General Movie Thread

[Pat K]

And anyway, if I want space marines, I'll watch Starship Troopers so that I can also enjoy gratuitous blood and nudity. (Human nudity, that is.)

Ah, that takes me back to a simpler time on the internet when you fought on usenet instead of bulletin boards.

This movie made people so mad! it was awesome.

Yeah, people hated that movie.  For me, since it came out it's been sort of my acid test. Like, if you're not going to be more ridiculous, crazy, and absurd than Starship Troopers, why should I be interested?

[Christina]

And anyway, if I want space marines, I'll watch Starship Troopers so that I can also enjoy gratuitous blood and nudity. (Human nudity, that is.)

Ah, that takes me back to a simpler time on the internet when you fought on usenet instead of bulletin boards.

This movie made people so mad! it was awesome.

Yeah, people hated that movie.  For me, since it came out it's been sort of my acid test. Like, if you're not going to be more ridiculous, crazy, and absurd than Starship Troopers, why should I be interested?

I've thought of this movie very recently when I got into a scuffle about Inglourious Baistriangeasdftghards. Yes, I do understand what QT was doing, and I do know how to take things not-so-seriously, and I don't need movies to make sense all the time etc etc.

I GET IT. I JUST DONT THINK HE DID A GOOD JOB DOING IT.

Now, a guy like Verhoeven, did he not pick up that football and run like a crazy man to the end zone on Starship?

[Pat K]

I've thought of this movie very recently when I got into a scuffle about Inglourious Baistriangeasdftghards. Yes, I do understand what QT was doing, and I do know how to take things not-so-seriously, and I don't need movies to make sense all the time etc etc.

I GET IT. I JUST DONT THINK HE DID A GOOD JOB DOING IT.

Now, a guy like Verhoeven, did he not pick up that football and run like a crazy man to the end zone on Starship?

Such a good point of comparison with those 2 flicks.  He did indeed run with that shit like a crazy man. Then he spiked the ball directly into someone's face. Then he tackled somebody so hard they were ripped in half.

[Christina]

Such a good point of comparison with those 2 flicks.  He did indeed run with that shit like a crazy man. Then he spiked the ball directly into someone's face. Then he tackled somebody so hard they were ripped in half.

He's also one of the most entertaining people on commentary tracks ... it's been a while, but if I remember right, he is vibrating so much talking about this movie he's hovering 6 inches above his chair the whole time.

Goddamnit, I've got to get Black Books on the netflix ... I can't believe I haven't seen this yet.

[cutout]

Harry Knowles' dopey review of Avatar -

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43430


Mr. Beaks totally on-point pan of Avatar -

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43400

[Christina]

Harry Knowles' dopey review of Avatar -

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43430

Wow, I don't think I've ever read a Harry Knowles review, or at least it's been years. He's terrible. His writing is so juvenile it's embarrassing. It's like finding a term paper you wrote when you were 13.

Mr. Beaks totally on-point pan of Avatar -

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43400

Not much better, but at least we have complete sentences. You could fill a whole bingo card with the number of movie critic go-to words here.

And that's my review of these reviews.

My one word review for both would be: Pee-yew!

[Sarah]

Why does Starship Troopers make people so angry?  I remember it as good, clean fun.

[Sarah]

Oh, and why does anyone take Harry Knowles seriously?

[buffcoat]

Why Starship Troopers make people so angry?  I remember it as good, clean fun.

Why it make them so angry, indeed?  Why it?

[Sarah]

How dare you, you swine.  I'm going to quit now.

[Christina]

Oh, and why does anyone take Harry Knowles seriously?

I"m not sure anyone does, except the chicken shit hollywood people who keep inviting him to premieres.

[fletcher munson]

How dare you, you swine.  I'm going to quit now.

How you be qui'-in' , Sarah?

[buffcoat]

How dare you, you swine.  I'm going to quit now.

How dare I.  You might as well ask "how can I."  Or "how do I."  Or "which way to the train station." 


There's something missing from all these questions, but I can't figure out what it is.


































































I always fly too close to the sun.  Always.  I'm going to make an error of my own, or already have, but I don't care!

[Sarah]

You think you haen

I'm going to make an error of my own, or already have

"Or"?

[buffcoat]

You think you haen

I'm going to make an error of my own, or already have

"Or"?

To make one error may be regarded as a misfortune; to make two looks like carelessness.