list http://www.spout.com/ PulpFiction1975 recent group discussions Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/The_Wicker_Man/66/1346/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: The Wicker Man
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: SkyPilot
Post Date: 6/2/2006 10:49:34 AM
Body: Skypilot, I know you know this film. I've heard that it's amazing, but nobody I've spoken to can tell me why. Please, Skypilot, if anyone can articulate Wicker Man, it must be you...
]]>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:49:34 GMTThe Wicker ManPulpFiction1975Skypilot, I know you know this film. I've heard that it's amazing, but nobody I've spoken to can tell me why. Please, Skypilot, if anyone can articulate Wicker Man, it must be you...6/2/2006 10:49:34 AMSkypilot, I know you know this film. I've heard that it's amazing, but nobody I've spoken to can tell me why. Please, Skypilot, if anyone can articulate Wicker Man, it must be you... http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/SkyPilot_Questionnaire_1/66/8489/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: SkyPilot Questionnaire (1)
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: OptimusPrime51
Post Date: 5/10/2007 12:47:59 AM
Body: If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you? What cinematic landscape do you live in?It is said of you:What is the color of your voice?What is the origin of your Spout moniker? What is your alter ego's favorite drink?What are the traits of your hero? You understand these languages intuitively:What would your robots accomplish? What is your favorite onomatopoeia?To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?What is your favorite mythical monster?Which objects would you substitute for currency?Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?To whom belongs the future? Little do most people know, . . . What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?What question are you not asked often enough?
]]>Thu, 10 May 2007 04:47:59 GMTSkyPilot Questionnaire (1)PulpFiction1975If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you? What cinematic landscape do you live in?It is said of you:What is the color of your voice?What is the origin of your Spout moniker? What is your alter ego's favorite drink?What are the traits of your hero? You understand these languages intuitively:What would your robots accomplish? What is your favorite onomatopoeia?To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?What is your favorite mythical monster?Which objects would you substitute for currency?Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?To whom belongs the future? Little do most people know, . . . What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?What question are you not asked often enough?5/10/2007 12:47:59 AMIf you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you? What cinematic landscape do you live in?It is said of you:What is the color of your voice?What is the origin of your Spout moniker? What is your alter ego's favorite drink?What are the traits of your hero? You understand these languages intuitively:What would your robots accomplish? What is your favorite onomatopoeia?To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?What is your favorite mythical monster?Which objects would you substitute for currency?Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?To whom belongs the future? Little do most people know, . . . What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?What question are you not asked often enough? http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/Starring_You/66/1009/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Starring You
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 4/29/2006 2:09:42 AM
Body: Are there any movies that you would just... "fit" in? Based on your personality or opinions or desires, what celluloid landscape would you feel at home in? Or are there any films you would like to fit into, but it just wouldn't work? As much as I love Pulp Fiction, I'm no Bad Motherf***er, so I'd just get chewed up and spit out by that movie. On the other hand, I would really fit into Robin Williams' class in Dead Poets Society, not that that's my ideal environment. What I'd really like to be is a rakish nobleman in the orginal Pink Panther.
