Hence the expression, "In like Flynn."

tommyrot, that expression may actually date (so to speak) from his statutory rape trials.

Hitchcock fans, this looks like a pretty sweet deal.

I saw Hero last night. The cinematography, sound, and music were excellent. I had a little trouble getting into the story after a while. It didn't help that I was tired, so I was kind of in and out for the last fifteen or twenty minutes, which caused me to miss the key moment of development in our protagonist. But soon I stopped caring so much about how events actually happened. I wanted something new.

Also, it may help to know going in that it's rather fantastical. The characters do fly around Crouching Tiger style for no apparent reason, and the number of arrows flying through the air is always ridiculous.

It looks good and sounds good, but I can only give minor to regular, rather than major, props to the narrative. And I'm the guy who loves non-linear storytelling.

The apparent reason is that it's the genre.

indeed Grant for anything other than a red-blooded heterosexual?

What's the line from BRINGING UP BABY (said with Grant wearing a nightgown)?

"I just went GAY all of sudden!" (probably didn't get that quite right)

That's the way I remember it, Frank. He was wearing the frilly negligee at the time....

He was wearing the frilly negligee at the time....

Of course, you need to visualize the leap he makes to really get the full effect.

To me, it's just like characters going to the restroom and eating proper meals: you don't always seem them do it, but you assume they do.

Normally I would agree. But in this movie, because it was concerned with the precise passage of time (you can map out exactly what happens every day, Sunday through Saturday), and because her discusssion of her job is pretty grounded in the real world, it bothered me. I think you're right that it's something we aren't *supposed* to think about, though.

What's the line from BRINGING UP BABY (said with Grant wearing a nightgown)?

Isn't that the first mainstream use of gay to mean homosexual? I've always wondered how they got it past the censors...

You know, I'd never even considered the second question, regarding Garden State. I think, to me, the entire period of time had the feeling of one of those long weekends home from college, when you run into everyone that you've ever met and haven't seen in ages, and become de facto friends with for the brief period. But that's not true here. So, I don't know.

On the first point, I don't think that his friend intended the journey to be what it ended up being for Zach Braff's character. My gut reaction is that he wasn't that deep. I think that's half of what I loved about the movie- how random journeys can lead you to moments of clarity.

Also happy-making: my theater was giving away Garden State posters. Now I have something to put on my wall.

Also happy-making: my theater was giving away Garden State posters.

The one-sheet with them screaming on top of the tractor thing? I have it too!