Misc. (expect to see this a lot)
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Movie commentary:
I finally got to see all except the first 10 minutes of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert last night. It's become something of a classic, and all three of the actors are highly-respected/popular performers right now.
For all of Terence Stamp's incredible bone structure, flawless wig and wonderful performance, I still liked Hugo Weaving the best -- he seemed to have the kinetics of the character down best. Guy Pierce you just want to slap most of the time, after doubletaking at those shoulders. And, erm, etc.
It was a little like To Wong Foo (actually, it's almost certainly the other way around), in that you had one queen who was the Perfect Lady; one who maybe didn't pass as well physically, but had the best attitude; and the third who was unholy pretty and something of a troublemaker. And they're both roadtrip movies. How heavily were the Wong Foo filmmakers influenced, then?
Nice character piece... and I think the costumer won an Oscar, or at least got nominated, didn't she?
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Aha, finally! A genre movie list! (I have no idea where this list is from, though)
Bold I've seen, italics I own
1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- Criterion S.E. - first SF movie I wanted to go to. Yes, I was BORN this way.
2 Blade Runner (1982) -- Criterion S.E.
3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
4 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
5 E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) (I actually don't like it that much)
6 Metropolis (1927)
7 Brazil (1985) -- Criterion S.E.
8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) -- S.E.
9 Clockwork Orange, A (1971) -- never seen the whole thing, just bits
10 Alien (1979)
11 Aliens (1986)
12 Matrix, The (1999)
13 Back to the Future (1985) - like 2 the best.
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) -- SILVER label laserdisk S.E.!!
16 Terminator, The (1984)
17 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- again, only parts
18 Planet of the Apes (1968)
19 Dark City (1998) -- on my must-buy shortlist
20 Contact (1997)
21 12 Monkeys (1995)
22 King Kong (1933)
23 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
24 La Jetee (1962)
25 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
26 Solaris (1972)
27 Road Warrior, The (1981) (a.k.a. Mad Max II)
28 Thing, The (1982)
29 Jurassic Park (1993)
30 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
31 Robocop (1987) -- Criterion S.E.
32 Forbidden Planet (1956) -- Criterion S.E.
33 Abyss, The (1989)
34 Alphaville (1965)
35 Dr. Strangelove (1964)
36 Donnie Darko (2001)
37 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) -- it had Leonard [shrug]
38 Iron Giant, The (1999)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
40 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
41 Truman Show, The (1998)
42 Videodrome (1983)
43 Pi (1998)
44 Fly, The (1986) -- and may never watch it again - too sad!
45 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
46 Time Machine, The (1960) -- George Pal RULES.
47 Jacob's Ladder (1990)
48 War of The Worlds, The (1953)
49 Independence Day (1996) -- and embarrassed to admit it.
50 City of Lost Children, The (Cite des enfants perdus, La) (1995)
51 Invisible Man, The (1933)
52 Gattaca (1997)
53 Altered States (1980) -- seen parts, not the whole
54 Trip to the Moon, A (Le Voyage dans la Lune) (1902) -- or at least most of it.
55 Ghostbusters (1984) -- Criterion S.E.
56 Stalker (1979)
57 Fifth Element, The (1997)
58 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
59 Tron (1982) -- laserdisk S.E.
60 Them! (1954)
61 Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976) -- keep trying, haven't yet
62 Starship Troopers (1997) -- learned Verhoeven hate here
63 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
64 Superman: The Movie (1978)
65 Strange Days (1995)
66 Quatermass and the Pit (a.k.a. Five Million Years To Earth) (1967) -- several times, in fact.
67 Edward Scissorhands (1990)
68 They Live (1988) -- from Carpenters' 'nightmares' period
69 Things to Come (1936)
70 Sleeper (1973)
71 Mad Max (1979)
72 Cell, The (2000)
73 Fantastic Voyage (1966)
74 Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
75 Dead Zone, The (1983)
76 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
77 Akira (1988)
78 Time Bandits (1981)
79 eXistenZ (1999) -- did not induce Jude Law fandom
80 Invaders from Mars (1953)
81 On the Beach (1959)
82 Silent Running (1971) -- I think this was my 2nd SF movie, but on TV
83 Total Recall (1990) -- beginning niggles of Verhoeven hate
84 Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) (1997)
85 Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
86 THX 1138 (1970)
87 Seconds (1966)
88 Starman (1984)
89 Village of the Damned (1960) -- I think I've seen parts
90 Until the End of the World (1991)
91 Fantastic Planet (Planete sauvage, La) (1973) -- seen large parts
92 Men In Black (1997)
93 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984) -- the novel, the headband (may have been stolen), and the movie in two formats
94 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
95 Highlander (1986)
96 Andromeda Strain, The (1971) -- my first SF movie in a theatre
97 Time After Time (1979)
98 Escape from New York (1981)
99 Slaughterhouse Five (1973)
100 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Movie commentary:
I finally got to see all except the first 10 minutes of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert last night. It's become something of a classic, and all three of the actors are highly-respected/popular performers right now.
For all of Terence Stamp's incredible bone structure, flawless wig and wonderful performance, I still liked Hugo Weaving the best -- he seemed to have the kinetics of the character down best. Guy Pierce you just want to slap most of the time, after doubletaking at those shoulders. And, erm, etc.
It was a little like To Wong Foo (actually, it's almost certainly the other way around), in that you had one queen who was the Perfect Lady; one who maybe didn't pass as well physically, but had the best attitude; and the third who was unholy pretty and something of a troublemaker. And they're both roadtrip movies. How heavily were the Wong Foo filmmakers influenced, then?
