Movie Madness

I've had trouble posting, didn't work...

And as I'm working as a journalist for a news website, I've had my hands full lately, as you might guess.

Thanks for asking, anyway, Huntsy...

As for your question : I'm totally unable to name 1 film, or 1 record, or 1 book... I have my favorites, few of them, but can't extract one out of them.

"It's nice to be back"

... Come on Geoffy, pick one... I dare you!

Originally posted by Huntsman ... Come on Geoffy, pick one... I dare you!

This is absurd. So I will pick one from who I think was the best ever :

"The Navigator" by Buster Keaton

always prefered the pair of glasses & a smile of harold lloyd to buster keaton meself. though both better than that chaplin chap.

Charlie Chaploid is about as funny as a guinea pig struggling to outrun a lorry.

I heard that Buster 'The Badger' Keaton, whilst filming his hit comedy films back in the 1870's, used to box with an upright camel during takes. The cast and crew would bet to see how long each camel could last against the might of The Buster. Cheers of 'go on Buster, break the camels back' could be heard several miles outside of Hollywood. Sometimes, if Buster was really riled and narked, he would belt the camel on the nose.

Sometimes, Buster would sit down in his chair, and just start crying.

I'd like to see Buster against a decent fox the bastard.

Originally posted by Huntsman I heard that Buster 'The Badger' Keaton, whilst filming his hit comedy films back in the 1870's, used to box with an upright camel during takes. The cast and crew would bet to see how long each camel could last against the might of The Buster. Cheers of 'go on Buster, break the camels back' could be heard several miles outside of Hollywood. Sometimes, if Buster was really riled and narked, he would belt the camel on the nose.Sometimes, Buster would sit down in his chair, and just start crying.I'd like to see Buster against a decent fox the bastard.

Sorry, Huntsy, but I seem to have a problem understanding badger jokes ? What the hell is a badger, anyway ?

And Buster Keaton was born in 1895...

Originally posted by dave hibell always prefered the pair of glasses & a smile of harold lloyd to buster keaton meself.though both better than that chaplin chap.

Well, I guess it's the matter of taste as to who was the funniest.

But, as a cinematographer, Keaton was way better.

... there not meant as jokes Geoff. I'll lay off the badgers, I think they've had a rough ride recently.

Originally posted by Huntsman ... there not meant as jokes Geoff. I'll lay off the badgers, I think they've had a rough ride recently.

That's weird, in Altavista's translator, they say that badger means "blaireau" in french. A small animal that has 2 other meanings :

1. the brush barbers use to spread the foam before shaving.
2. A heavy moron or something like that...

mmmmm... it doesn't surprise me that a badger is likened to a small brush used to sprinkle the old chin with shaving foam... after all, it would be easy to mistake either in a rush. Upset to here that the word badger could be used in a derogatory manner.

Saying that, a friend of mine who is very keen on the game 'cricket' (also named after something like a small animal) uses the term 'Filthy Badger' to describe a person who is a bit shit.

If I imagine a badger in human form - I immediately think of someone with a fuzzy beard, who is a bit thick... so it all makes some kind of sense.

Now weasels... that's another matter entirely.

Hibbsy - not sure about your other quotes - got me puzzled on that one. The Empire Strikes Back is easily the far superior Lucas number topping even the legendary Star Wars. Return of the Jedi starring the dancing bears has to be the lowest moment in the series, well, until the soppy talking fish came on the scene.

I never realised, but evidently George Lucas was going to call Luke Skywalker John Beans?! - after a popular western food. Also, Han Solo was originally called 'Bat'.

Huntsy, the cavil that Buster Keaton was born in 1895 demonstrates a woeful lack of appreciation for your distinctive anecdotes. Obviously your rfefence to the 1870's was intended to let us know that the whole incident was slightly apocryphal.

Got to be the Godfather for me....

But what about the Wicker Man?Top Movie!

Sorry for the typo. Should be "reference"

Which one was The Empire Strike Back? Was that the one where Luke lost his hand and got a new one about five minutes later?

Lost Highway by Mr.David Lynch

Jeff - I couldn't resist the temptation of showing you there were 2 people in the world who have lived through the 'Strange Brew/Animal House' era. Its a real shame Belushi topped himself when he did, we could have experienced films like 'There goes my beer' and 'Shitsville Tenessee, Population 4 beers' and so on.

Damn you Patrick! - there's no fooling you these days. I knew it was a mistake to place Buster Keaton near his own decade. Perhaps I should have wrote 1540... but then you would have detected immediately that the story was a bit, erm, apocryphal.

No comment on the 2001 issue? - my theory, that is. (help me Obi-Patsy, your my only hope)

Patty, 'The Empire which Strikes Back' IS indeed the Lucas classic which sees our hero Lee Skywalker lose his hand during a slight disagreement with his father Dark Bernard. Other highlights in this episode is the Tauntauns (small horses that can last ages in cold temperatures), Yoda (Kermit the Frog in change of uniform and sporting a pole), Lando Calrissian (basically, Apollo Creed in the wrong film), Cloud City (a city, not on earth, but in the clouds where some birds go), and the brilliant ending where a load of flies get through the ventilation system and end up in our heros mouths. The latter could have been in Star Wars, I forget now.

... Jeff - If I've got my psychic head screwed on tight, I would like to hazzard a guess that you have also come across the film...

'Soggy Bottom USA'

(another 80's classic)

Huntsy, on 2001, well, I'm afraid my view is Kubrick basically made boring movies. Lolita, for example, was unimaginably boring. And I was at one period of time a worshipful Nabokov fan. On Luke losing his hand, my objection was to the ease with which he got a new one. My memories of that movie are not vivid, but Star Wars for me does occupy a pretty special place. Up there with The Music Man.

Patty, if they can make the Millennium Falcon go light speed with the drop of a small handle in the cockpit, they can screw a new hand on Mark Hamill easy.

The most unlikely event in the Star Wars films for me was the fact that Greedo misses Han Solo at a distance of approximately 1 foot. He must have been boss-eyed. Personally, I can bullseye wamp rats in my T16 at home, and they're no bigger than that exhaust shaft (or whatever it was that the X-Wings sent their bullets down).

Stan the Man Kubrick only made a handful of decent films - so I'd have to agree with you - That said, 2001 is marvellous... and I would really like to here your view on just what that monolith was? (go on Patty, make an old man happy).

As for Eyes Wide Shut... was Kubo describing how people should view the film? - maybe he should have entitled the overlong piece of filth 'Eyes Now Shut' or 'Nicole Kidman was better in BMX Bandits'.

OK, Huntsy, if you insist, yes, that big black thing was probably meant as some kind of deity-like thingamajig. And that movie did admittedly have its good points, the ending not among them. As for Eyes Wide Shut, my favorite part is Alan Cumming as the hotel desk clerk.

... well, if that's the best I can get out of you today Patty, I'll have to make do.

Gee, Huntsy, I was just trying to satisfy you. What does it take? Tell me what you want me to say, and I'll try to say it.

I'm still trying to enter your mind P, only the deepest will do.

I now know you are about 33.

All I ask Pats, is that you be yourself. I am a fool to extract more than I should. My mind is going.

I'm always myself, Huntsy, every hour, every minute of the day or night, waking or sleeping, I'm never anybody else.