So, speaking of dragons...
Pardon my flail.
::FLAIL!::
I really, really want to see this get made.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
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P.M. Marc - Sep 12, 2006 7:59:33 am PDT #4140 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
Cashmere - Sep 12, 2006 8:02:00 am PDT #4141 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Is that the TV movie with Patrick Swayze and whoever? He's the only one that stood out from the ads for it.
That's Dragonsword. I confess, the ads with James Purefoy ("You're the only one in England wearing dragon skin shoes!") attracted me. But I watched the first five minutes and when I saw Patrick Swayze, I nearly choked, I was laughing so hard. I had to give up.
Dragon Slayer is a classic, though. One of the first fantasy films that caught my attention in the early 80's. I think it has a fantastic plot and great acting. And the dragon kicked ass.
§ ita § - Sep 12, 2006 8:02:41 am PDT #4142 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The dragon discussion was not coincidental...
P.M. Marc - Sep 12, 2006 8:03:13 am PDT #4143 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
I skimmed, I admit it!
tommyrot - Sep 12, 2006 8:09:39 am PDT #4144 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jars - Sep 12, 2006 8:18:35 am PDT #4145 of 10001
Kinda scary?
Holy crap.
P.M. Marc - Sep 12, 2006 8:21:37 am PDT #4146 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
Terrifying's the word I'd use.
tommyrot - Sep 12, 2006 8:22:21 am PDT #4147 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Kinda scary?
Well, I've been following stuff like this for years, so it's not new to me.
askye - Sep 12, 2006 8:26:50 am PDT #4148 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I can't get the trailer to play at work -- what's Jesus Camp?
tommyrot - Sep 12, 2006 8:30:27 am PDT #4149 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
what's Jesus Camp?
A documentary on those in the Christian Right who want to raise a new generaton of "Christian Warriors" who'll turn the US into a theocracy.
eta: OK, I don't know how much time they spend on the theocracy part.
eta²: from imdb:
The basic storyline follows a year in the lives of three children from evangelical Christian families in Missouri, and focuses considerably on their experience at an evangelical summer camp ("Kids on Fire" in Devil's Lake, ND). The kids, 12-year-old Levi, 10-year-old Tory, and 9-year-old Rachel are, of course, endearing in their cuteness, but frightening in their fervor. Levi thinks that he will become a pastor, and his preaching to kids is starkly reminiscent of the Bible thumpers of Sunday morning TV. At camp, Tory is shown several times with tears streaming down her face, not least when a pro-life leader comes and distributes miniature plastic fetuses to illustrate the evil of abortion and again when many kids at camp begin speaking in tongues. Rachel, a nine-year-old evangelist, walks up to perfect strangers to ask them if they believe they're going to heaven and whether they would like to talk about Jesus. In short, the kids are the perfect spokespeople for the Jesus movement.
The documentary goes beyond their experiences at camp and paints a vivid image of the evangelical subculture in middle America. From scenes with a mother home schooling her son on the lunacy of evolution to kids at camp praying fervently for a cardboard cutout of George W Bush, the tenacious beliefs of the subjects and their utter lack of doubt is striking. The infusion of politics into religion is also notable, as the children are told of the evils of homosexuality, that prayer in school is necessary for schools to teach effectively, and that America is responsible for the deaths of fifty million innocent children since 1973. The families even travel to Washington to protest in front of the Supreme Court building.