# Cafe Society **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=611 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 612 --- ## [How similar are MCU movies to the comic books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-similar-are-mcu-movies-to-the-comic-books/815582)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-similar-are-mcu-movies-to-the-comic-books/815582 "2018-06-13T22:32:44Z")
I really enjoy the MCU movies; Iron Man, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy etc. Are the movies very faithful to the comic books re: humor, action, and character development? --- ## [What's your favorite foreign language film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-foreign-language-film/809266)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-foreign-language-film/809266 "2018-06-13T20:22:58Z")
For me, it’s Tampopo, a Japanese comedy about a noodle shop. --- ## [Best seats in Cinerama Dome to see 2001. Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-seats-in-cinerama-dome-to-see-2001-need-answer-fast/816014)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-seats-in-cinerama-dome-to-see-2001-need-answer-fast/816014 "2018-06-13T20:08:48Z")
Me and Ann Smenge are going to see the 70mm print of 2001 at the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood tonight. The thing is, 2001 is a very rectilinear movie, but it is being projected on a curved Cinerama screen. So my … --- ## [Best or weird or uncredited cameos, Internet edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-weird-or-uncredited-cameos-internet-edition/815859)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-weird-or-uncredited-cameos-internet-edition/815859 "2018-06-13T20:03:04Z")
I have seen many threads about cameos from the movies and TV, but I know that the Internet has a lot of them, and many that I and others have missed. Some interesting and weird ones I noticed: Beakman, from the old kid… --- ## [Stephen King's Dark Tower question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-dark-tower-question/816001)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-dark-tower-question/816001 "2018-06-13T19:35:52Z")
Does anybody recall if we ever had anything from King himself about Roland’s mother’s loyalties and motivations? I’ve been re-reading, listening actually, the series. I’m up to book 4. She had an affair with Marten. … --- ## [The Complete Acid Planet Collection by Snowboarder Bo Snoarder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-complete-acid-planet-collection-by-snowboarder-bo-snoarder/816036)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-complete-acid-planet-collection-by-snowboarder-bo-snoarder/816036 "2018-06-13T17:12:14Z")
The Complete Acid Planet Collection is everything I posted to Sonic Foundry’s (and later Sony’s) AcidPlanet.com from 29 October 2000 until 15 September 2006: 58 songs most of them produced from 2000-2002. This was a tim… --- ## [Quetion about "Not the Nine O'Clock News" Sketch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quetion-about-not-the-nine-oclock-news-sketch/816017)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quetion-about-not-the-nine-oclock-news-sketch/816017 "2018-06-13T16:04:08Z")
At the very end: “Hedgehog”??? :dubious: :confused: --- ## [Predestination: New Heinlein movie has been made \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predestination-new-heinlein-movie-has-been-made-edited-title/699771)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predestination-new-heinlein-movie-has-been-made-edited-title/699771 "2018-06-13T14:42:34Z")
Predestination, based on Robert Heinlein’s short story “All You Zombies”, has been made in Australia. It stars Ethan Hawke, and has gotten a 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes so far. Is anyone else looking forward to seein… --- ## [Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (Possible Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-faith-by-jodi-picoult-possible-spoilers/815874 "2018-06-13T14:41:35Z")
Has anyone else read this book? I just finished it this weekend and am wondering what others thought of the ending. --- ## [Best use of classical music on a movie soundtrack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-use-of-classical-music-on-a-movie-soundtrack/815535)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-use-of-classical-music-on-a-movie-soundtrack/815535 "2018-06-13T11:54:40Z")
My list – add yours: 2001: A Space Odyssey – “Blue Danube” (J. Strauss) and “Also Sprach Zarathustra” (R. Strauss). Both are now iconic. Excalibur – “Siegfried’s Funeral” (R. Wagner). I used to think I loved this mov… --- ## [The Flash Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-4/798475)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-4/798475 "2018-06-13T07:15:52Z")
