| re: Forgetting Sara Marshall/Poultrygeist | |
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samurai7 10:15 pm UTC 11/25/08 |
| In reply to: | re: Forgetting Sara Marshall/Poultrygeist - samurai7 10:11 pm UTC 11/25/08 |
| Damn, wish we could edit posts - that sounds soooo wanky lol > And I have to agree with this agreement agreeing with the > disagreement, although I will disagree with the not being > a fan of Brand. I've seen him live, and he is at times a > very very good comedian, with a very original stage > persona, and an extraordinary flair with language. And > he's been absolutely, in my opinion, made an example of in > the wake of recent 'Manuel-gate' so-caled scandal. The way > the tabloid media latched onto the story and attempted to > make hate figures out of he and Jonathan Ross was > despicable. I loved the movie, and immediately thought of > Tanz when he said he was writing a Vampire musical. > > > > Agreed with the disagreement. The movie was pretty funny > > (though I dislike Russel Brand, period.) I actually > > posted some months ago about the vampire-puppet-musical > > being Jim-esque, particularly the lead vampire's wistful > > song (very "endless appetitey" in its Draculian > > melancholy, ya know ?) > > > > I think Segal probably has some Steinman material in his > > record collection; he's definitely a Neil Diamond, Elton > > John type, at least. Check out his video on Youtube for > > "You Just Got Slapped (in the Face.)" Funny stuff. > > > > > I have to disagree about Forgetting Sarah Marshall sucking > > > - for me, it was one of my favorite films of the year. > > > Russell Brand was outstanding, and Jason Segal will be a > > > big upcoming voice in comedy (and he was great in Freaks > > > and Geeks). Lots of clever bits of satire, such as Sarah > > > Marshall's "CSI" type show "Crime Scene: Scene of the > > > Crime." And yes, the musical portion is very > > > Steinman-esque! (This scene actually landed Jason Segal > > > the job of directing the next Muppet Movie, which is > > > rumored to be a little more adult-oriented). > > > > > > Anyhow, sorry to disagree Bob - I love that friggin' > > > movie! > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone seen Forgetting Sara Marshall? The movie > > > > sucks, but the musical in it very much reminds me of Jim: > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29canGP2obs > > > > > > > > Also, I highly recommend Poultrygeist. It's a Troma film, > > > > and really violent (for lack of a better term). Oh, and > > > > it's a musical. > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRJEwKmlKYA | |
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