Well, DH's report on 9 is that it would have been better as a silent movie, but that the visuals and worldbuilding more than make up for the hokey dialogue.
Joyce: You don't think it's too obvious? I think I look like I have a cat on my head. Buffy: But a very well groomed cat. Joyce: Well that's a comfort.
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Jessica - May 29, 2009 5:02:59 am PDT #1863 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Kathy A - May 29, 2009 5:13:04 am PDT #1864 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
ETA Holy crap! I didn't realize Joan Cusack was in that movie too.
And both George Wendt and Tim Kazurinsky are, too (only a line or two each, but they're there!).
tommyrot - May 29, 2009 6:01:08 am PDT #1865 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So, Re: Trek....
Remember the redshirt that Kirk called "Cupcake"? What do you suppose happened to him? Would Kirk, upon becoming captain, have him transferred somewhere else? Or would Kirk think, "Hey, he's a redshirt - how long can he survive on my ship?" - thus beginning the fine tradition of redshirt mortality....
tommyrot - May 29, 2009 6:06:10 am PDT #1866 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think it'd be awesome to write some fanfic where Cupcake is the main character - we learn all sorts of things about him, like he has some obscure intellectual hobby that eventually allows him to discover some bizarre plot to destroy the federation by some unknown aliens. Cupcake is about to expose the plot, saving billions of lives, when Kirk sends him on a landing party where he trips on a rock that explodes and kills him....
eta: Or Ensign Tino says to Cupcake, "I dare you to kick that rock there. What are the odds of it exploding?"
Frankenbuddha - May 29, 2009 6:23:15 am PDT #1867 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'd so laugh my ass off if there was an Ensign Tino in the next movie.
Sean K - May 29, 2009 7:10:35 am PDT #1868 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I think it'd be awesome to write some fanfic where Cupcake is the main character -
This makes me think of the "Fumbles, the G.I. Joe Reject" episode of Robot Chicken.
Volans - May 29, 2009 7:58:42 am PDT #1869 of 30000
move out and draw fire
thus beginning the fine tradition of redshirt mortality....
I don't know, I think Olsen kicked that off to a fine start.
Tom Scola - May 29, 2009 10:04:15 am PDT #1870 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'm trying to decide which movie I want to see Werner Herzog remake next. My current choice is The Goonies.
Frankenbuddha - May 29, 2009 10:33:57 am PDT #1871 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm trying to decide which movie I want to see Werner Herzog remake next. My current choice is The Goonies.
Driving Miss Daisy.
le nubian - May 29, 2009 10:36:18 am PDT #1872 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
hahaha! damn.
Okay, what about "Fried Green Tomatoes?"