I loved Mars Attacks. Any movie that starts with a running herd of flaming cattle has got to be great.
Emmett loves this movie too. It caused him to opine, "Violence is cool!"
Hey, evil dead, you're in my seat.
Xander ,'First Date'
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DavidS - Oct 19, 2004 6:44:59 pm PDT #4903 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Kathy A - Oct 19, 2004 7:31:23 pm PDT #4904 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Mmmm, one of my favorite movies of all time is now playing on TCM--Singin' in the Rain! Donald O'Connor is singing "Make 'Em Laugh" as I type this (a fun song, even if it is a complete ripoff of Porter's "Be a Clown").
Thomash - Oct 19, 2004 9:39:25 pm PDT #4905 of 10001
I have a plan.
Anybody here like the Dark Crystal? Personally, I loved it and would watch it over any old Neverending Story any day of the week. Dog Dragon Dog or no.
Polter-Cow - Oct 19, 2004 9:40:40 pm PDT #4906 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I saw that so so long ago. But I believe I liked it.
DebetEsse - Oct 19, 2004 9:41:30 pm PDT #4907 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I saw Dark Crystal once, I think. I remember liking it pretty well, but I was pretty young. I should netflix it. (eta: Basically, P-C is me)
Labrynth>NES>DC
Mr. Broom - Oct 19, 2004 10:14:17 pm PDT #4908 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
The Dark Crystal was beautiful. It did so much more for me than any other kid-oriented fantasy movie of my childhood, Labyrinth included. I had a much more emotional response to Jim Henson's Creature Shop than I did to so many sub-par human actors of the time. This still tends to be true (Farscape, anyone?)
Jim - Oct 19, 2004 11:04:54 pm PDT #4909 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Made around the same time as Brazil, and equally fucked-in-the-head, if less well known.
Really? In the UK, Time Bandits is probly Giliams most famous non-Python work.
Strega - Oct 20, 2004 12:52:44 am PDT #4910 of 10001
Yeah, I think Time Bandits is more generally well-known than Brazil. Critics talk about Brazil more, but Time Bandits periodically runs on movie channels, and local stations as a Saturday afternoon matinee, and so on. I suspect that Twelve Monkeys is Gilliam's best-known movie here, due to the cast if nothing else.
I love The Dark Crystal in theory, but the main character (Jem?) is so unappealing compared to, well, all of the other characters, that I find it difficult to sit through now. It's definitely gorgeous, though.
Jim - Oct 20, 2004 12:54:46 am PDT #4911 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Twelve Monkeys is Gilliam's best-known movie here, due to the cast if nothing else.
D'oh. Good point. And actually for the same reason Fisher King is well known...
Strega - Oct 20, 2004 1:09:35 am PDT #4912 of 10001
I thought about Fisher King too, but I don't feel like that's had as much ongoing popularity over the years. I may be giving too much weight to the sci-fi fans, though.