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Friday, 18 April 2003
PPF, Round 9 (well, round 2 for me)

GreyDuck's contribution to the world of blogging, which I whole-heartedly support:

PAST: When we're kids, we don't know any better. This is true of so many things, but for our purposes this week we're talking about movies we loved that make us cringe today. Tell us about one or two movies that you used to love that you probably shouldn't have.

Disney's Robin Hood. I LOVED it! The plot really sucked, in retrospect. Too bad, they would probably do a better job with the Robin Hood story these days.

PRESENT: As we reach adulthood we learn, among other things, that some bad movies are their own reward. Whether they're a guilty pleasure or just an excuse to get friends together for a riffing session, what skeletons are lurking in your cinematic closet?

Hmmmm...I don't think they are bad movies, but maybe 16 Candles or Better Off Dead would fall into this category. Loved them since I saw them in high school, still love to watch them. "Two dollars!"

FUTURE: You have the (substandard) equipment, you have the (miniscule) budget, you even have some poor schmucks who've been conned into being cast and crew. Lights! Camera! Action! But wait, what's this deliberately schlocky movie about?

Interesting question. I might do a pseudo-documentary on the SCA, a la "Trekkers".

Posted by ginevra (link)
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PAST: Doc Savage, Man of Bronze
PRESENT: Doc Savage, Man of Bronze (it's true - I can't be helped!)
FUTURE: I'm helping Ginevra on her documentary. There's just too much material there.
Posted by Lisa on 18 Apr 2003 16:01
oh jesus karen, I would have answered the same stuff! we really are too much alike...

I actually STARTED a sca docucomedy, but let it go, mYabe I need to start over, pennisc would be a GREAT place to do it really.
Posted by jen on 19 Apr 2003 11:37
Great minds, Jen! And I'd come up to Pennsic to help ya, just say the word.
Posted by Ginevra on 19 Apr 2003 11:57
PAST: War of the Gargantuas or The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
PRESENT: Flash Gordon or Buckaroo Banzai
FUTURE: A documentary on the history of swashbuckling films
Posted by Darren on 19 Apr 2003 13:00
I had the robin hood comic bnooks, and figures and all kinds of stuff, I was seriously hung up on disneys robin hood as a kid, i can still whistle the intro credits.

I have always had a medeivsal interest - yep born to be scadian.
hrmmm, that would be fun to do at pennsic, but what to ask and who to ask?

We;d have to trek it to the various hordes and the chux, and a few of hte fairy and blue feather places to blance out all the halfway normal folks...
Posted by jen on 19 Apr 2003 22:05
Past: Thundercats
Present: Well, the only movie I've seen more than 4 or 5 times (we're up to just under 50 now) is The Blue Brothers.
"The Blues Brothers? Shit, they owe you money, fool!"
Aretha Franklin
Future: "Giovanni 'de la Bande Nere' de Medici - Hero, Leader, Condottiere"
Posted by Lunchbox on 21 Apr 2003 07:57
(Mentally adding 3 to the number of PPF participants this week, even though they answered on somebody else's site... Mindshare is everything, baby!)

Oh wait. I haven't done the last two weeks' worth myself! Ack!
Posted by GreyDuck on 21 Apr 2003 11:26
Oh yeah: The PPF link is, http://greyduck.net/ppf/
Posted by GreyDuck on 21 Apr 2003 11:27