Buffy: Where are the burgers? Riley: Yeah man, I'm starving. Cow me. Xander: I'd love to make with the moo but the fire's not cooperating.

'Lessons'


Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell  

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Volans - May 02, 2006 6:13:24 am PDT #1612 of 10001
move out and draw fire

Then why stay to the end?

To find out whodunnit...or hopefully get enough clues to figure it out.

Which is why I thought Darko failed as a puzzle movie, because I don't think you could figure it out just from watching the theatrical release. I don't know, maybe smarter people could. My husband was working the tangent universe angle, and had just written a piece about singularities, and I've heard the folktales about metal items being time artifacts, but even putting those together we didn't come up with what the writer/director was getting at without reading "The Philosophy of Time Travel."


Sue - May 02, 2006 6:13:34 am PDT #1613 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I loved Mulholland Drive. It was very much like a dream to me: it makes perfect sense while you're watching it, but when you start describing it to people, the logiv you saw falls apart.


Sean K - May 02, 2006 6:15:49 am PDT #1614 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I just couldn't get into Mullholland Drive. Kept putting me to sleep.


erikaj - May 02, 2006 6:28:33 am PDT #1615 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!

The Sopranos is awesome this year! Much better than last despite the lack of a "Restless" moment. (I was completely uninterested in the guys that got out of the joint last year though, Buscemi or no Buscemi, so I may be biased.) Still tempted to have Paulie Walnuts, you know, visit those people and teach them proper respect for a narrative arc. Corwood, you have been my friend for some time...you understand my life is littered with such temptations.Whatareyougonnado, though, right? But that is why I'm completely owned by three guys named Dave right now...nobody writes like HBO's Daves. They are all the man.


sumi - May 02, 2006 6:40:17 am PDT #1616 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

New Vampire Movie!


Strega - May 02, 2006 6:43:40 am PDT #1617 of 10001

No, I react to Lynch movies in pretty much the same way you do. Donnie Darko, for me, was like watching a first-year film student's attempt to imitate Lynch.

Ouch. And hee. I'm weirded out that people are saying they didn't like the characters, since I think they're really appealling and that's not usually something I value much.

I remember it being in theaters briefly, and seeing some reviews that were like, "It's interesting, and doesn't make sense, and there's a kid with mental problems who talks to a giant rabbit." And I assumed it was some kind of little art-house movie where everyone's very, very serious. So then later when there was a lot of chatter about it, I rented it and was shocked because it wasn't at all like that.

I liked Lost Highway more than Mulholland Drive. But I have no good reason for that. I may just prefer my self-destructive protagonists to be male or something. I understand why a lot of people like Mulholland more, given that they're essentially the same movie. It's a lot less antagonistic.

But I liked Fire Walk With Me, so there's that.


§ ita § - May 02, 2006 6:49:22 am PDT #1618 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

To find out whodunnit...or hopefully get enough clues to figure it out.

But I didn't care, remember?


Jessica - May 02, 2006 6:52:38 am PDT #1619 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I liked Lost Highway more than Mulholland Drive. But I have no good reason for that.

Lost Highway was....awesomer, somehow. I think Mulholland Drive may ultimately hold together better, but I didn't leave the theatre quite as high on Lynchy goodness.

(I also own the box set of Dune, but that one doesn't really count.)


Hayden - May 02, 2006 7:10:32 am PDT #1620 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Woo, I'm the opposite from y'all on Lost Highway. I hated it.


Hayden - May 02, 2006 7:12:25 am PDT #1621 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

But that is why I'm completely owned by three guys named Dave right now...nobody writes like HBO's Daves. They are all the man.

You can say that again. Like my new tagline?