A neighbor rented "The Family Stone" and gave it to us to watch. I hate every single person in this movie. A lot.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
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Dana - May 26, 2006 3:13:24 pm PDT #1858 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sue - May 26, 2006 4:13:54 pm PDT #1859 of 10001
hip deep in pie
In my attempt to whittle down the list of "What! You've never seen..." movies, I watched Breathless tonight.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the origins of Hec's hair fetish
Next up, The Conversation.
DavidS - May 26, 2006 4:52:53 pm PDT #1860 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wouldn't be surprised if this is the origins of Hec's hair fetish
Not the origin, but certainly a key reference point in the whole personal mythos. Yeah, this picture pinged me though. (She's not holding a tribble. That's her hair after she first got it cut for St. Joan.)
Just a little iconic, though, yeah.
But as with Maggie O'Connell, she just looked bland/pretty with longer hair.
DavidS - May 26, 2006 4:55:20 pm PDT #1861 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Next up, The Conversation.
Great movie! I always link it in my mind with De Palma's Blow Out since they're both meditations on surveillence and truth in the Watergate aftermath.
It's very cerebral in working out it's central conceit, but it's also very powerful because of (a) Coppola's inherent juiciness and (b) Gene Hackman's amazing performance. (Contained contained contained....)
Sue - May 26, 2006 5:11:50 pm PDT #1862 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I recently read, The Conversations, which was Michael Ondaatje talking to Walter Murch about film editing, and they kept coming back to The Conversation, which piqued my interest. Of course, I've already forgotten all the details of the film they talk about, so I'll have to re-read it.
1960's & 70's American film is a huge gap in my already very gappy movie viewing. I only saw Godfathers I & II in the past year.
Sean K - May 26, 2006 5:14:13 pm PDT #1863 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Wonders never cease. Stephanie Zacharek wrote a review of a comic book movie (X-3) that I don't completely disagree with, and manages to impress me with her knowledge of X-Men comics in the process.
ETA: standard Salon click-thru disclaimer
bon bon - May 26, 2006 6:56:19 pm PDT #1864 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Bugging me tonight: anyone remember a particularly low-budget horror movie spoof from the eighties with a running body count and a creepy janitor? I think it was called something anodyne like "Horror Movie" but I can't find it.
SuziQ - May 26, 2006 6:58:49 pm PDT #1865 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Student Bodies??? I remember that one...but I'm not 100% on the title.
bon bon - May 26, 2006 7:00:50 pm PDT #1866 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
No, you're right. I googled "horror satire" and "running body count" and voila, instant gratification.
Kalshane - May 26, 2006 7:04:54 pm PDT #1867 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I actually enjoyed X-3. It could have been better, it certainly wasn't nearly as good as X-2, but I enjoyed it. Plus, we got a Cannonball Special which made me cheer. The ending felt rather trite considering things should be nowhere near happiness and puppies after what happened at Alcatraz. And I'm annoyed that Cyclops bought it more or less off-screen. But I think Kelsey Grammer did an excellent job as Beast (and I thought they did a great job of replicating his fighting style) and even Juggernaut didn't disappoint me like I was expecting him to (since no one is remotely big enough.) I was surprised at the huge body count in the picture. Not just the loss of major characters but the sheer number of humans and second-string mutants that got slaughtered. It was a bit much.
I do think the movie suffered from trying to run both the cure plot and the Pheonix plot, and I'm not a fan of how they handled the Pheonix but I was an enjoyable two hours.
(Edited because I'm not sure what the heck a hgur is, but I'm pretty confident it's not a time measurement.)