Inglorious Basterds references.
Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.
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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Tom Scola - Aug 27, 2009 2:57:56 pm PDT #4004 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 27, 2009 6:03:16 pm PDT #4005 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
erikaj - Aug 28, 2009 7:27:50 am PDT #4006 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Anyone here see "Harvard Man"? Is it like, MST3K stupid, or "My God, the pain," stupid.(Cause it's bound to be slightly stupid to cast my chew-toy Grenier as a basketball scholarship student from Kansas. But almost everything is more fun than my life right now, and as AG goes, so goes my nation. I'm 10% more environmentally conscious right now, and it's fucking great.) But the keyword here is "almost"...don't want to watch something that will make me hate movies or anything!
Jessica - Aug 28, 2009 7:43:30 am PDT #4007 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"My God, the pain," stupid
This one. The improv is so stilted and awkward that it was physically painful for me to watch. (And I saw it in a theatre with no couch to crawl behind.)
erikaj - Aug 28, 2009 8:12:22 am PDT #4008 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Ok, then, never mind. Then, what were the critics on? Because it got a few decent notices...I suspect Ebert of having a minor Grenier man-crush, however. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean, sometimes Netflix viewers Don't Get It any more than other Americans...lately I've enjoyed flicks that got widely panned by them, but if a Buffista doesn't like it either, there must not be stuff to like. I'll forget I sniffed that, so to speak, and move on.ETA2: Although I think "AG as basketball star" is going in my personal irony file along with the Bush Library, Scalia winning a free speech award, and jumbo shrimp...I think he's great, but it's a joke around Entourage that he can't catch a cold.
Jessica - Aug 28, 2009 8:48:58 am PDT #4009 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Ebert likes anything with an interracial sex scene, bonus points if it involves teenagers. (I have great respect for his long career and body of work, but I guess everyone has their bulletproof kink.)
erikaj - Aug 28, 2009 9:04:50 am PDT #4010 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, I could see that. A bit more than I would choose to know about Ebert, though I respect his taste and contribution in general.
Sue - Aug 28, 2009 9:29:37 am PDT #4011 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Ebert likes anything with an interracial sex scene, bonus points if it involves teenagers.
I didn't know it was that specific. I just thought anything with boobies got an extra star.
erikaj - Aug 28, 2009 9:34:37 am PDT #4012 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I think sometimes that is true of a lot of critics...except Richard Roeper who annoys me(ironically, given his cameo in Entourage) by appearing to like everything and Salon's Stephanie for appearing to be like the guy who works at the Pepsi plant who can't stand fucking soda.
§ ita § - Aug 28, 2009 9:37:01 am PDT #4013 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I didn't know it was that specific.
His wife is black, if memory serves. May be related.