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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai  

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§ ita § - Jun 10, 2012 6:18:52 pm PDT #21108 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dammit, I just had some Matt Bomer animated GIFs from Magic Mike, and I don't know where they are anymore...

Looks like Channing's not playing the Magical Mike--that's Pettyfer's character. But, still, I think it's a rental for me.


Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2012 8:22:24 pm PDT #21109 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Needless to say, MASSIVE SPOILERS

Er, I'd say your sentence before needs a little whitefonting too.

"All will be revealed in James Cameron's PROMETHEUSES."

I was going to make that joke! Damn you, Internet!

I just got back from Prometheus. I enjoyed it, but it didn't make a lick of sense.

I did like that Dr. Shaw was like, "I am fucking sick of women being impregnated with alien babies! I AM CUTTING THIS SHIT OUT OF ME MYSELF." Although, as already discussed, it didn't make a lick of sense.


chrismg - Jun 10, 2012 8:25:53 pm PDT #21110 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Er, I'd say your sentence before needs a little whitefonting too.

Whoops! Everybody, pretend you didn't see that.


Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2012 8:41:30 pm PDT #21111 of 30000
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Prometheus Unbound: What The Movie Was Actually About.

May be reading too much into it, but some interesting stuff in there, especially regarding why the Engineers were wiped out two thousand years ago.


le nubian - Jun 11, 2012 2:46:40 am PDT #21112 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Okay, he is full of shit. The reason why the "black slime" became a serpent had nothing to do with intent. Did he miss the earlier shot where there were worms under David's feet? The worms hit the black slime and became the serpent.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 11, 2012 4:21:10 am PDT #21113 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 graduated magna cum laude with a minor in English that emphasized British drama. So I feel pretty confident that if I come out of a movie completely mystified as to what was actually going on in the plot and what the screenwriter and director were trying to convey, it's not a case of me just being a yokel who's too dumb to "get it." That, my friends, was a beatifully shot Hot Mess. Sort of the cinematic equivalent of Batman Odyssey.


le nubian - Jun 11, 2012 5:02:36 am PDT #21114 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Matt,

yeah, you are Beau (Ph.D. in Lit) had a similar reaction. My bar is a bit lower with regard to strict adherence to plot coherence. But Beau is still yelling about there being no plot.

Say what you will about the weaknesses of the Matrix trilogy, but even the last 2 weren't as big of a hot mess as Prometheus.


Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2012 5:08:02 am PDT #21115 of 30000
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When the opening credits rolled, I thought, oh, hey, Guy Pearce is in this movie!

During the movie, I never thought, hey, it's Guy Pearce!

When the closing credits rolled, I thought, oh, hey, Guy Pearce was in this movie!


Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2012 5:11:39 am PDT #21116 of 30000
hwæt

I want to see this movie.


Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2012 5:12:54 am PDT #21117 of 30000
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Ha ha ha, gingerhaze and Kate Beaton need to collaborate on something.