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 Wasp Woman OR something infinitely better
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 21-04-2024 15:40
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It's Thursday, it's quarter to 8 and it's rewatch night! This week is a bit of a mystery...which film will we watch? Wasp Woman: https://youtu.be/JpPAN6frZmU?si=Mwg-o...5poFpVTesY OR something much much better?: https://dai.ly/x8qub1i 
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 21-04-2024 17:32
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Right. Second things first: OSP has clearly secured victory in Horizon's annual 'Best Title for a Thread' competition. First things second: I vote 'The Wasp Woman'. And (remember), I speak for the nation. So that's 67 million votes for 'The Wasp Woman'. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 21-04-2024 18:37
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Lol. Don't worry, CB. I have cheerfully resigned myself to watching Wasp Woman. Oh and thanks for the compliment. What's my prize?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 21-04-2024 21:26
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I've seen the better film. A VERY long time ago.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 22-04-2024 07:47
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Lol. Don't worry, CB. I have cheerfully resigned myself to watching Wasp Woman. Oh and thanks for the compliment. What's my prize? No worries. And in my experience, cheerful resignation's a great strategy. Amazing that Roger Corman was making 'Wasp Woman' in '59 and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' only the very next year. Prize? Choice of two. EITHER M1 will send you some of the Lake District's finest weapons-grade insect repellent before Thursday OR you're allowed to watch 'Wasp Woman' with the sound turned down (though you'd miss out on the xylophone). |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 22-04-2024 11:44
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insect repellent it is, then...   I am sure that the hugbot does not mind standing in for a midge... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 22-04-2024 11:45
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I've seen the better film. A VERY long time ago. well, you're obviously due a rewatch! Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 22-04-2024 13:52
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insect repellent it is, then... I am sure that the hugbot does not mind standing in for a midge... Oi!!! Suggestion: Maybe the people with taste could watch The Day the Earth Stood Still while the others watch The Wasp Woman? The ensuing discussion might be interesting (a bit like having a rewatch with a certain member watching the wrong episode again). Or, you could simply watch this review. |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 22-04-2024 16:49
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At such moments, I call to mind Dr Johnson’s celebrated aphorism: “When a man is tired of watching shight films for lols, he’s tired of life.” A wasp in a B movie… In and of itself, that’s a beautiful thing. |
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 22-04-2024 18:05
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I would very much rather watch The Day the Earth Stood Still, which I have never seen. Wasp Woman sounds trashy and sexist (also, would being pushed out of a window really kill a wasp woman? I think wasps are stronger than that! |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 23-04-2024 06:41
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Well, as I'm the only one who actively wants to rewatch Wasp Woman, it’s only fair to gently withdraw my suggestion and free up space for you all to rewatch ‘Day the Earth Stood Still’. Last thing I’d want is to watch WW knowing I was the only volunteer and everyone else was a conscript! Many thanks, though, to OSP for allowing WW to taxi as far as the runway… One little bit of pushback against the (mild) anti-WW pile-on. Yes, it’s laughable nonsense, with added xylophone*. But it’s also a bit of a morality tale, subverting/skewering the misogynistic b*ll*x prevalent at the time. It’s really saying, “see where your rampant sexism gets you?”. Just my take, of course. I’ll have to do a private Roger Corman rewatch season! * Might be a vibraphone. No idea tbh. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 23-04-2024 10:25
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I think watching both at once is the best idea yet. Those who don't want to see WW meet her doom can watch Gort become disillusioned and vice versa. Note to self: robotic rc wasps - good idea? PS. I didn't say I wanted to watch TDTESS again... blimmin' do-gooders. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 23-04-2024 10:25
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Besides, are they related? I think we should be told!  
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 23-04-2024 16:49
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I feel bad now. But strangely BAD!  *But neither bad or BAD enough to stop myself saying: " GORT AHOY!" * in fact, I feel so bad/BAD I could....
