They have a patrolman hostage and somebody cuts his ear off while enjoying 70s radio and...
"Clowns to the left of me...jokers to the right; here I am - stuck in the middle with you!"
eta Gives a whole new meaning to the term "earworm".
And what's the fun in becoming an immortal demon if you're not regular, am I right?
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 26, 2005 8:14:12 am PDT #2186 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
erikaj - Apr 26, 2005 8:16:45 am PDT #2187 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Wrod, and groan.
Strega - Apr 26, 2005 8:28:29 am PDT #2188 of 10002
I always think of Resevoir Dogs as a Greek tragedy. If you ignore the flashbacks and flourishes, it certainly has the Aristotelian unities. Plus, lots of loyalty issues. And lots of blood.
erikaj - Apr 26, 2005 8:29:14 am PDT #2189 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Good point, Strega.
Nutty - Apr 26, 2005 8:29:57 am PDT #2190 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I always think of Resevoir Dogs as a Greek tragedy.
I think it is what happens when you throw red socks, Akira Kurosawa, and the Mod Squad into a dryer and set it on High.
erikaj - Apr 26, 2005 8:31:49 am PDT #2191 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I would so rather watch Nutty and Ebert.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 26, 2005 8:46:23 am PDT #2192 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I would so rather watch Nutty and Ebert.
Or Nutty and Strega.
Betsy HP - Apr 26, 2005 8:51:00 am PDT #2193 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Thanks, everybody.
Jessica - Apr 26, 2005 8:51:23 am PDT #2194 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Saw H2G2 again last night, this time at an "all media" screening -- different from the junket crowd in that this included both public and press. ("All media" includes things like "won tickets over the radio" and "was stopped by one of those "do you want to see a free movie?" people outside the theatre.") The response was more heartening than the last screening, but I'm still not expecting a massive hit. About 1/3 of the audience was laughing. (As we were leaving, DH and I heard one guy saying to his date/friend, "What am I missing?" and I think he may be the voice of the people -- if this kind of humor was going to hit it big in the States, Arrested Development and Scrubs would both be getting much higher ratings.)
But I still loved it, so there. And I really really really really want the opening song on MP3.
Also, I forgot to tell people to stay through the ending credits. There's an extra little Book bit, but it takes a while to show up, so be patient.
Kathy A - Apr 26, 2005 9:05:49 am PDT #2195 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Well, it doesn't help that all the TV spots make me think that this is a SCI-FI ADVENTURE, with all the bells and whistles such films include, not a comedy filled with mostly British humor, which I'm thinking is going to go flying over the heads of about 2/3rds of the general public. A friend of mine who's a big Anglophile is only showing the vaguest interest in maybe seeing it, since she's not a SF fan normally, nor a big fan of Pythonesque humor.