More Tank Girl : Ice-T as the bantam rooster kangarmanroo T-Saint is an easy get. But Reg E. Cathey, who plays the white mayor's pragmatic aide-de-camp on "The Wire," as the cooler-than-cool, bluer-than-blue, be-bop, saxophone-playing beat poet, DeeTee, is almost worth the price of admission.
Other gets: Naomi Watts showing real star quality as "Jet Girl," Ann Cusack as "Sub Girl," Malcolm McDowell as a slumming and scene-chewing Kesslee (talk about phoning in a performance!), Jeff Kober, as "Booga" and Brian Wimmer, as "Richard," both of "China Beach." ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn" <ravena...@...> wrote: > > And you are right, sir! The animated vignettes in the movie are waaaay > better than the live action stuff. I googled all things Tank Girl and am > quite intrigued with the comic book art and the whole Tank Girl zeitgeist. > > For you "Dead Like Me" fans: I think Ellen Muth (George) would make a great > Tank Girl. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > I think Tank Girl would have made a better anime than an actual movie. > > > > On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Kelwyn <ravenadal@> wrote: > > > > > I just finished watching all of "Tank Girl" (1995), something I had > > > somehow > > > managed not to do before, and it remains bizarrely inspired and insane, > > > making no sense whatsoever and fully justifying its $4 million in total > > > box > > > office (on a budget of $25 million). > > > > > > One would be left wondering "what were they thinking?" but "they" are more > > > than willing to tell you: > > > > > > The strip features various elements with origins in surrealist techniques, > > > fanzines, collage, cut-up technique, stream of consciousness, and > > > metafiction, with very little regard or interest for conventional plot or > > > committed narrative. In fact, writer Alan Martin described his attitude to > > > plot in the third strip anthology as such: > > > "Never start with a clear idea of storyline. Instead, commence blindly, > > > with a vague notion of trying to include a reference to your favourite > > > band, > > > gift shop, or chocolate bar." > > > > > > Mission accomplished. > > > > > > ~(no)rave! > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > > > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > >
