Cordelia ,'Showtime'
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Yojimbo and Seven Samurai were the first two dvds I ever bought. Two of my top ten of all time movies. Yojimbo often trades places with The Bicyle Thief for first place, depending on my mood (which changes daily).
Sometimes when I am feeling melancholy, Casablanca is first. And when I'm feeling caustic and hopeless, Network is first.
Side note: "melancholy" looks very weird no matter how I spell it.
Network would be a whole lot less depressing if it all didn't come true.
Network would be a whole lot less depressing if it all didn't come true.
Right?!
So what is the story of Bad Day at Black Rock?
Spencer Tracy is a war vet with one arm - but he knows karate so don't fuck with him!
The town is corrupt - somebody got lynched? - something like that and he goes to investigate.
But he has karate and chops people left and right. With his one arm.
Derek Strange says that a lot. Like when Quinn finds him all moody and grunting, he'll say "Bad day at Black Rock, Terry." and I'm a moron for not understanding it's a reference as my man George does love his old Westerns.
Kurosawa is so fucking awesome.
I don't think I've ever watched one all the way through.
The first one I watched was Rashomon because my improv troupe played a game called that, and I needed to know. It was like a dose of crack.
Kurosawa is so fucking awesome.
And he found his perfect representative in Mifune.
Ran is incredible, but the last shot of the poor guy who's dropped his Buddha icon is just too heartbreaking.