Official CW Trailer The Flash returns tonight. I used to post individual threads for each episode, but I think we’ll go with just one thread for the whole season this time. When we last left Barry Allen & Co, they had… --- ## [Zone Out: An AI Created Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zone-out-an-ai-created-movie/816003)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zone-out-an-ai-created-movie/816003 "2018-06-13T05:41:04Z")
It sucks. --- ## [Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-the-sarah-conner-chronicles/815731)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-the-sarah-conner-chronicles/815731 "2018-06-13T03:48:56Z")
I’m binge watching this now, having never seen it before. I have to say I find Sarah Connor obnoxious. the way she pretends she is so tough when she is surrounded by actual tough people (like John’s uncle or the termina… --- ## [Jim from the TV show The Office seems, out of context, like a huge workplace bully](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-from-the-tv-show-the-office-seems-out-of-context-like-a-huge-workplace-bully/815730)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-from-the-tv-show-the-office-seems-out-of-context-like-a-huge-workplace-bully/815730 "2018-06-13T01:43:41Z")
OK, So i haven’t seen a single episode of the American version of The Office but the internet is flooded with clips/memes from the show that I have a somewhat of an idea of the characters. There’s Jim and his girlfriend … --- ## [Anybody seen the 2006 movie Right at Your Door? \[spoilers after OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-seen-the-2006-movie-right-at-your-door-spoilers-after-op/815791)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-seen-the-2006-movie-right-at-your-door-spoilers-after-op/815791 "2018-06-12T23:28:57Z")
So, I was flipping through the channels and came across Right at Your Door, starring Mary McCormack and Rory Cochrane. The premise was interesting, so I started watching. Basically, an ordinary Los Angeles couple (no k… --- ## [Questions about the gangster/heist movie Knockaround Guys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-gangster-heist-movie-knockaround-guys/815906)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-gangster-heist-movie-knockaround-guys/815906 "2018-06-12T23:12:40Z")
Knockaround Guys is a pretty underrated movie, starring Barry Pepper as a young mob associate trying to prove himself as being useful in the underworld. Through a series of convoluted Fargo-like events, he winds up losin… --- ## [Where did the MasterCard "blowjob" commercial come from ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-mastercard-blowjob-commercial-come-from/815590)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-mastercard-blowjob-commercial-come-from/815590 "2018-06-12T23:05:23Z")
I’m sure most people know what I’m talking about, but… \[spoiler\]Blowjob - Priceless Mastercard Parody - YouTube (NSFW obviously) This parody of Mastercard’s favorite “priceless” campaign has been out there forever as a… --- ## [Is Hulu's "limited commercials" worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hulus-limited-commercials-worth-it/815916)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hulus-limited-commercials-worth-it/815916 "2018-06-12T20:36:31Z")
I’ve heard rumors that limited commercials is a scam lately. That they have increased the amount and length of commercials significantly and it now has about as many commercials as a regular tv show. Does anyone have th… --- ## [Videoclips with dancers dancing while lying down or sitting down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videoclips-with-dancers-dancing-while-lying-down-or-sitting-down/439978)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videoclips-with-dancers-dancing-while-lying-down-or-sitting-down/439978 "2018-06-12T14:22:48Z")
I’m looking for some examples of people dancing while laying down or sitting down. Like this videoclipto Kylie Minogues hit “Slow”, where people dance while laying on towels near a swimming pool. Recently, I saw anothe… --- ## [Can you hear it, Edgard Varese? (A shout-out on Pink Floyd's Ummagumma)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hear-it-edgard-varese-a-shout-out-on-pink-floyds-ummagumma/815918)
**Author:** [@Egnu\_Cledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Egnu_Cledge)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hear-it-edgard-varese-a-shout-out-on-pink-floyds-ummagumma/815918 "2018-06-12T03:12:41Z")
While researching a college paper on electronic music, my wife came across a claim that you can hear someone say “Can you dig it, Varèse?” on Pink Floyd’s Ummagumma (here are a couple of cites). I was (and remain) a huge… --- ## [Woodstock tickets cost $8 a day in 1969.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodstock-tickets-cost-8-a-day-in-1969/815828)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodstock-tickets-cost-8-a-day-in-1969/815828 "2018-06-12T00:25:13Z")
