Thank you, B! I feel better already. And, thinking back, I was honestly expecting Statham's character, after that fall, impact and bounce, to pop right back up.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: Afro Samurai: Resurrection Date : Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:09:55 -0000 From : "B. Smith" <daikaij...@yahoo.com> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com They liked it enough to do a sequel whick looks even more insane. I'm not a big fan of the movie but it had WTF moments to make it ok to sit through once. Then your brain resets and you just shake your head and wondered where that hour and a half of your life went. If you think of it as a live action cartoon the pain isn't quite as bad. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" wrote: > > I think you just said all that can be said on the subject. Half the time I spent watching this, I was doing the RCA Dog imitation. I noticed, during the closing credits, that the directors didn't put their *full* names on the thing, just last names. Must not've been too proud of their baby... > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Afro Samurai: Resurrection > Date : Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:08:30 +0000 > From : keithbjohn...@... > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > I went to see "Crank" with my dinner-and-a-movie group. Still want my money back. I really hated that film. It was just too stupid for words. It wasn't bad enough to be considered good camp in my opinion. > Let us know what you think... > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Martin Baxter" > > Keith, I'm safe there, because the rest of the family will be watching "Loving > > Leah", so I'll be able to hear that. > > > > Oh, and here';s one I'm sure you won't feel compelled to fit in. That cinematic > > tour-de-force "Crank" with Jason Statham, is running on USA as I type. I'm > > watching, ready to find the script for a full Mistie treatment. > > > > Martin (never knew he was so self-masochistic until now...) > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Afro Samurai: Resurrection > > > > Date : Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:40:30 +0000 > > > > From : keithbjohn...@... > > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > I don't know, Martin. Stiff competition tonight. Over on CBS, they're airing a > > new movie, "Loving Leah". It's a sensitive story of a dude who marries his dead > > brother's wife, and ought to be filled with angst, drama, and poignancy. And I > > think it's a Hallmark Presents movie--and you know a Hallmark movie is always > > good for a good cry! :) > > > > About the film: > > > > A single cardiologist (Adam Kaufman) is persuaded to honor an ancient Jewish > > custom by marrying his late brother's childless widow (Lauren Ambrose) so that > > the deceased's name will continue on. Janice: Mercedes Ruehl. Gerry: Ricki Lake. > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Martin Baxter" > > > I haven't seen any notifications of it as yet, so I thought I'd better toss > > one > > > in before it gets by you fine folks... > > > > > > http://www.afrosamurai.com/ > > > > > > Airing at 10:00 of the post this aye night. Tune in! > > > > > > Martin (no longer intending to watch "The Last Templar") > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
