Robin, I love that you asked what I was going to ask.
We'll be in our bunk.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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P.M. Marc - Jul 12, 2004 5:38:48 pm PDT #275 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
bon bon - Jul 12, 2004 6:44:25 pm PDT #276 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I didn't see the original Manchurian Candidate, but I am stoked for my boyfried Liev. I love you Liev.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 6:49:48 pm PDT #277 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
::comforts James Franco::
Vonnie K - Jul 12, 2004 6:54:21 pm PDT #278 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Yay for the creepy incest vibe!
What?
Lawrence Harvey killed me in the original, especially in the scene where he had to kill the senator and the daughter/his fiancée. Liev Schreiber is a hella interesting choice for Shaw though. I'm glad the remake doesn't suck.
The movie that never fails to scare the living daylights out of me: Carnival of Souls. Even to this day, I have trouble looking out at windows at night, afraid I'll see that ghastly white face. Plus, organ music = cree. pee.
bon bon - Jul 12, 2004 7:01:12 pm PDT #279 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
::comforts James Franco::
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 7:05:24 pm PDT #280 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dude. Hurt/comfort is my gig.
Back off.
Fred Pete - Jul 13, 2004 3:42:58 am PDT #281 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Interesting that the discussion should run to scary movies -- I saw Psycho over the weekend.
The shower scene didn't get me. Probably because it's so well-known and so iconic that I was ready for it. But I imagine that it would give quite a jolt to anyone unspoiled (if such person exists anymore), not least because it's a screaming 90 degree turn from what happened before.
But Anthony Perkins in the last scene -- that's spooky!
Nutty - Jul 13, 2004 3:55:40 am PDT #282 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I just saw the new Manchurian Candidate, and it didn't suck at all.
So, an endorsement, or an anti-unendorsement?
I have to admit my first reaction on hearing it was being remade was -- oh, dude, don't you dare. Because the original works so well, even its mistakes. (The blurriness in the psychological denouement between Sinatra and Harvey is because Sinatra always acted best in his first take, and the first take came out blurry, and he just couldn't do it as well again. But the blurriness works so well!)
I was so amazed the first time I saw the movie -- its dynamic camera work; the visual jokes; its enthusiasm for its own existing. The hydrangeas scene made me laugh and laugh, it was so excitingly oddball.
I came to the end and was completely surprised, in that way that you walk away and say, "I can't believe I didn't foresee that!"
That last is why remakes are so hard to get right, I think -- it's very hard for them to break new ground.
Calli - Jul 13, 2004 4:10:01 am PDT #283 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Horror: I don't tend to watch horror movies. I dislike being scared, so my mind automatically takes me out of the experience when the tension ramps up too much. I start looking at camera work, thinking about how things are lighted or how the soundtrack is supporting the moment. For example, I caught part of The Exorcist on tv the other day and the more the little girl looked demonic the more I started analysing how much of the effect was from makeup and how much was from the lighting.
Comics: I used to collect comics. At one point I had a hold bag at the local comic shop and picked up 8 or 10 titles a month. (Not a hard core collector, but steady.) Comics collecting was sacrificed on the altar of solvency. When I finish paying off my credit cards I will probably get back into comics again. Strangers in Paradise may sneak into my budget earlier than that. (Lovely artwork and an interesting storyline.)
tommyrot - Jul 13, 2004 4:10:06 am PDT #284 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.
That last is why remakes are so hard to get right, I think -- it's very hard for them to break new ground.
The new "shocking twist ending" to the remake of Planet of the Apes didn't do anything for me....
Umm, that's all I got. At least that's the best my uncaffeinated brain can do.
Edit: When I was a kid, my dad didn't let me have comics. Mad Magazine was also banned for some reason.