]]>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 06:09:42 GMTStarring YouPulpFiction1975Are there any movies that you would just... "fit" in? Based on your personality or opinions or desires, what celluloid landscape would you feel at home in? Or are there any films you would like to fit into, but it just wouldn't work? As much as I love Pulp Fiction, I'm no Bad Motherf***er, so I'd just get chewed up and spit out by that movie. On the other hand, I would really fit into Robin Williams' class in Dead Poets Society, not that that's my ideal environment. What I'd really like to be is a rakish nobleman in the orginal Pink Panther. 4/29/2006 2:09:42 AMAre there any movies that you would just... "fit" in? Based on your personality or opinions or desires, what celluloid landscape would you feel at home in? Or are there any films you would like to fit into, but it just wouldn't work? As much as I love Pulp Fiction, I'm no Bad Motherf***er, so I'd just get chewed up and spit out by that movie. On the other hand, I would really fit into Robin Williams' class in Dead Poets Society, not that that's my ideal environment. What I'd really like to be is a rakish nobleman in the orginal Pink Panther. http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/ACT_IV_or_Why_SkyPilot_Loves_Jules/66/16718/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: ACT IV; or Why SkyPilot Loves Jules
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: indieabby88
Post Date: 7/28/2007 12:41:01 PM
Body: What movies or characters compel you to imagine what happens after the credits roll?For me, the last scene in Pulp Fiction always gets me to wonder what happens to Jules. Hey, I've never thought about the following point before: we can imagine that Butch wouldn't have gotten the drop on sloppy Vincent if Jules hadn't quit! (Leaving his gun on the counter is strike three for Vincent. He's out.) But if Jules hadn't quit, it's interesting to think about how the Butch-getting-his-watch sequence would go. Butch would either kill both of the hitmen, or (and this seems more likely to me) Jules would be on top of his game and kill Butch. Which means Marsellus Wallace would never have met Zed and Maynard. But that was a tangent. I've thought in the past about what Jules' "walking the earth" period would be like. Have you guys done this? Not "walked the earth," I mean, continued Jules' story? I actually imagine him becoming pretty discouraged and unhappy. This was influenced by a Douglas Coupland novel called Miss Wyoming, which I read around the same time I saw Pulp Fiction for the first time. The main character, if I recall correctly, has some sort of capitalism-induced nervous breakdown. He decides to become a wanderer, an authentic adventurer living off the land and the generosity of sympathetic, authentic strangers. He admits that he was naive, believing that with no financial responsibilities, he would be able to focus on his personal enlightenment. I'm paraphrasing here, but someone says to him, "That sounds really romantic, living under the stars. What did you learn?" He said, "Where the dumpsters with food in them were. I was too hungry to learn anything else." I named this discussion thread Act IV, but that's a bit of a misnomer. Pulp Fiction feels very complete to me (and feels very much like it has a beginning, middle, and end--which is weird). So I think about Jules just because he captured my imagination so much. Jules reminds me of Shakespeare and some of his more comic characters: Jules really loves language! He quotes King James-ish English, enjoys mixing the highbrow with profanity ("Man, this is some repugnant shit!"), and uses old words in surprsing ways (remember how he says to the Wolf: "We don't do shit, unless.") I won't go into detail about my post-Pulp Fiction Jules daydreams, because they're pretty detailed and most likely only interesting to me, but here are two scenarios:1. Becomes an unlicensed private detective in New Orleans, working pro bono for the poor who are taken advantage of by organized crime and corrupt cops (I like this one a lot, and it's consistent with "you're the weak, and I'm the tyranny of men. But I'm trying real hard, Ringo . . . to be the Shepherd). 2. Finds shelter at a monastery, where the monks are all amazed at his ability to memorize and quote Scripture. He becomes a friar, and councils victims of crime and abuse (and more than once, 'solves' a problem with his fists).
]]>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:41:01 GMTACT IV; or Why SkyPilot Loves JulesPulpFiction1975What movies or characters compel you to imagine what happens after the credits roll?For me, the last scene in Pulp Fiction always gets me to wonder what happens to Jules. Hey, I've never thought about the following point before: we can imagine that Butch wouldn't have gotten the drop on sloppy Vincent if Jules hadn't quit! (Leaving his gun on the counter is strike three for Vincent. He's out.) But if Jules hadn't quit, it's interesting to think about how the Butch-getting-his-watch sequence would go. Butch would either kill both of the hitmen, or (and this seems more likely to me) Jules would be on top of his game and kill Butch. Which means Marsellus Wallace would never have met Zed and Maynard. But that was a tangent. I've thought in the past about what Jules' "walking the earth" period would be like. Have you guys done this? Not "walked the earth," I mean, continued Jules' story? I actually imagine him becoming pretty discouraged and unhappy. This was influenced by a Douglas Coupland novel called Miss Wyoming, which I read around the same time I saw Pulp Fiction for the first time. The main character, if I recall correctly, has some sort of capitalism-induced nervous