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.
As Willow goes, so goes my nation.
Oz ,'Selfless'
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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."
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!
Connie Neil - Feb 08, 2009 1:40:21 pm PST #9873 of 10000
brillig
Navarre's howl in the cathedral during the eclipse kills me still.
And his whispered "Make it quick" !!
And of course, "I told the truth, Lord! How am I supposed to learn any moral lessons if you keep confusing me!"
as well as "I speak to God all the time and, I beg your pardon, He never mentioned you."
Laga - Feb 08, 2009 1:42:15 pm PST #9874 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
And his whispered "Make it quick" !!
Ooh I just got the shivers and I haven't seen the flick in probably ten years.
Juliebird - Feb 08, 2009 1:45:07 pm PST #9875 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
One thing I picked up when I first watched Ladyhawke as an adult was that when Phillipe is lying about what one lover said to or about the other lover, even though it was never actually said, it was still true.
Matthew Broderick's intermittent accent is forgiven because he's so darned cute and funny (and not in a Gimli way). I love his conversations with God and the lies he even tells himself "Not unlike escaping Mother's womb, God, what a memory!"
Sean K - Feb 08, 2009 1:45:20 pm PST #9876 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Didn't Tangerine Dream do the cheesy 80's music for Ladyhawke?
Juliebird - Feb 08, 2009 1:47:06 pm PST #9877 of 10000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
No, that was Legend. Loved it!
Whatever you do, do NOT watch the director's cut with the replaced music, it's awful!
Ladyhawke was scored by some guy named Andrew Powell (last movie he ever scored). I used to have a casette tape of it (that I might have recorded off the tv)