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Buffista Movies Across the 8th Dimension!

A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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JZ - Jul 17, 2016 6:57:12 pm PDT #139 of 3455

See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Warning: There is a Buffista-specific potential crypoint that people may need to be prepared for - as the team is moving into their new digs and setting up shop, they're all bopping and rocking out to a bouncy happy song from the 80s that made my heart feel all joyful and sad and clutched-up and then right before the chorus I realized that it was one of ita's favorite guilty pleasure songs, and my heart just kind of flopped over.

So, if your emotions are easily triggered by music and memories, you may want to brace yourself just a bit when they're moving into their new digs and setting up shop.

Dana - Jul 18, 2016 10:55:55 am PDT #140 of 3455

"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

On the plane to NY, husband and I watched, among other things, Mamma Mia.

Everyone was either drunk, or wanted a free trip to Greece, or both. Right? Please tell me I'm right.

Calli - Jul 18, 2016 11:21:39 am PDT #141 of 3455

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Pierce Brosnan's singing in that was pretty painful. But I was able to turn off my brain and enjoy the rest. Watching Meryl Streep and Colin Firth just throw themselves into the cheese was kinda fun.

I'm not saying alcohol wasn't involved, mind. Both for the actors and for me while watching it.

megan walker - Jul 18, 2016 11:34:06 am PDT #142 of 3455

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

We rewatched the original Ghostbusters tonight with a friend who'd never seen it and it's really not that good.

I quote from GB all the time and yet when I rewatched it I was very meh. And, yes, creepy and sexist.

I think both the old and new one are fun, but not LOL funny, if that makes sense. And they both have finales that go on far too long. I guess that's the SNL element?

In any case, in a summer that is really lacking in "summer movies" I think Ghostbusters is a breath of fresh air. I loved the premise and origin story, it has great set pieces, and some of the ghosts were actually scary!

Dana - Jul 18, 2016 11:38:41 am PDT #143 of 3455

"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Strangely, I thought Colin Firth came out of it pretty well.

And I'm sure Meryl had a grand old time. Honestly, I think the best thing about that movie is the meme that goes around Tumblr:

If you don't like musicals, you should remember that Cosette, Miranda Priestley, James Bond, Leonard's mom, Dr. Erik Selvig, Howard Stark, Molly Weasley and Mr. Darcy sing Abba songs in Greece.

Dana - Jul 18, 2016 11:39:37 am PDT #144 of 3455

"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 19, 2016 6:37:00 am PDT #145 of 3455

"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

Really, I came out of the movie liking everyone except Amanda Seyfried and whoever came up with the idea of Pierce Brosnan singing. (Though I have to admit, it was counterbalanced by Christine Baranski's rendition of "Does Your Mother Know" being better than ABBA's.)

Just looking at it, I suspect more fun may have been had on that set than any since 1941.

Zenkitty - Jul 19, 2016 6:47:23 am PDT #146 of 3455

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I guess I need to see Mamma Mia after all, because I heart Christine Baranski.

Dana - Jul 19, 2016 6:48:28 am PDT #147 of 3455

"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

That number is pretty delightful.

DXMachina - Jul 19, 2016 6:57:24 am PDT #148 of 3455

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

It's a really good cast, even if Brosnan can't sing. At least Skarsgard had the sense to Rex Harrison his songs.

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