Don't ask me. I haven't seen it, just interviewed reeling, shellshocked victims of the film.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
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Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:29:12 am PDT #1176 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:42:08 am PDT #1177 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
More info:
Now that I think about it, I'm leaning towards giving it a 'good Bad Movie'-type review. Some of it is hilariously bad. There's a lot of stuff about 'The Shed We Must Never Go In', 'The Ones We Do Not Speak Of' and, perhaps my favourite exchange:
Blind Chick: "Do not fear. We have Magic Rocks ."
Random Guy: "Oh yeah? So why have we not heard of these Magic Rocks before now?"
Polter-Cow - Jul 23, 2004 4:42:26 am PDT #1178 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm not spoiling myself; I'll judge for myself how I think the twist is. My current pondering is how M. Night managed to work himself into a cameo, cause an Indian guy'd be pretty out of place in nineteenth century rural America.
Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:43:09 am PDT #1179 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Better still:
"The shed was my favourite bit. The monsters, incidentally - and I have difficulty even typing this without giggling - the monsters are actually the Village Elders in homemade monster suits. "
And in fact:
"They keep the monster suits in The Shed Which We Do Not Go Into. "
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2004 4:44:46 am PDT #1180 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. This might be worth seeing even though I'm spoiled.
Maybe when it hits the cheapie theaters.
Nutty - Jul 23, 2004 4:53:23 am PDT #1181 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Oh dear.
I should also note that this has to be the biggest nature preserve in the world, if these poor dumb villagers never see airplanes far overhead, never find trash in the woods, and don't get muscled in on by illegal loggers. Actually, wait -- this whole movie is a live-action Ferngully, isn't it??
Funniest spoilage I've had in a while. Thanks, Jim, and my consolations to your acquaintances who saw the movie unspoiled.
Jim - Jul 23, 2004 4:54:24 am PDT #1182 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I'm requesting more details. two of them have already self-administered lobotomies, though.
Jessica - Jul 23, 2004 4:55:36 am PDT #1183 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wow.
Just...wow.
That sounds almost ridiculously bad enough to be a must-see.
On the other hand, I already put myself through Catwoman, why do it again?
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2004 4:57:18 am PDT #1184 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
On the other hand, I already put myself through Catwoman, why do it again?
To prove to yourself that nothing can be as bad as Catwoman?
Nutty - Jul 23, 2004 4:59:33 am PDT #1185 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
By the way, Ty Burr's review of The Bourne Supremacy, one of the few summer movies I've actually been anticipating, is pretty good (I mean well-written, but also positive):
Best line:
Karl Urban of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Chronicles of Riddick," sporting his third radically different haircut in as many movies