x18 The Lawnmower Man (10/4/97)

WHO TO BLAME
Director: Brett Leonard
"Writers": Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
Producer: Gimel Everett

MOVIE
Ah, "The Lawnmower Man". The film that dares to interpret Stephen King's short story in such a bold, comprimising way. This nostalgic look at the early days of MMX technology will leave you screaming "Get Jeff Fahey the hell away from me!". Pierce Brosnan, everyone's favorate irritating Britishy Kind of Guy, shows his sensitive side by knocking back booze and wearing earrings while conducting "Virtual Reality" (snicker) experiments on a REALLY REALLY STUPID guy. So basically, computers or something make the formerly maroonic Jeff Fahey into a swashbuckling, hair-styled wearer of huge belt buckles that eventually thinks he's God. More things happen. Figure it out for yourself. If you are interested in simular subjects, I advise you to rent "The Lawnmower Man II: Beyond Cyberspace" or "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes".

QUOTES, SERVED THE WAY YOU LIKE THEM
bowdreg> The secret government project to breed trained attack Donkey Kongs
BryanL> Why's the chimp cycling through Zapf Dingbats on his monitor?
Balthasar> This is my pretentious Comic Books-are-art collection.
nicklby> "Does this bullhorn make my voice all weird, Jobe?"
BryanL> The Pentagon. Makin' monkeys look goofy for 40 years.
THX-1138EB> Yet another dig at our religious friends over at the Vatican.
Q> boy, michael hutchense has really gone downhill since inxs, hasn't he?
Balthasar> What does making the chimp play Lazer-Tag prove, anyway?
skywolf> as a man of the lawnmower I have decided that this film is totally unaceptable in portraying the worth of a lawnmower
nicklby> this must be the Hackman part. Every movie has one part written for Gene Hackman
Q> i didn't know it was possible for pale blue to be an aggressive color, but this outfit somehow does it
BryanL> Yeah. I'm gonna wait 2 minutes for MY W95 PC to boot up just to record a scratchy RealAudio journal. Get a microcassette, Pierce!
Balthasar> "Dear Journal, Today I stupidly passed on the James Bond part to stay on this stupid Remington Steele show! What was I thinking!"
bowdreg> You really shouldn't let your son hang around with a star of Cinemax "After Dark" movies...
nicklby> great, I've glued myself to the chair again
BryanL> Hey, that's just the thing for my career! Exploiting the handicapped!
Merlynn> And I heard this line,"Tooter's a good snork."
Balthasar> And now, the long awaited Lawnmowerman-Police Academy crossover.
Djenk> we're injecting his mind with pentagrams & spirographs...
bowdreg> Could we have CyberSandwiches for CyberLunch CyberToday?
BryanL> And remember, everything's better with "Cyber" or "Virtual" attached. This message brought to you by Hollywood.
Q> okay, so far brosnan's had a goofy earring and a preppie sweater over his shirt. has he left out anything to make himself an even bigger femme?
THX-1138EB> Why this book says the sun is the center of the universe. What a lie!
Balthasar> Always a good idea to drive during a siezure.
BryanL> This town is all made up of randomly irish people.
bowdreg> Once you master this, I'll let you play Minesweeper
nicklby> I was hoping they'd put all the Biggs Darklighter scenes back in
BryanL> Ah, science. Next best thing to blasphemy.
SgtPepper> You would think with all of this intelligence that he would pick some tasteful music
Cyberbrowleg> "His mind is like a clean, hungry sponge" Sure, Pierce
Q> oh no - he stopped wearing overalls! the oshkosh outlet's gonna go bankrupt!
Balthasar> So, all he had to do the whole time as say "Alter brain waves?" The cyber stuff is all for fun, then?
BryanL> Jeff Fahey's using his erotic thriller skills here, isn't he.
nicklby> so if I stared at screen savers long enough, would I get smarter?
Merlynn> This is your brain on bad sci-fi, any questions?
Cyberbrowleg> So watching a 3d Studio animation makes you take your shirt off and take stands against evil priests?
Q> and of course, the mark of all incredibly intelligent people is a big ol' honkin belt buckle
nicklby> so, you get godlike powers, and the first thing you do is give yourself blisters?
Balthasar> I will now use my brainpower to prevent the audience from demanding refunds....
Q> moral of the movie: evil corporate greed makes you bald
SgtPepper> The guys at the Shop are just trying to enhance the power of Rogaine
THX-1138EB> Too bad we're not as smart as the Lawnmower Man, cause then we could watch this damn thing in 2 minutes.
Merlynn> Whenever I kill a Cacodemon from now on I'll think of that big,stupid-looking brass head.
Q> great, now he's gonna get in the machine and write The Naked Lunch in 13.2 seconds
nicklby> wow, Ron Howard's brother is everywhere
faheyleg> So, anyone else hungry for more of that really current and hip VR stuff?
Balthasar> You can tell he's a god because he has better texturing and bit-dithering now.
THX-1138EB> This is really where letterbox comes in handy.
Merlynn> Twas a bad ISP that killed the beast.

MOST REVEALING LINES FROM THE FILM:
"You know Cyboman, if you want... you can call me Lawmower man."
"Virtual Reality means a key to unlock the potential of the human mind!"
"You forget who you're talking to, half-wit?"
"Damnit, Caroline. Never unplug a program when I'm engaged!"
"This technology is going to change the world. This is the future - and you're afraid of it!"
"Uhhahahhhhehggghgg. This hiatus is driving me insane."
"What sort of perverted behavior is THIS?!"
"That was sex... from our primal mind..."
"Weirdos... schizos... bozos... Well, accidents happen. That's all there is to it."


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