Nope, just the SD version. (We don't have a BR player anyway, so it's just as well.)
Danger's my birthright.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
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Jessica - May 21, 2008 6:19:50 am PDT #5865 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Cashmere - May 21, 2008 6:31:42 am PDT #5866 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jessica, that's AWESOME! I think E should get a BR player from work--it's a necessity.
Jessica - May 21, 2008 6:33:57 am PDT #5867 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think E should get a BR player from work--it's a necessity.
We were supposed to! But it hasn't shipped yet.
sumi - May 21, 2008 6:38:46 am PDT #5868 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
See, I was going to say that. And I bet you could write it off!
Polter-Cow - May 21, 2008 6:52:38 am PDT #5869 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Another RDJ movie I loved in all its sappy wonder is Heart and Souls.
I remember that movie! I believe I liked it, though I remember nothing about it.
Kathy A - May 21, 2008 7:09:22 am PDT #5870 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Heart and Souls did include the obligatory romcom cliche of "Let's all sing a song together!" but at least they made it a part of the plot. ("Walk Like a Man" was the song the angels and RDJ's character sang as a kid, and it was the one they used to get him to see them again as an adult.)
DavidS - May 21, 2008 8:49:09 am PDT #5871 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Tom Waits mentions some of his favorite scenes:
Q: Favorite scenes in movies?
A: R. De Niro in the ring in Raging Bull. Julie Christie’s face in Heaven Can Wait when she said, “Would you like to get a cup of coffee?” James Dean in East of Eden telling the nurse to get out when his dad has had a stroke and he’s sitting by his bed. Marlena Dietrich in Touch of Evil saying “He was some kind of man.” Scout saying “Hey Mr. Cunningham” in the scene in To Kill A Mockingbird. Nic Cage falling apart in the drug store in Matchstick Men…and eating a cockroach in Vampire’s Kiss. The last scene in Chinatown.
Q: Can you describe a few other scenes from movies that have always stayed with you?
A: Rod Steiger in Pawn Broker explaining to the Puerto Rican all about gold. Brando in The Godfather dying in the tomatoes with scary orange teeth. Lee Marvin in Emperor Of The North riding under the box car, Borgnine bouncing steel off his ass. Dennis Weaver at the motel saying “I am just the night man,” holding onto a small tree in, Touch of Evil. The hanging in Oxbow Incident. The speech by Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner as he’s dying. Anthony Quinn dancing on the beach in Zorba. Nicholson in Witches of Eastwick covered in feathers in the church as the ladies stick needles in the voodoo doll. When Mel Gibson’s Blue Healer gets shot with an arrow in Road Warrior. When Rachel in The Exorcist says “could you help an old alter boy father?” The blind guy in the tavern in Treasure Island. Frankenstein after he strangles the young girl by the river.
Miracleman - May 21, 2008 8:53:12 am PDT #5872 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
What, no mention of Mystery Men?
DavidS - May 21, 2008 8:59:55 am PDT #5873 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What, no mention of Mystery Men?
It would be uncool to draw attention to the fact that he was the coolest thing in it. "That's a Herkimer Battle Jitney..."
§ ita § - May 21, 2008 10:46:29 am PDT #5874 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Heart and Souls did include the obligatory romcom cliche of "Let's all sing a song together!"
Obligatory? For real? For something that sounds so terribly painful, maybe I just blocked it from all the other romcoms, because it doesn't feel prevalent to me.
It was very well done in this one, though.