Let him do his thing, and then you get him out. No messing with him for laughs.

Mal ,'Ariel'


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Steph L. - Jul 29, 2004 3:28:21 pm PDT #1659 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

In Batgirl: Year One, Alfred, in conversation with Bruce, refers to Bruce's psychoses. (I have it next to me and just checked. The line is: "Oh, I see. We can now add voyeurism to the roster of personal psychoses you refuse to address.")

I love GWTW, for all its excesses.


DavidS - Jul 29, 2004 3:40:10 pm PDT #1660 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

In Batgirl: Year One, Alfred, in conversation with Bruce, refers to Bruce's psychoses. (I have it next to me and just checked. The line is: "Oh, I see. We can now add voyeurism to the roster of personal psychoses you refuse to address.")

Alfred's just being cheeky.


Steph L. - Jul 29, 2004 3:43:48 pm PDT #1661 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Alfred's pretty durn perceptive. After all, he was an....actor! t /Jon Lovitz "Master Thespian" flourish


erikaj - Jul 29, 2004 3:46:21 pm PDT #1662 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

When I was a teenager I loved GWTW so much. I still do, but not as blindly. It is an *excessive* film, especially to people who watch Tarentino. But I think Leigh/Gable is pretty amazing.


Volans - Jul 29, 2004 3:47:44 pm PDT #1663 of 10001
move out and draw fire

I wasn't under the impression that BB is set mid-century.

Nor was I, until I watched the trailer and it looks kinds Forties.

Re: Psychotic vs. Psychopath...my bad for slanging the term around. I should have said "bad-ass-whackjob-nutball."

I mean, I don't want to take anything away from the erotic appeal of either Batman or Christian Bale, but I do want to clearly define my terms as "going for humorous hyperbole" rather than "accurate analysis of psychological makeup."


DavidS - Jul 29, 2004 4:02:46 pm PDT #1664 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

but I do want to clearly define my terms as "going for humorous hyperbole" rather than "accurate analysis of psychological makeup."

Duly noted!

Where are you living in Greece? Do you have a portable oxygen tent for Athens?


Steph L. - Jul 29, 2004 4:05:53 pm PDT #1665 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

But I think Leigh/Gable is pretty amazing.

Ah, Clark Gable as Rhett Butler is just wonderful. But then, I'm a sucker for the "rakish, dashing scoundrel" type of guy.


erikaj - Jul 29, 2004 4:08:39 pm PDT #1666 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

And he's good with a quip, too. He's Spike, 1939. Complete with rape controversy(smacks forehead) Missed that, till right now...


Steph L. - Jul 29, 2004 4:11:00 pm PDT #1667 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

He's also Han Solo.

Complete with rape controversy

Yup. That's the only thing that keeps me from totally loving the movie in an incoherent way. I don't like the whole idea of Scarlett-protests-but-then-it-turns-out-she-just-needed-a-good-fuck.


erikaj - Jul 29, 2004 4:20:39 pm PDT #1668 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

Whole sections of Han/Leia are quoted from it, yeah. Yeah, I know, Tep, in my head he kind of sweet-talks her and gives her whiskey, so she'll say yes, and the kicking and screaming, is, like a game,but that's not in the movie. Dude, my first fic.(I didn't actually write anything, but I ficced a lot before there was a name for it. Kind of like masturbation.) And I'm just smutting up the posts today.