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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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§ ita § - May 09, 2007 7:19:54 am PDT #8355 of 10001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Look at that bad boy SW trilogy. I don't know if I've ever rewatched The Sound Of Music. Hmm.

Spidey 3 question: When you think about Harry's change of heart in the last act, is the assumption that his previous grip on unreality was a sane one? I mean, when presented with truth from Peter (lamely explained, BTW), was he driven temporarily mad by grief or something? I ask because I liked it, but in liking it am ignoring the parts I hated which had him frothing irrationally at the mouth. Seems like a big deal to be cleared up by a few (VERY LATE) words from his butler. Can one psychotically unbreak in a manner of minutes?

Steph L. - May 09, 2007 7:23:53 am PDT #8356 of 10001

I look more rad than Lutheranism

Dirty Dancing? Seriously?!

Oh, I believe that one most of all. NSM with The Sound of Music.

brenda m - May 09, 2007 8:11:19 am PDT #8357 of 10001

If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Sound of Music is on tv at the same time every year though, or was, anyway. I'll bet it picks up a lot there.

sj - May 09, 2007 8:13:28 am PDT #8358 of 10001

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Dirty Dancing is one of those movies I can't help but watch every time I find it when flipping through channels. It's a sickness.

Tom Scola - May 09, 2007 9:15:28 am PDT #8359 of 10001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

This is 3½ years old, but it's the best RoTK review ever!

Atropa - May 09, 2007 11:15:00 am PDT #8360 of 10001

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Huh. None of the movies listed for men OR women are ones I watch often. Except maybe Aliens, but since I only watch it about once a year, I don't call that "often". Not compared to, say, Beetlejuice.

Polter-Cow - May 09, 2007 2:29:02 pm PDT #8361 of 10001

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

The Greatest Long Tracking Shots in Cinema.

With convenient YouTube accompaniment!

(Serenity was added "by popular demand.")

Hayden - May 09, 2007 3:12:25 pm PDT #8362 of 10001

aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

That's a great list! At least it has some of my favorites, although they got the wrong one from Weekend. The right one (the greatest traffic jam in cinema) doesn't appear to be on YouTube in its original format.

Hayden - May 09, 2007 7:21:50 pm PDT #8363 of 10001

aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Another great long take (albeit one that doesn't impress with camerawork, but with the actor's rhythms):

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Frankenbuddha - May 10, 2007 3:27:12 am PDT #8364 of 10001

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

At least it has some of my favorites, although they got the wrong one from Weekend. The right one (the greatest traffic jam in cinema) doesn't appear to be on YouTube in its original format.

Totally agree with this. So much of WEEKEND doesn't work (the agitprop especially) but the stuff that does is mad genius and more than makes up for the lecturing.

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