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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai  

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Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 21, 2010 2:10:56 pm PST #12167 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

OK, I was not prepared to see Chris Pine in makeup, a red dress, and a black pageboy wig dancing around with Diane Keaton in Surrender Dorothy. But now that I have, I suspect Unstoppable is going to be much more entertaining than it would have been had I seen it first.


Tom Scola - Nov 21, 2010 2:12:23 pm PST #12168 of 30000
hwæt

I'm going to go on the record and say, FUCK 3D.


beekaytee - Nov 21, 2010 3:02:09 pm PST #12169 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

Scola is me.

I'm hoping it will go the way of the 8track.


sumi - Nov 21, 2010 3:14:52 pm PST #12170 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

I saw the new HP at a 10:40 am show today and I must say nobody laughed at that scene that David mentions above. I thought that they did a credible job at compressing the camping sequences and I must admit that I haven't reread the book and don't recall Luna's room, the stature of Harry or the Dudley handshake.

I also cried when Hedwig sacrificed herself and where I thought that George had died. . . I clearly need to reread the book because I'm forgetting when things happen. Had we not met Bill Weasely before? I thought we hadj!


Stephanie - Nov 21, 2010 3:28:57 pm PST #12171 of 30000
Trust my rage

Sumi, we had in the books, but not the movie I think. What is with the bad weasely hair? Why must one of them always have horrible hair?


DavidS - Nov 21, 2010 3:30:06 pm PST #12172 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Sumi they briefly showed Bill and Charlie Weasley in one of the early movies, but they were different actors. And they haven't included all of the stuff where Harry builds a relationship with Bill (who comes out in the books during the TriWizard Tournament). Also since they didn't include the climactic battle in HBP, you don't see Fenrir slashing up Bill's face, which is supposed to be quite a bit more disfigured than we see in the movie. Like that.


le nubian - Nov 21, 2010 4:00:58 pm PST #12173 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Just saw HP:

I actually shook my head when Bill introduced himself to Harry. I think it is a crime that he hadn't been seen in any meaningful way prior to this film.

Beau has not read the books, but has seen all the movies and he did not get this latest movie at all. He thought it was confusing and made no sense. He also asked me: "what is wrong with the man with the long blond hair?"

I followed the movie well enough but I think they could have cut some scenes in favor of giving us more Hogwarts, etc. Even though that isn't in the book. The wand exposition really overburdens this story something serious. And I remember reading about the Deathly Hallows, saying to myself: this is how HP will be able to live and conquer Voldemore!

I think they needed to make more connection to some of the random things that seemed to be brought up and the bigger picture.

I have a deep fear that the second movie will not feature the badass scene I was hoping for at Hogwarts. I think they are going to fuck up the battle scene and it should just be really epic. Some of the camera work in this movie was kind of bad and I'm trying not to be fearful of what this might mean for important scenes in the future, but I don't want to get my hopes up.


Frankenbuddha - Nov 21, 2010 5:09:17 pm PST #12174 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

It has two previous iterations, in neither of which was the Hornet an idiot and the fight scenes were good on the TV show. I find this new incarnation deeply irritating. I can't wait until I'm no longer presented with the promotional material.

If Green Hornet has anything as insulting as Kato somehow having less chops than either Burt Ward or Adam West, I'll be on the outrage train. Otherwise, NSM.


Steph L. - Nov 21, 2010 5:09:31 pm PST #12175 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Dude, Megamind was excellent. It had so many throwaway visual gags and offhand comments that cracked my shit UP. ("That door really WAS exciting!" Oh, and Donkey Kong!) This may be the only time I actually liked Will Ferrell.


§ ita § - Nov 21, 2010 5:27:15 pm PST #12176 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'll be on the outrage train. Otherwise, NSM.

It's not race fail--Kato was always an excellent character on the show. However, I've yet to see a fight scene from the movie that's undoctored. Sure, I know, they're not going to live up to Bruce Lee, but you really gonna FX the hell out of KATO? Come on, people, just make a who new movie. This is like Mission:Impossible or I Spy.