Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
My bad. Though this might explain why your friends think it's normal to move in together so soon.

I just meant it was a very old joke.

For a subject change, Skeletor and the guy who plays Bobby on the Practice were apparently fired today.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by leagleaze
I just meant it was a very old joke.

Apparently, the board needs more up-to-date riddles about lesbian relationship dynamics. Perhaps someone can recommend a website of some kind.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
The Toxic Avenger

I ordinarily give deference to your observations of fringe countercultural movements, such as the minority of Americans who support Bush's $550 billion tax cut. However, The Toxic Avenger blew like a Carolina hurricane. If it was intended to be ironic, the irony lay under a very thick blanket of suck.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
apropos of nothing- when bored, I would sometimes try to put my nipple in to the "eye" of my bfs penis. It hurt. And not in a pinching way. Why?

And with that image forever burned into my brain, I'd say we're even.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I ordinarily give deference to your observations of fringe countercultural movements, such as the minority of Americans who support Bush's $550 billion tax cut. However, The Toxic Avenger blew like a Carolina hurricane. If it was intended to be ironic, the irony lay under a very thick blanket of suck.

Even with a head full of acid, it sucked.

Nuke 'Em High, otoh, well, THAT's a movie.

[Jack Manfred]

Originally posted by evenodds
Notable omissions include A Clockwork Orange, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Life Of Brian, Straw Dogs and Reservoir Dogs.

The top ten is: 1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984); 2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975); 3. Freaks (1932); 4. Harold & Maude (1971); 5. Pink Flamingos (1972); 6. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974); 7. Repo Man (1984); 8. Scarface (1983); 9. Blade Runner (1982); 10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The omissions of A Clockwork Orange, Reservoir Dogs, and Blue Velvet eviscerate any credibility the list might have had.

Shawshank is not a cult movie. Tons of people have seen it. Plus, it was nominated for 7 Oscars. It's on the wrong list.

I doubt any of these are on the list, but here goes:

The Woman Chaser: stars Patrick Warbutton (Puddy from Seinfeld) as a used car salesman in 1950's Los Angeles who decides to write and direct his own movie. Shot in color, but transferred to black-and-white. I've seen it on cable in color, but on screen in black-and-white is better. It's hilarious either way, in an over-the-top pulpy style. This (unrealeased) soundtrack is stacked with lounge classics.

Bound: after reading a bunch of articles about The Matrix, I was surprised to learn that Bound was a flop at the box office. It's a wonderful film. They even manage to make Jennifer Tilly not seem annoying.

Rushmore: this was the best work that Bill Murray has ever done. He should have won best supporting actor, and he didn't even get nominated.

[leagleaze]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Apparently, the board needs more up-to-date riddles about lesbian relationship dynamics. Perhaps someone can recommend a website of some kind.

Well, you know, I looked, but I couldn't find any good ones.

Here is a lightbulb joke though:

How many lesbians does it take to change a lightbulb?

Eight. One to change it, three to organize the potluck, three to film an empowering documentary, and one to write a folksong about the experience.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
Bound: after reading a bunch of articles about The Matrix, I was surprised to learn that Bound was a flop at the box office. It's a wonderful film. They even manage to make Jennifer Tilly not seem annoying.

Put any actress into some lesbian sex scenes, and they won't be annoying, eh?

As for cult films, rather than defining by example, how about the following:

A cult film:
1) Did not enjoy great critical acclaim or box-office success,
2) was not widely seen, and
3) has a sizable number of people who both love the film and are willing to see it repeatedly.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
I ordinarily give deference to your observations of fringe countercultural movements, such as the minority of Americans who support Bush's $550 billion tax cut. However, The Toxic Avenger blew like a Carolina hurricane. If it was intended to be ironic, the irony lay under a very thick blanket of suck.

Yes, but it had the immortal line: "No tickee, no washee."

Seriously, it did. Seriously.

