As Willow goes, so goes my nation.

Oz ,'Selfless'


Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai  

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Frankenbuddha - Aug 10, 2009 4:27:01 am PDT #3486 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Re Dark City; the Directors Cut dvd makes for a much more satisfying movie

Oooh. I have this, but haven't seen it yet - must rectify that. I loved the original cut as is.


Fred Pete - Aug 10, 2009 5:52:00 am PDT #3487 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

We took our niece to see G-Force over the weekend. Fun little film. The idea of guinea pigs as law enforcement agents works better than you'd expect it to on paper -- well enough that there might be another movie or two in the idea.


Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2009 6:13:37 am PDT #3488 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I watched The Day After Tomorrow on the plane last night. That is not a good movie, but I imagine mass global destruction is more satisfying on a larger screen.


le nubian - Aug 10, 2009 6:39:12 am PDT #3489 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

mass infantilization of movie content? A.O. Scott writes on this:

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Volans - Aug 10, 2009 8:33:12 am PDT #3490 of 30000
move out and draw fire

From that link:

Or go see “Up,” the only hugely successful movie of the summer that engages genuinely adult themes. It’s about loss, frustration, disappointment. And it offers one of the season’s most pointed and paradoxical lessons. If you want to make a mature film for mature audiences, make sure it’s a cartoon.

I've been telling everyone it's a movie for adults, but no one believes me.


tommyrot - Aug 10, 2009 8:57:39 am PDT #3491 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.

15 Worst Movie Titles

"The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" is no. 1.

I've never heard of "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter."

WTF? "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini"

Also,

Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid is a 1986 comedy produced by Troma Entertainment. The plot revolves around two brothers who befriend an escaped mental patient (the titular "fat guy") and accompany him on his misadventures in the big city.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 10, 2009 9:27:08 am PDT #3492 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Are they legitimate bad movie titles if they are done on purpose?

"The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" is no. 1.

I've seen this one (with robot silhouettes, natch). ETA, I've seen about a third of those on MST, actually.

I've never heard of "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter."

It was on a double bill with "Billy the Kid versus Dracula". Seriously.


Connie Neil - Aug 10, 2009 9:28:36 am PDT #3493 of 30000
brillig

WTF? "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini"

Seen it. Part of the Beach Party Bingo oeuvre, Frankie and Annette. Basil Rathbone obviously needing to pay his bills is in it.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 10, 2009 9:31:24 am PDT #3494 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

It was on a double bill with "Billy the Kid versus Dracula". Seriously.

Isn't that the one that had Jack Palance as Dracula?


Fred Pete - Aug 10, 2009 9:45:07 am PDT #3495 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.

It was on a double bill with "Billy the Kid versus Dracula".

TCM showed the two as a double feature on their "TCM Underground" feature. Two truly wild movies.

And I agree with the blogger that Phffft! falls into the "when bad titles happen to good movies" category. First of all, any comedy that stars both Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday can't be too bad.