RE: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl
Couldn't agree more. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:07:20 -0800 Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl I think Tank Girl would have made a better anime than an actual movie. On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com 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 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ Individual Email | Traditional http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) scifinoir2-dig...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ _ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/videos-tours.aspx?h=7secslideid=1media=aero-shake-7secondlistid=1stop=1ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_7secdemo:122009
RE: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl
Confucious would say, When seeking to f*ck something up, don't be half-a$$ed about it. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: ravena...@yahoo.com Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:46:11 + Subject: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl 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! _ Windows 7: Unclutter your desktop. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/videos-tours.aspx?h=7secslideid=1media=aero-shake-7secondlistid=1stop=1ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_7secdemo:122009
Re: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl
I dont care if it's bad. I love this movie. It's totally totally fun. Iggy Pop plays a child molester and gets stabbed through the hand. Malcolm McDowell plays super fun super bad guy with no head. Ice T plays a killer genetically modified kangaroo. What's not to love? B --- On Tue, 12/8/09, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 6:46 PM 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!
Re: [scifinoir2] Tank Girl
I think Tank Girl would have made a better anime than an actual movie. On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com 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/
