Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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Also: at the gym, they were showing what I assume is one of the Fast and Furious movies, but since I came in in the middle, how do I know if it was the first one or the second one?
Also, redux: DAMN YOU, ITA!!!! I've never seen The Ring, and because of your LJ, I had to go looking for spoilers/a synopsis, and I found a website with FREAKING PICTURES!!!!
I will never watch TV again.
"In fact, why am I the one on brain detail?"
since I came in in the middle, how do I know if it was the first one or the second one?
The first one had Vin Diesel.
If there was no sex appeal, it was the second.
If the white guy was as big as the black guy, it was the second.
If the black guy was really obviously black, as opposed to "well, isn't he?" it was the second.
If there was any tension, it was the first.
Oh, and ... sorry, Steph! It's a good movie. You should watch it. Maybe you'll be Aimée and freaked out right away, or me and freaked out a month later. But it's a pretty fun freakout either way.
The second one was faster and furiouser.
Wait, but you'd have no basis of comparison. Um... the first one had some cars in it.
Oh, no -- I can tell that I should never ever watch The Ring. Things like that freak my shit out way too much. The pictures of the dead folk, and of TV Girl, freaked me out enough.
And I think it was the first Fast -n- Furious movie. Vin Diesel and blonde dude who's an undercover cop who is clearly in love with Vin Diesel.
The only thing that freaked me out about The Ring was the fact that the little girl was played by Daveigh Chase. I feel very strongly that Lilo should not kill people from beyond the grave.
an undercover cop who is clearly in love with Vin Diesel.
Wasn't he? I quite liked the first one. It was Point Break, sans Lori Petty (but we did get a Michelle Rodriguez, so I'm cool) and an upgraded Swayze.
What I loved about The Ring was that the ending came quietly enough I'd forgotten it'd have to satisfy the "or is it?" -- so I was startled, and THEN to have our heroes complicit in it not being the ending, plus that preternaturally wise little kid being scarred forever ...
That was fun. Mostly horror movies numb me on the shock and don't do much else for me.
The Ring was pretty, and suitably scary. But when I watched it a second time, I kept on thinking, "Wait, this doesn't make sense."
The scene with the dead girl coming out of the TV set was cool and creepy.