With Matthew Broderick
And SJP! In the 90s. I saw it from the last row for $25.
River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.
'Objects In Space'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Jesse - Sep 23, 2010 11:33:14 am PDT #11273 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Typo Boy - Sep 23, 2010 11:35:36 am PDT #11274 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I think if I were choosing three movies I'd choose three to illustrate how good a sense of pacing can be. Cause it seems to be lacking in many of the best contemporatry directors.
Touch of Evil - the script varies in quality (including a MST worthy scene of crazed killers hopped up on marijuana) . But the direction and the pacing and the integration of the action and the sound track have (IMO) never been surpassed.
"Gentleman Prefer Blondes" - a bit of fluff, but again the pacing. And not one wasted shot. and the delivery of the dialog snap snap snap. And JR doing one of all time great Monroe Impersonations.
And for another example of perfect pacing, maybe go even further back and pick a Buster Keaton short. Hard to do cause not looking for the absolute best Keaton, but the best paced that is from among the best.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 23, 2010 6:24:00 pm PDT #11275 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Touch of Evil - the script varies in quality (including a MST worthy scene of crazed killers hopped up on marijuana) . But the direction and the pacing and the integration of the action and the sound track have (IMO) never been surpassed.
Heh. My favorite movie. Of course, you'd need to specify which version at this point.
Fred Pete - Sep 24, 2010 4:46:19 am PDT #11276 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
"Gentleman Prefer Blondes" - a bit of fluff, but again the pacing. And not one wasted shot. and the delivery of the dialog snap snap snap. And JR doing one of all time great Monroe Impersonations.
And wonderful songs. And classic choreography in "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and "Anyone Here for Love?" And the tiara subplot.
Fluff? Maybe. But fluff that achieved greatness.
megan walker - Sep 24, 2010 5:26:19 am PDT #11277 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Gentleman Prefer Blondes
Love Gentleman Prefer Blondes. Also, How to Marry a Millionaire. Classic comic Marilyn.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2010 6:55:06 am PDT #11278 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Volans - Sep 24, 2010 7:05:43 am PDT #11279 of 30000
move out and draw fire
OK, I just tried the quiz, and got 27 titles. Out of 26.
And I can't listen to the sound here, so that probably hurts.
juliana - Sep 24, 2010 7:15:55 am PDT #11280 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Bill & Ted 3 on the way.
I literally did Paul Gross arms just now. Luckily, I'm at home, so only the cats can look cross-eyed at me.
megan walker - Sep 24, 2010 7:59:41 am PDT #11281 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
OK, I just tried the quiz, and got 27 titles. Out of 26.
Yeah, I don't get how there's only 26 either. The only thing I can figure is that the pig is not a movie reference in and of itself.
erikaj - Sep 24, 2010 10:10:26 am PDT #11282 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
"Oh, yeah, Terence...this better not be like after "Bill and Ted' when you said "I'll take Keanu...you take the other guy." --Ari Gold I'm kind of pleased about more Bill&Ted, though.