RIP Jesús Franco: [link]
Take me, sir. Take me hard.
Zoe ,'War Stories'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Tom Scola - Apr 02, 2013 8:14:15 am PDT #23965 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
le nubian - Apr 02, 2013 8:28:09 am PDT #23966 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hec,
I kind of see what you mean, but for 80-90% of the movie (except for the person who discussed Kubric's directorial choices and the set), I felt like what the movie did was inspire people to write fiction. This is not a bad thing, but nearly all of their interpretations had very little foundation in the movie.
That is why I felt the movie lacked value. This is the kind of thing you hear on a bad blind date or sitting next to the wrong person on a plane. Sure we all can see things and have creative interpretations of anything, but I'm not sure a movie needs to be made out of it.
Polter-Cow - Apr 04, 2013 10:45:05 am PDT #23967 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Man, sometimes I completely disagreed with him, and sometimes I completely agreed with him, but I always loved his reviews. Film criticism has lost a major voice.
SuziQ - Apr 04, 2013 10:47:33 am PDT #23968 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Oh wow, PC. I saw an article a day or two ago that his cancer was back...but man, that was fast. RIP indeed.
Jessica - Apr 04, 2013 10:49:46 am PDT #23969 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My sister IM'ed me about it and I thought she must have misread one of the articles about his cancer/leave of absence. Wow.
End of an era.
Amy - Apr 04, 2013 10:51:20 am PDT #23970 of 30000
Because books.
That's what I thought, too, Suzi. So sad. But he battled it for a long time.
Also, what Jessica said.
Polter-Cow - Apr 04, 2013 10:59:10 am PDT #23971 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My sister IM'ed me about it and I thought she must have misread one of the articles about his cancer/leave of absence. Wow.
Yeah, I saw the first RIP post on Facebook and was like what are you talking about, and then I saw the articles from yesterday, and then she quoted me the Tweet, and dammit.
Consuela - Apr 04, 2013 11:04:58 am PDT #23972 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wow, that was fast! Except for how he's been fighting cancer for a long time. But I saw a post from him on my RSS feed just a couple of days ago...
Connie Neil - Apr 04, 2013 11:11:15 am PDT #23973 of 30000
brillig
It's sad, but I'm glad it was fast and he didn't have time to dwell on being unable to write.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 04, 2013 6:39:10 pm PDT #23974 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Like P-C said, I didn't always agree with him, and sometimes on things he didn't like I thought he was belligerently NOT GETTING IT to make a point. But I always liked reading him. And watching him and Gene on Sneak Previews (and other incarnations) was always fun. I will miss him. When he loved something, he really loved it and was very expressive of why he did.
Although he was still dead wrong on The Phantom Menace being a great movie. Ce la vi. RIP Roger.