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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned

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DavidS - Dec 08, 2004 8:54:42 am PST #6875 of 10001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

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.)

I liked it. It was a bit studied, but the b/w photography was very cool and I liked the visual expressionism. For wacky Kafkaesque fun though, I'd have to recommend Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life with Richard Grant. Which (being a short) came with a supercreepy puppettoon about the Sandman (not the DC character).

Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2004 9:24:20 am PST #6876 of 10001

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I'd have to recommend Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life with Richard Grant.

I'll second this recommendation. Hugely amusing.

Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 08, 2004 9:49:14 am PST #6877 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

Reading an interview in prep for tonight's showing of Blade: Trinity, this cracked me up:

RYAN REYNOLDS: Four months after we finished shooting, I'd been in New Orleans shooting another movie and my agent and I were having a bite to eat – actually in London – and he's sitting there and goes, “Wow, I just can't believe how ripped you are.” And I pulled up my [shirt] and my gut flopped over. And he just looked like he wanted to cry. “How?!”

§ ita § - Dec 08, 2004 10:51:20 am PST #6878 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Horrible visual.

A coworker suggested this (use a@a.com to see page 2) is why the Matrix sequels didn't live up to the original.

Kalshane - Dec 08, 2004 11:04:42 am PST #6879 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.

I saw that linked from Penny Arcade Monday, and your co-worker's thought was the same as mine after I read it. Though I still think what the last two films really needed was an editor.

§ ita § - Dec 08, 2004 2:57:46 pm PST #6880 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm reading Fametracker's audit of Natalie Portman, and they end with:

Current approximate level of fame: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Deserved approximate level of fame: Sarah Jessica Parker

I'm not sure what that means. They seemed to be saying she's underperforming -- but I'm so Buffy-skewed. Isn't SMG a bigger movie star than SJP right now?

Sean K - Dec 08, 2004 3:00:38 pm PST #6881 of 10001

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Isn't SMG a bigger movie star than SJP right now?

As far as movies made, and probably for box office grosses for those films, probably.

But I think they're crediting SJP with a significantly higher profile because of Sex and the City.

Alibelle - Dec 08, 2004 3:01:49 pm PST #6882 of 10001

Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

I guess you have to figure that SMG is somehow tainted because she is painted with the genre brush? And therefore less worth your time?

§ ita § - Dec 08, 2004 3:05:09 pm PST #6883 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

There should be a search engine (this is where someone proves me ignorant) where you can type in a star's name and get back the gross of their movies.

Before The Grudge, I wouldn't have hesitated reading that as Portman needs to be as famous as SJP. Okay, no, I would, because Portman is pretty famous, and has a higher movie profile than either Sarah.

Sean K - Dec 08, 2004 3:08:34 pm PST #6884 of 10001

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Okay, no, I would, because Portman is pretty famous, and has a higher movie profile than either Sarah.

Yeah, any way you slice it, that fametracker rating seems to have its head up its ass.

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