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Post by Mary on May 8, 2006 11:13:57 GMT -5
A bunch of movie geeks at imdb used to play this game on one of the boards, so I thought I'd see if I could get it going here. It's very simple - someone says a word, some sort of adjective, which you could imagine a film critic using to describe a movie. Like.... "triumphant" or "disturbing" or "jingoistic" or "melancholy" or "confusing" or "strident" - whatever you want. The next three people who post have to pick the one movie which they think best matches that adjective and briefly explain why. The third person, after picking their movie, then also gets to pick a new adjective. This is fun if you're ridiculously geeky. Dunno if it will work here or not, but thought it was worth a try! So, here's my first adjective: CREEPYHave at it  Cheers, M |
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Post by phil on May 8, 2006 11:33:29 GMT -5
 ... Don't know what "campy" means ... Don't think it's got anything to do with the great outdoors though ... 
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Post by Kensterberg on May 8, 2006 11:41:41 GMT -5
Campy = Priscilla, Queen of the Desert I can think of a few other choice flicks for this category, but I don't want to give 'em away. |
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Post by luke on May 8, 2006 11:42:25 GMT -5
I got one, hold up...
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Post by Mary on May 8, 2006 11:42:33 GMT -5
OK word has been changed so Phil can play the first round  And also I would appreciate it if anyone can actually define "campy". It seems really hard to define despite being instantly recognizable when you see it. Like pornography I suppose. |
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Post by Mary on May 8, 2006 11:45:00 GMT -5
Crap - I messed it up. Changed the word while people were answering the first word! Sorry. You can answer campy OR creepy - whichever one floats yer boat. Third person to answer either one can change the adjective. ken - you gotta say WHY priscilla is campy.... even though it's pretty obvious |
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Post by Kensterberg on May 8, 2006 11:48:12 GMT -5
Why is Priscilla campy? Oh god ... a bus full of cross-dressing men in the Aussie Outback blasting disco tunes ... I sure as hell hope that was all camp, b/c there's no way it was sincere!
I just sent Phil a PM w/an attempt to define camp ... though I'm afraid that the best way for me to define camp is through examples.
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Post by luke on May 8, 2006 11:53:47 GMT -5
Hey! I said hold up! CAMPY Most Jason flicks are too mainstream to be categorized as “cult classics”, but this one definitely fits the bill. It’s sure to get you some mean looks from the movie geeks at the counter if you pick it up. Even some diehard Friday the 13th fans try not to remember this one. I’m not one of those. Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder, the only REAL Jason Voorhees) is cryogenetically frozen and on some spaceship. I don’t remember why he got there, but it doesn’t really matter. The rest of the plot is basically ripped straight from Alien, only with Jason playing the Alien and a very Sci-Fi Channel quality to the characters. Jason runs through every sci-fi character cliché in the book, from “tough black marine guy” to “hot chick who can fight and proves it to you by kneeing some macho sexist in the balls” to “hot robot chick.” The best thing, though, is that this is a return to form after the pathetic Jason Goes to Hell of the early 90s. They merge the slasher cliché’s- many of which were invented in the Friday series- with the sci-fi bit. It’s seamless. The best is about halfway through, when they kick Jason’s ass, but he turns into this mega cyborg dude and fucks everybody up. Great stuff. Best kill: Jason dips somebody’s face in liquid nitrogen, then shatters it. Just beautiful. Next Word: Inspirational |
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Post by Kensterberg on May 8, 2006 11:59:01 GMT -5
I watched Jason X on Sci-Fi a while back ... and the film actually is compelling, in a truck-wreck sort of way. Nowhere near as bad as I'd thought it would be ... yeah, good campy horror/sci-fi fun.
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Post by luke on May 8, 2006 12:06:59 GMT -5
I was expecting something much worse than what it was. Fortunately, I watched Jason Goes to Hell, possibly the worst movie ever made, right before it. I hadn't seen that movie in about twelve years at the time, and was shocked at how horrible it was. Compared to that, Jason X felt like Citizen Kane.
BUT, a friend later gave us his copy of the movie, and I love it. Ranked the Friday movies over on Top Ten recently.
When I think campy, I usually think B-Grade Horror or Sci-Fi flick, although the occasional Priscilla or Hairspray certainly falls in line.
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Post by rockysigman on May 8, 2006 12:16:05 GMT -5
Campy=Intentionally over the top; purposely ridiculous
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Post by rockysigman on May 8, 2006 12:21:28 GMT -5
Here's the Merriam-Webster definition. #3 is probably the one most appropriate for this discussion.
Main Entry: camp
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
1 : exaggerated effeminate mannerisms exhibited especially by homosexuals
2 : a homosexual displaying camp
3 : something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing
4 : something self-consciously exaggerated or theatrical
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Post by Fuzznuts on May 8, 2006 12:56:46 GMT -5
Campy makes me think of the original Batman TV show/movie.
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Post by luke on May 8, 2006 13:05:04 GMT -5
Star Trek fits the bill, too.
Man I love that old Batman TV show. The most psychedelic drug induced thing ever put on television.
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Post by phil on May 8, 2006 15:13:49 GMT -5
Campy ... Oh ! Like ... affecté, maniéré, étudié ...
cabotin ... efféminé, pédé, tapette ...
vulgaire, de mauvais goût ... suranné ...Nope ! Can't think of a single film that would fit any of those adjectives ... |
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... Don't know what "campy" means ...
