The original has aged badly, but there's an actual good movie in there behind all the "Paganism = nekkid Brit Eckland, yay!" stuff.
Plus Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee were both really good in it.
Giles: I'm sure we're all perfectly safe. Dawn: We're safe. Right. And Spike built a robot Buffy to play checkers with. Tara: It sounded convincing when I thought it.
'Dirty Girls'
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Frankenbuddha - Dec 11, 2009 8:25:05 am PST #5511 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
bon bon - Dec 11, 2009 8:35:38 am PST #5512 of 30000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The movie, not the boat, I'm assuming.
You saw what I did there.
tommyrot - Dec 11, 2009 8:37:12 am PST #5513 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The movie breaks in half before sinking, with one half staying afloat a little longer than the other!
Strega - Dec 11, 2009 8:38:21 am PST #5514 of 30000
I'm not sure another movie can approach that without Jason Statham on crack.
I know that John Goodman fights a ninja. And there's a snake-apult. And Vikings.
§ ita § - Dec 11, 2009 8:40:11 am PST #5515 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
John Goodman fights a ninja
Dude. That's like Newhart flipping out like a mammal in The Librarian. Which I haven't seen, but wouldn't mind catching.
And Vikings are always good.
Polter-Cow - Dec 11, 2009 8:43:07 am PST #5516 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I know that John Goodman fights a ninja. And there's a snake-apult. And Vikings.
Vikings?? Damn.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 11, 2009 8:58:27 am PST #5517 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Don't be a viking!
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I actually enjoyed the hell out of Speed Racer. But I saw it in Imax, so that might just have been the visual overload talking.
Tom Scola - Dec 11, 2009 9:10:09 am PST #5518 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
There's nothing wrong with Speed Racer that a competent editor couldn't have fixed. The Wachowskis need to have their final cut card revoked, is all.
msbelle - Dec 11, 2009 9:41:28 am PST #5519 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I saw Speed Racer with mac and enjoyed it. It is totally like watching a video game with non-action bits in between that are in a candy world with super saturated colors and awesome cartoonish clothes.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 11, 2009 9:45:09 am PST #5520 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It is totally like watching a video game with non-action bits in between that are in a candy world with super saturated colors and awesome cartoonish clothes.
And John Goodman fighting Ninjas!