A world without Richard Pryor. That's a less good world.
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Buffista Movies 4: Straight to Video
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DavidS - Dec 10, 2005 1:31:03 pm PST #9074 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom Scola - Dec 10, 2005 1:44:19 pm PST #9075 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The first Richard Pryor concert film, Richard Pryor Live in Concert, is the funniest movie ever made. By a wide margin.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2005 3:24:57 pm PST #9076 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
Just got back from seeing Rent after chickening out of the preschooler-filled afternoon showing of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It took me about 20 minutes to start liking it, which is 10 minutes more than I would ahve given anything not heartily recommended by bazillions of friends. The Roger & Mimi candle song was the first number that I enjoyed.
It got better as it went on, though I never developed a fondness for Anthony Rapp's singing. (This was overlooked for the "Tango Maureen" number with Tracie Thoms, who remains a goddess.)
Elais - Dec 10, 2005 7:31:49 pm PST #9077 of 10002
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
It took a long time for me to warm up to Rent too. I was intrigued by Rosario's portrayal of Mimi which was different than I had expected. Wasn't really sold on the Roger/Mimi paring, though. I kind of wished they were more innovative with translating the stage version to the big screen.
Gris - Dec 10, 2005 9:33:39 pm PST #9078 of 10002
Hey. New board.
Sadly, Chris Columbus and "innovative" go together like pickles and ice cream.
This is why I'm waiting to netflix the Rent movie, despite the fact that I've seen it four times on stage, waiting 6+ hours for front row seats at least one of those times.
Hayden - Dec 10, 2005 10:18:59 pm PST #9079 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
The first Richard Pryor concert film, Richard Pryor Live in Concert, is the funniest movie ever made. By a wide margin.
No kidding. It's too bad that Comedy Central has chosen to only show one of the lesser concert films as part of its cuss-words-and-all late-night viewing.
Volans - Dec 10, 2005 11:11:53 pm PST #9080 of 10002
move out and draw fire
I know I've mentioned this before, but the Romanian word for Turkish Delight is "rahat," which is not coincidentally the Romanian slang term for shit.
I wrote a semi-joking essay once about the symbolism of "Turkish Delight" as the form of Original Sin ("The Candy of DOOOOMMM"). It referenced some of the more rascist parts of "The Horse and His Boy" also, and was basically a look at how the degenerate East was perceived. It had to be a candy named from a heathen, non-Christian place - it couldn't be German chocolate, you know?
Gris - Dec 11, 2005 7:00:02 am PST #9081 of 10002
Hey. New board.
After 7 reviews, King Kong is the current high score at metacritic with an average of a 95.
That's... ridiculous. Though I think ROTK had that high a score this early and eventually settled down to like an 87 or 88.
Scrappy - Dec 11, 2005 7:58:16 am PST #9082 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The first Richard Pryor concert film, Richard Pryor Live in Concert, is the funniest movie ever made. By a wide margi
I was just saying to the BF that Pryor should be rememebered as one of the greats of screen comedy, up there with Chaplin and The Marx Brothers, for the first concert movie ALONE, let alone the other films he made.
Melpomene - Dec 11, 2005 11:29:30 am PST #9083 of 10002
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'
I saw Rent on Thursday. The candle light song is when I started to get into it, also. I did end up loving it by the end. The cast was so pretty. Favorite songs were Tango:Maureen, Light my Candle, Seasons of Love, and Take me as I Am. Jo Ann was way too good for Maureen, though. When it was over I was just a little bit in love with Tracie Thoms and Jesse L. Martin.
I saw Walk the Line last night. I know nothing about Johnny Cash but I liked it okay. Joaquin and Reese did a great job with the singing.
I desperately want WTL and Rent soundtracks now.