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Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned

A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Mr. Broom - Jan 03, 2005 9:44:01 am PST #7560 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

Maybe it's just me, but after the trailer for Kingdom of Heaven I'm a bit torn. On the one hand it looks to be a really good flick, as far as action and drama and whathaveyou. On the other hand, is anyone else tired of the veneer of modern sensibilities people like to put on their period pieces? A movie about the Crusades where the fighting is for "love instead of hate" etc, with no mention of "kill the filthy heathens"? I'm sorry, but if you're a Crusader who's doing the doe-eyed Orlando Bloom thing in the real world, you probably get the medieval equivalent of a wedgie from your fellows every day. Should we really be trying to inject even a little honor into the Crusades, one of the most awful things Christianity ever undertook?

This was most assuredly low blood sugar talking. I haven't eaten yet today. Time to grab some pizza and be less critical of life.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 03, 2005 9:45:50 am PST #7561 of 10001

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

Should we really be trying to inject even a little honor into the Crusades, one of the most awful things Christianity ever undertook?

Seriously. Anyone who does so should be forced to run the entirety of Terry Jones' THE CRUSADES series beforehand.

Jessica - Jan 03, 2005 9:46:45 am PST #7562 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

It's a shame you can't go to the real movies with two robot side-kicks.

That would be so awesome. I should totally get robot sidekicks. To go with my guard llama.

Lilty Cash - Jan 03, 2005 9:47:21 am PST #7563 of 10001

"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

They can all hang out with my monkey butler.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 03, 2005 9:48:35 am PST #7564 of 10001

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

To go with my guard llama.

So would the guard llama run the higher functions of the ship?

t /MSTgeek

reequeen - Jan 03, 2005 9:48:50 am PST #7565 of 10001

"It's got to be the hair, Cotton. It's beautiful! Feathered and lethal. You just don't see it nowadays." Pepper Brooks - Dodgeball

(edited to provide context)

Seriously. Anyone who does so should be forced to run the entirety of Terry Jones' THE CRUSADES series beforehand

Or at least read some history, 'cause, ew.

Jessica - Jan 03, 2005 9:49:04 am PST #7566 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

So would the guard llama run the higher functions of the ship?

Well, duh.

Kathy A - Jan 03, 2005 9:50:02 am PST #7567 of 10001

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I confess, I watch "Blues Brothers" for the epic car chase.

Honestly, that and the music are the best reasons.

There are so many great lines from BB, and the music scenes cannot be beat. I think my favorite is Ray Charles doing "Land of a Thousand Dances," with Aretha belting out "Think" as a close second.

"Oh, we have both kinds of music--Country and Western!"

Connie Neil - Jan 03, 2005 9:51:19 am PST #7568 of 10001

brillig

"We're on a mission from God."

Favorite t-shirt of Mormon missionaries everywhere.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 03, 2005 9:52:08 am PST #7569 of 10001

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

"Oh, we have both kinds of music--Country and Western!"

"Rawhide" is another stellar moment.

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