We are watching Excalibur. It's...kind of stupid.
Enjoyed Coraline, though, especially all the weird scenic touches.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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Dana - Feb 08, 2009 12:56:00 pm PST #9863 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Theodosia - Feb 08, 2009 1:01:52 pm PST #9864 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"
The garden set was 50 feet long! Which would be like a stadium set for human actors!
Sean K - Feb 08, 2009 1:04:11 pm PST #9865 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's...kind of stupid.
David, you misspelled "wonderfully, gloriously stupid." So fantastically cheesy.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 08, 2009 1:10:22 pm PST #9866 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
David, you misspelled "wonderfully, gloriously stupid." So fantastically cheesy.
Sean, you misspelled "Dana". Heh.
Sean K - Feb 08, 2009 1:13:37 pm PST #9867 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
D'OH! I mistake Hec and Dana a lot when skimming.
Dana - Feb 08, 2009 1:14:53 pm PST #9868 of 10000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
HA.
Okay, it's actually really stupid. Nicol Williamson must have had a hell of a stomachache after he finished chewing all that scenery.
Helen Mirren, almost thirty years ago, still fucking gorgeous.
Sean K - Feb 08, 2009 1:20:49 pm PST #9869 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's incredibly bad, which is probably why I love it so much.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 08, 2009 1:24:49 pm PST #9870 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's incredibly bad, which is probably why I love it so much.
Aw, c'mon. It's gorgeous, it's got a few choice "oh! it's a young..." bits of casting, and Boorman's visionary insanity in full force. I think "bad" or "good" are irrelevant concepts here.
Granted, I can also happily watch Exorcist II: The Heretic and Hell in the Pacific. Zardoz? NSM, unless I'm REALLY in the mood for the full unhinged.
Laga - Feb 08, 2009 1:29:40 pm PST #9871 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
We are watching Excalibur. It's...kind of stupid.
Oh yards of yes. And I lurved this movie as a Freshman/Sophomore in high school. I can still recite the spell to bring the dragon's breath. A few years ago I shelled out $11 for the DVD thinking it would rock so hard. Not quite as much of a let down as 60s era Spider-Man but surely worse than The Prince of Pennsylvania.
Helen Mirren, almost thirty years ago, still fucking gorgeous.
Oh noes you mean I missed Helen Mirren? I guess I'll have to watch it again & try to get my $11 worth.
So... does anybody know if Ladyhawke still rocks?
Juliebird - Feb 08, 2009 1:38:14 pm PST #9872 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Ladyhawke does indeed still rock. I thought the action music was cheesy when I was a kid, and it's still no less cheesy, and as much as I wished the movie would get rescored, the quiet themes are gorgeous. I still watch it at least once a year and simply adore it.
I can't think of another movie that makes me *feel* like I'm outdoors in the snow, in the half-light of evening, and I swear I can almost smell the woodsmoke.
And I wish I could freeze Michele Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer at the age they were in this movie (I still have a major crush on Etienne Navarre), they are both so incredibly gorgeous, and Navarre's howl in the cathedral during the eclipse kills me still.
I know what I'm watching tonight, now!