Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
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Volans - May 26, 2005 10:38:11 pm PDT #3437 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Lyra Jane - May 27, 2005 4:14:47 am PDT #3438 of 10002
Up with the sun
"Lawrence of Arabia" didn't do anything for me: my memory of it is basically "desert ... desert ... homoeroticism ... desert ... zzzzzz." Maybe I should try rewatching it someday, but I'm a philistine about long movies in general
Anne W. - May 27, 2005 4:17:19 am PDT #3439 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I was 10, and I have a distinct memory of how, after we saw it, my entire family was like, "Eh... why was that such a big deal?" as we left the theater.
That was my family's reaction almost to the word.
I'll have to review the list o' movies and see which I want to see. I've already Netflixed "The Singing Detective," though.
bon bon - May 27, 2005 5:35:57 am PDT #3440 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
LoA aired in the middle of the night on some UHF channel when I saw it...even at 3 in the morning on a 20" TV, I was riveted. I didn't want it to end.
§ ita § - May 27, 2005 5:37:05 am PDT #3441 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hated my viewing of 2001 so much I daren't see Lawrence of Arabia on the small screen.
bon bon - May 27, 2005 5:41:08 am PDT #3442 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
But 2001 is intentionally boring.
§ ita § - May 27, 2005 5:48:41 am PDT #3443 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it intentionally sucky?
Hayden - May 27, 2005 5:50:25 am PDT #3444 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Double Indemnity (1944) (why don't I own this?)
For some reason, it's unavailable on DVD. Got no idea why.
Hayden - May 27, 2005 5:53:40 am PDT #3445 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I don't think 2001 is either boring or sucky. It may be slow, but it's a masterpiece. I prefer it to Barry Lyndon, which is similarly slow, but not by much. However, for slow, meditative movies about the frailty of humanity encountering vast Otherness in space, I'll take Solaris every time.
Cashmere - May 27, 2005 5:53:46 am PDT #3446 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
We watched Team America: The World Police last night. The unrated version. Let me just say that I'm seriously, emotionally scarred by it. Usually, puppet sex doesn't freak me out that much.