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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape

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Sean K - Oct 08, 2007 7:11:23 pm PDT #1615 of 10000

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I think I'm on board with the ridonk and the ahistoricity because of the pomp and pageantry and hairdos and Cate spouting faux Shakespeare and Clive all roguish. And, of course, Elizabeth the First facing down the Balrog Spanish Armada.

This is why I want to see this movie. To watch Cate Blanchett single handedly defeat the Spanish Armada with the AWESOME POWER of her MIND!

Which is what the trailer, at least, seems to suggest happens in the movie.

Theodosia - Oct 09, 2007 2:57:43 am PDT #1616 of 10000

'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"

I think I want to watch Sean's movie. If not, I want to write it, as there's not enough Elizabethan fantasy novels out there.

Ash - Oct 09, 2007 3:24:18 am PDT #1617 of 10000

I would totally set aside a whole shelf for Elizabethan fantasy.

DavidS - Oct 09, 2007 5:22:28 am PDT #1618 of 10000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I would totally set aside a whole shelf for Elizabethan fantasy.

Oh, did you ever read Michael Moorcock's Gloriana? I loved that.

Volans - Oct 09, 2007 6:25:10 am PDT #1619 of 10000

move out and draw fire

I finally broke down and watched the trailer for "The Seeker" (mostly because it was embedded in Fone Bone's interview with McShane), and what I basically want to know is why they called it "The Seeker: The Dark is Rising?"

Could the screenwriters (I'm sure there were several) not come up with names for characters, so they decided to use names from Cooper's book? Because that seems to be about the only similarity.

Kathy A - Oct 09, 2007 11:42:34 am PDT #1620 of 10000

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Facets Multi-Media here in Chicago is posting horror movie clips on their blog throughout October.

BigDuluth - Oct 09, 2007 8:23:32 pm PDT #1621 of 10000

"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"

I just read the IMDB plot synopsis of I Am Legend (Will Smith). I finished reading that story not two week ago. He may Be Legend but I Am Disappointed.

DavidS - Oct 09, 2007 8:35:58 pm PDT #1622 of 10000

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I finished reading that story not two week ago. He may Be Legend but I Am Disappointed.

Maybe you should watch The Omega Man.

Or the Vincent Price version.

BigDuluth - Oct 09, 2007 8:58:28 pm PDT #1623 of 10000

"I am the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world"

Sweet, I'll add that to the Netflix queue

Frankenbuddha - Oct 10, 2007 2:31:57 am PDT #1624 of 10000

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

Heh, I think David was saying if you think the Will Smith version's going to be bad, but I'm not 100% sure.

I know neither Matheson nor Price liked the Price version (THE LAST MAN ON EARTH). And OMEGA MAN is 70's Chuck Heston Sci-Fi, so caveat renter.

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