Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 30

CoasterMatt · 06-06-2006, 06:11 AM

How about 'Reservoir Dogs - On Ice'?

Gemini Cricket · 06-06-2006, 06:15 AM

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How about 'Reservoir Dogs - On Ice'?

I'd go see that. The Resevoir Dogs vs The Ice Capades Skaters!

CoasterMatt · 06-06-2006, 06:19 AM

A kickline of skaters in black and white suits getting picked off during the robbery scene...

Imagine the fun they could have with the officer mutilation scene?

scaeagles · 06-06-2006, 07:18 AM

I find tha I am introducing my 12 year old to lots of movies lately. We watched "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" last night.

Based on the reaction to my "Kill Bill Vol.1" post, I am certain I am the only one here who loves that movie. I have always loved that movie.

innerSpaceman · 06-06-2006, 08:06 AM

Bill and Ted's is most awesome, dude!

(ooooh, and new sig inspiration. Dude, I haven't had a sig in months!)

(And Alex, just so's ya know, it was not Tarantino who decided to split Kill Bill in two ... the studio insisted upon it. 4-hour movie and all. Quentin did not put up a big fight about it, but it was meant to be watched all at once ... and now with the magic of DVD, you can do just that.)

Alex · 06-06-2006, 11:21 AM

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(And Alex, just so's ya know, it was not Tarantino who decided to split Kill Bill in two ... the studio insisted upon it. 4-hour movie and all. Quentin did not put up a big fight about it, but it was meant to be watched all at once ... and now with the magic of DVD, you can do just that.)

Yeah, I know it came from the studio. But it was still a mistake that greatly diminished both halves (the first lacked the soul provided by the second and the second lacked the spirit provided by the first). I don't know if Tarantino recut the film to better suit the split but if shown as one film I think the two halves could have been better blended.

And I know four hours is too long but then each half is a little bloated and I think it would have been better to cut it down to 3:15 or so than to break it into two unsatisfying halves. People will go to long movies if they are worth it. The average length of the top ten inflation-adjusted movies is 2 hours, 47 minutes.

Combined the two halves only did $136 million, I think it would have still done that as one long movie and potentially a lot more if people got caught up in the span of it all that was disrupted by waiting for the second half.

Not Afraid · 06-06-2006, 11:14 AM

I got my DVD of "The Mn Who Came to Donner" last night along with 4 Hepburn/Tracy films. I may never leave the house.

Gemini Cricket · 06-06-2006, 11:16 AM

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I got my DVD of "The Mn Who Came to Donner"

This is the Bette Davis movie, right? Not a movie about people eating each other...

I can't wait for you to see it. Make sure you put a mini-review somewhere...

Snowflake · 06-06-2006, 12:50 PM

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This is the Bette Davis movie, right? Not a movie about people eating each other...

I can't wait for you to see it. Make sure you put a mini-review somewhere...

No, the Monte Wooley character, Sheridan Whiteside, devours people. Some seriously funny lines in this film and watch for Mary Wickes making one of her early film appearences (I can't recall if this or Now Voyager was first).

Alex · 06-06-2006, 12:54 PM

Lisa and I seem to have similar ideas on what is not funny. We're both right about Monty Python and we're both right about Bill and Ted.

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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I find tha I am introducing my 12 year old to lots of movies lately. We watched "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" last night. Based on the reaction to my "Kill Bill Vol.1" post, I am certain I am the only one here who loves that movie. I have always loved that movie.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Bill and Ted's is most awesome, dude! (ooooh, and new sig inspiration. Dude, I haven't had a sig in months!) (And Alex, just so's ya know, it was not Tarantino who decided to split Kill Bill in two ... the studio insisted upon it. 4-hour movie and all. Quentin did not put up a big fight about it, but it was meant to be watched all at once ... and now with the magic of DVD, you can do just that.)
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I got my DVD of "The Mn Who Came to Donner" last night along with 4 Hepburn/Tracy films. I may never leave the house.
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06-06-2006, 12:54 PM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Lisa and I seem to have similar ideas on what is not funny. We're both right about Monty Python and we're both right about Bill and Ted.
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