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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned

A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Jim - Jul 23, 2004 5:41:06 am PDT #1196 of 10001

Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

His pretence towards meaning is one of the most irritating things about the whole fandango. It wants to be The Crucible, if The Crucible were shit and about nothing at all.

Setting the general awfulness aside for a moment (something Shyamalan would have been well advised to consider), even the basic plotting and dramaturgy is hopeless. Why does William Hurt reveal the plot to Ivy? There's absolutely no need to in story terms - they could intentionally have used her to bolster their story further with a bit of well-judged menacing en route - and dramatically it just makes the bit with Adrien Brody all the more redundant. This, I appreciate, is a bit like complaining about the colour of the effluence which is flooding one's house, but it's irritating nonetheless.

P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2004 5:47:37 am PDT #1197 of 10001

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Jim, thank you for the morning giggles.

Yes! Such are the makings of unintentional camp comedy gold! But I think it might be better on DVD where I can mock it out loud.

It's begging for it, don't you think, Jess?

JZ - Jul 23, 2004 5:48:59 am PDT #1198 of 10001

See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Heee. I just ran into the other room and spoiled Hec, who said, "Historical recreationists run amok! It's a feral Ren Faire!"

And now I so have to see it.

Jessica - Jul 23, 2004 5:58:44 am PDT #1199 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

It's begging for it, don't you think, Jess?

Absolutely. Also, there should be a drinking game.

P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2004 6:00:22 am PDT #1200 of 10001

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Absolutely. Also, there should be a drinking game.

I'm trying to think of perfect movies for a double feature with it, but I keep defaulting to Army of Darkness.

juliana - Jul 23, 2004 6:00:51 am PDT #1201 of 10001

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Have you guys been to the website for the movie yet? A more ponderous, annoying thing I have not seen in a long time. Blech.

Polter-Cow - Jul 23, 2004 6:06:38 am PDT #1202 of 10001

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have this sinking feeling I'm going to think the twist is ultraclever and brilliant or something, and you all will look down on me forever and ever.

Zenkitty - Jul 23, 2004 6:08:01 am PDT #1203 of 10001

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I'm denying myself the spoilers, and it's slowly killing me. Arghh. How can I last until next Friday? Is it worse than Signs??

Jim - Jul 23, 2004 6:09:26 am PDT #1204 of 10001

Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Is it worse than Signs??

Oh you poor innocent child. It makes Signs look like The Seventh Seal.

Vonnie K - Jul 23, 2004 6:16:59 am PDT #1205 of 10001

Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Wahh! I know I'd want to see it because of my weakness for creepification and Joaquin Phoenix, but not reading the spoilers is killing me.

It makes Signs look like The Seventh Seal.

Wow, really? Well, as long as it's not "It was all a dream"...

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