T'is a wholesome name. Parking Lot sounds empty, bleak, barren. A Car park is positive. Here is a fine Car Park, for the merry parking of your jolly old car, you roister doister you!

Utfsf.

Cool! My first ever Kerble! I've waited so long for this day and now it's finally here! And on my 500th post too! So sweet the taste of this coincidental achievement.

una pelicula!

Surfrider wrote:Utfsf.

Cool! My first ever Kerble! I've waited so long for this day and now it's finally here! And on my 500th post too! So sweet the taste of this coincidental achievement.

I'm afraid you unleashed a double Kerbling, but mine was completely ignored, so well done and happy 500.

Film. 'Movies' is just an American word used by Americans, isn't it? At most a small sideline to the history of film/cinema, in general. Doesn't it just stem from the need to refer to a social act, as in 'going to the Movies', where the intrinsic quality of the film you're watching is basically arbitrary? Out of that grew a whole separate world of commerce.
Sure, there are good movies. Great ones even, two have already received a mention in this thread. There are, of course, incredible American films too. However, they only became great after been assessed within a wider, worldwide context (often to understand their own influences, for example), before taking their place in the pantheon.
John Cassavetes would probably have referred to his films, as an American, as 'Movies', this is true, but I think what he's implying is that there's no reason why they shouldn't have made as much money as your average movie of the time. I agree although, of course, they didn't, because he was a real artist. You can't have your popcorn and eat it.

I use "filum" too.

Try saying "FEELM" in an arch tone of voice and see if you don't crack a grin.

chairman_hall wrote:It's filum.

we say filum as well.

father ted overshoot i guess.

Chapter Two wrote:I'm afraid you unleashed a double Kerbling, but mine was completely ignored, so well done and happy 500.

But, but...

Earlier this thread, I wrote:Chapter Two: Good looking out!

Have I just performed some sort of metakerble?

No, I saw that chief; I meant that the thread carried on regardless. Good looking out at the looking out!

This thread is starting to feel like a hall of mirrors