I need to get out more, I think. I haven't seen any of these movies.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
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Lee - Jul 17, 2004 9:29:06 pm PDT #834 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Sean K - Jul 17, 2004 9:36:34 pm PDT #835 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Oh, MAN, I love that movie.
I think my personal favorite scene is probably the one where Nicky Katt stands surrounded by extras, giving a speech about what a lame job being an extra is.
Sean K - Jul 17, 2004 9:39:07 pm PDT #836 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Serial:
Even with the weird moment where I start to wonder if someone on the production knew my parents or something.
Heh. Some similarities to Terry Valentine?
I need to get out more, I think. I haven't seen any of these movies.
Yes you do. The Limey is great. Terrance Stamp totally kicks ass in that movie.
Lee - Jul 17, 2004 9:40:20 pm PDT #837 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
cool. I will add it to Netflix.
P.M. Marc - Jul 17, 2004 9:48:34 pm PDT #838 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Heh. Some similarities to Terry Valentine?
It's the mention of my name as a could have been worse that makes me blink.
Sean K - Jul 17, 2004 9:49:34 pm PDT #839 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's the mention of my name as a could have been worse that makes me blink.
I was thinking of you when that line went by.
DavidS - Jul 17, 2004 9:57:32 pm PDT #840 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
P-Cow, the three movies that really re-set visual style in the 80s were (as you figured) Blade Runner, Road Warrior and (I think) Diva.
JZ and I saw Jacques Tati's Playtime last night at the Castro. It had a gorgeous, newly struck 70mm print.
crickets
70mm! It had many genuinely inspired bits, but at times it just felt too consciously structured with all its recurring visual jokes and allusions. Still, charming, and aside from Jackie Chan, Tati is one of the few directors who can really work with silent film vocabulary in contemporary movie.
crickets
evil jimi - Jul 17, 2004 10:03:27 pm PDT #841 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
The question of which version can also be asked of Brazil. Did P-C watch the "happy ending" version, or the director's version?
Another Soldier fan here. Kurt gives a great performance--especially considering he made most of the movie with a broken foot.
Fiona - Jul 17, 2004 11:15:33 pm PDT #842 of 10001
The question of which version can also be asked of Brazil. Did P-C watch the "happy ending" version, or the director's version?
jimi, AFAIK, there is no "happy ending" version. There was a lot of fuss because the studio (Universal, I think) wanted to release a happy ending version (leading to Gilliam's Variety ad - "Dear Sid Scheinberg, when are you going to release my film "Brazil"?), but Gilliam's vision prevailed and the director's cut was released at the time. The edited version may have been shown on US TV though.
Hah! Just got the following off IMDb:
Gilliam had trouble with studio producers over the black ending he wanted on the film. The producers wanted a "happy Hollywood" film which eliminated (among other things) the final transition and a critical line of dialogue which reveals the fate of Jill. These changes were made, and this "butchered" version was shown on US television at least once. Gilliam threatened to disown the film, and consequently the cinematic release and all videotape versions show the film essentially as he intended it to be seen (although the US cinematic release still omitted the line about Jill).
In case the line was missing in your version, P-C, the Jill line is something like: Jack or Helpmann says Jill is dead, and Sam thinks it's because he changed her records to make her appear dead, and then Helpmann says yes, but it's funny because according to our records she seems to have died twice .
Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2004 2:38:20 am PDT #843 of 10001
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I saw the happy ending version on TV once.
shudder