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ludd_gang
05/13/2005, 23:15
Seems like some movies I see, I end up rooting for the "bad guy". Okay, I'm lying a bit, it's not during some, its during most. I was wondering if other people are this way, or am I just more evil than most. Anyhoo, post your top 3 if you find yourself similarly misanthropic during your cinematic experiences...

My Top 3:

#3: In the Line of Fire: I realize that most of my enthusiasm for the villian in this movie lies in the fact that I embellished the story in my memory long after the movie played. I mixed in bits of The Running Man and To Kill a Mockingbird, and the result was John Malkovich hunting down a racist Richard Dawson dressed in Christmas lights. Needless to say, seeing Clint Eastwood subvert this honorable mission was akin to losing your penis right before coitus. Would have been better if: The coked-up execs in Hollywood weren't such poo-c's and made the assasin a pro-lifer. During the abundantly PC 90's, people would have lined up with torches everywhere. That would have rocked.

#2: The Relic: Big digimitronic dragon dines on rich people that donate to cultural causes like PBS, theaters and educational foundations. Personally, I hope that during the battle of Armageddon God gives me big enough fangs that I may do likewise. *Burp* Would have been better if: The Society for Creative Anachronism made a cameo. You know the scene: Some portly dude dressed in welded stop signs would step up and think his years of D&D training might do him some good, only to be popped open and guzzled like a warm can of Hawaiian Punch.

#1: Deep Impact: The utter destruction of civilization. I wanted that asteroid to hit so bad, I had naughtly dreams about Vanna White the night before seeing it. Keep in mind, Vanna was still hot back then. She spelled out puzzles like "Quote: AAAHHH! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!" and "Place: CRATER PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS WASHINGTON DC" and "Backwards and Forwards: SIXTY NINE TO FIVE", then we mated on Pat Sajak's smoldering comet-bent carcass. Would have been better if: The dream was actually real life.

hail_eris
05/14/2005, 06:17
Well, in no particular order:

The Day After Tomorrow - Well, the fact that the White House put a gag order on NASA and NOAA scientists so they couldn't discuss this movie on talk shows means that I wasn't the only one rooting for the weather. Go Mother Nature! It's child abuse time!

Daredevil - Okay, how could you not want to see Colin Farrell *or* Michael Clarke Duncan stomp on Ben Affleck? After that fight scene in the park with the chick from Alias (come on, worst blocking ever - the Little Rascals used to have better fight choreography), I was hoping for the film to break so I could get a refund and go see something decent. Actually, we'll call this the Affleck Corollary - any movie he's in, I'm cheering for the villain. That means the asteroid in Armageddon, the Japanese navy in Pearl Harbor, the suitcase nuke in Sum of All Fears, and lesbianism in Chasing Amy.

Braveheart - I'm sorry, but I just don't get all choked up during that "Freedom!" scene. I usually pull for the underdog (go Indians! go Mexicans! go aliens!), but I'm willing to make an exception for Mel Gibson.

and my bonus selection:

Titanic - Yay iceberg! Yay Billy Zane! This one's kind of a gimme, since the bad guy actually does win in the end...

ludd_gang
05/14/2005, 14:30
Braveheart - I'm sorry, but I just don't get all choked up during that "Freedom!" scene. I usually pull for the underdog (go Indians! go Mexicans! go aliens!), but I'm willing to make an exception for Mel Gibson.


Every since Conspiracy Theory Mel has a hateful presence. Even as a devout Christian, I ended up rooting for the bad guys in the Passion. "Get that blasphemer!" I found myself involuntarily shouting during the scourging scene, much to the chagrin of the Juju Fruit munchin' Southern Baptisits sitting next to me. Now that's powerful directorship.

Diablo4485
05/14/2005, 23:54
Star Wars: Episode II: Why, oh why did Dooku have to stop with the Anakin choppin' at the hand? Seeing that was like an appetizer for what the big Anakin/Obi-Wan fight will inevitably be. Choppa choppa choppa...

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut: Satan's not that bad of a guy. All he wants is to be respected... oh yeah, and bring about the apocalypse. But Saddam just treats him like a piece of meat. Poor devil. :p

Silence of the Lambs: No, not Buffalo Bill. He's just plain weird. I'm talking about Hannibal Lecter of course. Sure there's the whole eating people thing, but he's such an interesting character. He's calm, collected, extremely intelligent, and exudes pure charisma like noone's business. "Friend for dinner" indeed.