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| Hey guys have you watched “million-dollar baby!” It’s a real classy movie. You will not regret the time. Its about a girl with lot of determination who fought for the Boxing title and what she ended up with. Its something unforgettable. The way she broke her neck… I can’t forget it. This reminded me about a story I heard some time back about an Indian guy who went to practice Headstand and broke his neck due to an accident. 
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| thushara: thanks for this. i always need help with English Movies. I shall watch it with my wife soon.
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Location: New Jersey | Mybe I should bring my boyfriend to see it. He's a HUGE boxing fan. Then again, he's not interested in women's boxing. He doesn't think women can be serious boxers. Maybe this will change his mind?
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| samantha77 - 2005-02-10 7:55 PM
Mybe I should bring my boyfriend to see it. He's a HUGE boxing fan. Then again, he's not interested in women's boxing. He doesn't think women can be serious boxers. Maybe this will change his mind?
Samantha
You must be kidding, Samantha! I can't understand your BFs feelings against women boxing neither but he must be a really shallow person to allow his mind being changed by a hollywood movie. 
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| Sam, do you know Regina Halmich? She's like world champion or sumthing. One german showmaster made some "fun" of her and invited her to a live fight during his show. Okay, they built a ring in the TV studio, it was all over the newspapers and Germany was waiting for the great moment. It turned out to be a short moment. Only a few seconds into round one the famous TV personality went down unconsciously with heavy concussion, broken nose and jaw bone. Okay, he's not really a boxer (he had some weeks of training with a famous coach though) but he definately made his last jokes about lady boxers. 
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| Speaking of shallow...my endorsement for "Million Dollar Baby" is thumbs up--Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman are entertaining and Hilary Swank all buff and sweaty--whatz not to like? |
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Location: New Jersey | No, I've never heard of Regina Halmich. That's a cool story though, I'll have to tell my BF. I sometimes tell him he deserves a good butt whooping, and if it was at the hands of a female boxer, it would serve him right, that chauvinist!  |
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| mkotya - 2005-02-10 10:15 PM
I actually didn't think the movie was that good. It was way too long, rather violent and a bit boring and predictable. Not my type of the movie, sorry.
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DVD rentals are roughly US$3.00 to US$4.00. You can keep them
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| Since my wife and me are some movie buffs we take out contracts at the videotheque. We pay 110 ZAR (that's roughly 15$) and can rent 15 movies for that. They have to be brought back right the next day though. But at least it's not as in Bikram, there's no time limit on the contract 
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| Just so that everyone knows what this thread is all about I copied this amateur review from the IMDb:
92 out of 117 people found the following comment useful:-
Loved The Ride, 20 December 2004
Author: delcash006 von New York City
Million Dollar Baby is a movie about boxing like Braveheart is a movie about men in kilts riding horses. What it is is a movie to experience if you find yourself ever entertaining thoughts about loyalty, determination, talent, no talent, age, youth, courage, fear, fate, and the pain and joy of both living and dying.
I read reviews of Million Dollar Baby and expected to like it. Roger Ebert can be soft on movies because he is plainly a big fan, but even he does not lightly toss around the M-word, masterpiece. Yet he drops it on MDB, and justly so. The story is simple and searing. A gal (Hilary Swank) with much heart and no experience aspires to be the champion of the world. She is Rocky in a sports bra. A grizzled fight trainer-manager/gym owner (Clint Eastwood) reluctantly takes her on. His best pal and wise-man assistant (Morgan Freemna) stands alongside them, as the plot unwinds steadily, seamlessly, picking up speed, scene by scene, act after act. Eastwood and Freeman are artists at the top of their profession and they, along with the brilliant Swank, present you the very worthy lives of three people you will care about and remember. The arena is boxing, but it might as well have been boating or baking. It is a story about values and truths that far exceed sports and movies. I walked into the Lowes Lincoln Square theater last night knowing Million Dollar Baby was taking me on a ride and willing to hop aboard. What a beautiful, memorable ride it was. |
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Location: A Blue State | Hmm.... haven't seen this film. Freeman and Eastwood are actually decent
actors, and Hillary Swank did well in that one where she got murdered b/c some
guy was jealous of her sexual powers. Still, I don't like boxing, or tragedy. I made
the total mistake of watching Mystic River recently (another Eastwood-directed piece).
