I'd swear those were from the Onion if I didn't know better. *sigh*
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Frankenbuddha - Nov 12, 2008 3:12:30 am PST #8597 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
DavidS - Nov 12, 2008 4:59:42 am PST #8598 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Once they successfully spun off a movie from a Disney ride, this was almost inevitable.
I'll note that Clue was made into a movie decades ago.
Polter-Cow - Nov 12, 2008 6:30:37 am PST #8599 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
At least Clue has characters.
Russell Crowe as: The Thimble.
Kathy A - Nov 12, 2008 6:37:40 am PST #8600 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Clue was done as a combination spoof of old-school murder mysteries and comedy, and worked very well in both genres, much like Murder By Death did back in the '70s.
I'm guessing it'll be harder to make Monopoly into anything interesting, and Battleship would just be silly in this post-Cold-War era.
Tom Scola - Nov 12, 2008 6:43:47 am PST #8601 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Well, there's Minesweeper: The Movie
Hayden - Nov 12, 2008 6:45:09 am PST #8602 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
We watched The Unforeseen this past weekend. It's a documentary about the battle here in Austin over environmental protections for Barton Springs (one of our local landmarks) vs. the many, many developers who wanted to build on the watershed. It's a great story, even if (spoiler) the developers ultimately win (sorry, this is Texas, after all). The director was obviously influenced by Terry Malick (who produced it), with numerous scenes of people telling their story over shots of natural beauty, and to her credit, she gave the most affecting scene to one of the developers who was clearly in the wrong in the story. Recommended.
megan walker - Nov 12, 2008 6:58:11 am PST #8603 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Love Murder by Death.
Amy - Nov 12, 2008 7:04:23 am PST #8604 of 10000
Because books.
Clue was done as a combination spoof of old-school murder mysteries and comedy, and worked very well in both genres, much like Murder By Death did back in the '70s.
We own both of them. Murder by Death is the better movie, but they're both a hell of a lot of fun. That said, I will watch Lesley Ann Warren in almost anything, so.
Kathy A - Nov 12, 2008 7:13:17 am PST #8605 of 10000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Love Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria--one of the best dumb-yet-vindictive blondes in movie history.
Connie Neil - Nov 12, 2008 7:16:06 am PST #8606 of 10000
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Lamont in Singin in the Rain, where she shows she's a cutthroat businesswoman as well. I love her.