BTW, I think Reservoir Dogs absolutely qualifies as a cult movie, and is one of the best. My friends and I comprise cults for certain movies, such as "Night of the Creeps" (giant slugs that enter people's bodies through the mouth and lay eggs in the brain, turning them into zombies) and "Legend of the Overfiend" (the longest Japanese anime psuedo-god-demonic-porno in the world, with at least five distinct points at which you're CERTAIN that the movie HAS to be over . . . "

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by leagleaze
Well, you know, I looked, but I couldn't find any good ones.

Here is a lightbulb joke though:

How many lesbians does it take to change a lightbulb?

Eight. One to change it, three to organize the potluck, three to film an empowering documentary, and one to write a folksong about the experience.

Unless said lesbians are radical feminists:

Q: How many radical feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: That's not funny.

Ollie (may have read that in the infirm board, so apologies to whomever I'm plagiarizing) Ramone

[Jack Manfred]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Put any actress into some lesbian sex scenes, and they won't be annoying, eh?

Well, it certainly makes it difficult. With Jenifer Tilly, her shrill, squeaky voice has always irritated me. In Bound, she basically whispers/purrs during the entire film. Probem solved. By contrast, Fran Drescher in a lesbian scene is still annoying.

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
As for cult films, rather than defining by example, how about the following:

A cult film:
1) Did not enjoy great critical acclaim or box-office success,
2) was not widely seen, and
3) has a sizable number of people who both love the film and are willing to see it repeatedly.

I think that's a good working definition, but I think a film that had critical acclaim but was either rejected by the mainstream or couldn't get into enough theatres to have mainstream success should still be able to wear the cult classic mantle, provided that (3) is satisfied.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by bridge of love
most of these rules are really "one offs" to describe one movie that is cult. a cult movie is one where most/all people hear of it through a recommendation, as opposed to ads etc. also, I think the "cult" following needs to be somewhat anti-mainstream. for this reason Office Space (which I love, see my Avatar) is not a cult movie. its following is fried engineers. Spinal Tap also is not a cult movie for a similar reason- its following thinks its not mainstream when it is the mainstream. the whole question is made much more complicated once mainstream media starts giving its ten best "cult" movies. the very listing almost makes it not.

3 that are great, and destined to always be "cult" Liquid Sky, Forbidden Zone (Herve V.!) and Driller Killer.

Foiled again... I tried today to change my (annoying to Paigow) avatar to this picture but I never successfully got the picture open at the kitten-whatever hosting site listed here in the FAQ section (oh and the other one is not taking new free accounts, fyi, leagl). No sense bothering with it anymore since bridge of love has my Milton pic up. Guess Paigow will have to suffer a while longer with the puppet.

n(aiming, in a slightly fucked up way, to please)cs

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
... I probably would have started weeping at the metaphorical foot of the climbing wall, like that chick from "An Officer and a Gentleman." Or for that matter every movie about basic training. They all have the Chick Who Cries Because She Can't Climb the Wall.

Apropos of nothing, I have to say that many of your recent posts have been both (a) very amusing, and (2) Not Pedantic. Keep up the good work.

Not (oh, and thanks to RP for appreciating the latest Nob Bob Avatar) Bob

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Jack Manfred
I think that's a good working definition, but I think a film that had critical acclaim but was either rejected by the mainstream or couldn't get into enough theatres to have mainstream success should still be able to wear the cult classic mantle, provided that (3) is satisfied.

that might be a decent revision, but I nonetheless note that probably 90% of the cult films mentioned today were not critically acclaimed, despite their respective cults believing they were the "best movie ever."

Mmmm(cult of one (two, str8?) for Fear of a Black Hat)Burger

[SlaveNoMore]

Atticus Grinch
I ordinarily give deference to your observations of fringe countercultural movements, such as the minority of Americans who support Bush's $550 billion tax cut. However, The Toxic Avenger blew like a Carolina hurricane. If it was intended to be ironic, the irony lay under a very thick blanket of suck.

Not a fan of Troma Team I see?

And let me add:

Bloodsucking Freaks
Basket Case
Brazil
Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Time Bandits
Suspiria
Deep Red