I believe in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, long foreplay, show tunes, and that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, I believe that there oughtta be a constitutional amendment outlawing astro-turf and the designated hitter, I believe in the "sweet spot", voting every election, soft core pornography, chocolate chip cookies, opening your presents on Christmas morning rather than Christmas eve, and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last for 7 days.
And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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amych - Aug 26, 2008 6:59:58 pm PDT #7891 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
amych - Aug 26, 2008 7:03:32 pm PDT #7892 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I also believe we've discussed every one of those points here, except (unless I'm subscribed to the wrong threads) the bit about Lee Harvey Oswald.
Barb - Aug 27, 2008 2:21:18 am PDT #7893 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last for 7 days.
"Oh my."
Jessica - Aug 27, 2008 3:55:10 am PDT #7894 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I thought Bull Durham was one of the most boring movies I had ever seen.
Barb - Aug 27, 2008 4:05:41 am PDT #7895 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
I thought Bull Durham was one of the most boring movies I had ever seen.
Heh. So does one of my best friends. She thinks I'm insane. S'okay, still love her.
Jessica - Aug 27, 2008 4:11:08 am PDT #7896 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think a lot of it was the buildup to it - I'd been told by EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE PLANET for years that it was THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER IN THE WORLD and would CHANGE MY LIFE AND MAKE ME LAUGH AND CRY AND DO MY TAXES AND LAUNDRY AND CURE WORLD HUNGER, and...it was a romantic comedy about baseball? Really?
amych - Aug 27, 2008 4:15:02 am PDT #7897 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
It was supposed to do my taxes? I was cheated!
(Nah, seriously -- I lurve it to a great and goofy degree, but nobody else has to. And I get the weirdness of the huge buildup for something you find... meh.)
Barb - Aug 27, 2008 4:18:30 am PDT #7898 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
and...it was a romantic comedy about baseball? Really?
You know, I think the thing about it, is the people who saw it when it first came out, in the theatres, it was so mind-bogglingly different from what had been coming out at that time. It was a sports movie, but it was a smart sports movie. But it wasn't a Big! Dramatic! Message! sports movie, it was just a fun, comedic sports movie that didn't rely on the pratfalls for the laughs, but on the dialogue and situations. Plus bonus! Romance movie as well.
The writer, Ron Shelton, definitely knew where he was coming from with the baseball and did a fine job with the romance, even though it was completely predictable.
Then thing I find most fascinating about it, from the romance side of things, is I think had a woman written that same screenplay or even a novel, with that plot, it would've gotten shot down in a New York minute because the heroine spends the majority of the film boinking (or wanting to boink) a character other than the hero, which is a huge no-no in the romance world. (Trust me, I KNOW this). But because it was written by a guy, it was "Awww... look, romance!"
Frustrating, but at least he did a fairly good job with it.
Theodosia - Aug 27, 2008 4:19:15 am PDT #7899 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 suspect that Bull Durham's strength is that you can watch it with pink or blue glasses on, and get a roughly equal amount of enjoyment out of it.
Ailleann - Aug 27, 2008 4:22:18 am PDT #7900 of 10000
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
I think a lot of it was the buildup to it - I'd been told by EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON THE PLANET for years that it was THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER IN THE WORLD and would CHANGE MY LIFE AND MAKE ME LAUGH AND CRY AND DO MY TAXES AND LAUNDRY AND CURE WORLD HUNGER, and...it was a romantic comedy about baseball? Really?
Minus the romantic comedy about baseball part, this is exactly how I feel about Fight Club.