June 21, 2004

The Draughtsmen's Contract

IMDB Term of art.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 70 outta 100
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June 19, 2004

A Zed and Two Noughts

IMDB "The avant-garde is to the left what jingoism is to the right. A refuge in nonesense." --David Mamet
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 60 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 11:20 PM | Comments (2)

The Saddest Music in The World

IMDB How many pints to a leg?
Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 75 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 11:15 PM | Comments (0)

June 18, 2004

Shrek 2

IMDB I, for one, welcome our new ginger bread overlord.
Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 60 outta 100
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Bubba Ho-Tep

IMDB Is there a speed debate over Mummies? Do they count as Zombies?
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 65 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 08:49 PM | Comments (1)

June 17, 2004

Along Came Polly

IMDB Made me want a cracker.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 50 outta 100
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June 16, 2004

Gothika

IMDB Crapika.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 30 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 11:17 PM | Comments (0)

June 13, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

IMDB I want a pendulum like that in my entry hall.
Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 87 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 10:19 PM | Comments (0)

Seattle International Film Festival, Secret Fest, Film 4

float can mean that you drift on the surface tension or rise above it ==================
I can't name it, so I give it a haiku. More explanation here.
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Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 89 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 10:18 PM | Comments (1)

June 12, 2004

The Manchurian Candidate

IMDB Hmmm--maybe why this is why all the neo-cons are so obsessed with candidates that avoided actual service overseas.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 90 outta 100
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The Stepford Wives (1975 version)

IMDB No imagineer has ever gone so very, very wrong. Not a morality tale for feminists, a morality tale for Disneyists.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 55 outta 100
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June 11, 2004

3 Women

IMDB Olive Oil gives solice to Carrie after the prom.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 80 outta 100
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June 09, 2004

Bagdad Cafe

IMDB Joke math: (name of movie + other famous similarly named city) x (overall theme of this movie) / (current political events in famous similarly named city). Example: Bagdad Cafe is a heartwarming movie about a woman accepting people from other cultures and countries. Before they bombed her cafe, that is. Note: some jokes may not be more funny ironic, rather than funny ha-ha.
Where we saw it: DVD | We deign to rate it: 60 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 10:08 PM | Comments (2)

June 08, 2004

Solaris

Where we saw it: | We deign to rate it: 75 outta 100
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June 07, 2004

Playtime

IMDB Brave New Paris.
Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 95 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 10:41 PM | Comments (0)

The Day After Tomorrow

IMDB The Hellbox tally: -10 for bad science +0 for liberal bias +10 for the people ludicrously pissed off by said bias -10 flash freezing +10 for pro-Gutenberg bible rant (I've done one or two myself -- the name "hellbox" should be a dead giveaway) -10 for Jake Gyllenhaal's sad face reaction to everything +10 for marauding packs of wolves in frozen NYC +10 for Ian Holm +10 for Ian Holm exhorting the virtues of Scotch +10 for the fine, fine, destruction of Los Angeles sequence -10 to me for thinking so hard about a B Disaster flick +10 for going and enjoying myself despite it all
Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 50 outta 100
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June 06, 2004

The Big Lebowski

IMDB If you watch the DVD, watch the little "making of" docu, and notice the Coen's twisting their fingertips like evil geniouses. Very Mr. Burns.
Where we saw it: DVD (Seen It Before) | We deign to rate it: 85 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 04:38 PM | Comments (0)

Seattle International Film Festival, Secret Fest, Film 3

What does Jefferson Airplane have in common with Stereo Total? ==================
I can't name it, so I give it a haiku. More explanation here.
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Where we saw it: Movie Theater | We deign to rate it: 65 outta 100
Posted by Martin at 02:40 PM | Comments (0)

June 03, 2004

Meteors and Aliens

Last night we were awakened from a dead sleep by a fantastic booming. We thought many things--many sleepy things, but Christine mentioned that the building or windows weren't shaking. The implication being that it was no earthquake or terrestrial event from nearby. Our building does shimmy and shake at the smallest encouragement. This news greeted us today. Christine thinks the flash woke her up, while I am sure it was the sound for me. It reminded me that I was planning to write an entry here as a prediction (always the game of smart men, right?) that as tension over the Bush administration, terrorism and other plaques on the teeth of our new century arise, so will sightings and interest in UFOs. I base this utterly baseless prediction on the idea that in times of great tension and paranoia, sightings and "paranormal" events increase. Will I be right? Hopefully so, because maybe then the Robert Anton Wilson of my gen-x-eration will arise to mock it all with the 21st century version of the Illuminatus Trilogy. UPDATE: See Christine's illustration of the event over at her squeezebox.
Where we saw it: Predictions | We deign to rate it: meet your new overlords at EyesOnStalks.com outta 100
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