'Serenity'
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But while drop zones, demolitions and destroying enemy targets come naturally to Shane, he has no idea what tough really is until he pits his courage against diapering, den-mothering and driver's education. He's truly a SEAL out of water, and now it's up to this one-time lone warrior to take on the most important mission of his life: keeping a family together.
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Is Mark Burnette behind it? It sounds like the big-screen version of "Commando Nanny".
Re. consumptive opera/literary heroines. I'm fairly sure there are more of those than Camille & Mimi, but my brain is like a sieve this morning and I can't think of any.
Why is this happening?
Because the one person who liked "Suburban Commando" is now a high-level movie exec?
Shane is suddenly faced with the juggling two outrageously incompatible jobs: fighting the bad guys while keeping house.
Outrageous! Not to mention Wacky! Zany! Madcap!
Also, there are lots of baby-poop jokes.
Because we haven't seen one of THOSE before. Novelty gold!
Upon seeing the preview for Pacifier, my not-boyfriend said Diesel was following Schwartzenegger's example of mixing bad broad comedy with action movies to give him a more cuddly image.
I've read interviews with Diesel. He sounds intelligent. And yet, this.
The only other consumptive heroine I can think of was the girl in Heavenly Creatures. Totally not the same thing.
Well, all of the Brontë children died of consumption except for Charlotte. Invalid chic!
Also, there are lots of baby-poop jokes.
Because we haven't seen one of THOSE before. Novelty gold!
I'm hoping there will be a scene of him holding a naked baby-butt up to a restroom air dryer.
Because that would be funny.
The only other consumptive heroine I can think of was the girl in Heavenly Creatures.
There is also Helen from Jane Eyre, although she's a secondary character. And that doomed couple in that Somerset Maugham short story that was made into the flick with Jean Simmons. The phenomenon boggles me, because death from tuberculosis is painful and decidedly not pretty. Plus, the afflicted are incredibly infectious just before death, ergo shouldn't be kissing their beloved unless they wanted to drag him along across the river.
Huh. this paper looks really cool--I'd be interested in reading something like that. (And I know the authors! Kind of.)
Gael Garcia Bernal in graphic sex scenes--Ooh Lordy, even if I wasn't a huge Almodovar fan, I would so be there.
Robin, this was pretty much my thinking as well!
I borrowed a couple of Almodovar movies from my mom last night (Women on the Verge... & Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down). Looking forward to settling in with at least one tonight. I haven't seen Law of Desire yet, so I'll have to hit up the local store for that one.