From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

[Drunk Monk]

The arthouse set exalt Tarantino for his take on the grindhouse genre, but Rodriguez is far more genuine.  And this film remains one of Tarantino's best performances.  This movie is a masterpiece on so many levels. First, for me, it's refreshing to see a young Danny.  The cast alone - Keitel, Hayek, Lewis, Cheech, Savini, muthafeckin John 'Rope' Saxon, oh and Clooney too.  So DOOM.  So ultravi.  Good to the last drop.

[cranefly]

Revisited this on your prod.  Amazing how little I remember of it.  "Have I seen this movie?" I kept asking myself in the early goings.

Well, yes, I have.  There's one scene that sticks in my mind, and I'll give you a million dollars if you can guess what it is.  On second thought, I withdraw that bet.  You just might get lucky and hit it.

Yeah, it took a moment to recognize the young Trejo.  While he's not one of the main chars, he's still got a substantial part, and has a pivotal role in two or three scenes.

I started this expecting Clooney and Tarantino to appear with crossbows in hand, ready to kill vampires.  Am I confusing that vision with another movie?  Anyway, yes, I had forgotten that those two can actually act, that they have a range.  Juliette Lewis is always a treasure to watch, underrated in my opinion.  And Salma -- well, she's like salmonella to a hypochondriac.  Just what the doctor ordered.  Okay, I'm off the rails...

[Drunk Monk]

There's one scene that sticks in my mind, and I'll give you a million dollars if you can guess what it is.  

I'm guessing it's this one:


Honestly, that's all I remembered.  It struck me as really funny that they were trying to get to EL REY.  I totally forgot that.  And I feel ya on the "have I seen this movie?" memory blanks.  There were a lot of scenes that seemed really fresh.  Except for this one:


Weird how memory works, huh?  

Salma has got to be a vampire in real life.  It's the only explanation.  She doesn't age.  

I got so close to her once - in 2011 for the premiere of Puss in Boots:


Not close enough to get her digits and include her in DM's celebrity circle.  But she's an immortal vampiress.  I got time.  

Here she is with Antonio, wishing she could ditch him for a hunky DM, but she had her work obligations.  Look how longingly she's looking at DM.

[Greg]

Your fantasy life is rich.

[Drunk Monk]

Your fantasy life is rich.

It's all I have to relieve the suffering.  

[Greg]

Suffering? How can you be suffering? Don't you sit at the center of the DM celebrity wheel, which has at least two spokes?

[Drunk Monk]

Without Salma, DM's celeb circle remains incomplete.

I bet she likes cheese whiz.  

[cranefly]

I started this expecting Clooney and Tarantino to appear with crossbows in hand, ready to kill vampires.  Am I confusing that vision with another movie?

Dear Cranefly.

I think this is the movie you're confusing it with (John Carpenter's 1998 Vampires).  But blending movies together is nonetheless a good idea on your part, as it means fewer movies you have to remember.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled DM obsession...

[Drunk Monk]

We now return you to your regularly scheduled DM obsession...

yay!

[Greg]

I'm confused. When did you switch from blondes?

[Drunk Monk]

I got less selective in my 40s.  Didn't we all?

[Dr. Ivor Yeti]

Her movie “Everly” can be the new “Die Hard” christmas movie. I recommend it.

[Drunk Monk]

We discussed Everly
http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFor...p?tid=3986
i gave it a thumbs up.  cf thought it lacked plot (wth?)  now, with your vote IY, Everly is winning.  

This calls for a Salma gif