She was the only thing that made that movie bearable. (That movie being Mona Lisa Smile not Secretary, which was awesome. Though a friend of mine warns that it can be a gateway drug. Though "warns" is a rather strong word for it.)
So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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Gris - Sep 04, 2004 4:29:37 pm PDT #3524 of 10001
Hey. New board.
§ ita § - Sep 04, 2004 4:31:26 pm PDT #3525 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did you sit through the Darkness Falls credits? Just think, P-C -- the movie was so damned short the credits had to go on forever just so it would be long enough to qualify as an actual feature.
It could have been worse. There could have been more lack of tension.
Polter-Cow - Sep 04, 2004 4:46:25 pm PDT #3526 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Did you sit through the Darkness Falls credits? Just think, P-C -- the movie was so damned short the credits had to go on forever just so it would be long enough to qualify as an actual feature.
I read that! So amusing. I forwarded through to see if the main guy was a name I recognized (he wasn't, though he looked like a Poor Man's Mark Ruffalo) and who did the few songs they used. The music in the credits was actually pretty good.
There could have been more lack of tension.
I was so baffled by the fact that they gave the main characters a pre-adolescent kiss and then didn't give them any sexual tension at all as adults.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 04, 2004 5:35:15 pm PDT #3527 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
Huh, that was the one thing I liked about it. Like, Emma's character was smart enough to realize the male lead was an emotional disaster like unto Thera and never entertain the slightest thought of attraction.
Tell me, how many people think it's wise to pick fights with and otherwise harrass a former mental patient who supposedly killed his own mother as a teenager? Cause personally, I think that rep would have let him walk through Oz unmolested.
§ ita § - Sep 04, 2004 5:36:17 pm PDT #3528 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I would pick just about any tension over none, especially in a horror flick.
Betsy HP - Sep 04, 2004 7:43:43 pm PDT #3529 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
So. Just finished The Bride With The White Hair
This sort of movie never ends well, does it?
§ ita § - Sep 04, 2004 7:45:23 pm PDT #3530 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hee. I loved that, and no.
Betsy HP - Sep 04, 2004 7:47:39 pm PDT #3531 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
My husband and I think we like the expensive CGI-assisted wire work better.
Betsy HP - Sep 04, 2004 7:48:22 pm PDT #3532 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
So, is the B with the WH some sort of known spirit? Because there was a moment when I think she ascended and I could have used a folklore expert in the room. Also, when did the Siamese twins turn supernatural? Because they clearly weren't when they were expelled from the Wu Tang Clan.
DavidS - Sep 04, 2004 8:55:40 pm PDT #3533 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So, is the B with the WH some sort of known spirit?
It's sort of a remake of an earlier HK movie titled something like Wolf Woman, which was based on one of those Chinese popular novels of martial arts mayhem. Dunno if that was based in legend, or just popculty goodness.
Have you seen Swordsman II? Brigitte Lin is the best.