Does "Blackhawk Down" count as a period movie?
Given enough time, it will.
Sorry, haven't had my coffee yet....
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
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tommyrot - May 16, 2005 4:18:35 am PDT #2767 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Fred Pete - May 16, 2005 4:26:52 am PDT #2768 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Does "Blackhawk Down" count as a period movie?
I wouldn't call it one, but Troy is a period movie.
Tom Scola - May 16, 2005 6:34:10 am PDT #2769 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
A.O. Scott, The New York Times:
This is by far the best film in the more recent trilogy, and also the best of the four episodes Mr. Lucas has directed. That's right (and my inner 11-year-old shudders as I type this): it's better than "Star Wars."
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker:
The general opinion of “Revenge of the Sith” seems to be that it marks a distinct improvement on the last two episodes, “The Phantom Menace” and “Attack of the Clones.” True, but only in the same way that dying from natural causes is preferable to crucifixion.
erikaj - May 16, 2005 6:39:33 am PDT #2770 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Hee. Love Anthony Lane for the excellent burn. I've not seen it yet, so can't comment, but that kind of bitchery is funny to me. (Until it's my script.) "Empire Strikes Back" is the best one, anyway.
Jessica - May 16, 2005 6:44:55 am PDT #2771 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Empire Strikes Back" is the best one, anyway.
And the one with the least amount of Lucas involvement. Coincidence?
Personally, I don't think Anthony Lane's set foot in a movie theatre since he fell asleep watching RotK (which is the only explanation I can think of for the utter moronic incoherence of that "review"). He needs to stop trying to prove to everyone how clever he is and get back to reviewing movies, which he used to be rather good at.
tommyrot - May 16, 2005 6:46:32 am PDT #2772 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From the NY Times review: (whitefonted, although it's just two lines of dialog so I'm not sure if I need to...)
Darth Vader, already deep in the thrall of the dark side and echoing the words of George W. Bush, hisses at Obi-Wan, "If you're not with me, you're my enemy." Obi-Wan's response is likely to surface as a bumper sticker during the next election campaign: "Only a Sith thinks in absolutes."
Over the top? Maybe. But I like it (at least until I see the actual scene).
bon bon - May 16, 2005 6:50:02 am PDT #2773 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That New Yorker review was a masterpiece of bile. "Break me a fucking give." Glorious!
§ ita § - May 16, 2005 6:57:06 am PDT #2774 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love the sentence Only a Sith thinks in absolutes.
Only? Really? Are you absolutely sure?
tommyrot - May 16, 2005 6:59:23 am PDT #2775 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Only? Really? Are you absolutely sure?
Heh.
There are two types of people in the world: those who think there are two types of people in the world, and....
tommyrot - May 16, 2005 7:06:40 am PDT #2776 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think Anthony Lane was wearing the cranky pants when he wrote that reveiw. (Probably when he saw the movie too.)
I agree with some of what he says, but his thesis seems to be, "Everthing in the Star Wars movies is stupid."
Although I'll have to see if I can incorporate "Break me a fucking give" into everyday conversation....