Bonneville America Forums Forums Off Topic Discussion Forums Lounge Watched "Torque;" Wasted Time

Sometime last week or so, there was a thread about biker movies, in which Torque was mentioned in a less than complimentary manner.

Well, this weekend I happened to be taking a break from refitting a new study when I saw the movie starting on one of the cable channels. 90 minutes later, I closed my jaw, shook my head, and wondered what on earth had possessed me to watch it - all the way through!

Any sane person would have put a bullet through his head after the first 15 minutes. I would rather slam my genitalia repeatedly into the refrigerator door for an hour rather than watch Torque again. Those of you who have NOT seen it should do everything in your power to stay that way.

However, should you ever find yourself hosting a drunken, loud party and wishing to get rid of everyone, toss Torque into the DVD player, turn up the volume, and cheer as people flee your premises. (And if you ever want to break up with a girl, rent this from Blockbuster, tell her it's your favorite movie of all time, and start flicking through that little black book.)

Siggy

Yep Siggy! That's what I've heard 'bout this flick from just about anybody who has ever seen it!

BTW...I don't know if you've also heard this, but it seems Sen. John McCain has just submitted a bill to Congress making the viewing of this film a direct violation of the Geneva Convention's torture laws.

Cheers,
Dwight
(but unfortunately, because of the Kenmore/Whirlpool/G.E. Lobby, the banning of refridgerator nard-banging was pulled from the amendment before it had a chance to reach the floor of the House)

Thanks, I just about had it come up in my cue for Netflix...(and don't get me started on those swindelers). I didn't read any reviews until now, and thought I'd share the best one with you.
BD wrote: "I once ate a bunch of beets and it turned my stool red. I thought that was pretty cool too, but I didn't go make a movie about it."

Ya think that sums it up??

later, Tom.

Hey Tom,

I have been thinking about Netflix and I am curious about your issues. So let this be me getting you started on those swindelers!

I have used Netflix, never had an issue with them, in fact I sent a movie back and they never received it and didn't charge me for it, said it was part of doing business.

Just for giggles, I did a Google search for 'netflix problems'

Holy crap, there are HUNDREDS of sites concerning bad customer service, priority changes if you rent a lot, completely un-watchable DVDs, and more and more and more.

Here's is but one example:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/entertainment/netflix.html

From what I read on the handful of sites I visited, I plan on staying very far away from netflix.

If you eat a bunch of Oreos it will turn it black. I haven't tried beets yet.

The troopies in Iraq have access to pirated DVD's within a week of any newly released movie. (I'm still wondering how they could do that. Can't get motorcycle parts in a reasonable time, but need a pirated movie in a war zone? No Problem... ) We called them "Haji Movies" and they were mostly almost too dark, fuzzy, and sound distorted to watch, but at three bucks a pop, why not? Anyway, "Torque" was one of the Haji Movies I bought when I was over there, and I thought it was pretty bad, but I was starved for entertainment and watched it about three times before passing it along in exchange for another Haji Movie.

Oops... There is about one and a half hours of your life that you can't get back ... you could try and put in some OT on the bike though... that would make you feel better I bet .

Hey JB

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We called them "Haji Movies"

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So any idea how they came to have that title? I know that hajii is the word given to someone who has completed a pilgrimage to Mecca, but I'm curious as to how it came to be applied to the DVD. I suppose trying to get hold of a pirated DVD of a new movie might be as hard as a pilgrimage, but who knows

Siggy

Gi's have a habit when in foreign wars to refer to the locals in shorthand slang. Rightly or wrongly, it's a fact of life. The Arabic for "sir" is Haji (or so I'm told), but any Muslim who has completed his obigated pilgrimage to Mecca has the honorium al-Haj attached to his name to signify that passage. In Iraq, the common slang for an Iraqi local is "Haji." Since the pirated DVD's are obtained from the locals in the "Haji market" (or even in semi-sanctioned on-post "Haji-shops"), the term "Haji movie" for a locally obtained pirated DVD just became a natural etymological evolution. Most of these movies probably come from Hong Kong and Thailand; however, taken from the subtitles.

So now ya know...