I see what you guys are saying-- they should have explained that, somehow. But nevertheless the CIA guys were practical-- Occam's razor and all that. I mean, how would bad guys get his perfect fingerprint? And why? They'd have to see a reason to frame him before jumping to the conclusion that he was definitely framed. After all, we're saying they should attribute the same incompetence to his framers. And it doesn't necessarily have to be incompetence-- he lost the glove. He needed a steady hand. He's been out for a while.
Jayne (Husband): Oh, I think you might wanna reconsider that last part. See, I married me a powerful ugly creature. Mal (Wife): How can you say that? How can you shame me in front of new people? Jayne (Husband): If I could make you purtier, I would. Mal (Wife): You are not the man I met a year ago.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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bon bon - Aug 24, 2004 9:01:22 am PDT #2996 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Nutty - Aug 24, 2004 9:05:16 am PDT #2997 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Actually what bon bon says is true -- for the CIA to attribute the print properly, it has to be able to fit the wrongness of the print into a framework of wrongness, which would point in a different (correct) direction.
The real question, to me, is why did the bad guys pick Bourne as their goat? I mean, did they not see the first movie??
Then again, this is the sort of movie where at least one of the assassins from the first movie was totally unaccounted for, and one character (Julia Stiles) completely disappears from the plot when Bourne is done talking to her. So accounting for the little details may just be too much to ask!
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2004 9:08:39 am PDT #2998 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess they picked Bourne because they, like the whole world (a bit of a tired device), underestimated him. If they had indeed succeeded in killing him (why the FUCK do you not check for the body?), the CIA would have been merrily wrong.
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2004 6:05:24 pm PDT #2999 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a question about leaving-at-the-altar movies. Well, maybe more than one.
Do we have instances where it's the guy that leaves the girl, and the guy is the sympathetic character? In my memory it's generally the girl that jilts.
In the oh-no-our-heroine-is-marrying-the-wrong-man! stories, it's incumbent upon her to realise the wrongness, and end the relationship just in time, either because it's better to be alone, or to be with the other guy, right?
Hil R. - Aug 24, 2004 6:11:15 pm PDT #3000 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
In and Out?
Lee - Aug 24, 2004 6:11:57 pm PDT #3001 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
The Wedding Planner?
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2004 6:13:27 pm PDT #3002 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In and Out?
Yes, yes. Though I wonder if the gay thing sabotages the gender roles even a little.
The Wedding Planner?
I didn't see this -- how did it go?
sumi - Aug 24, 2004 6:34:49 pm PDT #3003 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
How about Four Weddings and a Funeral?
Nutty - Aug 25, 2004 4:21:00 am PDT #3004 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The Wedding Planner had the groom fall in love with J Lo, but he was too honorable and nice to break it off with the bride. Luckily, at the altar, she realized she wasn't ready to be married, and broke it off with him in the nicest fashion possible, and took the honeymoon tickets and went on a self-awakening Grand Tour of someplace like Tahiti. Freeing the groom to go sex up J Lo.
In the same movie, there is some nice guy who is willing to marry J Lo, and everybody seems to want them to be together, except for her (due to the groom). I don't think it gets to the altar, however.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2004 4:31:01 am PDT #3005 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
she realized she wasn't ready to be married, and broke it off with him in the nicest fashion possible
Interesting. So he doesn't get to do the leaving.
Sumi -- remind me about 4 Weddings.