In fact I would place Blazing Saddles and Buckaroo Banzai as polar opposites in terms of wit.
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Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2011 6:33:16 am PST #17191 of 30000
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Connie Neil - Dec 28, 2011 6:37:58 am PST #17192 of 30000
brillig
There are a lot of funny bits in Blazing Saddles but the beans around the campfire bit always makes me reach for the fast forward.
But "Can't you see she needs some rest!" is a great lyric. Madeline Kahn rocks so very, very hard.
Polter-Cow - Dec 28, 2011 7:09:09 am PST #17193 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Polter probably doesn't appreciate Big Trouble in Little China
INCORRECT. Loved it when I was a kid, love it now.
In fact I would place Blazing Saddles and Buckaroo Banzai as polar opposites in terms of wit.
Heh. I did actually enjoy Blazing Saddles quite a bit, but it didn't feel like the pinnacle of comedy or anything. Buckaroo Banzai, however, left me mystified. Although I did like that bit Frank quoted.
Connie Neil - Dec 28, 2011 7:11:32 am PST #17194 of 30000
brillig
Loved it when I was a kid, love it now.
My faith in Polter is restored.
Buckaroo Banzai is a very Dadaist movie. Though the DVD extras do explain about the watermelon in the press.
Connie Neil - Dec 28, 2011 7:14:18 am PST #17195 of 30000
brillig
BTW, Polter, what did you think of the 2nd Predator movie?
Polter-Cow - Dec 28, 2011 7:22:08 am PST #17196 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Predator (A-), Predator 2 (B), and Predators (B+/A-).
Consuela - Dec 28, 2011 8:19:49 am PST #17197 of 30000
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I love Buckaroo Banzai, I can't help it. I saw it when it first came out, and it totally cemented my attraction to Peter Weller. It makes no sense but I love it.
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2011 8:22:09 am PST #17198 of 30000
hwæt
I never had any difficulty following the plot of Buckaroo Banzai
Frankenbuddha - Dec 28, 2011 8:24:29 am PST #17199 of 30000
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Neither did I, Tom.
Amy - Dec 28, 2011 8:44:48 am PST #17200 of 30000
Because books.
I've never seen Buckaroo Bonzai. But I've seen Young Frankenstein about a million times.
I always wanted to like High Anxiety, but it wasn't really very good.