You knew from the opening musical sequence with the dolphins; the type of person who would find the singing animals hilarious is not the type of person who finds joy in Adams' pages of dark, bitter irony.
How's that?
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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IAmNotReallyASpring - Feb 19, 2006 2:57:26 am PST #545 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
Jars - Feb 19, 2006 3:04:58 am PST #546 of 10001
The subject matter was so full of tension and inherent drama, but everything in the movie seemed to unfold very leisurely and gently, for some reason.
Yes, this. There was a half hour where I don't think I drew breath, but I didn't even notice until the movie was over.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 19, 2006 5:02:26 am PST #547 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
Anybody planning to see Night Watch?
I've been chomping at the bit since I saw the posters last year. It looks like Nightbreed done right.
§ ita § - Feb 19, 2006 5:16:52 am PST #548 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How's that?
Well, it's obviously true because...yeah, I don't know. It's not like Douglas Adams had an issue with having animals talk.
Jessica - Feb 19, 2006 6:04:47 am PST #549 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Anybody planning to see Night Watch?
I saw it last year (before it was supposed to come out), and again just few weeks ago. It was much better the second time because I could actually follow the plot -- there's a TON of information in the opening scene, and it's almost impossible to process all of it because they just chuck you into the middle of this world and expect you to know how it works.
So my advice is to see it twice, because it will make so much more sense.
Also, there is a scene where a character is watching Buffy.
Scrappy - Feb 19, 2006 7:10:04 am PST #550 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw The Three Burials of Melqiades Estrada last night. I highly recommend it. It had a very satisfying mixture of quiet heartfelt moments and dryly snarky scenes. I never knew where it was going and that made it a pleasure to watch. there is a little scenery chewing, but also some gems of performances--Melissa Leo was incredible.
Fred Pete - Feb 19, 2006 7:25:14 am PST #551 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Yesterday we saw It's a Great Feeling. Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan (think a low-rent Hope and Crosby) try to make a movie and woo Doris Day. Tons of cameos by WB stars of the '40s, headed by Joan Crawford and Edward G. Robinson, worthy moments from Danny Kaye, Jane Wyman, Gary Cooper, and the list goes on and on. Right down to the twist ending.
Great light musical comedy entertainment for those rough days when all you want is an hour and a half of mindless entertainment.
erikaj - Feb 19, 2006 8:46:45 am PST #552 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I've yet to see Melissa Leo in anything where she didn't make me say "Who's that?" Although I am, of course, a giant Kay Howard fangirl so may be completely biased.
Zenkitty - Feb 19, 2006 10:19:40 am PST #553 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Nightbreed is the Russian vampire movie that's coming out, right? I'm dying to see that. Will it be out on DVD?
Honestly. You people are the reason my Netflix queue is up to 313.
Polter-Cow - Feb 19, 2006 10:22:52 am PST #554 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Russian movie is Night Watch. It's the first part in a trilogy, the second of which, I hear, will be released in America when the first part comes out on DVD. The third part is going to be filmed in English.