hatred of Barry Lyndon
I'm sure I know what each of these words mean individually, but in this order they make no sense.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
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Jessica - Apr 26, 2008 10:04:42 am PDT #5316 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Laga - Apr 26, 2008 10:44:15 am PDT #5317 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
ugh I found it tortuous. It was like Candide but without all the light-hearted funny bits.
DavidS - Apr 26, 2008 3:34:58 pm PDT #5318 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is it really worth it?
It would be difficult to think of a movie less like Barry Lyndon. The Killing is one of the all time great film noir, plus a classic heist movie. Sterling Hayden is great. Timothy Carey's most famous role.
Polter-Cow - Apr 26, 2008 4:32:22 pm PDT #5319 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It would be difficult to think of a movie less like Barry Lyndon.
Dude, Where's My Car?
beekaytee - Apr 26, 2008 4:56:50 pm PDT #5320 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
ugh I found it tortuous. It was like Candide but without all the light-hearted funny bits.
Laga speaks my Barry Lyndon mind. It must have been the context in which I saw it, but it really made me want to poke my eyes out. Last year, I tried a re-viewing just to see if I might appreciate something about it. Nice costumes.
In wildly unexpected news, I saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall today and cackled through most of it. I went to requite my insane Russell Brand love and came away with a smile on my face. Predictable? In the extreme, but I still really enjoyed it.
If anyone sat through the credits (my friend had to pee...) was there anything after the NBC "Animal Instinct" promo ? Which, by the way, seemed entirely plausible and cracked me totally up.
Laga - Apr 26, 2008 5:25:12 pm PDT #5321 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
one of the all time great film noir, plus a classic heist movie.
sold.
was there anything after the
just more credits.
DavidS - Apr 26, 2008 5:27:16 pm PDT #5322 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Dude, Where's My Car?
Are you kidding? It's the only other movie besides Barry Lyndon that's lit entirely with candles.
Volans - Apr 26, 2008 5:30:17 pm PDT #5323 of 10000
move out and draw fire
Hmmm. I'm not sure I buy that The Shining was about the wipeout of the Native Americans. But it's the kind of media analysis I adore, so I'll keep reading the essay.
I find the discussion about how Ravenous is about the consumption of the wilderness by Manifest Destiny more compelling.
Also, and completely out of left field, has anyone done the Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon thing? Is that bullshit or does it actually work?
Laga - Apr 26, 2008 5:36:26 pm PDT #5324 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
has anyone done the Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon thing?
yes! In fact I own a copy of the movie synched to the record.
Is that bullshit or does it actually work?
"...One of the things any audio professional will tell you is that the scope for the drift between the video and the record is enormous; it could be anything up to twenty seconds by the time the record's finished. And anyway, if you play any record with the sound turned down on the TV, you will find things that work..."
Tom Scola - Apr 26, 2008 6:39:45 pm PDT #5325 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Plus, in Barry Lyndon, Ryan O'Neal was stoned the entire time.