2844

It all seems obvious once you know the answer, huh? Was I too obtuse? Is Heavy Metal really that obscure?

  1. an evil glow: The Loc-Nar!
  2. an unfinished den: Den of Earth (voiced by John Candy) is one of the segments.
  3. a terrified girl: The Loc-Nar scares the Starman’s daughter.
  4. a questionable angle: “I told you, Charlie… I got an angle!”
  5. a bad double-cross: The Girl tries to double-cross Harry Canyon (love that name), and loses.
  6. a flying fortress: The Loc-Nar possesses dead flyers in B-17
  7. a bladed tattoo: Starman’s daughter is proven to be the reincarnation of Taarna, possessing the bladed tattoo
  8. a starman lands: Tesla stole the opening sequence!
  9. an animated anthology: Heavy Metal is an animated anthology masterpiece from 1981.
2845

Apparently not on this board, as it gets referenced a fair bit, but I hadn’t heard of it until pretty recently. I suspect it’s one of those things that is not obscure to people of an age to have seen it when it was released, but is to later generations.

2846

Yeah I know it by reputation only, because it is older than I am. Like if I saw a still frame? I’d get it. But beyond the visual aesthetic I have nothing for it.

2847

If you have the opportunity, seek it out. I watch it at least once a year. Maybe it’s just nostagia to me, but it’s one of my all-time favorite animated movies.

Anyways, looks like you’re up @JoshL !

2848

No, I know it well. Just for some reason wasn’t thinking in that direction! I don’t usually think of cartoons with 5 Elements, for some reason.

Cute pun on ‘unfinished den’!

2849

I caught it on video about 10 years after it was released. It had a certain cache among nerdy teen types. I never read the magazine in its glory days although I have perused it since. (A lot of issues are on archive.org.)

2850
  1. Daddy’s in the bag
  2. Sandwich or danger
  3. A singer turned weapons designer
  4. Gangs (but not of New York)
  5. A nightmare plot
2851

Mystery Men

2852

Correct! Sorry it was too easy. I figured maybe people hadn’t watched it in a long time. I re-watched it recently with my kids, they quite enjoyed it!

  1. Daddy’s in the bag: Janeane Garofalo’s father’s skull is embedded in a bowling ball (no, she didn’t do it. She had the guy at the pro shop do it), which she carries around in a bowling bag.
  2. Sandwich or danger: The Shoveler gives a rousing pep talk: Are we going to save the city? Or should I eat this sandwich?
  3. Singer turned weapons designer: The great Tom Waits designs (non-lethal!) weapons to outfit the team.
  4. Gangs (but not of New York): Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush!) brings together all the gangs of the city, and of course they all have themes: The Disco Boys, The Not-So-Goodie Mob, The Furriers, etc.
  5. A nightmare plot: Casanova’s evil scheme is to use his Psycho-frakulator to turn everybody’s worst nightmares real. Or something.

One thing I had definitely forgotten about this movie, there are some really excellent futuristic cityscapes. It’s all backround stuff, but really well done for a movie which, presumably, did not have a big budget.

@Ginger_Yellow up!

2853

I really like the movie, and the two most memorable things are the bowling ball and the “World Changer” business card, so 1 and 3 definitely gave it away.

2854

2855

That is because you are a person of class and taste.

2856

You may not think that after this:

  1. Future friend
  2. Moustachio
  3. No shows
  4. Japanese synthesiser
  5. Budget issues
2857

Is this the Mario Bros movie?

2858

No, but it’s not a million miles away from it.

2859
  1. Future friend
  2. Moustachio
  3. No shows
  4. Japanese synthesiser
  5. Budget issues
  6. Statue toppling
2860

12 Monkeys?

2861

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure?

2862

No and no, but:

  1. Future friend
  2. Moustachio
  3. No shows
  4. Japanese synthesiser
  5. Budget issues
  6. Statue toppling
  7. Time travel
2863

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