Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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His seven year old daughter...
BWAHAHAHA! OMG, that's hilariously awful. For me, since I didn't have to sit through it.
And it's eighty seven MILLION hours long. It's so slow and plodding. How can a disaster movie about the end of the world be THAT FRIGGIN BORING!?!?!?
Ahem. It's seems I have a shiny new hate toy.
Ok, hivemind, I need help with some prep.
I'm doing lesson plans for Jr Hi, and we're studying Judaism. For one of the lessons, we're going to discuss antisemitism. I'm looking for examples (preferably on film) historical antisemitism (either the film itself is antisemetic, or portraying historical antisemitism).
I'm also looking for film examples of contemporary Jewish stereotypes.
The old(ish) film Gentlemen's Agreement
is definitely interesting -- especially in a meta way, to look at how much
wasn't
allowed to be stated outright, and how carefully the filmmakers had to set everything up to feel safe addressing the issue at all (and this was AFTER WWII, even).
The much more recent School Ties is kind of obvious and afterschool-specially, but also a lot more blunt than GA. And has young Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, plus Zeljko Ivanek and Peter Donat.
Why Don't Movies Get Board Games Anymore?
I like his idea for an
Inception
board game:
After the players choose their roles, the player chosen to be the Architect arranges the three-dimensional, multi-tiered board for maximum confusion. The players then need to work together to escort the mark through the maze, descending from level to level and gathering enough Idea Cards to induce inception before the timer goes off, the music starts up, and the Kick knocks all of the pieces off the board.
The
Up in the Air
one is fun too:
Each player moves around a map of the United States, starting at and traveling to any location they choose, although they must visit them all. When each player arrives at their destination city, they must draw a card that says how many people they have to fire in that city. Rolling a single die, the player must roll once per turn until he or she has achieved the correct number of firings. Only then can they move on to the next location. The first player to fire everyone and get back to their home city wins.
The
Inglourious Basterds
one is also good, but it's spoilery.
For a moment I'd confused
Up In The Air
with
Up
and I was thinking it must have been more of a bummer cartoon than I'd even imagined.
Then, you know, Clooney memories and all was good again.
The
Up in the Air
should have a feature where you have casual sex in hotels.
Um, for points, or something....
Yeah, I was assuming the dice roll was going to be for how many women you slept with in each city.
Maybe you can draw bonus cards for that.
I second the School Ties rec.
The Inception game sounds awesome!
I just don't need any more Crows. Brandon Lee is utterly, superlatively it.
so much THIS it's not even funny.
Anyone heard of/seen this? From
Boing Boing:
After seeing Pesco's moogarific Osmonds post, I got to thinking about a terrific piece of cinematic sleaze from 1971 called Pretty Maids All in a Row starring Rock Hudson and Angle Dickinson, written by Gene Roddenberry, and directed by Roger Vadim (Brigette Bardot's svengali, over-the-top bon vivant playboy, and director of Barbarella). The lead song, "Chilly Winds," was performed by the Osmonds, and is probably their best song ever.
I can't beat Bad4Alice's description of the movie, so I'll just cut-n-paste:
The First 5 minutes of "Pretty Maids All in a Row" (1971) - Welcome to the 70's! A Teen boy seduced by a HOT substitute teacher (Angie Dickenson); a Footbal Coach / 'Counselor' (Rock Hudson) giving 'Private Lessons' to the Willing and Sexy Young High School girls - Short Skirts, No Bras, Lots of 'Bounce' and Upskirt Peeks - It makes Certain 'Things' Hard for a young highschool guy, especially the New Substitute in her Short Skirt, Jiggly Butt, and Tight Top, who 'Accidently' pokes his face with her Breasts! He has to get a Hall Pass, and 'Limp' to the Boys' Room, holding a clipboard in front of himself, for a little 'Relief'! He's about to start, when he finds a cute young girl in the next stall, Skirt Up and Panties showing - But she's having a harder day than his - She's DEAD! The movie (NOT the Clip) goes on to more girls murdered, lots of nudity, Telly Savales & James Dohan (Scotty on Star Trek) as the Cops, Roddy McDowall as the Principal. and the Osmonds singing the Theme Song! It's a Sexy Comedy/Murder Mystery -- Far Out, Groovy, and Right On!
I liked this clip for the nice '61 Lincoln Continental they showed. Oh, and the gratuitous displays of T&A are amazing in their sheer number....