Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.

Willow ,'Never Leave Me'


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§ ita § - Sep 28, 2004 7:35:48 pm PDT #4188 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I enjoyed Freaky Friday, but there's a good reason Jamie Lee wouldn't get an Emmy for it. It wasn't that good. Depp deserved his for a comic turn -- she wasn't that much of a standout.


Gris - Sep 28, 2004 8:18:32 pm PDT #4189 of 10001
Hey. New board.

I enjoyed Parent Trap, but there's a good reason Jamie Lee wouldn't get an Emmy for it.

I was speaking of Freaky Friday, not Parent Trap.

Also, Emmy's go to television actors.

t /pedant

Also, like I said, haven't seen it. The critics may have been smoking crack.


Scrappy - Sep 28, 2004 8:20:36 pm PDT #4190 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I saw it and was impressed with both Lohan and Curtis, although Curtis had a bigger share of the comedy.


Jim - Sep 29, 2004 12:05:46 am PDT #4191 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Lindsay did seem to be better at playing an adult than Jamie Lee was at playing a teen

While this is true, the disturbing thing is that Lindsay was better at playing a matronly 40-something than Lindsay was at playing a teen. Very odd.


Nutty - Sep 29, 2004 4:43:06 am PDT #4192 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I did see "Parent Trap," and it was better than I expected.

I liked this movie a lot more before time passed, and suddenly the possibility that Dennis Quaid might someday be starring opposite Lindsey Lohan as his love interest became real. I mean, I like to think everyone involved would say "ew" and back away slowly, but that sort of thing isn't exactly unheard-of.


§ ita § - Sep 29, 2004 5:18:45 am PDT #4193 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I hope Tom Hanks wins:

Hollywood hunks Russell Crowe, George Clooney, Tom Hanks and Hugh Jackman are battling for the lead role in movie adaptation of best-seller The Da Vinci Code. The film's director, Ron Howard will choose which actor would best suit the role of Robert Langdon, who discovers clues in Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings, which lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for 2000 years. The novel's author, Dan Brown is currently suing Lewis Perdue, who claims his work has been plagiarized and is planning a rival Da Vinci film with reality TV king Mark Burnett.


Lilty Cash - Sep 29, 2004 5:24:30 am PDT #4194 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

I could have liked PD2 at least as well as the first one were it not for the little kid from the Cosby Show joining Julie Andrews for a song. That whole scene rubbed me the wrong way. Otherwise, still good.

I also liked Ella Enchanted quite a bit.


Jessica - Sep 29, 2004 5:30:08 am PDT #4195 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I hope Tom Hanks wins

Word. If any of the others gets cast, I might actually have to see it.


Vonnie K - Sep 29, 2004 5:30:31 am PDT #4196 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Mark Burnette? Oy.

How *is* The Da Vinci code? From hearing vague rumblings about the book, I get a feeling it's a slick piece of pretentious BS, but if it's a fun, readable BS, I may give it a try, just to see what all the brouhaha is about. From the description above, it sounds similar to Eco's Foucault's Pendulum, only without a sense of irony.


Jessica - Sep 29, 2004 5:32:13 am PDT #4197 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

From hearing vague rumblings about the book, I get a feeling it's a slick piece of pretentious BS, but if it's a fun, readable BS

I found it neither fun nor readable. Personally.