So I went and saw Cat People at a nearby arthouse theater. Yahoo Movies said it was the 1982 remake with Nastassia Kinski. They lied. It was the 1942 original. Which I had never seen, and was good. All psychological and stuff. But unlike the remake, less nekkid.
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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tommyrot - Sep 11, 2005 10:00:08 am PDT #7291 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.
Sean K - Sep 11, 2005 10:48:02 am PDT #7292 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
They lied. It was the 1942 original. Which I had never seen, and was good. All psychological and stuff.
OH YEAH! Val Lewton, man. Incredible filmmaker. If you liked his Cat People, tommyrot, I highly recommend his Bedlam, starring Bela Lugosi. Good shit.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 11, 2005 11:30:36 am PDT #7293 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wow, that's like paying for hamburger steak and being given filet mignon prepared by a master chef instead.
tommyrot - Sep 11, 2005 12:01:18 pm PDT #7294 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.
Yeah, pretty much.
Although I still want the hamburger - maybe on DVD.
DavidS - Sep 11, 2005 12:06:27 pm PDT #7295 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Although I still want the hamburger
By which you mean porn.
Jessica - Sep 11, 2005 1:57:57 pm PDT #7296 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I saw Green Street Hooligans today, which would have been much better without the random-ass voiceover. It was still pretty good. The ending is a little weird -- the "lesson" Elijah Wood learns doesn't make a whole lot of sense -- but it's an enjoyable two hours. (Especially if you like that whole gritty handheld London style of filmmaking, which I do.)
Fred Pete - Sep 12, 2005 4:11:51 am PDT #7297 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
This may shock people, but I saw both Police Academy and Mystery Men for the first time yesterday. My reactions to both were similar -- interesting concepts, should have done more with them. (Though in fairness to MM, it was on basic cable, and no doubt quite a bit was cut out.)
(ETA, a couple hours later): Just looked up MM on IMDb. Yes, a lot was cut out. As in, a 2-hour movie was cut to fit a 2-hour commercial-filled timeslot.
Vonnie K - Sep 13, 2005 6:00:28 am PDT #7298 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
NYT article: Apparently some conservatives have embraced March of the Penguins as a film espousing their values about monogamy and intelligent design (WTF?) [link]
Volans - Sep 13, 2005 6:12:21 am PDT #7299 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Oddly, the Washington Post just ran a piece by George Will using March of the Penguins to attack Intelligent Design as being an obviously stupid idea.
tommyrot - Sep 13, 2005 6:56:25 am PDT #7300 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.
Penguins - all things to all people.
The penguin is a blank canvas on which we write our world views.
OK, in all seriousness, don't conservatives know about the gay penguins?