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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai

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Kathy A - Jul 04, 2009 5:49:20 pm PDT #2860 of 30000

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I just set my dvr to record Stagecoach later this week off of TCM. Love that movie, and think I'll burn this onto disc.

I'm also recording I Know Where I'm Going, a really wonderful romantic comedy starring the very young Wendy Hiller. This is a film that Local Hero was obviously giving a homage to, including the outsider (Hiller) falling in love with the local Scots hunk while waiting for the weather to settle so she can go to the distant island and marry the local rich titled guy for his money/class.

I first saw it back in 1990 after seeing the TV Guide description call it "the most romantic movie ever made."

Cashmere - Jul 04, 2009 5:55:10 pm PDT #2861 of 30000

Now tagless for your comfort.

I'm pretty sure TNT was showing The Force of July this weekend with all the Star Wars films.

§ ita § - Jul 04, 2009 6:01:20 pm PDT #2862 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Spike did the Force of July. TNT did too?

Cashmere - Jul 04, 2009 6:02:09 pm PDT #2863 of 30000

Now tagless for your comfort.

Oops. Yeah, it's Spike. I mixed up my cable networks.

Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 6:57:58 pm PDT #2864 of 30000

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

I wanted so, so much to have the relationship between the Linda Hunt character and Paden developed more.

I think Silverado was the last film I actually liked Costner in. That one or The Big Chill.

Frankenbuddha - Jul 04, 2009 7:05:03 pm PDT #2865 of 30000

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I think Silverado was the last film I actually liked Costner in. That one or The Big Chill.

Massive snerk. But seriously - no love for Crash Davis?

Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 7:06:00 pm PDT #2866 of 30000

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Oh, was that Costner? Huh. I thought that was a pretty damned decent actor. Whatever happened to him?

Tom Scola - Jul 04, 2009 7:11:41 pm PDT #2867 of 30000

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

He went on to make Waterworld And then somehow he didn't learn his lesson, and then he made The Postman.

Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 7:13:18 pm PDT #2868 of 30000

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Seriously, since I mentioned her, I am probably the biggest Linda Hunt fangirl ever. I watched that excreble Disney Pocahontas *just* for her character. And when I think of The Year of Living Dangerously, it's not Weaver and Gibson I remember, hot as they were together then, but the pool of reporters, Michael Murphy and the rest, Bembol Roco, who played Gibson's assistant and driver, Kumar, and Hunt as Billy. She won me forever with that character and I've followed her through bad movies and better tv ever since.

Beverly - Jul 04, 2009 7:16:04 pm PDT #2869 of 30000

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

I still think Wyatt Earp would have been a decent movie if they took out 40 minutes of Costner closeups. Holliday may have been the best role of Dennis Quaid's life, but it was buried in that stinker of a movie. Everybody in Earp turned in professional portrayals. There was just 1/3 of the movie's length devoted to Costner's profile or soul~~less~~full eyes.

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