Edited by OneSparePart on 23-04-2024 17:10 Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 23-04-2024 18:37
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I feel bad now. But strangely BAD! *But neither bad or BAD enough to stop myself saying: " GORT AHOY!" * in fact, I feel so bad/BAD I could.... No need to be so melodramatic, darling. Even I made a mistake once. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 23-04-2024 18:39
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I feel bad now. But strangely BAD! *But neither bad or BAD enough to stop myself saying: " GORT AHOY!" * in fact, I feel so bad/BAD I could.... No need to be so melodramatic, darling. Even I made a mistake once. Cor...you...a mistake...cor.... Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 24-04-2024 07:32
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Shame - in any world other than the bonkers, batsh*t one we find ourselves in, a rewatch of an anti-classic like Wasp Woman would have been an absolute hoot and a half! But there's only so much swimming against the tide one man's got the energy for... My Thursday plans have been amended accordingly, but do have a good one tomorrow, everyone! |
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 24-04-2024 09:09
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I feel so bad/BAD I could.... Hollyhocks! I think I should send Og round... |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 24-04-2024 09:39
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I feel so bad/BAD I could.... Hollyhocks! I think I should send Og round... Why is she shooting poor Hugbot? A dangerous move! "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 24-04-2024 15:22
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Watched a little bit of Wasp Woman, and then skipped to the final 5 minutes. I think you've dodged a bullet in not having to watch that... ahem.... "classic" B movie... or should that be Bee Movie?
Edited by trevor travis on 24-04-2024 15:34 Vote Og.
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 24-04-2024 16:10
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Genuinely astonished that Horizoners seem so unfamiliar with the singular breed of fun to be had from watching a bad movie, in good company, and ripping the p*ss a bit. One of life's great pleasures. But hey ho. There we go. Good job I didn't suggest The Giant Claw. |
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 24-04-2024 20:21
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Watched a little bit of Wasp Woman, and then skipped to the final 5 minutes. I think you've dodged a bullet in not having to watch that... ahem.... "classic" B movie... or should that be Bee Movie? Bee movie is more accurate since they used stunt bees instead of wasps in the film. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 24-04-2024 20:24
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Genuinely astonished that Horizoners seem so unfamiliar with the singular breed of fun to be had from watching a bad movie, in good company, and ripping the p*ss a bit. One of life's great pleasures. But hey ho. There we go. Good job I didn't suggest The Giant Claw. Don't you get any joy from watching a great film? I really don't mind a bit of bad acting etc but a film with NO redeeming qualities?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 24-04-2024 20:27
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I feel so bad/BAD I could.... Hollyhocks! I think I should send Og round... There's not much choice in the shooting gallery. At least the hugbot reconstitutes itself. I can't shoot  because TT would really kill me. I can't shoot because M'Virn would kill me. I don't even know what  signifies. And I'm not shooting a blind pile of poo.
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 24-04-2024 20:52
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I feel so bad/BAD I could.... Hollyhocks! I think I should send Og round... There's not much choice in the shooting gallery. At least the hugbot reconstitutes itself. I can't shoot because TT would really kill me. I can't shoot because M'Virn would kill me. I don't even know what signifies. And I'm not shooting a blind pile of poo.I think it's the purple ball in Project Avalon - and it's a shock, let's get the hell out of here smiley
Vote Og.
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| trevor travis |
Posted on 24-04-2024 21:00
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Genuinely astonished that Horizoners seem so unfamiliar with the singular breed of fun to be had from watching a bad movie, in good company, and ripping the p*ss a bit. One of life's great pleasures. But hey ho. There we go. Good job I didn't suggest The Giant Claw. Don't you get any joy from watching a great film? I really don't mind a bit of bad acting etc but a film with NO redeeming qualities? Agreed - I think the idea is to the suggest good stuff that others might not have watched recently (or at all) and have fun watching that! Hence M Virn suggesting Hyperdrive - I didn't have a clue about that one, but it was a good choice. And I still have Kill The Humans in my head - although I no longer go into work humming it And hence my suggestion of The Prisoner. It gets a bit weird (especially towards the end), but it's generally thought-provoking, intriguing and has some very good episodes in its run. We've even gone completely off-genre for Fawlty Towers and Blackadder. And one day, I'll get you all watching the (IMO) sublimely brilliant Press Gang. But I don't subscribe to a "it's so bad, it's good" type thing. Normally, it's just bad! That Wasp Woman film looks genuinely awful
Edited by trevor travis on 25-04-2024 11:22 Vote Og.
