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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape

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amych - Jun 18, 2008 7:38:12 am PDT #6520 of 10000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Be amazed at their staggering banality!

Amazing. But the genre descriptions are fun, in a completely "what kind of crack are you smoking again?" way.

(Bets on how long it takes to become one of those hideous formatting-dependent LJ see-how-smart-I-am memes?)

megan walker - Jun 18, 2008 7:38:20 am PDT #6521 of 10000

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Mostly I was amazed that they had "animation" and "epic" as genres. @@

ETA: I've watched about half the show. Even within the banality that was these lists, The Lion King at #4? Seriously?

amych - Jun 18, 2008 7:39:21 am PDT #6522 of 10000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I liked how they tried not to define "epic" as "this movie is really long" but kind of did anyway.

Jessica - Jun 18, 2008 7:40:39 am PDT #6523 of 10000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

But the genre descriptions are fun

Those are my favorite part!

AFI defines "mystery" as a genre that revolves around the solution of a crime

as opposed to:

AFI defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative.

Jessica - Jun 18, 2008 7:41:42 am PDT #6524 of 10000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Or the very best:

AFI defines "romantic comedy" as a genre in which the development of a romance leads to comic situations.

amych - Jun 18, 2008 7:41:49 am PDT #6525 of 10000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I liked that organized crime only happened in the 20th century.

megan walker - Jun 18, 2008 7:42:16 am PDT #6526 of 10000

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

The fantasy list was the best, with It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street both on there.

Tom Scola - Jun 18, 2008 7:42:25 am PDT #6527 of 10000

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

AFI's ~~10 Greatest Films in 10 Greatest Genres~~ Top Genre Films for People Who Don't Like Genre Films lists.

Fixed that for you.

Jessica - Jun 18, 2008 7:44:05 am PDT #6528 of 10000

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I liked that organized crime only happened in the 20th century.

As DH pointed out, sucks to be Gangs of New York!

amych - Jun 18, 2008 7:45:30 am PDT #6529 of 10000

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

As DH pointed out, sucks to be Gangs of New York!

Exactly the ~~Gangster~~ Groups Of Naughty Bad Men Movie I thought of when I got to the 20th century thing!

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