Before I had seen the Manchurian Candidate or read A Tale of Two Cities, I always got confused about who was playing solitaire, and who was knitting. I knew each of them had a woman doing something ominously....
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
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Jesse - Jul 24, 2004 11:34:23 am PDT #1311 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
evil jimi - Jul 24, 2004 11:40:37 am PDT #1312 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Speaking of Tombstone and Silverado, another great modern western is Barbarosa, with Willie Nelson and a young Gary Busey.
It's just a shame the only DVD version available is a crappy pan&scan copy with no extras. Maybe one day they'll get Fred, Gary and Willie to sit in a booth and do a commentary for it. I don't know why but I think that could be a cool conversation/discussion.
evil jimi - Jul 24, 2004 11:44:54 am PDT #1313 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I also wasn't sure how well regarded Frank Sinatra was as an actor...
Frankie was as good an actor as he was a singer. He got an oscar nom for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm and won the Supporting Actor oscar for his role in From Here To Eternity.
Jessica - Jul 24, 2004 11:55:41 am PDT #1314 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And I really wonder why [Rosebud-is-a-sled-level-spoiler] hasn't become a more popular catchphrase.)
I think it's just not something that drops easily into most conversations. (Unlike, say, "I'll be back" or "Let me 'splain. No, there is too much -- let me sum up," which one can work in almost anywhere.)
Invisible Green - Jul 24, 2004 1:02:35 pm PDT #1315 of 10001
...the scene in "Serenity" where we're made to believe Jayne is going to shoot Mal,...
What scene was that?
tommyrot - Jul 24, 2004 1:05:26 pm PDT #1316 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.
Mal's going to meet Patience to sell the cargo he retreived, and Jayne sights his rifle on Mal's head.
Polter-Cow - Jul 24, 2004 1:41:48 pm PDT #1317 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
And I really wonder why [Rosebud-is-a-sled-level-spoiler] hasn't become a more popular catchphrase.)
Heh. I don't think it's that big a spoiler. Really, it's probably not a spoiler at all. But it's one of my favorite pieces of the movie, and I had no idea it existed, so I like to keep it that way for other people.
Does the remake have him play it on the computer? That'd be amusing.
Jessica - Jul 24, 2004 1:50:01 pm PDT #1318 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Heh. I don't think it's that big a spoiler.
That's what I meant, actually -- it's something of no consequence to the plot that almost everyone already knows about.
The remake dispenses with solitaire altogether, and uses a different verbal trigger.
(Whitefonted even though it's given away in the trailer because it is a very nice reveal moment.)
Burrell - Jul 24, 2004 1:56:59 pm PDT #1319 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I lurve lurve lurve the original Manchurian Candidate. Can't wait to see the sequel. I'm even planning on getting a babysitter and seeing it in the theater.
Really, it's probably not a spoiler at all.
Well, not once you've already seen the movie.
Burrell - Jul 24, 2004 1:58:23 pm PDT #1320 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I had assumed as much, Jessica. Need to keep it fun for those who saw the first version.