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marantzo |
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:20 am |
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Though I have sometimes been accused of being down on women, one of the things that enjoy greatly in movies is when a woman kick the hell out of some macho idiot. It just make me feel real good. |
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Befade |
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:14 pm |
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Quote: He particularly likes to show, not a woman grovelling and submitting to torture, or dying in the process, but coming back and kicking major ass.
I enjoy that alot, too. By the end of Death Proof the second battalion of babes gave Kurt what he deserved. |
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Melody |
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:58 pm |
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Agree with Terese about Jackie Brown.
Agree with Billy about Death Proof.
I keep forgetting to see Dancer in the Dark. It's a Bjork thing. |
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Melody |
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:31 pm |
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I liked Zombieland. It jumps right into the action with very little backstory and had me giggling from the first scene. Clever writing by a couple of young (they must be young) guys whose major credits are The Joe Schmo Show and Big Brother reality TV series. They're anxious to show off their influences and sometimes it's too TOO cute, but overall it works for me. Plus, I'll watch Woody Harrelson in anything. |
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Ghulam |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:54 am |
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I liked Paranormal Activity. The suspense is palpable. There are a few seeming errors, although they may have been deemed to be necesaary, e.g. if there is a spooky noise in the house in the middle of the night, the first thing one would do would be to put on the lights, instead of chasing shadows in the dark. |
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billyweeds |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:35 am |
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There's a new horror movie on the scene which is getting much better reviews than Paranormal. It's called The House of the Devil, and is destined to be a cult classic if not a box-office bonanza. |
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chillywilly |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:50 am |
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billyweeds wrote: The only evidence of Tarantino hating women is that he often makes them look ridiculous on screen. The trendy, talky, amazingly boring hen parties that occupy most of Death Trap are enough to turn me off the opposite sex for three hours. But the women in Inglourious Basterds are the most decisive and impressive characters in the movie.
This is true. Tarantino is not a woman hater by any stretch. If anything, the female roles are very empowered. Uma makes it easy to see in both PF and the KB movies. |
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Marj |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:36 pm |
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I'm surprised that you're the first to mention Uma Thurman by name, Chills. I do think she's a perfect example of QT's feelings toward women. Especially in the Kill Bill movies. Not only does he adore and respect them, he sees them as powerful forces.
I wonder. Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction. Her character was one I always thought of as strong, independent and aggressive. But in truth she may be more of a sad excuse for a strong woman - a ball buster to hype her own ego. But it's been a while. What do you think? |
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Joe Vitus |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:37 pm |
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He's also the only person to get a genuine performance out of her. And that must have taken a lot of love. |
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Marj |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:45 pm |
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Hiya Horst! I was wondering what happened to your avatar. Very spiffy, I must say. |
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Joe Vitus |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:51 pm |
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Thank you! Took a while to find a photo that would fit, after it had turned out that I couldn't crop an existing photo and save it under the right file format. |
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Melody |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:19 pm |
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Marj wrote: I wonder. Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction. Her character was one I always thought of as strong, independent and aggressive. But in truth she may be more of a sad excuse for a strong woman - a ball buster to hype her own ego. But it's been a while. What do you think?
Hey Marj, it's been a long time since I've seen it. Femmes fatale always strike me as both aggressive and somewhat depressed. There's something in Fiorentino's eyes I see in all her roles that speaks of deep-seated misery.
As for this particular role, tell you what, I'll watch it again asap and report back. |
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Marj |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:25 pm |
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Okie Doke, Melody. Still I find it interesting that you remember similar qualities.
And how could one discuss Femme fatales without discussing Femme Fatale. |
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billyweeds |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:35 pm |
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Joe--Have you ever seen Buchholz in Billy Wilder's One Two Three? |
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Befade |
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:51 pm |
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Let's pick up the De Palma forum where we left off. Discuss Femme Fatale. Marj....do you have time to moderate this one? |
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