Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.

Anya ,'Showtime'


Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape  

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§ ita § - Nov 09, 2008 7:59:35 am PST #8561 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have to admit that part of me did think "Well, what if you don't care about hot lesbians--what's in the movie for you then?"

It was creepy at times, but still I didn't feel anyone one worth rooting for, and not satisfying to root against.

Oh! Something I don't see in the article or discussion so far--what was up with the two guys in Twinkies--one of whom faints later. She only seems to see the fainter in her RL.


Scrappy - Nov 09, 2008 8:27:09 am PST #8562 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I hated MD. Thought it was pretentious and self-indulgent, even if it does have some achingly powerful moments.


Hayden - Nov 09, 2008 8:52:52 am PST #8563 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

I ultimately loved it, but I had to watch it more than once to come around.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 09, 2008 8:58:43 am PST #8564 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I love David Lynch, and especially Twin Peaks, but I have fallen asleep every time I have tried to watch Mulholland Dr.


Frankenbuddha - Nov 09, 2008 12:15:34 pm PST #8565 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I thought it was the closest movie equivalent I've seen to watching a dream.

This pretty much sums up my love of Lynch from Eraserhead onward. I'm not sure if it's art, but it is a THING, at least to me.

Granted, I know Hec generally likes Lynch, but hates Lost Highway, which I don't get, as it was another total dream experience.

Inland Empire was a hard row to hoe, but it was also one of the shortest feeling three plus hour movies to me. Plus, the end credits sequence was the most joyous thing David Lynch has ever done, IMO, so it was worth the effort/confusion.

ETA, the thing I love about Lynch's dreaminess is not that it's like watching extended dream sequences, but it's like actually dreaming the movie - as in, this is YOUR dream, even if it has zero relation to anything in your life.

However, he can just tell a good story too, as The Elephant Man and The Straight Story testify to, I think.


Scrappy - Nov 09, 2008 12:25:06 pm PST #8566 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Saw The Changeling and Zack and Miri make a porno last night.

Changeling is based on a really fascinating apowerful true story and yet the film is incredibly boring. Jolie rocks the cloche hats and is good, but almost all they give her to do is cry and yell. I was very disappointed.

I liked Zack and Miri. I had a good time but I don't actually think it's a good movie,if you know what I mea. I just find Smith's dialogue funny and I like Banks and Rogen. I think their actual sex scene is lovely, although the people we were with were put-off by it because Rogen is such pasty, chunky guy. I dunno, I'd do him.


Hayden - Nov 09, 2008 12:52:30 pm PST #8567 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Granted, I know Hec generally likes Lynch, but hates Lost Highway, which I don't get, as it was another total dream experience.

Wild At Heart is the one I think not so good. I saw Lost Highway recently, and it blew me away.


Polter-Cow - Nov 09, 2008 12:58:24 pm PST #8568 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I have not seen anything by David Lynch as of yet. I have borrowed the Twin Peaks DVD set to rectify this.


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 09, 2008 1:43:18 pm PST #8569 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

I think their actual sex scene is lovely, although the people we were with were put-off by it because Rogen is such pasty, chunky guy. I dunno, I'd do him.

To me, his appeal all hinges on his haircut. Completely lickable in Pineapple Express and Superbad, icky in this and through most of Knocked Up.


Barb - Nov 09, 2008 2:00:44 pm PST #8570 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”

I think their actual sex scene is lovely, although the people we were with were put-off by it because Rogen is such pasty, chunky guy.

Reminds me of the outrage at one of the family dinners a few years back over Love Actually and all the nudity with the one vignette about the young body doubles. Lewis' aunt was complaining that it was all porn and blah, blah, blah and it wasn't as if it was even an attractive pair, blah, blah, blah... and protested, saying that no, that was the exact point. All of that nudity and the simulated sex, because theirs was the most innocent, touching of the love stories and as a viewer, you were really invested when they finally, oh-so-chastely kissed on their first date.

Boy, was that an uncomfortable, "Is she for real?" silence that followed.