Nope.
Alibelle "Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned" Oct 31, 2004 3:14:28 pm PST
I loved Elf, though.
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
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Polter-Cow - Nov 29, 2004 3:47:56 pm PST #6438 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Zenkitty - Nov 29, 2004 3:58:20 pm PST #6439 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The Ref is my favorite Christmas movie. Gonna go rent it now.
Kate P. - Nov 29, 2004 4:23:45 pm PST #6440 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Ooh, I love The Ref.
In other news, I saw Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason this weekend, and was very glad I had only paid matinee price. There were some amusing bits, but there were also many, many better ways for me to spend that two hours. (And I say this as a great fan of the first movie.)
Alicia K - Nov 29, 2004 5:26:03 pm PST #6441 of 10001
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Am I the only reasonably intelligent person who didn't like The Ref? I thought it was annoying, even though I liked Denis Leary, which is why I'd rented it.
But maybe I was just in a pissy mood and need to see it again.
For the (late) record, I as soon as that first modern song was sung in Moulin Rouge, a joyous smile appeared on my face and then stayed there the whole time. Loved it.
Gandalfe - Nov 29, 2004 5:32:37 pm PST #6442 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
R.I.P. John D. Barrymore
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 29, 2004 8:01:21 pm PST #6443 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
The Bridget Jones sequel kind of hacked me off along the same lines as others said, in that it both trivialized imprisonment in a foreign country and seemed to humiliate and punish Bridget for daring to insist on being treated in a kind and respectful manner by her significant other.
I mean yes, Darcy came through for her in a pinch with the Rube Goldberg-style investigative machinations THAT WE WERE TOLD ABOUT BUT NEVER SAW, but I can't help thinking that comforting a scared woman in a very vulnerable situation with a tiny show of kindness might have been a nice touch even if his pride were wounded. Not to mention actually acting as if he cared for her in public rather than treating her with steely indifference before the big breakup.
Kate P. - Nov 30, 2004 5:06:24 am PST #6444 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I also hated how poor Rebecca's confession of love was treated--again, trivializing what should have been a more important moment for her, and making it just another "wacky" thing to happen to Bridget.
Kalshane - Nov 30, 2004 6:04:16 am PST #6445 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Just watched The Ref again over at a friend's house this weekend. Definitely my favorite "Christmas movie".
Never saw Bad Santa, but I'm not a fan of crude humor, so I have a feeling I wouldn't care for it. Crude humor will completely ruin something for me even if there is some other genuinely funny stuff involved, unless it's used in extreme moderation. (This being why I can't stand South Park. I'll flip past it, catch something that is funny and then they'll immediately follow it up with something that turns my stomach.)
beathen - Nov 30, 2004 6:21:45 am PST #6446 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Just watched The Ref again over at a friend's house this weekend. Definitely my favorite "Christmas movie".
That's definately on my list along with Scrooged!
Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2004 7:02:22 am PST #6447 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ooh, beathen has a point. How could I have forgotten that one?! Ah, Bill Murray.