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Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape

A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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JZ - Jul 10, 2008 11:58:42 am PDT #6888 of 10000

See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

And Yaphet Kotto!

The only, single thing I could possibly ask of that movie is that it have more female characters in it than just the ex-wife and the sad daughter. But that complaint is one I could lodge against, well, depressingly close to every product of Hollywood in my lifetime. But on its own terms, aside from any meta complaints? Damn near perfect.

Sean K - Jul 10, 2008 12:10:14 pm PDT #6889 of 10000

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

And Yaphet Kotto!

Stealing Marvin's cigarettes and lighters!

Okay, did *anybody* know there were three TV movie sequels to Midnight Run? Starring Christopher MacDonald as Jack Walsh.

juliana - Jul 10, 2008 12:33:56 pm PDT #6890 of 10000

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Harrrrrrr. I was thinking that the Troll Market in Hellboy II sounded a little like the Floating Market in Neverwhere and the Faerie Market in Stardust, but then I thought that it's not an uncommon trope. And then I remembered that Gaiman actually worked on Hellboy II. Narf.

I am actually super-excited to see this movie.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 10, 2008 12:40:40 pm PDT #6891 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

Neil's Faerie Market in Books of Magic predates all those uses of the concept.

sj - Jul 10, 2008 12:46:41 pm PDT #6892 of 10000

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

Somewhat on topic, I love the disappearing and reappearing store in the Discworld series.

Cute TCG Hellboy story: When we were first dating we rented Hellboy and I ended up watching it alone because TCG just wasn't into that type of movie. Fastforward 3 1/2 years to the present when a commercial for the new Hellboy movie comes on TV and I hear TCG exclaim, "Hellboy!" I have completely corrupted him.

Kathy A - Jul 10, 2008 12:48:59 pm PDT #6893 of 10000

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Theodosia - Jul 10, 2008 1:03:29 pm PDT #6894 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, too, am looking forward to the movie, and keeping my fingers crossed.

Polter-Cow - Jul 10, 2008 1:07:45 pm PDT #6895 of 10000

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

Advance reviews have been pretty damn good. I'm seeing it Saturday morning. And I'm watching the first movie on Friday night.

Connie Neil - Jul 10, 2008 2:51:13 pm PDT #6896 of 10000

brillig

They're showing it at the complex where we're having our summer company party this weekend. I've got the tickets sitting on my desk.

Strega - Jul 10, 2008 3:07:36 pm PDT #6897 of 10000

Okay, did *anybody* know there were three TV movie sequels to Midnight Run?

Huh. I didn't.

Oh, I see; they all aired in the first half of 94. I was in college and not watching much TV at that point.

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