Reign Of Fire is a thinly veiled dialectic on post-colonial relations. As such, I enjoyed it mightily.
As a display of sweaty manflesh, also a rousing success (so that's where Bashir got to).
As an action movie, okay.
Right. Sir. Honey.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
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§ ita § - Oct 10, 2004 3:05:53 pm PDT #4486 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consuela - Oct 10, 2004 3:42:33 pm PDT #4487 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, and there's the re-enactment of Star Wars, which is good for a chuckle or three.
Kalshane - Oct 10, 2004 3:46:33 pm PDT #4488 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Reign of Fire is pretty dumb, and there's not nearly enough dragon action, although the dragons look pretty damn cool.
I was extremely disappointed in Reign of Fire. Based on the previews and the movie posters I was expecting battles between dragons and modern military hardware. Fighter jets and helicopters dog fighting with great wyrms in the skies. Obviously, this didn't happen.
The Star Wars bit was good, though.
Aims - Oct 10, 2004 3:55:13 pm PDT #4489 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I haven't seen the movie -- reading the book for book club left me with no desire whatsoever to see the movie.
Good. I'm glad I am not the on;y one who was left completely unmoved by this movie.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 10, 2004 4:59:35 pm PDT #4490 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
Note to self: When seeing über-creepy Japanese ghost movie in which the ghost's lethal manifestations are accompanied by creaky clacking wood sounds, notably in a public restroom, do not immediately follow up by going to a restaurant whose men's room has a spring-activated door that makes almost exactly the same sound .
SuziQ - Oct 10, 2004 6:45:36 pm PDT #4491 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Note to Matt: At least you would be in the proper place to piss in your pants.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 11, 2004 1:26:57 am PDT #4492 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
This is true. I think I might last a little longer than most of the victims in these movies, though. The ghosts always get people while they're paralyzed in terror and trying to hide in a closet or under a coffee table with their eyes closed. You never see them going to the effort of chasing after the guy whose first instinct is to dive headfirst out a window and run down the street screaming his head off .
Also, six years of going to gay clubs and seeing really bad drag queens getting themselves made up in restroom mirrors. Ghost's gonna have its work cut out for it finding something scarier in that setting .
Nutty - Oct 11, 2004 3:49:47 am PDT #4493 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
As a display of sweaty manflesh, also a rousing success
Wait, this is second on the list??
It's an unutterably silly movie, what with growing, of all things, tomatoes as a primary sustenance crop, but there's a reason why the hero is introduced shirtless and panting.
§ ita § - Oct 11, 2004 3:57:40 am PDT #4494 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My relation to sweaty manflesh is pretty canonical, but it's much easier to come by than my #1 on the list.
I mean, how often do we see a movie where when the saviour rounds the corner on a horse he evokes knight instead of cowboy? Not often enough. I loved that.
Jessica - Oct 11, 2004 5:01:16 am PDT #4495 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Let me ask you this: Was the moral of that story supposed to be
As far as I could tell, Aims? Yes. Beeeeeeeeewaaaaaaaaare the unopened mail!
DH and I saw the Infernal Affairs trilogy last night at the NYFF. As has been widely reported by the sorts of people who report such things, the first two are good, and the third one is...not. Basically, the first movie is a slick police thriller, and the second one is a gangster epic, and the third one is kind of a psychological thriller, but there's so much filler -- the actual storyline, such as it is, could have been dealt with in about ten minutes -- that it ends up looking more like a deleted scenes reel from the first two films.
I actually liked the second one better than the first, but if the first gets released anywhere outside of NYC, it's also very worth seeing. Lots of fun.