You know Edna Mode is an homage to Edith Head, right?
Edited to add link: [link] (It plays music, beware.)
I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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Jesse - Mar 15, 2005 6:42:00 pm PST #121 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Steph L. - Mar 15, 2005 6:44:47 pm PST #122 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Heh. I do. t edit This woman had a totally different face shape -- much more like the Edna character and much less like the actual Edith.
Strega - Mar 15, 2005 8:13:31 pm PST #123 of 10002
The Natural is an eccentric reworking of the Fisher King story.
A friend of mine told me that in college, and I thought he was being silly. Then I watched it again. It really is, and I liked it a lot more after that. I think all the mythologcial references offset the anvils somehow. I mean, legends aren't supposed to be subtle.
Gandalfe - Mar 15, 2005 8:51:14 pm PST #124 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Yeah, I saw The Cup when it was playing at Sundance, whenever it was. Not bad, but I just wanted something to happen in it, anything.
Watched The Hunger and Legend (director's cut) tonight.
Volans - Mar 15, 2005 10:49:00 pm PST #125 of 10002
move out and draw fire
We just had another one of those movie experiences like with
Secretary.
(That one went:
DH: How about a comedy?
Me: OK
DH: Secretary?
Me: Not a comedy.
DH: Yeah it is - the online reviews say it's funny. Look, here on the cover it says "One of the funniest movies of the year."
Me: I thought it was a psycho-sexual personal development movie.
DH: Doesn't mean it's not a comedy.
---After movie---
DH: That was so not a comedy.)
This one went:
DH: How about something light...Three Kings?
Me: I don't remember that as being particularly light.
DH: Really?
Me: Really. I thought it was pretty laden with MESSAGE. Also some gross stuff.
DH: But it's not really a war movie, right?
Me: Well, it's not like Saving Private Ryan. It's lightER, but not, you know,
light.
DH: I thought it was supposed to be quote an irreverant look at Desert Storm endquote.
Me: It is. Depending on whose side you're on.
----After movie---
DH: That was so not "light." Also, really depressing after Bush the Sequel.
Seriously, very very depressing to watch Three Kings these days. When I originally saw it I was living in Yemen and no one thought we'd be militarily occupying any MidEast country again.
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Fiona - Mar 15, 2005 11:04:37 pm PST #126 of 10002
It may not be light, but Three Kings is a pretty great movie. I haven't watched it since the reinvasion, though. Must remedy that.
dcp - Mar 16, 2005 3:04:05 am PST #127 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I good movie to compare and contrast with Three Kings is Kelly's Heroes.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 16, 2005 4:57:09 am PST #128 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I good movie to compare and contrast with Three Kings is Kelly's Heroes.
"Always with the negative vibes!"
Nutty - Mar 16, 2005 5:02:21 am PST #129 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
What I loved about Three Kings is a scene near the end over which plays amusingly bad French rap. Actually, that is the second-best part of the movie. The best part is that Michael Jackson rant Said Taghmaoui gets to spew to Marky Mark right before torturing him. Perfect!
I think all the mythologcial references offset the anvils somehow. I mean, legends aren't supposed to be subtle.
We were discussing this the other day at home. What, you mean every home run that hits a light (I am assured this does, rarely, happen) doesn't throw the whole stadium into velvety darkness except for the artistic sparks that highlight Our Hero as he rounds the bases in slomo??
Anyway, it's a beautiful movie, even if it is 100% hoodoo.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 16, 2005 5:04:47 am PST #130 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Plus, a funnier cow scene (albeit, much grosser) than TWISTER (where it was one of that movies only redeeming moments).