James Franco annoyed me almost as much as Anakin Skywalker.
Ouch, that's a pretty high-level of annoyance. At least we're not likely to have to sit through watching a cloyingly cute 10 year old version of Harry saying "I get to be a jedi? Yipee!"
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 12, 2004 6:02:15 am PDT #166 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Kate P. - Jul 12, 2004 6:04:26 am PDT #167 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I was saying that, while I liked the movie, I was unable to find its theme. She said she thought it was just supposed to be about memory. I wanted it to say something about memory.
I thought the movie had more to say about love than about memory. Then again, I don't necessarily believe that a movie needs to have an overarching message or theme that can be stated baldly; that's not terribly interesting to me. (Sorry if I'm misrepresenting your point.) I love Eternal Sunshine because it's sad and hopeful and beautiful and weird, because I love the characters, because their last scene together in the hallway makes me ache. Everything about that movie works for me: the structure, the acting, the music, the lighting, the writing. What more would you have wanted, Nonian? (Not trying to be confrontational, just asking.)
Jessica - Jul 12, 2004 6:06:59 am PDT #168 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
OK, if JF were lying in my bed with only a container of Ben & Jerry's cappucino heath bar crunch and a smile to his name, I probably wouldn't kick him out.
I'd take the ice cream, and then kick him out.
James Franco annoyed me almost as much as Anakin Skywalker.
I'd agree, except that Hayden Christensen has been really good in everything else he's ever been in, whereas I have yet to see proof that James Franco can fully open either his eyes or his mouth.
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2004 6:10:24 am PDT #169 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kate P. is me in this thread too.
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2004 6:15:40 am PDT #170 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ouch, that's a pretty high-level of annoyance. At least we're not likely to have to sit through watching a cloyingly cute 10 year old version of Harry saying "I get to be a jedi? Yipee!"
Oops, I was actually thinking of Aanakin, teen padawan. Not that annoying kid.
I would love JarJar forever if only he'd kicked little Annie into the intake of a pod-racer engine.
Calli - Jul 12, 2004 6:17:15 am PDT #171 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
we're not likely to have to sit through watching a cloyingly cute 10 year old version of Harry saying "I get to be a jedi? Yipee!"
"I get to be a villian? A retread villian? Yipee!"
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2004 6:18:45 am PDT #172 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah. The threesome scene was brilliantly gratutious (and is, as far as I'm concerned, the only excuse for Denise Richard's presence in ANY movie), but chicks should have had something to ogle, too.
I wouldn't say Kevin Bacon's shower scene was entirely bereft of something for the ladies to ogle, even if Dillon didn't join in. But the scene as shown still read very much as if that's where they were headed (though of course I too would have liked seeing it onscreen). Guys aren't generally that comfortable walking in on each other's showers in a private setting unless they've had some back scrubbing experience in the past.
Kate P. - Jul 12, 2004 6:20:48 am PDT #173 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Kate P. is me in this thread too.
t high-fives Polter-Cow
Polter-Cow - Jul 12, 2004 6:28:05 am PDT #174 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
<high-fives Polter-Cow>
I really wanted to defend the movie, but I couldn't find the right words. So thanks.
Stephanie - Jul 12, 2004 6:45:45 am PDT #175 of 10001
Trust my rage
RE: Eternal Sunshine
Actually, I really liked the movie for many of the reasons Kate mentioned. I had actually forgotten that I was watching Jim Carrey until he made that funny face when trying to wake up. Also, I'm having trouble coming up with the rights words exactly, but I liked the feel/look of the film.
What I was trying to say was that the movie seemed to me like it had some sort of theme, but I couldn't find it. I wasn't trying to say the movie was not good because it didn't have a theme - I was just wondering if anyone else had some insight that I had missed. Kate, it wasn't so much that I thought the movie needed something as much as I was wondering if I missed the something.
I once had to write a paper on the uses of pink and green in Lord of the Flies. That's not the sort of thing I'm looking for. I'm just wondering if the director had an idea in the back of his head that he wanted to get across and maybe I missed it.
I loved Pulp Fiction as a very original exercise in creative storytelling. But I would have liked it better if I had walked away thinking that it had shown me something about life that I hadn't seen before. That's my only point/question.
editted to explain what I'm talking about.