R.I.P. John D. Barrymore
And we live to fight another day.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
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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.
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.
Vonnie K - Nov 30, 2004 7:15:57 am PST #6448 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Usually, I'd go for cynical over heartwarming any day, but in this case, I have to admit that my favorite Christmas movie is Meet Me In St. Louis and I really can't see any movie displacing that off its perch soon.
Damn. Earwormed with the "Trolley Song".
Kathy A - Nov 30, 2004 7:17:44 am PST #6449 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Margaret O'Brien is refreshingly morbid in Meet Me in St. Louis, and her meltdown when she destroys her snow family is heartbreaking.
tommyrot - Nov 30, 2004 7:19:35 am PST #6450 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
refreshingly morbid
Two words that should go together more often....
Calli - Nov 30, 2004 8:01:07 am PST #6451 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My favorite Christmas movie -- well, show, I guess -- is How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The animated one, not the Ron Howard travesty. The bit at the ending always works for me. "Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas means just a little bit more." I liked The Ref well enough, but not so much that I'd go out of my way to see it again. I burned out on A Christmas Story. Some channel had it on for 24 hours straight over Christmas one year, and my BiL insisted on keeping it on all day long.
I loved Molin Rouge. I also loved La Boheme. For that matter, the English translation of Murger's Scenes de la Vie de Boheme (on which La Boheme was based) is pretty good. If you like short stories with related characters set in 19th century Paris I'd recommend it.