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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Laga - Aug 01, 2009 2:20:36 pm PDT #3253 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
DavidS - Aug 01, 2009 7:37:46 pm PDT #3254 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Anybody ever see the spy movie A Dandy in Aspic? Late sixties, starring Laurence Harvey. Last movie directed by Anthony Mann.
Reviews indicate that it doesn't quite succeed but it does have a fantastic premise that seems rich with dramatic tension.
Harvey plays a British agent who is assigned to track down and kill a Russian agent who's been killing off British spies. Problem is: he's a double agent for the Russians and he's been the one killing off the British spies. In essence he's been assigned to kill himself. The man he's assigned to kill is his own handler for the Russians who's been mistakenly identified as the assassin.
Sometimes you just hear a plot outline and think, "Cool...."
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 02, 2009 6:54:25 am PDT #3255 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
I have The Dive from Clausen's Pier playing on Lifetime in the background as I putter around this morning, and I believe the Michelle Tractenberg/Sean Maher sex scene is the squickiest I've watched since The Accused.
First there's the Mutant Enemy actor cognitive dissonance, then the fact that my mental image of Michelle is still 14 (even though I know intellectually that she was 20 when she made this movie), and finally Sean continues to fail in convincing me that any character he plays is heterosexual—including Brian Piccolo.
Laga - Aug 02, 2009 8:44:44 am PDT #3256 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Did I fail to see the point of Tsotsi? I appreciated being able to "visit" Johannesburg through the eyes of the camera lens but as a story I didn't feel like the film had much to say. Especially compared to Joyeux Noel and Paradise Now, two movies it beat out for the Academy Award. What am I missing?
Jon B. - Aug 02, 2009 11:52:45 am PDT #3257 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Just saw Moon and really enjoyed it. I'm wondering what the Buffista theories were for what the deal was about the woman Sam sees near the beginning. Was he simply beginning to go crazy? Or was it a bug (or a feature!) in his "programming"?
Sean K - Aug 02, 2009 11:55:26 am PDT #3258 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I think it was that clone starting to break down. I also think the woman he was seeing was the 15 year old Eve, wasn't it?
Sean K - Aug 02, 2009 11:56:42 am PDT #3259 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Though if it was his daughter, maybe it is a bug/feature of his programming, because otherwise where else would he have even seen her.
sj - Aug 02, 2009 1:42:16 pm PDT #3260 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I saw Funny People tonight. I really enjoyed it, but I think it could have benefited from some more editing.
Jon B. - Aug 02, 2009 1:42:21 pm PDT #3261 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Moon:
The missus thought it was Eve as well, but I couldn't figure out how/why for the reason you say.
Scrappy - Aug 02, 2009 2:04:46 pm PDT #3262 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We saw it too, sj. I totally agree on the length, but I still ended up really liking it. Both Sandler and Rogen gave much better performances than I was expecting.