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.
Buffy: You tossed that vamp like he was a... little teeny vamp. Riley: You wanna go again? C'mon. I bet this place is just teeming with aerodynamic vampires.
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JohnSweden - Apr 09, 2005 8:34:57 pm PDT #1736 of 10002
I can't even.
P.M. Marc - Apr 09, 2005 9:33:23 pm PDT #1737 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 10, 2005 12:03:50 am PDT #1738 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So does driving Hitler's car into a veteran's medal presentation.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 10, 2005 4:22:59 am PDT #1739 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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).
P.M. Marc - Apr 10, 2005 6:46:37 am PDT #1740 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
So does driving Hitler's car into a veteran's medal presentation.
Too true.
Steph L. - Apr 10, 2005 6:58:37 am PDT #1741 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
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.
Lyra Jane - Apr 10, 2005 7:10:54 am PDT #1742 of 10002
Up with the sun
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.
Jessica - Apr 10, 2005 7:12:26 am PDT #1743 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
His was the scene where Clive Owen is talking to the almost-decapitated Benicio del Toro in the car.
Invisible Green - Apr 10, 2005 7:30:49 am PDT #1744 of 10002
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.
Elais - Apr 10, 2005 10:01:45 am PDT #1745 of 10002
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
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).
I thought the Marv segment was the strongest of the three. Cared nothing for Bruce as Hartigan and thought that segment was the worst one. Clive Owen was too pretty for me, but his segment was the most enjoyable. My reactions towards movies is seems to be so often completely opposite of many others.