Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.

'Unleashed'


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Gandalfe - Dec 07, 2004 8:57:38 pm PST #6861 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

That does look fairly amusing, like a True Lies done right.


evil jimi - Dec 07, 2004 9:10:50 pm PST #6862 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

re the Cars trailer. All I can say is it had better show lots of cars going round and round or I'll have one mightily pissed off autistic nephew on my hands.


Liese S. - Dec 07, 2004 9:18:22 pm PST #6863 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ooh. Also, I saw the trailer for HHGttG. It's real!

Ohpleasebegoodohpleaseohplease.


dcp - Dec 07, 2004 11:41:11 pm PST #6864 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

From a review of Blade: Trinity by the New York Daily News [link]

From what we can tell from the "Blade" series, vampires are as easy to kill as ducks and there's no limit on them.

These fragile creatures die at the drop of a silver bullet or the flash of an ultraviolet light, and their deaths are downright festive. They light up like golden x-rays, then explode in a hail of sparks.

Why this movie wasn't given a July 4 opening is both a mystery and a missed opportunity.

Hee.


Volans - Dec 08, 2004 3:05:45 am PST #6865 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Has anyone seen Stephen Sonderbergh's Kafka ? One of the Greek newspapers includes DVDs of movies and TV shows, and I just discovered they play in my computer despite region issues. The only one that looks appealing, sadly, is this one (well, other than The Mirror Crack'd, but I've seen that.)


Sue - Dec 08, 2004 3:34:25 am PST #6866 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Has anyone seen Stephen Sonderbergh's Kafka ?

That has Kyle MacLachlin right? I think I saw it when it came out in theatres. I recall thinking it was okay, but not thinking it anything too special. But I don't quite remember any details.


Volans - Dec 08, 2004 3:46:02 am PST #6867 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Don't think so. I just checked IMdb and the cast list is Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm and Alec Guinness. There's only one user review that says "Lots of homage and reference to Nosferatu and Dracula. " but doesn't say much else. Indeed, one of the characters is named Dr. Murnau, but the plot isn't vampirey - it's about an insurance agent and some anarchists.

Hey! New kids' book: The Insurance Agent and the Anarchists


Sue - Dec 08, 2004 3:52:07 am PST #6868 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Okay. I saw that one too. The Kyle MacLachlin one was a version of the Trial, I think.

I think it was good, but it was a long time ago.


Volans - Dec 08, 2004 4:08:26 am PST #6869 of 10001
move out and draw fire

I have to admit, I was thinking it might be about a guy who wakes up to find he's a cockroach. Still, it should play well enough on my monitor and I am movie starved!

You know what else I just realized? I own almost no science-fiction movies. Other than Blade Runner, Dark City, The Matrix and the first two Alien movies, I've got nothing. I guess I could break my rules about genre and put the Star Wars movies in science fiction. Huh.


Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2004 4:43:53 am PST #6870 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Has anyone seen Stephen Sonderbergh's Kafka ?

Years ago - it wasn't particularly Kafka-esque. Beautiful black and white photography, some creepy moments, but it feels like the pastiche of old movies it is, rather than any kind of examination of Kafka or Kafka themes.