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 25-04-2024 08:54
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Beginning to think we should move this to the DUEL thread.... All I want to know is, who trained those bees/fake wasps? Ours don't seem to want to learn any tricks at all. It's not like giving treats to dogs when they do the right thing. Bees cheat - they make their own treats. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 25-04-2024 08:54
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Don't you get any joy from watching a great film? I really don't mind a bit of bad acting etc but a film with NO redeeming qualities? Well, of course!! (Mind you, my all-time top ten does raise a few eyebrows.) But there’s a unique enjoyment that comes from watching a real clunker once in a while, especially with people who share your sense of humour. It’s also fun dissecting exactly why a film’s a turkey, what you’d change about it and what you’d leave intact. (WW actually has interesting things to ‘say’ regarding toxic workplace environments, the malign obsession with the superficial etc.) And, in my view, a bit of 'bad' helps sharpen your appreciation of 'good'. To put your mind at rest, I’m out of the country next week, then have other fish to fry in May; so, by the time I’m back in circulation, Wasp Woman-gate will be but a bad memory for all of us!  |
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| Cygnus Bazza |
Posted on 25-04-2024 09:07
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Beginning to think we should move this to the DUEL thread.... I wouldn't say so. Differing views can co-exist without a 'duel'. And personally, I've nothing additional beyond what I've just noted in reply to OSP's post from yesterday. Have a great rewatch tonight! |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 25-04-2024 09:07
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Don't you get any joy from watching a great film? I really don't mind a bit of bad acting etc but a film with NO redeeming qualities? Well, of course!! (Mind you, my all-time top ten does raise a few eyebrows.) But there’s a unique enjoyment that comes from watching a real clunker once in a while, especially with people who share your sense of humour. It’s also fun dissecting exactly why a film’s a turkey, what you’d change about it and what you’d leave intact. (WW actually has interesting things to ‘say’ regarding toxic workplace environments, the malign obsession with the superficial etc.) And, in my view, a bit of 'bad' helps sharpen your appreciation of 'good'. To put your mind at rest, I’m out of the country next week, then have other fish to fry in May; so, by the time I’m back in circulation, Wasp Woman-gate will be but a bad memory for all of us! It might explain a lot if I mention that CB is a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest. I bet that's what he's up to in May. The whole month. 'Dissecting turkeys' indeed. "You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:33
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I like the '74 winner, of course. Also liked '75's winner. It used to have some good tunes...back in the day. Sing Little Birdies for any Monty Python fans out there?
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:34
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Anyway, enough of this frivolity. Seriously hoping AA is around for this watch of TDTESS. L8RS!
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:43
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After such a massive build-up (almost a hoo-ha, CB ), you'd think there'd be more people here to see what happens.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:45
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After such a massive build-up (almost a hoo-ha, CB ), you'd think there'd be more people here to see what happens. Agreed. It's a select little club. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:45
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Right. Starting!
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:46
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Starting it...now
Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:46
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Keanu Reeves is such a great human being.
"You're not sulking, I hope?"
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| OneSparePart |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:46
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Keanu Reeves is such a great human being. He is. Michael Rennie is a better alien though. Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
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| AnneArthur |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:47
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Hello, I'm here. Just switching my other laptop on to watch. And at some point I will fall further behind, as I will have to get my dinner, which is currently cooking. |
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| M1795537OCVirn |
Posted on 25-04-2024 18:47
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OOOO! Technology!
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