Even Lucas didn't let Ray Park read lines - the voice of Darth Maul was the guy who steals Tim's girlfriend on Spaced.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
alienprayer - May 11, 2005 1:02:18 pm PDT #2693 of 10002
Conservative, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. -Bierce
Steph L. - May 11, 2005 1:23:57 pm PDT #2694 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jango Fett
Having never seen Phantom Menace or the clone one, I have bastardized Jango Fett into a Star Wars version of Django Reinhardt.
Django Fett -- He's a bounty hunter whose jazz guitar is so hot, it's the coolest! Playing one night only, at the Hot Cantina!
askye - May 11, 2005 5:01:34 pm PDT #2695 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I finished watching Greenfingers and really rather liked it. I'll have to rent it again sometime.
Scrappy - May 11, 2005 5:43:08 pm PDT #2696 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I thought Greenfingers was rather charming, myself.
Gris - May 11, 2005 5:46:01 pm PDT #2697 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Rotten tomatoes and metacritic are both trying to convince me that I should see Episode III.
I still intend to stalwartly avoid it, however. I shall stand strong! If nothing else, not getting my money can stand as a protest to the other two.
Fred Pete - May 12, 2005 3:42:36 am PDT #2698 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
A recommendation for fans of musicals -- On the Avenue. Dick Powell, Alice Faye. Irving Berlin score that only includes 6 songs (plus one Russian folk song), but those 6 include "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "You're Laughing at Me," and "This Year's Kisses." Fun little plot -- Powell plays the author and star of a Broadway revue (co-starring Faye) that pokes fun at the wealthy Caraway family. Daughter Mimi (played by Madeleine Carroll, who neither sings nor dances in this one) decides to fight back.... Props to Cora Witherspoon as the non-stuffy aunt in the Caraway family.
Excellent light entertainment, loads of fun for fans of '30s musicals.
Frankenbuddha - May 12, 2005 4:25:12 am PDT #2699 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I mention this more as a head's up to Corwood in case he doesn't know, but I got a copy of THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND yesterday. I didn't realize the Anchor Bay version was a two-disc set, the second of which has Peckinpah's original first cut of the film. I have not idea what shape that's in, but I'm really curious to check it out now. Hopefully this weekend.
Hayden - May 12, 2005 5:34:57 am PDT #2700 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I didn't realize the Anchor Bay version was a two-disc set, the second of which has Peckinpah's original first cut of the film. I have not idea what shape that's in, but I'm really curious to check it out now. Hopefully this weekend.
I've never seen the original cut, so I'm definitely interested to hear what you think. Is it less a mess? Does the plot make any sense at all? Inquiring minds want to know.
Frankenbuddha - May 12, 2005 5:39:16 am PDT #2701 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've never seen the original cut, so I'm definitely interested to hear what you think. Is it less a mess? Does the plot make any sense at all? Inquiring minds want to know.
I'll definitely post a response here. I've only seen the release version once, years ago. I remember it being a mess, but I also remember enjoying it just the same, mainly due to all the actorly goodness (and I always thought Meg Foster was a hottie - probably why I gave Elizabeth Rohlm a bit of a free pass on Angel).
Hayden - May 12, 2005 5:43:52 am PDT #2702 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I rented it a couple of years ago when The High Hat did our Peckinpah issue. I remember plot holes and inconsistencies that showcased the mind of a coke-addled director trying to work with a terrible and demanding producer, which is pretty much what it was. Peckinpah had been blacklisted in Hollywood for being too difficult, a reputation that he had earned many times over, and was trying to cut down on the coke and get his career on track by actually cooperating with the producer on Osterman. Unfortunately, the script didn't make much sense and the producer was as crazy as he was, meaning that his reputation (if possible) sank even further. The only thing he directed afterwards were two Julian Lennon videos. Pretty sad stuff.