Plus, Wang Chung on the soundtrack!
Everybody have fun tonight.
So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.
Faith ,'Get It Done'
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.
tommyrot - Nov 08, 2005 11:53:55 am PST #8528 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.
Vonnie K - Nov 08, 2005 12:04:04 pm PST #8529 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
The girl on the left (plays Lucy?) could be Loona
Hmmm. A bit too traditionally pretty for Luna, I think. Although they could probably do a lot with make-up and a blond wig.
I really have to see "The Long Goodbye", it looks like. Altman's a bit of a hit-and-miss for me, i.e. loved "Gosford Park", "The Player", "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", lukewarm on "Nashville" and "Short Cuts", annoyed witless at "Pret-a-Porter".
Aims - Nov 08, 2005 12:05:21 pm PST #8530 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Is Loona a blonde? I thought she had darker hair. Must to read again.
I am so bad at fandom.
erikaj - Nov 08, 2005 12:08:51 pm PST #8531 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
"The Long Goodbye " is brilliant.
DavidS - Nov 08, 2005 12:33:34 pm PST #8532 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Another vote for loving Altman's The Long Goodbye.
Best entrance evah? Harry Lime certainly ranks in the top five, but I still think Tim Curry's entrance in Rocky Horror is my favorite.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 08, 2005 12:38:17 pm PST #8533 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
That'd get my vote, though Vincent Price's thunder-punctuated "I HAVE ARRIVED!" in House of the Long Shadows is a contender too.
Hayden - Nov 08, 2005 1:35:36 pm PST #8534 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I really have to see "The Long Goodbye", it looks like. Altman's a bit of a hit-and-miss for me, i.e. loved "Gosford Park", "The Player", "McCabe & Mrs. Miller", lukewarm on "Nashville" and "Short Cuts", annoyed witless at "Pret-a-Porter".
This is all true for me, too (except for Short Cuts, which isn't as great as the best Altman, but is better than Nashville), but The Long Goodbye is up there with McCabe & Mrs. Miller. My other fave-rave Altmans not on this list are Thieves Like Us and (to a slightly lesser extent) California Split.
Steph L. - Nov 08, 2005 2:40:48 pm PST #8535 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Okay, Moulin Rouge is on VH-1, and I'm reconsidering my previous underwhelmed-ness.
I still think it's got HUGE flaws, and a lot of them. But even the flaws are done in a grandiose way, and I think it's that grandiosity -- along with Ewan's unbelievable way of lighting up the screen -- that redeems it.
Atropa - Nov 08, 2005 2:42:14 pm PST #8536 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
But even the flaws are done in a grandiose way, and I think it's that grandiosity -- along with Ewan's unbelievable way of lighting up the screen -- that redeems it.
Yep. I freely admit it's a flawed movie, but that doesn't change my love for it.
Steph L. - Nov 08, 2005 2:45:17 pm PST #8537 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Well, I didn't *hate* it the first time I saw it -- in fact, I remember being blown away by Ewan's charisma and being utterly in awe of how the film LOOKS. Visually, it's possibly the most stunning, lush, gorgeous movie I've ever seen, and I thought that when I first saw it.
But the flaws were enough to drive me bonkers. However, this time around I'm sort of enjoying how utterly operatic and gradiose the flaws are.
And the Ewan. Even without getting Ewan cock.