Dark_Raven Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 I remember reading about that Countess ... she was trying to find eternal youth ... until she mixed up a deadly poison instead and killed herself. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you are talking about the actual person get your facts right. Erzs Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
thepixiesrock Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 Yeah, I remember a time when I used to be able to turn on the Sci Fi channel and get a good, standard Hollywood budget Sci Fi film. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Laozi Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 Erzs People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair.
metadigital Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 I remember reading about that Countess ... she was trying to find eternal youth ... until she mixed up a deadly poison instead and killed herself. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you are talking about the actual person get your facts right. Erzs OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
astr0creep Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Been greatly enjoying the first season of Deadwood. A bit too many bad words from too many people but other than that, this show kicks @$$. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/
Baley Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Actually, on the Bathory subject, Julie Delpy is making a film based on Elizabeth Bathory's life. She will direct it herself. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There's a 30 something movie I fondly remember where the countess also made an appearance. Quite realistic, not sure how historically accurate, worth checking out. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0071359/ As for today, Chat Gim (Seven Swords) Plot Outline: Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General. Boring. Mundane. Pretty. I swapped the disk for the following flick after some 30 minutes. Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (The Defender) Plot Outline: A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness. Complications arise when the bodyguard and the witness must confront their deep feelings for one another. Possibly the worst Jet Li film, the worst I've seen anyway, and after Fong Sai Yuk, well, a disappointment, not enough fighting, too much chatter, horrible translation, cliched script, ugly cinematography. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Or watch it. See if I care. Mado Oh, mon frere Sautet you've made better movies, I suppose, more interesting ones at least. The Bourgeoisie, still its aged self, is a bore. At least the girl is hot. Passe.
jaguars4ever Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Dungeons and Dragons II The Dragon Something of the Other The only way it could have been worse is if they had a Wayans bros. in it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "Wrath of teh Dragon God" to be precise. And you know, the Wayans bros. would have actually made it better since it couldn't possibly be any worse. -- Yeah, its been really stormy so I've been vegging out on horrible fantasy via the scifi channel today. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What, like Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King?
julianw Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Possibly the worst Jet Li film, the worst I've seen anyway, and after Fong Sai Yuk, well, a disappointment, not enough fighting, too much chatter, horrible translation, cliched script, ugly cinematography. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. Or watch it. See if I care. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I never watched it myself but my friends seem to have loved it. Could it possibly be worse than Cradle 2 the Grave? I doubt it. Btw, in early Hong Kong cinema, sex or making out is considered taboo or low-class so they insert boring chichat instead. After all, you can't have a movie that runs 2 hours of pure action... (John Woo's films excluded.)
Baley Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I never watched it myself but my friends seem to have loved it. Could it possibly be worse than Cradle 2 the Grave? I doubt it. Btw, in early Hong Kong cinema, sex or making out is considered taboo or low-class so they insert boring chichat instead. After all, you can't have a movie that runs 2 hours of pure action... (John Woo's films excluded.) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't mind me, what I want out of Jet Li is constant Kung-Fu, sort of like Fist Of Legend, which is basically a walking, breathing, fighting orgasm. There were a few Gun-Fu battles, a big one in a mall, but still pretty ordinary, pretty boring, up until the end where it culminated in an interesting, albeit, uninvolving battle with the big baddie, that sort of describes the whole flick, uninvolving. Cradle had DMX, an incredibly charismatic person, but yeah, wasn't good, better than this one though. The Jet Li films I've seen, in order of preference, are, by the way: Jing wu ying xiong (Fist Of Legend) Tai ji zhang san feng (Twin Warriors) Fong Sai-Yuk (The Legend) Yi tian tu long ji zhi mo jiao jiao zhu (Lord Of The Wu-Tang) Huo Yuan Jia (Fearless) Hong Xiguan zhi Shaolin wu zu (Legend of the Red Dragon) Sat sau ji wong (Hitman) Fong Shi Yu II: Wan fu mo di (The Legend II) Ying xiong (Hero) The One Hak hap (Black Mask) Kiss of the Dragon Romeo Must Die Cradle 2 the Grave Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (The Defender)
Cantousent Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 We just saw an animated version of Sinbad with Brendan Fraser. Horrible. Still, the wife's a big fan of the guy. He's actually a pretty good actor, our Canadian friend. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends!