I am sooooooo bored with Sean Penn getting worked up and killing people, just like
I am sooooooo bored with Tim Robbins' weirdo roles. And I'm bored with movies
that want to make the East Coast "gritty". FO, okay?
So, that's my totally unfair assessment of a movie that I have not seen, but will probably
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| Bay Guy - 2005-02-10 10:12 PM
And I'm bored with movies
that want to make the East Coast "gritty". FO, okay?
 Yuck, what angry language, Bad Guy. How very un-yogic. Better take your own advice above and practice more of that yoga.
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Oh I'm yucky, and calling me Bad Guy is so nice. Tisk, Tisk! But
I admit I fall short of yogic standards, so I will have to practice for
many more lifetimes.
Still, you live in the Northeast, do you think that "gritty" describes
your world? I think that the gritty Northeast was invented by movie
makers to scare people from LA -- you know, the same ones who
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| Bay Guy - 2005-02-11 10:33 PM
Oh I'm yucky, and calling me Bad Guy is so nice. Tisk, Tisk! But
I admit I fall short of yogic standards, so I will have to practice for
many more lifetimes.
Still, you live in the Northeast, do you think that "gritty" describes
your world? I think that the gritty Northeast was invented by movie
makers to scare people from LA -- you know, the same ones who
think that New Yorkers are rude.
Slapping my wrist as I write... 
I am always very careful when it comes to stereotyping. It piles us up, individuals, into the same category and devoids us of those unique qualities and personalities we all possess. My view of the world and people in the Northeast may be entirely different from that of my next door neighbor. So, in my purely subjective opinion, "gritty" in not the way of the Northeast. In fact, I found New York, New Haven, Newport, Boston and other cities more welcoming and friendly than unforgiving and harsh. So many times when my car broke down, strangers stopped to help me. Taxi drivers would give me directions out of the windows of their cars. So many of those New Yorkers, Bostonians and others opened their hearts to help me, that I cannot possibly call the East Coast gritty. Of course, there are always those that are straightforward and will tell you what they really think of you. (Being the person that I am, I actually like this trait of character in people). Then, there are others that will be nice to your face, but cut you no slack behind your back. But that's the way people have always been, everywhere you look. |
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| afroyogi - 2005-02-11 3:37 AM
Since my wife and me are some movie buffs we take out contracts at the videotheque. We pay 110 ZAR (that's roughly 15$ ) and can rent 15 movies for that. They have to be brought back right the next day though. But at least it's not as in Bikram, there's no time limit on the contract
Afroyogi, I think its quite a good deal., I spend Rs 100 = (1USD - almost the same) to rent a DVD and my average is about 4-5 movies per week. Sometimes I watch camera copies as I cant wait till I get the original  ....Too bad..
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| It's like $5.00 to rent a new movie here. :-P (Not including sales tax.)
A little expensive.
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Poor Dragon  Ohh I wish if I could help you . Wont your friends give you DVDs when they hire them? too bad. ,.. Fire them all.. |
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| My friends are poor too! LOL! We generally like totally different movies as well. Sometimes we'll accidently like something similar. If something GREAT comes out - say Resident Evil Apocalypse - I find a way to buy it when it's on sale. :-)
Maybe when that Chinese chef comes along, we can go to a movie.
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| if you behave well only ok., He doent like your heavy metal craze.. though .. Ah he asked me to show him a pic of you..
You better find a job which makes you rich., ..
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I don't think anyone much likes my heavy metal craze. :-) None of my friends do, but that just makes it to where I never have to drive anywhere! 
We're going to have to get Thushara's Yogi Dating Service off the ground so we can upload pictures!
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It's like a Junior Unix Administrator, it's technically called "Operations Analyst." I will have the oppertunity to move up to Unix Administrator. I don't know about rich, but I can sure hope so! :-)
The only problem with Yoga classes now is it seems the center I was looking at is only open when I will be at work. :-P Guess I'll have to keep looking.
