Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 93

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 08-15-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Yes, Leo. Your avatar tends to lend a sad not to every single post.

We watched The Name of the Rose last night. We had a decent-sized TV at our disposal and thought that film would look "pretty". It looked pretty good, but it's wasn't "pretty". God, those Medieval people were dirty! I sure appreciate my shower.

It has been a while since I last saw this film and enjoyed it once again. Sean Connery is yummy and whatever happened to Christian Slater? Good period piece in a period I don't seem to see protrayed in many movies.

The young monk/crazy girl sex in the book is one of the most deliciously lusty passages I've ever read. It's not quite as yummy in the film, but it'll do.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 08-15-2006, 04:36 PM

This weekend I watched Babette's Feast.

Perfect. Movie.

Not Afraid · 08-15-2006, 04:39 PM

I LOVE that film! Love love love it!

Gemini Cricket · 08-15-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

This weekend I watched Babette's Feast.

Perfect. Movie.

'Babette's Feast' is another one of those movies that people have been telling me to see and I never saw it. I'm putting it in my queue.

Prudence · 08-15-2006, 06:13 PM

Oh yeah - I rounded out my vacation last week by watching Bride and Prejudice. I wish I had time to watch it again, because it took me a bit to figure out who was who. Probably because I was trying to match them up to their Austin counterparts.

It was a little bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I did enjoy the movie. I'm a sucker for Austin adaptations, and I did like this one - even if there was sort of a "I've brought along my random white boy friend" aspect to it. And did Darcy ever give a reason for recommending against buying the hotel? But still, I liked it. I liked the musical numbers. I wish there were more musicals like this. On the other hand, though, like the other two movies I watched last week, the effect on me was that I wish I was someone else. If my head didn't hurt, I'd take a moment to analyze how sanitized movie land makes a white girl which she was brown and how I might view the movie differently if I actually were brown.

€uroMeinke · 08-15-2006, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

This weekend I watched Babette's Feast.

Perfect. Movie.

Just picked up a cheap copy of this one - loved it when it came out, perhaps it's time to pop it into the DVD.

mousepod · 08-15-2006, 08:51 PM

Babbette's Feast would make a great double feature with Tampopo.

Gemini Cricket · 08-16-2006, 06:51 PM

Today was:
'Citizen Kane'
'The Magnificent Ambersons'
and
'The Inside Man'

'The Inside Man' was amazing. Loved it. Great acting, great editing, great script, great directing. Loved everything about it. Except one shot. One shot.

Spoiler ahead:

Spoiler:

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-16-2006, 07:57 PM

I know this isn't a movie, but we Netflixed it, and it's not interesting enough for it's own thread, but:

We finished the TV series the Prisoner, and man, that show should have quit while it was ahead. The last two episodes were so painful....so absolutely pointless and horrible and full of themselves it was sickening. I can't believe the show got THAT bad.

Eventually I'll be able to watch the early episodes again but it'll be a while.

Matterhorn Fan · 08-16-2006, 09:20 PM

Well, if anything on DVD counts: I've been watching classic Trek. The Enterprise has been near certain doom in 8 out of 8 episodes so far. Sheesh! They sure get into a lot of trouble.

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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	This weekend I watched Babette's Feast. Perfect. Movie.
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	Oh yeah - I rounded out my vacation last week by watching Bride and Prejudice. I wish I had time to watch it again, because it took me a bit to figure out who was who. Probably because I was trying to match them up to their Austin counterparts. It was a little bittersweet for me. On the one hand, I did enjoy the movie. I'm a sucker for Austin adaptations, and I did like this one - even if there was sort of a "I've brought along my random white boy friend" aspect to it. And did Darcy ever give a reason for recommending against buying the hotel? But still, I liked it. I liked the musical numbers. I wish there were more musicals like this. On the other hand, though, like the other two movies I watched last week, the effect on me was that I wish I was someone else. If my head didn't hurt, I'd take a moment to analyze how sanitized movie land makes a white girl which she was brown and how I might view the movie differently if I actually were brown. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Babbette's Feast would make a great double feature with Tampopo. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Today was: 'Citizen Kane' 'The Magnificent Ambersons' and 'The Inside Man' 'The Inside Man' was amazing. Loved it. Great acting, great editing, great script, great directing. Loved everything about it. Except one shot. One shot. Spoiler ahead: Spoiler: After the hostage is shot, there's a scene where Washington rushes to the front doors of the bank. It looks like Lee put him on a dolly for the shot. It was supposed to be artsy, it turned out fartsy.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I know this isn't a movie, but we Netflixed it, and it's not interesting enough for it's own thread, but: We finished the TV series the Prisoner, and man, that show should have quit while it was ahead. The last two episodes were so painful....so absolutely pointless and horrible and full of themselves it was sickening. I can't believe the show got THAT bad. Eventually I'll be able to watch the early episodes again but it'll be a while. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	Well, if anything on DVD counts: I've been watching classic Trek. The Enterprise has been near certain doom in 8 out of 8 episodes so far. Sheesh! They sure get into a lot of trouble.
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