This is what we're watching tonight:

[DotAndBuzz]

"The Last Unicorn" released in 1982.  Natalie saw it at the library, and HAD to have it.  It is.....epic.  Here's an excerpt from the wikipedia article:

"Initially, Jules Bass offered Walker the chance to direct, Walker
declined and elected to take an Associate Producer credit in exchange
for a larger up front payment and back end percentage of the profits.
Although it was a decision he would later regret, Walker felt he owed it
to the many people who invested in him to forego his own credit for
potential profit. Unfortunately, and before it was even released, the
film was panned. Walker literally had to lug the 35mm cans around
Hollywood himself just to set up screenings. ITC and AFD, Marble Arch's
own distribution company refused to release it, and United Artists'
Charles Lippincott called it 'the worst animated film he'd ever seen”. [7]


Rejected, and certainly dispirited, there was one last chance of ever
getting The Last Unicorn released, and that was with Jensen Farley
Distributors. A deal was struck at The Westwood Marquis hotel. Jensen
Farley released the film in 1982, and immediately declared bankruptcy.
To date, no profits have ever been paid to Marble Arch, Rankin Bass, or
Walker. [7]"


It is terrible.  Hilariously, epically terrible.  Which means, of course, that Natalie can't get enough of it.

[cc]

That movie made me cry.

[DotAndBuzz]

May 2, 2013 17:44:20 GMT -5 cc said:

That movie was so bad that it made me cry.

ftfy. 

[CheshireGrin]

OH COME ON! I grew up with The Last Unicorn! That movie is a piece of my childhood.

And I may or may not own the DVD.

And the book.

[elleblue]

May 2, 2013 17:45:28 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

OH COME ON! I grew up with The Last Unicorn! That movie is a piece of my childhood.

And I may or may not own the DVD.

And the book.

Ditto.

[CheshireGrin]

And it has an all-star cast! Just look!

[DotAndBuzz]

OMG. I have no words for you people!

Maybe it is one of those things you had to see as a child (which I did not) to fully appreciate.

[DotAndBuzz]

May 2, 2013 17:48:35 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

And it has an all-star cast! Just look!

I did!  And I was embarrassed for them. 

[CheshireGrin]

May 2, 2013 17:50:21 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

OMG. I have no words for you people!

Maybe it is one of those things you had to see as a child (which I did not) to fully appreciate.

This is entirely possible.

But I still say that it's fantastic.

[elleblue]

May 2, 2013 17:51:00 GMT -5 DotAndBuzz said:

May 2, 2013 17:48:35 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

And it has an all-star cast! Just look!

I did!  And I was embarrassed for them. 

But c'mon, Mia Farrow and Jeff Bridges? Singing? You can't get much better than that!

[elleblue]

May 2, 2013 17:45:28 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

OH COME ON! I grew up with The Last Unicorn! That movie is a piece of my childhood.

And I may or may not own the DVD.

And the book.

Oh and my H just may have bought me the graphic novel of it last Christmas. Maybe.

[CheshireGrin]

May 2, 2013 17:55:13 GMT -5 elleblue said:

May 2, 2013 17:45:28 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

OH COME ON! I grew up with The Last Unicorn! That movie is a piece of my childhood.

And I may or may not own the DVD.

And the book.

Oh and my H just may have bought me the graphic novel of it last Christmas. Maybe.

There's a graphic novel?!

::runs off to Amazon::

[LeggsBenedict]

I'm allliiiiiive

[iamgrace]

I completely forgot about this movie!!!

[elleblue]

May 2, 2013 17:57:44 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

May 2, 2013 17:55:13 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Oh and my H just may have bought me the graphic novel of it last Christmas. Maybe.

There's a graphic novel?!

::runs off to Amazon::

Yes and it's glorious. I'm also pretty sure it finalizes my induction into geekdom - first graphic novel is a milestone, right?

[bab]

We own that DVD.


LOL

[CheshireGrin]

May 2, 2013 18:13:00 GMT -5 elleblue said:

May 2, 2013 17:57:44 GMT -5 CheshireGrin said:

There's a graphic novel?!

::runs off to Amazon::

Yes and it's glorious. I'm also pretty sure it finalizes my induction into geekdom - first graphic novel is a milestone, right?

Welcome to the club! I have a fairly extensive graphic novel collection myself, but I don't buy them nearly as often as I used to.