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Yeah sure., I charge 100$ for registration, If you find a match you have to pay me 200$. is that a ok price? Have to find a good ISP. I have no contacts with any
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Hey hey dragon.. Something is fishy.... You like heavy metal.. You work in IT, You say you got a job as unix admin, you like drinking tea, you like vedio games, you like dragons......
hmmm... What about ETs? Do you like them? Do you think they exist?
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| I actually looked at one website and got a "free compatability profile." It was $99 for two months of service. (After two months it could've went up though... I didn't look into it that well. :-)) I told one of my friends I wasn't that desperate yet. LOL!
That was one of my ulterior motives for going to a yoga class...  I should find somewhere where I have things in common already with people. I'm sure it may be a good place to meet some friends that may like my heavy metal too, lol! It's amazing that the friend I've had the longest, I can't thing of a thing she and I have in common...
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BTW what happend to that friend.. Sorry .. I was just checking Skype.. Cool one yeah..
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(Didn't see your reply - you edit so fast sometimes, lol!)
--now I'm editing, lol!
The friend I have that I have nothing in common with? She and I are still friends. We shop together sometimes, we just don't watch movies together. I've been trying to get her interested in doing Yoga with me. It's a no go.
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I dont understand you dragon., If you are a girl, why do you bother about their "Status"?? Any way what happend to your friend whome you had for the longest time? You got clashed with each other due to differences and you lost interest with each other or what?
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| It's not "status" really. "Looser" as in one guy I was dating got married while we were dating, another was engaged (I didn't know), and one was married. :-P I'm not a Lucky Dragon.
As for my friend, we're still friends, we talk every weekend, we just don't have a lot to talk about sometimes.
I know I said something about finding more friends - I would just like to have more / another person around with some similar interests. It would be great to have someone to do yoga with, so that's what I thought I might meet someone at a Yoga class. :-) I was dissappointed to find out the hours were when I will be working. :-P I'll figure out something though!
I guess that was sort of confusing.
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| Oh poor thing Don’t worry ok., Everything is for the best., Some one who can really adore you will come on your way. Im sure..
But why did that happened to you.. In your countries you guys are free and can make any decision about your life right? Its rude if that person got married while you were dating with him. May be its miscommunication., Or just not understanding each others feelings .. or something.. But don’t worry . ok . Some times we might not be lucky enough to be with the person whom we really love., But again.. Its just a real great thing to experience true love at least once in your life time., I consider that as lucky.
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The one that got married while we were dating got mixed up in drugs while we were seeing each other. I saw the signs coming and tried to help. I thought I could "fix" things. Social worker syndrome I suppose, lol! All of them have weird stories begind them. I could write a book. :-) It would be intersting to say the least!
Looking back, it is sad, but I know everything that happned is for the best. :-) I can say I wouldn't change anything, so that's the best that can be said! :-)
I'm happy! :-) I have a job now! WHOO HOO!!!
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Too bad I wouldn't have seen anything this decade, lol!
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Yep I congratulate you for your new job! Im sure you will be very happy working as a Unix Admin. To be a Unix admin you must be a very smart girl right?
So can you forget that person? Did you truly love him? Did he tell you that he loves you ? Do you think of him everytime now?
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| Thushara - 2005-02-14 3:39 AM
Yep I congratulate you for your new job! Im sure you will be very happy working as a Unix Admin. To be a Unix admin you must be a very smart girl right?
I like to think so. :-)
So can you forget that person? Did you truly love him? Did he tell you that he loves you ? Do you think of him everytime now?
I don't think I will ever forget him. I believe I did truely love him, but it wasn't returned even though he said so. We were young as well. I think of him a lot still, but it was over 5 years ago now. It was a learning experience, as is everything.
Now I think more long-term. I want to find someone I have a lot in common with so we will have something to talk about! Maybe I will have some luck at work or in yoga class..... if I can ever find one.
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| Oh yeah, the Yoga studio I was looking at only offers classes while I am at work, which I believe I mentioned. Anyway, I could possibly attend the class ONE DAY per week.
Which would be better - to attend an actual Yoga class, although it would be only once per week... or to join a health club and be able to possibly do more? I hear the classes aren't as good at a health club. I dunno.
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| Dragon - 2005-02-15 8:52 AM
Thushara - 2005-02-14 3:39 AM
Yep I congratulate you for your new job! Im sure you will be very happy working as a Unix Admin. To be a Unix admin you must be a very smart girl right?
