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Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video

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§ ita § - Apr 08, 2005 8:30:47 am PDT #1648 of 10002

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

It's not about her tarting it up, it's about them accepting each other.

I think it isn't so much about the accepting each other as being willing to do things they don't like for each other.

Frankenbuddha - Apr 08, 2005 8:34:48 am PDT #1649 of 10002

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

It also has Scarlett Johansson.

Damn. CURSE YOU Michael Bay! Why did you have to start casting interesting actors? Then again, it wasn't really the CASTING of ARMAGEDDON that sucked. Just everything else.

I think it isn't so much about the accepting each other as being willing to do things they don't like for each other.

So a movie about compromise, then?

Nutty - Apr 08, 2005 8:37:23 am PDT #1650 of 10002

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I dunno. It takes some serious compromise to, e.g., convince me to start smoking just to please somebody. For that matter, to make me trade in my poodle skirt for hootchie pants. That's some serious compromise.

I always thought the movie was a paean to peer-pressure brainwashing.

Kalshane - Apr 08, 2005 8:39:46 am PDT #1651 of 10002

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.

Chiming in on the The Fifth Element love. It's just such a fun movie. I own it on VHS, really need to get the DVD one of these days.

Also loved Last Action Hero. I thought it was a great send-up of Action Movie Reality versus Actual Realitiy.

Another question: when was the last time you played a random game of volleyball? Who does that, like, ever, (outside of college)?

Family gatherings. Though thankfully no one greases themselves up. That would be way too disturbing.

Of the iconic 80's movies mentioned, I've only seen Ferris Bueller and Terminator, and neither of them in the theatre, so I guess I'm a lousy child of the 80's too. On the other hand, I was only 8 when The Terminator came out, so it wasn't exactly what my parents would have been taking me to anyway.

Jessica - Apr 08, 2005 8:40:37 am PDT #1652 of 10002

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

I loathe The Fifth Element. Every second of that film is like fingernails on a blackboard to me.

juliana - Apr 08, 2005 8:41:09 am PDT #1653 of 10002

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I always thought the movie was a paean to peer-pressure brainwashing.

Meh. It's a musical. I don't tend to have high expectations for their "message".

Nutty - Apr 08, 2005 8:42:16 am PDT #1654 of 10002

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I loathe The Fifth Element.

I didn't really start hating it till I found out that war is bad and love is good. Up till then, vaguely irritating euro-pop comedy, but not actively hateable. Okay, not really hateable, but not good enough to keep me on that channel for more than 10 minutes.

Jessica - Apr 08, 2005 8:42:23 am PDT #1655 of 10002

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

It's a musical. I don't tend to have high expectations for their "message".