Aaand on quiz #1: 23/30
Oh, and Vonnie:
The one with all the 'copters? No freakin' clue.
It's Black Hawk Down
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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Sean K - Jul 26, 2006 10:34:33 pm PDT #3215 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
megan walker - Jul 27, 2006 4:28:59 am PDT #3216 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I apparently need a hobby.
On movie quiz #3: 11/28 and no clue on the rest
On movie quiz #2: 28/30 fairly easily
On movie quiz #1: 17/30 but I feel I know more
I apparently should not be teaching film.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 27, 2006 7:09:16 am PDT #3217 of 10001
"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
On the original quiz I got 23, though I call it into question since there are only 3 movies #27 could be and none of them (nor any alternates of the titles) got a green result.
Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2006 7:47:18 am PDT #3218 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Matt, the answer is the name of the trilogy as a whole.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 27, 2006 12:40:07 pm PDT #3219 of 10001
"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
I tried that when I was taking the quiz and it didn't work.
Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2006 12:46:16 pm PDT #3220 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The string it's looking for is "the lord of the rings"
You probably left out the article.
Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2006 9:01:50 pm PDT #3221 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just saw Match Point. You would never guess it was a Woody Allen film; it's quite a departure from everything else I've seen of his (I haven't seen Crimes and Misdemeanors ). Well crafted and artfully done, but I'm not sure what I think about it.
I was intrigued by the way it was shot, though. It gives the impression that the camera is just eavesdropping on these people's lives. I thought about how hard it must be to consciously shoot like that without...making it look consciously shot.
Gris - Jul 28, 2006 3:21:44 am PDT #3222 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Man I loved that movie.
DavidS - Jul 28, 2006 8:29:20 am PDT #3223 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It gives the impression that the camera is just eavesdropping on these people's lives. I thought about how hard it must be to consciously shoot like that without...making it look consciously shot.
That's how The Office and Arrested Development are shot.
Polter-Cow - Jul 28, 2006 8:35:58 am PDT #3224 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I see those as more of the documentary style where the camera is a character. In Match Point, the camera is just kind of there, not making any sort of comment. The editing is part of it, too, the way you get short scenes that don't really have anything to do with anything but are just a snapshot of what the character is doing at a particular time. It's a technique that irritated me in Lost in Translation for some reason but worked for me here. I could get into the slow burn much more easily. I'm not sure what it is. I'm more fascinated by the filmmaking than the film itself.
I really liked Ebert's review. He does acknowledge that the movie is short on character development, which I noticed as well. He also quite astutely points out that it's basically a noir flick.