DH and I saw Bright Leaves on Friday, and it was just about the nicest two hours of navel-gazing I've ever seen. It's not an "important" movie the way so many recent documentaries have tried to be, but it's a really, really enjoyable one. I think anyone who's ever done any kind of independent/low-budget/student filmmaking would get a kick out of it, especially. (There's one moment in particular that's much, much funnier if you realize it must have been shot long before American Beauty came out.)
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
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Jessica - Sep 05, 2004 5:28:53 am PDT #3534 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Volans - Sep 05, 2004 5:48:17 am PDT #3535 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I finally saw Big Fish while on vacation. Awesome! I cried and cried at the end. And unlike some other Tim Burton movies, it had an end! One that went with the rest of the movie! So that was exciting.
Ever noticed that Ewan McGregor seems to radiate a kind of glee in every movie, as if he can't believe his own good fortune to be right here, right now, doing this!! ?
§ ita § - Sep 05, 2004 5:54:27 am PDT #3536 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ewan McGregor has a gland that secretes a sympathy-inducing pheromone, as far as I can tell. Even as Nick Leeson, I couldn't help thinking "Oh, poor sweetie! How did this all happen to your helpless little self?"
Which completely wasn't what I was thinking when I read the news reports.
It may just be being fed by his lurking delight.
That having been said, I've not made it through Big Fish yet, despite both owning it and having Netflixed it. I've started, so I'll finish, but ... not soon.
Jesse - Sep 05, 2004 6:30:24 am PDT #3537 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Big Fish snuck up on me. I was sitting there through a lot of it thinking, "This is....OK," and then suddenly I was crying and smiling and loved it. I might have given up on it at home.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 05, 2004 6:47:03 am PDT #3538 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ever noticed that Ewan McGregor seems to radiate a kind of glee in every movie, as if he can't believe his own good fortune to be right here, right now, doing this!! ?
Except for the Star Wars movies where, while doing a pretty good Alec Guiness, he seems to be radiating a "What the fuck did I get myself into with this shite?" vibe.
Fred Pete - Sep 05, 2004 6:56:48 am PDT #3539 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Except for the Star Wars movies
Have I talked here about my theory of AotC? I'm convinced it was really 2 movies -- a passable action adventure flick starring Ewan, and a horrendous romantic film starring Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen.
erikaj - Sep 05, 2004 9:27:11 am PDT #3540 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I heart Big Fish.
Gandalfe - Sep 05, 2004 10:08:12 am PDT #3541 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Hayden Christiansen had more sexual chemistry with R2D2 than with Natalie Portman.
erikaj - Sep 05, 2004 10:38:50 am PDT #3542 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
That whole movie was ADASTW.(Arrived Dead and Stayed That Way) I'm glad I didn't pay.
DebetEsse - Sep 05, 2004 10:41:22 am PDT #3543 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Anakin R2D2 slash would be disturbing. I don't want to think about it.
Despite the fact that I am, I don't want to.
I'm torn about seeing the 3rd one at all, paying, not paying, NetFlixing, whatever. I think the time spent may well be more than it's worth to me.