Oh that is good. I love Patton Oswalt. And not just because we have the same birthday.
No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.
Riley ,'Lessons'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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Laga - Jan 24, 2009 6:34:28 am PST #9621 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
sarameg - Jan 24, 2009 3:41:00 pm PST #9622 of 10000
I *just* saw Slumdog.
Other than having to close my eyes, pause it and grab a precautionary bucket in an early scene, I quite enjoyed it.
And when I got to the end, there was some notice about it being a screening copy. Um? A neighbor loaned it to me, figuring I might like it. Doesn't look like a bootlegged copy or anything. Weird.
eta: just looked closely at the label, and it's probably a very well done copy. Interesting.
Scrappy - Jan 24, 2009 3:44:32 pm PST #9623 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Well, screeners are floating around now. Is your neighbor in the business?
sarameg - Jan 24, 2009 3:48:39 pm PST #9624 of 10000
Nope.
Jessica - Jan 24, 2009 4:12:10 pm PST #9625 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
It might have been bought used - since almost no studios encrypt their screeners any more, a lot more of them wind up in used video stores. (And the screeners for Slumdog went out months ago.)
[eta: Nevermind, saw your edit.]
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2009 4:16:01 pm PST #9626 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
AHA! That's how my mom was able to buy a decent copy! It was a fucking Oscar screener. I was surprised because I knew the movie hadn't been released on DVD anywhere.
sarameg - Jan 24, 2009 4:16:06 pm PST #9627 of 10000
Well, anyway, I'm glad I saw it!
DavidS - Jan 24, 2009 4:36:17 pm PST #9628 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
13 Obscure Horror Classics (part 1)
13 Obscure Horror Classics (part 2)
So who's seen Lemora, or Paperhouse or Reeker or Dust Devil?
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2009 5:43:17 pm PST #9629 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is the last one about a killer vacuum cleaner?
Laga - Jan 24, 2009 5:54:02 pm PST #9630 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
If you guys who watched illegal copies of Slumdog want to assuage your guilt- it's still in the theatres, so you could go watch it again on the big screen.