsessed with it, I could never quite get why (his explanations essentially amounted to the unhelpful "just because!").

its a simple story but the directing is exceptional. Ridley Scott at his best

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I just love Clue. Understated and the exact opposite in equal measure. Just a great comedic movie, all held together masterfully by Curry. I rewatch it every few years, still love it. "No meaning yes!?"

Which ending do you prefer?

Mrs. Peacock's "I'll leave first, if you don't mind". Classic entitlement of a the political class. Best ending.

But then there aren't (m) any movies the end on the line "I am going to go home and sleep with my wife". Hard to go past that too.

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