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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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Aims - Aug 26, 2006 6:54:05 pm PDT #3739 of 10001

Shit's all sorts of different now.

Ok, so The Weather Man. I hated it, Joe hated it, the dog hated it, and the DVD player all but spit it out. Nic Cage's character didn't change. He was aggravating as fuck, and with the exception of Michael Caine, I didn't like anyone in the movie. Bryant Gumbel was ok. But by the end, I just wanted there to be a nuke-lar explosion killing everyone. Seriously. We're going to try to find some Rich and Pat Nixon porn on NetFlix to get the horridness of this movie out of our heads.

Capote. I loved it. He a manipulative little fucker and I loved him for it. PSH was amazing. And, since I have more than a little love for Dan Futterman, I thought his writing was fabulous, but I'm biased. I couldn't watch Perry's hanging and pretty much sobbed all the way through that scene. But, I thought it was a great film.

P.M. Marc - Aug 26, 2006 8:57:34 pm PDT #3740 of 10001

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

We're going to try to find some Rich and Pat Nixon porn on NetFlix to get the horridness of this movie out of our heads.

I could write some for you. Maybe put in some Ike for spice?

Cashmere - Aug 27, 2006 5:07:36 am PDT #3741 of 10001

Now tagless for your comfort.

Can anyone recommend The Quiet American? I caught the first few minutes on Bravo or AMC and I figure with Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, how wrong could it go?

§ ita § - Aug 27, 2006 6:42:47 am PDT #3742 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't remember it in detail. Kinda Le Carresque. Graham Greene to be precise.

I liked it.

DavidS - Aug 27, 2006 6:54:47 am PDT #3743 of 10001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I could write some for you. Maybe put in some Ike for spice?

Did you know T.C. Boyle already wrote a short story about the forbidden love of Mamie Eisenhower and Nikita Kruschev?

Tom Scola - Aug 27, 2006 7:11:14 am PDT #3744 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Did you know T.C. Boyle already wrote a short story about the forbidden love of Mamie Eisenhower and Nikita Kruschev?

You've got it backwards. It's Ike and Nina, about Dwight Eisenhower and Nina Kruschev. It's hilarious.

DavidS - Aug 27, 2006 7:26:03 am PDT #3745 of 10001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

You've got it backwards. It's Ike and Nina, about Dwight Eisenhower and Nina Kruschev. It's hilarious.

Aha! Well, I knew it was in Ple's perverse political wheelhouse.

Jessica - Aug 27, 2006 7:39:26 am PDT #3746 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Watched District 13. There's a little movie that's better than it had to be!

That's the one I came out of thinking "I should really tell ita to see this movie."

I liked Quiet American a lot, Cash.

Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 27, 2006 8:13:44 am PDT #3747 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 caught the first few minutes on Bravo or AMC and I figure with Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, how wrong could it go?

Do the titles Jaws 4: The Revenge and George of the Jungle ring any bells? Not that I know anything about The Quiet American, but neither actor is insurance against crapulosity.

Theodosia - Aug 27, 2006 8:58:10 am PDT #3748 of 10001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I found George to be quite cute and funny, playing to Fraser's comic strengths. The Dudley Do-Right, movie, though, that's a stinker.

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