$8 was a significant amount of money in 1969. My allowance then was $2 a week. Cokes were a quarter. IIRC lunch at McDonald’s was still under $2.50. I’m surprised tickets for the entire three days was $24. Hey man, Peac… --- ## [Favourite movie puns and/or punny movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-movie-puns-and-or-punny-movies/815354)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-movie-puns-and-or-punny-movies/815354 "2018-06-11T22:08:26Z")
I’m studying the use of puns in feature films and how they’re translated for the foreign releases. I’m trying to come up with some good case studies. Can anyone recommend some English-language movies that are particula… --- ## [Cobra Kai questions (POSSIBLE SPOILERS!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cobra-kai-questions-possible-spoilers/815914)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cobra-kai-questions-possible-spoilers/815914 "2018-06-11T21:31:10Z")
So, I’m 6 episodes into Cobra Kai which I find to be awesome and hilarious beyond belief (and jezus, what do Macchio and Zabka eat? They both look like they could pass for late thirties at the oldest.) A burning questio… --- ## [I would like to buy a fancy bottle of Single Malt Scotch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-buy-a-fancy-bottle-of-single-malt-scotch/815611)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-buy-a-fancy-bottle-of-single-malt-scotch/815611 "2018-06-11T20:48:26Z")
I know a little about Scotch but not much. I have an occasion to buy something fancy and want to get some advice on a wise way to buy. It seems that trying to figure out Scotch is as complicated as figuring out wine Ot… --- ## [What is the first thing you ever ordered from Amazon and when?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-thing-you-ever-ordered-from-amazon-and-when/815679)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-first-thing-you-ever-ordered-from-amazon-and-when/815679 "2018-06-11T16:24:10Z")
Amazon lets you go back and check your full order history. What was the first thing you ever ordered from them and when (BTW I put this in CS rather than IMHO because I assume most of the answers will be media of some ki… --- ## [Star Wars: Are the robots sentient?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-are-the-robots-sentient/815509)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-are-the-robots-sentient/815509 "2018-06-11T15:54:49Z")
I just got through watching Star Wars: Solo where a droid kinda has a thing for droid self determination (will leave it at that so no spoilers). While the movie Solo brought it back to mind it has been a question lurkin… --- ## [Who here likes different types of burgers then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-likes-different-types-of-burgers-then/815496)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-likes-different-types-of-burgers-then/815496 "2018-06-11T14:22:27Z")
Well I like burgers like chicken burgers, cheeseburgers and things like that with onions and relish or some mayonnaise or special sauce on it. What sort of burgers do you like that are the same as these or similar to the… --- ## [Looking for a 110V briki/ibrik in the USA. Where can I find one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-110v-briki-ibrik-in-the-usa-where-can-i-find-one/815768)
**Author:** [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-110v-briki-ibrik-in-the-usa-where-can-i-find-one/815768 "2018-06-11T14:17:48Z")
My wife is Cypriot and we just got back from one of our extended visits there. While staying with her family, we enjoyed using their electric briki. It was nothing special, but it had a detachable base, narrow top, and… --- ## [Movie music fail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-music-fail/815591)
**Author:** [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-music-fail/815591 "2018-06-11T11:49:51Z")
A certain song or piece of music was in a certain movie, but in your opinion the combination didn’t work. It could be part of a film score by a composer who was hired for the purpose, or it could be other music that a fi… --- ## [Stainless steel okay for alcohol, limeade, syrup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-okay-for-alcohol-limeade-syrup/815508)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-okay-for-alcohol-limeade-syrup/815508 "2018-06-11T01:35:01Z")
I’d like to premix whiskey, limeade, and cherry syrup (it’s a Cherry Gary) and put it in a stainless steel bottle for two weeks or so. Is it possible/likely that the taste will be affected?- [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=610) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/cafe-society/15.md?page=612)