See, I loved the opening shot in The Player, which is not only one of those long, long tracking shots that set up the whole movie, but actually references Touch of Evil's long, long tracking shot that sets up the whole movie. It's just brutally meta.
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
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.
Gandalfe - Jul 29, 2004 8:09:54 am PDT #1592 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
beekaytee - Jul 29, 2004 8:12:41 am PDT #1593 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
I hated Forrest Gump the film, for its cloying stereotypes and the notion that the woman couldn't take care of herself, and needed the mentally challenged guy to live a decent life. I hated the book even more. Could never figure out the boxxachocolates love.
I felt the same way about Giant, long held as iconic. A virtual legend parade. Okay, James Dean and a luscious Liz Taylor, but comeon! Some of the worst acting evah. And bored? It made me want to stick something sharp and hot in both my eyes.
All the hoopla around it leads me to appreciate the power and tenacity of the big studios' publicity machines. If you say something is fabulous enough times, people will assume it is true. Like, ya know...brainwashing.
Alicia K - Jul 29, 2004 8:14:53 am PDT #1594 of 10001
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
I may be the only remaining person in the world who liked Forrest Gump.
And I am indeed the last Buffista to see Spiderman 2, for I haven't seen it yet. Even though it's showing at a theater within walking distance of me. I want to see it, I just haven't drug my lazy ass there yet.
§ ita § - Jul 29, 2004 8:16:37 am PDT #1595 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I may be the only remaining person in the world who liked Forrest Gump.
Did we kill or convert P-C? Otherwise, you have company.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2004 8:16:58 am PDT #1596 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The only enjoyable thing about Forest Gump to me was when Jenny was going to jump from her balcony while "Freebird" played in the background. Though the thought occurred to me that between her platform heels reducing the distance and her bell bottoms acting as parachutes, she'd probably survive the fall.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 29, 2004 8:18:11 am PDT #1597 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Janet Leigh at the motel. Yeeks. Yeah, on one level, it's cheese. On another, it's the most nightmarish part of a nightmarish movie.
You'd think she'd have learned to avoid cheap, out-of-the-way motels after this, but noooooo....
Consuela - Jul 29, 2004 8:18:56 am PDT #1598 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Alicia, I haven't seen Spider-Man 2 yet. I just last night saw Spidey 1. So.
And it didn't wow me, can't decide if it's worth the effort to see the sequel.
beekaytee - Jul 29, 2004 8:19:05 am PDT #1599 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Now that made me laugh, Matt!
eta: I'm having a whole sciency, flying squirrel thing going on.
plus? I can't type for beens.
§ ita § - Jul 29, 2004 8:21:32 am PDT #1600 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Spiderman 2 is better than the first, people say, and even though I didn't like it, I have to agree.
JZ - Jul 29, 2004 8:23:56 am PDT #1601 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.
Suela, I found Spidey 1 enjoyable enough, but Spidey 2 wrecked me in a very, very good way. If you decide to see it, it may possibly ping you in all your Farscape-loving dark, sad, cathartic, watching-deeply-loveable-characters-suffer-horribly places. At least, that's where it pinged me