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| chillywilly |
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mo_flixx wrote: In conclusion, I found one stunt particularly pathetic. The filmmakers have ripped off the famous Buster Keaton stunt of the big house with tiny window falling on Keaton while the window misses him - leaving Keaton standing as if nothing had happened. This is one of the great classic moments of cinema.
Ripped off or done as a homage? Rewatching that scene recently, I thought it was more in homage.... but that's just my opinion on that.
I made several comparisons of Jackass vs. Borat and agree with your conclusion. Which could be the reason I laughed a lot harder in Jackass than I did in Borat. The one scene in Borat (nude chase in the hotel) reminded me of several Jackass stunts (specifically where Preston Lacy chases Wee Man in the first movie and several of the TV show stunts). |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:59 pm |
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chillywilly wrote: mo_flixx wrote: In conclusion, I found one stunt particularly pathetic. The filmmakers have ripped off the famous Buster Keaton stunt of the big house with tiny window falling on Keaton while the window misses him - leaving Keaton standing as if nothing had happened. This is one of the great classic moments of cinema.
Ripped off or done as a homage? Rewatching that scene recently, I thought it was more in homage.... but that's just my opinion on that.
If it's an homage it is a rather pathetic one done by someone who had never even heard of Lon Chaney. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:12 pm |
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| It was so clearly an homage--and a decent one--that I don't get the misunderstanding. The terrorist-in-the-taxi could be accused of being a little too Borat, however. "What size are your wife's breasts?" |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:42 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: mo_flixx wrote: Joe Vitus wrote: A friend tells me the Jackass movies are the most homoerotic non-porn available. Any comments?
Joe, I DID make that observation while I watched. Just a little too much male bonding to be 100% straight IMO.
To quote "Guy Love" from the Scrubs musical:
It's like I married my best friend
But in a totally manly way.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
I liked that song better of the two.
Well, both you and Mo have made me a little more intereseted in Jackass. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:05 pm |
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billyweeds wrote: It was so clearly an homage--and a decent one--that I don't get the misunderstanding. The terrorist-in-the-taxi could be accused of being a little too Borat, however. "What size are your wife's breasts?"
Re: Keaton shot.
I just believe in copying from the BEST...and that was a poorly executed copy. It looked tacky and cheap.
Like going to Walmart to buy your knockoff of a $3000 Gucci handbag. |
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:11 pm |
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mo_flixx wrote: Like going to Walmart to buy your knockoff of a $3000 Gucci handbag.
They sell those there?  |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:26 pm |
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Or going to Target to buy a knockoff of an Elsa Peretti piece fromTiffany's. Yes - her heart necklace has been copied everywhere.
Time to see "The Devil Wears Prada" again.
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| Syd |
| Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:55 pm |
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Nancy and I watched most of BloodRayne today, which is pretty bad but not quite as bad as I expected. It was interesting to see how people reacted to being in an Uwe Boll movie.
(1) Kristanna Loken responds by speaking mostly in a monotone, with an odd accent which sounds vaguely Danish with a mild speech impediment. She shows generous cleavage, but no nudity that I could tell, but this was SCI-FI network and they probably bleeped it out. She does an amazingly effective job of slicing considering her swords had no edges. (Nancy pointed this out.) She sometimes gasps effectively in her battles but her somersaults compare with mine. Her character is a dhampire which is like a regular vampire, only wetter.
(2) Michelle Rodriguez responds by doing a dead-on impersonation of Kristianna Loken in BloodRayne. She even has the accent down.
(3) Ben Kingsley responds by looking bored and in pain, as if he had a bad case of hemorrhoids.
(4) Matthew Davis responds by acting so subtle that you forget he's on the screen, which, since he's the male lead, he presumably is. This presumably will enable him to escape the movie with minimal damage, assuming, of course, he actually is in it
(5) Michael Madsen plays the leader of the vampire-hunting trio whose other members are played by Rodriguez and Davis. What's interesting is that, despite his character being European (his name is Vladimir), underneath the wig he's definitely a bubba. If you saw him in Kill Bill 2, you can imagine what Uwe Boll can bring out in him.
(6) Meatloaf, who we first see surrounded by a bevy of naked beauties (with the vital parts blurred out since this is on the SCI-FI Channel), realizes his position is hopeless and has fun playing off the decadence. He has some difficulty with action scenes since all the other characters can run circles around him.
I was struck when I first tuned in how everything looked like it was painted paper-mache, except for the characters who looked a bit odd. It's an strange effect which we think comes from shooting directly to videotape.
There will be two sequels.
BloodRayne 2: Deliverance will take Rayne into a western, where she faces off against the head vampire, Billy the Kid. Well, he was bloodthirsty. Oddly enough, Kristanna Loken will not repeat the role. Michelle Rodriguez won't do it either. (The Deliverance in the title is the name of a town, and hopefully not a homage to the Burt Reynolds epic.)
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:41 am |
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Just finsihed watching Eight Below.
A touching movie and a good story. The dogs were well trained and were wonderful to watch in their fight to keep themselves alive.
Paul Walker was not bad. He has had better roles (RUNNIGN SCARED is one I can think of), but for this kind of story, he did a good job.
I think this one was recommended by billy and I'm glad I finally watched it. Thanks, billy. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:58 am |
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EIGHT BELOW.
I agree. A great movie for dog lovers & adventure freaks. Paul Walker (still in his 'just a pretty face' mode) does a good job as actor and athlete.
"thanks, billy??" I believe I, too, championed this film. I'm feeling awfully insignificant these days.
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| chillywilly |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:02 am |
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mo_flixx wrote: "thanks, billy??" I believe I, too, championed this film. I'm feeling awfully insignificant these days.
Sorry, mo... Thanks to you as well.... Hard to remember everyone that provided input on this movie. |
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| mo_flixx |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:35 am |
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Sorry, mo... Thanks to you as well.... Hard to remember everyone that provided input on this movie.[/quote]
Thank you, but it is not hard to remember if you do a search. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:39 am |
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mo_flixx wrote:
Sorry, mo... Thanks to you as well.... Hard to remember everyone that provided input on this movie.
Thank you, but it is not hard to remember if you do a search.[/quote]
Mo--Get off the pity pot. Not everyone has the time to do a search every time they post something. Come on, girl. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:41 am |
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| Something is wrong with the quote function, obviously. The end of Mo's quote looks like my comment, and the same goes for the previous post. Lorne? |
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| Rod |
| Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:50 am |
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| Le petit lieutenant. Sharp as a razor policier with Nathalie Baye giving a performance made of tensile steel. Excellent script takes an unexpected turn (but not one of those hideous "twists") 2/3rds through that defies expectations. Richard Schickel had it on his Top Ten of the year, and I can see why. |
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