sophisticated_boy

@sophisticated_boy (1457)

Indonesia • Age 37

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The Dark Knight Rises; Nolan's masterpiece

Danniella1110 @Danniella1110 (106) 17 Jul 12

I am a big fan of Christopher Nolan and I admire his trait in using the same actors for different movies which shows the wide range of characters these actors are able to portray . The trailers look good but do you think the movie...

batman

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sophisticated_boy I like all Nolan movies, except Insomnia, because I think he has a very creative way in telling stories on such an unconventional way that every movie that he made so far has been very different than the others. It is remarkable how he shift Batman trilogy...

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Rise of the planet of the Apes, to fight for freedom and unjustice

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 17 Oct 11

I just watch that movie "Rise of the planet of the Apes". It was a good movie as I rated it. We, human used animals for test subject on new drugs, and new formulas, somehow we violate their freedom, and their rights to be live....

movies

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sophisticated_boy That's the message of the movie, I think it is one of the best summer movies in several years (I think the last one I saw a really good summer movie was The Dark Knight), it combines CGI effect with a touch of human story and environmental issues. In the end,...

18 Oct 11

Are you fond of buying Pirated DVDs?

enelym001 @enelym001 (8322) • Philippines 18 Oct 11

My mom is fond of buying pirated DVD's to watch new movies. Me and my brothers usually pick on her and tell her she is just wasting her money over these DVDs. Normally if it's a chinese movie (Jet Lee or Jackie Chan's movie - she...

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sophisticated_boy Yes, Indonesians are fond of buying pirated DVDs, Pirated DVDs are so easy to find even in the malls where there are lots of police. It is illegal but considering Indonesia is still an emerging country where half of its citizen is still live under poverty, we...

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Would you choose a college degrees that earn you the most money?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 1 Jun 11

For me, I probably will, since from the day I graduated from college until now, I don't really know what I at. That is pathetic isn't it? While I was in college, I choose computer information system, it was "Hot", but it wasn't so...

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sophisticated_boy Well, I choose my major accounting because at high school I like accounting and from other people I learned that if I work in financial industry, I could earn money way faster than other field. I don't regret it, but I also feel that I am more suitable if I...

2 Jun 11

He Missed HIs Own Birthday Party

Toni @toniganzon (72281) • Philippines 17 May 11

Yesterday was my cousin's birthday and the whole municipality celebrated it as he is the town's mayor. He didn't stay long enough though as he was feeling ill. A few hours later he drove his way to the airport as he had another...

birthday

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sophisticated_boy Wow my heart goes to your family, sometimes life can be on full cycle at once, once you're at top and it can quickly can be rock bottom. I always believe that God always has plans for us and I believe every single events of our life is a learning experience to...

17 May 11

Book & DVD

Tina Dalasinski @Tina30219 (81915) • Onaway, Michigan 2 May 11

Today I just ordered Eat Pray Love the book and the DVd can't wait to get them been wanting to see the movie and read the book for a while. I will share what I think of the movie once I watch it.

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sophisticated_boy the funny thing about the movie is as soon as the movie came out at the cinema, many travel agents in Bali offers the Eat Pray, and Love experience to the tourists where they will guide them to visit some of the beautiful places that Julia Roberts' character...

17 May 11

Have you had a dream so pleasant you wish it is real?

greenpeas @greenpeas (998) • Philippines 17 May 11

I have a dream several days ago that I have this wonderful woman by my side and we are happily walking on a beautiful place. It looks so real. Then I woke up when my sister banged the door as she enters our house. I was so upset...

dream

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sophisticated_boy It's interesting that I only remember my nightmares and rarely remember the good dreams. I cannot recall when I exactly had any good dreams but I can remember easily on the bad dreams and obviously doesn't want it to happen in real life. Sometimes though I...

17 May 11

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?copy?

MATT69AC @MATT69AC (333) • United States 13 Mar 11

have you ever seen two movies made from 2 different country's and they were almost the same? well i just did i couldn't believe it! there was a movie made in 2008 in Sweden and then America created one in the year 2009 its just...

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sophisticated_boy I haven't watched the American version, but lots of people said that the American version is respectably good, since lots of remakes doesn't do the original version justice (see : all Japanese horror remakes, well maybe except The Ring). They also do the...

13 Mar 11

Harry Potter the final chapter, a bit boring

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 10 Mar 11

I can't remember how many Harry Potter I already watch. Not like the first one, fresh and new. As the sequence goes, I feel a bit boring by watching Harry Potter already. Maybe it lacks of great actions or magic trick. Or too much...

boring

harry potter

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sophisticated_boy I agree with you, it just feel so long and kind of dull. It seems dragging up a lot to the second installment, which is the climax of their search of horcrux. The HP movies that disappoints me a lot are the fifth movie, it is just so painful to watch the book...

13 Mar 11

When was your last food disaster?

santosmarichris @santosmarichris (1849) • Philippines 12 Mar 11

Okay, went to the mall the other day and since it's lunch time we choose this grilled express. I ordered grilled chicken and my friend ordered grilled spareribs. In a matter of seconds our food appeared from the back kitchen, they...

