Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.

'Get It Done'


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JohnSweden - Aug 06, 2004 11:44:46 am PDT #2271 of 10001
I can't even.

Dude! They are just like the hammer! Meant to be tools, good as a weapon as well. Not made to be a weapon!! Just because you're bloodthirsty doesn't make my knife a weapon.

Like ita said, whenever I'm handling sharp knives, I think of them as weapons. Keeps me from cutting myself as much, probably. Butter knives I can hardly think of as tools, since they aren't much use even with butter.


DavidS - Aug 06, 2004 11:46:35 am PDT #2272 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Hammers aren't ANYWHERE near as good weapons. This my bloodthirst assures me.

Well, if your opponent is wearing plate armor a war hammer (which had a pointy end for metal penetration) was useful.


Jesse - Aug 06, 2004 11:47:55 am PDT #2273 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Butter knives make excellent substitute screwdivers, though.

I've hurt myself equally with a hammer and a knife, I think.


§ ita § - Aug 06, 2004 11:48:17 am PDT #2274 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

if your opponent is wearing plate armor a war hammer (which had a pointy end for metal penetration) was useful

You, living in weirdo SF, may have a war hammer in your cupboard you consider a household tool. Dollars to donuts Jesse's is a little more Home Depot than Homicidal Despot.


§ ita § - Aug 06, 2004 11:48:44 am PDT #2275 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I've hurt myself equally with a hammer and a knife, I think.

But how well would you hurt other people?


Burrell - Aug 06, 2004 11:50:55 am PDT #2276 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Did you find out in an ad?

No, I found out on some dorky E channel bit on X2.

I think of steak knives, cleavers, chef's knives, etc, as *both* tools and weapons. I mean, primary use is clearly as a tool, but anything that potentially lethal warrants special care in handling.


Jess M. - Aug 06, 2004 11:51:05 am PDT #2277 of 10001
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse

What are some dance movies from the 80s?

SING! (I swear, I think the exclamation point is part of the title) hee! It's not, but Lorraine Bracco was the lead!
Dirty Dancing, definitely
Strictly Ballroom? eh, IMDB reminds me it's 1992


Jesse - Aug 06, 2004 11:52:09 am PDT #2278 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

But how well would you hurt other people?

Just talking about stuff currently in my house? Probably the hammer, in my untrained opinion. A good swing that hit anywhere would hurt like hell. A knife, I feel like I'd have to get in closer and be more precise to do real damage, and I'd be more likely to hurt myself. Of course, I have no idea, and actually hope I never am involved in hand-to-hand in my apartment.


Gandalfe - Aug 06, 2004 11:53:28 am PDT #2279 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

What about Streets of Fire, eh?


Kathy A - Aug 06, 2004 11:53:59 am PDT #2280 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Another dance movie from the 1980s: Cotton Club (well, it had the Hines brothers in it).