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And yet, they keep remaking The Seven Samurai. Sure, they file the serial numbers off and transplant it, but they keep remaking it.
#BattleBeyondTheStars #MagnificentSeven #BugsLife #RebelMoon
#battlebeyondthestars — Public Fediverse posts
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For some reason I was thinking today about the 1980 Roger Corman film “Battle Beyond the Stars”, starring George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, and John-Boy Walton. I was in high school when it came out, and when I watched it with my best friend we thought it was a very funny space movie parody. I thought it was hysterical when the reviewer in the newspaper didn’t realize it was a parody, and reviewed it like a sincere film. Then I pretty much forgot it existed.
Years later I learned that it was not intended as a parody. If I had realized that while I was watching it, I would have thought it was an embarrassing derivative mess, and not enjoyed it at all — even though it was the same film.
I’m not really making a point. It’s just funny how a bit of context can massively change how you experience something.
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@[email protected] somehow i was reminded of the ship from #BattleBeyondTheStars ship form #Monsterdon
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Ride of the Valkyrie #monsterdon #BattleBeyondTheStars
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For some reason, every time I've logged in for the last week, someone is talking about Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and I HIGHLY approve 🍿
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@CactuarJoe @Lazarou There were ending credits on @ryan 's cast of #BattleBeyondTheStars last night. #Monsterdon
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@CactuarJoe I liked the Nestor _most_ of the time. Reminded me a bit of Fire Upon the Deep, though obviously also different, and I liked it there, too.
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@starkraving666 wish I'd seen this live because
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@miriamrobern Haha! Good for Roku figuring that out. This reminds me of my apartment neighbor in the 1990s who had taught her African Grey parrot to sing? whistle? part of the theme/chorus to *The Magnificent Seven*, recognizably. Too bad #BattleBeyondTheStars didn't have such a catchy tune. #Monsterdon
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The reactions to #BattleBeyondTheStars have convinced me that a) I need to watch this movie, and b) I should get in on this #monsterdon thing.
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couldn’t help it. am watching Total Recall.
BTW: it’s not a Cameron movie, it’s a Paul “the rich man’s Roger Corman” Verhoven movie
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I mean I guess it's just me but I can't stop hearing him getting madder and madder at the translation system until he just thinks "fukkit" and stops trying
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straight up i think my best post of the night was this one in response to the lizard man from the lambda quadrant or whatever saying "I want his head."
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@wilco I'm not that far along in time lord school so I don't know! it's just a setting on the sonic!
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anyway good job team and thanks as always to @Taweret for hosting
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Unironically I enjoyed this more than any of the Star Wars films after the original trilogy. Sure, those had technical competence, but they didn't have this sideshow madcap entertain-at-any-cost mania... And besides, the double-entendres and the cheesiness... they had to know. #monsterdon #BattleBeyondTheStars
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@strangefour it really does slow down. the first half was pretty fast! then the second half took four times as long. (or felt like it etc)
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Y’ALL!
today was a solid Monsterdon with quality actors doing horrible acting with a gawdawful script but not too shabby special effects and score/soundtrack.
this may be the best of the worse in the Corman cinematic universe and we got to enjoy this hot mess.
well done!
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@blogdiva holy shit really?
harrison ford has _almost_ killed himself doing that a couple of times, I think
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BTW didn’t know James Horner killed himself in a flying accident. why can’t rich guys pay others to fly them instead of wanting to play space cowboys in real life? damn.