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sophisticated_boy Finding bugs and any kind of creatures in my food. My friend even found baby cockroaches once in his food and it happened in one of the food stalls in my office food court. The health inspection in my country is not that good, many foods are cooked not in the...

13 Mar 11

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Local mode of transport

doggydimon @doggydimon (1369) • Philippines 29 Jan 11

For those who travels a lot, have you tried any local mode of transport that is unique to that country? For example in our country, we have the famous jeepney, kalesa and the tricycle. A jeepney is like the jeep of the Americans...

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sophisticated_boy In Indonesia we have bajaj which is originated from India, it is actually a three wheel vehicle that can load two until three passengers but very very noisy. We also have bemo that can load 6-10 passengers inside.

30 Jan 11

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Crop Circle In Sleman, Yogyakarta

indahfth @indahfth (11161) • Indonesia 24 Jan 11

In Sleman, Yogyakarta precisely in Berbah, appears a circle, and people refer to as a Crop Circle. Crop Circle appears in rice fields. Many came from the public opinion. Some say it is traces of a spaceship. Others say it is...

ufo

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sophisticated_boy LAPAN said that it was a hoax made by people, but truthfully I don't know what happens. It just seem impossible to do it overnight with a very dark condition and create huge circles like that. It is also very weird the villagers only think some noises and do...

30 Jan 11

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Why our society is difficult to move forward?

nakula2009 @nakula2009 (2325) • Indonesia 29 Jan 11

As a great nation, our society belong to the most consumptive ... When we are free, the Japanese were in a state of disarray due to invasion of allied troops .. but over half a century later, our country is far behind Japan .. I...

society

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sophisticated_boy Well you have to remember first, Japan has been one of Asia's most powerful country before World War, that's why they can invade our country. Second, I think Japanese people are a very hardworking person and always try to be number 1. That is why they can...

30 Jan 11

Would you try new food when you are at a new place??

jricky1 @jricky1 (6800) • China 29 Jan 11

Delicious food are all over the world,so if you are at a new place,would you try to eat the food there even you know nothing about it? lol..

food

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sophisticated_boy of course! especially if I am in holiday and in new country or place that I have never visited before. I think it is good to try something new, as long as the food is not very very weird. Luckily I can eat any kind of food and don't have any restrictions of...

30 Jan 11

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Have you ever taken a solo vacation?

RandomSamurai @RandomSamurai (13) • United States 17 May 10

So I recently got back from one of the the best experiences of my life - a vacation all by myself! My friend went to San Diego in January and has decided to stay there. The problem? Her Jeep was still in Michigan, where she's from...

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sophisticated_boy I travel alone several times. The first one trip to Paris, then to Edinburgh, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, and last time to Ho Chi Minh. Been a very great trip, it feels very adventureous if you travel by yourself. Yes, it must be weird because you will...

29 Jan 11

would you live in another country if u had the chance , leaving all your friends

laken02 @laken02 (3065) • United States 25 Jan 11

my sister recenty got the chance to move to china with her husband and kids they got a great deal to go over there and could not turn down this wonderful job offer. and she has since written us and sent pics and it is so pretty...

china

pretty places

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sophisticated_boy I want too since I never work in another country. I would like to experience how does it feel living alone in a country and had to start from scratch, but since living cost are usually expensive in other countries, basically it is not possible for me to work...

29 Jan 11

Will this site become the new Facebook?

Jokine @Jokine (8) • Canada 28 Jan 11

If this site becomes popular quick enough it could out do facebook. So far I enjoy this site more than facebook except for the inability to chat with other people in realtime (or can you do that).

facebook

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sophisticated_boy no, it will not become the new facebook, simply because in facebook we have real-life friends, meanwhile in mylot we hardly know each other. Online personality can be very different personality, depends on what we want to portray in our online personality. In...

29 Jan 11

Buried and The Devil

PDBME2 @PDBME2 (1014) • United States 28 Jan 11

The other day we rented some movies. First it was Buried. I can't imagine how any movie company thought about putting a movie like this for people to pay money to see in a theater. The whole movie took place in a coffin type...

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sophisticated_boy I haven't watched Buried yet, but it has received a lot of critical praise because of its unique theme and Reynolds acting, so I might watched it even if its set was only a coffin. With Devil, hmm, I found the movie offer good premises but the acting was...

29 Jan 11

Oscar Nominations 2011

Aurone @Aurone (4755) • United States 28 Jan 11

The nominees for the Oscars were release on Jan 25th. I was happy to see both Black Swan and Inception got nominated for best picture. Some of the other nominees were ones I expected like Social Network, True Grit and the Fighter....

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sophisticated_boy What movie is you rooting for? I am upset Christopher Nolan snubbed for Inception. He got snubbed two years ago for The Dark Knight and now he is largely ignored again. It seems Academy hates him for some reason. I like this year's nominees because I feel it...

29 Jan 11

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