The Blockbuster "no return dates/late fees" thing sounds the same as when an apartment complex told me they didn't have a pet fee but a nonrefundable pet deposit.
I said I'm sorry. I've made mistakes, but fear was never one of them.
Lilah ,'Conviction (1)'
Buffista Movies 3: Panned and Scanned
A place to talk about movies--Old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
askye - Dec 16, 2004 12:39:54 pm PST #7194 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
Gandalfe - Dec 16, 2004 12:51:57 pm PST #7195 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
And Michael Bay
To quote Team America, why does Michael Bay get to keep on making movies?
Theodosia - Dec 16, 2004 2:38:54 pm PST #7196 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I echo Raquel -- what the hell does "overdelivered on the script" mean in non-Hollywoodspeak?
DavidS - Dec 16, 2004 2:44:41 pm PST #7197 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I echo Raquel -- what the hell does "overdelivered on the script" mean in non-Hollywoodspeak?
I think they were trying to soften the impact of pulling him off as director when he got in over his head. In this instance "overdelivered on the script" should be read as "the script was so freakin' good - much better than we had paid for."
Thomash - Dec 16, 2004 2:59:12 pm PST #7198 of 10001
I have a plan.
what the hell does "overdelivered on the script" mean in non-Hollywoodspeak?
You know, I think it might mean that the writer put so much into the script, detail and direction, that not all of it could possibly be used.
Jessica - Dec 16, 2004 3:00:52 pm PST #7199 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Nah, I think Hec's right on this one -- they're saying that he delivered SUCH AN AWESOME SCRIPT that it's okay for him to pull out of directing, he's done more than enough already.
DavidS - Dec 16, 2004 7:56:08 pm PST #7200 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The Kind Of Thing JZ and I Fight About
(on the way home from the local Rep house where we watched Bell, Book and Candle)
Me: "Have you seen 'I Married A Witch'? Frederick March and Veronica Lake."
JZ: "No, I've never seen that."
Me: "Man, I love Frederick March. What are your five favorite Frederick March movies? Mine are: Nothing Sacred, Best Years Of Our Lives, I Married A Witch, Dr. Jekyll and Hyde - He's the best Hyde ever..."
JZ: "Actually, I like Spencer..."
Me: "Do NOT tell me you prefer Spencer Tracy's Hyde! No way!"
JZ: "I liked his physicality..."
Me: "WHAT? Physicality?! Frederick March is like a punk rock gorilla in that movie. He's way more physical than Spencer Tracy. I think you must have watched another movie. I think you have spoonerism of the brain and watched a movie with Mederick Farch instead. This can't be right."
JZ: "Hey, I'm not your little bobble-headed acolyte shadow girl who's going to nod her head in agreement with your every opinion."
Me: "This is not a matter of opinion. This is a matter of demonstrable fact. All you are doing is convincing me that your critical faculties have shrunken to the size of a...a withered currant."
JZ: "If I have to stake my identity on Spencer Tracy then so be it."
Jim - Dec 16, 2004 10:08:49 pm PST #7201 of 10001
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I want a little bobble-headed acolyte shadow girl who's going to nod her head in agreement with my every opinion
JohnSweden - Dec 16, 2004 10:14:46 pm PST #7202 of 10001
I can't even.
I feel compelled to say that anyone who can turn a phrase like that ain't nobody's bobble-head. Spicy brains!
DXMachina - Dec 17, 2004 3:41:14 am PST #7203 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
If I have to stake my identity on Spencer Tracy then so be it.
I t heart my seekrit GF.