Guh.
Note to self: religion freaky.
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Fay - Dec 21, 2008 8:23:52 am PST #9111 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Scrappy - Dec 21, 2008 9:04:53 am PST #9112 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We saw Milk last night, which I really liked. It really gave a sense of time and place and culture. Penn was as good as everyone says. With the whole Prop 8 thing going on, the political element of the story was doubly powerful.
We also saw The Day the Earth Sucked Ass Stood Still. So deeply, stupidly, profoundly bad. We snuck in, and I STILL feel like I overpaid.
DavidS - Dec 21, 2008 9:28:08 am PST #9113 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We saw Milk last night, which I really liked. It really gave a sense of time and place and culture.
Scrappy, how did it compare to Zodiac which covers a similar era in SF?
Scrappy - Dec 21, 2008 10:30:49 am PST #9114 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh, I liked it much more. Van Sant uses news footage in really smart way and the haircuts and clothes, etc. all feel totally real and not "designed".
Sean K - Dec 21, 2008 12:59:09 pm PST #9115 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
We also saw The Day the Earth Sucked Ass Stood Still. So deeply, stupidly, profoundly bad. We snuck in, and I STILL feel like I overpaid.
Yeah, I was afraid of that. I always thought TDTESS might be worth a remake/update, but it would have to be done right, and I had a gnawing suspicion that this wasn't it.
Polter-Cow - Dec 22, 2008 7:05:55 am PST #9116 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I saw Baby Mama on Friday. It is not funny. Thankfully, Tina Fey did not write it.
megan walker - Dec 22, 2008 7:22:03 am PST #9117 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, I was afraid of that. I always thought TDTESS might be worth a remake/update, but it would have to be done right, and I had a gnawing suspicion that this wasn't it.
Having no energy to leave the house this weekend, and wanting to test Netflix streaming on TiVo, I finally watched the original. It was much better than I suspected.
Barb - Dec 22, 2008 7:36:02 am PST #9118 of 10000
“Not dead yet!”
Finally watched the third Mummy movie this weekend. It was really very enjoyable, I thought. I mean, yes, no plot, but anyone who actually goes into those films with the idea of having much plot is going to be disappointed anyway.
Plus, bonus! Shirtless Brendan Fraser.
Still so, so pretty.
Jesse - Dec 22, 2008 7:39:53 am PST #9119 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Daaaamn. A.O. Scott on Seven Pounds:
Frankly, though, I don’t see how any review could really spoil what may be among the most transcendently, eye-poppingly, call-your-friend-ranting-in-the-middle-of-the-night-just-to-go-over-it-one-more-time crazily awful motion pictures ever made.
Sean K - Dec 22, 2008 8:21:18 am PST #9120 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I finally watched the original. It was much better than I suspected.
The original is an excellent film. It's one of my favorites. It was quite astute and even radical for its time.