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    On 8/8/2018 at 8:04 PM, willman85 said:

     

    Prayer of the Rollerboys (rollerskate-themed Corey Haim flick that failed to impress). Also Blown Away (a Two-Coreys sexploitation).

     

    I loved the Coreys back in the day and I definitely think Prayer of the Rollerboys belongs.  Especially since they did Solarbabies.

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    3 hours ago, TentPitcher said:

    If The Rock was slimmed down he would look like Tiger Woods. On a side not is it proper to capitalize The when you are talking about his name? is it The Rock? or is he just Rock?

    Seems like "the" would not be capitalized if we treat the Rock like a rock band, which is how one should treat the Rock in my opinion.

    https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/CapitalizationTitles.html?page=1

    TL;DR - Names of bands do not capitalize the, but album names do.

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    Q. For rock fans, such as myself, it is sometimes important to know whether one is to capitalize the “the” preceding a rock group’s name. For instance, the group “the Who.” In the middle of a sentence, do I say “the Who” or “The Who,” given that the “the” is an integral part of the title and furthermore is the first word in the title?

    A. When the name of a band requires the definite article, lowercase it in running text:

    When I first saw the Who, they had short hair; when I last saw them, that was again true.

    I can’t believe the Rolling Stones didn’t retire with all their money years ago.

    The day I was introduced to the The was the day I learned that irony was finished.

    It is true that “the” often gets capitalized on album covers, but our rule is to capitalize the first and last word in any title, which fits in with that practice (the The has usually employed a lowercase “the” nested above an uppercase “The” on its covers). Exceptions to the proper the rule are names that are captured within italics or quotation marks within running text. Hence,

    Have you ever heard “The Real Me,” that song by the Who?

    I have three copies of The Soft Parade, one of the Doors’ lesser-known albums.

    but

    Hey! Where did you put my Soft Parade LP?

    The very last example illustrates the dropping of the article when it is grammatically convenient.

     

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    1 hour ago, Elektra Boogaloo said:

    I agree with a lot of points about how the Rock's backstory doesn't matter and such.

    I also wanted more with the kids. I was pretty surprised this was made for Chinese audiences with those kids, honestly. Maybe I am the racist here (I hope not!) but I have been told Chinese audiences don't like black people. I know the Rock is half Black. But those kids were somehow darker than he is. 

    Another thing about the kids, where does the boy go when Neve Campbell is being badass? I assume he's in the care of the paramedics who were giving him oxygen. But I wouldn't want to leave my young child alone when he was in that kind of distress/his dad might be falling to his death at any minute. 

    I also thought the Rock should have surrendered himself to police and told them what he knew. I got that he thought the police thought he was part of it, but what kind of police would be like "no we won't send a helicopter to save small children." It felt more like he was doing the climbing stuff to prove his own honor. 

    I didn't think they were very good parents.

    The note I remember writing was "is this whole movie really an ad for duct tape?" I am still unclear on that. 

    This!  I asked my wife where the boy went when Neve was being a badass.  Then I predicted that he would be right there when the Rock found his wife again and I have never been prouder to be right.

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