Now that you mention it, I think I taped The Big Heat off TCM one night and never watched it.
One of Lee Marvin's early roles, and what nasty piece of work he is in the movie. Also, Gloria Grahame was awsome and heartbreaking.
You want to meet the real me now?
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Frankenbuddha - Nov 14, 2006 11:27:38 am PST #5700 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Volans - Nov 14, 2006 8:00:58 pm PST #5701 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I think X3 may have been worse than Highlander 2.
Wow.
Metropolis was one of those movies I had to watch in college, and yet I loved it.
beekaytee - Nov 15, 2006 5:46:11 am PST #5702 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
I think X3 may have been worse than Highlander 2.
mmmmm. Really tough call. Completely fair assessment, imo. Hard to say though, which one falls more heavily or excruciatingly on the crap side of that razor thin line. If I had a gun to my head? H2 all the way, but very tough call.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 15, 2006 8:13:15 am PST #5703 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 think several people (Patrick Stewart, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen in his flashback scene with Stewart) had good performances in X3 amidst all the crap. If there was a single moment worth watching in Highlander 2 aside from Connery's resurrection scene, it's been wiped from my memory by the trauma.
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2006 3:50:49 pm PST #5704 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Lee - Nov 15, 2006 3:53:40 pm PST #5705 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
From ita's link:
25. Sarah Michelle Gellar
You’re currently stuck in horror-maiden territory (“The Grudge,” “The Return”). Check under your kitchen table for a creepy kid, because the real “grudge” may be your career.
Anti-Freeze: What number is Joss Whedon on your speed dial?
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2006 3:57:28 pm PST #5706 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think I've seen many of her movies, but all the trailers (save Scooby Doo & Deux) make me just think "Slay already!"
Is she good?
Gris - Nov 15, 2006 4:57:16 pm PST #5707 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Is she good?
Sources point to "No."
I never thought she was really great even in Buffy, most of the time, though her acting never hampered my enjoyment of the show (unlike, say, Julie Benz or Luke, back in Season One).
erikaj - Nov 15, 2006 5:06:34 pm PST #5708 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I think she's had her moments though. "Prophesy Girl", for instance.
Gris - Nov 15, 2006 5:18:56 pm PST #5709 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Oh, she had her moments, no doubt. Lots of them. Prophecy Girl is indeed an excellent example of that. The first act of The Body. Lots of eps and scenes where there were no Emmy-style Emotional Moments, but she was completely on in the Buffy role. She just wasn't spectacular with enough consistency that I ever thought "This girl can, should, and will go on to a very successful, diverse film career." Unlike, say, Alexis Denisof (AD for Joker!) or Seth Green (Seth Green for... getting more parts in better movies!) or Amber Tamblyn (Amber Tamblyn for some role other than SMG's little sister in The Grudge 2! Seriously, if she follows that path I might die (and yes, I know Amber Tamblyn isn't in Buffy or Angel and therefore this is random (I also know that it's uncouth and confusing to put parenthetical expressions inside of other parenthetical expressions and I don't care (I love SMG's delivery of that line in "Welcome to the Hellmouth", speaking of moments when she's on (just the "I don't care" part, when she's talking to Giles in the library about the dead guy, not the rest (obviously))))))
In other news, I finally saw Marie Antoinette the other day. So pretty! I quite liked it.