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Tue Nov 24
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    04:26 AM

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    God damn it. Last night I could have been joining in with you guys instead of having sex with my beautiful girlfriend. What the hells wrong with me?
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    Image of egoods egoods
    10:46 AM

    @Rust-MyEnemy: Why didn't you do both at the same time? Kill two birds with one stone I say.
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    10:52 AM

    @egoods: Dude, I don't want to go as far as killing her.... she may cry for mercy but there's another reason!
     Reply
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    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    Thanks to everyone who came out tonight. So much win. And congrats to VeeArrrSix for getting how this works, and getting the star he's deserved for a while.
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    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/23/09

    @Matt Hardigree: Hat tip to Matt, Ray, Ben, Wes, Sam, Murilee, Mark, Jon, Andy, and Mike... in no particular order of course... Thank you. I won't let you down.
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    VeeArrrSix was starred VeeArrrSix was unstarred
    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    12:34 AM

    @VeeArrrSix: *John* sorry Krewson!
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    VeeArrrSix was starred VeeArrrSix was unstarred
    Image of doug-g doug-g
    12:52 AM

    @Matt Hardigree: Something of a double feature. "Ronin" and "A Star is Born".
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    VeeArrrSix promoted this comment doug-g was starred doug-g was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    In the tunnel chase, DeNiro looks terrified because he is sawing away at a fake wheel in a right hand drive car being driven by a stunt driver.
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    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    hmmm... Katirina.
     Reply
    Matt Hardigree was starred Matt Hardigree was unstarred
    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    anyone else really want to buy an infiniti now?
     Reply
    Matt Hardigree was starred Matt Hardigree was unstarred
    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    The friendship that develops between DeNiro and Jean Reno is such a cool subplot. Franco American relations were never so damn tight!

    Bush and Sarkozy could only wish they were as dope as these guys.
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    Matt Hardigree promoted this comment VeeArrrSix was starred VeeArrrSix was unstarred
    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    11/23/09

    @VeeArrrSix: You are getting so close to a star.
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    Matt Hardigree was starred Matt Hardigree was unstarred
    Image of VeeArrrSix VeeArrrSix
    11/23/09

    @Matt Hardigree: Nothing would make me happier. I love this place.
     Reply
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    "Got the swag, kept the money, job well done!"

    "I think I have to stop"

    "My friend, I need the money"
     Reply
    Uncle Bo was starred Uncle Bo was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    @Uncle Bo: Back when standing for something... stood for something.

    Wait, this is a vodka commercial.
     Reply
    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    "Lady, I never walk into a place I don't know how to walk out of".

    Good advice from a wise man. Add it to your list, Jalops.
     Reply
    Uncle Bo was starred Uncle Bo was unstarred
    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    07:21 AM

    @Uncle Bo: I still remember that line when I get to events early, except instead of looking for exits, I'm looking for twah-lits.
     Reply
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    "the twah-lit?" I don't say it like that. The can, the john, the crapper.... not twah-lit.
     Reply
    Uncle Bo was starred Uncle Bo was unstarred
    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    And I hope everyone's hitting play.
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    Ray Wert was starred Ray Wert was unstarred
    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    This just in:

    Jalopnik hates Canadians

    Excludes non-Americans with video posts hosted by Hulu.
     Reply
    danio3834 was starred danio3834 was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/23/09

    @danio3834: We don't hate Canadians; we're just jealous because Canada is better.
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    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was starred Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was unstarred
    Image of AlbinoDigits AlbinoDigits
    11/23/09


    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: You're wrong. We don't hate Canadians. We just love America.

    These colors don't run.
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    danio3834 promoted this comment AlbinoDigits was starred AlbinoDigits was unstarred
    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    09:07 AM


    @AlbinoDigits:
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    danio3834 was starred danio3834 was unstarred
    Image of logruszed logruszed
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    Absolutely, and not just for the cinematics of the chase scenes but for the casting of the cars as well. They were realistic, quality choices that are reasonably capable of performing similarly to how they are depicted.
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    logruszed was starred logruszed was unstarred
    Image of steininger steininger
    11/23/09

    @logruszed: I do love this movie but I have to disagree with you on this point. I have the S8 from this movie, amazing car, but it could not pull off the off-road chase in this movie. The car has trouble not high centering on parking lot speed bumps. I wouldn't trust it on sketchy dirt roads.

    I also owned a similar Mercedes to the one from that chase scene and I would say its performance is believable. That thing took a beating much better than the Audi.
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    logruszed promoted this comment steininger was starred steininger was unstarred
    Image of logruszed logruszed
    11/23/09

    @steininger: Well I did credit the parts list the wheelman requests, I believe he asked for a lot more suspension-based modifications than you ever hear about in a movie.

    90% of movies talk about nitro/blowers, etc. When beefed-up sway-bars are a more significant mod for real driving (just a many urban 30's gangsters went for the Citroen Model 11s because the independent suspension coupled with a big 78hp meant agility and escape).
     Reply
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    Is this the special edition where they tell us what's in the briefcase (surprise: nothing, absolutely nothing) and at the end DeNiro says, 'Louie, I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship.'
     Reply
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    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    @mr_dude: I prefer the cut where no children have been born for 18 years, and protecting the only fertile woman on earth leads to a chase where they are pushing the cars they're chasing each other with.
     Reply
    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    @skitter: And for a double feature, we'll have What's Up Doc?

    Mysterious suitcases, an epic chase, rapidfire dialogue; a perfect complement to Ronin.
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    Edited by skitter at 11/23/09 9:18 PM skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    I recommend playing the David Mamet Drinking Game (Mamet rewrote the screenplay under the alias "Richard Weisz.") Anytime a character utters a phrase that is clearly the work of Mamet, take a swig. Here are a few to watch for:

    "Did you ever kill a man?" "I hurt someone's feelings once."

    "Talk about an ambush? I ambushed you with a cup of coffee!"

    "Whenever there is doubt, there is no doubt."
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    PatFromGundo was starred PatFromGundo was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    @PatFromGundo: Do not, under any circumstances, play this game while watching Heist. Death would be inescapable.

    I smell a horror franchise.
     Reply
    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    11/23/09

    @skitter: How about "Edmond?"

    [www.youtube.com]

    That handsome bartender who wanders into frame at 0:37? That would be PatFromGundo himself.
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    PatFromGundo was starred PatFromGundo was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    @PatFromGundo: Yeah right. There's no "PatFromGundo" on IMDB.
     Reply
    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    @PatFromGundo: It's only the first commercial break, and I stand by my assessment that your rules are deadly.
     Reply
    skitter was starred skitter was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    11/23/09

    In reply to Jalopnik Monday Movie Night: Ronin
    For those of you who haven't seen the movie, Matt is foolishly focusing on Katerina Witt, the ice skater near the end of the movie, rather than Natascha McElhone, the fantastic anti-heroine.
     Reply
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