I'm not sure if I will ever see Sin City or not. Iconic '80s: Footloose, Sixteen Candles, maybe the first Back to The Future I'm with Robin. I think the message to "Grease" is "What? I can't have layers?" I also remember how too cool I felt when I got the dirty parts at, like, eleven. Also, my mother is a "Beauty School Dropout"
Willow ,'Showtime'
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Just saw Sin City tonight, and I agree with the Kirby homage comments. Marv is totally a Kirby character. Also, Joe Kubert was hugely influential for a generation of comics people.
1. Why did I just watch Rat Race?
2. Why did I laugh?
There's no shame factor with Netflix. None of that, "Please, don't let anyone see me in line with this movie in my hands."
However, cows remain funny.
So does driving Hitler's car into a veteran's medal presentation.
In White Heat Glen Ford goes after the mob after they murder his wife and kid.
BIG HEAT, Hec. WHITE HEAT is "Top of the world, MA!!!!"
I saw SIN CITY on Friday, and really liked it. I want to compose a few thoughts and post almost an essay, but I will say now that it had the funniest death scene since Paul Reubens in the Buffy movie (that would be the skin head with the arrows )
One other shallow note, disconcertingly, because of the photography or SOMETHING, Clive Owen kept turning into Dylan McDermott and, more interestingly, Bruce Willis kept turning into Mickey Rourke the way he was before he became Hollywood's answer to Keith Richards (admitadely, with less hair). The latter really kept throwing me since Willis used to get so much flak early on for "doing Mickey Rourke's schtick".
I find it intersting that so many buffistas have mentioned that the Marv segment was the weakest, because that was my favorite part of the movie (though not necessarily most enjoyable).
So does driving Hitler's car into a veteran's medal presentation.
Too true.
1. Why did I just watch Rat Race?
2. Why did I laugh?
My gym shows Rat Race in the cardio room all the time, and I disgrace myself by laughing at it WAY more than I should. That's mostly the Seth Green factor, though.
The Quentin Tarantino "guest directed" scene was instantly recognizable because the acting suddenly came to life, and the visuals were really used instead of the only goal being to make it look like the comics.
How much exacty did he direct? I have heard he directed the Clive Owen segment, but that seems kind of lengthy for a "guest director" credit.
His was the scene where Clive Owen is talking to the almost-decapitated Benicio del Toro in the car.
The only thing I noticed that was different about that scene was that the lighting was fucked up. It's like they filmed it inside a disco.