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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.

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Sean K - Sep 13, 2005 9:49:56 am PDT #7319 of 10002

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I've read that short story, Sean. It's in one of the Year's Best collections, from the middle nineties. I can't recall title or author.

I think it had something about living, plat-like boats in it too, but yeah, that's the one.

I think the best it could hope for would be a fate similar to the American version of Solaris -- noble failure, and an appearance on AMC within a year.

And it would probably wind up a critical semi-darling. Probably 50% darling among the critics, with the rest loathing it as pretentious crap. (but yeah, now I get what you meant)

Frankenbuddha - Sep 13, 2005 10:05:38 am PDT #7320 of 10002

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

You were probably just reminiscing about your penguin-murdering exploits. Good times.

Great, now I'm flashing on John Turturro beating a penguin to death in front of Jodie Foster in 5 CORNERS. And it still disturbs the hell out of me.

DavidS - Sep 13, 2005 10:11:14 am PDT #7321 of 10002

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Great, now I'm flashing on John Turturro beating a penguin to death in front of Jodie Foster in 5 CORNERS. And it still disturbs the hell out of me.

Me too! But Frank and I often share the movie watching brain. When I'm not sharing it with Vonnie or Scrappy.

erikaj - Sep 13, 2005 10:12:37 am PDT #7322 of 10002

Always Anti-fascist!

Thanks for making me relive that. Sometimes I hate you guys.:)

Hayden - Sep 13, 2005 10:17:00 am PDT #7323 of 10002

aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I'd completely forgotten about that movie. And now I remember.

erikaj - Sep 13, 2005 10:21:09 am PDT #7324 of 10002

Always Anti-fascist!

And smiley "I hate you," makes me feel like Harmony. But some places if I don't do that, people take it all wrong and think I'm serious.

DavidS - Sep 13, 2005 10:29:26 am PDT #7325 of 10002

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

But some places if I don't do that, people take it all wrong and think I'm serious.

I don't think we're that place.

Frankenbuddha - Sep 13, 2005 10:40:55 am PDT #7326 of 10002

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

On the other hand, I laughed (inappropriately) like a loon when he picked his mother up and casually tossed her out the window.

Sometimes I am callous and strange.

evil jimi - Sep 14, 2005 10:18:23 pm PDT #7327 of 10002

Lurching from one disaster to the next.

We saw The Curse of the Were-Rabbit today. A fairly simplistic plot but with lots and lots of laughs and plenty of Wallace's wonderful gadgets. I sorta kinda feel sorry for the voice actors b/c I totally missed all their names in the opening credits; the tracking shot over W&G's photos is hilarious--be sure to watch closely for the name of Gromit's alma mater. Nick Park has done it again and Wallace & Gromit keep getting better and better.

Calli - Sep 15, 2005 4:30:25 am PDT #7328 of 10002

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My manager just showed me the Goblet of Fire trailer. It looks like loads of fun.

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