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Volans - Jan 22, 2006 11:34:35 pm PST #81 of 10001
move out and draw fire

So while the FiL was here, we caught him up on movies that he needed to see but amazingly had not. The watch list:

    • Serenity
    • Grosse Pointe Blank
    • The Ring
    • Pitch Black
    • Bubba Ho-Tep
    • Session 9
    • Six-String Samurai

All were big hits, with Pitch Black, Session 9, and Bubba Ho-Tep topping his list. He didn't find The Ring all that scary, oddly.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 23, 2006 1:21:38 am PST #82 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 hope at least Session 9 scared the pants off him then. Creepy movie.

Betsy HP - Jan 23, 2006 7:46:47 am PST #83 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Hey, I never got to see Six-String Samurai. How much fun is it?

Sean K - Jan 23, 2006 7:56:57 am PST #84 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

He didn't find The Ring all that scary, oddly.

My dad didn't either.

Really, I found it atmospheric more than anything. Until the very end, that is. Basically from the moment her kid says (with big, terrified eyes) "Why did you do that???"

Jessica - Jan 23, 2006 8:03:34 am PST #85 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

The Ring bored me to tears, but I'm pretty much not a horror fan. We just don't click, for the most part.

Volans - Jan 23, 2006 8:04:10 am PST #86 of 10001
move out and draw fire

He definitely found Session 9 creepy and scary. I don't know why that movie works so well, but it does.

Six-String Samurai... you just sort of have to go with it. It is fun, but this time watching it, I felt it was really sad also. Jeff Falcon is fun to watch as a martial artist, and there are some great quotes:

"If I were you, I'd run."
"If you were me, you'd be good-looking."

"Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar pick to me."

§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 8:10:34 am PST #87 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I found The Ring nice and shocky.

A couple days later the awfulness of what the heroine did hit me. Ick.

Scrappy - Jan 23, 2006 8:22:24 am PST #88 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I saw Matador last night. I really enjoyed it. It owes a lot to tarantino, but it's fun and quick and Kinnear and Brosnan are terrific together. Lots of snarky, hilarious dialogue.

DavidS - Jan 23, 2006 8:39:18 am PST #89 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Hey, I never got to see Six-String Samurai. How much fun is it?

Maybe 7 out of 10 on the fun scale? Cool music, goofy scenarios, great martial arts.

juliana - Jan 23, 2006 9:31:01 am PST #90 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Thanks to Hec & JZ, I have now seen Slings & Arrows, and my Paul Gross love continues unabated. Seriously. He's all brilliantly mad and spouting Shakespeare - right up my alley.

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