It was the former, but the movie lost me waaaaay before that. It was so boring! I couldn't be arsed to stay fully awake through the whole thing and missed an entire subplot. It had its moments here and there and I give it points for having Mako and pretty good production values, but...it wasn't very good.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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Polter-Cow - Jun 02, 2010 7:28:00 am PDT #8644 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Jun 02, 2010 7:35:30 am PDT #8645 of 30000
brillig
t shakes head I had such hopes for the boy.
Strix - Jun 02, 2010 9:33:59 am PDT #8646 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Nooo! Conan movies with my dad! They are pure nostalgic crap FUN!
Beverly - Jun 02, 2010 9:52:58 am PDT #8647 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Heh. We watched Conan the Destroyer last week.
Yup. Still good cheesy fun. The Barbarian is always my fave, though, for the James Earl, the Thulsa Doom (deedee DUM, dadada deedle-deedle-deedle dum, dadada, deedeedum yadda da dum dee deedle dum, do-doodle) throne room dirge, and knowing at exactly which point Sandahl set her wig on fire. Plus, Mako, and Sandahl's "Do you want to live forever?" was a catchphrase within my coterie for decades. Probably still would be, in the right circumstances.
Connie Neil - Jun 02, 2010 10:08:51 am PDT #8648 of 30000
brillig
Yeah, the acting isn't stellar, but I love the entire package. It's very epic. That last battle of the two of them--plus Mako--against Thulsa Doom's army is just terrific.
Polter-Cow - Jun 02, 2010 10:20:57 am PDT #8649 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I liked the part where they were fighting off evil spirits trying to take Conan to the land of the dead. Or whatever. The spirits looked way better and cooler than I expected.
Still good cheesy fun.
Yeah, I think it'd be more enjoyable with company. I had this whole running commentary in my head during the first twenty minutes that went something like this:
So Sam Weechester is hanging out with his dad and his mom, Angelina Jolie, when they're attacked and his dad is killed by EVIL DOGS. And then Darth Vader kills his mom. So they take him away and he pushes a giant donkey wheel, which transports him to Tunisia and transforms him into the Terminator, but with longer hair. Then he groans in pain for ten whole minutes.
§ ita § - Jun 02, 2010 10:43:23 am PDT #8650 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Captain America costume. Apparently for reals. I like it.
Aims - Jun 02, 2010 11:14:36 am PDT #8651 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Hey ita - I'll bet you're with me and are excited about Antman, yes??
§ ita § - Jun 02, 2010 11:19:47 am PDT #8652 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'll bet you're with me and are excited about Antman, yes??
Oh, it had BETTER happen. I'm not holding my breath, but I wants it, I do.
Polter-Cow - Jun 02, 2010 11:31:32 am PDT #8653 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is Edgar Wright still attached?
Oh, Aims, you shouldn't watch Conan the Barbarian. Conan punches a camel in the face. Seriously.