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Spike: I'm not a monster. Xander: Yes! You are a monster. Vampires are monsters! They make monster movies about them! Spike: Well, yeah. Got me there.
'Dirty Girls'
Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell
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Theodosia - Apr 07, 2007 4:34:13 am PDT #8096 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"
Jessica - Apr 07, 2007 4:57:33 am PDT #8097 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Does Tarantino's half go first, or can I safely get up and leave when it's clear Rodriguez's stuff is done?
I wish -- my preference would be to skip the zombie gore and watch only Tarantino's meta-pretention-arama. But Rodriguez' is first, so if I go I have to sit through both.
Mainly I just want to see Edgar Wright's Don't! trailer. Hopefully some kind person will put it online for me soon.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2007 6:07:06 am PDT #8098 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Don't trailer was the weakest of them all, I think. Thanksgiving was hysterical. Gross as all get out, but hysterical.
He took about several different grindhouse types (slasher flick, car chase/crash flick, chick revenge flick) and did a mash up with them and a ton of his usual dialog.
I think it was a thematic mashup perhaps, but once he got halfway through, it just seemed like normal old Tarantino. Stylistically especially.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 07, 2007 6:18:15 am PDT #8099 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
but once he got halfway through, it just seemed like normal old Tarantino. Stylistically especially.
True that, and he couldn't bear to crud up the image, either. The car chase was seriously old school/low tech though. And Zoe Bell rocks.
§ ita § - Apr 07, 2007 7:05:26 am PDT #8100 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a major girl crush on Zoe, let me not lie.
Polter-Cow - Apr 07, 2007 8:27:31 am PDT #8101 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Don't trailer was the weakest of them all, I think.
Noooo, it was hilarious! I loved that one. I've been doing that narration since.
In several ways, KILL BILL (especially Vol. 1) was more of a true "Grindhouse" movie.
And, see, I lurve Kill Bill, Volume 1. But I was really meh on Death Proof.
Planet Terror was cheesy as hell, but I also thought it was surprisingly good. I loved the main title theme that repeated itself throughout the movie in different forms.
DavidS - Apr 07, 2007 9:02:42 am PDT #8102 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I loved the main title theme that repeated itself throughout the movie in different forms.
I think Rodriguez composed that himself.
Polter-Cow - Apr 07, 2007 9:18:29 am PDT #8103 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yep. Which is another reason I love him more now after seeing Grindhouse.
juliana - Apr 07, 2007 10:34:06 am PDT #8104 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Speaking of schlock, I'm about halfway through Reign Of Fire, and I am absolutely in love with this movie. So many cliches, so little time, and an extremely pretty cast to boot.
Ash - Apr 07, 2007 11:29:22 am PDT #8105 of 10001
Reign of Fire did have the pretty. I need to watch it again with rifftrax, though.