Not about whips, I don't think, but...
What are some dance movies from the 80s? I got Flashdance, Footloose, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Breakin' & Breakin' 2, Electric Boogaloo. What else is there?
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lisah - Aug 06, 2004 11:12:58 am PDT #2253 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
§ ita § - Aug 06, 2004 11:14:22 am PDT #2254 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I tend to go by design and etymology, before I go through the cultural associations
But we do agree a knife is a weapon, right? Even though it probably wasn't designed to slice people, and that the huge majority of its usage today isn't as a weapon.
I don't call a thing a weapon unless it has no other use
This explains the question about krav and the magazine, I realise. They're all weapons to me, even if I haven't worked out how. Some things, like whips, came along with a significant history of having been used as such, so I don't even have to engage my imagination.
Once inside the optimum range of a bullwhip, I wouldn't think of it as much use except as a strangling device or a floppy club.
Much like a bazooka becomes a club at close range -- every weapon has their distance.
I'm not saying I'd pick it as a good weapon for a fight, but there are arts that do teach it.
Tom Scola - Aug 06, 2004 11:16:26 am PDT #2255 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Lambada: The Forbidden Dance
§ ita § - Aug 06, 2004 11:19:42 am PDT #2256 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What are some dance movies from the 80s?
Lambada. The forbidden dance.
Should have been the 80s. It's the only excuse.
Staying Alive. White Nights. Tap. Xanadu.
JZ - Aug 06, 2004 11:19:43 am PDT #2257 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.
Lambada: The Forbidden Dance
Or, as Spy noted, the INSUFFICIENTLY Forbidden Dance.
Jesse - Aug 06, 2004 11:20:12 am PDT #2258 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dirty Dancing?
I wouldn't call every knife a weapon, although any knife can be used as a weapon -- like a hammer, or a can of hairspray. I've used lots of knives for lots of things, but never as a weapon.
lisah - Aug 06, 2004 11:20:47 am PDT #2259 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Lambada: The Forbidden Dance
Yes! My band is playing an (I hate the) 80s night this fall and we're trying to come up with a theme for the songs we're going to cover. I'm thinking all songs from dance movies would work pretty well.
Fred Pete - Aug 06, 2004 11:22:05 am PDT #2260 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Can't Stop the Music?
§ ita § - Aug 06, 2004 11:23:06 am PDT #2261 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wouldn't call every knife a weapon
Neither would I. But I wouldn't expect to be challenged for saying knives are weapons.
lisah -- Lambada is a 1990 movie.
Burrell - Aug 06, 2004 11:25:03 am PDT #2262 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ah! That's what I love! A good Buffista debate on terminology.
However, the thing that popped out at me when I read the HB snippet was this:
"I think I'm really hoping to do another 'Catwoman,'" Berry told reporters
You think so? You aren't sure? I mean dang, if she can't tell if she actually hopes so, how is anyone else supposed to guess?
I just found out that she is diabetic. I did not know that.