Cheesy mutant animals on the prowl movies: Them! and Tremors would be good.
Them! was pretty good, with the giant ants and all.
I love Tremors. That would be a fun double feature.
Sir? I think you have a problem with your brain being missing.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
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Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2005 10:39:01 am PDT #3945 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
beathen - Jun 10, 2005 10:40:00 am PDT #3946 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights and The Princess Bride
It's all Carey Elwes, baby!
Vonnie K - Jun 10, 2005 10:45:57 am PDT #3947 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I have always wanted to do original film and homage double features:
All That Heaven Allows and Far From Heaven. Bonus; you get to laugh at Rock Hudson's jolly philosophical lumberjack do. He even sings and plays a guitar!
The original Start Wars (whatever they're calling the first one nowadys--the *first* first one) and Spaceballs!
Gandalfe - Jun 10, 2005 10:49:08 am PDT #3948 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Blade Runner and Sin City. Two sides of the same coin. Or, maybe, like, one side and the edge.
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2005 10:52:40 am PDT #3949 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2. Cause...you know.
§ ita § - Jun 10, 2005 10:54:50 am PDT #3950 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Hidden Fortress and Star Wars.
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2005 10:55:41 am PDT #3951 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Pulp Fiction and Go.
Nutty - Jun 10, 2005 10:59:09 am PDT #3952 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
All That Heaven Allows and Far From Heaven.
Similarly, The Reckless Moment and The Deep End. Both of them are based on the same novella, by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding, and it's sort of surprising that the same plot can still be effective.
Or, The Big Clock and No Way Out (the Kevin Costner one). Although the former is not at all about spies, the latter is fixated with time, timing, and running away.
Jon B. - Jun 10, 2005 10:59:56 am PDT #3953 of 10002
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The Hidden Fortress and Star Wars.
I watched The Hidden Fortress a few years ago and I was struck by how little there was of Star Wars in it. Other than the two guys who were very R2D2 and C3PO, I didn't see much of a connection at all. Did I miss something?
Nutty - Jun 10, 2005 11:04:34 am PDT #3954 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Whereas, Yojimbo is exactly as much spaghetti western as you might expect, only a little less with the long cut, nihilism, and whistle music.