Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Movin'

I actually DID get tagged for this one, so in the interests of pointless list making, here goes.

The last film I bought:
The Incredibles. I love this film, despite the Ayn Randiness of it's core message. It's just fun. Am I the only one who thinks Elastigirl is sexy? The Internet says NO, I am not! (Eww)

The last film I watched:
At home, start to finish? Return of the Jedi. Because I needed to like Star Wars again.
In the theater? Kingdom of Heaven. I know I said I'd never see it, but I was drawn there by circumstances beyond my control. Meh.

Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me:
This is not a top five, since the pool of selection is too wide to seriously narrow down to a handful. Like the meme says though, this is a good list of stuff I end up watching a lot.

Star Wars. The originals, pre-special edition. Duh.

The Road to El Dorado. Part of the appeal is the complete counter-culture non Disneyness of it. It's fun, slightly subversive, expertly performed by Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh, and the most likely film interpretation of Mage: The Sorceror's Crusade.

Dark City. I can't stand Keifer Sutherland, but creepy lispy Keifer can be my Obi-Wan any day. No more Mister Quick! Mister Quick, dead.

Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail. There will come a point of senility in my life where Monty Python quotes will be my only means of communication with the outside world. Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-Film. Scene 24. Blue. Ni!

Fight Club. Possibly the most violent movie ever made before the advent of Kill Bill. I'm not counting Robocop, Rambo, or Hot Shots Part Deux because that might be inconvenient to the preceding statement. Either way, who doesn't love watching Ed Norton beating the living crap out of himself while plotting the anarchist destruction of the credit industry?

Finally, tag five people to do this meme:
Uh, whoever hasn't done it who still wants to.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yay for pointless list-making!

I forgot to put Monty Python. Dear God, I forgot to put Monty Python.

What did you think of Kingdom of Heaven?

Anonymous said...

Mmm, El Dorado.

Now that I no longer live with you, I should probably buy this movie for mine own self.

E Mac said...

Kingdom of Heaven was ok, I guess. Kind of a simplistic, predictable plot, lots of people carrying the Idiot Sword. It had neither a compelling character drama nor a strong tactical process story. "They can only attack the city from this direction." Uhhhhh... why?

The "and I'm the King of England" bit at the end was a little... much. Is it part of Orlando Bloom's contract now that he has to end the film wearing the costume of a a triumphant fop?

They should have made it about Saladin and given Alexander Siddig more screen time.

Anonymous said...

Damn straight.

I thought the Richard thing was funny.