MisterVimes Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I recently saw "Buckaroo Banzai" - hadn't seen it in a LOOONG time. A quirky' date=' but very watchable movie. Some ideas I could use for a weird world Hero game / Pulp Hero Game.[/quote'] I dearly love that movie. It should be watched (when possible) as a double feature with "Big Trouble in Little China" because (A) they are both great Modern Pulp and ( they were both written by W.D. Richter. © There is also some difficult to verify suggestion that Jack Burton was a Blue Blaze Irregular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Love and Other Drugs. a cute file plus a nude Anne Hathaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I dearly love that movie. It should be watched (when possible) as a double feature with "Big Trouble in Little China" because (A) they are both great Modern Pulp and ( they were both written by W.D. Richter. © There is also some difficult to verify suggestion that Jack Burton was a Blue Blaze Irregular. I believe that appears in the novel or some such. I also recall hearing about a link between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I believe that appears in the novel or some such. I also recall hearing about a link between the two. Here's the only story that I can verify. A guy wrote "Against the World Crime League" script in 1999 and put Burton in there as a Blue Blazer. Supposedly Richter said in a Starlog interview (that I can't find) that BtiLC was "essentially" the BB sequel. I think it's all just wishful thinking, but clearly, because of Richter's influence, the two films have a very similar feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Here's the only story that I can verify. A guy wrote "Against the World Crime League" script in 1999 and put Burton in there as a Blue Blazer. Supposedly Richter said in a Starlog interview (that I can't find) that BtiLC was "essentially" the BB sequel. I think it's all just wishful thinking' date=' but clearly, because of Richter's influence, the two films have a very similar feel.[/quote'] Hmm... that might be where I heard about it. You do know that Jack Burton's in Normals Unbound, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shadow Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Crooked Man from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Jeremy Brett and David Burke. Although I enjoy Downey and Law, Brett and Burke are the definitive Holmes and Watson for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Hmm... that might be where I heard about it. You do know that Jack Burton's in Normals Unbound, right? Yep. I think you told me about 8 years ago. I point it out to all my friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? espn boxing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I'm very jealous. What he said. How was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Watched the original Gojira(1954) in preparation for a convention. Even if you're turned off by some of the fantastical elements and camp of the later films' date=' I think everyone owes it to themselves to see a subtitled copy of this film at least once. There's a reason this one is studied in film courses, folks.[/quote'] There is an early scene in a Tokyo commuter train where a young woman tells a fellow commuter that if she can survive the bombing of Hiroshima, she can survive Gojira. Gojira is terrifying for the reasons the shark in Jaws is terrifying: it is powerful, inexplicable, cannot be reasoned with or intimidated, and carries the destructive force of nature itself in its wake. It is a living reminder of the limitations of human power and the ability of nature to humble, in devastating fashion, our proud species. It is a lesson that the Japanese have been forcibly taught many times, most recently at Sendai and Fukushima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? moby dick and the mighty mightor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Just watched Super 8. Pretty good. The thought I had at the end was, "Great, now the alien's going to go home and tell everyone how good humans taste." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? the herculoids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Just finished watching the second set of the BBC's Sherlock (set modern) with Cumberbatch and Freeman, 3 "movies" this time, 5 total AFAIK. Have really enjoyed that series and the "modified" stories Moffat and his people have put together. I have really liked that the stories were changed enough so I didn't know from the original how the story would play out. The variation on the Hound of the Baskerville and also the Final Solution was excellent, IMO. Moriarty is truly evil and insane, and Mycroft did turn out to be Sherlock's nemesis (as he stated in the very first episode), even if unintentionally. I also really enjoyed that John Watson was loyal, despite overwhelming evidence, and even a confession by Sherlock, to Holmes. Well done, looking forward to more in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? batman mask of the phantsm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? They had a Phineas and Ferb-fest on DisneyXD last weekend, so I recorded 12 episodes I hadn't seen before and have watched three so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Kick-Ass. I can't help it. I love this movie. It was much better than the comic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Newsroom. The first episode was really solid. I like the fact that they set it 2 years in the past so they can use real news stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? the art of action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Just watching Star Trek Enterprise tv series. Like it well enough, but holy cow the theme song is awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Drop Dead Fred, not as good as i remember it 21 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? What he said. How was it? Very good. Danny DeVito is onstage almost throughout as one half of a vaudville double act who split 11 years previously having worked together for 43 years. Neither can now stand the other. The idea is to reunite for a TV special but they need to get past the mutual loathing first. Richard Griffiths is his ex-partner. Richard plays a Dursley in Harry Potter. I took my mother to see it as it was playing at the Savoy theatre which is right next to the Savoy hotel as she likes both actors. Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance. Not too bad. I have seen worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Aots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jim Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Season 1 of MTV's Teen Wolf on Netflix streaming. Now I can start getting Season 2 off the DVR. The Newsroom. I agree with Escafarc and will continue to watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? 1960s fantastic four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.