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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape  

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Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 23, 2008 12:29:46 pm PDT #6704 of 10000
"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

It's a rare film that makes a reviewer consider giving up the movies altogether.

Remember when Siskel & Ebert reviewed that Tony Danza movie She's Outta Control and Gene's response was "Maybe I'll just quit"?

"...Jessica Alba... is to acting what Dame Judi Dench is to sex..."

Regardless of people's opinions of her attractiveness, I would at least imagine that Dame Judi Dench knows how to have sex.

(Not that Prince of Egypt was going to make my list.)

I'll give 'em credit for one thing, though. The Angel of Death from that 10th Plague sequence was way creepier than even the Devil from "Night on Bald Mountain."

That Trix rabbit still needed to just start shanking some kids, though.

What he needed to do was sick that cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs bird on the damn kids and eat himself some cereal while it was freaking out and making them run for their lives.


Typo Boy - Jun 23, 2008 5:36:46 pm PDT #6705 of 10000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

That Trix rabbit still needed to just start shanking some kids, though.

Read "Breakfast Cereal of the Gods". No actual shanking of kids, but if you read along through book 2 .... [link]


Laga - Jun 24, 2008 5:32:28 pm PDT #6706 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Waking Life


Jessica - Jun 24, 2008 6:00:13 pm PDT #6707 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Okay, WALL*E just jumped to the top of my list. It's indescribably wonderful. I want to see it again right away. The robot characters are AWESOME. They're so well-developed and funny and cute and real and OMGILOVEROBOTS. I spent the entire movie with my hands clasped in front of my face in a 90-minute long silent squee. (Except for the sad/scary parts where my hands were clasped in front of my face because I was so worried something bad might happen to one of the robots. I cried more than once.)

The WALL*E/EVE love story is basically Crichton/Aeryn, if Crichton were a DRD. It's THAT AWESOME.

The humans, whatever. Don't care so much about their story, and it's nowhere near as well told. I mean, it's fine, but it's hard to care about a bunch of useless humans when there's a faulty robot beach umbrella to pay attention to, you know?


DavidS - Jun 24, 2008 6:20:24 pm PDT #6708 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The WALL*E/EVE love story is basically Crichton/Aeryn,

Heh. Well my friend at Pixar did say that EVE totally rocked.


Sean K - Jun 24, 2008 6:27:29 pm PDT #6709 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

The WALL*E/EVE love story is basically Crichton/Aeryn, if Crichton were a DRD. It's THAT AWESOME.

That may be the awesomest thing I've ever heard.

Actually.... possibly just the second awesomest thing ever, but that's only because I heard a pretty awesome thing the other day.


Sean K - Jun 24, 2008 8:15:53 pm PDT #6710 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Heh. So S put on Flower Drum Song on TCM. I'd never seen before.

And who should I see on my screen as the handsome young asian leading man? James Shigeta, Die Hard's Joseph Takagi! Okay possibly cool to just me, but it made me instantly like Flower Drum Song, which already has lots good going for it.


amych - Jun 25, 2008 3:22:19 am PDT #6711 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

it's hard to care about a bunch of useless humans when there's a faulty robot beach umbrella to pay attention to, you know?

Awww.

Can't wait!


Jessica - Jun 25, 2008 4:07:14 am PDT #6712 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Oh, and the short is fantastic this time around too. I don't think I've enjoyed a Pixar short this much since the original Luxor Jr one.


Aims - Jun 25, 2008 4:25:55 am PDT #6713 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Boundin' is still my favorite.