Those are them!
I have finesse! I have finesse coming out of my bottom!
Anya ,'Showtime'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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P.M. Marc - Nov 05, 2004 7:13:12 pm PST #5471 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Sean K - Nov 05, 2004 11:07:35 pm PST #5472 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
HA!
I was just hanging out with a gay friend of mine this evening , and the subject of Vin, his sexuality, his wonderful chemistry with Paul Walker, and his complete lack of chemistry with Asia Argento was one of our topics of conversation.
How very amusing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 06, 2004 1:41:49 am PST #5473 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
I think it's due to the fact that he's a big ol' D&D gamer geek, with all the awkwardness that entails. He just happened to end up in a body that looks like an action hero's.
Though I've heard his twin brother is family, so if your friend is infatuated with him, the Memorex copy is out there theoretically available somewhere.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2004 4:40:25 am PST #5474 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He just happened to end up in a body that looks like an action hero's.
The number of times that I've gotten into arguments about Vin's IQ...way too many.
Now, I have no idea if he's Mensa or short bus. But that's the point. He seems normal. The contradictory evidence seemed predicated on the fact that he was huge and bald, and no one could ever cite an interview or any other event.
And then there was the "well, he only acts with his face/body" contingent that couldn't explain him not sucking in Iron Giant.
No, he's not Olivier. But dear lord, why hold his body against him?
Uhh, when it could be held against me...
Jesse - Nov 06, 2004 6:43:43 am PST #5475 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Though I've heard his twin brother is family, so if your friend is infatuated with him, the Memorex copy is out there theoretically available somewhere.
I think the twin is fraternal, and they don't look all that much alike.
Aims - Nov 06, 2004 6:47:44 am PST #5476 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Uhh, when it could be held against me...
Or me. He is one guy that has plenty to go around. Mmmmm....
Vonnie K - Nov 06, 2004 7:06:23 am PST #5477 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I was channel-surfing late at night yesterday and came across last third of Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments special. Not the best thing to be watching at 1 am by yourself in a pitch dark house.
I'm very surprised that Carnival of Souls didn't make it to that list, which IMO beats the pants of Jaws (#1) in insidious creepiness (although not in the BOO! scary way). The list has me kind of curious about Audition (at #11), which I've never even heard of before. Netflix has it, but I'm not sure whether I'd have the stomach for the climax, which supposedly contains disturbingly graphic torture scenes. I like non-gory horror and have high tolerance for the creepy, but graphic torture? Dude, I don't know.
Lilty Cash - Nov 06, 2004 7:08:09 am PST #5478 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I tivo'd the 100 Scariest Moments special and soo can't wait to watch it.
Sean K - Nov 06, 2004 7:27:28 am PST #5479 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
The contradictory evidence seemed predicated on the fact that he was huge and bald
How horribly prejudicial.
Polter-Cow - Nov 06, 2004 8:07:12 am PST #5480 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I finally saw Shrek 2 last night. It was all right. Some very funny bits, but I understood the criticisms about it being so pop-culture-heavy. The pop-culture jokes didn't seem as organic. The first movie did a lot more with fairy tale humor, which fit, but a lot of the pop-culture in the sequel took me out of the story for a second because it didn't seem to make sense for the characters in this world to know it.
Some of the best gags included: the people running from one Farbucks to another Farbucks; the name Versarchery; Knights, especially the pepper grinders; "Sir Justin," which only my friend and I got as we were watching in the company of families and small children; the usage of Pinocchio's nose; the wolf blowing the fairy godmother away; and...probably some other stuff.
One thing that gave me pause was the notion of babies forming in a kids' movie. Clearly, the little children weren't trying to fathom the mechanics of donkey/dragon sex, but, uh, we were.