Bubba-Ho-Tep. The Man with the Screaming Brain. Alien Invasion. Burn Notice. Evil Dead (1, 2, and 3 – AKA “Army of Darkness“). My Name is Bruce. And many others.
It doesn’t matter what the genre, I have liked pretty nearly every damn thing Bruce Campbell has done. He really gained my respect when he had “Bruce” shot on his property in southern Oregon. And they built a town there to film the movie. He’s one of a few actors I’d find it a real pleasure to meet because he has no problem mocking himself.
And now, Briscoe County, Junior. Somehow I missed it in the craziness of the 90′s.
I managed to pick up a copy for dirt cheap. 199o’s western-ey, sciencey, steampunk-ey… but classic Bruce Campbell. If you like him and haven’t seen it, do so.
Problem is… teensy problem but still real…
I rely heavily on closed-captions. The DVD set does not have closed captions. In english, anyhow.
So I am making do by having the French subtitles turned on and translating on the fly – how is that for peculiar in the US, hmmm? This works pretty well but it is a real bitch when something doesn’t translate well, or when the sentence structure is totally rearranged, or I have no freakin’ clue what the word evenis. But on the other hand, there are moments when it’s actually funnier in french. Such as when one character is referring to this chick’s ass, coming across the word “haunch” just cracks me up. Why? Just the word. Say it over and over again while picturing a well-formed tush and leg and it just sounds funny.
Oh hell, if you don’t already see the humor in it, I’m never going to convince you.
At least the subtitles aren’t in German.
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I don’t know many (straight) men that don’t like a good hooter, but there’s just something wrong with the folks at Time Rag-azine. Yes, breast-feeding is a perfectly normal healthy thing to do and it’s even good for infants, too.
But 6-7 year olds? Christ on a crutch, people. I don’t think that’s photoshopped. I think that kid really is latched on to that teat. And he’s probably messed up for life. If you’re old enough to ask for it by name you should be cut off until you’re of dating age.
When you’re done with BCJ be sure to check out the “Jack of all Trades” series. Dunno if they help you out on the subtitle side tho.
The kid is around three – he’s on a chair to reach the boob. Still too old though.
Mitchell – this kid may be around three bu there are many other cases of parenting deviants who do go to seven and beyond. Scroll down to #3.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19721_the-5-creepiest-progressive-parenting-fads.html
How the heck did you miss The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr.???
That’s….sacrilege!!!
As tot eh Time cover…. I am an ardent supporter of breastfeeding. But this goes beyond the pale. And this doctor does advocate breastfeeding for kids upwards of 6 and 7 years.
Gives a new facet on that whole “entitlement and dependency” thing, doesn’t it??
In the early 1990′s I was finishing school and when I got out I had a job in a laser-based science lab. In my spare time I was in the gym – hours and hours a day. So I really actually was too busy.
I was a mom. NO EXCUSES!!!
And a lot of beer needed to be drunk while firing potato guns.
Excuse.
You win, I think…
The cops got awful tired of being called to my little dead-end street…
They should have opened a precinct there.
I watched Brisco County religiously. The pilot had cameos from 60s TV western guys like Stuart Whitman, and R. Lee Ermy play his dad. It was awesome. Like the Wild Wild West on acid.
And this should be in your sidebar:
I’ll stick with King Julian… he has brain things happen inside his head.
Did you know Campbell & Raimi are producers for the Evil Dead remake? Shooting started this month in New Zealand, it’ll be out sometime next year.
My heart just skipped…
They thought about using Rosie O’Donuts and one of her adopted kids to pose for the pic, but couldn’t fit her and the kid on the cover at a distance where her face would be recognizable.
(Although that massive mound of mudflaps & meatcurtains would probably still be recognizable from the orbit of Uranus.)
I have not seen Brisco County Jr. yet myself. I was in high school when the show aired, and I was too busy roaming around looking for ways to get into trouble…uh, I mean, doing my homework and studying so I could get good grades in school.
Lemur, just imagine hanging out with some other guys, and a hot chick in tight-fitting jeans walks by, and one of the guys says “man, check out the haunch on her…”
Yeah, I guess it is funny.