Then again, I also really liked Last Action Hero, which a lot of people panned, so who knows?
I loved that movie too, but I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
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Polter-Cow - Apr 01, 2012 10:47:22 am PDT #19172 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
DavidS - Apr 01, 2012 10:49:08 am PDT #19173 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
As has been discussed here in the past, there are not-so-secret Hudson Hawk fans amongst the Buffistae.
So Cheezy Early 90s Action Films have their adherents.
le nubian - Apr 01, 2012 10:52:50 am PDT #19174 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I could not finish "Last Action Hero." Didn't like that one either.
ita, if it isn't clear: I hated Total Recall and thought the movie was trash. Although, I have seen worse movies since, so if I rewatched, I probably wouldn't hate it as much as I did when I was 20.
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2012 11:02:25 am PDT #19175 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
if it isn't clear
Oh, trust me. There wasn't much room between your lines. They were all filled up with the same sort of feelings I have towards the movie myself.
I've read a lot of "the perfect Total Recall has already been made! Why is Hollywood doing this????" whereas I'm thinking "Maybe the story is inherently flawed because the first time round sure sucked..."
But there's no need for it to take the same things from the Dick work that the first one did, and judging from the chapter I'm reading now, plenty of things flipped between on and off the table, and it even has an unpopular novelisation written before the final cut of the movie, so it makes the ending more straightforward.
I had to check the datestamp to make sure this wasn't an April Fool's (haven't seen it myself, just didn't expect that much enthusiasm about it).
bon is trying to convince me I shouldn't dislike actors' work. I don't see why I'd need to enjoy everyone's everything, and it's not like I owe Channing anything. He'll be okay, and so will I if I never see the flick.
Connie Neil - Apr 01, 2012 11:02:37 am PDT #19176 of 30000
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I always thought Last Action Hero was badly promoted. It wasn't so much an action movie as a move about action movies. The bits in "real" LA were great. "I've just shot a man, does anyone care?" "Shut up down there!"
Kalshane - Apr 01, 2012 11:18:38 am PDT #19177 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
As has been discussed here in the past, there are not-so-secret Hudson Hawk fans amongst the Buffistae.
I haven't seen the whole thing (something I need to fix one of these days) but I really enjoyed what I did see when I caught it on TV a few years ago.
I always thought Last Action Hero was badly promoted. It wasn't so much an action movie as a move about action movies. The bits in "real" LA were great. "I've just shot a man, does anyone care?" "Shut up down there!"
True. I think a lot of people were expecting another typical Ahnold action flick. Not a send-up of them.
Consuela - Apr 01, 2012 11:30:39 am PDT #19178 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I saw two movies yesterday:
John Carter in the theaters--I'd give it a 7.5/8 out of 10. Fun, visually interesting, awesome characterizations of the Tharks, cute & useful Martian dog, pretty good job by Kitsch in a role without a lot of room. And a great secondary cast full of British actors of note--Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, Mark Strong, etc. On the down side, long boring establishing sequence that does ultimately pay off but was still boring, and a screenplay that needed a lighter hand and more wit.
Second flick was 50/50, via PPV. That was surprisingly good--funny, occasionally subtle, and not maudlin. Good cast, and a great soundtrack.
le nubian - Apr 01, 2012 11:43:50 am PDT #19179 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
the Dick work
I had to read this three and four times.
Atropa - Apr 01, 2012 12:20:26 pm PDT #19180 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
As has been discussed here in the past, there are not-so-secret Hudson Hawk fans amongst the Buffistae.
Why don't I own that yet on DVD? I mean, seriously? Oh right, because Pete is a crazy person who didn't like it the one time he saw it. (But he admits that he'd probably like it now if he saw it.)
Unsurprisingly, my Dad LOVES Hudson Hawk.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 01, 2012 1:42:17 pm PDT #19181 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Full disclosure: I don't really like it, and I certainly am not bothered by a remake. I'll totally go see that. But did you guys *like* it? Did you respect it in the morning, or was there a walk of shame involved?
I wanted the Cronenberg version. I'm reading the same book, ita !, but I knew some history of TR because I read a lot about Cronenberg. I LOVED Robocop, but Total Recall was a film I thought just didn't do its premise any justice apart from the one or two scenes that feel straight out of Cronenberg.
Also - BIG Hudson Hawk fan here.