julianw Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 The Jet Li films I've seen, in order of preference, are, by the way: Jing wu ying xiong (Fist Of Legend) Tai ji zhang san feng (Twin Warriors) Fong Sai-Yuk (The Legend) Yi tian tu long ji zhi mo jiao jiao zhu (Lord Of The Wu-Tang) Huo Yuan Jia (Fearless) Hong Xiguan zhi Shaolin wu zu (Legend of the Red Dragon) Sat sau ji wong (Hitman) Fong Shi Yu II: Wan fu mo di (The Legend II) Ying xiong (Hero) The One Hak hap (Black Mask) Kiss of the Dragon Romeo Must Die Cradle 2 the Grave Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (The Defender) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not a bad list. I enjoyed many of the above films. Though Kiss of the Dragon would have been higher on my own list. There is another 80s Jet Li film called Legend of the Swordman or something like that where Jet had a romance with a homosexual man (played by a beatiful actress though), I am guessing that there might have been some hilarious translations in that one.
Laozi Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 We just saw an animated version of Sinbad with Brendan Fraser. Horrible. Still, the wife's a big fan of the guy. He's actually a pretty good actor, our Canadian friend. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He was great in Encino Man the interplay between himself and Pauly Short's character was magical you still see director trying to copy it to this day, up there with any episode of any season of Charles In Charge. Home Movies -- season 3 People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair.
Laozi Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Dungeons and Dragons II The Dragon Something of the Other The only way it could have been worse is if they had a Wayans bros. in it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> "Wrath of teh Dragon God" to be precise. And you know, the Wayans bros. would have actually made it better since it couldn't possibly be any worse. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was trying to figure out which of the female characters was the director's girlfriend. At first I was sure the barbarian, she did this backhandstand thing that I was sure was a talent that could only be know by a sleeping partner, but then the dreary acting of the female mage combined with her mousy appearance made her the most logical choice. People laugh when I say that I think a jellyfish is one of the most beautiful things in the world. What they don't understand is, I mean a jellyfish with long, blond hair.
Hurlshort Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I was trying to figure out which of the female characters was the director's girlfriend. At first I was sure the barbarian, she did this backhandstand thing that I was sure was a talent that could only be know by a sleeping partner, but then the dreary acting of the female mage combined with her mousy appearance made her the most logical choice. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He's a director, he likely has more than one girlfriend. Even bad directors get at least two wannabe starlets.
Baley Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Not a bad list. I enjoyed many of the above films. Though Kiss of the Dragon would have been higher on my own list. There is another 80s Jet Li film called Legend of the Swordman or something like that where Jet had a romance with a homosexual man (played by a beatiful actress though), I am guessing that there might have been some hilarious translations in that one. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's Swordsman II (Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang bu bai) I've caught parts of it on TV and will watch the whole flick one day, preferably after seeing the first 3 Once Upon A Time In China films. There's girl on girl action in the third, I think, no Jet Li though.
Blarghagh Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) Baley, I suggest Danny The Dog (also known as Unleashed). The film suffers a bit from not knowing whether or not it's a drama or an action flick, but both the drama is good and the action is good. Also, it has Jet Li acting with Morgan Freeman. That's gotta count for something. Edited July 23, 2006 by TrueNeutral
Pidesco Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I thought that Danny The Dog's dramatic bits were a bit crap, really. I agree that the fighting was great, though. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend.
kirottu Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Bob Hoskins was good too. Not to mention soundtrack by Massive Damage. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time.
Hurlshort Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I watched an action flick called "Running Scared" with Paul Walker. I didn't expect much at all, I was just in the mood for some action. It had a few decent parts, nothing groundbreaking
Blarghagh Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Bob Hoskins was good too. I used to say "Bob Hoskins is always good" but then I saw The Super Mario Brothers.
Dark Moth Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 We just saw an animated version of Sinbad with Brendan Fraser. Horrible. Still, the wife's a big fan of the guy. He's actually a pretty good actor, our Canadian friend. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's that recent Disney version, right? The one that made about $3 million at the box office? Amazing how Disney's had to rely on Pixar to churn out their biggest blockbuster hits.
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Musopticon? Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 I remember some of my old myai thai compadres being rather gay for Ong-bak. Especially the part where Jaa sweeps and tackles with both of his legs. They even tried to use it on our teacher. :D kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Fionavar Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Syriana I'm still trying to figure out whether Bob was being paralleled with the terrorists as blindly following orders or whether, in the end, his character was acting on account of redemption of realsing the danger of 'following orders.' The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
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