Keanu playing a character as befuddled as he is as an actor, the movie is only held together by the great performance of Rachel Weisz and a few good scares that are few and far between.
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
'Jaynestown'
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§ ita § - Dec 06, 2004 5:10:18 pm PST #6805 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 06, 2004 5:33:57 pm PST #6806 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
Yes, because slack-jawed bewilderment and having to work to catch up to speed are SO qualities I associate with John Constantine.
This movie has demons all over the place, right? Couldn't it spark a wave of creepy supernatural happenings that drive people out of the business like The Exorcist did?
Frankenbuddha - Dec 07, 2004 3:19:29 am PST #6807 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yes, because slack-jawed bewilderment and having to work to catch up to speed are SO qualities I associate with John Constantine.
Preach it, Matt. The only time I remember JC being even remotely befuddled was when Morpheus tapped him to help retrieve his dust. Even when Constantine's in over his head, he usually KNOWS that going in.
Calli - Dec 07, 2004 4:26:49 am PST #6808 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
If anyone knows what's going on, it's Constantine. And even when he doesn't know, he usually keeps up a front. I occasionally like Keanu, but casting him as Constantine is as wrong as casting one of the Olsen twins as Eleanor d'Aquitaine in A Lion in Winter.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 07, 2004 4:36:35 am PST #6809 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I occasionally like Keanu, but casting him as Constantine is as wrong as casting one of the Olsen twins as Eleanor d'Aquitaine in A Lion in Winter.
AND Pauley Shore as Henry.
eta Damn you, Sting, for getting too old! shakes fist
Anne W. - Dec 07, 2004 4:36:43 am PST #6810 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
as wrong as casting one of the Olsen twins as Eleanor d'Aquitaine in A Lion in Winter.
convulses
Connie Neil - Dec 07, 2004 4:44:05 am PST #6811 of 10001
brillig
Ms Hepburn would rise from her grave in righteous wrath. Or I would act on her behalf.
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2004 4:57:58 am PST #6812 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.
Cheesiest movie lines:
1. "Titanic": Leonardo DiCaprio's "I'm the king of the world!"
2. "Dirty Dancing": Patrick Swayze's "Nobody puts Baby in the corner."
3. "Four Weddings And A Funeral": Andie McDowell's "Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed."
4. "Ghost": Demi Moore's "Ditto," to Patrick Swayze's "I love you."
5. "Top Gun": Val Kilmer to Tom Cruise: "You can be my wingman anytime."
6. "Notting Hill": Julia Roberts' "I'm just a girl ... standing in front of a boy ... asking him to love her."
7. "Independence Day": Bill Pullman's "Today we celebrate our Independence Day!"
8. "Braveheart": Mel Gibson's "They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom!"
9. "Jerry Maguire": Renee Zellweger to Tom Cruise: "You had me at hello."
10. "The Postman": A blind woman says to Kevin Costner: "You're a godsend, a savior." He replies: "No, I'm a postman."
sumi - Dec 07, 2004 5:05:36 am PST #6813 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
5. "Top Gun": Val Kilmer to Tom Cruise: "You can be my wingman anytime."
There was fic about this, right?
Vonnie K - Dec 07, 2004 5:19:27 am PST #6814 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Aw, I sort of like "You had me at hello."