Nice character piece... and I think the costumer won an Oscar, or at least got nominated, didn't she?
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*heeheehee* -- thanks,
splash_the_cat.Aha, finally! A genre movie list! (I have no idea where this list is from, though)
Bold I've seen, italics I own
1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- Criterion S.E. - first SF movie I wanted to go to. Yes, I was BORN this way.
2 Blade Runner (1982) -- Criterion S.E.
3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
4 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
5 E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) (I actually don't like it that much)
6 Metropolis (1927)
7 Brazil (1985) -- Criterion S.E.
8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) -- S.E.
9 Clockwork Orange, A (1971) -- never seen the whole thing, just bits
10 Alien (1979)
11 Aliens (1986)
12 Matrix, The (1999)
13 Back to the Future (1985) - like 2 the best.
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) -- SILVER label laserdisk S.E.!!
16 Terminator, The (1984)
17 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) -- again, only parts
18 Planet of the Apes (1968)
19 Dark City (1998) -- on my must-buy shortlist
20 Contact (1997)
21 12 Monkeys (1995)
22 King Kong (1933)
23 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
24 La Jetee (1962)
25 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
26 Solaris (1972)
27 Road Warrior, The (1981) (a.k.a. Mad Max II)
28 Thing, The (1982)
29 Jurassic Park (1993)
30 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
31 Robocop (1987) -- Criterion S.E.
32 Forbidden Planet (1956) -- Criterion S.E.
33 Abyss, The (1989)
34 Alphaville (1965)
35 Dr. Strangelove (1964)
36 Donnie Darko (2001)
37 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) -- it had Leonard [shrug]
38 Iron Giant, The (1999)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
40 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
41 Truman Show, The (1998)
42 Videodrome (1983)
43 Pi (1998)
44 Fly, The (1986) -- and may never watch it again - too sad!
45 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
46 Time Machine, The (1960) -- George Pal RULES.
47 Jacob's Ladder (1990)
48 War of The Worlds, The (1953)
49 Independence Day (1996) -- and embarrassed to admit it.
50 City of Lost Children, The (Cite des enfants perdus, La) (1995)
51 Invisible Man, The (1933)
52 Gattaca (1997)
53 Altered States (1980) -- seen parts, not the whole
54 Trip to the Moon, A (Le Voyage dans la Lune) (1902) -- or at least most of it.
55 Ghostbusters (1984) -- Criterion S.E.
56 Stalker (1979)
57 Fifth Element, The (1997)
58 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
59 Tron (1982) -- laserdisk S.E.
60 Them! (1954)
61 Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976) -- keep trying, haven't yet
62 Starship Troopers (1997) -- learned Verhoeven hate here
63 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
64 Superman: The Movie (1978)
65 Strange Days (1995)
66 Quatermass and the Pit (a.k.a. Five Million Years To Earth) (1967) -- several times, in fact.
67 Edward Scissorhands (1990)
68 They Live (1988) -- from Carpenters' 'nightmares' period
69 Things to Come (1936)
70 Sleeper (1973)
71 Mad Max (1979)
72 Cell, The (2000)
73 Fantastic Voyage (1966)
74 Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
75 Dead Zone, The (1983)
76 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
77 Akira (1988)
78 Time Bandits (1981)
79 eXistenZ (1999) -- did not induce Jude Law fandom
80 Invaders from Mars (1953)
81 On the Beach (1959)
82 Silent Running (1971) -- I think this was my 2nd SF movie, but on TV
83 Total Recall (1990) -- beginning niggles of Verhoeven hate
84 Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) (1997)
85 Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
86 THX 1138 (1970)
87 Seconds (1966)
88 Starman (1984)
89 Village of the Damned (1960) -- I think I've seen parts
90 Until the End of the World (1991)
91 Fantastic Planet (Planete sauvage, La) (1973) -- seen large parts
92 Men In Black (1997)
93 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984) -- the novel, the headband (may have been stolen), and the movie in two formats
94 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
95 Highlander (1986)
96 Andromeda Strain, The (1971) -- my first SF movie in a theatre
97 Time After Time (1979)
98 Escape from New York (1981)
99 Slaughterhouse Five (1973)
100 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
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Date: 2003-07-14 04:12 pm (UTC)ripoff/remake of Priscilla. I've never seen all of it, but what I did looked pretty bloody similar.*shakes her fist at the non-existent 'edit comment' button*
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Date: 2003-07-14 06:41 pm (UTC)Funny thing is that Wong Foo was a stage play before it was adapted... or was it a novel? One way or another, it was an adapted work, not an original screenplay... which begs the question of how different the source material is.
The biggest differences between the two stories is what happens when the two parties get stuck by their automotive betrayals. The, erm, lads in Australia pick up Bob and encounter thugs and that psycho Asian stripper; the Americans get to expand the consciousnesses of a small Southern town.
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Date: 2003-07-14 04:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-14 06:36 pm (UTC)Pricilla
Date: 2003-07-14 04:50 pm (UTC)Re: Hugh
Date: 2003-07-14 06:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-14 08:19 pm (UTC)I'd have to see Priscilla again. I remember I had 3 days off before starting my current job almost 9 years ago and I went to the artsy movie theater to see it. It's been a long time!
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Date: 2003-07-15 09:50 am (UTC)Is this the movie where they used a bunch of clips or stills from one of his '60s movies to create flashbacks? I thought it was a great gimmick, at least, but no, haven't seen it yet.
I fell in love with the man's cheekbones when he did Superman, I can tell you that. Hadn't heard of him before then, but I don't know why.