It's all about the clothes.

[robotnik2004]

I saw the summer movie about black leather trenchcoats, vinyl catsuits, and dark oval sunglasses this weekend. I'd expected many things, but checking my watch in boredom wasn't one of them. Who would have thought a movie with so much kung fu could be so soporific? "Morpheus," indeed.

The weekend before this one, I got some grief from the high command for seeing the movie about houndstooth check coats and space-age polyester socks instead of fighting the crowds to see sunglasses and trenchcoats on opening night. Listen, the houndstooth and polyester movie was more enjoyable than the leather and vinyl movie in just about every measurable way. I think I even have to rate the summer movie I saw three weeks ago about goofy haircuts and black bike style leather jackets higher than sunglasses and trenchcoats.

Sigh. Now the only summer movie I've got to look forward to is the one about halter tops and platform shoes.

Comments

[bryant]

I saw the space-age polyester socks this weekend. Very enjoyable. I'm kind of hopeful for the one about cutlasses and black flags, though.

[robotnik.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I forgot about the pirates. There probably are some more good ones coming that I'm forgetting; it's quite possible that lack of sunlight has just put me in a grouchy mood.

[mizalaina.livejournal.com]

Now the only summer movie I've got to look forward to is the one about halter tops and platform shoes.

WOOHOO!

I did enjoy the movie about grubby ripped sweaters and catsuits. I didn't go into it expecting anything because gammafodder told me that it blew chunks, so I was able to ignore the cheeseball X-Files dialogue and weak plot and get straight to the wire work and animation. I do agree that it dragged in places, esp. the fight scenes, but I felt that way about the Two Towers, too. I realize that I will probably be kicked out of the nerd commune for that statement, but I'm all about living on the edge, man.

[robotnik.livejournal.com]

re: The Matrix
You are wise.

re: Two Towers
You are the edge.

re: grubby ripped sweaters
How could I forget the sweaters? Considering the meticulous, bordering on fetishistic, attention to the cool clothes worn in the Matrix, the clothes worn in Zion were kind of funny. "Um, give 'em a couple of Deep Space Nine uniforms, and give the old guy a robe from the original Star Trek, and let Larry Fishburne root around in this grungy pile of Cosby's sweaters from the 1980s, see if there's anything he likes..."

[krustukles.livejournal.com]

I like the fact that they've been able to create a viable, technological, underground civilization for at least 100 years, and nobody has yet figured out a way to do laundry. On the other hand, the lack of clothing seems to be an asset for Zion orgy-raves. Sort of a tribal-Gene Roddenberry-Stomp aesthetic.

[mizalaina.livejournal.com]

I am still laughing about and let Larry Fishburne root around in this grungy pile of Cosby's sweaters from the 1980s, see if there's anything he likes...

[robotnik.livejournal.com]

You gotta give props to the Cos.

Give you something to look forward to

[editswlonghair.livejournal.com]

This looks awesome:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/legend_of_suriyothai.html

[robotnik.livejournal.com]

Damn, that does look pretty-- ELEPHANTS! ELEPHANTS! ELEPHANTS!

You heard it here first, fashion mavens: Elephants are the new monkeys.

[(Anonymous)]

You're behind the times Robbo. Everyone knows that elephants were The Shit since the Stampy episode of the Simpsons.
GF http://www.gammafodder.com/mt/index.html

[robotnik.livejournal.com]

In that case:

You heard it here first, fashion mavens: Elephants are BACK!!