breakdown. He decides to become a wanderer, an authentic adventurer living off the land and the generosity of sympathetic, authentic strangers. He admits that he was naive, believing that with no financial responsibilities, he would be able to focus on his personal enlightenment. I'm paraphrasing here, but someone says to him, "That sounds really romantic, living under the stars. What did you learn?" He said, "Where the dumpsters with food in them were. I was too hungry to learn anything else." I named this discussion thread Act IV, but that's a bit of a misnomer. Pulp Fiction feels very complete to me (and feels very much like it has a beginning, middle, and end--which is weird). So I think about Jules just because he captured my imagination so much. Jules reminds me of Shakespeare and some of his more comic characters: Jules really loves language! He quotes King James-ish English, enjoys mixing the highbrow with profanity ("Man, this is some repugnant shit!"), and uses old words in surprsing ways (remember how he says to the Wolf: "We don't do shit, unless.") I won't go into detail about my post-Pulp Fiction Jules daydreams, because they're pretty detailed and most likely only interesting to me, but here are two scenarios:1. Becomes an unlicensed private detective in New Orleans, working pro bono for the poor who are taken advantage of by organized crime and corrupt cops (I like this one a lot, and it's consistent with "you're the weak, and I'm the tyranny of men. But I'm trying real hard, Ringo . . . to be the Shepherd). 2. Finds shelter at a monastery, where the monks are all amazed at his ability to memorize and quote Scripture. He becomes a friar, and councils victims of crime and abuse (and more than once, 'solves' a problem with his fists). 7/28/2007 12:41:01 PMWhat movies or characters compel you to imagine what happens after the credits roll?For me, the last scene in Pulp Fiction always gets me to wonder what happens to Jules. Hey, I've never thought about the following point before: we can imagine that Butch wouldn't have gotten the drop on sloppy Vincent if Jules hadn't quit! (Leaving his gun on the counter is strike three for Vincent. He's out.) But if Jules hadn't quit, it's interesting to think about how the Butch-getting-his-watch sequence would go. Butch would either kill both of the hitmen, or (and this seems more likely to me) Jules would be on top of his game and kill Butch. Which means Marsellus Wallace would never have met Zed and Maynard. But that was a tangent. I've thought in the past about what Jules' "walking the earth" period would be like. Have you guys done this? Not "walked the earth," I mean, continued Jules' story? I actually imagine him becoming pretty discouraged and unhappy. This was influenced by a Douglas Coupland novel called Miss Wyoming, which I read around the same time I saw Pulp Fiction for the first time. The main character, if I recall correctly, has some sort of capitalism-induced nervous breakdown. He decides to become a wanderer, an authentic adventurer living off the land and the generosity of sympathetic, authentic strangers. He admits that he was naive, believing that with no financial responsibilities, he would be able to focus on his personal enlightenment. I'm paraphrasing here, but someone says to him, "That sounds really romantic, living under the stars. What did you learn?" He said, "Where the dumpsters with food in them were. I was too hungry to learn anything else." I named this discussion thread Act IV, but that's a bit of a misnomer. Pulp Fiction feels very complete to me (and feels very much like it has a beginning, middle, and end--which is weird). So I think about Jules just because he captured my imagination so much. Jules reminds me of Shakespeare and some of his more comic characters: Jules really loves language! He quotes King James-ish English, enjoys mixing the highbrow with profanity ("Man, this is some repugnant shit!"), and uses old words in surprsing ways (remember how he says to the Wolf: "We don't do shit, unless.") I won't go into detail about my post-Pulp Fiction Jules daydreams, because they're pretty detailed and most likely only interesting to me, but here are two scenarios:1. Becomes an unlicensed private detective in New Orleans, working pro bono for the poor who are taken advantage of by organized crime and corrupt cops (I like this one a lot, and it's consistent with "you're the weak, and I'm the tyranny of men. But I'm trying real hard, Ringo . . . to be the Shepherd). 2. Finds shelter at a monastery, where the monks are all amazed at his ability to memorize and quote Scripture. He becomes a friar, and councils victims of crime and abuse (and more than once, 'solves' a problem with his fists). http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/Jigsaw_Dialogue/66/8483/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Jigsaw Dialogue
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: indieabby88
Post Date: 5/9/2007 11:47:52 PM
Body: I'm envisioning something like the online Babelfish translator:1. Type or copy/paste text into the box.2. Select an actor from our list of 100 performers.3. You have selected: ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER. Our database contains all cinematic dialogue spoken by ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER. Please wait while our program splices together ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER's latest, exclusive performance.4. [you hear Arnold read the text you entered--probably the course syllabus for Archaeology 201 or something]Or you could hear Judy Garland read a Charles Bukowski poem. Or listen to Charles Bronson run through a Mitch Hedberg bit. What would you want to hear, read by whom?