I like to think so. :- )
So can you forget that person? Did you truly love him? Did he tell you that he loves you ? Do you think of him everytime now?
I don't think I will ever forget him. I believe I did truely love him, but it wasn't returned even though he said so. We were young as well. I think of him a lot still, but it was over 5 years ago now. It was a learning experience, as is everything.
Now I think more long-term. I want to find someone I have a lot in common with so we will have something to talk about! Maybe I will have some luck at work or in yoga class..... if I can ever find one.
If you loved that person truly I dont think you can love anybody like that again Poor dragon.! But what to do., Face the reality! I wish you will find a very nice guy soon,. Ah now you got the job, your dream guy might be working in your new office.. You never know .. WOOOOOOOWWWW
Oh then poor chinese chef. We will forget about him!!!!!
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| Guys have you watched Aviator ????
Its a great movie., Dont miss it!!!!!!!!!
Leonardo DiCaprio is awesome in that..I think this is his best movie.Not like catch me if you can, not like beach not like those cowboy stuff.. He is really great in this ... Oh what a man!! He made it !!
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Hey want to see what rocks ????
See this Movie
Madonna teaches Ashtanga yoga !!!!
http://www.rediff.com/us/2000/feb/29us1.htm
Anybody who likes to be her student ???
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| Dragon - 2005-03-07 12:20 PM
Constantine rocked!
You small kid cant understand Aviator
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| Thushara - 2005-03-08 3:58 PM
Nah
Hey want to see what rocks ????
See this Movie
Madonna teaches Ashtanga yoga !!!!
http://www.rediff.com/us/2000/feb/29us1.htm
Anybody who likes to be her student ???
Next Best thing
OOOPs sorry its an old movie.. Released in 2000. Dunno how I missed it., Must get it today
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After a little searching with Google, I found a web site with stills from the film. Madonna is
doing Eka Pada Sirsasana very comfortably and Chakorasana reasonably well (although she's
completely given in to the natural tendency to pronate the upraised foot in that asana...one
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They probably didn't like the gay character. In the US, there are a number of
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After a little searching with Google, I found a web site with stills from the film. Madonna is
doing Eka Pada Sirsasana very comfortably and Chakorasana reasonably well (although she's
completely given in to the natural tendency to pronate the upraised foot in that asana...one
needs to keep the adductors active in that pose).
BG is very mean He searched and kept it for himself .... see guys I pasted it for you
http://www.t-o*******tv/life/***********ayoga.htm
hehe Just kidding BG
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Location: Somewhere in the Mountains of Western NC | I'm watching the most beautiful Bollywood movies...but bring your hanky! It's called Kisna - The Warrior Poet. The Indian actress does some really cool yoga postures. This is the last movie that Amrish Puri starred in before he died recently. I'm halfway through it (these movies are soo long). Amrish Puri is the Indian actor that starred in "Indiana Jones, Temple of Doom". He played that bad guy. To add to the list of good movies while I'm here...I happen to love Bollywood movies... my favorites are: Kal Ho Naa Ho - a tear jerker filmed in my favorite city - NYC Devdas - another tear jerker Hum Tum - this is a happy fun movie with a great soundtrack! Mahabatein - another great soundtrack movie Koyla - a Shah Rukh Khan oldie but goodie Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai - great soundtrack too! Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge Go to erosentertainment.com if you can't find them Cyndi who loves Shah Rukh Khan - what an incredible actor |
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http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/g/guru.shtml
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| Oops I watched it at last.. Madonna’s yoga movie J “The next best thing”
Its quite a cool movie I should say.. I’m not her fan at all.. But its nice….
She is a yoga teacher. Her fiancé left her coz she is a complicated smart woman (He needs to date with a dumb woman it seems ) Accidentally she slept with her best friend (who is known as a gay) and she got pregnant. She became a mum and her best friend became a dad.. One day a new yoga student walked in to her yoga studio.. And everything changed after that….. You guys watch it and find out
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If any of you think your work place S**** or even if you are a workaholic watch the movie "A good company " Its a very nice movie..
I recomend it !!!!
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Its Movie time :)