]]>Thu, 10 May 2007 03:47:52 GMTJigsaw DialoguePulpFiction1975I'm envisioning something like the online Babelfish translator:1. Type or copy/paste text into the box.2. Select an actor from our list of 100 performers.3. You have selected: ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER. Our database contains all cinematic dialogue spoken by ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER. Please wait while our program splices together ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER's latest, exclusive performance.4. [you hear Arnold read the text you entered--probably the course syllabus for Archaeology 201 or something]Or you could hear Judy Garland read a Charles Bukowski poem. Or listen to Charles Bronson run through a Mitch Hedberg bit. What would you want to hear, read by whom? 5/9/2007 11:47:52 PMI'm envisioning something like the online Babelfish translator:1. Type or copy/paste text into the box.2. Select an actor from our list of 100 performers.3. You have selected: ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER. Our database contains all cinematic dialogue spoken by ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER. Please wait while our program splices together ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER's latest, exclusive performance.4. [you hear Arnold read the text you entered--probably the course syllabus for Archaeology 201 or something]Or you could hear Judy Garland read a Charles Bukowski poem. Or listen to Charles Bronson run through a Mitch Hedberg bit. What would you want to hear, read by whom? http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/Casting_Blade_Runner_2007/66/20532/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: Casting Blade Runner (2007)
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: achance42
Post Date: 10/9/2007 12:33:47 PM
Body: I went to go see Blade Runner: The Final Cut on Friday and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. It's everything we hoped it would be and more! It's almost as if I had never seen it before. If you live near a theatre showing it, I strongly recommend seeing it on the big screen!What struck me the most was that this movie not only had balls for 1982, it has balls for 2007! No one would go near this film today, not without a fight.But anyway, as I was thinking about how well the film holds up today, I started to think about who would be cast in Blade Runner if it were to be made today. This is what I came up with: Deckard: Clive OwenRachael: Natalie PortmanRoy Batty: Cillian MurphyLeon: Michael Clarke DuncanZhora: Rachel Weisz Pris: Jessica AlbaTyrell: James CromwellJ.F. Sebastian: Leland OrserGaff: Peter Stormare
]]>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:33:47 GMTCasting Blade Runner (2007)PulpFiction1975I went to go see Blade Runner: The Final Cut on Friday and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. It's everything we hoped it would be and more! It's almost as if I had never seen it before. If you live near a theatre showing it, I strongly recommend seeing it on the big screen!What struck me the most was that this movie not only had balls for 1982, it has balls for 2007! No one would go near this film today, not without a fight.But anyway, as I was thinking about how well the film holds up today, I started to think about who would be cast in Blade Runner if it were to be made today. This is what I came up with: Deckard: Clive OwenRachael: Natalie PortmanRoy Batty: Cillian MurphyLeon: Michael Clarke DuncanZhora: Rachel Weisz Pris: Jessica AlbaTyrell: James CromwellJ.F. Sebastian: Leland OrserGaff: Peter Stormare10/9/2007 12:33:47 PMI went to go see Blade Runner: The Final Cut on Friday and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind. It's everything we hoped it would be and more! It's almost as if I had never seen it before. If you live near a theatre showing it, I strongly recommend seeing it on the big screen!What struck me the most was that this movie not only had balls for 1982, it has balls for 2007! No one would go near this film today, not without a fight.But anyway, as I was thinking about how well the film holds up today, I started to think about who would be cast in Blade Runner if it were to be made today. This is what I came up with: Deckard: Clive OwenRachael: Natalie PortmanRoy Batty: Cillian MurphyLeon: Michael Clarke DuncanZhora: Rachel Weisz Pris: Jessica AlbaTyrell: James CromwellJ.F. Sebastian: Leland OrserGaff: Peter Stormare http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/For_Video_Game_Players/66/3025/1/ShowPost.aspxPost Subject: For Video Game Players
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: Risselada
Post Date: 9/21/2006 11:01:14 PM
Body: I've noticed that some video games are being made out of interesting, not-so-obvious-choice movies: The Godfather, Reservoir Dogs, Dirty Harry. What movie-cum-video** games would you like to play? I'd like to try a LOTR strategy game designed like Rome: Total War. It's like a cross between Risk and Warcraft. Maybe "Hero" could make an interesting fighting game (think Street Fighter II or SoulCaliber). Too bad "Spartacus" was never a side-scrolling actioner like Double Dragon. But I can see how a kid who beat the game would feel ripped off by having a crucifixion in the resolution. Here's ANOTHER QUESTION: Has a good movie ever been made from a video game? I haven't seen Doom, but I heard it was lackluster. And I can't remember anything about that Final Fantasy movie except that Steve Buscemi was one of the voices. **I think this is funny for two reasons: (1) this acceptable Latin preposition was bleeped out because it looks obscene, but I found out that (2) I used it incorrectly. It means "together with; plus" according to the American Heritage Dictionary. So maybe this site is censoring bad grammar? An innovative move, Spout!
]]>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:01:14 GMTFor Video Game PlayersPulpFiction1975I've noticed that some video games are being made out of interesting, not-so-obvious-choice movies: The Godfather, Reservoir Dogs, Dirty Harry. What movie-cum-video** games would you like to play? I'd like to try a LOTR strategy game designed like Rome: Total War. It's like a cross between Risk and Warcraft. Maybe "Hero" could make an interesting fighting game (think Street Fighter II or SoulCaliber). Too bad "Spartacus" was never a side-scrolling actioner like Double Dragon. But I can see how a kid who beat the game would feel ripped off by having a crucifixion in the resolution. Here's ANOTHER QUESTION: Has a good movie ever been made from a video game? I haven't seen Doom, but I heard it was lackluster. And I can't remember anything about that Final Fantasy movie except that Steve Buscemi was one of the voices. **I think this is funny for two reasons: (1) this acceptable Latin preposition was bleeped out because it looks obscene, but I found out that (2) I used it incorrectly. It means "together with; plus" according to the American Heritage Dictionary. So maybe this site is censoring bad grammar? An innovative move, Spout!9/21/2006 11:01:14 PMI've noticed that some video games are being made out of interesting, not-so-obvious-choice movies: The Godfather, Reservoir Dogs, Dirty Harry. What movie-cum-video** games would you like to play? I'd like to try a LOTR strategy game designed like Rome: Total War. It's like a cross between Risk and Warcraft. Maybe "Hero" could make an interesting fighting game (think Street Fighter II or SoulCaliber). Too bad "Spartacus" was never a side-scrolling actioner like Double Dragon. But I can see how a kid who beat the game would feel ripped off by having a crucifixion in the resolution. Here's ANOTHER QUESTION: Has a good movie ever been made from a video game? I haven't seen Doom, but I heard it was lackluster. And I can't remember anything about that Final Fantasy movie except that Steve Buscemi was one of the voices. **I think this is funny for two reasons: (1) this acceptable Latin preposition was bleeped out because it looks obscene, but I found out that (2) I used it incorrectly. It means "together with; plus" according to the American Heritage Dictionary. So maybe this site is censoring bad grammar? An innovative move, Spout! http://www.spout.com/groups/PulpFiction1975/Telling_A_Story_Backwards/66/2110/1/ShowPost.aspx Post Subject: Telling A Story Backwards
Group Name: PulpFiction1975
Last Post By: billymcbrie
Post Date: 7/28/2006 11:36:34 PM
Body: I just saw Memento for the first time and was blown away with how good this film was. I loved the way that the film ignored traditional defenitions of time and reminded me of how Tarantino used a messed up time sequence to tell the story of Pulp Fiction. In watching the technique used again I couldn't help but wonder why more directors don't create non-linear films. It creates a new element of foreshadowing that is very interesting. If you haven't seen this film, I highly recommend it.
]]>Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:36:34 GMTTelling A Story BackwardsPulpFiction1975I just saw Memento for the first time and was blown away with how good this film was. I loved the way that the film ignored traditional defenitions of time and reminded me of how Tarantino used a messed up time sequence to tell the story of Pulp Fiction. In watching the technique used again I couldn't help but wonder why more directors don't create non-linear films. It creates a new element of foreshadowing that is very interesting. If you haven't seen this film, I highly recommend it.7/28/2006 11:36:34 PMI just saw Memento for the first time and was blown away with how good this film was. I loved the way that the film ignored traditional defenitions of time and reminded me of how Tarantino used a messed up time sequence to tell the story of Pulp Fiction. In watching the technique used again I couldn't help but wonder why more directors don't create non-linear films. It creates a new element of foreshadowing that is very interesting. If you haven't seen this film, I highly recommend it.